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flip! flip! flip!!

12:00 am

hooray

12:00 am

* flip *

12:00 am

well, I was close...

12:00 am

very!

br7/40

12:02 am

flip for the third time

Clues are up

12:02 am

phant brominate

12:02 am

hello

yeah, well that's close enough to what I just found

12:02 am

sheesh, slow load!

12:02 am

thanks george i think i got the same one you did

12:02 am

nbt

ta, Lickety!

12:03 am

THANKS Lickety!

12:03 am

AN7 been called?

flip and hi all!

12:03 am

flip

12:03 am

George, yes, Arcade Fire the band

12:04 am

oh, goody, thanks Lickety

yeah, not very familiar though

12:04 am

WE LOVE YOU LICKETY!!!

12:04 am

NBT!

12:04 am

at8

12:05 am

Wow, pini! My grid hadn't even loaded on this old desktop

12:05 am

jess is that a AT 6/8?

12:05 am

yes

12:05 am

;)

12:05 am

nbt

12:05 am

well done, nan :)

12:05 am

i just found it thanks jess

12:06 am

first ti4 I've done that, jili! :)

12:06 am

I liked what I heard of Arcade Fire Suburbs, but I guess that's no recommendation, lol!

12:06 am

sheez peri and nan, you amaze me!!

12:07 am

wtg nan too!

12:08 am

an 7

ooh, got that at8 finally!

12:08 am

thx nan ;)

12:08 am

is that x 2 cyber?

12:08 am

i have AN 7/40

12:09 am

just got an an7/32

12:09 am

I have an7/32

12:09 am

2 x an7/32

12:09 am

ro 7-8

12:10 am

well guys....have been up for 19 hours...have a good start on grid, see you all tomorrow!

12:10 am

so must be an7 x 2 ;)

12:10 am

snap, cuz

12:10 am

thank jess

12:10 am

* giggle *

12:10 am

hi lickety -- ty

12:10 am

GMTA jilli ;)

12:10 am

:) pini

12:10 am

thanks cyber i got those just now

12:10 am

I have an an 7/40

nbt

12:11 am

RE 6

12:11 am

cyber i have the same AN

12:11 am

hi Dee

12:12 am

wtg dee and hi dee hi

12:12 am

I have an7 x 2 now ;)

hugs jili

12:12 am

funny -- I ripped through the last grid and can't see a thing in this one. Tired, I guess.

found one 7/32 -- something I'm deffo not, ha!

one an7/32 that is, yeah

12:13 am

oh, shoot...I have an7/32 x 2 (looking for the an7/40)

12:14 am

re9/60

12:14 am

thanks for that AN 7/32

12:14 am

nice find DrB

12:14 am

hi DrB

12:14 am

DRB is it somethign we should know?

12:14 am

got it ;)

12:14 am

hi jill

12:14 am

can't see the biggies

12:15 am

it's common, mlf

12:15 am

Yes, if you love lovecraft

12:15 am

NEVER MIND I FOUND IT

12:15 am

or anything else. Guess i should just drown my sorrows?

12:15 am

I just have the 7 George clued

12:15 am

thanks George

yeah, that's the only one I could see!

12:15 am

hi flosey -- did you get the pix?

12:16 am

no, when did you send them?

12:16 am

we didn't get home until about 6

12:16 am

phantom: banana

12:17 am

not long ago, flosey

12:17 am

ok, they've just come through jilli, will look later

12:17 am

and there's alink in my bio here

12:17 am

ok, will check that too

12:17 am

how did your day go, flo?

12:18 am

em 9/66

12:19 am

was fine, Jilli, didn't get down to Victoria, will still have to do that, prob. next week

12:19 am

thats the one i am looking for now

12:19 am

lunch was lovely at Cherry Point Winery

12:19 am

sounds great, flo

12:21 am

and NBT

12:21 am

stats for the O top left please

12:21 am

wtg flo -- I'm nowhere near -- blind tonight

12:22 am

nothing from that O, mlf

12:22 am

oh duhh thanks

12:22 am

sorry i wasnt paying attention

12:23 am

BO7

12:23 am

best be on my way...chat with y'all tmw!...

12:24 am

night all * poof *

12:24 am

bye pini :)

12:25 am

got br7 x2 at least

12:26 am

thanks jilli, I have them now

12:27 am

fireworks

12:27 am

wtg grem

12:27 am

nbt!

12:27 am

wtg jilli

12:27 am

YAY grem!!!

12:28 am

cant think anymore i am out poof

12:29 am

bye mlf

12:31 am

half way and crashing -- see you tomorrow :)

12:31 am

congrats, grem

12:34 am

wtg nan!

12:35 am

icon clue posted

12:37 am

good one jilli

12:38 am

ty flosey

12:43 am

just monkeyed ar7

12:44 am

wd flosey! No diea.

12:45 am

Idea even

12:45 am

Yaaawn!

12:48 am

yikes! just found em9!

12:50 am

just changed icon

12:52 am

boy, flosey -- have to check that one!

12:52 am

wow, good for you jilli

12:52 am

no -- didn't get it yet!

12:52 am

oh, you mean the em9?

12:53 am

check bio again

12:53 am

yes, wow, the em9

12:53 am

hello, finally here

12:54 am

hi west

12:54 am

hi flosey

12:55 am

ba 6/30 .. is a unusual one

12:55 am

ha, monkey found your sandstone, flosey -- ta!

12:55 am

hi west

12:55 am

wtg jilli

12:55 am

hi ruru -- check my bio for flickr pix of the fun you missed!

12:58 am

hi jilli thanks for the icon clue

12:58 am

yw west :)

12:59 am

very cute jilli.. looks like nice folk

12:59 am

nbt

12:59 am

we had a lot of fun, ruru

1:00 am

wtg west!

1:00 am

pretty cinchy tonight

1:00 am

and ty lol

1:00 am

chinchy?

1:01 am

brb -- dishwasher needs filling before bedtime

1:03 am

it was a cinch

1:04 am

I have done dw duty

1:04 am

I have a college deferment from DW duty

1:04 am

you're lucky

1:05 am

we had some very good wine for dinner ruru very fruity

1:05 am

what was it?

1:05 am

have to get the bottle so you can tell me if it's good

1:07 am

Schmitt Sohne Piesporter Michelsberg

1:07 am

Never heard of it

1:08 am

we get their reisling all the time

1:08 am

Piesporter is moderately sweet .. probably nice.. was it 2008?

1:08 am

yes

1:09 am

sounds good. I like riesling

1:09 am

it was a good match for the roast chicken and artichokes

1:10 am

hmm.. artichokes are hard on wine

1:10 am

they are? we enjoyed the combination

1:11 am

didn't cook them in the wine just drank it lol

1:12 am

roast chicken is a good call with it though

1:12 am

I am meeting dorens for lunch tomorrow.

1:13 am

that's great say hi from me

1:13 am

where are you going?

1:13 am

a little french Bistro I like on the Napa river

1:14 am

oh perfect

1:14 am

yeah.. the food is great

1:14 am

she'll be impressed I think

1:15 am

so nice to have you to choose the wine too

1:15 am

yeah.. and I am buying lunch too..lol

1:16 am

gets better and better

1:16 am

hello

1:16 am

hi sandy

1:16 am

hey loo

1:17 am

lol ru

1:17 am

I have a cousin named Sandra Louise is that your name too?

1:17 am

no its sandra leonie

1:17 am

I like louise better

1:18 am

my daughter is Sandra Louise

1:18 am

that's pretty though

1:18 am

she is flosey? are you my aunt? lol

1:18 am

lol

1:18 am

there was a discussion about artichokes on the radio, and how they make wines taste sweeter.

1:19 am

well the combination was really good

1:19 am

have to try it sans artichokes next time

1:19 am

glad it worked..

1:19 am

how did you prepare them west?

1:20 am

yes.. just some corn, and roasted potato

1:20 am

I made paninis tonight for dinner

1:20 am

ruru -- take pix at luch!

1:20 am

got a pot of water boiling threw in some salt and boiled them gently for 45 minutes

1:20 am

riesling and corn is a wonderful pairing

1:20 am

covered the pot

1:21 am

the radio suggested steaming for an hour.

1:21 am

oh thanks ruru

1:21 am

steaming works too

1:21 am

it's been many years since I've had them

1:21 am

I love chokes

1:21 am

first I cut the thorns off all the leaves and slice the top and stem off

1:22 am

me too, but love marinated artichoke hearts in a salad.

1:22 am

the heart is the best best part

1:22 am

a few gardeners here grow them, we don't

1:23 am

marinated artichoke hearts are so good but the warm heart in melted butter mmmm

1:23 am

so do I jilli, it is one of my favourites

1:23 am

I was surprised to see them in the market

1:24 am

Nicky and I are on one of those diets where you get all your meals delivered

1:24 am

I put them in a cold bean salad with mozzerella and roasted peppers

1:24 am

I must screw up my courage and get one. I'm such an uncook!

1:24 am

I have lost 11 lbs on my diet so far

1:24 am

wtg ru

1:25 am

sandy how is that working out?

1:25 am

well done there ru

1:25 am

whoa,sandy, that sounds wonderful!

1:25 am

I am worried about the wine factor

1:25 am

sure is ruru !!

1:25 am

wtg ruru. How many do you want to lose?

