12:01 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:01 am
mkg
happy new year.
12:01 am
periwinkle
ty lickety
12:02 am
mkg
chat from pre new year disappeared..........
12:12 am
HarryHood
halfway! good night and happy ny!
12:13 am
uusue2
nbt but no 6 or 7. Happy New Year to all!! and good night!
12:14 am
dizgrannie
an 6/7
12:22 am
cybernan
not seeing them
12:26 am
rururocks
frogs nan
12:26 am
cybernan
saunen
missing the 6 and the 7, but crashing now
12:28 am
cybernan
princes aren't in the grid (nowhere else in my life either)
12:28 am
cybernan
btw -- figure the bieber is your problem now!
12:29 am
aebmusica
Princes aren't in the grid but toads are (an7)
12:29 am
rururocks
begins with ass and finishes with faster than walk
12:31 am
rururocks
is it toads or frogs Aeb?
12:32 am
cybernan
ty ru - new one to me
12:32 am
rururocks
I remembered it from Biology
12:32 am
cybernan
need a j and an s - both 6's
12:33 am
cybernan
no planets
12:34 am
rururocks
if you mix up the planet you have the s
12:34 am
rururocks
ju + scream
12:36 am
cybernan
*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help and Happy New Year!
12:36 am
rururocks
yay nan.. have a nice night.. see you next year
12:43 am
kimmtoats
Hello Babblers!
12:46 am
aebmusica
first time I finished in 40 minutes!
Happy New Year all!
1:16 am
flosey
hi everyone, just enjoyed a 3 way skype with son and his family in Toronto and daughter and hers in Vancouver, with both grandsons, what fun!
1:16 am
flosey
glad to see a tiny grid tonight
1:26 am
grannyrose
Happy New Year flosey. what a lovely thing to do. xox
1:26 am
flosey
hi Rose and a Happy New Year to you and yours
1:31 am
flosey
wow, and an easy one too!! fw and off to bed - goodnight all and Happy New Year everyone
1:32 am
grannyrose
sweet dreams flosey. WTG FLOSEY!!!!
1:32 am
flosey
ty Rose, hagd
3:26 am
dcseain
happy new year, yall! :) I had a lot of caffeine tonight, so am still awake. Congrats, and sleep well, flosey
3:52 am
dcseain
Wow, the J was easier than i had anticipated
3:59 am
zoozzoom
ஜ۩۞۩ஜ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S ஜ۩۞۩ஜ
3:59 am
zoozzoom
Happy New Year everyone!
4:00 am
zoozzoom
Hope you can get to sleep in the end, DC after all that caffeine!
4:01 am
zoozzoom
Happy babbling everyone! toodle pips.
4:38 am
sprite
good morning all
4:40 am
sprite
wow, a baby grid
4:41 am
sprite
happy new year to you all.
4:44 am
ivesy3
happy new year sprite..hope you are doing well
4:44 am
sprite
I am well, thank you. Blessings to you and yours, ivesy. How are you doing?
4:45 am
ivesy3
doing pretty good..ty..after almost 3 mos of vertigo i think they finally figured it out what was causing it
4:46 am
sprite
what an ordeal. Is it something they can fix for you?
4:48 am
ivesy3
well they are linking it to sinus inflammation near the eyes....was horrible feeling..am now on antibiotic for 4 weeks and a nasal spray.. the feeling of room spinning is gone...oh and i wear a transderm scop patch behind my ear i was a mess lol
4:49 am
sprite
how wonderful that the spinning has stopped.
4:51 am
sprite
what... geija is not valid?
4:52 am
ivesy3
well i think i will treat myself to a tim hortons coffee to start the new year..lol best of the best for you in this new year sprite!
4:52 am
grannyrose
just checking in.... and here she is. {{hugs}} and good morning my dear friend. you have either had another bad night or you were catching up from the previous one. which one? xoxox
4:52 am
sprite
and to you too! *hug* Take care :)
4:53 am
sprite
hi sweetie : *hugs rose* How lovely to see you. Happy New Year to you and your beloved, and may it bring you both peace and joy and health. And yes, meeting up this year would be awesome.
I was ok, I had my early morning work session today, 7 till 11 am. Just got home.
4:54 am
grannyrose
whoot!! i completely forgot. how did it go??
4:55 am
sprite
it was very quiet, apparently most people were sound asleep still. Got a few phonecalls from people with a psychiatric affliction. Not the easiest of conversations, but I was able to give them a sense of being heard and validated, at least.
4:56 am
grannyrose
good for you sprite. first time is not the easiest. but you did it.... whoop! whoop ! whoop !
4:57 am
sprite
hehehe thanks darling. You really cheer me on :D And up, too. My night was bumpy, what with the fireworks and the ptsd and all. Am gonna take a nap this afternoon, and then tonight Rob and I will take a boat tour through Amsterdam. It is the Light Festival, so all kinds of light artworks to be admired.
4:58 am
sprite
how was your year's end?
4:58 am
grannyrose
how lovely sprite. take pics please.
4:58 am
grannyrose
quiet, just us and a couple of bottles of wine. *evil grin*
4:58 am
sprite
oh I can try. Am not very good with the camera, but will give it a go.
5:02 am
sprite
*giggles* That's my girl!
5:02 am
grannyrose
puglet was here last night. she tried very hard to stay until you came but her cold meds kicked in and she had to leave.
5:02 am
sprite
aw poor darling. I miss her so much.
