Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, June 30, 2013

12:00 am

momof5

flippity flop

12:01 am

momof5

fl5/7

12:04 am

flosey

hi mom

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

flip. hi all; hi mom, flosey

12:05 am

momof5

hi flosey

12:05 am

flosey

hi Dee

12:05 am

momof5

hi dee

12:06 am

rururocks

it's an easy one

12:07 am

rururocks

ne8

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

ro 7

12:07 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:08 am

flosey

hi nan

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

hi nan hi ru

12:08 am

flosey

hi ru

12:08 am

momof5

hi nan

12:08 am

melonheadjujube

an9

12:10 am

melonheadjujube

need Y and N in right column for nbt

12:10 am

melonheadjujube

need an 8 for nbs

12:10 am

Erda

TY melon!!

12:10 am

dizgrannie

ya 4

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

na 8

12:11 am

Erda

yarn

12:11 am

Erda

oops -- sorry

12:12 am

melonheadjujube

heh, I'm sorry I didn't see it in the first place! Actually keyed it just before you "helped out" (;

12:12 am

rururocks

I don't see the an 9

12:13 am

cybernan

me neither - nor the na 8

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

one who makes notes

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

help with n in the last col please

12:13 am

rururocks

thank you

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

that was for the an 9

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

na 8 story teller

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:14 am

cybernan

ty dee

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

n in the last col please?

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:14 am

melonheadjujube

I had that, but I need an N in the rightmost column for nbt

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

me, too, mel

12:14 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:15 am

cybernan

oh - no - I need the right n too

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

na 6/18

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:16 am

dizgrannie

ty Dee NBT/NBS

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

yw wtg

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

ad 7

12:18 am

cybernan

not seeing that na 6

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

nbt nbs bed g'nite, all! [poof]

12:22 am

cybernan

got it - nbs

12:25 am

dizgrannie

have one cy word, anyone have more?

12:26 am

rururocks

two

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

cy 4 and cy 5 for me

12:26 am

dizgrannie

ty , looking

12:27 am

Dianne

hi all

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

hi

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

c's are: cl 5, 5, 4 cy 4, 5

12:28 am

Dianne

ya 4, 5, 4

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

ty dianne

12:31 am

cybernan

90 down and crashing - see you tomorrow :)

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

I have na 8 and ne 8... anyone have the last 8?

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

nite nan

12:31 am

rururocks

m's are mo 4 ,4 ,5, 4, 5, 4, ,4,5, 4, 4, 5 my 4

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

ty vm ru was missing one

12:35 am

jillibus

Hello all -- no Lickety again , I see -- ?

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili; unfortunately, no

12:35 am

rururocks

hi jilli

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

7's are: ad, fl, ro

12:39 am

rururocks

don't see the ro 7

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

ro cuff in the shoulder

12:39 am

rururocks

now i do

12:39 am

rururocks

thanks dee

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

wtg yw

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have all the d's I am one short

12:40 am

rururocks

missing three d's

12:41 am

dizgrannie

need 2 d's

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

here are mine 1 short: da 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, do 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

missing d is dy 8

12:46 am

Aloyisius

tyvm Dee, g'nite all

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

gn aloy!

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have all the e's? I am one short: I have er 6, 6, 5 missing?

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

missing e is en 6

12:54 am

saanichcat

en 6/18 -to start a plant

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

ty saan

12:54 am

saanichcat

yw!

12:54 am

dizgrannie

fa 5, fl 5, 4, 5, 5, 7, fo 4, 4, 4, missing one?

12:55 am

jillibus

ty saan and hi!

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

have same as you :(

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

looking...

12:56 am

rururocks

fl4 at the front diz

12:56 am

rururocks

never ming

12:56 am

rururocks

never mind

12:56 am

rururocks

fl 5 /16 after the 7

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru

12:57 am

dizgrannie

ty Ru

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

o's are: ol 4 or 4, 4, 6, 4

1:00 am

jillibus

help, please, for the right hand N

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

na 6/18

1:00 am

rururocks

na 6 jilli

1:00 am

Glantarell

rhymes with the head nurse

1:00 am

Glantarell

morni ng all

1:01 am

rururocks

10 left.. but struggling

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

19 and ditto

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

down to a, r, and t's left

1:01 am

rururocks

me too

1:01 am

jillibus

ty ru and glant -- nbt

1:02 am

Glantarell

stats for the 9?

1:02 am

flosey

hi jilli and Glan

1:02 am

flosey

an9/54

1:02 am

jillibus

hi flosey

1:02 am

Glantarell

ty

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

I am short 5 a's: I have: ad 5, 6, 5, 7 af 6, 5 al 4 an 9, 4, ao 5, 6 at 5, 4... missing?

1:04 am

Glantarell

2 x al4

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:04 am

rururocks

al 5 too

1:05 am

Glantarell

ty ru

1:05 am

rururocks

at 5 x 2

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

another al 5

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

still short 1 a from the 2nd col

1:08 am

rururocks

missing an a on the right too

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

1 short: ad 5, 6, 5, 7 af 6, 5 al 4, 5, 5, 4 an 9, 4 ao 5, 6 at 5, 4, 5

1:08 am

rururocks

now one a

1:10 am

rururocks

ar 5

1:10 am

rururocks

got it

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru got it

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

short 5 r's

1:11 am

rururocks

short three r's

1:12 am

rururocks

2 r's

1:12 am

rururocks

one r

1:12 am

jillibus

what does the 9 start with?

1:12 am

rururocks

an 9 jilli

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

an 9/54 one who makes notes on a document

1:13 am

rururocks

someone who is a critic

1:13 am

Glantarell

ty Dee

1:13 am

jillibus

tyvm dee

1:13 am

jillibus

and ru

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

1:14 am

jillibus

nbs
nbs

1:15 am

rururocks

that was quick jilli

1:15 am

jillibus

didn't mean to say it twice

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:17 am

rururocks

4 left

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

2 r's left 9 t's

1:17 am

jillibus

gogogo ru

1:18 am

rururocks

i need one r from the left

1:18 am

Glantarell

i have it

1:18 am

Glantarell

ra6?

1:19 am

rururocks

have that

1:19 am

Glantarell

add a y to the ra5 before it

1:19 am

Glantarell

ra5 rhymes with na5

1:19 am

Glantarell

run again?

1:19 am

rururocks

have that too

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

r's one short: ra 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 4 re 5 ro 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4, 7, 4, 4

1:20 am

Glantarell

ra4 & more ra4?

1:21 am

Glantarell

ra4 - pest & o

1:21 am

rururocks

re 5 x 2 dee

1:22 am

rururocks

ugh.. a stupid ro 4

1:22 am

rururocks

Smacks head

1:22 am

rururocks

two t's now

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

help with other re 5 I have to go fast again....

1:23 am

rururocks

re 6 dee sorry

1:23 am

rururocks

re + put a top on a house

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

aww an re 6 ty

1:24 am

rururocks

fireworks sans list

1:24 am

Glantarell

woo hoo ru

1:24 am

flosey

wtg ru

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

wtg ru! a list of t's pretty please

1:25 am

gapeach

Congrats, ruru!!!!!

1:25 am

flosey

hi Peach

1:25 am

gapeach

Hi there, flosey.

1:25 am

Glantarell

34 left, need breakfast, bbl - happy babb;ling

1:25 am

gapeach

How are you tonight, flosey?

1:26 am

flosey

good thanks Peach, and you?

1:26 am

jillibus

hi peach

1:26 am

rururocks

ta 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, ,5 4, 6, ,6 5, to 4, 5, 5, 4, 4,4 ,4,4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, tr 4, 5, 4,

1:26 am

gapeach

Doing OK, thanks.

1:27 am

jillibus

over halfway and that's enough -- as melon says, mediocrity achieved

1:28 am

rururocks

had trouble with the a's and the t's

1:28 am

rururocks

a lot of simple 4's that are hidden

1:30 am

gran

How many words today pleae

1:30 am

gran

'please'

1:30 am

rururocks

138 gran

1:30 am

jillibus

well, goodnight all...*poof

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks ty vm ru

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

brb putting list in my profile

1:30 am

gran

Thanks

1:31 am

flosey

wtg Dee

1:31 am

rururocks

good luck.. I don't know how you do it without the tiles showing

1:31 am

flosey

and thanks Dee, much appreciated

1:31 am

rururocks

night jilli

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

Should be in my profile.

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

Thanks again, ru.

1:34 am

rururocks

I get one out of a hundred dee :D

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

1 out of 100?

1:35 am

rururocks

early and without a list

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

aww; actually I think you do much better than that :)

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

You get faster and faster.

1:35 am

rururocks

I don't think so

1:36 am

rururocks

I've been pretty slow lately

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

I have been pokier, too, lately; not sure if it is the grids or I am distracted. How is your knee doing?

1:37 am

rururocks

it sucks.. but I'm coping

1:37 am

rururocks

i'll be able to do something about it next year.

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

Pain is tough to handle day after day... have been having lumbar issues, and I am sick and d... tired of the pain.

1:38 am

rururocks

yeah.. I have back pain too

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

Good to hear... pain takes its to4 ... that is for sure.

1:38 am

rururocks

you should hear me in the morning..

1:39 am

rururocks

aaaaah.. ooooooh.. aaaaah

1:39 am

VolleymomDee

I can definitely empathize.... often teary....

1:39 am

rururocks

growing old isn't for sissies that's for sure

1:40 am

VolleymomDee

tooo true

1:40 am

VolleymomDee

Hope you rest well. Thanks again for your help.

1:41 am

rururocks

i'm going too.l.just wanted to be sure you finished

1:41 am

VolleymomDee

See you at the flip :) Thanks ((ru))

1:42 am

rururocks

night dee

1:42 am

rururocks

Night lurkers

1:45 am

puglet

Greeting Everyone

1:54 am

flosey

Hi puglet, was just away cleaning up kitchen

1:55 am

puglet

Hi Flosey-I thought all had left

1:56 am

flosey

guess most have - other than those who don't enter chatbox

2:01 am

flosey

Dee has a list in her bio if you are interested

2:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

2:02 am

flosey

ah, thanks lickety

2:02 am

puglet

okay thanks

2:02 am

puglet

Lickety to the rescue!

2:03 am

flosey

bless him

2:13 am

rubyfoo

good morning

2:14 am

puglet

Hey there Ruby!

2:14 am

flosey

good morning ruby

2:15 am

rubyfoo

}}big hugs for flosey and little pug!}}

2:15 am

flosey

((hugs back ruby))

2:18 am

puglet

sorry lost my connection here--Big hug to you Ruby

2:18 am

rubyfoo

I did, too, pub

2:19 am

rubyfoo

husband gave me a scare yesterday, complained of chest pains but I think he is just getting a cold and was feeling neglected

2:19 am

rubyfoo

pug*

2:19 am

puglet

Ive been having trouble with this site for a few days--but I think its due to our weather

2:20 am

rubyfoo

what is happeneing with your weather?

2:20 am

puglet

well I hope thats all it is Ruby

2:21 am

puglet

weve been having thunderstorms allmost everyday sometimes more then one

2:21 am

rubyfoo

let's hope you don't get tornados but, hopefully, you're too far east

2:22 am

puglet

It has been very hot and muggy along with them but yesterday and today we have gotten a break from the 90's. SO glad too.

2:22 am

rubyfoo

it's unseasonably cold here and it rained all of yesterday, but todayis cold and sunny and the flower are wonderful

2:23 am

rubyfoo

just no fruit this year I think

2:23 am

puglet

they are calling for storms most of this up coming week too

2:24 am

rubyfoo

how are your vegetables coming? My tomato plants are pathetic little scraggly things

2:24 am

puglet

I took a little walk last night and picked a few berries to put in a dish of ice cream----It just hit the spot

2:25 am

puglet

Everything is looking great. Now we are afraid that all this rainy weather might start rotting some of it

2:26 am

rubyfoo

our strawberries are tiny and hard except for the bigger ones which are "previously eaten" and the raspberries are waterlogged

2:28 am

puglet

I found this wild plant that just came up out of the blue----never seen it before--but it looks just like a wild strawberry plant with tiny berries on it

2:28 am

rubyfoo

we have those, too, they are invasive and get yellow flowerws before the berries, but the berries have no taste at all

2:28 am

puglet

and the strangest thing I went to a friends a few miles from me and she had some growing in her yard too

2:29 am

rubyfoo

I think our climates are similar but maybe a little colder here

2:29 am

puglet

is it a wild flower

2:30 am

puglet

I like cooler weather! Cant stand this hot stuff

2:30 am

rubyfoo

I think it's just a weed, although I was really happy when I first saw it as wild strawberries are wonderful! No such luck

2:31 am

rubyfoo

however, since this is my first garden, I'm no expert!

2:32 am

puglet

yeah I know--those wild berries has such a sweeter and richer taste--there use to be gobs of them but with all the farmer spraying now a days they are almost non exsitint any more

2:34 am

puglet

Iam just waiting for the first tomato to ripen to have a dish of cottage cheese and lots of pepper along with it--lol

2:34 am

rubyfoo

last year I had so many tomatoes that I gave them away. This year, I don't think I'll have any

2:34 am

flosey

where I grew up, until I was 12, we had a huge field, on hill opposite our home, full of wild strawberries - we could pick all morning and mom would make a shortcake

2:35 am

flosey

started out in a valley in Ontario, ended up in valley in BC

2:36 am

rubyfoo

was it a little bit marshy?

2:36 am

puglet

At home we lived along the railroad tracks and mom would take us kids and we would all pick strawberries and blackberries

2:36 am

flosey

no, a creek ran through and it would swell in spring but we were on a higher plateau

2:37 am

rubyfoo

I spent one year in Princeton and that's where I picked wild strawberries, but never very many

2:37 am

flosey

here on small island, off BC coast, have a creek running through our property but would never cause problems

2:38 am

flosey

when hubby was a kid, salmon use to swim up to spawn, seldom see them anymore

2:38 am

rubyfoo

your island sounds beautiful!

2:39 am

puglet

your place sounds lovely Flosey

2:39 am

flosey

it is, ruby - hubby was born/raised here - we have part of the farm, it was divided/4 kids but on a very generous farmland

2:39 am

rubyfoo

alf, but no 8's or 9 and stil no nbt

2:40 am

rubyfoo

snap, pug

2:41 am

flosey

I have an9/54, dy8/55, na8/40, ne8/40 - those are the biggies tonight

2:41 am

flosey

then there are 3 7s

2:42 am

rubyfoo

ty, I'll at least know where to look

2:43 am

flosey

ad7/32 fl7/40 ro7/28

2:45 am

rubyfoo

husband is astir so I had better go and see to him

2:45 am

rubyfoo

bye for now

2:45 am

puglet

bye then Ruby--tc

2:46 am

flosey

bye ruby, good to see you

2:47 am

puglet

I feel like Im in slow motion this morning--lol

2:48 am

flosey

I'm definitely nodding off

2:48 am

flosey

22 to go, perhaps I can get them tomorrow

2:49 am

puglet

your days ending and mine is begining

2:49 am

flosey

do you want any clues before I leave, pug?

2:49 am

puglet

no Thanks I got 87 to go

2:50 am

flosey

ok, off until tomorrow, enjoy the grid puglet

2:50 am

puglet

have a good night of rest and a great day tomorrow

2:50 am

flosey

thanks, and you enjoy your day

2:51 am

puglet

thanks--good night

2:59 am

grannyrose

*tapping gently on screen* anyone here?

2:59 am

Dianne

Hi roase

3:00 am

grannyrose

hello dianne, how are you, dear?

3:00 am

puglet

ME ME ME! lol

3:00 am

puglet

HI Rose and Dianne

3:00 am

grannyrose

lol, hello pugs

3:01 am

Dianne

It's hot, hot here so I am staying inside today.

3:02 am

grannyrose

good place to be, by the sounds of it....inside i mean...but i wouldn't mind a little bit of warmth over here.

3:03 am

Dianne

Rose - what happened about the sick leave situation?

3:04 am

Dianne

33 C is a bit too hot when it is also extremely humid.

3:04 am

grannyrose

*giggle* as don says to the canary every morning as he uncovers his cage ( the canary's, not don's) it's a good thing you're an inside bird, psycho.

3:05 am

puglet

its been hot and muggy here too.But we got a little break from it yesterday and today

3:06 am

puglet

Yet we've had storms almost everyday

3:06 am

grannyrose

dianne, what my supervisor meant, was , that we were to take sick leave PENDING workcover payment. which means we still have an income while not able to work, and the workcover re-imburses the company and we get our sick leave hours back.

3:07 am

puglet

Is the brace still helping

3:07 am

grannyrose

ugh, on the humidity for you both...don't think i would like that at all.

3:07 am

Dianne

And the workcover will absolutely remburse the moeny? Then it's a win/win situation Good.

3:08 am

puglet

I HATE IT!! Iam not a hot weather person

3:08 am

grannyrose

yes, pugs. although last night i was a tad defiant, and decided not to wear it overnight. i paid for it today. won't be doing that again in a hurry, i can tell you.

3:10 am

Dianne

We might have a typhoon heading in our direction which wll bring some rain and hopefully cool things off a bit.

3:11 am

grannyrose

oh, please be careful of your dear self, dianne.

3:11 am

puglet

Ive been having trouble with my computer's connections due to our weather

3:13 am

puglet

we are begining to worry about our veggies rotting due to all the rain before they ripen

3:13 am

Dianne

I don

3:13 am

Dianne

t think it will be too close - just close eough for rain and maybe some gusty winds.

3:14 am

Dianne

*I don't thin........ (or type too well eighter)

3:14 am

grannyrose

trouble here too, but not because of the weather. because himself is home all day , he is on his computer from 0745 til 2200 everyday. all the downloading he does, impacts on our allowance. *sigh* we are on a VERY slow speed at the moment.

3:16 am

Dianne

I understand that - with this extreme hot weather I can't imagine what our next electric bill will be like.

3:16 am

puglet

thats better then him out running the streets --isnt it -lol

3:18 am

puglet

I myself am running abit sluggish as well--lol

3:28 am

grannyrose

too true, pugs. he does have to stay in and around the house in case his mum (who lives with us) needs him.

3:28 am

shorty

puglet I hate the humidity and heat to I HATE OHIO WEATHER!

3:30 am

puglet

I understand those feelings! I love the spring and fall and winter until it gets too cold--and good morning Shorty

3:31 am

shorty

good morning pug, I feel the same way

3:33 am

puglet

I dont run our air here due to everyone else is cold nnature--so when it gets too much I go to the river

3:34 am

shorty

oh thats terrible they run around here with blankets wrapped around them cause its so cold in here,LOL

3:35 am

puglet

they do that here and nothing is running but fans--lol

3:35 am

shorty

lol

3:36 am

puglet

on those 90 days I got three fans on me--lol and they are just starting to warm up

3:37 am

gapeach

May I please have a clue for dy8-55? Thanks

3:38 am

puglet

right now my hubby and sister are having their coffee outside wearing wintercoat and sister has on her heavy plush robe--lol

3:39 am

shorty

lol

3:39 am

puglet

good day Peach--I dont have that but Rose is sure too if shes still here

3:40 am

gapeach

Thank you for looking, puglet.

3:43 am

grannyrose

sorry, was away doing jigsaws, dy8, right?

3:44 am

grannyrose

dy + ***ural, not false + ***ald reagan

3:44 am

gapeach

There you go, being wonderful again.....thanks

3:45 am

grannyrose

xoxoxx, peach

3:47 am

grannyrose

btw, the last 6 letters are a word on their own, peach

3:48 am

gapeach

Oh, yes, thanks much.

3:49 am

feenixcat

Does anyone have clues for the top left N?

3:50 am

zoozzoom

NE4 elctric colured lights.

3:50 am

zoozzoom

electric*

3:50 am

puglet

Morning zoom

3:51 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Al :-)

3:51 am

puglet

I got that but not the other Zoom

3:51 am

zoozzoom

Hi, Puglet :-)

3:51 am

feenixcat

Thanks for that one zoom.

3:51 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

3:52 am

gran

Stuck on two - an 9/54 and na 8/40 any clues please

3:52 am

gapeach

Love your icon, feenixcat.

3:52 am

zoozzoom

Just started, Puglet..only one i have so far.

3:54 am

Jellen

ne 8/40 = newborn

3:54 am

feenixcat

Thanks peach. His name is Jiji and he is from an anime movie called Kiki's Delivery Service by Hayao Miyazaki.

3:54 am

feenixcat

Thanks for that Jellen.

3:55 am

gapeach

Very cute, indeed.

3:55 am

grannyrose

gran, an9, an + ***e, memo, short letter + the c** sat on the mat + either/**

3:55 am

grannyrose

hey ya zooz and jellen

3:56 am

grannyrose

oh...and feenix

3:57 am

zoozzoom

I am getting the first five of newborn..but not the rest.

3:57 am

puglet

Feenixcat--my girlfriend is so sick of that movie--lol--she has her little great neice and has to watch that movie every night and sometimes during the day too--lol

3:57 am

grannyrose

zooz, ** johnson

3:58 am

zoozzoom

Got it!..thanks

3:58 am

gran

Thanks and finished

3:58 am

grannyrose

yay, zooz

3:59 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Gran!

3:59 am

grannyrose

WTG GRAN!!!!

3:59 am

puglet

w2g Gran

4:00 am

feenixcat

Haha Pug, has her great niece seen the other movies? One she might like too is The Cat Returns.

4:00 am

feenixcat

Congrats gran!

4:00 am

puglet

NO shes only got that one--she even had to name her sugar glider kiki

4:02 am

puglet

I will have to tell her there are others--she'll be glad of that-lol

4:04 am

gapeach

Well, dear people, it's after 5:00AM....so I must try to find the other 18 later today. Thanks so much for all the help.

4:04 am

zoozzoom

Sweet dreams, Peach :-)

4:05 am

puglet

Have a good day Peach

4:06 am

zoozzoom

Oh yes..sorry have a good day...if it was me and it was 5:00am...i would be asleep :-)

4:09 am

grannyrose

later, peach. if not, after the flip

4:10 am

sprite

good morning, babble friends :)

4:10 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sprite..how are you feeling now...Any better?

4:10 am

puglet

{{{Sprite}}} morning

4:11 am

sprite

*hugs rose and zooz and puglet*
Yeah I am ok, body is sore but spirit is strong.

4:11 am

sprite

and how are you all doing today?

4:11 am

grannyrose

watching our recording of motoGP which was run last night, from spain. one of the riders, lorenzo, is riding with a plate and screws in his fractured collar bone. he must be high on pain killers.

4:12 am

sprite

ouch rose...

4:12 am

grannyrose

ooohhhh, sprite. my dear girl, are you feeling better?

4:12 am

puglet

What happen to you Sprite(if you dont mind me asking)

4:13 am

sprite

am pretty good today, rose. And you? How are the work issues progressing?

4:13 am

zoozzoom

Not too bad thanks..only worry so far is debating with myself to take or not take an allergy tablet it not...hayfever just tickling my nose..lol

4:14 am

sprite

take the tablet, zooz. Better now than when it is really bad, it takes so much energy otherwise.