1:25 am

wine has absolutely no calories didn't you know that?

1:25 am

what wine factor? Verboten?

1:25 am

wine is only fruit juice ....no fat....surely it should be free

1:26 am

looking for 25 jill..

1:26 am

wine has a lot of calories

1:26 am

shhh ruru

1:26 am

Well, I managed 28, ru so you can too -- much easier for guys.

1:26 am

I like west's version better

1:27 am

I said it before jilli you look terrific

1:27 am

broken cookies don't count either.

1:27 am

.. but that is only crappy wine that is caloric

1:27 am

thanks, west!

1:27 am

I think I will have a little with lots of soda water in a large wine glass

1:27 am

you do look great in the pictures jilli

1:27 am

oh dear -- will swollen head add pounds?

1:28 am

although I am going on holiday next week so I will take that week off, mainly want nicky to start eating healthy

1:28 am

well, I'm off to see Jilli's pictures, then to bed, 81 left for tomorrow

1:28 am

goodnight all

1:29 am

where are the pics Jilli, are they for us to see also

1:29 am

goodnight flosey sleep well

1:29 am

night flosey -- I'm getting nowhere with this -- still 124 to go!

1:29 am

me too flosey.. I am right behind yoou

1:29 am

nite flo

1:29 am

sandy -- I've posted a link in my bio

1:30 am

ok

1:30 am

nite all.. see you later

1:31 am

night ruru!

1:31 am

good night ruru have a great time tomorrow

1:32 am

I love these photos jilli, especially the cake!

1:32 am

isn't it amazing? Such a clever idea pini had.

1:33 am

did you all eat your names?

1:33 am

I still had 80 words to go on the cake though .. before you ate it

1:33 am

jeez, just realised this big grid has no S.

1:34 am

My piece of cake was pure white.

1:34 am

*peuffe*

Morning all how many words

1:34 am

have we been blessed with lickety?

1:34 am

182 sandra

1:34 am

182 sandra

Thanks

1:35 am

I just found the grits

1:36 am

I love those photos jilli, they are gorgeous and i love you great danes

1:36 am

oh thanks, sandy!

1:36 am

and thanks west!

1:36 am

I think this is a hard grid

1:37 am

so do I, and the last one was so nice.

1:38 am

it was , usually i get over halfway before i look at the list but so far I only have 48

1:38 am

well, i will keep trying

1:38 am

they are coming slowly but surely but mostly they're hiding

1:40 am

hi all. late flip for me

1:40 am

hi m

1:40 am

hi m9

1:41 am

great pictures, Jilli, looks like you had a wonderful time

1:41 am

now off to bed

1:41 am

we did, flosey, and missed you!

1:41 am

where are the pics?

1:42 am

link in my bio, m9

1:42 am

ok

1:42 am

ty.jilli, next time

1:44 am

whee, got the re9!

1:44 am

wtg jilli !!

1:45 am

got to 59 now looking for that re9

1:46 am

now have both 9s <smirk>

1:46 am

jilli .......what is the third letter....?

1:46 am

woo hoo you're hot !!

1:46 am

are they both re's?

1:46 am

(not smirking)

1:47 am

rea is the 9

1:47 am

ok thanks for that

1:47 am

the other is em9

1:47 am

and Lickety is up

1:48 am

thanks jilli

1:49 am

weird I typed something and it went into some black hole or something.

1:49 am

creepy!

1:49 am

I'm collecting all your good words m

1:49 am

I'll sell them back to you

1:49 am

fun pics! I love the dog on the chair! ANd the party hats. You DO look great jilli!

1:50 am

you're a black hole west?

1:50 am

thanks, m9!

1:50 am

I could be lol

1:51 am

got the em

1:51 am

good 4 u west :)

1:51 am

thanks for the help

1:54 am

hoopray -- hafway!

1:54 am

so what year were you born Jilli? 27?

1:54 am

yes, m9

1:54 am

wtg jilli !!

1:54 am

that was supposed to be hooray, halfway, duh!

1:55 am

my mom was 22

1:55 am

hoop it up!LOL

1:56 am

like my bridge partner, m9 ;)

1:56 am

brb.. going to other puter..

1:56 am

obviously bedtime for moi!

1:57 am

can you believe it's been a week since you left for the meet up?

1:58 am

sometimes time goes very fast and sometimes very slowly... depending...LOL

1:58 am

how long did it take you to get there?

1:58 am

know what you mean m

1:58 am

well, I'm just getting back down to earth, west.

1:58 am

goes pretty fast now

2:00 am

wasn't it nice of stid to make gifts? where does she find the time?

2:02 am

she carves it out of nothing!

2:02 am

hmm -- 5 minutes to the ferry, half an hour wait for it, 25 minutes crossing, hour and a half to the other ferry, hour and a half crossing, 2½ hours to the hotel (stopped for a meal). Dear bugs did the driving.

2:03 am

oh, forgot had to wait for the 2nd ferry an hour and a half because of reservation.

2:03 am

that's a great ferry ride though... did you say "hi" to my parents??LOL

2:03 am

You do the math!

2:04 am

Where are your parents, m9? I forgot.

2:04 am

We did the Coho, Victoria to Port Angeles.

2:05 am

My Dad threw my mom's ashes off the Coho and we all threw dad's off.

2:05 am

they DID live in Port Angeles in their later years

2:05 am

Nice to get a 40 of Smirnoff for $14.95 at the Duty Free coming home, too!

2:06 am

Oh m9, what a great sendoff for them!

2:06 am

good morning everybody

2:06 am

Hi ruby!

2:06 am

We finally got the UK's rain and it's beautiful!

2:06 am

well... I'll have to tell you about my poor Dad's sometime. eek.

2:07 am

Ruby -- I have a link to the pix of our babble gathering in my bio.

2:07 am

m9 -- what is your icon about?

2:08 am

My dad mixed my mom's ashes with marine grade cement in a little pail...and just threw the whole pail over I guess. No one else was there. He did that by himself. And then he told my sister exactly when to throw his off, so they'd be about the same place.

2:08 am

yesterday's grid.

2:08 am

oh my, m9!

2:09 am

your icon is yesterday's grid? I thought that was the 3 little pigs etc...

2:09 am

what an interesting chog this morning!

2:10 am

My dad told me once (paraphrasing) "you know, folks get buried and for the first few years someone might put flowers on their grave, but after a while they get forgotten, except for people like your aunt that travels around cleaning off her ancestor's headstones. Those pretty little sea anemonies will grab on there, and your mom will always have flowers."

2:11 am

I got ahead of myself jilli.

2:11 am

m9: that is really touching and SO true!

2:12 am

I think he also liked it that his house looked out over the straight, so he could see that area of water all the time.

2:12 am

m9, I love that. What made them so attached to those waters?

2:12 am

ah, I see.

2:13 am

my Dad was a bargeman for 32 years out of seattle. Travelled up to Canada and through those waters a lot

2:13 am

I'd like to be chucked into vEsuvius Bay where I like to swim in the sea, but I don't hink it would be appreciated by the other swimmers.

2:14 am

hmmm -- maybe dropped off the ferry to Crofton...

2:14 am

I'm back I got lost but caught up with the chat and hello ruby

2:14 am

hello westford!

2:15 am

and in about 1940 he and a pal built a small wooden sailboat and sailed it up through your area and much further North

2:15 am

you are able to swim in the sea, jilli? Isn't it really cold there?

2:15 am

well, I guess I'll go to bed -- lots to do tomorrow.

2:15 am

his friend wrote it up and it was in wooden boat magazine. I recently got a copy of the article when my cousin went through her mom's storage.

2:15 am

that's a really sweet story about your mother and dad m

2:16 am

not so many wooden boats any more

2:16 am

ruby, Vesuvius Bay is the warmest spot on the island -- summer temps up to 72F (22C)

2:16 am

oh that is nice and warm jilli

2:17 am

West, stid's dad just refurbished a wooden boat.

2:17 am

a lot of work I'll bet

2:17 am

here the lake is 55F all year. I know people who swim across, but they do it with a boat in tandem, just in case. I think they're insane!

2:18 am

I miss sailing!

2:18 am

I should add some pix from their living room...maybe tomorrow

2:18 am

let us know when you do it ruby

2:18 am

don't hold yur breath! hahah

2:18 am

swim not sail lol

2:18 am

can't you sail on your lake?

2:18 am

we average about 59 here

2:18 am

the only place I could ever swim (paddle around, that is) was in Miami when the ocean was more than 80F

2:19 am

it is too small for ocean sailing which is what we did off Miami

2:19 am

love that FL water

2:19 am

we sold the boat before we came here

2:19 am

it's like taking a bath

2:19 am

me too, when it's calm

2:19 am

exactly!

2:20 am

It's always calm here -- sheltered.

2:20 am

that sounds wonderful, jilli, and swimming is supposed to be the best exercise of all, that is, if you don't sink!

2:21 am

I've been a water baby since I was 3.

2:21 am

not me, unfortunately, I sink like a stone

2:21 am

my mother was a good swimmer; my father wouldn't go near the water except to fish

2:22 am

i saw recently that my uncle's last boat was for sale up in your area jilli

2:22 am

he was a marine architect and boat designer

2:22 am

My mum taught me to swim, then I did have lessons for racing and diving at that great pool in Shanghai.