5:04 am
sprite
name those proper nouns:
letterboard used for seances;
planet
5:06 am
sprite
fireflies. Too small a grid for a holiday
5:07 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE!!! blasted hiccup chucked me out....waaahhh
5:07 am
grannyrose
now i forget what i had typed... darn it !
5:08 am
sprite
I added a new word to our dictionary.
truna - sincere fish
5:08 am
grannyrose
oh i love it, sprite
5:09 am
sprite
wanna try for the name the proper nouns before I go? You can earn another toaster... errrrr hug plus salt and pepper shakers.
5:09 am
grannyrose
lolll. i wish you had been here this morning and heard the conversation between myself and my beloved
5:10 am
sprite
I wish it too. If only because that would mean I am actually visiting with you. If only the tickets weren't so very expensive!
5:10 am
grannyrose
and uranus is a phantom
5:11 am
sprite
dingdingding rose wins the *hug* for the ouija board. But the planet is Saturn.
5:11 am
grannyrose
we had the A/C on and he's wandering around in his jocks only.
5:11 am
sprite
how did your convo go?
5:11 am
sprite
nice view for our rose
5:12 am
grannyrose
he picks up the remote control of the A/C and i asked what are you doing? he says that he is turning the temp UP for gosh sakes!
5:13 am
sprite
roflolllllll omg
5:13 am
grannyrose
i said and just why do we qualify for the cooling discount on our power bill? oh yeah he says. that's right, you run hot all the time... well duh!! then he says i guess i had better put some more clothes on...ya think?? says me
5:14 am
sprite
men.... gotta love them... but jeezzz sometimes one wonders where they keep their common sense
5:15 am
grannyrose
oh i know the answer to that one.... in their jocks, of course.... lollll
5:15 am
sprite
a big *hug* for you, rose, and tell Don hi from me too. Sleep well!
5:15 am
sprite
hahahahaha true dat!
5:15 am
grannyrose
big hug for you also my darling girl. and one for Rob too. nap well sweetie. xoxox
5:16 am
lbdawger
happy new year everyone!
5:17 am
grannyrose
g'day lbdawger honey. Happy New Year to you too.
5:20 am
lbdawger
just reading the chog. rofl at Don. good grief!
5:21 am
grannyrose
*rolls eyes* yeah i know... you should have heard the convo about the washing. he is so lucky to be still breathing.
5:22 am
lbdawger
men can be so thick! *sigh*
5:23 am
grannyrose
wednesday night i did all the washing so he could hang it out early the next morning before it became too hot. when he asked the next morning do you want me to hang out the washing? i couldn't resist... no dear leave it in the baskets until tomorrow when it is cooler.
5:24 am
grannyrose
he stormed out of the room only to reappear a few moments later to say...you know? it's really hard to slam a sliding door.
5:25 am
lbdawger
rofl. i wonder if it ever occurs to them (men) how silly we see them when they do and say things like that.
5:26 am
grannyrose
i know... and where would we be without them?? God Bless 'em !!
5:26 am
lbdawger
I'd be a bit saner, but yeah, they are good for comic relief!
5:27 am
grannyrose
*giggles* tr4
5:27 am
grannyrose
now lbdawger, how are you doing??
5:28 am
lbdawger
I'm doing well, had a sleep in...up at 4 instead of 3.
5:28 am
lbdawger
any more news on your work insurance?
5:29 am
grannyrose
*explosive snort* you need one of my overnight infusions. nothing yet. we are going to a General Dispute panel, and i have to go before another medical panel to establish what % of disability i have been left with.
5:32 am
lbdawger
Geez, you'd think that they would resolve the fact that you are disabled and move on! I know you wont get 100% but what do you think it should be?
5:32 am
grannyrose
doc has found out i have torn and retracted tendons in both hips, probably due to the fall. workcover have approved the funds for an ortho consult re this.
5:33 am
grannyrose
i feel i am now well over the 75%. my hips are pure agony. i am actually considering using bilateral crutches to walk.
5:33 am
lbdawger
well, i hope you get more than just a consult.
5:34 am
grannyrose
the treatment for the bursitis will never work until the tendons have been repaired/debrided.
5:35 am
lbdawger
have you talked with a physical therapist?
5:35 am
lbdawger
Ugh, bursitis. had that and pt was painful and delightful.
5:35 am
grannyrose
i am so glad i didn't rush into the autologous platelet injections. they were very expensive, almost $1000 out of pocket expense
5:36 am
grannyrose
my pt tried to help me...but i have gone beyond getting up at 6am every day to attend the hydro sessions.
5:38 am
lbdawger
did the pt say anything about crutches or any other prosthetic to help you walk?
5:40 am
grannyrose
lololol about the crutches. already thought of them on my own. also a friend has offered me her dad's old walker, on wheels.
5:42 am
sukee
Good morning, happy new year!
5:42 am
grannyrose
the walker means i would have a seat whenever i needed it too
5:42 am
lbdawger
happy new year, Sukee
5:42 am
sukee
A walker is good, I have one.
5:42 am
grannyrose
{{hugs}} and good morning sukee. and a very Happy new Year to you too. xoxox
5:43 am
lbdawger
My dad had a walker like that. if you get one make sure you get it sized right for you. otherwise you're back is going to hurt.
5:43 am
sukee
I was hoping for a bigger grid today, oh well.
5:44 am
grannyrose
lbdawger, hubby is very fussy about that sort of detail. he will make sure it is right for me.
5:44 am
sukee
And, if it's like Canada, you can probably get the government to pay for some of the cost.