4:14 am

zoozzoom

Good point...will do.

4:14 am

sprite

pug: nothing major, don't worry. Just a bit of the flu and a clumsy fall.

4:15 am

grannyrose

work okay, thanx sprite. it seems the new unit manager got the wrong end of the stick. if i am unable to work, i take sick leave, pending workcover. workcover then re-imburses the company, and i get back my sick leave hours. it means my income stays the same, no matter what.

4:15 am

zoozzoom

I knew about the flu...not another fall, Sprite....you really need to look after yourself.

4:16 am

puglet

Sprite been wanting to run into you to let you in on the thing with Gradyn. His mom came and got him on the first monday of this month and ended up taking him back to his dad's cause all he did was cry

4:16 am

sprite

rose, that is wonderful news. Am so glad you don't have to worry. Let the new unit manager worry, grin... she is going about her new job the wrong way.

4:16 am

sprite

I know, zooz, grin. I try. Silly body isn't always cooperating.

4:17 am

puglet

are you and Rose related Sprite--lol

4:17 am

zoozzoom

((Sprite))

4:17 am

sprite

oh puglet *hugs to you and Gradyn*
I am sorry he had to go through that. But happy that his mum brought him back.

4:17 am

grannyrose

talking about tickled nose..try this one...i asked himself to fill the humidifier of my CPAP with distilled water. he didn't check the bottle and filled it with cleaning vinegar. i was too tired last night to say anything. of course, it's all my fault for putting the vinegar and water together on the same shelf.

4:18 am

sprite

lol... yes, rose and I are related... in spirit and soul. Not bloodwise though.

4:18 am

puglet

so are we---I just hope she wasent cruel to him because of it

4:18 am

zoozzoom

OMG! ,Rose!

4:19 am

sprite

rose... jeezzzzzz! Himself can READ, right? Next time let him correct his mistake before you go to sleep?

4:19 am

puglet

You house must smell abit sour then--lol Rose

4:19 am

grannyrose

*giggle* pugs, as sprite says, linked in spirit and soul.

4:20 am

zoozzoom

Himself needs a kick up the backside.

4:20 am

grannyrose

the real giggle?? the smell of vinegar made HIM sneeze all night.

4:20 am

sprite

pug... she might have been. But even if she were, at least Gradyn has 'won' by making her take him back. On some level he took control and that is very important in cases like this.

4:21 am

zoozzoom

Well said, Sprite.

4:21 am

sprite

whahahaha... omg rose, that is priceless. Poor you... poor himself.

4:21 am

grannyrose

yay for graydn....i'm so proud of him...please tell him so, pugs

4:22 am

puglet

Iam just glad she done that and not forced him to stay

4:22 am

zoozzoom

Oh i missed that bit....serves him right, Rose..teehee

4:22 am

sprite

yes, from me too, please, pug. He is a very strong and precious boy.

4:22 am

rubyfoo

hello?

4:22 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Ruby :-)

4:22 am

rubyfoo

oh YAY the gang's all here

4:23 am

sprite

hello.... is it me you're looking for? I can see it in your eyes...
Oh... hi ruby :) *hug*

4:23 am

rubyfoo

4:23 am

grannyrose

well at least it wasn't the industrial chlorine which we bought to kill off the mozzies in the water pits....

4:23 am

rubyfoo

4:23 am

puglet

I will Rose! His dad just got approved for a house loan so they are going to be moving into their own home soon

4:23 am

puglet

welcome back Ruby

4:23 am

rubyfoo

4:23 am

grannyrose

{{{RUBY}}}} xoxoxox

4:23 am

zoozzoom

Thanks, Sprite..now i got that ruddy tune stuck in my head.

4:24 am

sprite

arrrghh... so have I, zooz. Sowwy ;)

4:24 am

grannyrose

oh, pugs, i have goose-bumps all over with that news. how wonderful!!

4:24 am

sprite

awesome, pug! That is wonderful.

4:26 am

puglet

Rose your new baby is getting close here --isnt it

4:26 am

zoozzoom

Rose is pregnant????

4:26 am

rubyfoo

rofl!

4:26 am

sprite

*giggles*

4:27 am

zoozzoom

I think i have the wrong end of the stick..lol

4:27 am

grannyrose

ROFLOL!!!!

4:27 am

sprite

ruby, has Burt fully recovered?

4:28 am

grannyrose

pugs, dear, next month.....getting very excited. zooz, grandkiddy #3 due then.

4:28 am

rubyfoo

He got spooked with minor chest pain yesterday and really scared me. Not he just seems to have a nasty cold. I am being very watchful, listening to his cough.

4:28 am

puglet

sorry Rose for putting you on the burner

4:28 am

shorty

af

4:28 am

grannyrose

besides, the equipment is missing, but the playground is still there.

4:28 am

zoozzoom

Ahh got it..thanks..teehee

4:29 am

sprite

nothing like a good laugh, pug :)

4:29 am

rubyfoo

The last time he got pneumonia, I spotted it early enough so had the doctor here within an hour and he was on antibiotics very fast so didn't have to go to the hospital

4:29 am

sprite

ruby: that is wise. He is so very fragile that way. *hugs* for you and for him.

4:30 am

sprite

rose! :D God, I love that woman.

4:30 am

rubyfoo

he looks (and sounds) awful

4:31 am

sprite

will be thinking of you both, ruby. I think you are right to be worried.

4:31 am

grannyrose

aww, ruby. it's awful, isn't it? we have to listen to mother mac...sometimes it's just asthma, and others it's a genuine chest infection. the trick is to call it right.

4:32 am

sprite

well, I'd say in case of doubt, let the doctor come. Better safe than sorry and all that6.

4:32 am

rubyfoo

I took his pressure yesterday but then, to verify that the machine was correct, I took mine and it was waaaay high

4:32 am

moonwoof

evening beautiful people

4:32 am

puglet

Be sure to take care of yourself Ruby while going through all this--prays for you both

4:32 am

rubyfoo

156/100

4:32 am

sprite

hiya moonwoof :)

4:32 am

puglet

Howdy Moon

4:32 am

grannyrose

cooeee moon. how's things, hun?

4:32 am

rubyfoo

woof, woof

4:32 am

moonwoof

falling asleep waiting for the flip is suboptimal

4:33 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Moonwoof.

4:33 am

rubyfoo

thank you puglet

4:33 am

sprite

that is way too high, ruby, get yourself checked stat. High blood pressure does way too much damage to let go unchecked for a while.

4:33 am

grannyrose

dinner.....bbl

4:33 am

sprite

enjoy, rose!

4:33 am

moonwoof

ooo! lookit all the great ladies tonight!

4:33 am

puglet

enjoy Rose!

4:33 am

rubyfoo

as it happens, I have a checkup tomorrow and I'll tell her about the wide fluctuations

4:33 am

moonwoof

and zooz ^^

4:33 am

sprite

good girl, ruby *hug*

4:33 am

moonwoof

hagd rose!

4:34 am

rubyfoo

ya think, woof?

4:34 am

zoozzoom

Enjoy your meal, Rose.

4:34 am

rubyfoo

going to unch now, to the place we took you on the lake, sprite

4:34 am

rubyfoo

*woof*

4:34 am

sprite

<--- loves zooz

4:34 am

moonwoof

I know! This is like... a cheeky tea party wet dream

4:34 am

moonwoof

*foow*

4:35 am

sprite

enjoy, ruby. Great place to eat.

4:35 am

rubyfoo

4:35 am

moonwoof

have a good luch Ms Foo!

4:35 am

puglet

you enjoy too Ruby and take care

4:35 am

zoozzoom

Bye, Ruby..enjoy your meal.

4:35 am

rubyfoo

and there's even a little sun, if somewhat wan

4:36 am

moonwoof

But then I shall amend all that to say Hello Gorgeous Ladies and Excellent Sir Sprite likes That Ive Not Quite Met Yet ^^

4:36 am

moonwoof

Which I will now shorten to zooz

4:37 am

zoozzoom

Moon..call me what you like..i am thick skinned :-)

4:37 am

sprite

name that proper name: landlocked microstate in Southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains, principality near Spain and France

4:38 am

moonwoof

morroco

4:38 am

sprite

hehehe... zooz rocks, moonwoof. Very much so.

4:38 am

sprite

nah, you're not, zooz. You are a beautiful, sensitive man.

4:38 am

moonwoof

I happen to like thick skinned, really. much for fun to tease when noone takes it too seriously

4:39 am

zoozzoom

I nearly said a phantom word..meaning to go round & round..but realised it extends to RO7/28

4:39 am

PMS

andora

4:39 am

sprite

morrocco is not correct...

4:39 am

zoozzoom

I love dry sense of humour.

4:39 am

sprite

dingdingding! PMS wins... andorra!

4:39 am

zoozzoom

I was going to say Andora too.

4:39 am

moonwoof

I suspected not... But Im pretty sure Id rather go to morocco ^^

4:40 am

sprite

thanks for that 7

4:40 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

4:40 am

sprite

the 'name that proper noun' game must always lead to a word found in the grid.

4:41 am

zoozzoom

Sorry to leave but going to the carboot sales..parents love them..so i hold them up while we walk around..plus i am beginning to like them...bye for now..Happy babbling.

4:41 am

moonwoof

A mini game! Very nice. Are there other rules? (best to get this sorted straight away)

4:42 am

moonwoof

have fun at the boot sales! And nice to meet you in a brief and virtual way, Mr Zooz

4:42 am

sprite

*grin* nah, not really. It shouldn't lead to a word that is valid, is all, I think.

4:42 am

puglet

have fun ZOOz!

4:43 am

sprite

sounds fun, zooz. You are a wonderful son.

4:43 am

moonwoof

Then i should have said nerdy... cause I keep wanting it to be in here.

4:43 am

puglet

talc

4:44 am

puglet

oops Hate when I do that--sorry

4:44 am

sprite

that would be a phantom then, moonwoof... a word that is almost in the grid (and keeps bugging you)

4:44 am

sprite

don't worry, puglet. It's the site that is to blame. not you.

4:44 am

puglet

yeah Like I keep seeing tornado-lol

4:44 am

moonwoof

You know I cant say anything puglet ^^

4:45 am

sprite

yep... that is a life-size phantom indeed :)

4:47 am

puglet

do you have a clue to the N in the far right

4:47 am

sprite

not yet, will help look

4:48 am

puglet

thanks

4:49 am

ChrissieDee

na6/18 sounds like senior nurse in charge

4:49 am

sprite

hiya Chrissie :)

4:49 am

grannyrose

pugs, na8, someone who tells the story

4:49 am

puglet

thanks Dee

4:50 am

grannyrose

hello, chrissie

4:50 am

ChrissieDee

yw pug

4:50 am

sprite

the story teller is from the top T though

4:50 am

moonwoof

Wb rose. Again with chewing!

4:50 am

puglet

got it Thanks

4:50 am

ChrissieDee

Hi rose and everyone

4:50 am

grannyrose

nope, chrissie was right, and i was wrong. *sigh*

4:51 am

moonwoof

evening chrissie

4:51 am

grannyrose

yeah, moon, dinner is always around this time.

4:51 am

moonwoof

but youre so *quick*

4:51 am

sprite

ah found it, thanks again Chrissie

4:52 am

grannyrose

as i said am watching the recording of motoGP last night. it would appear valentino rossi has finally learned how to ride his yamaha. he's in first place.

4:53 am

puglet

are you a biker Rose

4:53 am

grannyrose

moon, learned to inhale food many years ago, during my nurse training

4:54 am

grannyrose

pugs...OH YEAH!!!!

4:54 am

puglet

((giggles))

4:54 am

moonwoof

You said that... but thats still QUICK

4:55 am

moonwoof

It may take me a bit to assimilate the speed required for that I guess lol

4:56 am

sprite

and I eat very slowly. If rose and I lived in the same house, I'd probably be still at the table when she'd come back for the next meal :)

4:57 am

puglet

did you make devil eggs Rose? lol--or rather easter eggs--you had plenty of hot vingar

4:58 am

grannyrose

moon, 30 minute meal break, working on the top floor of hospital, cafeteria on first floor, not allowed to use lift/elevator, only the stairs. doesn't leave a lot of time to eat slowly, especially when you have to wait in a queue in order to get said food in the first place.

4:58 am

moonwoof

agreed. I like how food tastes too much to go that quick, I think

4:58 am

grannyrose

lol, pugs

4:59 am

moonwoof

Im from a military family... and mom was a nurse. ive certainly heard stories... but none of them ever did that at home lol

4:59 am

ChrissieDee

Foto

4:59 am

ChrissieDee

Duh....

5:00 am

sprite

hehehe... foto = dutch for photo

5:04 am

moonwoof

{chrissie} Ive done it several days in a row. At least yours wasnt a word ^^

5:05 am

grannyrose

*giggle* just made himself smile. i asked him who was his favourite wife...

5:05 am

sprite

yay, back after hiccup time

5:06 am

moonwoof

same. That was much worse than last night's

5:06 am

grannyrose

talk about last night...i gaffed so many times..:(

5:06 am

sprite

it is usually a couple of minutes

5:06 am

sprite

lol rose!

5:07 am

grannyrose

and i hadn't even had 1 drink....

5:08 am

moonwoof

In order to gaff, I believe you need to blunder... and that would imply you lacked grace momentarily, which I refuse to believe is possible.

5:10 am

sprite

if I wasn't using the Babble Expert I would do the same thing

5:11 am

moonwoof

B.E seperates those? I should look into that this time around then... Ive stuck my foot in it several nights in a row, now

5:12 am

grannyrose

lol, moon, with this splint on...i am so totally graceless, last night was really weird. just couldn't co-ordinate between chog and grid.

5:13 am

sprite

Lickety has made a browser especially for babble (on Windows). It has a box in which you type, and when you type one word, it goes to the word list, and as soon as you type more than one separated by a space, it goes to the chat box.

5:14 am

moonwoof

I shant allow you to ruin my mental picture of you, yet. You can say that all you like and I will disavow it!

5:14 am

moonwoof

! Thats brilliant!

5:16 am

moonwoof

ty sprite. Im gonna have to look for it after this. I have made a postit accordingly

5:17 am

sprite

there is a link in my profile for it, moonwoof

5:17 am

moonwoof

You are still a goddess among women, tyvm

5:18 am

sprite

*giggles* Thanks moonwoof, that is a great tribute :)

5:19 am

moonwoof

Well its still fitting and Im certain Im not the only one to have noticed!

5:19 am

sprite

opinions of me differ, but I am glad you like me :)

5:20 am

moonwoof

I still very do, yes. And if they differ, they must be mistaken.

5:20 am

moonwoof

Eye of the beholder, milage varies, etc etc, but meh! Im smart and have great taste.

5:21 am

sprite

you are and you do, and we go wayyyy back.

5:21 am

sprite

and hey, I will simply believe I am too interesting to be universally loved ;)

5:21 am

moonwoof

Besides it made you giggle ^^

5:22 am

grannyrose

sprite, dear, you are okay by me, hun. we cannot all get on with another all the time. witness myself...there are some on here who simply don't like me. and that's okay...i recognise that everyone doesn't think the way i do...so let them be.

5:22 am

sprite

giggling is great.

5:22 am

moonwoof

Exactly! I owed you from the other night =D

5:23 am

sprite

you are so right, rose, and wise to boot. We have a saying in dutch that translates roughly like: 'There has never been a cook who can cook to please everyone's palate'

5:23 am

grannyrose

having said that....just don't let them attack my friends...

5:23 am

sprite

lolllll rose! No... that turn you into to human tigress, right?

5:23 am

moonwoof

Im being summoned to bed... How odd

5:24 am

moonwoof

But agreed rose. that's just not a terribly intelligent move. people should know better

5:24 am

sprite

how exciting, moonwoof! Enjoy. Make sure you remember all the sordid details to tell us later.

5:24 am

grannyrose

oh, yeah, sprite

5:24 am

moonwoof

Im hoping! xD

5:24 am

sprite

I love you both in human form and as a tigress

5:25 am

moonwoof

have fun, everyone, and I'll hope not to see you soon =D

5:25 am

grannyrose

moon....watch out!!! don't take on more than you can chew, hun. LOLOL

5:25 am

sprite

hehehe, indeed moonwoof! Real life comes first... preferable several times.

5:25 am

moonwoof

meh he can deal if I get bitey ^^

5:25 am

sprite

.... in general I wouldn't advice chewing...

5:25 am

moonwoof

*poof*

5:26 am

grannyrose

lol, sprite!!! take the teeth out first, dear.

5:26 am

sprite

ohhhhh! LOLOL! Okayyyyy...

5:27 am

grannyrose

ROFLOL

5:27 am

sprite

I still need a hammer for that, though.

5:28 am

grannyrose

hmmmm, giggling here...mind pictures are mind-blowing.

5:28 am

sprite

same here :D

5:31 am

sprite

reminds me of that joke... about the creation of Adam and Eve, while God was still distributing all the different traits he was bestowing on them. When the box was almost empty, He said: "I still have 2 things left... who would like to be able to pee standing up?:"
And Adam elbowed Eve aside and yelled: "Me! Me!"
"Okay," God said. "Then the multiple orgasm is for you, Eve."

5:33 am

grannyrose

ROFLOL....and so is himself

5:34 am

sprite

:)

5:46 am

sprite

am adding Babble idiom to my profile, btw, beneath the babble dictionary!

5:47 am

grannyrose

like??? what are do you call babble idiom?

5:50 am

sprite

I explain babblet, hiccup time, monkeying, nbs, nbt, enz

5:53 am

grannyrose

ahhhh, that is so good of you. plenty of newbies are confused by what we say. have you explained ndt, nbs?

5:54 am

grannyrose

acckkk! read, rose, read. lol

5:56 am

grannyrose

i think this would be a good time to say good-night. blessings, dear sprite.

5:56 am

sprite

yes, those too. Just now with moonwoof and the name the proper noun game, I realised how many incrowd things we have accumulated :)

5:56 am

sprite

night rose, sleep well and dream even better. *hugs*

6:31 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! tiny landlocked country in the pyrenees

6:32 am

sprite

andorra

6:32 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

6:32 am

sprite

hehehe, I did the same thing when I started, hursh :)

6:32 am

sprite

PMS won that time

6:49 am

MLFAN17

hello

6:52 am

sprite

hi mlfan

6:52 am

MLFAN17

hi sprite

6:54 am

periwinkle

morning all, I just found 2 8's all by myself!

6:54 am

sprite

woot peri! Good job, and good morning.

6:54 am

periwinkle

ty , hi spritey.

6:55 am

periwinkle

sprite. I love the joke re Adam and Eve.

6:56 am

sprite

:)

6:57 am

Uneaixoise

me too LOL!!

6:57 am

sprite

hiya Une :)

6:57 am

periwinkle

help with the right N pls

6:58 am

MLFAN17

peri i havent found any 8s and am moving kinda slow through this grid so far

6:58 am

Uneaixoise

howdy sprite :-)

6:58 am

sprite

na6 sounds like the head nurse

6:58 am

periwinkle

ty sprite,

6:58 am

sprite

yvw

6:58 am

MLFAN17

sprite that is for the 4th column

6:59 am

periwinkle

no it is not

6:59 am

sprite

nope, it is the single N at the outer right

6:59 am

MLFAN17

oh maybe i a thinking of the na 5 which sounds nurse related to me sorry

7:00 am

periwinkle

the lone N is na6/18

7:00 am

Uneaixoise

na + most of tr5/10

7:00 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:00 am

MLFAN17

2nd column o?

7:01 am

Uneaixoise

hey jmc!

7:01 am

MLFAN17

dont have a tr 5 yet

7:01 am

sprite

not a newbie

7:01 am

periwinkle

hi jmc

7:01 am

sprite

hi jmc :)

7:01 am

MLFAN17

hi jmc

7:02 am

MLFAN17

ty sprite

7:02 am

jmcnrick

i loves tickling dragons!

7:02 am

Uneaixoise

na + old scifi movie

7:02 am

sprite

hehehe thanks jmc :) You rock.

7:02 am

jmcnrick

â™«

7:03 am

jmcnrick

â™«on the road againâ™«

7:03 am

jmcnrick

why ty sprite. . .

7:04 am

jmcnrick

ooopsie. . . pb for me

7:04 am

MLFAN17

third column O?

7:04 am

sprite

hehehe that was quick, jmc

7:05 am

BzznBea

or4

7:05 am

sprite

or4/4 taken by mouth

7:05 am

jmcnrick

that's what i gets for talking before get a few words. . .

7:05 am

MLFAN17

duhh ty bzz

7:05 am

sprite

hiya Bea

7:05 am

jmcnrick

i am still looking for the nurse

7:05 am

BzznBea

Morning, all.

7:05 am

jmcnrick

hi bzzn

7:06 am

Uneaixoise

hey bea :-)

7:06 am

MLFAN17

5th column N ?

7:07 am

BzznBea

na6/18

7:07 am

sprite

jmc: nurture versus na*u*e + I take that bet, you are **.

7:07 am

BzznBea

Sounds like bride's married attendant

7:07 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz 5th column greyed

7:08 am

periwinkle

I need one more y to gray the right column

7:08 am

jmcnrick

ty sprite. . . i thought of that and didn't see it so didn't type it. . .silly me!

7:08 am

periwinkle

I have ya4/6x2

7:08 am

sprite

babble blindness, jmc... happens to me all the time :)

7:08 am

BzznBea

ya5/14

7:09 am

sprite

ya5/14 make the first one longer

7:09 am

jmcnrick

ty bzzn

7:09 am

jmcnrick

ty sprite

7:09 am

sprite

yvw

7:09 am

periwinkle

ty bea and sprite

7:10 am

periwinkle

help with the 9 pls

7:10 am

jmcnrick

okay that will have to do for a while. . .must go pack. . . flying to colorado. . . hope to see cosd but he is not answering my emails so if anyone sees him tell him to contact me please

7:10 am

sprite

an9/54 he who marks an event?

7:10 am

Uneaixoise

bon voyage, jmc!!

7:11 am

sprite

jmc, have a lovely and safe trip.

7:11 am

periwinkle

safe travels, jmc

7:11 am

jmcnrick

bye all. . . may be back later depending on airport woes. . .116 left

7:11 am

periwinkle

hmm, looking for he an9

7:11 am

sprite

fireflies

7:11 am

periwinkle

yay for sprite

7:11 am

periwinkle

not seeing that an9

7:12 am

MLFAN17

peri same here

7:12 am

Uneaixoise

kudos sprite!

7:12 am

periwinkle

I have na8x2. help with last 8 pls

7:13 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo sprite! *poof*

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

have no 8s . . .

7:13 am

sprite

an9 is someone who makes critical remarks in writing.

3rd 8 is dy8/55

7:13 am

periwinkle

ty for an9, had to figure out how to spell it correctly

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

yx sprite!

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

*tx

7:14 am

sprite

my pleasure :)
Anything else before I go?

7:14 am

periwinkle

ty for dy8,sprite

7:14 am

MLFAN17

does it have a double cons? an?