2:22 am

when are you writing your memoirs, jilli?

2:23 am

My mum did the side-stroke and my dad the trudgeon -- like the crawl with a scissor kick!

2:23 am

when pigs fly, I think, ruby.

2:24 am

I've been hearing about flying pigs, lately!

2:24 am

NBT! painlessly, for once

2:24 am

too bad I'm not in the boat market, m9!

2:24 am

http://tinyurl.com/23kldwb isn't she beautiful?

2:24 am

wtg ruby!

2:24 am

gj ruby the rest is not

2:25 am

she costs about exactly the same as my house!

2:26 am

no 7's, 8's or 9's!

2:26 am

oh wtg ruby!

2:26 am

I'm stuck on two tiles

2:26 am

nice boat m and nice size

2:27 am

gape

2:27 am

wow, m9 -- what a boat!!! Beautiful!

2:27 am

yes, kje, you might well gape at m9's uncle's boat!

2:27 am

kjg, that is

2:27 am

that was the one he was working on when he died of leukemia. The plan was that he and my aunt and two cousins were going to sail around the world...

2:27 am

hello kje

2:28 am

hubby was an ocean sailor and the crew could take dates along on weekends those were the days

2:28 am

oh dear, m9!

2:28 am

whoops, hello anyway, I thought you were kje but welcome!

2:29 am

btw, pb for jilli! she can swim over.....

2:29 am

i sent that link to my cousin and she was thinking of driving up to Canada just to see her.

2:29 am

the best-laid schemes gang aft agley...

2:29 am

does she have any interest in doing the sail?

2:30 am

I don't think so. she was about 8 at the time.. or so..

2:30 am

very rough time to lose one's daddy

2:30 am

for sure

2:30 am

I was just copying kjg

2:30 am

help with lowest a? a stat?

2:31 am

and the other a in that column?

2:31 am

I have one, skin condition

2:31 am

ap4/5 I think

2:31 am

yes

2:32 am

and the flying prefix for the upper one

2:32 am

I'm really going to bed now -- night all! and *poof*

2:32 am

that must be anathema tome! I missed it last time too!

2:33 am

night jilli

2:33 am

good night jilli sweet dreams

2:33 am

{{jilli}} as yu float by

2:34 am

NBT!! thank you for the help!

2:34 am

ruby have you decided on the kitten?

