‘Morning love, who was that on the phone?’
‘That, my dear was work. I just retired’
‘It’s about time, how did they take it?’
‘Not bad, not bad, but do you want to hear the really good news?’
‘What’s the really good news?’



‘my pension will be $700 a day!’
‘700!’
‘yep’
‘a day!’
‘wanna celebrate?’
‘What did you have in mind?’
‘Aaargh, careful love!’



‘Don’t want you snapping a bone there. You’re no spring chicken anymore you know’
‘That’s ok, neither are you…Ow’
‘watch it…let’s go and watch some TV in bed for a while’
‘That’s more like it’
‘I wasn’t suggesting anything else’
‘Aww’






‘What’s that then Pet? Kid’s jumpin’ on couches in the middle of a yard. What would their parent’s say?’
‘It’s just a TV show love’
‘hmmm, did you change the channel?’
‘no, same channel’
‘what’s that girl doing 'ere playin on a piano in the middle of a yard, poor love can’t afford a house to play in. Probably spent all her money on the piano’



‘probably’
‘should have got herself a job see, these young ones’
‘It’s just television love, they’ve been showing the same programs for 20 years now Dave, Is your memory failing you? Come on, time we should be getting dressed’
‘what for?’
‘Keira’s having us over for dinner tonight remember?’
‘oh yeah’
‘Bah, what happened to my butt’



‘nothing wrong with your butt’
‘yes there is, look at it! It’s wide now…when did that happen? And my boobs..’
‘I have to trim the fruit trees’
‘I was talking to you’
*whistles*

‘what are you talking to the tree’s about this time?’
‘hush, they provide very tasty fruit when I talk to them’



‘Right….Seth called’
‘oh yeah? What did he want?’
‘Says it’s been a while since he’s heard from you, wants to know if you want to get together, go shopping or something’
‘Shopping?’
‘That’s what he said’
‘Well why would a bloke want to go shopping with another bloke?’
‘How should I know, he’s your friend’



‘You ready then love?’
‘for what?’
*sigh* Keira’s. Dinner.’
‘oh right, yes let’s go then’
‘Your mental health is beginning to worry me’



‘It’s too much time with those trees’