7:15 am

periwinkle

yes

7:15 am

sprite

yes

7:15 am

Uneaixoise

yes

7:15 am

BzznBea

Yes, mlf

7:15 am

Uneaixoise

LOL!

7:15 am

sprite

:D :D

7:15 am

MLFAN17

got it thought thats what the word was

7:16 am

sprite

ok, off I go. Have a lovely day, all, and/or a peaceful evening.

7:16 am

Uneaixoise

byeee!

7:16 am

Anniebrook

hi and bye sprite, thanks for an 9

7:17 am

Uneaixoise

morning, annie :-)

7:17 am

periwinkle

I have ro7, help with others pls

7:17 am

Anniebrook

Hi Une..handsome Noah..glad he found a good home

7:17 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:17 am

BzznBea

fl7

7:18 am

MLFAN17

thanks to morewordsi just got the dy 8

7:18 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs i am out of here 93 left

7:19 am

Uneaixoise

later mlf :-)

7:19 am

BzznBea

The last 7 is ad7

7:20 am

periwinkle

ty bea and I already had the base word

7:20 am

periwinkle

ty bea, I have all the 7's now

7:29 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:29 am

Anniebrook

morning, teach

7:30 am

wvteach

hello annie

7:30 am

Anniebrook

I would like to move the E to a more advantageous spot in the grid

7:34 am

moonwoof

lo again!

7:34 am

Anniebrook

Hi woof :)

7:34 am

wvteach

hello moon

7:34 am

moonwoof

lo teach and annie!

7:35 am

moonwoof

heh

7:35 am

moonwoof

Last I heard moving squares more advantageously just made for larger grids. You sure?

7:36 am

Anniebrook

just for this grid, I keep seeing words ending in E but the E is not there. *sigh*

7:36 am

wvteach

help with single N in right columnb

7:37 am

Anniebrook

rhymes with married attendant at a wedding

7:37 am

BzznBea

na6/18

7:37 am

wvteach

thnx bea and annie

7:38 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome

7:40 am

BzznBea

28 left. Must bzz...pfft!

7:40 am

Anniebrook

bye bea

7:40 am

wvteach

HGAD bea

7:42 am

moonwoof

at least youre seeing logical words... i just keep seeing nerdy

7:43 am

Anniebrook

and I keep seeing nero

7:43 am

Anniebrook

in 2 places

7:43 am

moonwoof

that at least makes sense. Its there, it's just a ceasar ^^

7:44 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone!

7:44 am

Anniebrook

hi dawg :)

7:44 am

moonwoof

mornin lbd

7:45 am

lbdawger

Hi Annie, hi moonwoof!

7:45 am

Anniebrook

Name that proper noun....actress Jessica *****

7:46 am

moonwoof

I wanna say rabbit and that cant be right lol

7:46 am

lbdawger

Tandy!

7:46 am

Anniebrook

ding ding ding!

7:46 am

moonwoof

I liked mine better. But Im jaded ^^

7:46 am

Anniebrook

I like Rabbit too

7:48 am

lbdawger

lol, moon

7:49 am

moonwoof

Whenever I play word associations games, people always end up looking at me funny lol

7:51 am

lbdawger

I bet your fun with Pictionary! ;)

7:51 am

moonwoof

thats usually so yea. and I always make a dork out of myself at charades too

7:54 am

lbdawger

i get accused of using sign when i play charades.

7:55 am

moonwoof

Oh nice!

7:56 am

lbdawger

and i'm the pits when it comes to Pictionary. can't draw stick figures! lol

7:57 am

moonwoof

i read a stick figure tutorial a while ago
. Helped me greatly.

7:59 am

lbdawger

my artsy friends call my art primitive! they are being so kind! lol

8:03 am

MollyL

"Primitive"...that's right up there with "interesting"
: D

8:04 am

moonwoof

But better, cause most people don't say "interesting" when they look at caves. And caves are way cooler than the stuff I hear people say interesting about ^^

8:05 am

MollyL

Annie, I met Jessica and Hume once. Charming people.

8:05 am

lbdawger

hiya, Molly. yup that's what i think too. they are too nice to tell me to stay in the kitchen!

8:05 am

Anniebrook

Molly, what an experience. Where did you meet them?

8:06 am

MollyL

At a champagne reception for them after one of their stage performances in Baltimore, years ago.

8:06 am

lbdawger

those two were the best! loved them both in everything they did.

8:07 am

Anniebrook

Molly, I saw Jessica Tandy in A Street Car Named Desire years and years ago. She was awesome.

8:09 am

MollyL

They were the best LBD. Loved what they did, down to Earth and not about being publicity hounds. The only celebrity couple that comes close to them these days is Amy Madigan and Ed Harris.

8:09 am

MollyL

Nice Annie, I'm sure it was a great show.

8:10 am

Anniebrook

Ed Harris in The Hours. What a preformance!

8:11 am

MollyL

What a cast that movie has. Not only the three stars with the leading roles but Harris, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Claire Danes.

8:13 am

Anniebrook

Im losing it. I cannot think of the other star in the movie. Extremely fanous.

8:13 am

moonwoof

jessica rabbit!

8:13 am

Anniebrook

Yes!

8:13 am

moonwoof

i knew it!

8:14 am

moonwoof

Except that didnt really help at all, huh?

8:14 am

Anniebrook

didnt help but made me smile

8:14 am

MollyL

Jeff Daniels?

8:14 am

moonwoof

thats wort it at least ^^

8:15 am

Anniebrook

Are we thinking of the same movie? very famous, blond, keeps winning Oscars, early sixties, was in Sophies Choice........

8:16 am

MollyL

Oh well she's one of the three leads, Meryl Streep.

8:16 am

Anniebrook

I was getting bald, pulling my hair out. Thanks, Molly, how could I forget her

8:17 am

lbdawger

10 left and must get moving before it gets too hot. bbl to finish. hagd everyone!

8:17 am

moonwoof

hagd lbd!

8:18 am

Anniebrook

bye dawg, have a cool day

8:20 am

Anniebrook

going to get some breakfast

8:23 am

cool.girl

clue 4 the fl7 please

8:23 am

moonwoof

cya annie

8:24 am

MollyL

One who puts down hardwood.

8:24 am

moonwoof

fl7 is someone who lays fl5s

8:24 am

hurshy

dy8?

8:25 am

cool.girl

ty

8:25 am

moonwoof

the Dy*** Shore show+a 80s movie about entering a computer world

8:26 am

hurshy

ty

8:26 am

moonwoof

no problem

8:27 am

cool.girl

dont get the dy clue

8:28 am

crosshair

ty,moonwolf and good morning all

8:28 am

moonwoof

you blow stuff up with dy* minus some letters then add the 80s movie

8:28 am

moonwoof

np cross. good morning

8:28 am

hurshy

she might not know the 80's movie, that could be the problem.

8:28 am

hego

Morning All

8:29 am

cool.girl

it is

8:29 am

crosshair

howdy,hego

8:29 am

hurshy

just think of like robot sounding words

8:29 am

hurshy

transformers

8:30 am

hurshy

that sort of genre

8:30 am

hurshy

posi****ic

8:30 am

hego

ty folks, strange word.

8:30 am

moonwoof

oO

8:30 am

moonwoof

Thats an awesum movie!

8:30 am

cool.girl

ty

8:31 am

hurshy

as long as you've seen casablanca, moonwoof

8:32 am

moonwoof

I have. Id *like* to think I have a well rounded media education.

8:32 am

hego

upper left n?

8:32 am

moonwoof

But most people would possibly call it exceptionall eclectic lol

8:32 am

hurshy

bright colored gas, and newborn adj

8:33 am

moonwoof

na6/18 sounds like the female head of the house

8:33 am

moonwoof

oh left n. Sorry what hurshy said

8:33 am

hego

Yerks. Must be going blind. ty Hursh

8:33 am

hego

ty too Moonwolf

8:34 am

moonwoof

np. I just got fireflies. Anything else before I take off for brekky?

8:34 am

crosshair

we often fail with a good clue because we tend to forget here in the usa and canada that many countrys up till recently we not super saturated with 400 tv stations.in the uk,i am am told,for many decades you had bbc #1 through #5 and three of the had football one had dr who and the other had coronation street lol

8:34 am

hurshy

doctor who is all you need

8:34 am

hego

Yay for Moonwolf!!

8:35 am

crosshair

ahh the good doctor

8:35 am

moonwoof

But I lived there too, and thats just not quite right... they had Dr Who and red Dwarf and Eastenders and Ab Fab and Black Adder... theyre fibbing to you =P

8:35 am

Christa

my vote is with DR. WHO!

8:35 am

Christa

What if they made Dr. Who a woman this time?

8:35 am

hurshy

don't forget top gear!

8:36 am

moonwoof

I think if they did that it would defeat a little of the good example the Dr does, really.

8:36 am

hego

Loved Black Adder!

8:36 am

crosshair

hehe what i really love is the american version vs the uk version of antiques roadshow. they are so reserved in the uk programme.."madam,that vase is worth 350 MILLION pounds!" "oh?..really?..how lovely" and that is it!

8:36 am

moonwoof

Can you name another male lead character who solves dramatic issues without any real violance?

8:37 am

hurshy

shawn spencer

8:37 am

hego

Gotta love the Brits.

8:37 am

moonwoof

I think he's an exceptional *male* role model and we dont have enuf like him.

8:37 am

crosshair

i do indeed,hego,since i was born one

8:38 am

Christa

yea Hercule Poirot! (one of my favs)

8:38 am

hego

Well,see Crossy, that proves it!

8:38 am

moonwoof

Theyre out there, but neither of those are nearly so well known as the Dr. And lets face it... shawn lies quite a bit lol

8:38 am

hego

And of course Hercule.

8:39 am

hurshy

but he's mostly lying just to be funny :)

8:39 am

crosshair

i was born in watford just outside of london and we came over to canada in 1966

8:39 am

hurshy

i gtg, see y'all later

8:39 am

moonwoof

Even Hecule used a firearm, tho, iirc

8:39 am

crosshair

tc hurshy

8:40 am

moonwoof

cya hurshy

8:40 am

hego

I can never remember Herc having a firearm.

8:40 am

hego

I thought he just used his littke grey cells.

8:40 am

moonwoof

i wouldnt have a problem with a female doctor, at all... I just find him to be an excellent male role model for my nephews. And i would hate to see them lose that

8:41 am

Christa

bye for now

8:41 am

moonwoof

I just also know we have lots of strong female role models who are like that... and all of us intelligent people have still only come up with 3 males total.

8:41 am

moonwoof

cya christa, hagd

8:42 am

hego

bye Christa

8:42 am

crosshair

james herriot solved problems without violence in the bbc series

8:43 am

crosshair

whenever i feel the need for a case of the warm fuzzies,i bring out his books

8:44 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

8:44 am

moonwoof

agreed. Loved all creatures

8:44 am

hego

Hi Une

8:44 am

crosshair

i have the entire book series

8:44 am

Uneaixoise

howdy :-)

8:44 am

crosshair

howdy,une

8:45 am

moonwoof

I do, somewhere, still, I believe, but Im not sure, yet. Im still getting everything consolidated from all the moving the last 20 yrs

8:45 am

moonwoof

I feel much the same way about the oz series, as well

8:46 am

joso

full bowl of oats today

8:46 am

hego

very twisty and turny to***

8:46 am

crosshair

i have 6 full book shelves still but as the paper version gets read to tatters and falls apart,i replace them with ebooks.paperbacks are just too darn expensive now

8:46 am

Uneaixoise

hey, crossy :-)

8:47 am

Uneaixoise

loved the PBS All Creatures series -- just wonderful

8:47 am

moonwoof

There's just something about *holding* the book and the smell of the paper... I dont think i can give up physical books, yet

8:47 am

moonwoof

morning une

8:48 am

moonwoof

I just try to be careful with the books, more like my comics, now, than I used to be.

8:49 am

crosshair

it can be hard moonwolf.most of the softcovers made in the 80,s were shoddy things with poor binding.i have many softcovers from dell publishing in the 50,s and 60,s that are in far better shape

8:49 am

joso

herriot is one of few writers that makes me laugh out loud as I'm reading him

8:49 am

crosshair

those softcovers with the green and gold page edging

8:50 am

crosshair

i think the herrit books are universally loved

8:50 am

moonwoof

It can be, sure. I even still have some I dumpster dived as a teen, I wager. But I also dont think that will keep me from attempting to prolong my seperation =)

8:51 am

crosshair

most were 99 cents at the time.now a top name softcover runs 15 dollars here in the great white north and the format is horrible

8:51 am

crosshair

the softcovers went a bit longer and narrower and i hate it

8:51 am

moonwoof

a friend just gave me the first harry potter soft cover, and this one looks ok, to me.

8:52 am

moonwoof

Its *slightly* taller, but I cant say this is quite narrow

8:52 am

moonwoof

Seems about the same size as the middle sized hardcover, to me.

8:52 am

crosshair

i think it is just within the last 3 years this size format has come into place here

8:53 am

moonwoof

I also admit I havent bought a *new* book in ages. Always shop the used stores, when I travel

8:53 am

crosshair

so,i look at library sales and private sales for my paper books and that is it

8:54 am

crosshair

sadly good used books shoppes are rarer than hens teeth around here

8:54 am

moonwoof

aww. That is sad!

8:54 am

crosshair

it is.

8:54 am

moonwoof

I live and breathe by them.

8:55 am

crosshair

i used to be able to spend half a day roaming in one and they kick me out at closing with a dozen or 2 new reading treasures

8:55 am

moonwoof

I suppose I also have the advantage in that most *other* people are doing a bit of what you are and selling their physical books to used stores down here

8:56 am

hego

Oh, these t's!

8:56 am

Uneaixoise

hey, moon -- i agree re holding and smelling books . . . will never forget what my childhood library smelled like -- books books books in an old victorian house :-)

8:56 am

moonwoof

But yea. The people at the stores I most frequent definately dont hate seeing me walk in lol

8:56 am

crosshair

and they would not go on the book shelf(even if there was room) but rather all the new finds would be stacked up on my reading table by my wing back chair with the spines facing me so i could savor the anticipation

8:57 am

moonwoof

Agreed. Its just *so* comforting. I cant do it, yet.

8:57 am

crosshair

gasp!! my physical books are never sold!! they just pass on of natural causes

8:58 am

moonwoof

Well that would possibly make you even more unique than you were a bit ago lol

8:58 am

hego

If i had kept all the books I ever bought I would need another house!

8:58 am

moonwoof

just like people here moved thier movies from vhs to dvd, so theyre moving their books.

8:58 am

crosshair

but i loves the ebook readers.i will always love my real books but there are now almost 500 books on my reader and without this new technology,i would of already have had to either buy a bigger home or turn the entire livingroom into a personal library

8:59 am

Anniebrook

I also have fond memories of the library of my childhood. I remember sneaking into the adult section and hiding and reading the books there.

8:59 am

hego

I have read 192 books since i have my e reader alone.

8:59 am

moonwoof

Oh. Yea... I Have sold a couple of physical books. But Icepeople was Not a good book, imo lol

8:59 am

crosshair

i have every single paper book i have ever been bought or given since 1985(we had a flood before that)

9:00 am

hego

Annie I also loved the library as a child.

9:00 am

crosshair

and 40 or so since have died a natural death

9:00 am

moonwoof

Ive lent some to others, as well. I consider those investments in good conversation or a paying forward for new books to come back to me.

9:00 am

Anniebrook

I still cannot get myself to get ebooks. I must hold the book in the hands. It's the physical touch of the paper.

9:01 am

crosshair

lol.just read what i said.you know you have issues when you do not lose books bu rather they pass on:))

9:01 am

hego

It takes a little getting used to.

9:01 am

moonwoof

I *can* read ebooks... I just really dont like them nearly so much and I find it more difficult to immerse myself

9:02 am

hego

I love my Kindle above everything I own now.

9:02 am

crosshair

we use them out of need.my wife has an eye disease and was ten years not being able to read.the invention of ebook readers saved her

9:02 am

Anniebrook

When I lend a book to a friend and she/he tells me how m uch they loved the book..it makes me quite happy and I start looking for other books to lend

9:02 am

Uneaixoise

when we visited my grandmother in Lousiana in the summer, I was always invited to spend a day at my great-aunt's Children's Bookstore -- walking into that shop was like the moment when Dorothy steps out of the b&w house into a world of color! :-)

9:02 am

hego

I have a Kindle ap on my phone too. I use it in Dr's waiting rooms, etc.

9:02 am

Uneaixoise

i was in HEAVEN!

9:03 am

crosshair

i think i can safely say that 99.9% of babblers are bibliophiles

9:03 am

moonwoof

exactly. More often than not, they also loan me things they think i will like, back. I very enjoy the friend lending

9:03 am

Anniebrook

Une, a treasured memory for you

9:03 am

hego

Yes, Une that's how the library was for me.

9:03 am

moonwoof

Very safely so lol

9:04 am

welki

'morning, folks

9:04 am

moonwoof

Speaking of, Im done with my list and have this harry potter thing Ive been gifted lol

9:04 am

Anniebrook

hi welki :)

9:04 am

moonwoof

morning welki

9:04 am

Uneaixoise

indeed . . . annie, also when I spent the night with her and watched fascinated as she "unspooled" her long white hair, all the way down to her waist :-)

9:05 am

moonwoof

ty all for sharing your treasured book memories! Im off to make another of my own.

9:05 am

Uneaixoise

later, moon! :-)

9:05 am

hego

bye Moon

9:05 am

Anniebrook

have fun, woof

9:05 am

moonwoof

well, maybe. It may well be this HP thing is hype. But Im off to find out for sure ^^

9:05 am

moonwoof

*poof*

9:06 am

hego

anyone read "the golem and the Jinni"?

9:06 am

hego

really great, imaginative book.

9:06 am

Uneaixoise

no . . .

9:06 am

welki

nope - good read?

9:06 am

Uneaixoise

cool -- will check it out!

9:06 am

hego

I think it's new.

9:06 am

Uneaixoise

welki, HI!

9:06 am

hego

Hi Welki!

9:06 am

Anniebrook

hego, sounds good. Who wrote it? Will get onto Amazon later

9:06 am

hego

Are you staying dry?

9:07 am

hego

Annie I never remember the authors. It's a first novel.

9:07 am

Anniebrook

I take a drink occasionally. yuk yuk

9:07 am

Uneaixoise

LOL!

9:07 am

hego

lol. I meant Welki.

9:08 am

Anniebrook

Okay, hego, will look it up re: title

9:08 am

Anniebrook

I know, hego, couldn't resist

9:08 am

hego

Very different and enjoyable read.

9:08 am

hego

:D

9:09 am

welki

we're okay, hego - thanks

9:09 am

Uneaixoise

ok, now on my library request list -- and FYI it's Helene Wecker

9:09 am

hego

Good to hear.

9:09 am

RoundBarn

all this wonderful book talk--may I quietly suggest that you bibliophiles read--or at least look at--my good books?

9:09 am

Anniebrook

thanks Une

9:09 am

hego

ty Une.

9:10 am

hego

Sure Round barn

9:11 am

Anniebrook

I am now reading Helene Tursten...hooked on Swedish and Norwegian thrillers. Sad that Henning Mankell is not writing thrillers any longer.

9:11 am

RoundBarn

dolt

9:12 am

Anniebrook

I just finished And the Mountain Echoed by Houseinni (sp?) Marvelous

9:12 am

RoundBarn

sorry--not referring to any of you--just getting back to the grid, dazzled by all the book talk

9:12 am

Uneaixoise

i used to look up names in my dictionary that I could call my little brother, that he wouldn't understand -- "dolt" was one of them! LOL

9:12 am

hego

Annie I want to read that.

9:12 am

Anniebrook

hego, worth reading

9:13 am

welki

i've just finished Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout - in the middle of The Son by Philipp Meyer (and then will read Strout's The Burgess Boys)

9:13 am

RoundBarn

I mus've been dazled--that word isn't even in the grid--just the letters

9:13 am

Anniebrook

Olive Kitteridge was very good

9:14 am

hego

it happens Round.

9:14 am

Uneaixoise

welki, me too!! Have almost finished unabridged "The Son" audiobook -- brutal but soooo good!!

9:14 am

Anniebrook

*should say is

9:14 am

Uneaixoise

love listening to books recorded by Will Patton

9:14 am

Anniebrook

The Son was very sad

9:14 am

welki

i loved it, annie - had a convo with dorens about how it might have been written so all readers might see some of themselves in her character

9:15 am

Uneaixoise

yes, annie, but wow, what a story

9:15 am

welki

then, when done with Burgess, will read the Headmaster's Wager

9:15 am

RoundBarn

I love the clever oat comment one of you made--do we have more than three? and can't even get 'em for our horse--

9:16 am

Anniebrook

I promised a friend books by Jhumpa Lahiri...going to look for them

9:16 am

Anniebrook

be back soon

9:16 am

Uneaixoise

must run -- loved this conversation!!! *poof*

9:16 am

RoundBarn

taro

9:17 am

hego

bye Ladies

9:17 am

hego

OOPS!

9:17 am

RoundBarn

yeah I better quit or else stay in one box--sorry

9:18 am

hego

:D

9:18 am

welki

happens to us all, RB

9:22 am

crosshair

if i give more quality entertainment roundbarn,do i still get a free autographed copy like you said yesterday?? lol

9:22 am

welki

hi crossy

9:22 am

Aloyisius

hi crossy et al.. is your bit of the day ready?

9:23 am

crosshair

howdy ,welki

9:23 am

hego

bbl

9:23 am

crosshair

coming up in a minute,aloy..

9:24 am

Aloyisius

(-: good.. am almost done, started at the flip and this grid has been flowing smoothly

9:24 am

crosshair

and now it is time for crossy,stidbit of the day!!!

9:25 am

crosshair

Fish can taste with their fins and tail as well as their mouth.

9:25 am

RoundBarn

crossy, you notoced!-- send me an address and you'll get one even though the postage to canada is high. Nef, by the way, and Frank, just hosted my booth in Mlps--I', wating for details on the final day--it was an ag ed convention

9:25 am

Aloyisius

omg, I never knew that! thanks, crossy

9:26 am

crosshair

roundbarn,send me an email addy to p.a.melbourne@gmail.com and send it as a gift,but postage due and i will pay it

9:27 am

RoundBarn

I am saving Crossy's tidbits like cricket's knees and will use them in my column in Illinois Times before long. My grandma was born in England, Crossy. And my daughter. But not me. Wisconsin farm.

9:27 am

crosshair

lol@ crickets knees

9:28 am

crosshair

well then,you get a bonus tidbit!!

9:28 am

crosshair

When Disney began production on the first Herbie film, it organized a casting call for about a dozen popular automobiles. Included in the mix were Volvos, Toyotas, and, of course, the lovable VW Bug. When the staff inspected the cars, theyâ€™d kick the tires, grab the steering wheel, and generally roughhouse each one a bit. But when they finally came to the Beetle, they just began to pet it. The smug car landed the part immediately.