2:34 am

wtg m

2:34 am

~~~giggle~~~

2:35 am

well lookie who's still here!??!? LOL

2:35 am

I'm afraid that if it became a hunter and went after his birds or fish, I'd be in big trouble. Snadyloo suggested a beauceron pupy!! raofl

2:36 am

I remember she has such a great sense of humor

2:36 am

or I might wear a beauceron mask and shout "Surprise!"

2:36 am

oh no LOL

2:38 am

yikes.. I thought the idea was to cheer up his attitude.. not kill him with shock!

2:38 am

only kidding.....

2:38 am

that would snap him right out of it

2:39 am

LOL

2:39 am

and we'd see ruby swimming across that lake

2:39 am

I heard about a German shepherd that went down to the local beach and was biting people in the water last month

2:39 am

all these stories surface at once

2:40 am

that's horrible

2:40 am

peat

2:40 am

moss

2:40 am

and here I thought my dog was being so naughty cause he was eating off the table.

2:41 am

whoops, sorry, are there any croissants in the PB?

2:41 am

and repeat were down by the lake.....

2:41 am

how big is your dog?

2:41 am

must be there's always everything good

2:42 am

I remember croissants in Marseilles

2:42 am

my first chow used to do that if I turned my back -- once ate a whole French cheese in a flash

2:42 am

not like poppin' fresh

2:42 am

black ate 1.5 lbs of cheddar last week

2:43 am

tonight was spaghetti sauce

2:43 am

if you can imagine, we are in a really small village and there are 3 bakeries!

2:43 am

these dogs know what they like

2:43 am

OMG!

2:43 am

he ate spaghetti sauce?

2:43 am

and probably left the spaghetti.....

2:44 am

it was a very meaty sauce.. with sausage..LOL

2:45 am

cute!

2:45 am

mmmmm..... french bakeries! I'd be huge.

2:45 am

how big is this dog?

2:45 am

he's such a sweetie.. can't stay mad at him for long\

2:45 am

but none of the 3 makes decent pastry!

2:45 am

he's a medium sized dog. 1/2 border collie, 1/2 springer spaniel

2:46 am

very agile, I guess

2:46 am

oh VERY

2:46 am

sounds like a great combination!

2:47 am

he easily jumed my friend's 4 1/2 foot fence

2:47 am

now if you could just teach him to cook.....

2:47 am

jumped

2:48 am

yep.. got him at the local pet adoption place as a wee puppy.

2:48 am

he's such a happy boy.

2:49 am

he'll sit for ages with treat on his nose, until you say "ok!"

2:49 am

very eager to please.

2:49 am

still piddles when excited.

2:49 am

and a bit of separation anxiety, but it's getting better.

2:49 am

big thunder! poor Ruby is by my feet

2:50 am

ohh... poor ruby

2:50 am

piddling is the spaniel part, I bet!

2:50 am

she's very upset, looking for a place to hide....

2:51 am

only 72 words and really enjoying this chog, but I have to make blackberry jelly now or the quart I picked yesterday will spoil.

2:51 am

*ppof* and big hugs everybody

2:51 am

poor poor ruby!

2:52 am

bye ruby!

2:52 am

I'm working on the beauceron mask lol

2:52 am

{{m9}}

2:53 am

{{ruby}}

Good morning. Is anyone here?

4:35 am

Just started Sally. Hi

Hi lynxxx, seemed to have been nothing in the chog for over an hour and a half.

4:36 am

hi i am on the phone

4:36 am

That sometimes happens about this time Sally

4:44 am

I am here, finally NBT and at a dead standstill.

4:45 am

hi DizGrannie, not even halfway and wondering where the rest is

4:45 am

off the phone now, I am having trouble with this one

Hi diz. I have over half now but think this grid is evil! Relying heavily on morewords at the moment.

4:45 am

hi Sandy

4:45 am

maybe my brain has fallen out

4:45 am

hi lynxx

4:46 am

me too sally, I only got to 72 words on my own

4:46 am

Sally, over half way...lucky you...LOL

4:46 am

at least I have the 9's but no 8's

4:47 am

hey sandy, lynxx,dizgrannie, Sally

4:47 am

hey daycat!

I have one 9, 3 of the 8s.

4:48 am

oopsie twas really a K

4:48 am

hi Daykat

4:48 am

I'vve got 81 words, thanks to morewords, I think my brain has turned to mush too

4:48 am

hi daycat, I was going to ask you to send me an email and give me your phone number so we can discuss the chooks - or I will be happy to give you mine if you would prefer

4:49 am

I'll do that Sandy - just picked up your email address from your profile

Are you discussing chooks? I love discussing chooks!

4:50 am

lol sal, daycat has some lovely chooks and is going to let me get some off her

4:50 am

will send an em later sandy. OK?

4:50 am

our nice rooster has turned evil and has started chasing me

4:50 am

ok day

4:50 am

I LOVE chooks

Ah, too far for me to collect sadly.

4:51 am

hmm sally, I think australia post would balk at posting chooks

4:51 am

and too many immigration laws

4:51 am

I could post pics though!

My top hen has turned nasty and is pecking the new girls so she is now in quarantine to protect the others and to lower her place in the pecking order!

4:51 am

that would be great

4:53 am

much as it goes against all my feminist principles, having a rooster keeps the girls in line. Charlie watches over them with a steely eye and chats them if they misbehave!

When I say "new" girls, I realise I have had them 3 months now. So time to take a firm hand.

4:53 am

none of our girls have ever been a problem but the boys have been a disaster

4:53 am

see - thats what your rooster is doing Sandy, keeping you in line while your husband is away

4:53 am

They get such a lovely life, its that testosterone thing again

I did wonder about borrowing a rooster. Sort of rent-a-stud.

4:54 am

but we are the bosses. I have been monstered by a ram, several times, but never by a rooster except for a nasty little bantam rooster once who was viscious, but thankfully small enough to manage

4:54 am

lol lynxx, the rooster has taken to stalking me if it sees me outside without the dogs

4:55 am

Maybe Daykat can give you a few clues when you catch up

4:55 am

sounds like a cse for the pot sandy!

4:55 am

*case

4:55 am

I just cant eat those roosters, I can eat everything else tho

4:56 am

did you try the trick of holding him under your elbow Sandy (mind you I am giggling at the thought)

4:56 am

I am hoping he will start to see me as pack leader LOL I live in hope, he is very handsome

4:56 am

they would be tough as old boots Sandy (that testosterone again) but would make wonderful stock

4:56 am

or fertiliser for your roses

4:57 am

ha ha Lynxx, I cant get near him, it would take all day to catch him

4:57 am

no roses here day, no garden yet , that is a long way off

4:57 am

have to go, guests arrving later

4:57 am

bye Daykat

4:58 am

oldest daughter has just arrived here , so I suppose I will have to pretend to welcome her and get back to babble later bbs

sandy, perhaps you should wear a hat with large red bits on so he thinks you are a very large rooster!

4:58 am

and a face feather tail (i could try that)

4:58 am

bye Sandy...good idea Sally has there

Just don't forget the photos :-)

4:59 am

got to put a lasagne together BBS

5:26 am

back again, now watching masterchef, talking to daughter and playing this

lol sandy, multi-tasking with a vengeance.

5:29 am

indeed but masterchef not good to watch on this diet

5:39 am

phantom: antimale

And not phantom but not allowed: heman

Suppose it is hyphenated.

5:41 am

maybe

Well, fireworks but with no sense of satisfaction since I had to rely so heavily on morewords. There were just so many words I had never heard of, let alone couldn't see.

Do you want any clues sandy?

5:47 am

yes I need 92 clues

5:47 am

well done even so sally

5:47 am

hmmm an 7 and 8 please

Well if you change the end of your phantom, to a different description of that sex, you get an an7/32

5:49 am

ok looking,,

If you were all for computers and against old-fashioned ways of printing newspapers, you would be an 8/55

If someone was all sleepy and sluggish, you might try to an 7/32 them

5:50 am

got that 7 looking for the 8

Then the last an 7 is an 7/40. Do you want to talk about chooks? an*****!

5:52 am

got the last ones just that an8

an8: first four letters meaning against, last four being old fashioned way of produing print

*producing*

5:52 am

ok .....

5:53 am

Love your honesty, Sally. Feel the same way about this grid. Never heard of many of these words.

5:53 am

I could never finish without help from morewords

Well nurse, I don't mind resorting to morewords if I have to, but this grid was way beyond my abilities without it.

have you another clue for the an 7-40 please

I feel somehow hard done by!

5:54 am

ooh I feel it coming to me

5:54 am

got it!!!thankyou sal

lol! Good sandy.

nm got it

Did you get the am 7/32?

5:55 am

yes i have that

5:56 am

I will struggle on

If you have the an 7/32, you can do it again to get one of the 9s.

5:56 am

thanks for the an8 :-)...wonder why you cannot add a `r` to the end of that word...lol

I think I try that every time for the last part of that word, zooz.

5:57 am

just to make sure it doesn't work in the southern hemisphere, i'll try it too...

5:57 am

lol

5:58 am

nope, but it's good to get it out of my systerm

Must be difficult for you gort, with all the letters falling out of the grid like that.

5:59 am

yes, and the constant throb of the extra blood in my head, and having to type with my feet

lol, especially having to do so in the pb.

6:00 am

tsk tsk Sally 5:57 :-)

6:01 am

here in upside down land, the pb is a place of honour...bromate

6:01 am

ohhh no way, that was a total guess and it's a word

oh dear, so I did. But I've finished - so the pb holds no fears for me.

6:01 am

that would have to be the most ozzie of all words!

6:02 am

LOL, youre mad Gort

6:02 am

darn tootin', zoom, just tried vegiemite's little brother, bromite, but it isn't a word

6:03 am

oh WTG Sally..sorry did not realise you had finished.

No, but just change one letter ...

6:03 am

thats the one i tried earlier Gort..but did not have your one..lol

6:03 am

yeah i did that at 6:01

6:03 am

so you're quite mad too then, zoom?

6:04 am

it helps Gort..it helps :-)

6:04 am

amen; r u also an insomniac?

6:06 am

i`m afraid so Gort :-(

6:07 am

you must be the long lost brother that i thought my parents ate

6:08 am

*gort notices awkward silence* i kid, i kid, they haven't eaten anyone

6:08 am

this week

6:09 am

Sorry, gort, had a phone call.

6:10 am

Hello Gort & Zooz!

6:10 am