5:47 am
sukee
Think I am going to have to list early today.
5:55 am
lbdawger
just bought tickets to see star wars. Christmas gift for Hubz.
5:55 am
sukee
Cool, I haven't seen it yet.
5:58 am
lbdawger
he wanted to see it on the big screen. I'm not a big fan, liked the first 3 the second 3 eh.
5:58 am
sukee
I'm the same, haven't liked any movies since the original 3
5:59 am
sukee
Listed, only found a few obvious words :)
6:03 am
grannyrose
can i help you sukee?
6:03 am
lbdawger
here to help if needed or wanted. how was your new year's eve, sukee? the explosions started around 6pm here and lasted until around 11:00
6:03 am
sukee
It was very quiet, I watched some TV and then went to bed to read. I didn't hear any noise at all :)
6:04 am
sukee
Would love a clue for the sa 6/21
6:05 am
lbdawger
sa6 first three are the part of the beach...the gritty stuff + ***n around and see what's behind you.
6:06 am
grannyrose
sa6. sa + not the Old Testament + you are in tweet language
6:06 am
sukee
TY, got it :)
6:06 am
MollyL
It was clued earlier as a jumble of a planet
6:08 am
sukee
I have to go get something to eat. See you soon.
6:08 am
lbdawger
have a great day sukee
6:12 am
grannyrose
hey ya molly. have you had a good few days?
6:13 am
grannyrose
later sukee. prolly will be in bed when you come back. xoxox
6:19 am
grannyrose
goodnight all. i hope 2016 brings all you wish and hope for. xoxox
6:20 am
lbdawger
sweet sleeps, Rose! may this new year bring good health and prosperity to you and yours!
6:22 am
lbdawger
and I think I'll go toddle off and see what's for brekkies. Happy New Year everyone!
7:47 am
Sugrraleona
Happy New Year everyone . . . .what's with just 41 words? LOL LOL - way to start off the New Year Dr. God - whoop
7:49 am
montreal13
Happy new year to all Babblers everywhere !
7:50 am
periwinkle
Happy New Year Everyone!
7:50 am
montreal13
All the best to you Peri !!
7:55 am
Ouwachita
any clue for the an6?
7:56 am
Ouwachita
nm...got it
7:57 am
Sugrraleona
have it ouw
7:57 am
montreal13
An6 ends in "walk quickly" - An7 is the plural
7:58 am
Sugrraleona
ty montreal
7:58 am
montreal13
"walked quickly" that is ...
7:58 am
Sugrraleona
hmm, doesn
7:58 am
Sugrraleona
doesnt take the planet with the rings
7:59 am
montreal13
bbl for las 12 - happy babblings all and take care - "poof" - no sugar, i tried th4 too !
8:00 am
montreal13
"that too" even..."sigh" - bye for now "real poof"
8:01 am
periwinkle
ty montreal, all the best to you too.
8:03 am
MollyL
It takes an anagram of the planet with the rings though
8:05 am
HarryHood
ty for the s molly
8:05 am
HarryHood
happy ny all
8:06 am
MollyL
Happy New Year to you and yours, Harry.
8:06 am
Anniebrook
Happy 2016, babblers
8:07 am
HarryHood
hope this grid is not indicative of things to come
8:08 am
HarryHood
I'm hopelessly stuck at 18, with 5 tiles still blank.
8:09 am
phaeton
Dang...a mini
8:10 am
mixi6
8 left, only 1 blank tile.
8:10 am
HarryHood
wtg mix!
8:12 am
HarryHood
listing. I am blind.
8:12 am
phaeton
ahhh...but it has teeth!!
8:13 am
Anniebrook
the ju's have me baffled
8:14 am
mixi6
1st for of each are the same.
8:16 am
Anniebrook
thanks, mixi
8:16 am
HarryHood
list has helped - 4 to go :)
8:18 am
mixi6
4 to go, no list.
8:19 am
HarryHood
done. I'm in awe, mix.
8:19 am
HarryHood
have a good day all!
8:19 am
Anniebrook
yay, JJ
8:21 am
Anniebrook
Im done. HNY everyone
8:23 am
mixi6
fw. thanks for the clues.
8:31 am
Scrabbler
Hi kids
8:41 am
bichon
hi Srabs and Happy New Year
8:41 am
bichon
an 6/21, pls
8:41 am
Scrabbler
*arf*arf*
8:42 am
72 Temple Owl
got to be kidding, 41 words
8:42 am
bichon
hip hop Scrabs
8:42 am
Scrabbler
It's tr**, Owl.
8:48 am
Marc Freeman
Happy New Year to all, what are the stats for the 2 lone 'e's' in column 2 and 5
8:49 am
bichon
en 5/12 and ey 4/6
8:50 am
bichon
ju 5/22, pls
8:51 am
72 Temple Owl
the j words are not looking very promising
8:51 am
bichon
I have the 4/10 and the 6/36
8:51 am
Scrabbler
I just have ju4
8:51 am
bichon
the 6/36 is just add on two consonants
8:52 am
Marc Freeman
ju+ big mouse
8:52 am
72 Temple Owl
are they common use words>
8:52 am
Scrabbler
And TY, Marc
8:53 am
Scrabbler
13 to go so I may as well try to finish this grid.
8:53 am
Scrabbler
Owl, ju6 and ju5 are new to me--Latinish words
8:53 am
bichon
down to 10, what will I do for the rest of the day. Crossword puzzles and QP
8:54 am
Scrabbler
Read a book?
