By golly!
Dear Diary, "Hello!" Today, at morning tea time, Vati and I met up with a man and his doll in the town near our village. Mahi, a local resident, came with Charlie, his constant companion. Vati had invited them to the cafe so I could meet Charlie. Mahi told us that his father died about 15 years ago and the death left him very sad. He missed his father terribly and he was very lonely. A short while after the funeral, the manager of one of the local thrift shops told Mahi that she had something which might interest him. She gave him a shoe box and inside was a Golly. The doll had been untouched in the box for a long time. When Mahi saw the doll, it was in his words, "love at first sight". He named the doll Charlie and they went home together. They have been together ever since. But don't let size fool you - Mahi told me that definitely Charlie is the boss! "A" is for Awesome! Charlie is about 69 years old (I'm 74 so...