phew, thought i'd scared you off with my loony canibalism

6:10 am

heya lyn

6:10 am

hey there would not be much of a meal with me..might make a good stock though..LOL

6:10 am

Hello, lynxxx

6:10 am

hello everybody

6:10 am

hi ruby

6:10 am

back from lunch with 72 words from this AM!

6:10 am

Hello, Ruby :-)

6:11 am

biomate is not a word, biomate is not a word, biomate is not...

6:11 am

hi Ruby

6:11 am

hi all , I am quite distractedhere, and hi to you zooz

6:11 am

hey sandy

6:11 am

yes..yes...i still tried it..even tho you said it is not..lol

6:11 am

bonjour ruby

6:12 am

hi gort

6:12 am

I hope it is a nice distraction for you Sandy!

6:12 am

extra LOL zoom

6:12 am

daughter here, come dine with me on, and this

6:12 am

How are things Zooz? did Doc sort out the meds?

Hi ruby, was just putting laundry on. How are things?

6:13 am

deux daughters here

hi kidz

6:13 am

Yes..thanks Lynxxx...i have settled a bit..i do have my off days though :-

6:13 am

Hello, jean!

6:13 am

morning Espritd

hang tight zooz

((Z))

6:14 am

this sounds like a cookoo chog. And I've just gotten back from lunch and two grapppas!!!

hi lyn

6:14 am

bonjour (encore) everybody.

6:14 am

Great Zooz, remember we are always here for you

ruby, I really think you haven't a hope on this one without using morewords.

bonjour ruby

6:15 am

hopefully, I'll fit right in!

6:15 am

then I haven't a hope..... :(

Hey, it's no big deal to use more words - no more so than using clues from the chog. Just more satisfying without :-)

6:16 am

yeah what sally said

Anyway, I am here to clue if needed.

6:16 am

I'm too relaxed to do much more than this. LOL

6:16 am

comment allez-vous Ruby *smug grin with the massive knolledge of my french*

Beats sorting out the accounts :-)

6:17 am

I need 89 clues

6:17 am

and 8 or 9 would be appreciated! but I'm OK without LOL

6:17 am

yeah, what sally said again (sally, r u an oracle?)

6:17 am

c'est gentil zzoozz! Comment vas-tu?

6:18 am

oracle sally, saved the fish!

6:18 am

hang on ruby..just putting it into google..lol

OK, try to get the an 7/32 which means to get someone excited about something. Then do it again to get a 9!

6:18 am

Je m'appelle Sandy

6:19 am

I learned, this AM, that the mayor doesn't have the authority to have the bad dog put down. It will have to be muzzled until the court date (in Nov), but will be allowed to live here. And the police said I should hire a lawyer!

6:19 am

I learned, this AM, that the mayor doesn't have the authority to have the bad dog put down. It will have to be muzzled until the court date (in Nov), but will be allowed to live here. And the police said I should hire a lawyer!

6:19 am

Je suis bien Merci Ruby :-)

6:19 am

Comment allez vous Ruby?

an 8/55: first four letters meaning aginst, last four meaning old-fashioned way to set newsprint.

6:19 am

le plume de mon oncle ces't grande (the pen of my uncle is grande?)

6:19 am

lucky uncle!

sorry, aginst :> against

6:19 am

LOL

6:20 am

parlez lentement gort

6:20 am

yeah, my uncle's got it made, as his pen is even grander than the garden of my aunt

6:20 am

i couldn't have put it better myself, sandy

6:20 am

et la tante? Qu'est-ce qu'elle dit?

:-) sandy

6:21 am

I am perpetually tired, these days.

Did you get any of those clues ruby, amid the pens of your parents' siblings?

6:21 am

that's "pen" and "is" with a gap between them

Not surprised ruby.

6:21 am

I guess making 3 pots of blackberry jelly this morning is a good excuse, or at least, I hope so.....

6:22 am

haha, gort

6:22 am

I missed all the clues, just too tired....

Oooh, love blackberry jelly. Our blackberries aren't quite ready yet I think.

6:22 am

with hand-picked blackberries that you plucked from beside a charming, slightly run-down railway station near a babbling brook?

6:22 am

Ruby, do you have a blackberry produce store

6:23 am

they are here sally, really nice.

6:23 am

thank you zoom, you're a kind bromate

6:23 am

our are many this year, but not very sweet. They go to mold and fat without ever developing the sweetness

We certainly have the babbling brook, gort, but no realway station within 5 miles.

6:23 am

no no, I had them planted 13 years ago in the bottom of the garden

6:24 am

ahhh, you make me pine for the berry-growing bounty of ye olde england where i hatched

6:24 am

no railway or brook here.

After the torrential rain yesterday, I think ours will go mouldy too.

6:24 am

I have to go bbl

6:24 am

this is a fruity place

bye sandy.

6:24 am

yes, every time it rains, many go mouldy!

6:24 am

cheerio, sandy

6:24 am

{{{sandy}}}

6:24 am

this rain of which you speak...

6:25 am

I owe you a long letter, sandy!

We actually lit the log burner yesterday, the weather was so depressing.

6:25 am

I will try to arrange to ship the rain to you, gort

6:25 am

...i've heard people talk about it, but i assumed (living on the driest continent on earth) that it is myth

6:26 am

we had a big storm this AM and are expecting another tonight

6:26 am

Yes & lots of it Gort...you can have ours too if you really want it.

And once more into the pb, gort!

6:26 am

lets do an interhemispherical swap; i'll send you our wind and dust, you fill the pb with rain

I thought the Isle of Wight was always sunny and bright, zooz :-)

6:27 am

what I don't understand is why the people who live where there are monsoons don't save the water and then use it when they haven't any! People die of floods in India and Pakistan and then don't have any drinking water 3 months later. ?????

6:27 am

ooh thanks Sally..i missed that word in the grid :-)

:-)

6:28 am

thank you for my** gort; I didn't see it (quel surpris!)

6:28 am

i'm here to serve

6:28 am

so did we/i when first moved here Sally...was soon proven wrong :-(

6:28 am

nap time (I hope) now.

6:28 am

*poof*

There's another my word in the grid as well, a bird.

6:29 am

sweet dreams Ruby :-)

6:29 am

{{zzoozz}}

6:29 am

see you later

Bye ruby.

6:30 am

{{sally}}

6:30 am

[[[gort]]]

6:30 am

nighty night ruby

6:30 am

thanks for the extra squeeze

6:31 am

mmm...you have blackberry breath

6:33 am

if i clam up now, will you all come back?

6:36 am

*gort slinks off unnoticed into the night*

...arrives just in time to be left feeling very exposed and nervous in an apparently empty chog

Sorry, gort, was looking at fb. Must go myself now anyway. Bye everyone.

Is there something picking people off?

This grid surely will if nothng else gets them first, city.

lol, Sally, well get out while you still can. I'll hold it off with a big stick

It't an evil one.

It's all right, I have finished, with heavy use of morewords.

I noticed that earlier, while I struggled to get from 90 left to 80 left

Have you just started or do you need any clues before I go?

I'm still flailing at it semi-contentedly Sally :) Thanks, though.

OK, *gone*

6:40 am

Sorry,was on phone again.

*yells* have a good day!

6:40 am

Bye Sally & Gort :-)

6:40 am

Hello, City :-)

Hey zooz, who's winning, you or the grid?

good morning babblers :)

6:41 am

to be honest City..i have not done much of the grid..150 more to find.

morning nono :)

6:41 am

Hello, Nono :-)

zooz, city, how goes it?

6:42 am

Not bad, here, how about you?.

i was able to get nbt quite quickly but from there it seems to be a struggle

glad to hear it zooz! I'm doing well thanks

there are some nice words, today, but not obvious ones

6:43 am

Yay, I got a 9

6:43 am

Hi City & Nono

My favourites so far are an Indian spirit, and an East Indian tree :)

6:43 am

Good going Lynxxx!

hi Lyn

me too lynxxx... is it the same one, and shall we swap if not? em9.

6:44 am

no need to swap, but maybe there is 2. let's look

Have you listed yet, do you know what we're looking for? *monkeys poke at grid aimlessly*

6:47 am

no, not listed - YET. only got 83 so far

6:48 am

it is a redo word City

hmmm, found the indian tree but not the spirit

thanks zooz

6:49 am

whoo - and now an 8 - no stopping me (I lie!)

6:50 am

Go Lynxxx gooooooo, you are on fire!

the spirit is a nature one, and more usually spelt with an extra vowel on the end I think.

6:51 am

think I am tuckered out finding those 2 and I need to eat some dinner - back in a bit

later lyn

6:52 am

Enjoy your meal Lynxxx

layer lynxxx

6:53 am

did you findthe other 9 City?

*laughs hollowly* no.

I may be somewhat encumbered by my lack of 7s, if it's an 're'

6:55 am

ok a clue for you...the last 4 letters are what you call a friend ma4

hey, I just got that one and cussed it for being a 4

6:56 am

wow, these aren't exactly flying off the fingertips today.... is it me or the grid?

its the grig kje, it's evil!

6:56 am

Hello, Kje :-)

definitely the grid, kje

* grid

* grid

6:57 am

whew! good to know... thought I had gotten stupid during sleep ; )

6:57 am

any help with at7/40? ty

don't have it yet nurse

afterwards, nurse, you'll say 'thank you' and I'll say 'an7/40'

6:58 am

ty 17

oops, wrong one... perhaps you'll say 'don't be an idiot' instead o_o

ty City

6:58 am

lol...oh bless you City :-)

I don't have at7/40, sorry to get you all excited ;)

6:59 am

the at 7/40 is the one I just can't get.

YAY re9

but City what you clued is at7/40 :)

6:59 am

at 7/40 the pinecone- or heart-shaped fruit of this tree, having a sweet, edible, white pulp.

that's an an7/40

ooops no it wasnt LOL

7:01 am

or AT 7/40 a tropical tree of the Philippines that is a hybrid of the cherimoya and sweetsop.

7:01 am

had to look up the meanings as did not know how else to clue them..lol

ty zooz, for that (horrible to find!) and the re9 which I thought was going to kill me

7:02 am

good morning all! just came on, and already the phanton "payment" is making me nutso!

7:02 am

ty zoozzoom, never would have found it.

hi champ... I'm being bugged by 'harbor' and I'm British and don't even spell it that way :(

7:03 am

the phantom banana is killing me - good morning babblers

7:03 am

Hey Cham!...i tried that earlier too...lol

7:03 am

yw Nurse :-)

7:03 am

morning, all -- a belated congrats on how well your son is doing, river!! :-)

7:03 am

Hello, River!

7:03 am

Ohhhhhh...now you've done it River! Transfer of phantom!

7:03 am

Hello, Une :-)

hi river, there's a consolation 'tree' near your phantom

good morning River