9:29 am

RoundBarn

I will send, Crossy, but you are worth the postage. Just tell Amazon what an amazingly good book it is--we need the affirmation. I have spendid reviews, but haven't made the big time on these, yet--an earlier RB book was choice of the week at Milwaukee journal---

9:30 am

crosshair

i will ,roundbarn and when i am done i will loan it to the public library as in house reference readingso you get maximum exposure

9:30 am

crosshair

we often do that here with rare or small print books

9:31 am

crosshair

i can loan it for any length of time i choose and the books never leave the premises

9:32 am

Aloyisius

fw - have a lovely Sunday, everyone! ciao for now..

9:34 am

RoundBarn

has anyone read the whole swallows and amazon series?

9:35 am

crosshair

tc,aloy

9:35 am

RoundBarn

I had to get the series for each of my kids they wanted their own

9:35 am

crosshair

no,i have not

9:35 am

crosshair

i am usually running 30 or so books behind at any given time:))

9:36 am

crosshair

i get them as gifts,i find them at yards sales i download them in ebookm format and they just seem to back up on me;))

9:36 am

RoundBarn

and one daughter bicycled to the lake district to find Holly Howe. I wrote Ransom once, with praise, and got back a churlish reply--or maybe that was William Mayne

9:37 am

crosshair

just checked my list.i have 2 hardcovers,3 softcovers and 8 e-books waiting,so am not doing too bad this month

9:38 am

RoundBarn

IF I am going to the uu's this morning gotta quit, get moving. Hate to miss any more book talk.

9:40 am

Dorens

welki, you'll love the burgess boys -- hello from newark airport

9:41 am

helensgirlkid

Practically lived the Ransome books - stil reread one or another of them at 71. But Ransome was rather a surly type, I gather - there's a really good biography of him out, but do not let any child fans read it!

9:43 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

9:44 am

Dorens

hi sscrabs. and i'm about to board. see you later from montreal

9:44 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy, Doren!

9:44 am

Dorens

ty, i will!!

9:47 am

crosshair

howdy scwabby! new car home yet?

9:48 am

Scrabbler

Yes! I was afraid to have it on the road. I don't want ANY damage to my new baby.

9:48 am

crosshair

lol

9:49 am

Scrabbler

It drives so smoothly, like it is hovering over the road.

9:49 am

Scrabbler

ro = in grid

9:49 am

crosshair

first thing i am going to do when i get my new jeep is bring it through the muddiest steepest mountain goat path i can find:))

9:49 am

Scrabbler

Yikes!

9:50 am

crosshair

it is what they are made for afterall

9:50 am

cybernan

good morning, all :)

9:51 am

Scrabbler

I had not planned on buying a Crosstrek so I am still adjusting mentally.

9:51 am

crosshair

howdy,cybernan

9:51 am

cybernan

what book is roundbarn promoting? -- came in part way through the comments

9:51 am

Scrabbler

Hi Nan

9:51 am

Scrabbler

She is an author

9:52 am

cybernan

and the her pen name? titles?

9:52 am

crosshair

http://www.roundbarnstories.com/

9:52 am

cybernan

Genre?

9:52 am

crosshair

there ya go

9:52 am

cybernan

ty crossy

9:53 am

Scrabbler

Any suggestions to keep a cat out of my yard so it won't keep killing chipmunks and birds?

9:53 am

crosshair

i have also seen her picture.she is adorable,like everyones grandmother:))

9:54 am

crosshair

none,scrabbler.well you could keep live trapping it and after returing it to your neighbour a few times they might get the hint

9:55 am

Scrabbler

I am not sure who owns the cat so I could send a community-wide e-mail.

9:55 am

crosshair

all our cats are good indoor kitties

9:56 am

crosshair

yup,trap it.post a notice around your area and send it to the shelter and they can pick it up there(our shelters have no kill policies however)

9:57 am

joso

get a dog, big one

9:57 am

RoundBarn

cybernan, I write in many genres--have pic bks, novels, what I'm promotong now is my "creative non-fiction"--NOT a personal memoir, I am just n the books now and then and the reader knws the material has to have passed through someone, i.e., jackie--crossy's givemn my website, my daughter did it. My techno=-wizard Mitch did a first web, I think it's jacqueline jackson--you'll be treated to me with a goat standing on my back.

9:58 am

crosshair

i would rather my cats be indoor kitties than having to scrape them off the road

9:58 am

Scrabbler

Joso, I wish.

9:58 am

Scrabbler

RoundBarn--nice to know more about you.

10:00 am

RoundBarn

scrab, you've been on my "list" quite a while--I watch people-- (Nef just did me a big favor, went to a conference for me.)

10:01 am

crosshair

bit of a tidbit.here most of our oldest and rarest barns are not round but rather an octagon shape and stem mostly from the mennonite or amish communities

10:01 am

Scrabbler

TY, RoundBarn. What makes me worthy?

10:02 am

crosshair

peopel watch me as well..usually with a taser at the ready lol

10:02 am

crosshair

or at least some mace:)

10:04 am

bichon

Mornin' folks. another inscrutable grid

10:04 am

crosshair

howdy,bichn:)

10:04 am

Scrabbler

I love barns and take pictures of barns a lot. I saw a cool round barn in Shelburne, VT.

10:04 am

bichon

Hi Scrabs, Roundbarn, cross

10:04 am

crosshair

bichon*

10:04 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bichon, Marco and Polo.

10:04 am

crosshair

and the earliest barns were whitewashed and not red:))

10:05 am

bichon

You know what they call Bichons crossy: Bitchin' Frizzes

10:05 am

crosshair

lol!!

10:05 am

crosshair

yes,you told me they have bad hair days

10:06 am

Scrabbler

Hahaha

10:06 am

crosshair

lol,i can see roundbarn taking notes on the babble society and just wondering what she has gotten herself into:))

10:06 am

bichon

Today is one of those bad hair days. I brushed them yesterday and they look like they were exposed to lightening

10:06 am

Scrabbler

She is writing a book about us.

10:06 am

bichon

Yeah! What part will I play?

10:06 am

cybernan

just visited the website - your daughter did a great job, Roundbarn.

10:07 am

crosshair

i think i will play the odd uncle from away that everyone warns you about

10:08 am

bichon

what is the url for the website?

10:08 am

crosshair

http://www.roundbarnstories.com/

10:08 am

Scrabbler

http://www.roundbarnstories.com/interv\niew.html

10:08 am

bichon

I will play the traveller who's never home

10:09 am

Scrabbler

I am the nature lover and outdoor activities chick.

10:09 am

Scrabbler

And I live in Rabbitat.

10:09 am

crosshair

with delicious,err i mean cute bunnies

10:10 am

RoundBarn

I think roundbarnstories. Scrab, I'll get back to you--a find so many of you worthy, all of you interesting, and surely worthy were I to know you better. If it were a book, it'd have to be in snatches, the way I see the chat--gradually learning abt you--but that's often the way with books--

10:10 am

crosshair

at this point roundbarn has given up on pen and paper and is dictating into a recorder for a shrink to go over first

10:10 am

RoundBarn

I'm really leaving now or will miss my weekly dose of the uu's who keep me going--

10:11 am

Scrabbler

So nice to know you, RoundBarn. I enjoy reading essays on life, e.g. Mary's Farm in Yankee Magazine.

10:11 am

MollyL

Just adding another reminder to
please use tinyurl.com for posting links so
the chat width doesn't get blown. Thanks.

10:11 am

crosshair

scrabby blew out the chat!!!

10:11 am

Scrabbler

And I must go mountain biking now as thunderstorms are predicted.

10:11 am

crosshair

put a lightning rod on the back fender

10:12 am

RoundBarn

scrab, a final note to you--I have a whole short story on my house rabbits

10:12 am

Scrabbler

Haha. Good idea, Crossy.

10:12 am

Scrabbler

You have house rabbits too???

10:13 am

Judi

Good morning, all! Sigh. Thunder starting to rumble here.

10:13 am

bichon

Twins separated at birth

10:13 am

Scrabbler

Hi Judi.

10:13 am

bichon

Hi Judi

10:13 am

RoundBarn

HAD. Quite an experience. Give me your email but not here, I'm leaving--at jjack1@uis.edu. I'll send you a book too.

10:13 am

Scrabbler

Alright, off to bike on the trails in the woods.

10:14 am

bichon

I always thought you were British Roundbarn

10:14 am

Scrabbler

TY, RoundBarn. Bye, kids, off to get muddy.

10:18 am

cybernan

dy 8, please?

10:19 am

MollyL

dy + married woman of honor, with a different first
letter

10:19 am

MollyL

As in maid of honor.

10:20 am

cybernan

ty molly

10:20 am

MollyL

: D

10:22 am

bichon

anyone have a hint for the an9?

10:23 am

MollyL

Someone who makes no4s of things

10:23 am

bichon

tyvm Molly

10:23 am

MollyL

: )

10:25 am

crosshair

ty

10:27 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - missed a lot of easy ones I should have found without the list!

10:28 am

cybernan

any clues wanted before I head out?

10:30 am

MollyL

All good Nan, thanks

10:30 am

cybernan

bye then - hagd :)

10:30 am

Judi

Phantom: Rotary. Dammit!

10:31 am

Judi

Thunder getting closer and louder.

10:31 am

Judi

And the rain begins again.

10:33 am

Judi

Rooooooooollllllling thunder. Whole house shook on that one.

10:34 am

crosshair

crossy loves a good thunder storm.the nastier,the better.one to rattle the windows and make my teeth vibrate

10:35 am

Judi

Love the thunder. We could do without more rain. We're oversaturated right now.

10:36 am

crosshair

ar 5/10= heart part

10:36 am

crosshair

ao5*

10:36 am

crosshair

one of many spelling varriations

10:38 am

jbp

no matter how many times I type it in, ornery is still not in the grid

10:38 am

jbp

and hi all

10:39 am

Judi

Hiya, jbp!

10:40 am

jbp

my kingdom for an E

10:41 am

mymuseisme

Hello babblers :)

10:41 am

car.eeyore

er 6/18 and er 5/10

10:41 am

jbp

hi muse

10:42 am

mymuseisme

hi jbp, car, Judi, baconeater (lol) and all

10:42 am

jbp

er 6/18 is a lot of er 5/10s scholarly

10:42 am

jbp

when you do it WRONG you make an er...

10:43 am

jbp

I would love a clue for the lowest O

10:43 am

mymuseisme

it's an o*** but goody alt spelling

10:44 am

jbp

TYmuse,indeed it s!

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

hello car and all

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

hi jbp

10:45 am

mymuseisme

hi TO!

10:45 am

jbp

I think I will have to be content with nbt..

10:45 am

jbp

hey TO

10:45 am

toadandtoadette

thanks for the clue, still can't find either er6

10:46 am

jbp

if it weren't for all the er---s, I would do it prefectly

10:46 am

jbp

is the er 5. the er 6 is what a newspaper would print the day after to correct a mistake

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

hi muse!

10:47 am

toadandtoadette

found it. what about the er6,21

10:47 am

jbp

i am about ready to start typing too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ra.

10:48 am

jbp

must go get sustenance. hope to bbl.

10:48 am

mymuseisme

still looking T&T

10:49 am

bichon

mymuse, do you have a Shih Tzu?

10:49 am

mymuseisme

Hi Bich, Snickers is a Morkie (Maltese/Yorkie) and the sweetest dog I've ever had :)

10:51 am

mymuseisme

It's funny ... I had not come across that breed before and now I've met at least 7 other owners with Morkies, most just as playful but all sweet.

10:51 am

toadandtoadette

I have a Maltese/Shih Tzu. Love her

10:53 am

mymuseisme

Oooh, bet she's very gentle :) and curious?

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

grrrr...every time i type in an a word i think will clear the bottom a, it registers for the top

10:54 am

car.eeyore

af 5/16. Sherlock Holmes used this phrase..."The game is af!"

10:54 am

mymuseisme

Know what you mean TO, found 2 and still looking.

10:55 am

mymuseisme

the other af TO think root beer drinks in the summer :)

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

i have that ty

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

not ready for clues

10:55 am

mymuseisme

oh sorry

10:55 am

MollyL

There are only two from the bottom A

10:56 am

mymuseisme

sigh, there I go again looking in wrong place lol

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

well, i have typed in at least 4 i think are sure things to no avail. not enought to have to babble, do i now have to THINK?

10:57 am

mymuseisme

sure TO keeps those synapses firing, you know.

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

uh oh do i hear thumder? :/ not ready for a day of rain.

10:58 am

Judi

I just finished the effing O's!

10:58 am

MollyL

Doppler here looks like Armageddon.

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

oh hell. i need to go out to the fgarden center to buy coyote urine granules for my bunnies.

11:00 am

Judi

Ewww. What a nasty thing to have to spend money on.

11:00 am

MollyL

*Thanks God Scrabs is gone*

11:00 am

mymuseisme

I know nada re bunnies. Why do they need those TO?

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

better than a 22

11:01 am

mymuseisme

lol

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

they need them to decide to move elsewhere

11:01 am

Judi

Oh. I thought you were trying to protect the bunnies from the coyotes.

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

predator urine

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

oh heavens, i have not yet seen coyotes though i know they are here

11:02 am

MollyL

What great cocktail party talk. Where do you work? At the coyote urine granule factory.

11:02 am

mymuseisme

so a deterrent to avoid certain areas

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

really. i hearfox urine is just as ood, what do you think? :/

11:02 am

car.eeyore

Lol! All I can think of is Wil E. Coyote calling the ACME company....

11:02 am

Judi

Hee hee. Wonder how they get the coyotes to pee in the collection tanks.

11:03 am

72 Temple Owl

an eviction notice for the oround under my shed.

11:03 am

MollyL

They stand in line to make donations, holding little plastic cups.

11:03 am

72 Temple Owl

:)

11:04 am

Judi

Don't you have to re-apply it after every time it rains, TO?

11:06 am

72 Temple Owl

as i understand, you place granules in nylon stockings then push them down into the burrows with a stick. reapply severl times over two weeks

11:06 am

72 Temple Owl

then get river rock to pour into the openings

11:07 am

72 Temple Owl

it is not odorous, as opposed to other spray on deterrents for plants

11:07 am

mymuseisme

lol TO this whole time I'm thinking it's your PET bunnies.

11:08 am

kje

far right n?

11:08 am

72 Temple Owl

oh no, that is scrabbler, not me. and these are mangy looking things

11:08 am

mymuseisme

hi kje! still looking myself

11:08 am

72 Temple Owl

hi kje.

11:08 am

MollyL

na6....sounds like married woman of honor with a different first letter

11:09 am

zoozzoom

NA6 sounds like a nurse on a ward.

11:09 am

kje

I tried the coyote urine to get rid of the raccoons at my place in dallas.... didn't work

11:09 am

72 Temple Owl

think pointer sisters: "i'm just doing the na5 dance..."

11:09 am

mymuseisme

hi zoom!

11:09 am

kje

ty for the n

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

kje, are coytoes predators of raccoons?

11:10 am

kje

so they say

11:10 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Mymuseisme :-)

11:10 am

kje

coyotes eat anything smaller than them that they can catch

11:10 am

car.eeyore

Does anyone have the AF 6/27?

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

perhaps then fox urine.

11:10 am

mymuseisme

ty got it finally

11:11 am

MollyL

af6...what you are when you bob in the water

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

it is that or pay a trapper. i am not gong to begin trapping wascally wabbits

11:11 am

car.eeyore

<slap> TY!

11:11 am

kje

I think my raccoons were just too smart

11:12 am

72 Temple Owl

they came all the way from their urrows at the back of the yard to the front DOOR to eat my herbs and flowers. and when I come out they just look at me

11:12 am

kje

bold

11:12 am

MollyL

Ah, uppity rabbits

11:12 am

72 Temple Owl

they come out in daylight, they are brazen. no predators. so i aim to make them think they have some.

11:12 am

Judi

lol, TO. I think they want some balsamic vinegrette with their salad.

11:13 am

MollyL

*Imagines TO putting a stuffed coyote in her yard*

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

anyone who went to catholic school back in the day now the phrase" brazen article"

11:13 am

mymuseisme

likes TO's "coyotes".

11:13 am

mymuseisme

coytoes!

11:13 am

MollyL

Or brazen hussy

11:13 am

mymuseisme

stop correcting when I want to misspell :P

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

we;; judi, if they are so smart why didn;t they read those artciles that say rabbit don't eat basil?

11:14 am

Judi

Clue for cy5, please?

11:14 am

MollyL

Add a vowel to the color

11:14 am

72 Temple Owl

coytoes could be a neologism. just need a definition

11:14 am

Judi

The rabbits were eating my basil too. I finally put the planter up on the deck railing where they couldn't reach it. Cheeky little bastards.

11:14 am

72 Temple Owl

a synonym for someone who is bashful and just stand there looking at his or her feet?

11:15 am

Judi

Ty for the cy.

11:16 am

72 Temple Owl

well, perhaps mid atlantic rabbits have very well developed, refined palates. :P

11:16 am

Judi

But they don't eat the cilantro.

11:17 am

MollyL

Yes, and the Texas raccoons have discerning olfactory sense.

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

neither would i. it tastes like soap to me.

11:18 am

MollyL

Cilantro and basil. Every recipe I read lately calls for way too much of both of them.

11:19 am

Judi

I love lots of basil on stuff, but a little cilantro goes a long way.

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

a little basil oes a long way. it intensifies when food isfrozen, as does black pepper. learned that in food class

11:20 am

MollyL

And there is a time and a place for cilantro. Potato salad is not one of them.

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

i am listening to the thunder getting closer, i have lost my window of oppotunity. i wil be forced to clean and cook.

11:21 am

kje

I love cilantro, and basil, and pretty much all the fresh herbs... make great drinks also

11:22 am

MollyL

It's just food trends. Like carmelized onions, they are in everything too, lately.

11:22 am

toadandtoadette

do5,12 (the one after the mispelled name)

11:22 am

Judi

Clue for re6, please?

11:22 am

toadandtoadette

nvrmd

11:22 am

kje

the girl's name, toad

11:23 am

mymuseisme

Judi put the top of house on again

11:23 am

72 Temple Owl

strong flavors though, need judicious use. i think folks who eat a lot of prepared foods lose the sense of taste, so seasona nd spice heavily. like when eating a peach the other day, i was thinking how it taste very good but not as peachy as artificial peach flavoring.

11:23 am

kje

re6 - put tiles atop a house again

11:23 am

Judi

Ish. Just found it. NM.

11:24 am

toadandtoadette

ar5

11:24 am

kje

most southeast asian cuisines use lots of basil, cilantro, mint

11:25 am

72 Temple Owl

yes. the most i use basil is when layering with fresh mozz and tomatoes

11:25 am

mymuseisme

ar5 = add a *** of sunshine or Mr. Orbison

11:26 am

toadandtoadette

thanks

11:26 am

kje

I use it in Thai curries, Italian pestos, Greek salads, Vietnamese vermicelli... I wish I had space for herbs here like I did in Dalas... but, there are plenty of farmers markets for that

11:27 am

72 Temple Owl

kje, have you tried bbq rosemary? i just saw the plants for the first time

11:28 am

Judi

Firewords!

11:28 am

toadandtoadette

wtg

11:28 am

mymuseisme

congrats Judi!

11:28 am

kje

isn't that a new name for the original large rosemary bushes?

11:28 am

72 Temple Owl

yay judi!

11:28 am

kje

yay judi!

11:29 am

72 Temple Owl

i don't know, the nursery said it is stronger than the usual trailing habit kind

11:30 am

kje

sounds good... I'd eat it

11:30 am

72 Temple Owl

i like my recipe for chicken thighs coated with honey, lemon and rosemary: fast and easy and tasty, if a little messy

11:31 am

kje

I have chicken thighs defrosting now... prob will make the cooks illustrated spice rubbed chicken

11:32 am

72 Temple Owl

what is in the rub? iwould like to devlop a rub for chicken. i need to make 6 or 8 dinners for the chirch freezer, so having new easy recipes helps with boredom. they request meat lo4 and chicken the most

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

i am gon to try ina garten's meat lo4 for a crowd recipe. i cannot believe any turkey loaf is as flavorful as beef

11:35 am

toadandtoadette

4 letter words done. 9 letter word done.

11:36 am

kje

just stuck it in my profile, TO

11:37 am

72 Temple Owl

ty! if i have a base, i can tweak it to taste.

11:38 am

72 Temple Owl

this is Great for cooking for a crowd! Doesn't even require much except for reducing the heat

11:38 am

kje

it is called SPICE-RUBBED PICNIC CHICKEN - they say it tastes like BBQ chicken without the messy sauce so good for a picnic... I can attest it is delish

11:40 am

72 Temple Owl

since chicken is very requested and thighs and drums are cheap, this is great for aid for friends cooking. i can do 12 meals at a time and be free for a month or so

11:41 am

kje

what are the first 2 letters for the 9?

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

an

11:41 am

kje

ty

11:41 am

kje

got it

11:42 am

kje

27 left... bbiab

11:42 am

72 Temple Owl

ok, going to do some housework, since rain had begun. later, all

11:44 am

rubyfoo

hello kje

11:51 am

rururocks

that actually sounds pretty good kje

11:52 am

Anniebrook

hello, back again

11:52 am

crosshair

((ruby)) crossy is back

11:54 am

periwinkle

hi al, back to find more words

11:55 am

periwinkle

down to 22 left without lickety so far

11:57 am

rubyfoo

11:57 am

rubyfoo

11:57 am

rubyfoo

11:57 am

rururocks

sidesteps to avoid the {{ }}

11:58 am

periwinkle

((ruby)) how is Burt?

11:58 am

rubyfoo

Does anybody have a clue for the 9 and for the singleton n on the right

11:58 am

crosshair

life is too short ruru,take the hugs

11:58 am

rubyfoo

slinging one at ru

11:58 am

rururocks

my ribs are too fragile crossy :D

11:59 am

Uneaixoise

na6: rhymes with female in bridal party (married)

11:59 am

rubyfoo

He's not doing well but it's very hard to tell what's wrong. I am watching him for signs of pneumonia

11:59 am

rururocks

an 9 a person who critiques writing

11:59 am

Anniebrook

ruby, the singleton N rhymes with a female attendant at a wedding

11:59 am

periwinkle

sorry to hear that, ruby

11:59 am

crosshair

i am sorry,ruby.i did not know that burt was unwell again

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

since yesterday and he won't let me call anybody

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

ty for the na but still looking for the an.....

12:00 pm

Anniebrook

sorry to hear about burt, call anyway

12:00 pm

crosshair

let you? unless he has tossed all the phones in the fire pit,call someone

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

nm, got it

12:01 pm

rururocks

*looking for RUby's backbone*

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

as fragile as your ribs, ru

12:01 pm

crosshair

tell him if he dies you will carve the word idiot in 20 point type 3 inches deep on his headstone

12:01 pm

Uneaixoise

SNAP!! LOL

12:02 pm

periwinkle

17

12:02 pm

Uneaixoise

go, peri!

12:02 pm

rururocks

snap what une?