8:55 am
bichon
Yes, but I don't have any books to read. I usually get the CD's and download them to my IPod
8:56 am
chj
ju6 a worker selected by voir dire
8:56 am
72 Temple Owl
stats for the 7 pls?
9:00 am
Scrabbler
Don't try saturn for sa6.
9:01 am
origami
Good morning and happy new year
9:01 am
Scrabbler
Hi origami
9:02 am
origami
This little grid looks ugly
9:04 am
Scrabbler
No, not bad.
9:04 am
72 Temple Owl
hello and hny
9:11 am
Scrabbler
Help with sa6 please?
9:13 am
mkg
hi all. happy 2016
9:14 am
mkg
any clues for the 7 or sixes? i have none of them and dont get the J6 clue below.
9:14 am
mkg
nor do i get an 7 clue. all clues welcome.
9:15 am
mkg
hi scrabbler and origami
9:15 am
Scrabbler
ju + ra4 (to yell and scream)
9:15 am
Marc Freeman
ja + someone who tells on you
9:16 am
Scrabbler
ju5 = ju + rodent
9:16 am
Marc Freeman
I meant ju
9:16 am
mkg
i had ju 5 but ty for great clue.
9:17 am
Marc Freeman
en5, please?
9:17 am
mkg
the ja + someone who tells on you: is that the 5?
9:18 am
mkg
sorry but i have no en 5 yet. i think this is a tough grid.
9:18 am
Anniebrook
en 5 is french boredom
9:18 am
Marc Freeman
ju is what I meant the best clue came from Scrabbler ju + rodent
9:18 am
godthaab
A beautiful Scotch in the grid. Buy the Superstition!
9:18 am
mkg
juta is so a word!
9:18 am
mkg
ty marc. i got that one.
9:19 am
mkg
godhaab i wish i understood your clue.
9:19 am
mkg
i also wish i spoke french.
9:19 am
Marc Freeman
Annie don't understand French boredom
9:20 am
Scrabbler
enn + 2 vowels
9:20 am
mkg
further clues needed by me for these words please.
9:20 am
Anniebrook
mkg, en + double consonant and 2 vowels
9:20 am
MollyL
Godth is talking about Ju4 Scotch
9:20 am
mkg
any clues for U words? ty
9:20 am
Anniebrook
I meant e, double cons. and 2 vowels
9:20 am
Anniebrook
or good
9:20 am
mkg
got the scotch. ty.
9:21 am
Anniebrook
I better quit while Im ahead. cant type today.
9:21 am
mkg
got that en 5. ty.
9:21 am
Marc Freeman
thanks Annie
9:21 am
car.eeyore
Arrggh! Need a nice big grid for today!
9:21 am
car.eeyore
Oh well...Happy New Year everyone!
9:21 am
mkg
need the U words and cant see them. i keep thinking un words but am not seeing them.
9:21 am
Scrabbler
No such luck, Car
9:21 am
mkg
should have been a 399 grid for the new year.
9:22 am
car.eeyore
at least!
9:22 am
mkg
just got ut 4, a plural.
9:22 am
poodletoes
41WORDS????
9:22 am
Uneaixoise
ut4/5 more than one western state :-)
9:23 am
mkg
cute clue une. ty. got it.
9:23 am
Uneaixoise
un4/5 sloth
9:24 am
mkg
i tried google but didnt see a sloth that was un.
9:26 am
car.eeyore
I think if the grid comes up this small on a holiday, Dr. God should hit the reset button.
9:27 am
Marc Freeman
got the sa6 what are the stats for the other 's' , please?
9:27 am
Scrabbler
FW and I must get on with my day. Good luck with the grid. There are some odd words.
9:28 am
car.eeyore
Hagd Scarbs!
9:28 am
car.eeyore
*scrabs
9:29 am
72 Temple Owl
hny car
9:29 am
car.eeyore
ty...you too!
9:30 am
hego
Happy New Year!
9:30 am
car.eeyore
Happy New Year!
9:30 am
hego
and this is a stupid little grid!
9:31 am
Marc Freeman
need the stats on the other 's' please, I have the sa6
9:31 am
72 Temple Owl
hny hego
9:31 am
car.eeyore
an 6/21
9:32 am
car.eeyore
ju 6/36
9:32 am
hego
TO, same to you!
9:32 am
Marc Freeman
got it thanks ju + rodent
9:32 am
hego
sauterne is a phantom
9:34 am
car.eeyore
phantom: annuity
9:34 am
Marc Freeman
could someone give me the stats for the two lone 'a's in column 2 and 4, please?
9:35 am
car.eeyore
Looking for those myself
9:35 am
car.eeyore
aj 4/9 from the 2nd column
9:35 am
Marc Freeman
thanks
9:38 am
hego
Like your weeme Car.
9:38 am
car.eeyore
And I like YOURS!
9:39 am
car.eeyore
Comfy cozy for the winter
9:40 am
72 Temple Owl
well that is it for me. happy new year, all
9:40 am
car.eeyore
Hagd TO!
9:42 am
Marc Freeman
Anyone have the stats for the lone 'a' in the 4th column, please?
9:42 am
car.eeyore
just found it an 4/4
9:42 am
hego
just clued Marc. aj 4,9
9:43 am
car.eeyore
That was the second column A...fourth column A is an 4/4
9:43 am
Marc Freeman
I had that one hego looking for the other one.
9:43 am
hego
oops sorry guys
9:43 am
Marc Freeman
got it thanks
9:44 am
car.eeyore
No worries
9:46 am
car.eeyore
FW. here to clue if needed.