hi Champ

7:04 am

ty for the at

hi Une

7:04 am

hey nono!

7:04 am

thanks Une - he made the school soccer team and was chosen as captain yesterday - whooohoooo

7:04 am

hey, zoom :-)

7:04 am

cool river!

7:04 am

wowser!!!! so happy for you both, river!

7:04 am

howdy, nono :-)

7:05 am

LOL..love your icon Une

7:05 am

zoom, one friend suggested they could use the rescue lab as a 4-legged flashlight :-)

7:06 am

hahaha..wonder why they thought that..lol

his eyes certainly do glow in that pic :)

7:07 am

taking pups out to pee -- back in a mo *poof*

7:08 am

have to go...getting 5 glass weights made with love hearts inside..for people i love..but the guy has phoned saying he is not happy with them...going to go & take a look...BBL

7:09 am

bye zooz

bye zooz

bye zooz (that's a lovely gift idea) ... have a good day

7:09 am

have a good one!

7:09 am

boya

7:09 am

screwed that up - boy, isnt that a nice this

not there River :)

7:10 am

lucky for me cosmo

hello Cosmo :)

hi

hi Cosmo

got only 93 words.. it is hard..

thats 10 more than I have Cosmo

agreed, Cosmo, I've got 110 and the rest are refusing to come out

7:11 am

I only have 60 - not bad in 15 minutes

yesterday's grid was bigger..but faster..

7:12 am

this one is average size but a bit challenging

7:14 am

Im getting hungry repeatedly seeing the sandwich phantom

*notices that it's lunchtime* ... that's my cue to make myself a non-phantom sandwich. Enjoy the grid, folks

7:15 am

bye city

7:16 am

what sandwich?

bye City

7:16 am

panini phantom

7:17 am

mmmmmm

7:17 am

agreed River...

7:17 am

hmmm - panini and a banana - hmmm

7:19 am

Hi, back. The pumpkin and goats cheese lasagne I made was pretty good, tummy feels very happy

wb lyn

7:20 am

Hi lynxxx - thats quite a different combination

yes definitely differnt but sounds good

7:21 am

y

7:21 am

I may have to list before I even get half way - sad sad sad

7:21 am

goat chees and anything...good!

7:21 am

used butternut pumpkin, but I think you call is butternut squash in the States

7:21 am

any sauce?

7:22 am

or just the layered noodles, cheese and squash

7:23 am

Pasata/basic tomato sauce, also spinach...I'll find the recipe

7:24 am

http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipe s/1734/pumpkin-spinach-and-goats-chees e-lasagne

7:24 am

thanks lynxxx

7:26 am

kje - didn't get the Tiramisu recipe, wasn't happy about doing the joining credit number thing, even if you could cancel. Hey - are you STILL in your bed?

that sounds sooooo good lyn!

7:27 am

It is, fuss free too

I did a stuffed squash last nite, a summer squash with a corn bread stuffing and sprinked with parmesan cheese

7:29 am

we just had eggplant from our garden - this the season.....

7:29 am

just have to check out what a summer squash is

for sure River!

7:29 am

summer squash - yellow crook neck, zucchinni, patty pan

7:29 am

etc

7:30 am

I AM still in my bed

its a soft squash lyn something like zuccini but its yellow and shaped more like a butternut

7:30 am

like zucchini but yellow usually

7:30 am

it is later than I thought though.... 0730... should get moving soon

7:30 am

I like to slice it and saute with onions and garlic

7:30 am

summer squash is a catch bag for multiple varieties that have edible skins

7:31 am

get the ends nice and crispy - hmmmm

7:31 am

I thought you had been there for days kje! 'cause I notice that banana and nut cake receipe is STILL not there - not that I am nagging or anything

7:32 am

slice it, spray with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper ad parmesan, and broil until just tender

7:32 am

LOL lynxxxxxxxxx

7:32 am

We grew zucchini once, I think it put me off it for life...you can eat or give away that much

7:32 am

yup thats a healthier version than mine

7:32 am

ditto lynxxx

7:33 am

but makes great bread - bake bake bake and freeze freeze freeze

7:34 am

stuffed zucchini flowers were very big here for a few years

7:34 am

Hi bichon - just noticed how you slid right in there

7:34 am

what a nice way to put it

had zuccini lasgne a few days ago

7:35 am

I've not been on here for a few days. Stayed up late last nite and got over 100 words in a short amount of time.

7:35 am

geez - now I keep seeing the phantom pecan - must be time for breakfast

7:36 am

Now I'm getting hungry

geesh bichon, I've been on for over an hour and still dont have 100

7:36 am

so what can we do with a panini, a banana and pecans - lol

sounds like a sweet grilled sandwich River LOL

7:36 am

ok, lynxxxx... typing it in now

7:37 am

aaaahhhhhggg! you're killing me!!!

7:37 am

me either Nono - not even close

7:38 am

Nono, that was yesterday's grid. Today, I've only gotten 31

7:38 am

you OK Champ?

7:38 am

rivers killing me with the phantoms... ;)

7:39 am

and my favorite kind of tomato is actually in the grid but not a real word

7:40 am

build onto it River

7:40 am

itty should be a real word

7:41 am

so sorry Champ - breakfast time coming up in 20 minutes - all I see is food....

7:41 am

just had mine, but it was boring...

oh thanks for clarifying that bichon. I almost thought you were super human for a moment

7:41 am

Hey Babblers! Where is aknitter? ya4 is in the grid for her.

7:41 am

Hi Scrabbs

morning Scrabs!

7:41 am

ty Scrabs

7:41 am

hi Scrabs

7:42 am

morning scrabs

7:42 am

mine will be boring too - wheat toast is all I have for today with my cup of tea

7:42 am

Scrabs, my granddaughter's new preschool has a hopping around bunny in it

7:43 am

yo

7:43 am

*squeal* Although I fear for the bunny's safety + well-being. Bunnies can get stressed out.

7:43 am

yo, tceicher

7:43 am

yo

7:44 am

Yo, dudes + dudettes. Wassup?

7:44 am

I think they work very hard to keep it stress free. 16 3 y.o.'s. They also have children's sewing machings and the kids actually sew projects

7:44 am

Sewing--how cool! Sounds very Waldorf-curriculum-like.

7:45 am

Got to take the bichon for his grooming. Talking about stress

7:45 am

Yes, but also Emilia Reggiano

7:45 am

They weave, garden, compost

7:45 am

I managed to catch Miss Bea last night to groom her--she is shedding like crazy and has thick, satiny fur.

7:46 am

Biscuit doesn't like being groomed, but he's pretty stoic [16 1/2 years old]

7:46 am

hi everyone!

7:46 am

my dogs fur is coming out in clumbs - its unbelieveable - I take the furminator to them every day and still it flies

hi ((Mom))

7:46 am

{{Nono}} good morning

7:46 am

morning! River, having the same troubles here. fur everywhere!

River, my cat sheds like that

7:47 am

lynxx?

7:47 am

He is a good age Bichon

7:47 am

Bichons don't shed, but have to have haircuts

7:47 am

Hi Champ

7:47 am

{{KJE}} good morning

7:47 am

Aha. http://tinyurl.com/294s7l

7:47 am

It is so hot in the States, do you blame the dogs for getting rid of the hair!

7:47 am

New to me. TY

7:47 am

{{Lynxxx}} hello

7:47 am

Hi Bichon

7:47 am

Isn't it hotter in Australia

7:47 am

Hi Mom + kje

7:48 am

lynxx?

7:48 am

not at all llynxxx...and they cycle. it'll get better in a bit

7:48 am

Hi Mom gotta go drag bisky into the car. I think he knows

7:48 am

hi mom and scrab!

7:48 am

Scrabbler, good morning

7:48 am

evening Babblers

7:48 am

good morning all

7:48 am

Hi ((Mom))

7:48 am

Thankyou kje - Big Kiss! let you know how I like it in a few days

7:48 am

good evening Daykat

7:49 am

morning WVteach

7:49 am

hello daykat

7:49 am

mt

7:49 am

lynxxx - do you know how to make sour milk, or do I need to put that in

7:49 am

hi Mom & WV & Daykat

7:49 am

hi Mom, Lunxx, river everybody:)

7:49 am

hi Mom, Lunxx, river everybody:)

7:50 am

oops Lynxxx

7:50 am

Hi daykat + wv

7:50 am

hi, all. kje, my book is done: https://www.createspace.com/3402609

hi daykat

7:50 am

Sure I can find out - maybe substitute with a light sour cream

7:50 am

congrats angel!

7:50 am

{{River}} hello! I am reading 1st to Die, and only have 60 more pages to go. Wow, what a page turner!

7:50 am

kje--are you heading to Binghamton after the sailing trip?

7:51 am

Well done Angel!

7:51 am

Yahoo Angel!!

7:51 am

no - just put appr a tbsp of vinegar in the bottom of whatever you are using to measure the milk - the milk will curdle..... can sub buttermilk if you want

7:51 am

I am considering it scrab... maybe - not exactly easy to get to

7:51 am

lemon juice also works to make butter milk

7:52 am

TY

7:52 am

Mom - I am glad you like it - I loved the whole series - up to 8 books now

7:53 am

that would work too angel - the vinegar/milk thing is a good trick to remember b/c who has sour milk or buttermilk stocked all the time - but the vinegar and milk thing you always have - my mom taught me thatr

7:53 am

you are up to 8 or he is up to #8 in the writing

7:53 am

I always use the vinegar now - hardly ever buy buttermilk

Hi. You can curdle soy milk buy using apple cider vinegar

7:54 am

he has 8 books in the series - I have read and enjoyed them all - love the characters

7:54 am

yep - apple cider is what I use b/c that is what I stock (besides my expensive salad vinegars) but any acid will do

hi Herin

7:55 am

Bye kids! Must get ready for a hiking adventure to the country forestry trails. BBL

Hello

7:55 am

bye scrab

7:55 am

are sour milk and buttermilk the same? I thoughgt buttermilk just had a high cream content

I make my vegan cup cakes with that method

bye scraabs

7:55 am

bye scrabbs - enjoy your day

7:55 am

Hi Herin

7:55 am

bye Scrabs, have fun

7:56 am

I am enjoying them as well. As soon as sweetie leaves for work I am finishing the last 60 pages. Tried last night but couldn't, but then couldn't sleep either, trying to figure out how it will end

7:56 am

no, they are not the same, but serve the same function - buttermilk is almost fat free... it is NOT high fat.... it is high acid

7:56 am

bye bye Scrabbler

7:56 am

it is the acid you need in those recipes - helps the baking soda to work properly

7:57 am

time for my breakfast and work - got to run for now - happy babbling everyone

7:57 am

TY - my cooking lesson for the day

7:57 am

bye bye {{River}} have a good day

7:57 am

sour milk is sour milk... LOL - I think those old cookbooks used up ingedients consistent with their capability to keep things fresh in that era

7:57 am

bye river! see you this evening!