12:02 pm

Uneaixoise

BRB

12:02 pm

rubyfoo

he may just have a coldd but he is such a baby that it's difficult to tell

12:03 pm

Anniebrook

play it safe, call the doctor

12:03 pm

rururocks

yeah.. but if he's recently been sick with Pneumonia he can get it easily again

12:03 pm

Anniebrook

need a clue for al5/16, please

12:03 pm

rubyfoo

OK, I'll say annie and crossy made me do it

12:03 pm

crosshair

or just walk intop his room with a tape measure and without a word start measuring him as if for a suit fitting and walk out.it will drive him mental.later if he asks you can tell him that you were measuring him for his final suit

12:03 pm

rururocks

to take off in a plane annie

12:03 pm

periwinkle

high up, far above the ground, Annie

12:04 pm

Anniebrook

ah, thanks, peri

12:04 pm

rururocks

LOL Crossie

12:04 pm

Anniebrook

and thanks to ruru

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

I thought for the coffin

12:04 pm

crosshair

tell him i will come over there if i have to and sling him over my shoulder like a sack of taters and carry him down the street to the dr

12:05 pm

crosshair

he can then squack and fuss all he wants

12:05 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:07 pm

crosshair

did that with my father in law.did not want to go so i looked at him..all 135 pounds of him and just picked him up and slung him over my shoulder and carried him to the car,placed him in it and drove him to the clinic

12:07 pm

rubyfoo

that's about what Burt weighs.....

12:08 pm

crosshair

lol,well i am 6 foot 2 and 250 pounds so when i say go,you go

12:08 pm

rubyfoo

wen I met him, he was about 180

12:08 pm

crosshair

nobody dies on my watch

12:09 pm

Uneaixoise

(ru, snap what ruby said LOL)

12:09 pm

hego

If i never see another o, r, or t is will be too soon! Ack!!

12:09 pm

hego

Or n

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

hello hego

12:10 pm

hego

Hi darlin' Ruby

12:10 pm

Uneaixoise

anything's better than 'k's!!

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

have 50 eft and give up

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

Good night everybody

12:10 pm

hego

true Une

12:10 pm

hego

G'nite Ruby

12:11 pm

crosshair

good night,ruby tuesday

12:11 pm

Uneaixoise

bonne nuit!

12:11 pm

Uneaixoise

dors bien!

12:11 pm

Anniebrook

sweet dreams, ruby

12:11 pm

hego

why is nanny not a word?

12:11 pm

Uneaixoise

it is

12:11 pm

hego

They named a tv show that and everything. lol

12:12 pm

Uneaixoise

letters in wrong sequence in grid :-)

12:12 pm

hego

oh! nm

12:12 pm

hego

slinks away

12:12 pm

Uneaixoise

LOLOL!!

12:12 pm

hego

:}

12:16 pm

Anniebrook

fireworks

12:17 pm

Uneaixoise

woohoo for annie!!!!!!!!

12:17 pm

hego

WTG!!! Annie!!

12:18 pm

Anniebrook

Une, Lucky NY, we are getting such wonderful looking dogs. yay to Yogi

12:19 pm

Uneaixoise

a VERY sweet boy -- hard life as a pup but now with foster who loves loves loves him :-)

12:19 pm

hego

My daughter and sil would love you Une.

12:19 pm

hego

They are very into rescue dogs

12:20 pm

Anniebrook

there is a special place in heaven for dog rescuers.

12:20 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:20 pm

hego

they own 3.

12:20 pm

Uneaixoise

i have 3 rescues too :-)

12:21 pm

hego

they are 3 very lovely pets too.

12:21 pm

Anniebrook

going to watch a baseball game..the Mets, not my team but Im in the mood to watch a game, Im a diehard Yankee fan

12:21 pm

hego

you and hubby.

12:21 pm

Uneaixoise

have fun, annie! :-)

12:22 pm

hego

Enjoy Annie.

12:22 pm

Anniebrook

bye dear babblers

12:22 pm

hego

Bye...

12:22 pm

Uneaixoise

i'm taking a break too -- later, all :-) *poof*

12:42 pm

Jeff7

clue for the an9 pls

12:46 pm

rururocks

someone who critiques writing

1:06 pm

bichon

stats for the 7's, pls

1:07 pm

bichon

Hi ruru, Jeff, Une, hego

1:11 pm

MollyL

ad7/32

1:11 pm

bichon

ty Molly

1:11 pm

MollyL

ro728

1:12 pm

MollyL

fl7/40

1:16 pm

Jeff7

ty ruru-couldn't see that twisty one

1:16 pm

Jeff7

afternoon bichon

1:35 pm

rururocks

hi bichon

1:36 pm

rururocks

i slept in too late today.. i'm kind of out of it

1:51 pm

MollyL

<---Usually up with the sun, work day or not

1:53 pm

rururocks

yes.. and look how haggard you look in the photo.. :D

1:53 pm

MollyL

That's not me, it's Soodle.

1:54 pm

rururocks

LOLOLOLOL

1:54 pm

rururocks

I hope she shows up for that one

1:54 pm

MollyL

She admitted yesterday that she was a professional worrier. I thought I would show people what that does to you.

1:57 pm

rururocks

<---not wrinkled

1:59 pm

rururocks

how's this molly?

1:59 pm

MollyL

I love Alfred â™¥

2:00 pm

rururocks

*what me worry?*

2:00 pm

MollyL

Getting the most recent copy of Mad Magazine was the highlight of my week as a kid.

2:07 pm

uusue2

good afternoon, everyone!

2:07 pm

MollyL

Hi Sue

2:08 pm

uusue2

hi molly!

2:11 pm

RoundBarn

hi sue--they took tmmy yesterday why not tanny today

2:12 pm

uusue2

hi roundbarn! can't use danny or ronny either :-(

2:13 pm

uusue2

finally got nbs and nbt, wasn't easy with this one

2:14 pm

Soodle

<------ Will never worry about anything EVER again! Thank you Molly. :-)

2:14 pm

MollyL

Were your ears burning?

2:14 pm

uusue2

hi soodle!

2:15 pm

Soodle

Rofl! Yes! (Just my ears, though)!

2:18 pm

Soodle

Your pic reminds me of what a much loved aunt used to say to me :- 'If you learn nothing else from Mother Teresa..... Moisturise, moisturise, moisturise!

2:18 pm

uusue2

lol, soodle!

2:23 pm

MollyL

That picture should remind you more about dental care.
: D

2:24 pm

Soodle

Bless her. I wonder if that lady ever imagined she'd be the talk of Babble?

2:29 pm

MollyL

She looks like a typical Irish Gram.

2:38 pm

rururocks

green isn't a great color for you soodle :D

2:39 pm

dan2bit

firewords! re6 top a house again was my last

2:40 pm

dan2bit

tx all cluers

2:40 pm

MollyL

You're welcome 2Bit. We hardly knew you were here.
: )

3:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Mad Magazine had the best parody of West Side story

3:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

East Side Story...

3:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Gee officer Khrushchev, we're very upset

3:32 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Mort Drucker ruled.

3:35 pm

MollyL

I had a friend once who told me that she wasn't allowed to read Mad Magazine. I was horrified.

3:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

well, not allowed by her fourth grade teacher during math, or what?

3:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Or by the nuns?

3:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Context, Molly, context.

3:37 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Or at her grandaunt's funeral?

3:37 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Specify.

3:41 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ok, well, there you go.

3:44 pm

crosshair

howdy all:)

3:45 pm

crosshair

howdy kaplan:)) what is the topic of the day?

3:47 pm

crosshair

i was never allowed to read mad magazine as a child because i was told it is the reading equivalent to walking through life with a finger up your nose:)

3:48 pm

crosshair

brb shower calls

4:04 pm

MollyL

By her parents.

4:10 pm

bichon

Mad Magazine was taboo. It was my favorite

4:11 pm

Nef

Good Afternoon, Everyone. How are you on this beautiful summer day?

4:12 pm

bichon

There's a beautiful summer day somewhere. Where? I'll go there. It humidity city here

4:13 pm

Nef

Here in MN, bichon. Temp of 84 F, humidity in mid 40's, blue skies and lovely sunshine. :-D

4:13 pm

bichon

Sounds delightful Nef.

4:14 pm

Nef

it is, bichon; and it's about time for us to get nice wether too!

4:14 pm

Nef

weather

4:15 pm

bichon

We got off the plane from CA on Tues. and it was 95. What a shocker

4:15 pm

gapeach

Oh, Nef, please enjoy your weather. It is raining here as it has for the past two weeks.....

4:16 pm

Nef

oh, my! That would be a shock!

4:16 pm

bichon

At least you don't have a dought gapeach. Hasn't the south had drought conditions?

4:17 pm

Nef

peach, I'm very serious; we are still having flood warnings from all of the rain we've received this year.

4:17 pm

gapeach

The dogs don't go to potty when it's raining...I've had to shove them out and they look back at me like I've done a horrible thing to them.

4:18 pm

gapeach

Nef, are you on higher ground?

4:18 pm

Nef

we had about 7 inches of rain last week alone (5 inches in 3 days)

4:18 pm

gapeach

Oh, my!

4:18 pm

crosshair

here it is a beautiful 70f with partly sunny conditions:)

4:18 pm

bichon

Same here peach. My two are too good to pee and poop in the rain.

4:19 pm

rururocks

109 here today

4:19 pm

crosshair

wow

4:19 pm

gapeach

Sounds great, crossy.

4:19 pm

rururocks

...a little toasty

4:20 pm

gapeach

bichon, we animal lovers just do whatever it takes,

4:20 pm

Nef

yes, peach; I grew up on a hill (as a child) and during nursing school our dorm was beside the Red River in Fargo, ND during a bad flood. Unconsciously I've seemed to prefer higher ground ever since.

4:20 pm

gapeach

don't we? LOL

4:20 pm

crosshair

it is nice gapeach.we pay our pennance in the winter,but even not so much of that of late

4:20 pm

bichon

Ruru, my kids went to Walnut Creek yesterday. Same thing.

4:20 pm

gapeach

I do understand that, Nef.

4:21 pm

crosshair

it only fell below minus 20 a few times last year and winter was done early

4:22 pm

Nef

I've had to step outside in the rain when I let the dog out at night because we've had a red fox in the neighborhood and that plus the large raccoons here has me concerned about his safety.

4:23 pm

gapeach

Oh, yes, Nef.

4:23 pm

Nef

But I'm lucky in that our house has large overhangs so I stay mostly dry unless it's raining really hard.

4:23 pm

crosshair

here,nef,coyotes have come back in a big way.they have been a rare thing untill the last ten years ago.now however you run the risk of losing small dogs or cats that are allowed out unattended

4:23 pm

bichon

That's why I don't have an Invisible Fence". To many critters, including coyotes

4:25 pm

bichon

And, they would chase deer too. Can't have that. It's against the law

4:26 pm

Nef

crossy, I live less than 10 miles from the very middle of both Minneapolis and St. Paul. There are coyotes and other predator animals (including brown bears and some say a mountain lion) in the outer ring suburbs

4:26 pm

crosshair

then you best keep an eye on the pets.up north a bit ,my da lost a dog to a wolf one night

4:28 pm

crosshair

bears are comon in our muskoka regions and further noth.not the big cats however.mostly west coast for those

4:28 pm

Nef

My sister (the vet in Northern MN) said that since the dog weighs about 10-11 lbs; I have to worry about some of the owls and hawks here also.

4:29 pm

crosshair

yes,a large hawk or turkey vulture can indeed take a ten pound dog

4:29 pm

Nef

I never thought about vultures; but we do see those occasionally too

4:30 pm

Soodle

Well, its raining here. It rained yesterday. It will probably rain tomorrow. No bears, hawks or vultures, just rain. :-/

4:30 pm

crosshair

soodles;)))

4:30 pm

Jellen

Hello all...

4:31 pm

Nef

hi Jellen; how are you?

4:31 pm

gapeach

Hi there, (((((((SOODLE)))))))!

4:31 pm

TraderKate

hi everyone! iam on a loaner laptop from thte internet cafe for today and tomorrow :)
am at mcdonald's, but wi fi is slower than a snail.. i'm supposed to check battery length life, so i may drop out unexpectedly. hoping my neighours upstairs will let me hitchhike on their wifi for the rest of the weekend (if they have it)
{{{(((hugz)))}}} to everyone, so many of my favourites are on now... woot!

4:31 pm

Nef

(Soodle, you can keep your rain as far as I'm concerned)

4:31 pm

stidgmere

Here in the sunny, hot northwest, we have zephers and calm waters. Humidity is rising and hubby is taking a nap.

4:31 pm

Jellen

I'm okay Nef. Relieved to be through with summer school!

4:31 pm

crosshair

soodles,as our lawyer meanders slowly through the final paperwork,the window for our ireland trip for this year looms closer and closer.sadly,if we cannot get closure by end of this month,the trip will have to be postponed till next year

4:32 pm

crosshair

howdy,kate!

4:32 pm

Nef

hi TK!

4:32 pm

Soodle

Hey Cross, Nef, Jellen, Bich, Gape,Kate & anybody else who've dropped off my screen. :-)

4:32 pm

crosshair

howdy,jellen;))

4:33 pm

Nef

hi stidg. (Need to Google zepher now; never heard of it in relation to weather)

4:33 pm

Soodle

Cross, Ireland will still be here next year. ( I hopr)

4:33 pm

Soodle

Hope...

4:33 pm

crosshair

i think my lawyer is trying to tack a few more phone calls on the bill before we are released

4:34 pm

TraderKate

nef :) crossy :) bichon :) peach :)
soodles:) stidggie :) ruru :) kap :)
hope i didn't leave anyone out... oh - a big hello to all the {{lurkerz}}

4:34 pm

gapeach

Hey there, TK.

4:34 pm

Soodle

Jellen - Long time no see! How're you doing?

4:35 pm

Jellen

Soodle :) I'm still going...

4:35 pm

Nef

I understand the reason behind summer school; but I would hate to do it myself. :-)

4:36 pm

bichon

I believe that about bears. We have a lot in CT, believe it or not. And, a mountain lion was killed on the parkway last year.

4:36 pm

bichon

Hi Jellen

4:37 pm

Jellen

Oh, it was terrible! A four week online course on Linguistics!

4:37 pm

Soodle

Lol Kate! I used to worry about leaving some-one out, but thanks to Molly, I don't worry anymore!

4:38 pm

Soodle

((((Jellen)))))

4:38 pm

stidgmere

Hi Kate. Sending kind thoughts your way.

4:38 pm

Soodle

Hey GMere. :-)

4:39 pm

gapeach

brb

4:39 pm

TraderKate

thank you ((stidgie))
special hugs for no reason to {{{soodles}}} today!
how did molly help you accomplish that feat soodles?

4:40 pm

TraderKate

name that irish county.....

4:41 pm

bichon

clare

4:42 pm

Soodle

Kate, Molly's profile pic today was of a dentally challenged, wrinkled, crone. Ruru asked her was it a pic of Molls & she said it was Soodle!

4:42 pm

TraderKate

ding ding ding! bichon wins the kewpie doll!!! congrats young lady ;)

4:42 pm

MollyL

<---Soodle

4:42 pm

bichon

Youg? I like this!

4:42 pm

TraderKate

gonna look, brb

4:43 pm

TraderKate

poor soodles! she's hardly even reached her prime... molly is being a naughty girl today.. battery dying...bbs

4:43 pm

Soodle

Here she goes again......

4:43 pm

bichon

*Young

4:44 pm

bichon

na 8, hint pls

4:44 pm

MollyL

"Hi everyone" is great and all inclusive. Naming each person is like the Romper Room lady with her magic mirror.

4:44 pm

MollyL

Hint: Story teller

4:44 pm

bichon

I used to watch Romper Room when I was little, in the early 50's

4:44 pm

bichon

ty Molly

4:44 pm

Nef

And yet it's also a special greeting I've only seen here in Babble, Molly

4:45 pm

rururocks

I was going to say .. green sure isn't your best color soodle :D

4:45 pm

MollyL

Yes, but inevitably, someone gets missed, and then they get hurt feelings and so on and so on.

4:45 pm

rururocks

you might consider a new dentist too :D

4:45 pm

TraderKate

i thrived on the friendly giant and shari lewis myself...

4:46 pm

Andree

hi everyone

4:46 pm

Soodle

On the contrary! I was hoping A) Crossy was coming to visit. B) He would think I looked like Molls pic & C) He would report back that Soodle was in fact younger than everybody thought! Bah! Foiled again!

4:47 pm

MollyL

My friend, the eternal optimist. She looks great in her rose colored glasses. : D

4:47 pm

rururocks

<--loved shari's sock puppets

4:48 pm

Soodle

AND, the glass is half full!

4:48 pm

TraderKate

hi andree :)
never fear soodles, i shall come (soon i hope) and report to all and sundry that you are young, georgeous, and filthy rich :))

4:48 pm

MollyL

That's because I keep pouring more wine into it every time you empty it.

4:48 pm

Soodle

Atta girl, Kate!

4:48 pm

rururocks

and I'm running for president of the USA soon

4:49 pm

Soodle

Vote for RuRu!!

4:49 pm

rururocks

Under the campaign.. I'm mad as hell and congress is crazier

4:49 pm

MollyL

Anyone who has some swamp land in Florida....Hint: Soodle will buy it

4:50 pm

rururocks

lol

4:50 pm

TraderKate

lamb chop, hush puppy, can't rememeber the the other one atm....oh ya... charlie horse...

4:50 pm

TraderKate

signing up to work ruru's campaign... as soon as the heat breaks out his way.....

4:51 pm

MollyL

<---Cried when she heard Shari Lewis died

4:51 pm

crosshair

the window is still open soodles.she(the lawayer ) has till the end of the month.if not,then i am afraid it will be bumped till next year

4:51 pm

crosshair

crossy loved the friendly giant:))

4:52 pm

TraderKate

there, there, molls, she is in good company with bob ___ the friendly giant.....

4:53 pm

TraderKate

<learned to play the recorder because of friendly giant... loved gerome giraffe and rusty the rooster....

4:53 pm

MollyL

We didn't get The Friendly Giant here. That was a Canadian show.

4:53 pm

rururocks

think he was called Shaquille

4:54 pm

crosshair

many a young students first song on the recorder was the into to the friendly giant:))

4:54 pm

Soodle

< loves open windows!

4:54 pm

MollyL

We had Captain Kangaroo

4:54 pm

MollyL

*Refills Soodle's wine glass*

4:54 pm

TraderKate

and mr roger's neighbourhood....

4:55 pm

rururocks

We had Captain Satelite here

4:55 pm

Soodle

Thank you Ms L! Yammas!

4:55 pm

MollyL

*Now laughing and thinking of Eddie Murphy as Mr. Robinson*

4:55 pm

TraderKate

rocket ship 7...
captain satelite, local show?

4:56 pm

rururocks

I think so.. he was on channel two

4:56 pm

rururocks

I remember Captain Kangaroo too though

4:57 pm

TraderKate

good thing it is already cocktail hour at soodles' place... molly is contributing to the delinwuency of an almost minor ;)

4:57 pm

crosshair

not quite happy hour here just yet

4:57 pm

rururocks

Elmer Fudd is over Kate's house

4:58 pm

Soodle

< born in 1960. Got first TV in1968. What the heck entertained us for 8 years? Oh yeah. Outside! Thats what amused us!

4:58 pm

rururocks

1960!!!!!! god.. you're old :D

4:58 pm

TraderKate

rofl @ruru

4:58 pm

rururocks

*wonders what Elmer is up to with Kate*

4:59 pm

stidgmere

I'm in. Ruru for president, rocks. Time for wine. Take the h out of whine. You need slogans, I've got slogans.

4:59 pm

crosshair

we did not have a tv untill 1973 and it was this big whopping floor console thing in wood trim.all i can really remember of it was lorne greene must of been a ill man in his youth because he was always this interesting shade of green

4:59 pm

rururocks

OOOh.. love that one mere

4:59 pm

Soodle

Kate has made a friend for life!! An almost minor!! Eat my shorts, Ru! Lol

4:59 pm

rururocks

Hellwooo kate.. wanna westle?

5:00 pm

MollyL

Anything but YES WE CAN

5:00 pm

stidgmere

When it heats, up the hot get going. We have this one in the bag, ruru.

5:01 pm

stidgmere

Molly, could you sign up to be our ego deflater? It seems all politicians need someone who will level with them. No more yes men.

5:01 pm

rururocks

*muffles comment *

5:01 pm

crosshair

lol a no woman

5:01 pm

TraderKate

soodles, we are basically the same age... 1961 here...
*msut think of some soagans for ruru's campaign***
wanna wannna wanna, it's been quite a while since i was awowed to woll on the floor wiff a hansum guy ;)

5:01 pm

crosshair

i muffle nothing:))

5:02 pm

MollyL

I'll be the no wench

5:03 pm

stidgmere

Great, Molly. I'll get the fine print contracts down to 001 and they'll be int he email boxes ready for the competition to spy on.

5:03 pm

rururocks

*note to self.. vacuum Kate's floors before new boyfriend comes over*

5:04 pm

TraderKate

ooooh, and he vacuums too.... fell a naughty dream coming on...

5:04 pm

crosshair

lol,nothing worse that a roll on the floor and you end up with a cats squeaky toy in a terrible location

5:04 pm

Soodle

Don't rue the day, go the Ruru way!

5:04 pm

MollyL

*Hires encryption specialist for campaign emails*

5:04 pm

Soodle

Rofl @ Kate! Steady on girl!

5:04 pm

crosshair

hit the showers ,kate

5:05 pm

stidgmere

In spite of this great project, RURU for President. Ruotus, I shall need to say good bye for now while you iron out the wrinkles (do you iron and vacuum)?

5:05 pm

MollyL

Really, chill Kate. There is a Mrs. Ru.

5:05 pm

TraderKate

feeling a bit ra 5/16 i guess... should i go away and keep my mouth shut??

5:05 pm

MollyL

RUOTUS...I love it!

5:05 pm

crosshair

kete,you are the life of the chog.stay.here,have some bacon vodka..

5:06 pm

TheLegend

m olto

5:06 pm

Soodle

< imagining Ruru basking in Kates last post!

5:06 pm

TraderKate

yummers! before or after i take a cold shower?

5:06 pm

Soodle

During!

5:07 pm

rururocks

trying to imagine vacuuming in my underwear

5:07 pm

crosshair

it is a fresh batch.aged 6 weeks

5:08 pm

TraderKate

hi legend :)
i hear some people like to do housework naked as a jay bird....whilst sipping bacon vodka ;)

5:08 pm

rururocks

nice clue legend :D

5:08 pm

MollyL

Underwear...fresh batch...aged six weeks...this is getting unsavory

5:08 pm

crosshair

just enough for the subtle essance to come through,but not overpowering

5:08 pm

Soodle

Why am I blocking out all mental imags right now?

5:08 pm

crosshair

ok,who's underwear is aged 6 week??