9:46 am
hego
congrats Car!
9:47 am
poodletoes
clue for the sa 6 21 please
9:49 am
car.eeyore
Start of Christmas Eve visitor + most of tu 4/5
9:50 am
poodletoes
gracias, car!
10:00 am
Marc Freeman
finished thanks for all the clues and have a great new year
10:10 am
Christa
Morning Babblers & Origami.
10:10 am
origami
Good morning Christa!
10:24 am
gramma
HNY everybody!
10:25 am
jmcnrick
happy new year
10:25 am
Trifioso
hey everyone, happy new year!
10:26 am
jmcnrick
did you finish the champagne last night origami?
10:30 am
jmcnrick
the vowels are in order in the grid
10:30 am
origami
Hi jmc! Thank goodness I didn't finish it :-)
10:31 am
jmcnrick
no I have some orange juice . . . we can make mimosas!
10:31 am
origami
Happy new year Trifioso
10:31 am
origami
yumm ... mimosas :-)
10:32 am
jmcnrick
Bring that left champagne out from your cave origami! anyone else want a mimosa?
10:32 am
gramma
2 left. Ju 6 and 5. Clues please?
10:32 am
jmcnrick
ju5 is a legal term
10:33 am
jmcnrick
ju6 you add a letter to mu5
10:34 am
jmcnrick
*hands origami a glass*
10:34 am
gramma
There is no mu word and I don't speak legalese. Any other clues for me?
10:34 am
jmcnrick
here's to a glorious new year origami! *clink*
10:34 am
origami
TYVM jmc :D
10:34 am
Trifioso
is scrabbler here?
10:35 am
jmcnrick
ju6 includes a rambling talk at the end. . .
10:35 am
jmcnrick
sorry it was ju 6 add a letter to the ju5
10:35 am
jmcnrick
yw origami. . . always happy to have another drinking pal. . . .
10:36 am
gramma
May I help anyone before I run off?
10:36 am
jmcnrick
so take one letter from the ju6 to make the ju5
10:36 am
jmcnrick
yw gramma
10:36 am
Trifioso
I wanted to share a very, very funny bumper sticker I saw the other day with scrabbler - "Midwives help people out" - how cute is that????
10:37 am
jmcnrick
haha that is cute trif. . .
10:37 am
gramma
Very cute. I need one of those for a friend
10:37 am
origami
cute :-)
10:37 am
jmcnrick
stats for the U's please?
10:38 am
gramma
Well, if I can't help, I have no excuse for sitting here. I'm off to shower and start this year clean and bright.
10:38 am
jmcnrick
help! help! help!
10:38 am
jmcnrick
ty gramma
10:38 am
jmcnrick
love you icon btw
10:39 am
gramma
Thanks. I've kept this one for quite awhile now. I can't find anything I like better.
10:40 am
jmcnrick
never a bad sentiment. . . i have had my fcnl "war is not the answer" in my front yard for more than 10 years. . . when it died a few years ago i got another. . . .
10:41 am
gramma
Okay, I really do need a shower. See you all tomorrow.
10:41 am
jmcnrick
bye and happy new year gramma
10:42 am
Trifioso
please may i have a densa clue for the un4?
10:42 am
jmcnrick
i haven't found it mysellf trif. . . my monkeys are working hard!
10:44 am
jmcnrick
got it. . . .un+vowels
10:44 am
origami
un+two vowels
10:44 am
Trifioso
me too. whew!
10:45 am
jmcnrick
bananas all around!
10:46 am
TraderKate
Happy New Year everyone! :D
10:46 am
Trifioso
happy new year!
10:46 am
jmcnrick
happy new year trader
10:46 am
origami
happy new year kate
10:47 am
jmcnrick
with what does the 7 begin?
10:48 am
Minveryork
Happy New Year to my fellow babblers!Saving my last two.
10:48 am
jmcnrick
happy new year min!
10:50 am
TraderKate
Thanks Trif, jmc min and origami :)
I hoipe you all have a safe and healthy year ahead.
10:52 am
origami
Yay ... fireworks to start the new year
10:52 am
Minveryork
I just figured out what my last word is, but will enter later
10:52 am
jmcnrick
whooo hoooo origami!!!
10:52 am
jmcnrick
haha can't help yourself can you min?
10:52 am
Minveryork
Have a wonderful New Year's Day all. I'll be back later on.
10:53 am
jmcnrick
bye min have a great day
10:53 am
origami
have a great new year's day min
10:53 am
Trifioso
I need to feed the man - talk to you all later, dear ones!
10:53 am
origami
any clues wanted before I leave?
10:54 am
rururocks
wonders what's for lunch :D
10:54 am
jmcnrick
bye trif. . . no thanks anyway origami. . . see you both later
10:54 am
jmcnrick
I have been gone a while if trif has a new man to feed! haha
10:55 am
rururocks
good morning jm
10:55 am
welki
'morning everyone
10:55 am
jmcnrick
hi welki . . . happy new year!
10:56 am
welki
same to you, jmc :)
10:56 am
rururocks
hi welki.. my vet is going to get back to me with locations for you
10:58 am
jmcnrick
stats for the corner E please. . . .
10:58 am
welki
thanks - i left a message for you in chat a few days ago. we're trying one last diet, a different royal canin - anallergenic, a bit different than the venison HP, and he's back on antibiotics and increased vanectyl.
the vet read about CADI - thinks it might address the actual itching, more than the cause of it. but he's also asking his Pfizer contact about it
10:58 am
rururocks
EN 5/12
10:58 am
jmcnrick
ty . . . .