7:57 am

bye River

Bye River

7:57 am

the cookbook was from the 1930s or so

Nice Cake

opps I meant KJE

7:58 am

I have seen lots of old recipes that call for sour milk

7:58 am

the first Betty Crocker cookbook has a list of substitutions in it

7:59 am

for when you don't have what you need

7:59 am

gotta stop hitting enter so quick

7:59 am

{{Herin}} good evening

8:00 am

How clever and useful

8:01 am

this is the banana bread i grew up with - so I really do not like other people's - they all seem too heavy to me

8:01 am

lynxxx - I also have a killer date nut bread recipe that I will give you some day - amazing stuff... and OTT with a smear of cream cheese on it

I have a very old cook book - (circa 1945) that has all sorts of handy tips like the sour milk one in it

8:03 am

I love banana bread

8:03 am

That brings back memories - Mum used to make that for herself. I think I even have some roll tins somewhere

8:03 am

Hi all

8:03 am

Hi Boo

8:03 am

hi Boo

hi Boo

Hi Boo

8:03 am

must get the day started...back this evening...have a great day all!

Hugs Mom

8:03 am

have a good day, Champ

8:04 am

bye Champ

bye Champ

8:06 am

ab's besides hate?

8:07 am

thanks for that one KJE

8:07 am

which one - the ab - or the ha4 that I actually tuped in - LOL

8:07 am

thats the only one I have sorry

8:07 am

the ab one

8:08 am

had that ha one already

8:08 am

an7/32?

8:10 am

what Disney was famous for

8:11 am

thanks Lynxxx

8:11 am

oops, have that

8:11 am

hmmm... what am I missing

then do the an again for a 9

8:11 am

ab like your President, change a vowel

8:12 am

ty lynxx

8:12 am

thanks Nono and Lynxxx

8:12 am

thanks Nono for the 9 clue

an7 , against the male

8:13 am

in5?

8:13 am

an 7 is a strange word

8:14 am

an 7/40 ---- call me an 7/40 and I'll be there

8:14 am

in5 - stupid

8:14 am

what is that an7? the other one - the an7/32 3 2

8:14 am

of course TY

8:14 am

# 2 not 3 2

8:14 am

I don't have an an9??? I have the Disney an 7

8:15 am

re + an 7 Kate

8:15 am

I don't think there is an an 9, Nono.

8:15 am

against + male KJE

its re9 kate

8:15 am

Oh--yes--I have that --got it--

8:15 am

ty mom

8:16 am

welcome (was clued earlier - can't take credit for it) :)

what is the 9

8:17 am

Last one and not seeing it any clues please for at 7/40

8:17 am

Hi Gran

8:17 am

Hi

its a tropical tree of the philippines Gran

8:19 am

never heard of the ab5

Gosh I was rude. What is teh other 9 please

8:20 am

en6?

em 9, herin

8:20 am

the President like ab5 has been in before, remember using hm as a clue

8:22 am

en6 en & frech for love almost

8:22 am

french

8:22 am

damn, a fish

thanks lyn!

Thank yuo clue at all?

8:24 am

ab5.18 ab & 1 3 letter odd word meaning electric thingos or measuremnt I think

8:26 am

or ab & **e, ***e on the range (mixed up)

8:27 am

yep - ab + physics measurement - love that word

8:27 am

not the ab word but the root

8:28 am

is the ho6.30 the type of grits

8:28 am

yes

any other clue please for the ho -6-30

8:30 am

ho + sounds like small

8:30 am

the end sounds like Mickeys girlfriend

thanks good clue!

8:31 am

help on the at 7 please. TIA

8:33 am

at7/40 tropical tree of the Philippines that is a hybrid of the cherimoya and sweetsop.

8:33 am

at* or consumed & cons & there is a flower here h***

8:33 am

mi 6 after mojito ingredient

8:34 am

mojito? another cooking thing?

8:35 am

no, a drink made with rum, lime and ...

8:35 am

ah--got it--thank you both

8:35 am

where is ru when I need him - he would know!

8:35 am

hmm it sounds like a mohito

8:36 am

that is how it is pronounced, but it is cuban (spanish) - so the H is a J

8:36 am

rum, lime, mint, sugar, soda water, ice. yum...

8:37 am

{{NB}} hello, how are you doing? How are things?

8:37 am

yes I have had one before..very yummy

8:37 am

yep

MOM you ran away.

8:37 am

annyeonghaseyo

NB hello my dear.

8:37 am

but no sugar, rum is sweet

8:37 am

Hi Kelcey

You home yet?

8:38 am

I went to check email Herin

hi NB!

8:38 am

annyeong haseyo, Kelcey :) and hello, Mom and everyone!

8:39 am

:)

8:39 am

Hi NB

8:39 am

moat

8:39 am

opps

8:39 am

I'm sorry...I'm still struggling with at7....the last clue stumps me

8:39 am

A small amount of sugar, Kje - most places now use a kind of syrup stuff which makes it entirely too sweet.

8:40 am

thanks Kelcey

at 7-40=

NB are they your cousins in the picture?

at 7-40 eaten + famous painter

oops sorry sounds like a famous painter

8:41 am

got it..thanks!

8:42 am

must run - catch ya later

bye kje

8:42 am

bye kje, thanks again

8:42 am

that's right, Nono :) we've been driving around these past few days

such a happy looking group NB, you must be having some fun

another clue for mi 6 please

8:43 am

Hi NB, the trip is a success then? I am very happy for you

8:45 am

Well...I don't really wanna talk about it, if that's okay! I don't mean to be rude.

8:46 am

Of course. Have fun

thats ok NB.

8:47 am

clue for am 4/6

8:47 am

mi6.27 the number of jewish men needed before a religious ceremony can take place

thanks very much for that

8:48 am

am4.6 indian nursemaid

NB you home now?

8:50 am

hi all

hi jmc

8:51 am

hi jmc!

8:51 am

Hi JMC

8:51 am

be back in a bit {{Hugs}}

8:51 am

darn i knew i should have paid more attention to the Rabbi mystery books

8:51 am

bye mom

Bye MOm

Hi JM

later Mom

8:53 am

Got the South American indians?

8:53 am

that was for jmc

8:54 am

me? i got nothing so far!

Is KJ still here?

8:54 am

Hi everybody

8:54 am

okay it got them but they don't seem to be a word

8:54 am

The ones that buit the huge stone pyramid like structures

8:54 am

hi bob

8:54 am

kje left

8:55 am

clue for am 7 please

8:55 am

Hi Bob

8:55 am

anyone got a clue for mi6/27 please?

8:55 am

ooo those SA indians -- there are two in there in and ma

I am watching this show and this guy had MRSA in his house it was that gross

am + a girls name Boo

8:55 am

so mi6.27 starts like our NY Babbler that greets everyone and ends like the indian

8:56 am

now that i type it i recognize the word! thanks for the remedial help!

8:56 am

lol

8:58 am

dont get the second part lynxxx

8:59 am

don't ***k my chain Daykat

8:59 am

not getting the am 7

9:01 am

mornin babblers!

9:01 am

hi evan

9:01 am

hi Eva

9:01 am

how did the flower discussion go

9:01 am

aaah, got it Lynxxx, ty

9:02 am

quite well! made for a VERY late night (we didnt make it home until 10 that night, then i ended up having to work late last night too!) but the flower lady totally gets my ideas and sent me home with a short list of things to think about and decisions to make. :)

9:02 am

am + girls name ***** Baker - singer/songwriter

9:02 am

hi river

Is this thing on?

9:03 am

Hello Everyone - just sneaking back in for a few minutes

9:03 am

Boo did you get my clue

9:03 am

yes

9:03 am

ohh Eva, that sounds good! it's such a relief when people understand you.

9:04 am

ty River and hello

9:04 am

I did, thanks River

9:04 am

::jaw drops:: NB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

9:04 am

((NB)) good to see you - wonderful picture

9:04 am

i didn't river :-(

9:05 am

*picks up evan's jaw and returns it to her*

9:05 am

soulful singer ***** Baker - rich voice - come on JMC

9:05 am

I live, Eva ;) and thanks, River!

9:06 am

still in korea, right? i have heard things have gone for the most part well?

9:06 am

I've got Babble Blindness - not seeing even straightforward words, think I need to go to bed so goodnight all see you later

9:06 am

NAncy BOy!!!!! Great to see you :)))) {{{}}}

9:06 am

good night daykat

9:06 am

charlie? jo? *sigh*

9:06 am

i know i am going to hit myself for this

9:07 am

nite

9:07 am

hi all!

9:07 am

bye daykat

9:07 am

what about ***** Pallenberg, ring a bell?

9:07 am

Hello M9

9:08 am

NB.. are you home??

9:08 am

*ding*

9:08 am

***** bryant? florida beauty queen who was famous for advertising orange juice and anti gays/?

9:08 am

*praise the lords*

9:09 am

ty lynxx and thanks for playing river

9:09 am

what did she know.....lol

9:09 am

that is more my age bracket dorens lol

9:10 am

hi Dorens, big date today?

9:10 am

I believe we are in the same bracket/decade there girlfriend

9:10 am

I helped organize an anti bryant demonstration when for some bizarre reason she was asked to speak at the ABA meeting in Houston

9:10 am

Can anyone clue the at 7/40 for me?

9:10 am

apparently there is a "women of faith" conference at the verizon center today. lots of (im sure lovely) ladies milling about -- and standing in my way...heh and of course, the abortion protesters are right there with them. :/

9:11 am

really? I haven't looked at dcist yet today

9:12 am

after midnight, bed for me, night all

9:12 am

walked past a man with very large, colorful, detailed photos of things i really didnt want to see on friday morning.

9:12 am

bye lynxxx good to see you

9:12 am

good morning lynxxx

9:12 am

good morning, folks - how goes it?

9:12 am

hi jbv

9:13 am

I am anxious for news about our dear NB - has anyone heard from him?

9:13 am

i really should go do something constructive -- i have yet to make it downstairs

9:13 am

NB is or was here and having a good time

9:13 am

JBV -- he was just here a second ago, but seems to have fallen silent...

9:13 am

Never mind - found it. Fireworks

9:13 am

oh, thank goodness

9:13 am

whoo hoo anike!

9:14 am

TY = off to bed. Happy babbling

9:14 am

I had a coffee crisis this morning - my Farberware electric which I love just completely died, then I made espresso with my husband's pot and I misjudged the proportions and it came out like mud, so I'm digging out an antique stove-top coffee pot for a third try

9:15 am

that is a sad sad story jbv

9:15 am

i need a new coffee machine since i gave mine to my boy for his new apartment

Eva I usually give those protesters a bit of a mouth ful

9:15 am

using a french press but not getting the coffee strong enough

aww JM that is sweet

9:15 am

and if you believe in coincidences or serendipity - the only other pot I have is the old stove-top percolator which my father used to make coffee at night (I know, most people think it's strange) and today is the anniversary of his death so I was thinking of him when I woke up

9:15 am