5:09 pm

crosshair

good for bacon vodka,bad for underwear

5:09 pm

Soodle

Not guilty You Honour

5:09 pm

TraderKate

does not want to chew on underwear aged for 6 weeks, thank you ;)

5:09 pm

rururocks

*bets crossy puts bacon in his underwear*

5:10 pm

crosshair

i can see roundbarn now taking notes for her next book.she just threw the pen over her shoulder and is reaching for some vodka of her own

5:10 pm

rururocks

*fruit of the pork brand underwear*

5:10 pm

crosshair

puts more pork on your fork

5:10 pm

rururocks

lol

5:11 pm

Soodle

<---- Accepting NO responsibility for the tone lowering!

5:12 pm

crosshair

ruru and i will take the heat on this one,soodles

5:13 pm

rururocks

*will skip bacon wrapped

5:13 pm

crosshair

hehe

5:13 pm

crosshair

well,bacon goes with most things but not EVERYTHING

5:14 pm

TraderKate

ruru, frolicking about the backyard, outfitted in a bacon designer original by crossy ;)

5:14 pm

crosshair

besides that would hurt.all that hot grease

5:14 pm

TraderKate

might have to use some back bacin though... otherwise some of the naughty bits will peek out..

5:15 pm

crosshair

best leave the peameal off it then

5:15 pm

MollyL

*Bans Kate's mental images from Babble forever*

5:15 pm

rururocks

ROFL

5:16 pm

crosshair

number for therapy will be posted at the end of this babble day

5:16 pm

TraderKate

don't want the cornmeal where it shouldn't be... like sand it can be uncomfortable in crevaces

5:16 pm

MollyL

Sorry but frolicking in the back yard in bacon underwear is just too much.

5:16 pm

rururocks

hey if lady gaga can wear a meat dress...

5:17 pm

crosshair

well,it is not a far cry from the woamn who wore that meat dress a few years back

5:17 pm

TraderKate

gonna take 5... and give myself a stern talking to, bbs

5:17 pm

crosshair

snap

5:18 pm

MollyL

Well, the first campaign scandal will be pictures of that on the front page.

5:18 pm

crosshair

depends what function ruru wears it to

5:19 pm

rururocks

pork barrel spending forum

5:19 pm

MollyL

Meat Packers Local 101 Welcomes Ruru!!

5:20 pm

rururocks

they always welcomed me Molly :D

5:20 pm

crosshair

hehe

5:20 pm

lilliann

well, how way!!i've come on asking for a clue and all i see is half naked if not naked people rolling across the floor or hoovering with bacon in places i don't want to think about!! :D

5:21 pm

MollyL

For once, none of that is my fault, L.

5:22 pm

MollyL

Apparently, someone needs a little rain on her dry spell.

5:22 pm

rururocks

*giggles*

5:22 pm

lilliann

no, for once you can't be held responsible molly :)

5:23 pm

rururocks

<-----innocent as driven snow

5:23 pm

lilliann

i'll blame it on ru :D

5:23 pm

RoundBarn

I came on at 5:20--yes, Crossy, taking notes--thinking up slogans--was going to say, my mom hired my sister to be housekeeper one summer; Pat worked naked but with an apron--I think she didn't want any bacon spatters on her--

5:24 pm

TraderKate

had naughtiness surically removed; am now as pure as ruru....

5:25 pm

RoundBarn

nobody seems to be clueing, Lilli--and I have to go to friends for supper and Inspector Lewis, we think he's still on--

5:25 pm

TraderKate

hi roundbarn and liliann :)

5:25 pm

lilliann

aye, i saw that molly, idon't really want to think about kates's dry spell:)

5:25 pm

lilliann

hi kate:)

5:25 pm

TraderKate

na 8/40 mlls clued it as story teller

5:25 pm

crosshair

my da always told me to always wear a shirt when frying bacon

5:26 pm

HarryHood

ty tk :)

5:26 pm

HarryHood

hi all :)

5:26 pm

lilliann

thanks rb, but i've forgotten what what the word was i wanted clued anyway after all the naughtiness here :D

5:26 pm

HarryHood

I'm missing the right column N.

5:26 pm

lilliann

hi harry :)

5:26 pm

crosshair

ty for story teller clue;))

5:26 pm

blueheron

ty tk. hello everyone

5:27 pm

TraderKate

<----dry by choice; due to lack of acceptable men in hte area....note to self - time to think about moving!
hi harry :)

5:27 pm

lilliann

you should wear pants aswell crossy.spitting bacons burns down there won't be nice!! :D

5:27 pm

Nef

hi lilli and Round Barn!

5:27 pm

TraderKate

hi blue, i don't htink we've met... :)

5:27 pm

Nef

And everyone else too (wandered off, now back again)

5:28 pm

lilliann

have a great evening rb and tc

5:28 pm

crosshair

lol.poor kate.i read once that in this particular area the current ration of women to men is 4/1

5:28 pm

blueheron

nice to meet you kate.

5:28 pm

lilliann

hi blue and nef :)

5:28 pm

crosshair

ratio

5:28 pm

rururocks

ration? :O)

5:29 pm

crosshair

lol

5:29 pm

crosshair

rb

5:29 pm

blueheron

lol

5:30 pm

Soodle

Ration? Of Passion?

5:30 pm

Nef

okay you 2 stop giving wrong words as hints. ;-)

5:30 pm

TraderKate

the demographics of the area are strongly skewed to retirees.. and all the decent guys of my age left long ago, as there is no work here.. what is left is the dregs of the gene pool :(
we get blue heron here!

5:30 pm

HarryHood

heh!

5:30 pm

RoundBarn

hi nef, I've been sending your pics around and singing praises to you and Frank--

5:30 pm

blueheron

ration of passion

5:30 pm

TraderKate

<---wants a little cheese to go with her wHine...

5:30 pm

lilliann

we definitely need an i in this grid and another e

5:31 pm

crosshair

store run for crossy.save my seat please

5:31 pm

HarryHood

go up north tk and snag yourself a good goldminer.

5:31 pm

Nef

LOL, RB. My grandson has gone so now I have time to tell you more. I counted stuff today; and I think we did a nice job for you.

5:32 pm

lilliann

that's a shame kate, can you not move to where there are some men your ageish :D

5:32 pm

kje

dy?

5:33 pm

TraderKate

i'd go in aminute harry, but the price of gold is way off...below 1300 now, and many of the mines are shutting in production. just as the economy went down the toilet, i hads a job lined up with xtrata, but you know hte rest.... still unemployed after all this time :(

5:33 pm

HarryHood

also, you might have to live in a town called swasTIka

5:33 pm

blueheron

I cannot believe that there are people running in California in this heat.

5:34 pm

HarryHood

I spent a wknd in Larder Lake once.

5:34 pm

Soodle

Heading off to bed now, but still loving Mollys assertion that her profile pic is me. Nothing like a good chuckle prior to the pit!

5:34 pm

Nef

sorry, kje, I don't have it yet.

5:34 pm

TraderKate

enjoy your time in the nest soodles, see you tomorrow :)

5:34 pm

rururocks

most of TNT + the sci fi movie

5:35 pm

HarryHood

60 left....still missing the right N?

5:35 pm

Nef

niters, Soodle

5:35 pm

RoundBarn

nef, I'll look forward to your account when I get back from supper and the movies (Inspector Lewis) or maybe we'll watch a super Midsummers N dream I just bought, 1981 with a Pick you wouldn't believe he's so magical

5:35 pm

kje

ty

5:35 pm

lilliann

night soodle, sweet dreams and tc

5:35 pm

kje

FW!

5:36 pm

TraderKate

thanks for that one ruru!

5:36 pm

kje

back to work...

5:36 pm

HarryHood

yay kje!

5:36 pm

TraderKate

congratulations kje!!!

5:36 pm

HarryHood

ty ruru

5:36 pm

Nef

okay, RB. Sounds good to me.

5:37 pm

lilliann

ty ru

5:37 pm

Nef

YAY, kje!!!! WTG!!!

5:37 pm

lilliann

wtg kje!! :)

5:37 pm

RoundBarn

i meant Puck of course. Be back later.

5:38 pm

lilliann

harry, i have a story teller from that n

5:39 pm

HarryHood

the na8? it's from the fourth column, I think?

5:39 pm

lilliann

or it could be the otherone and i have an na6,18 which sounds like the head bridesmaid

5:39 pm

HarryHood

ty :)

5:40 pm

lilliann

yw.

5:41 pm

HarryHood

time to give baths. bbl i hope

5:41 pm

lilliann

i still need 70 , so i may be asking you for clues :)

5:41 pm

TraderKate

bye harrry :)

5:41 pm

TraderKate

80 here....

5:42 pm

lilliann

bye harry, tc:)

5:43 pm

lilliann

well, me can help eachother kate :D

5:44 pm

TraderKate

i'm not much help atm... no 9, 2 8's and no 7's yet.. i'm on a small laptop, cannot see chog and lickety at the same time. will have to scroll abck and forth...

5:46 pm

lilliann

i don't have a 9 either,2x8's and 2x7's

5:48 pm

TraderKate

i just set up lickety, will take a quick run through it and see if i can't get the numbers down to a manageable amount of fishies...

5:48 pm

lilliann

kate, i have an ad7, one who decorates, goes of the ad5

5:49 pm

TraderKate

thanks for that one lil :)

5:50 pm

lilliann

and i have fl5/7 a person who cleans the ground

5:52 pm

TraderKate

hmmm, i have an fl 5/16... lay upon the water and then a af 6 from it...

5:53 pm

lilliann

their is another fl5,16 and 7 after the water one, as in levels in a building..when you're in a lift you go to each fl5

5:54 pm

TraderKate

got that one already... thought that was your fl ground cleaner one...?

5:55 pm

lilliann

it is kate

5:55 pm

TraderKate

i will have to go sooon, don't want to get banned from macdonald's for over-staying my welcome...

5:55 pm

stidmama

hey all!

5:56 pm

stidmama

it's hot here! Got to be 80+ (F) ... *melting mama look*

5:56 pm

TraderKate

hi stiddie :)

5:56 pm

Jacula

Hi both. I've just finished so I can clue the 7s, 8s and 9s if you would like..

5:56 pm

lilliann

i've just found another fl6,16 which is anagram of the water one you have kate

5:56 pm

Jacula

Hi Stid.x

5:56 pm

stidmama

YAY Jacula!

5:56 pm

TraderKate

<passes stiddie a nice tall glass of iced tea and would like to know how much vodka to add...

5:57 pm

lilliann

fl5,16 anotherone is what you send up in the sky when in distress

5:57 pm

lilliann

hi stid :D

5:57 pm

TraderKate

{{{{{{jacula}}}} !!!!

5:57 pm

lilliann

hi jac :) wtg!!, i could do with the 9 please

5:57 pm

stidmama

um, I would like tea-colored vodka with lots of rocks please?

5:57 pm

TraderKate

have that one too liliann, i usually start from the end of lickety and work my way toward the a's....

5:58 pm

lilliann

i wish it was hot here stid. saying that it has been humid for us anyway :)

5:58 pm

stidmama

I would adore the second letter for the N on the far right please? at halfway, but not close enough to "list" yet

5:58 pm

TraderKate

ooooh, missed jacula's offer to clue....
have the dy 8/55 and na 8/40...

5:59 pm

stidmama

ick. yes, the humid is the worst part, we had so much rain last week that it's still working its way out of the ground -- which makes it feel a lot hotter!

5:59 pm

lilliann

long time no see jac.hope you and your other half have been well

5:59 pm

lilliann

they're the ones i have too kate

6:00 pm

stidmama

I don't "do" humid -- 70 and humid for me is worse than 100 and dry.

6:00 pm

lilliann

i have asked jac for the 9

6:01 pm

Jacula

ad7/32 - one who decorates something or someone, an9/54 - one who makes explanatory or critical notes, dy8/55 - it's an electronics word for a 'tetrode', fl7/40 - someone who lays tiles for you to walk on or perhaps someone who knocks you out in a fight, na8/40 - storyteller, ne8/40 - to do with newborn babies, ro7/28 - one who spins something around.

6:01 pm

TraderKate

the 9 is from ruru..
most of TNT + an older sci fi movie..

6:01 pm

Jacula

ruru's clue for dy8 is excellent.

6:01 pm

lilliann

it is stid, i know when we've been to jamaica it's humid and hot but that's worse than when we've been to egypt and it is 100 and dry as you're not sweating

6:02 pm

lilliann

i got the dy8 of ru jac

6:02 pm

TraderKate

thanks for the 9 jacula!~

6:02 pm

Jacula

y/w Kate.

6:02 pm

lilliann

ty jac

6:03 pm

stidmama

Jac as usual you are SPECTACULAR! thanks for the help.

6:03 pm

Jacula

stid - the n's on the far right are all 'na' words.

6:03 pm

stidmama

got my missing N, too.

6:03 pm

lilliann

ty jac, i got 3 that i needed :D

6:03 pm

TraderKate

scooped up all those loverly clues jacula, many thanks!
still 62 to go, but i should leave for a bit and come back (if my neighbour doesn't have wifi....

6:04 pm

stidmama

62 here, too, kate!

6:04 pm

Jacula

Any more clues needed?

6:04 pm

lilliann

62 here too :D

6:04 pm

lilliann

always comes in 3's

6:05 pm

stidmama

we're the babble trio!

6:05 pm

TraderKate

i will poof for a little while, back in an hour maybe???
take care everyone!
poof

6:05 pm

stidmama

I think I will muddle through a few more on my own jac, but thanks so much!

6:06 pm

lilliann

my f.i.l was in hospital 2 weeks ago with a bad heart and his next dooor neighbour is now in hospital with a bad heart, went in last week and then my brother in law got hit head on in his taxi yesterday and went to hospital, and he's home and ok. always 3's

6:06 pm

Jacula

I'll nip back to what I was doing elsewhere then and pop my head back in to see how you're doing.

6:06 pm

lilliann

bfn kate, i'll probably still be here :)

6:07 pm

Jacula

Oh dear, lil. Hope that's all the bad stuff out of the way for a while.x

6:07 pm

lilliann

i'll plod along thanks jac. i didn't start until 10 tonight. too late really

6:07 pm

lilliann

so do i jac, ty

6:21 pm

BzznBea

Back for the last 28...

6:23 pm

lilliann

hi bea :) 47 here

6:23 pm

lilliann

i'm going dizzy looking at all the n's and r's

6:28 pm

stidmama

sorry, I wandered off and missed so much. Lilliann, hope your brother in law will be okay.

6:35 pm

lilliann

i'm sure he'll be ok.all i know is that he ws in a head on collision, and he got cut out of his taxi and that he was home.that's all he told me on the phone, but he doesn't talk much and my hubby and him aren't close

6:37 pm

stidmama

wow. at least he told you it had happened! I think your family is done with accidents and hospitals now. <stern mama look at the Furies> time to have some happy events, to even out the balance again.

6:41 pm

lilliann

he only phoned me as he couldn't reach his dad so he wanted me to tell him.i'm sorry, but there is no love lost between my husband or me with him.we do things for his dad because we love him and want to,he only ever does things for money, but yes it would be nice to have a period of no hospitals and good luck. sending the same good wishes to you and your's stid as you all deserve them more

6:41 pm

A*n*i*t*a

can anyone clue

6:41 pm

lilliann

yes anita, if i can

6:41 pm

A*n*i*t*a

er6/21

6:42 pm

A*n*i*t*a

plz

6:42 pm

stidmama

anita -- if you need milk and eggs from the store, you go on an er6. er + south african money

6:42 pm

A*n*i*t*a

got it ty

6:43 pm

lilliann

er6 is when you do something for some-one else as in post a letter etc

6:43 pm

stidmama

nice clue lilliann

6:43 pm

A*n*i*t*a

the very last 1 ra6/24

6:43 pm

lilliann

why did i hyphenate the someone?

6:43 pm

stidmama

I don't have any ra 6 yet... *thinking*

6:44 pm

lilliann

ty stid, so was yours

6:44 pm

lilliann

i don't have that one yet anita, sorry

6:44 pm

A*n*i*t*a

ok its the only 1 i have left :)

6:45 pm

lilliann

i will look now :)

6:45 pm

stidmama

ooh, nice anita! you're almost done. 35 to go here.

6:45 pm

rururocks

wicker furniture with a sometime vowel ending

6:45 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one ruru

6:45 pm

stidmama

hey! what kind of wine goes with melting? *melty mama look* it's HOT here!

6:45 pm

A*n*i*t*a

ty ruru

6:46 pm

rururocks

or Cost Plus furniture from hell

6:46 pm

rururocks

it's 109 here stif

6:46 pm

lilliann

ty ru

6:46 pm

rururocks

stid

6:46 pm

lilliann

yay!!wtg anita!! :)

6:47 pm

stidmama

but ... ruru I am SO proud of my garden -- the cherry tree has yielded at least a cup and a half (once I pit them) of PIE cherries this year!!! and scads of plums on the tree, and abundant apples already developing, and... *sigh* my chestnut tree is in FULL bloom and from a distance it looks white but underneath it is lovely and cool.

6:49 pm

stidmama

I hope you are somewhere cool, then ruru -- it's too hot for me at 90...

6:52 pm

stidmama

okay, down to a nice, even 30. We are ready to head out for supper. Ain't NO WAY I am letting anyone use the stove this evening!

6:52 pm

stidmama

have a lovely evening, all! *poof*

6:53 pm

lilliann

well, atleast you'll have some fruit for pies and puddings and be able to freeze them and eat them in your new house stid.i know it's not what you wanted but a new chapter is turning

6:54 pm

lilliann

bye stid and tc hin

6:59 pm

TraderKate

i'm back!!! woot! can babble from home for the remainder of today and all of tomorrow... hope there is a biggie tomorrow... very happy girl atm. ging to change into something comfy and babble at leisure... thanks to my wonderful neighbours who are letting me use their wi fi :)))

7:00 pm

Jacula

Kate - enjoy!

7:00 pm

TraderKate

pouring a glass of wine and dressing, brb

7:00 pm

TraderKate

very very happy babbler.....

7:01 pm

lilliann

that's great kate :)

7:01 pm

TraderKate

gonna be happier once i get into the wine ;)

7:01 pm

lilliann

that's even better kate :D

7:02 pm

TraderKate

how exciting - i will be here for the flip :-D

7:02 pm

Jacula

How are you doing with the grid, lil?

7:03 pm

lilliann

i'll be in bed kate.is that 1am for you kate?

7:04 pm

lilliann

i have 35 left left jac. i di ask how you and your other half were doing earlier.i don't know if you saw it?

7:04 pm

Jacula

I did, lil, but it got lost in the clueing along the way. We're fine, thanks. Still very busy re-vamping the kitchen. How are you and your hubs?

7:05 pm

lilliann

how is your garden jac, as i know you love to potter in it from the pics from fb.when i go on there but i haven't been on there much this year

7:06 pm

lilliann

i hope all goes well with the kitchen.what style are you doing?

7:06 pm

TraderKate

yes, flip is 1 a.m. for me, if i remember correctly...
jacula, it is so nice to see you after so long :)

7:07 pm

Jacula

Kate - that's very nice of you. Flip is 6am for us in UK by the way. x

7:07 pm

lilliann

aye, we're fine.daughter is a mouthy teenager but apparently brilliant at school so what more can i ask for and hubby is here from time to time.i've forgotton what he looks like :)

7:08 pm

TraderKate

speaking of the teen daughter... how did the dress shopping go?

7:09 pm

Jacula

Lil - if you go on FB you will see both kitchen and garden pics. Our kitchen is 'country kitchen' as always. We're pretty much keeping it the same but freshening it all up. We've just had a double oven cooker and have had to move stuff to accommodate it and also retile behind it, as the original tiling was for a single oven cooker. Life is SO much easier with the bigger cooker.

7:10 pm

Jacula

lil - I know what you mean about hubby; I only see mine at weekends (mostly) but that's what you take on with a truck or coach driver. x

7:11 pm

lilliann

we didn't go dress shopping. as she doesn't like them. she is a tom boy.she'll wear shorts with knee boots

7:11 pm

Jacula

lil - mouthy teenaged daughters.. yes, been there twice. You have my sympathy. However, they do become human again eventually. x

7:11 pm

lilliann

or tracksuits mainly

7:12 pm

wvteach

good evening all

7:12 pm

Jacula

Hello wvteach.

7:12 pm

TraderKate

i must be thinking of someone else then, someone had to go find a prom dress...
hi teach :)

7:13 pm

Jacula

My own daughter has always been a girly girl (with a steel centre) but my stepdaughter was/is a tomboy. I remember me and her cousin trying to dress her for her prom. Nightmare!

7:13 pm

wvteach

hello all - glad you can be here for the weekend kate

7:14 pm

lilliann

weekends, what's that?? i haven't seen mine in weeks and it will be atleast another 3 weeks before he comes home for 2 days but they aren't whole ones.when he was home last about 3 odd weeks ago we calculated that we had seen him for 4 days and 2 hours in 11 weeks

7:14 pm

Jacula

Blimey lil! Could be worse though - he could be an ice road trucker. :-)

7:14 pm

lilliann

it was soodle kate and i thought you might have meant her when you said it

7:14 pm

TraderKate

<----positively giddy, doing handsprings
<boing boing boing>

7:14 pm

lilliann

hi teach :)

7:15 pm

lilliann

he would love to do that too jac :)

7:15 pm

TraderKate

this is what comes of babbling in a rush. no time to 'take in the experience" properly!

7:15 pm

BzznBea

na8?

7:16 pm

TraderKate

story teller bea :)

7:16 pm

Jacula

lil - my chap, too. Well, either that or a Road Train driver in Australia.

7:16 pm

TraderKate

...and hi :)

7:16 pm

BzznBea

ty

7:16 pm

TraderKate

what is a road train driver? one who goes long distances?

7:17 pm

Jacula

Hi Bzz.

7:17 pm

TraderKate

yw, glad to return the favour :)

7:17 pm

Jacula

Kate - Yes and with 2 or 3 trailers attached.

7:17 pm

lilliann

aye, mine says that aswell. i bet they both say they could do it better

7:17 pm

Trifioso

hello dear friends

7:17 pm

Jacula

lil - YEP!

7:18 pm

lilliann

hi trif

7:18 pm

Jacula

Hi Trif.x

7:18 pm

TraderKate

hi triff :)

7:19 pm

lilliann

anyway, it's lovely to still see you hera at this time of night kate :)

7:19 pm

Jacula

Lil - he didn't seem so keen on driving the Indian and Himalayan sheer-edged roads when the IRT people did those. (He doesn't like heights.) lol

7:20 pm

lilliann

mine wanted to do those too, saying that he has driven around most of the world and dodgy roads but want's to do all the ones on the tv

7:21 pm

lilliann

if you don't like heights, they're not good jac :) lol

7:22 pm

lilliann

saying that, he's into his coaches now and has a posh one that you don't much in the U.K

7:23 pm

lilliann

i'm going to lurkdom for a while to finish

7:23 pm

HarryHood

I'm stuck at 48

7:24 pm

TraderKate

{{{lurkerz}}}
st 53 here, but not yet stuck... do you list harrry?

7:24 pm

Jacula

Hoping to go to the Three Counties Showground in Malvern for the Truckfest on 6th or 7th of July. Lisa and Alex from IRT will be there.