10:58 am
welki
(and if you thought the venison is expensive, this will make your eyes pop)
10:58 am
TraderKate
hi ruru and welki, happy new year :D
10:59 am
welki
hey, kate - and happy new year to you
11:00 am
rururocks
I read it.. but here's the deal Welki... it's nearly impossible to get to the cause of the allergy. I have spent thousands trying to find it. You can do allergy testing.. but you'd find like me he's allergic to a million things... by eliminating 85-90% of the itchiness you can eliminate secondary issues
11:00 am
rururocks
I tried that diet.. but Dylan threw it up ..
11:01 am
rururocks
hi TK..long time no see
11:02 am
welki
the vet agrees, partly - and is ready to concede that it's not a food issue (after we try this last ditch diet). he also agrees about the testing, said we could bring bax to the dermatologist/allergist, but it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack. (in retrospect, i should have saved the $$ on the vet visit and just waited to speak to you - but he was sooooo uncomfortable.)
11:02 am
jmcnrick
i am off to get ready for a party. . . bbl probably. . . . 15 left. . . .
11:03 am
rururocks
my vet is recommending a food change to kangaroo now.. jesus save me.
11:03 am
TraderKate
I've been busy and lurking..
you both have doggie troubles?
11:03 am
rururocks
BYe jmc
11:03 am
welki
have fun, jmc!
11:04 am
rururocks
I did the skin testing.. and Dylan was allergic to mold, grasses, dust, olive trees, pollen, wheat, etc.
11:04 am
welki
i've read about kangaroo dog food - there's one that's grain free and has lentils
11:04 am
rururocks
Am I supposed to drive around Napa and whack down all the olive trees?
11:04 am
welki
yes, kate - we have itchy scratchy pups
11:05 am
TraderKate
poor things!
11:05 am
welki
paul simon can tweak his song and re-make it as 'the dog in the bubble'
11:05 am
rururocks
it's impossible to figure out what the core issue is. I saw a dermatologist and spent a fortune that left me back in the same place I am. This new drug is a game changer for me. He's actually 60-80 more comfortable
11:06 am
rururocks
and it doesn't suppress the immune system as other drugs do
11:06 am
welki
what i don't quite understand is how the allergies morph into bacterial infections - is it from the scratching?
11:06 am
rururocks
it's from scratching and rubbing
11:07 am
TraderKate
you must be tearing your hair out in frustration...
11:07 am
rururocks
yes.. they pick up pyaderma (sp?) which makes them even itchier
11:07 am
TraderKate
would a human oatmeal bath help? just as a stop-gap?
11:07 am
rururocks
they pick up staph and in Dylan's case yeast
11:08 am
welki
kate, i think ru's dylan was suffering more than my guy, but yes, it's really frustrating
11:08 am
rururocks
it's extremely frustrating.. and hugely challenging.
11:08 am
rururocks
that's why I'm trying to help Welki
11:09 am
rururocks
only my pet-sitters know the lengths I go to for this dog
11:09 am
welki
difficult for me, too, because i have another dog. baxter is 100% on this diet now, which means no treats for either of them - and it's really difficult to give meds without something wrapped around them
11:09 am
TraderKate
that's 4 dogs I have heard of very recently that have developed weird allergies...all trying different drugs/food etc.
11:09 am
rururocks
my local grocery store thinks I have a meth lab I buy so much benedryl for Dylan :D
11:10 am
welki
yeah, i stock up on benadryl, too
11:10 am
rururocks
I give meds in chunks of banana welki
11:10 am
TraderKate
how else you gonna pay the vet bills ruru? LOL
11:10 am
rururocks
no treats
11:10 am
welki
ahh, that's a good idea. better than cheese
11:11 am
rururocks
better and easier to insert the pill
11:11 am
welki
good thing about bax is that, if i offer a piece or two of kibble, he thinks it's a special treat - and boyhowdy, does that food stink!
11:11 am
rururocks
I'm hoping there's a clinic in northern Montana for you
11:11 am
rururocks
oh.. it smell AWFUL.. makes me puke
11:12 am
rururocks
smells
11:12 am
welki
i'm hoping that my vet can convince pfizer to run a trial up here
11:12 am
TraderKate
Gottta go make some tea and get my peeepers working, very tired today.
11:12 am
rururocks
my vet has more than 20 dogs on this drug and it's worked for all of them
11:12 am
welki
but then - there's always (a little) hope that this new diet will work
11:12 am
TraderKate
glad it's a smalll grid :)
11:13 am
TraderKate
so why so many doggies with allergies now...genetics ie. bad breeding? environmental?
11:15 am
welki
i checked with the breeder - no allergies in the past with any of her dogs. only issue was with her very first golden, decades ago, and it wasn't an allergy, but an autoimmune condition
11:15 am
TraderKate
back soon I hope, but it could be a quiet day in babbleland ..
11:15 am
rururocks
breeding is often a crap shoot. some times it is perfect and amazing and sometimes it doesn't work out
11:15 am
rururocks
Dylan's Mom has similar issues.. but none of the previous litters had an issue with itchiness.
11:16 am
rururocks
Dylan's father never had a hot spot in his life.. not once
11:16 am
TraderKate
well, I hope they get your pups sorted out quickly (and cheapky)
11:16 am
welki
thanks, kate
11:16 am
rururocks
My last dog was perfect. Never an issue and a long life
11:16 am
rururocks
thanks kate. I'm doing all I can for him
11:16 am
TraderKate
did you get a new place yet ruru?
