GERALDINE they're moaning again.

Four kids aged about eight got in our goose house once, with the geese, at goose bedtime. It was quite funny next morning when I opened the door for the geese to come out. They seemed to hesitate as if to say: "Have those awful goslings gone away yet?"

She looks like a woman I saw yesterday out with her grandchildren at the Hollycombe Steam Fair ( http://www.hollycombe.co.uk/ ). I don't look like her but we are both grandmothers. image not a problem for me but I may have chosen a montage of several different grandparents. #hindsightisawonderfulthing

nanaej A montage would have been good and could have included a granddad to demonstrate that Gransnet is not just a load of gossipy old women.

absent I'm a bit old-fashioned. I prefer the term "lady" and "gentleman". To me, it sounds more polite. I accept it's a bit illogical.

Eloethan Lady always sounds prissy to me and I reserve the term gentleman for the few remaining men who are.

DD1 objected to my being called Lady Barebow recently until I told her that the terms Gent is used as well. DH and I are members of the Grand National Archery Society , otherwise known are Archery GB. DD thinks it is patronising to call a woman a lady. She's probably right, but people have to try harder than that to patronise me. Water. Duck's back.

The other place in my life where I came across the term is Scottish Dancing where one refers to Men and Ladies. Some people want to change the terms but they are just convenient labels to prevent confusion. So, for instance, I often danced as a 'man' when I was heavily pregnant (because I could) and would be labelled first, second, third or fourth man accodingly. Women often dance as men, and occasionally men dance as ladies.

Merlot - you must know by now that I don't give a hoot about my age. I know I am fitter at 72 than I was at 40. I will take on all you youngsters of 60 and walk you up my moutain paths.

Bags I can't help seeing Lady Barebow as a character in a Restoration comedy.

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With regard to the photograph of the older woman peering at the computer screen, it has only just struck me that we don't have maps on Gransnet.

We've all got stuff in our heads that comes out when we're off guard, especially when we're busy and probably a bit tired. You're doing a great job Geraldine. We all know that.

I think the pic is fine. She looks like one of us. (who we really are) I reckon she's peering at that map cos she's planning her route to take the grandkids out for the day. I like her!

Geraldine An essay worth writing. Why apologise?

I didn't have a problem with the picture at all - and certainly wouldn't call the woman an ancient crone. We're all different for goodness sake.

There is a map when searching for Local GN sites.

Don't like it much though.

Butty That is nothing like the map in the photograph though and maps are not a feature of Gransnet.

try here

j08 The article was about gransnet not google maps.

I like your 'essay' too, geraldine. Don't swat me too hard for saying that it's nice to discover that you're only a little bit awesome and not perfect after all

I think a collection of photographs – of Real Grans from us – for use on gransnet or articles you HQers write for the press, is a good idea. How about a special depository?