Family Fusion

I got back to the little allotment in the evening, having been to a family wedding in the East Midlands the previous day.
Nosher was sat in his old deckchair outside his shed holding a glass of his parsnip wine. He called across to me as I got my own deckchair out of my shed.
'Greetings!' This was accompanied by raising his glass as if in tribute.
I set out my deckchair next to his in the evening sun and lay in it with a sense of relief, all too happy to accept the offer of a glass of parsnip wine.
'Anything happen while I was away?'
'Rain and wind' he told me, and a little sunshine today, but it has meant no watering and much time spent in my shed pondering upon the mysteries of the universe. How about you?'
'Well, weddings are not my cup of tea as a rule' I replied 'but this one was rather a fun day, mostly because it was not religious, was very friendly, rather anarchic and had a good jazz band providing the music. No sit down meal, just a free for all around the buffet, and even that was very civilised. And lots of booze, but no misbehaviour. All in all a very good day, I met lots of very nice people, made some new friends, and came to the conclusion that my nephew and his wife deserve to be very happy together.'
Nosher raised his glass again.
'I'll drink to that!' He lowered his glass and threw me a mischevous look. 'Do you have any observations on human nature after participating in such a gathering?'
'It is possible to have a fun wedding' I offered, and then 'but one of my brother's in law remarked how children seem to develop their parents attitudes and habits as they grow older, a sort of involuntary reversion to type. If that is the case, one wonders how progress of any sort is possible.'
'That is assuming, of course, that the traits in question are undesirable' Nosher responded 'if they are unobjectionable or even admirable, reversion to type might be a good thing.'
'Yep, I suppose you're right' I said 'but who is to be the judge?'
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