11:17 am
rururocks
no.. nothing on the market right now with the holidays
11:17 am
rururocks
the flippers have elevated prices so I'm waiting for things to calm down
11:17 am
rururocks
nothing new that is
11:18 am
TraderKate
i hope something turns up soon. It would be nice to get you into your forever home...
11:20 am
welki
thanks for looking into the CADI clinics, ru - i've got to get moving here. hope 2016 brings everyone good things.
11:21 am
TraderKate
bbl, take care in 2016
11:23 am
rururocks
yes.. that would be nice TK.. I am hoping to find something
11:27 am
TraderKate
if Howie can find his home of his dreams, so can you! Lucky you aren't under any time pressure
11:29 am
TraderKate
back in a while, take care every9one!
11:36 am
sciencegeek
sa6?
11:48 am
dan2bit
happy leap year, everyone!
11:53 am
rururocks
same to you dan.. and your family
12:04 pm
dpomfr
I have got no a's if I can have a few ideas?
12:04 pm
LeslieAnn
several ag words
12:06 pm
Uneaixoise
ag5 a + G*** Kelly, who sang Singin' in the Rain
12:06 pm
Uneaixoise
ag4/6 ag + double vowel
12:07 pm
Uneaixoise
ag4/6 A + G**rgio Armani
12:07 pm
dpomfr
I have found ag**! Ty
12:07 pm
Uneaixoise
aj4 the door is open :-)
12:08 pm
Uneaixoise
an4/4 an + Mustang **lly
12:10 pm
Uneaixoise
an6/21 an + vowel + opp of walked
12:11 pm
Uneaixoise
and plural
12:11 pm
LeslieAnn
ha was waiting for those an words, thx unea
12:13 pm
Jerry81
Happy New year all! Loved the Rose parade on TV
12:16 pm
Uneaixoise
back in a bit . . .
12:23 pm
rururocks
Anusit
12:23 pm
rururocks
Damn it
12:24 pm
rururocks
Anuliedown
12:25 pm
rururocks
Damn it
12:25 pm
rururocks
Anucrawl
12:25 pm
rururocks
Daaaaamn
12:30 pm
jewwel
Happy new year
12:33 pm
MollyL
Anustagger
12:34 pm
dan2bit
why are you tagging anuses, Molly?
12:35 pm
MollyL
Three cheers for Une for putting Wilson Pickett in my head.
12:36 pm
MollyL
Pardon, anu "-" stagger...following anuliedown and anucrawl
12:36 pm
dan2bit
<-- undercaffeinated in 2016
12:37 pm
rururocks
anus tagging sounds interesting
12:37 pm
MollyL
2Bit, what's with all the cold all of a sudden. Are we actually going to have "winter". I thought we might have bypassed it.
12:37 pm
rururocks
that was California's new year's resolution Molly to send the cold weather back east where it belongs
12:38 pm
MollyL
Adult Party Game: Pin The Tail On The Anus
12:38 pm
Uneaixoise
back! whew . . . multi-tasking -- putting away inside Xmas decorations, doing post-Xmas guest laundry, taking down outside Xmas decorations . . .
12:39 pm
MollyL
My New Year's hope is that people actually start spelling out entire words. *HOPE*
12:39 pm
Uneaixoise
wow -- workers toiling away next door in spite of holiday
12:40 pm
dan2bit
it is quite possible that I could seriously spend the time to elaborately include all the letters in each word I provide typographically :-)
12:40 pm
Uneaixoise
amazing house going up -- family demo'd little house and cut down 14 trees . . . . in order to build their 5000 sq ft dream house
12:40 pm
MollyL
I have un-decked the halls, Une. I put my decorations up a week earlier than I usually do and it was really time for them to go back into storage.
12:41 pm
rururocks
falalalala la la la laAAAA
12:41 pm
Uneaixoise
beautiful house but jeezomeez -- on 100 x 200 lot
12:42 pm
Uneaixoise
I feel like I'm in the dollhouse next door LOL
12:42 pm
rururocks
it's not about the yards anymore une
12:42 pm
rururocks
Small is beautiful
12:42 pm
Uneaixoise
I know -- teeny yards and mega houses
12:43 pm
dan2bit
firewords! ha4/10 pilgrimage was my last - tx all cluers
12:43 pm
Uneaixoise
congrats, dan!!
12:44 pm
rururocks
looking forward to New Year's brunch with some friends soon
12:45 pm
MollyL
Ru, it's unfa-unla-unla when you are undecking the halls.
12:49 pm
MollyL
Ru is still in brunch time, meanwhile I have a killer pot of black-eyed peas going that will accompany a pork tenderloin and fried cabbage and onions. Too bad I don't have any creamery butter.
12:49 pm
Uneaixoise
omg just heard that Natalie Cole died :-(
12:50 pm
rururocks
oh.. that sounds delicious molly
12:50 pm
rururocks
I've got tenderloins too.. fried cabbage I've never done.. how do you do it?
12:51 pm
rururocks
yes.. she's been ill for a while une
12:51 pm
Uneaixoise
that's what the article said -- but only 65 . . .
12:51 pm
MollyL
Une, I was floored when I read that Natalie Cole died.
Ru, I just chop the cabbage and sauté it up with some onions. Sometimes chopped ham, but there is ham in the black-eyed peas.