7:25 pm

lilliann

ask if you need a clue Harry, we'll help if we can :)

7:25 pm

Trifioso

im stuck trying to get to nbt. whew!

7:25 pm

lilliann

lisa, is that the blonde one, actually, she's died her hair brown now. is that the one??

7:26 pm

TraderKate

you're not alone triff ;)

7:26 pm

Jacula

lil - I notice that Stobart's are holding a competition at the show with the first prize being 'doing a delivery with a driver of your choice'. Now why would I want to do that when I can do it with my very own trucker?

7:26 pm

Jacula

Lil - yes, Lisa was the blonde one.

7:28 pm

Trifioso

is the single n in the right column fishy, please?

7:29 pm

Jellen

Nope!

7:29 pm

BzznBea

na6/18

7:29 pm

TraderKate

i don't have it yet triff, sorry

7:29 pm

lilliann

she is a crap driver.she hasn't got a clue, she just flutters her eyelids when she breaks down, thinking that all the men will help her, which they did to start and throughout all the driving she did she was crap and i want to say 'yay, great woman lorry driver but she's not'!!

7:30 pm

Jellen

Hi, all...

7:30 pm

lilliann

na6 sounds like the head bridesmaid

7:30 pm

lilliann

hi jellen :)

7:30 pm

Jacula

Hi jellen.

7:31 pm

Trifioso

thanks! got it

7:31 pm

lilliann

lol jac, exactly.now, i would choose someone else as mine doesn't drive them any more, so i would want a young good looking one :)

7:31 pm

Jacula

lil - I must admit I was disappointed that time when she threw up her hands, panicked and gave up. I also don't like the way she treats her new co-driver, who seems like an okay chap.

7:31 pm

Trifioso

nbt.

7:33 pm

TraderKate

wtg triff !

7:33 pm

Jacula

Heh lil, my trucker is 44 (12 years younger than me) and he still looks young and good looking to me. *grins but wouldn't kick a looker out of the cab* lol

7:33 pm

lilliann

she thinks because she is driving a lorry that she's great.it's good that she can drive one, not many woman or men could, but she's not good with all the other stuff

7:34 pm

Jacula

lil - what do you think of the other lady, Mia? The New Yorker.

7:34 pm

lilliann

mine is 51 and good looking to me still but if i can sit next to ayonger model and a grab a thigh for an hour or so, i'll be happy :)

7:35 pm

Jacula

Ooh, Lil! You little devil, you! (Hussy!)x

7:35 pm

BzznBea

HA! Lil!

7:36 pm

TraderKate

big fat grin....

7:36 pm

BzznBea

What happens in Babble stays in Babble...

7:36 pm

lilliann

is she the one with red/darker hair. i only watch it when he's home and it was weeks ago when i did, but i preferred her.she wasn't brilliant but i thought she was better. hubby said she wasn't all that

7:37 pm

Jacula

'Grab a thigh' - that'd be a good theme for a national 'women of a certain age' day. :-D

7:37 pm

Trifioso

I have ALWAYS suspected you were a little pistol, lil!

7:37 pm

Jellen

I have a new beau. :)

7:37 pm

TraderKate

there was a bit of naughtiness earlier... i believe ruru was vacuuming wearing only a crossy-designed bacon g-string....

7:37 pm

lilliann

hey, i can't walk, so i need a younger model to throw me ove his shoulder and carry me from a to b without huffing and puffing and then i can spend time with my hubby breathing normally :)

7:37 pm

Jellen

lol, Kate!

7:38 pm

Jacula

I didn't think Mia was good, but she had a better attitude. I think Lisa has got a little to big for her TV Star boots now.

7:38 pm

Jacula

Lol, lil!

7:38 pm

BzznBea

Really, Jellen?

7:38 pm

Jacula

Jellen - you have a new beau? DO TELL!

7:38 pm

Trifioso

huzzah Jellen! What lovely news!

7:38 pm

lilliann

i think so too jac

7:38 pm

lilliann

tell us more jellen :)

7:39 pm

BzznBea

Tell us about him....Spill it, girl!

7:39 pm

TraderKate

tell us about him, please.... in a self-imposed dry spell here, and was horribly made fun of earlier for my pains ;)

7:39 pm

Jellen

Yup! He's 30, a former Marine.

7:39 pm

Jellen

Sings and plays the guitar beautifully...

7:39 pm

Jacula

Bzz - if only what happens in Babble did stay in Babble. However, you try googling your name and you will find your posts on the chog in here.

7:39 pm

Trifioso

wow! how did you meet?

7:40 pm

BzznBea

Di you meet him at school?

7:40 pm

Jellen

No, met him online.

7:40 pm

BzznBea

I married the man I met online...=)

7:40 pm

Trifioso

good for you girl! That's how I met mine too, but he won't let me tell anyone that!

7:40 pm

BzznBea

Jac, really?

7:41 pm

Jacula

Jellen - that seems to be the way many people meet now, on line.

7:41 pm

Jacula

Bzz - yes.

7:41 pm

BzznBea

We've been married for 13 years and still going strong.

7:41 pm

Jacula

I met my OH on line, too. Not on a dating site but on a forum.

7:41 pm

Jellen

Yay, Bea!

7:42 pm

wjb

Stats for the 9 please

7:42 pm

Jacula

Bzz - good to hear it. We've been together 10 years now and ditto re the still going strong.

7:42 pm

Jellen

an 9/54

7:42 pm

Jacula

wjb - Hello. an9/54.

7:42 pm

Trifioso

I am encouraged to hear all of this.

7:43 pm

TraderKate

lol. so there maybe hope for me after all? would never go on a dating site - at least not in a small town like this...

7:43 pm

Jacula

Of course, you do have to be careful on line, Trif., but not everyone online is a monster.

7:43 pm

lilliann

i'm so glad that a few of my babble buddies have found young virile men :)

7:44 pm

BzznBea

TK, are there larger towns near you?

7:44 pm

TraderKate

hi wjb :)

7:44 pm

wjb

Thank you

7:44 pm

Trifioso

I agree jac.

7:44 pm

Trifioso

my beloved isn't a monster at all. He is LOVELY

7:45 pm

lilliann

kate, there is someone out there for you.when you least expect it, he'll pop up like a piece of toast from a toaster :D

7:45 pm

Jacula

Dating sites are pretty dire as far as I can tell. I wasn't online when I was newly single and so got taken to a singles club by a friend - an experience I never wanted to repeat. I looked at a dating service on TV and they all looked liked nutters or would-be serial killers.

7:45 pm

BzznBea

Hubs and I lived half way across the US when we met online. He lived in NC and I lived in KS.

7:46 pm

TraderKate

yes bea, but at the mercy of poor public transport for now...and the larger towns are still fairly small - st. catharines is the closest large town - about 100,000... niagara falls has only about 70.000 last i looked.

7:46 pm

Trifioso

I thought that too, jacula, and I did have some odd dates, to be sure, but I stuck with it for a bit longer, and hit the love lottery more than I ever could have imagined.

7:46 pm

Jacula

Kate - what lil said is quite right. That's what happened to me. I wasn't looking and suddenly there he was.

7:47 pm

Jellen

I live in a town of 14,000.

7:47 pm

Jacula

Trif - so glad to hear it.

7:47 pm

TraderKate

ah lil... i really am not looking now. i would literally have to stumble over him. the placews i go are not likely to have a potential boyfriend fjor me...

7:47 pm

Trifioso

anyway, jellen, I am delighted for you, and I wish you and your beau the very best.

7:47 pm

Jellen

He live in the country outside town.

7:47 pm

Trifioso

you really, really deserve every happiness, jellen

7:47 pm

Jellen

lives

7:47 pm

negativeneil

Hi Jellen.

7:47 pm

lilliann

good for you bea, i'm glad it all worked out well for you both. my hubby and i have been married for 13 years

7:47 pm

Jellen

Hello, Neil!

7:48 pm

Jacula

Neil - haven't seen you for a while. However, that might be because I haven't chatted here for quite a while.

7:48 pm

lilliann

well, i hope all goes well for you jellen. all that matters is that you are happy:D

7:48 pm

BzznBea

Thanks, lil. Anyone that would put up with me for 13 years is a saint. =)

7:48 pm

lilliann

hi neil

7:48 pm

Jellen

Agreed, lil!

7:49 pm

Jacula

Kate - you probably will stumble over him, or him over you. Love will find a way.

7:49 pm

TraderKate

hi neil :)
i am very glad for you jellen, and wish you both every happiness :)

7:49 pm

lilliann

i say that too bea :)

7:50 pm

negativeneil

Hi lilliann and TraderKate. :)

7:51 pm

BzznBea

Been a long day...Time for me to bzz...pfft!

7:51 pm

TraderKate

i am 51, age has started to catch up with me these last 2 years, i am unemployed... not exactly a "catch"... not so much negative, but realistic and pragmatic

7:51 pm

Trifioso

don't give up, kate! if it can happen to me, if can happen to ANY one!

7:52 pm

TraderKate

niters, bea :)

7:52 pm

lilliann

dating sites are alot better now. my friend went on one and said she was never going to get close to a man again as she's been married twice and she went onto a dating site but didn't say alot and her boyfriend now is lovely and treats her the way that both of her ex husbands should have done

7:52 pm

Trifioso

nice, lil!

7:52 pm

lilliann

nite bea, tc and sweet dreams :)

7:53 pm

Jacula

lil - aw, that's nice.x

7:53 pm

lilliann

and he's really great with her son but he has grown up children so he knows what it's like to have bairns

7:54 pm

Jacula

I'm going to wander off now if no more clues are needed. See you again some time. And, lil, don't forget to check my FB pics to get up-to-date.xxx

7:54 pm

Trifioso

actually, that is true of my Valentine as well. He LOVES secondo and tertiare, as he never had a daughter, just boys

7:55 pm

TraderKate

i have never married (no kids either), i guess my standards are too high... and now very used to living alone wiht no one to answer to... i think what i'm trying to say is that i don't think i'd want anyone who'd want me ... what a snob i am.. but not a glod digger - could care less about how he makes his living

7:55 pm

lilliann

i still need 35 jac, but it's been great catching up with you. when i'm next on fb i'll have a look at your photos.tc hin

7:56 pm

TraderKate

bye jacula, so nice to chat with you after so long. take care!

7:57 pm

lilliann

my friend's boyfriend has one of each but i think because they are older and he is older than her he is different now to how he was maybe with his own.my hubby has 3 others from 2 other wifes and i thin

7:59 pm

Trifioso

sleep well jacula!

8:00 pm

TraderKate

it can be very tricky combining households... it's not all "brady bunch"

8:00 pm

Jellen

J. has 4 young children.

8:00 pm

Trifioso

have you met them yet jellen?

8:01 pm

TraderKate

j is your newe beau?

8:01 pm

Jellen

Oh no. We've only been together a few weeks.

8:01 pm

Jellen

Yes, Kate

8:01 pm

Trifioso

okay jellen. you will when it is time.

8:02 pm

lilliann

sorry, i don't think he treats them any differently to our's but he has a different outlook on life. when we got together we got all our skeletons in teh closet out, so there would be no surprises and we still love eachother no matter what, plus we both said, what we wanted and didn't want out of a relationship and 13 years later, we're still together.i think you have to be truthful from the start of a new relationship.if it's meant to work out, it will :)

8:02 pm

Trifioso

is that him in your profile?

8:02 pm

Trifioso

GREAT advice, lilliann!

8:03 pm

TraderKate

very sensible liliann!!!!!

8:03 pm

Jellen

No. I'll put a pic of him up.

8:03 pm

Trifioso

if you are comfortable doing so

8:04 pm

TraderKate

michael palin in brazil on hte tele now, i may "fade in and out"
<secretly in love with him>

8:04 pm

lilliann

kate, i think you'd be better off with someone who works away alot.you can still have your space but spend some companionable time and other things with someone for a couple of weeks at a time.

8:04 pm

Trifioso

mine is dread terrified of FB, so I am not allowed to post pics of him on it

8:05 pm

lilliann

i must admit, i'm more used to my own time and time with the our daughter and we have our own thing going on so when he is home he spoils it now but i love him being home but if it's for a month or more in teh winter it drives me potty and him, because we're not use to it

8:07 pm

TraderKate

i love company, but really do value my time alone with myself. not sure i'd be happy with a part time arrangement though.
i met a guy a few years ago... thought he was the one...

8:08 pm

Jellen

Hmmm...

8:08 pm

Jellen

Can't get it to load.

8:09 pm

TraderKate

oh dear - back out and go in again?

8:10 pm

lilliann

i'm like you kate, i do like my own space but i do want companionship too.sorry, it didn't work out for you, but as i say, there is someone out there for you and when you least expect it, he'll be there :)

8:11 pm

TraderKate

well, whether it happens or not, i will be fine. not to pass judgement on others, but fortunately, i don't seem to NEED a man in my life to feel complete :)

8:12 pm

TraderKate

enough! pour some wine and change the topic.... the lurkerz are bored ;)

8:17 pm

lilliann

i've just been to the loo, is that a good enough topic change? :)

8:17 pm

TraderKate

did you mention my name? you would have gotten a good seat.....

8:18 pm

lilliann

and i don't drink wine at 2am, i have a cup of tea :)

8:18 pm

TraderKate

getting closer to being able to help with clues... down to 27, and most words "f" to "z" have been found!

8:19 pm

TraderKate

it's 9 pm here... prime wine time :)
and i haven't really had dinner yet - been nibbling and foraging in fridge for victuals ;)

8:21 pm

lilliann

i had a great big pan of mussels tonight as the bairn didn't want any and i thoroughly enjoyed them with a bit of french bread dipped in to the garlic and wine

8:22 pm

lilliann

it should have been for 4 people but i don't care and they are low fat :)

8:22 pm

TraderKate

mmmm! having a bit of caesar salad here. trying to get up the energy to make some garlic bread and cheese.

8:23 pm

uusue2

---> would love some mussels!!

8:23 pm

crosshair

crossy is back,was a nice sunset drive in the mountain;))

8:24 pm

crosshair

suze!!

8:24 pm

uusue2

and hi all!

8:24 pm

uusue2

hi crossy!

8:24 pm

TraderKate

hi sue :)
welcome back crossy!

8:24 pm

crosshair

ty,kate:))

8:25 pm

TraderKate

sounds nice crossy, i chose to revel in evening babylon, as it is such a rare treat :))

8:25 pm

lilliann

hi sue, i would hjave shared the other half with you :)

8:25 pm

lilliann

hi crossy

8:26 pm

uusue2

I have gotten into making smoothies (since I have been doing archaeological excavations in our freezer), today's is banana peach mixed berry. quite nice.

8:26 pm

TraderKate

ooooh! sound delish!

8:26 pm

crosshair

just found the cy4 colour.always miss that one

8:27 pm

crosshair

lol,delving into the substratae of the freezer:)

8:27 pm

TraderKate

nice when you find a fishie before you have to ask for it :)

8:27 pm

uusue2

amazing what is in there, crossy!

8:28 pm

TraderKate

i have ice cream in the back of my freezer, but it is so tightly packed, that i'm afraid i wouldn't get it all back in before it thawed....

8:28 pm

lilliann

i would like that without the banana.we have a juice/smothie maker and we make one that is called 17 a day.

8:29 pm

TraderKate

ha! name that famous heart throb from the 70's - hint he performed with his brothers...

8:29 pm

MollyL

Kate, you are one of the few women I have heard say that about men. Good for you.

8:30 pm

uusue2

sounds good. Trouble is, everybody here buys bananas and then doesn't eat them, so when they start going soft I peel them and throw them in the freezer. So we have a lot of frozen bananas.

8:31 pm

TraderKate

thanks mols, but i really can't take much credit - it's my genes and a bit of the nurture side of the nature/nuture debate... i have always provided for myself. don't htink i could be a "kept woman"

8:32 pm

TraderKate

sue - let them get really disgustingly black then freeze them in bags - skins and all... makes the greatest banana bread/ muffins

8:33 pm

TraderKate

crossy - add a vowel to that colour you just found...

8:33 pm

Jellen

I finally loaded a pic of Josh into my profile!

8:34 pm

torgone

Frozen bananas in the blender make the best ice cream there is ..

8:34 pm

TraderKate

hi torgone :)
going to sneak a peek at jellen's new beau :)

8:34 pm

uusue2

I could do that, kate, although I'm trying to avoid too much added fat and sugar, and Frank has to eat gluten free, so breads and muffins are a bit problematic. We do have some gluten free baking mix, though, so i might try it. He needs to gain weight anyway :-) (but I most certainly do not!!)

8:35 pm

lilliann

in our's sue which i got from a juice/smoothie book, it's actually called japanese 17 a day and ha 1 apple,1pear,2cm cucumber,half unwaxed lime,1cm ginger,small handful of spinach,half stalk of celery,half a carrot,handful of kale,half a beetroot,1cm slice of pineapple,1cm chunck of broccoli stem,1cm courgette chunk,1cm parsnip,1cm fennel,1 small slice of red and yellow pepper

8:36 pm

TraderKate

very handsome jellen... still a marine i take it?

8:36 pm

Jellen

Nope. Not still in, but used to the haircut. lol

8:36 pm

MollyL

Sue, gluten free is all the rage now. Do a Google search and you will find lots of gluten free banana bread recipes.

8:37 pm

uusue2

wow, that sounds amazingly healthy, lilli! I haven't started adding veggies to my smoothies yet but will try that eventually.

8:38 pm

TraderKate

the grocery bill would cost a fortune for that! better like them enough to have 2 a day before it all goes bad...but yes, very healthy!

8:39 pm

lilliann

he's a good looking guy jellen

8:39 pm

MollyL

I was just thinking the same thing Kate. Plus, you need to have a juicer to get the proper blend for vegetables.

8:40 pm

lilliann

alot of that i have in my fridge anyway kate, but i use whatever i need to get rid of, so it might be more of something, as in veg so i just add pineaplle from a tin and a few more apples to make it swetter

8:40 pm

uusue2

I agree with lilli, jellen! Good for you!

8:41 pm

TraderKate

if you freeze all the veggies first, it should help make them mushy enough to work well....and less ice needed. any way, it does sound like an interesting combination of flavours

8:41 pm

TraderKate

j is definitely "drool-worthy" ;)

8:42 pm

lilliann

it actually isn't expensive as you are having a chunk of a vegetable a day and not the whole thing

8:43 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everybody doing today?

8:43 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

8:43 pm

MollyL

Hi Min, nice car.

8:44 pm

lilliann

if i have asparagus and cut the tips off when i cook them i keep them and juice them aswell, i don't always do a 17 a day, i just use what i have but add some fruit to make it sweet and apples and pineapple are the best, so i buy tinned pineapple as it is cheaper and i haven't got ot chop it

8:44 pm

TraderKate

hi min :)
long time no see!

8:44 pm

Minveryork

Hi there TraderKate!Yes,long time no see. Where ya been?

8:44 pm

MollyL

You just keep right on drinking your mush, L.
: P

8:45 pm

uusue2

hi min!

8:45 pm

Minveryork

Hi there MollyL and uusue2!Hope you guys are well tonight

8:46 pm

crosshair

ty for colour +vowel,kate.i had wandered away for a minute

8:46 pm

uusue2

I am good, min!

8:46 pm

TraderKate

tinned pineapple has become very cheap here, especially compared to other canned fruits, no idea why though...
going through an extended rough patch min, but now have some accesss to internet that is free, so i'm back :)

8:46 pm

lilliann

hi min :)

8:46 pm

crosshair

howdy min and welcome to the grid;))

8:47 pm

crosshair

free internet is the best internet;)

8:47 pm

Minveryork

Hello crosshair and thank you! Hope you are doing well too

8:47 pm

uusue2

new entry in the physics babblets - dy8, which is apparently an old term for a type of tetrode - used in radios before we had transistors

8:47 pm

TraderKate

yw crossy, gonna wander away for a bit too, must eat my salad and make some garlic bread before i starve to death...

8:48 pm

crosshair

my beloved and i are both fine min and the 19 year old son continues to eat the fridge bare every second day

8:48 pm

uusue2

((((kate)))) sorry to hear you are having a tough time

8:48 pm

crosshair

suze,i remember the tetrodes as i used to dabble in the old tube radios

8:49 pm

TraderKate

(19 year old boys... human garbage disposals with hollow legs)

8:49 pm

crosshair

the final tubes in those used to scare the crap out of me.the stepped up voltage was staggering

8:49 pm

Minveryork

I hope your extended rough patch ends soon. Sorry to hear

8:49 pm

uusue2

yes, I remember the tetrodes too but the dy8 was new to me

8:49 pm

TraderKate

thanks crossy and min, no worries :)

8:51 pm

crosshair

but,those old tube radios with their big speaker and tubes warming up..they used to give a different sound,not better,but something intangible.more warmth,more soul..comforting

8:51 pm

uusue2

there is still a market for analog sound systems (rather than digital) for that very reason, crossy

8:53 pm

crosshair

yes and amps for guitars.the old ones are much coveted

8:53 pm

TraderKate

lurker mode whilst making gaarlic bread...

8:54 pm

uusue2

the last time I taught digital circuitry I played Jimi Hendrix's version of the Star Spangled Banner for the class, to show them what analog can do that digital can't

8:55 pm

crosshair

i once had a restored normadie tube radio it had am/sw/sw1/sw2/sw3 with all the marking for the broadcasts from different countries.i miss it.even though my iphone can dial in thousands of stations from around the world,it is not the same

8:56 pm

crosshair

it is amazing what the old tube units can do

8:56 pm

crosshair

no fm yet when this was made for ww2 broadcasting

8:57 pm

crosshair

the history that poured through this unit.just to think of it.ahh well,maybe it is just me.i have always had a weakness for antiques

8:57 pm

crosshair

my wife says i was born 100 years too late

8:58 pm

MollyL

Great demonstration of analog vs. digital, Sue.

8:59 pm

crosshair

indeed,there is a depth,a richness.best i can compare it to is high speed b&w photography vs our colour digital pictures

9:00 pm

TraderKate

i would choose a proper camera naytime over a digital image... and a turn table and 33 rpm over an itunes download.....

9:01 pm

crosshair

i still have the floyd wall album made for the old quadrophonic systems.there is nothing finer

9:01 pm

uusue2

fireworks!

9:01 pm

crosshair

yaa for suze!!

9:02 pm

TraderKate

congratulations sue!!!!

9:02 pm

lilliann

yay!wtg sue!! :)

9:02 pm

uusue2

credit goes to lickety and morewords :-)

9:02 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations uusue2 on your fireworks! Hooray for you!

9:03 pm

TraderKate

what do you have in "dark side of thew moon" crossy? tempted to invite myself over...

9:04 pm

lilliann

i think that's true for alot of us sue :)

9:05 pm

Minveryork

T's Taken! 5 left

9:07 pm

TraderKate

i thank lickety every day... even if i don't use him for the small ones when i have time :)
go, min, go!!!!!!!

9:07 pm

crosshair

crossy is off now to spin some old staCKS OF WAX!!