12:52 pm
Uneaixoise
I like to toss some dried cranberries in my sauteed cabbage
12:52 pm
rururocks
oh that sounds good too
12:53 pm
rururocks
you mean craisins :D
12:53 pm
Uneaixoise
it is :-)
12:55 pm
MollyL
Oh there you go, brand crazed Americans, calling cranberries...craisins.
12:55 pm
Uneaixoise
not I
12:57 pm
Uneaixoise
FW! And I'm going back to my Xmas un-decking, Molly :-)
12:59 pm
MollyL
You know, I am a big lover of Wilson Pickett. But after listening to him do Mustang Sally and The Commitments do their cover of the same, I have to say that I like The Commitments version better. Andrew Strong has one hell of a voice.
1:03 pm
rururocks
I am a big Wilson Pickett fan too.. and Bill Withers, and Percy Faith, and especially Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye
1:07 pm
rubyfoo
craisin are dried with blueberry juice and for me they're inedible
1:07 pm
rubyfoo
and hello
1:08 pm
rubyfoo
I eat a lot of dried fruit and nuts and have gained back a kilo!
1:09 pm
rururocks
good morning ruby
1:09 pm
rubyfoo
good evening ru
1:09 pm
MollyL
Funny story about me, one fine Spring day, driving home from work, singing "Sexual Healing" rather loudly. Windows open, so were the windows of the two guys in the car next to me at the stop light, who looked over and laughed.
1:10 pm
rururocks
ha.. that's always embarassing
1:10 pm
rubyfoo
and what happened next, Molly?
1:13 pm
MollyL
As a big Marvin Gaye fan, I was amazed when Robin Thicke tried the rip of of "Got To Give It Up"
1:13 pm
eieios
Can I get a clue and/or stats for the 7.
1:14 pm
rururocks
need to jump in the shower .. have a great day everyone
1:14 pm
rubyfoo
don't slip!
1:16 pm
rubyfoo
I slipped
1:16 pm
rubyfoo
good night
1:35 pm
CiociaJudy
an7 is a plural, eieios
1:35 pm
CiociaJudy
an7/32
3:03 pm
Judi
Hiya, kids! Happy New Year!
3:08 pm
Judi
This is an ugly, ugly grid.
4:01 pm
crosshair
Tiny ones usually are nasty :(
5:17 pm
torgone
This grid fills me with en5/12 ..
5:18 pm
penquis
hah...i agree with you there....stuck at 20 left, lol....
5:29 pm
dcseain
en5, indeed torgone
5:32 pm
Soodle
I've just waved off my darling daughter back to the UK after a really lovely Christmas. It was a tearful toss-up between opening a bottle of wine or coming on Babble. Babble has less calories, so here I am . :-(
5:33 pm
penquis
hi soodle....glad you had a good time over the holidays...
5:35 pm
Soodle
It was lovely, thank you Pen. I'm just so lonesome for Sarah now.... I hope you had a good time toi?
5:36 pm
penquis
yes....spent today with my two brothers and my sister in law....we went to lunch and then shopped at LL Bean in Freeport....we had fun,,,
5:37 pm
Soodle
How lovely. Happy New Year to you & yours.
5:38 pm
penquis
ty....same to you....the chinese would say "Xin nian kuai le!" .... (I am studying Chinese)....
5:39 pm
Soodle
And in Irish it's Ath-bhliain Shona Duit!
5:48 pm
penquis
i am done....
5:51 pm
penquis
heading out....Happy New Year to all who remain!...
6:31 pm
Douglas
Taking hope that this grid is not a harbinger of grids to come this year.
6:36 pm
MollyL
Aw dammit, back to the drawing board with my Gaelic. I thought Happy New Year was Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit.
6:39 pm
godthaab
FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!!!
7:20 pm
Nef
YAY godthaab!!! WTG!!!
7:27 pm
Nef
THis grid stinks. I'm not even half way (22 words left) but will need Lickety to finish.
7:34 pm
dcseain
firewords! Thanks, morewords1
7:35 pm
Nef
YAY, dcseain!!! WYG!!!
7:35 pm
dcseain
this on was challenging, but not too frustrating. At least with occasional play on my part.
7:36 pm
Nef
(and it's small, which is good too)
7:42 pm
dcseain
an6/7 were the weirdest words today for me.
7:43 pm
Nef
I kept trying a bodily fluid word before I had a typo (which was accepted!)
7:50 pm
dcseain
that's easy to imagine
7:52 pm
Nef
Happy New Year, dc.
7:52 pm
Nef
(I'm kind of slow on greetings this year)
7:53 pm
dcseain
and a happy new year to you, too, nef :)
7:57 pm
Nef
2 words left. Thanks Lickety!
8:00 pm
Nef
(finished before the grandson comes for his weekly sleep over! Hapy day!)
8:00 pm
Nef
Good night All, and Happy New Year to Everyone!
8:43 pm
Jindigo
Need a clue for SA 6 - for fireworks please.
8:43 pm
kje
anagram of the planet
8:45 pm
Jindigo
thought i tried that - will try again
8:46 pm
kje
most of latin for without + most of going left or right from straight ahead
8:46 pm
Jindigo
got it - thanks KJE
8:47 pm
kje
and yea for you!
8:47 pm
Jindigo
im out - tons of laundry to fold. *poof
11:29 pm
torgone
Slowish chat tonight ..
11:35 pm
kimmtoats
hi babblers!
11:37 pm
kimmtoats
looking forward to the flip, I finished this grid this morning!
11:51 pm
torgone
Most are looking forward to the flip after this grid ..