9:08 pm

crosshair

later all and happy babbling

9:08 pm

uusue2

bye crossy!

9:08 pm

crosshair

poink!

9:08 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye crosshair! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.

9:09 pm

Minveryork

A's Asked! 3 left

9:09 pm

TraderKate

bye crossy :)

9:10 pm

Minveryork

D's Darkened! 2 left

9:10 pm

TraderKate

min's speeding! get out the radar, before the babble cops get her ;)

9:11 pm

Minveryork

No need to call the cops TraderKate.I have now hit a speed bump.I am looking for words I did not understand clues for

9:12 pm

TraderKate

i'm still missing 9, but maybe i can help?

9:12 pm

uusue2

I could attempt to provide different inexplicable clues...

9:12 pm

Minveryork

Go TraderKate go!

9:12 pm

TraderKate

<---- very good at obfuscation of clues ;)

9:13 pm

TraderKate

ah, min... i am savouring my last few as i have hours yet before the flip and the loan of a lap top and wifi for today and tomorrow :)

9:14 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! er 6/18 was my final word.

9:15 pm

uusue2

yay min!

9:15 pm

Minveryork

I will be here off&on for about an hour if clues are needed

9:16 pm

TraderKate

congratulations min!!!!

9:16 pm

lilliann

Yay! wtg min! :)

9:20 pm

IndiaJan

Hey all

9:21 pm

TraderKate

hi jan :)

9:22 pm

lilliann

hi jan :0

9:22 pm

Minveryork

Hello IndiaJan! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

9:24 pm

IndiaJan

Doing well..you?

9:25 pm

Jellen

er 6/21, please?

9:26 pm

gremlinn

fireworks unaided

9:26 pm

TraderKate

go out and run around doing chores?

9:26 pm

lilliann

er6, is when you post a letter etc you do this

9:26 pm

gremlinn

er6 = a task you have to go somewhere to do

9:26 pm

Jellen

Yay for grem!

9:27 pm

TraderKate

nicely done gremlinn!!!!

9:27 pm

Jellen

Ty

9:27 pm

lilliann

wtg gremlin!

9:27 pm

gremlinn

dy8 was my last (and took a while to remember!)

9:27 pm

uusue2

yay gremilnn!

9:28 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations gremlinn on your fireworks!Hooray for you

9:28 pm

uusue2

*gremlinn (my fingers are somewhat dyslexic)

9:28 pm

gremlinn

I'm in California for a week, visiting family

9:28 pm

Minveryork

I'm well IndiaJan. I start teaching summer school tomorrow

9:29 pm

TraderKate

you must be melting gremlinn... ruru was earlier

9:29 pm

lilliann

have fun gremlin

9:29 pm

gremlinn

I have a fan on high power, a foot from my face :)

9:31 pm

TraderKate

like a dog hanging out the car window lol..no insult intended - just an image in my mind...

9:46 pm

TraderKate

sparklers, pi wheels, and burning school houses :)

9:49 pm

TraderKate

off to sudoku for a bit...

9:50 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clu for or6-18? Thanks

9:52 pm

lilliann

Yay,wtg kate!!

9:52 pm

Jellen

or 6= speaker

9:52 pm

lilliann

hi peach :)

9:52 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Jellen.

9:52 pm

gapeach

Hi there, lilliann.

9:52 pm

lilliann

sorry, my cat side tracked me

9:58 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for af6-27? Thanks.

9:59 pm

lilliann

af6 is when you lay on a wave in teh sea or pool

9:59 pm

Jellen

fireworks!

9:59 pm

Minveryork

af6/27 word is a plus fl5/16 word gapeach and hello there

10:00 pm

lilliann

yay!!wtg jellen!! :)

10:00 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, lilliann.

10:00 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Jellen on your fireworks display!Way to go

10:00 pm

lilliann

yw peach, sorry it was a crap clue !

10:00 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Jellen.

10:00 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Min.

10:02 pm

gapeach

lilliann, it was NOT a crap clue! It was just what I needed. You are a GOOD cluer. Remember that.

10:03 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:03 pm

gapeach

And now I need the one under it.....af5-16 please....thannks

10:04 pm

Minveryork

That af 5/16 word is af plus that fo 4/7 word gapeach.

10:04 pm

lilliann

occasionally i can be peach

10:05 pm

gapeach

Thanks once more, Min.

10:05 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:07 pm

lilliann

can i have a clue for the last mo5,12 please after the owl sounding word?

10:08 pm

Minveryork

An mo 5/12 is Ford Mo*** Company lilllian and hello there!

10:09 pm

lilliann

tyvm min

10:09 pm

lilliann

i'm sick of seeing o's,r's and n's

10:09 pm

lilliann

3 left

10:09 pm

Minveryork

Go lillian go!

10:10 pm

lilliann

ty min :)

10:10 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ar5-14? Thanks

10:11 pm

lilliann

ar and a line of sunshine

10:12 pm

lilliann

ar and a man's name

10:13 pm

TraderKate

congratulations peach !!!!

10:13 pm

TraderKate

manta ***

10:14 pm

Minveryork

ar 5/14 word is ar plus Madonna song *** of Light gapeach.

10:14 pm

gapeach

Well, I'm sitting here with these good clues and brain is in neutral.

10:15 pm

lilliann

it's difficult peach because of all of the r's in the grid!!

10:15 pm

gapeach

OMG, thanks so much you all.

10:15 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:15 pm

lilliann

ar and a sting ***

10:16 pm

gapeach

I'm down to 3 all to's.....send me some energy please.....thannks

10:16 pm

lilliann

yvw peach

10:16 pm

TraderKate

blind piano player/singer... *** charles

10:16 pm

Minveryork

Go lillian go!

10:17 pm

lilliann

this grid is difficult because you don't know where to look with the r's

10:17 pm

lilliann

1 here

10:17 pm

TraderKate

Go lil go!!!!

10:17 pm

lilliann

and it happens to be a t peach :0

10:18 pm

TraderKate

is it a yes man?

10:18 pm

lilliann

fw's!!

10:18 pm

lilliann

it was to6,18

10:18 pm

TraderKate

congratulations liliann!!!!

10:19 pm

gapeach

Congrats, lilliann!!!!!

10:19 pm

lilliann

sounds a bit like a bull fighter

10:19 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations lillian on your fireworks display!Way to go

10:19 pm

gapeach

OH, I need that one too, lilliann.....please

10:19 pm

lilliann

tyvm to all of you :)

10:19 pm

Minveryork

Now that lillian has gotten fireworks,I'm going to bed.Bye!

10:20 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I will see you tomorrow.

10:20 pm

gapeach

Sweet dreams, Min.

10:20 pm

TraderKate

niters min ;)

10:20 pm

TraderKate

peach - a bullfighter?

10:20 pm

lilliann

did you stay up just for me min?

10:21 pm

lilliann

night min, sweet dreams and tc

10:22 pm

lilliann

peach, i said at 10.15 like a bull fighter/matador

10:22 pm

lilliann

to6, ripped and **w your boat

10:23 pm

gapeach

Thanks, lilliann.

10:23 pm

lilliann

well, i didn't say it was like a matador then:)

10:23 pm

TraderKate

peach must be deep in the grid.... should we send a search party?

10:23 pm

lilliann

yvw hin

10:24 pm

lilliann

finished now peach?

10:24 pm

lilliann

this grid was nasty!!

10:25 pm

gapeach

Have t left, lilliann. to4-6 and to 5-10 the 2nd....thanks so much.

10:26 pm

TraderKate

to randall, from the odd couuple?

10:26 pm

lilliann

to4/6 is a man's name, but shortened

10:26 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, TK.

10:26 pm

lilliann

to5 add a cons to the bull

10:26 pm

gapeach

to5-10 the 2nd is the last word.

10:27 pm

TraderKate

to 5/10 is a fishy one....

10:27 pm

TraderKate

the sum of all?

10:27 pm

lilliann

to5 thew 2nd one is the sum of

10:28 pm

lilliann

:) kate, great minds :)

10:28 pm

TraderKate

if you add up all the clues, you will get it :)

10:28 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much Lilliann and TraderKate....I wouldn't have finished this without your help.

10:28 pm

TraderKate

:))

10:28 pm

lilliann

don't be silly. we all help eachother

10:28 pm

stidmama

hello ladies! back again? Tom and I are reviewing the contract for the house building and we have questions... ARGH. Why does it all have to be so complicated!

10:28 pm

stidmama

YAY peach1

10:29 pm

lilliann

Yay!! wtg peach!!! :D

10:29 pm

TraderKate

congratulations peach!!!
and you would have finished, you just needed to take a 5 minute break - it does wonders !

10:29 pm

lilliann

hi stid. contracts always are!!

10:30 pm

TraderKate

welcome bck stiddie! how was dinner? don't let a stupid contract spoil a perfectly nice evening

10:31 pm

lilliann

sorry, but i need to go to bed now. lovely seeing you at this time of the morning kate and great seeing peach and stid and everyone else that was here earlier. tc all:D

10:31 pm

stidmama

dinner was nice. Went to an "all you can eat" place and wasn't hungry enough to eat more than two plates of sushi. Good sushi. Usually I eat three plates and then get a plate of fruit for dessert, but too hot to be hungry this day.

10:31 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams lilliann. Have a lovely week!

10:31 pm

TraderKate

good night liliann, see you tomorrow :)

10:32 pm

TraderKate

i know what you mean stiddie, heat shuts my appetite down too,,,, i just ate a litttle while ago, cool salad and garlic bread... now just looking for some choclit ;)

10:34 pm

stidmama

oh, that sounds like a divine meal, kate! Do you have trailing blackberries where you live? They didn't have them in Virginia, but they are "locally abundant" here. They bloom in May, and are already coming ripe here. Smaller than the bigger Himalaya (which are invasive) berries, and more tart, they have an exquisite flavor that is perfect on hot days. I picked some today when we were at the house (and some thimbleberries) and they didn't last long.

10:39 pm

TraderKate

we have blackberries here, but i don't think they are "trailing"... the blackberries and raspberries aren't ready here yet. presently the mullberries are ripe for the picking. we have thimleberries too, but it's too soon for them as well... i had a go at some mullberries yesterday (right off the tree- living dangerously lol).
i find simple meals that are at least partly cool rather than hot are better on hot days- though we have cooled off a lot in the last day - it's only a bit too hot rather than swealtering now...

10:52 pm

stidmama

mmmm mulberries! I have a mulberry... shrub? it is a sad little thing, really doesn't like where I put it, but it's still alive. I hope, this fall, to figure out a better location for it. The only thing about mulberries is the pithy center.

10:53 pm

stidmama

I think I am done reviewing the contract. It is pretty straightforward, only 4 pages of 8-point font, and then addenda at a legible font. Tom scanned the document so I could read it in biggie-size.

10:57 pm

stidmama

ha. down to 20. listing now

10:58 pm

TraderKate

the contract doesn't sound too awfully horrendous... do you have a third party to give it a look as well? another set of eyes never hurts, especiallly when it will affect your future for ages to come. why, oh why don't they incorporate the addenda? they have these modern gadgets called computers which negates the need to re-type documents...
i believe you are right mulerries are shrubs, but they can grow to tree height. dont mind the "unremoveable" stem of them, they are tasteless and very tender. they make a great cobbler :)

10:58 pm

TraderKate

go, stiddie, go!

10:59 pm

stidmama

A third party would be nice... I wonder if my friend who is an attorney would look at it for us. He is retired... but he didn't do this kind of law. Wish we were rich enough to have an attorney we could just call for things like this. *sigh*

11:01 pm

mkg

hi all. clue for the 9 please.

11:02 pm

stidmama

hey mkg

11:02 pm

stidmama

an 9/54 a person who makes notes about texts

11:03 pm

TraderKate

that's a great idea stiddie, any pair of eyes is good, and he may be able to reccommend someone ... hopefully someone who will do it as a favour... do you have "legal beagles" down there - consultant for every-day law, usually studying for laew school?

11:03 pm

TraderKate

hi mkg :)

11:03 pm

mkg

got it. ty

11:03 pm

mkg

great clue.

11:03 pm

mkg

hi all.

11:04 pm

mkg

cant get more than 54 wrods.

11:04 pm

mkg

words

11:04 pm

stidmama

we don't have a lot of time left kate -- the financing we arranged will run out at the end of July and I don't look forward to refinancing again. There were things Tom and I should have been doing and pushing early on that we didn't know about... now we are looking at how much longer insurance will pay the extra costs for living expenses...

11:04 pm

stidmama

go mkg go!

11:05 pm

stidmama

kate, do you have the re 6? I am not seeing it

11:06 pm

TraderKate

i didn't realize that stiddie, is it possible the insurance company can help you get the advice you require. was it the insurance company's job to help you through this? shouldn't they have told you some of this stuff?

11:06 pm

mkg

now at 68. any clues for the 8s?

11:07 pm

TraderKate

re 6 /27 to place new tiles on hte top of your new home ;)

11:07 pm

stidmama

some of it, but some of it no. And they did tell us to do several things, but getting Tom to understand that they needed doing NOW was not in my power. *sigh* I don't EVER wait until the last minute, and he ALWAYS does.

11:07 pm

TraderKate

re 8/55 ruru clued as:
start of TNT + old popular sci fi movie

11:08 pm

stidmama

gah. thanks kate. LOL one of the things we are doing! once we have a house to put it on...

11:08 pm

stidmama

down to 5

11:08 pm

mkg

tnt? tnt is tnt. what more is there? i dont get it.

11:08 pm

TraderKate

that was one of my last few words stiddie..
na 8/40 one who tells a story

11:09 pm

TraderKate

ne 8/40 referrinf to newborns... think ne_____ ward

11:10 pm

mkg

got the ne 8. ty.

11:10 pm

stidmama

fw

11:10 pm

TraderKate

what does wylie cyote use to try to blow up the road runner? for the tnt...

11:10 pm

stidmama

is it Canada day tomorrow kate?

11:10 pm

mkg

still dont get re eight. old sci fi movie eludes me too.....

11:10 pm

stidmama

trinitroglycerine, mkg, is the chemical that alfred nobel made his fortune on.

11:11 pm

TraderKate

the old sci fi movie.. the guy became a player trapped in a video game...

11:11 pm

stidmama

there is no RE 8. NE 8 is a newborn baby word

11:11 pm

stidmama

NA 8 is the person who tells the story in a movie or book

11:11 pm

TraderKate

or modern technology uses elec****ics

11:11 pm

TraderKate

sorry

11:12 pm

TraderKate

DY 8/55

11:12 pm

mkg

sorry never saw it. never saw sci fi except for et, and the other one by spielberg where they land on the flat top mountain out west.

11:12 pm

TraderKate

but clue holds...

11:12 pm

TraderKate

protons, neutrons, and elec****s

11:13 pm

TraderKate

dy is the TNT part + clue about sub atomic particles ?

11:13 pm

stidmama

DY 8 another way to spell singer di**h shore's first name + kate's list at 11:21

11:13 pm

mkg

now i am very confused. there are only 3 8s and there are four clues.

11:13 pm

stidmama

11:21

11:13 pm

TraderKate

there is no re 8 - my bad dy 8 is what you need

11:14 pm

mkg

i got dy 8. ty super clues.

11:14 pm

TraderKate

jj walker was "kid ****mite"

11:14 pm

TraderKate

in "good times" tv show

11:14 pm

mkg

so just need that third one. have ne and dy. what is third? re or ban?

11:15 pm

stidmama

I will step out of the loop now, and talk to tom about this contract some more. back in a little bit I hope

11:15 pm

mkg

re or na? and i need a clue. stud dont step out.

11:15 pm

TraderKate

na 8/40 was the story teller

11:15 pm

TraderKate

good luck lighting the fire under him stiddie ;)

11:16 pm

TraderKate

there is no re 8

11:16 pm

mkg

i got the na. ty. have all three 8s now. ty very much.

11:16 pm

mkg

off to bed.

11:16 pm

TraderKate

sorry about the bad clues mkg, hagn :)

11:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, column 5 done, woot

11:27 pm

TraderKate

hi gwen :)
nice going ;)

11:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-)

11:28 pm

TraderKate

you look a bit bable-blind....

11:29 pm

TraderKate

or perhaps your secret identity is a big ol' hooty owl?

11:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

huh?

11:29 pm

TraderKate

8-^

11:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

it is nice of the babble gods to give us one E, ain't it LOL

11:30 pm

TraderKate

11:27 - eyes look big and round like an owl's

11:30 pm

TraderKate

fortunately, the e is well placed ;)

11:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, that. them's me glasses!

11:31 pm

TraderKate

watch for the r's raining down on the grid!

11:32 pm

TraderKate

pardon me missus, i didn't recognize you with your cyber specs on...

11:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-O

11:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-D

11:33 pm

TraderKate

i 'ope you won't take no offense...

11:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

who, me, take offense? that's against my religion LOL

11:34 pm

TraderKate

but you are dalek, you have no religion...do you?

11:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

my icon might exterminate me, but yes, i have a religion

11:35 pm

TraderKate

shhhhhh, it might hear you <passes tin foil hat>

11:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

lol

11:37 pm

TraderKate

i am watching "shameless" on tv now, what a great show, that no one ever heard of (except for some of the brits)

11:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yep, i never heard of it, all right

11:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Ms are Manhandled

11:39 pm

TraderKate

not surprised, like a lot of uk productions, it was a very limited run by design... the yanks re-made it using william h macy as the lead, but ohterwise they didn't change a thing...

11:39 pm

TraderKate

are you working from lickety?

11:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm not using licktey, but i do have a cheat sheet of sorts, a list of weird words in alpha order

11:41 pm

TraderKate

ah! your own more words! methinks you have too much free time ;)
you never use the list, do you?

11:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i use the list sometimes, when the grid is not too large, and i have already got at least half the words (sometimes i try to get 2/3)

11:44 pm

TraderKate

i try to get half way too before i go to the greata and powerful lickety (time permitting) don't know what i'd do without it most times!

11:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

can't say i have a lot of free time, but yes, i do spend a lot of my free time boggling. i have three boggles that i play, including this one

11:45 pm

TraderKate

how do you cram it all in? that's a lot of hunting and head scratching!

11:46 pm

jmcnrick

grrrrrr......

11:46 pm

jmcnrick

trader! what are you doing on so late? did you get internet at home????

11:46 pm

TraderKate

hi jmc :)
why thly face?e snarl

11:46 pm

TraderKate

what happened there????
why the snarly face?

11:47 pm

jmcnrick

i is snarling because i just found out that the quaker event i am at has allowed my stalker to attend and didn't bother to mention it until I had traveled to colorado and spent a fortune. . .

11:47 pm

jmcnrick

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

11:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

heavens, no, i don't play all three every day. mainly i play babble, but when i want "more action" i play wordsplay.net (three-minute rounds, then a new grid) and . . .

11:48 pm

jmcnrick

i don't like timed games. . .they give me the willies

11:48 pm

TraderKate

i have the loan of a laptop from the internet cafe for today and monday (long weekend here) i have to "test drive it" it is reconditioned... using the new neighbour's internet form upstairs... this is only temporary

11:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

holy cow, a quaker stalker???

11:49 pm

jmcnrick

he is mentally ill but presents well. . .

11:49 pm

jmcnrick

so they keep giving him the benefit of the doubt. . .

11:49 pm

TraderKate

would talking to the cops help jmc???
should i be concerned? really concernede?
should we send ruru up to help... or stiddie?

11:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

. . . and i play bookworm occasionally, which has even more "action" than wordsplay

11:49 pm

jmcnrick

well it is nice to have you here in the evening. . .

11:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

if he's unbalanced you should introduce him to scientology LOL (joking!)

11:50 pm

jmcnrick

i got the cops to boot him out several years ago in normal, ny. . . . and they told me he was banned from futher gatherings. . .

11:51 pm

jmcnrick

hehe book. . .cute.. .but *ahem* you should be ashamed of yourself. . .

11:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

just looked a the clock -- 9 minutes and 44 words to go, oh well

11:51 pm

jmcnrick

i am so made i could eat nails that they didn't think they needed to tell me. . . i almost didn't come this year. . .

11:51 pm

jmcnrick

and i don't mean fingernails!

11:52 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i am a universalist unitarian, and we are so liberal we often have guest speakers present "opposing viewpoints" -- one time a guy from scientology, and i swear he was psychotic

11:52 pm

TraderKate

too bad you don't have anything in writing about that jmc - from ny, i mean...
can church elders do nothing?

11:52 pm

jmcnrick

i am so tired of everyone saying. . .oh jmcn you are so strong i am sure it didn't bother you. . . .

11:52 pm

jmcnrick

alas there are no elders in friends. . . we are all equal. . .

11:52 pm

TraderKate

aren't they all psychos gwen?

11:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

certainly not, if it were me, i'd be pissed off and shaking

11:53 pm

jmcnrick

oh it took them 5 years after normal to ban him

11:53 pm

TraderKate

i'd be hopping mad too, jmc! don't let anyone downplay it on you!

11:54 pm

TraderKate

he was a member of your group?

11:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

but wow, he must really be far gone if he got banned by quakers! (even if it didn't last)

11:54 pm

jmcnrick

i am suppose to work on the information desk, do a presentation, clerk an anchor group, oh. . . and meet with the finance committee about a problem. . . but i am not important enough to tell when they decided he could redeem himself. . .

11:55 pm

jmcnrick

i kid you not book . . . it takes some doing to get banned by quakers. . . .

11:55 pm

TraderKate

they have let you down, jmc! forgiveness may be important, but it is you that is to forgive - no them.

11:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

we UUs look and quakers and only dream we can be that tolerant (in general, not when it come to stalkers, i mean)

11:56 pm

jmcnrick

do you remember a few years back when i got all freaked out by someone on FB trying to friend my 14 yearold niece by claiming to be my friend? he tried to friend some babblers too and i had to post everyong not to friend him. . .

11:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

loot at (OY)

11:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ack, look! super crepe)

11:56 pm

TraderKate

it would probably ruin the whole thing for you, but can you get one of them to make sure you are accompanied at all times while carrying out your duties?

11:57 pm

jmcnrick

i am actually thinking about seeing how much it would cost for me to go home tomorrow. . .

11:57 pm

jmcnrick

if i cried i would be in tears. . .

11:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

don't remember that, but then i tend to forget (or ignore) weird stuff like that. do you remember this person's babble handle?

11:58 pm

jmcnrick

i got so worried i asked dr god and dr god said he was not a babbler. . . but he was trying to friend everyone on FB including babblers. . .

11:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, i will be running away to avoid the flip, see yu all tomorrow, and all the best to you, jmc

11:58 pm

TraderKate

or his real name... i accept most babblers right away, even if i don't run into them in chog

11:58 pm

jmcnrick

bye book thanks for listening.. . .

11:59 pm

jmcnrick

Steve Oshensky

11:59 pm

jmcnrick

i got him booted from FB (at least for a while)

11:59 pm

TraderKate

bye gwen, have a good night :)

11:59 pm

rururocks

was he stalking you JM?

12:00 am

jmcnrick

yes ru he was

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