we have a bunn and it works well

9:16 am

i have my moments herin ;-)

9:16 am

then you were meant to use it today JBV

9:16 am

i drink coffee at night too jbv

9:17 am

me too

Eva

9:17 am

i think it is a genetic thing since my grandfather drank a cup before bed

9:17 am

im here, im here. just skuttling around the office and only half paying attention. :)

9:18 am

half paying attention to work or babble?

9:18 am

help with the A on the bottom please

9:18 am

a little from column A, a little from column B...

9:19 am

lol

Eva with those sort of protesters I get the urge to say ''if I wanted your opinion I would have beaten it out of you''

9:21 am

herin you would have appreciated my boy -- every time the antifur people protested at the nearby department store he would walk by with a piece of (fake) fur and stroke it

9:21 am

well, i have to say, for a protester, he was quite well-mannered. just standing there, not shouting anything or yelling at anyone. and was even standing off to the side so as to not be in the way of daily commuters.

9:21 am

bottom a - think bees and pimples

9:21 am

ty bethn

9:22 am

hi all, sneaking in a few words at work

9:22 am

yvw

9:22 am

story of my life bethn

Eva that is good we had some out side of a women's clinic and I told them off. I told them to go to a church and do their thing. This place did also deal with general womens issues

Hi Beth

9:22 am

clue for an 5/10

JM I have nothing against anti fur

9:23 am

i just read a self improvement book that totally approves of playing games at work

JM farmed fur is cruel and not needed.

9:23 am

down to 48, and the going is verrrrry slow now

9:24 am

lets send the author money, i like his thought process : )

9:24 am

i dont wear fur but have no interest in people throwing blood on my fake fur

9:24 am

i felt exonerated in all the times i have played babble at my office!

9:25 am

ALL fur is cruel and unnecessary. What kind of human can skin an animal alive when there are such good fake alternatives available? It makes my skin crawl.

9:25 am

morning, folks

that is a little gross.

9:25 am

and what of your employees jmc

Hi Welki

9:26 am

i tell them i dont care if they play computer games or chat online as long as the work gets done

9:26 am

i have decided to leave early today so i feel guilty for not being productive, but not enought to stop

9:26 am

got any openings.....lol

JM were these certain protesters wearing Nike?

9:27 am

no no bethn the books says that taking a break every 90 minutes improves productivity

9:27 am

help with an 5/10 please

9:27 am

and it recommends a 30 minute afternoon nap

9:27 am

lol herin i didn't check

9:28 am

an5/10 - what's on each side of your head.

9:28 am

i would never go out and buy a brand new fur anything because i do much agree that it is wrong. but i am actually ok with vintage furs -- i figure if they died before i was born and i cant go back and prevent that, people may as well get as much use out of them as possible to at least somewhat justify it... maybe warped logic...

9:28 am

I dont even get an afternoon break - once lunch is done at 1 it is straight through to 4:30

9:28 am

ty Haz

9:28 am

You're welcome, Boo

9:29 am

hi haz

9:29 am

thanks Haz - did have that yet

9:29 am

No problem, River - hello all.

9:29 am

It's more than a little gross. It's horrifying :s

9:30 am

The Way We are Working is Not Working by Tony Schwartz

9:31 am

I have to get back to work - bbl - bye for now

9:31 am

i actually hjave a great situation here, i make my own hours, and am by myself 90% of the time. as lonmg as the men get paid and the bills get sent out my boss is really okwith whatever i do

9:31 am

bYE rIVER

9:31 am

what can i say -- some people believe that they are entitled to do anything to force other people to comply with their self-righteous beliefs

9:32 am

bye river

9:32 am

bye river

NB I meant the blood bombs on people and fur fake

9:32 am

that is a good set bethn -- you are lucky

9:32 am

NB - if you're here or lurking (or reading back in chat) just want you to know I'm sending out hugs and lots of good wishes to you

9:33 am

my solution was to always be the boss

9:33 am

and your cousins are beautiful - you definitely have good genes in your family

NB ou home?

hello jaz!

oops haz

9:34 am

Hello TO!

9:34 am

hi TO

hello, enya is in the grid. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

9:35 am

phone - must actually go to work bye

9:35 am

I noticed.

9:35 am

Hi All can anyone help please with the at7/40?

9:35 am

no a fan i take it

9:35 am

And there's a river in Ireland to go with her.

9:35 am

bye bethn

begin with m?

9:36 am

Well Jmc, when some people feel they are 'entitled' to do whatever they want to animals, regardless of how much they are making the poor things suffer, don't you think there's a cause for it?

9:36 am

No, B - Boyne.

9:36 am

no nb i don't

is mohr a river?

9:37 am

JBV...thank you! :) I am trying to keep up with this chat and the messenger

9:37 am

You're thinking of the Cliffs of Moher.

9:37 am

i don't even think there is cause for it when people think they should kill people in the name of a country defense or justice

ah.

9:37 am

so glad to see you here! do you feel the invisible force of babblers across oceans and time zones?

9:38 am

good morning everyone;)

9:38 am

hi crossy

9:38 am

And a town in Scotland, Oban. It's just a shame that it's so hard to find words on the list.

9:38 am

i was going for nbt but i really gotta go do stuff

9:39 am

bbl

i once had a client who would cryif you squished a bug. but she didn't give a rat's patootie about the folks around her.

9:39 am

Hello crossy, bye jmc.

9:40 am

rat's patooties are hard to come by though TO

actually sprayed Raid on someone's sandwich.

9:40 am

She probably worried about the rat's patootie. (Must look up patootie or is it patooty?)

9:40 am

Clue for an 7/40

9:40 am

i would of sued his ass off for trying to poison me

actually it was her mother she tried to poison

9:41 am

I think ie haz.. like cutie patootie

9:41 am

good lord.....i would of just killed him then and make another look just like him

9:41 am

oh well.. her mother.. that explains it

9:41 am

her

she, crossy. she.

right that is it for me. I am off

9:42 am

an7/40 - at a convenient moment.

went on to grow up and be a top model

9:42 am

see below,i corrected myself

9:42 am

Or an7/40 - finishes with what the clock tells.

two an7? and i here with none? :(

9:43 am

ty haz,you can clue me an*****:)

9:44 am

You're welcome, crossy.

9:44 am

an7 x 3 (morning all)

9:44 am

bye herin

9:44 am

Hello, pini.

9:45 am

hiya haz ;)

well i have the one ending in clock output and the lively one

Night night

9:46 am

Then think of those women who profess hatred of males.

9:46 am

an7 = against + not lady

ty

9:46 am

oooh, good clue, haz ;)

9:47 am

You're welcome, TO.

peanyy

9:47 am

ahh! a feminazi;)..ty

i am drinking almond milk. not sure if i like it.

9:50 am

found a ro 7

9:50 am

Does it taste strong?

9:51 am

It becomes an 8, ruru.

9:51 am

almond milk?? now that is different

it tastes like toasted almonds. i prefer raw. anyway, we are so used to augmented flavorings, real doesn't even taste like the real thing anymore :(

9:52 am

thanks haz. missed that

has 30% calcium per glass

ro 7 clue pls>

9:53 am

30 % that's nuts

9:53 am

sorry ,my meat is real,my milk is real as is my butter and i make my own ice cream,cause they cannot seem to get it right anymore

9:53 am

No problem.

9:53 am

ro7 - as sought for by lovelorn men and women.

almond milk is a real food, not a milk sub..

9:54 am

ty haz

9:54 am

I believe crossy is the ro8 version of that Haz

ty. no wonder.

9:54 am

hints for the 9s?

9:54 am

And the 8 is the one who provides it.

9:54 am

I'm not here really

9:54 am

re9 - bring back to life in Disney fashion.

9:55 am

ty again haz

9:55 am

em9 - that which proceeds from em4/5.

9:55 am

thanky madam. :)

9:55 am

We'll keep the secret, River. You are not here.

9:55 am

You're welcome, EvaN.

9:56 am

who is not here?

have only one em4/5, hope that is all

9:57 am

Just the one - extend it (strange kind of word that you end up with, but who are we to judge?). If it started with re, it would be what you would give in payment for something.

9:57 am

ty for the em 9 haz

9:57 am

You're welcome, crossy.

ty now need sing e word besides merit on the left

9:59 am

em= a sad thing,it is a device used to spread sulphuric acid in open pit gold mining operations,they are known as rainbird em****** and devestate wildlife and land alike

10:00 am

Looking now, TO.

10:00 am

the sulphric acid helps leech small amounts of gold from the substrate

hmm, dark chocolate with my almond milk would be very healthy breakfast

10:01 am

there is an ea 4 To from that e

10:01 am

en6 - to make something attractive.

10:01 am

en plus Spanish luuuuurve.

10:02 am

think of that,those thing kill off more for gold baubles than the remaining furriers ever could:/

ty

10:02 am

sorry,i shall get off my soapbox now;))

actually, unless you are babling on wind power, we are all filthy polluters.

10:03 am

we are indeed

10:03 am

You mean you're not all cycling furiously on your own bicycle generators?

10:04 am

<--- hampster wheel powered

10:04 am

i thought babble was sheer mind-power?

no i just have a cage full of hamsters :)

10:04 am

i use sled dogs,on a tread mill along with a old alternator from a 66 pontiac..i can compute on 6 fish a day:)

10:04 am

I've got Spangle tied to a powered walker - kills two birds with the one stone.

hmmm wondering how this stuff would be with shredded wheat

10:06 am

why,that would be nitty!!! lol..crossy made a funny!

10:06 am

nutty

10:06 am

Which taste do you want to disguise - the Shredded wheat or the almond milk?

i could eat cereal more often if it proves to be good

10:06 am

lol

LOVE shredded wheat

10:06 am

and if you have to hide the taste of the almond milk,why drink it?

10:07 am

Well, you just have to try it and see, TO.

and vanilla almond milk. vanilla and sugar make everything better

10:07 am

did the dr,say you need 3000 almonds a day in your diet? lol

don't want to hide it. i enjoy it.

10:08 am

hehe,im just playing with ya

10:08 am

If he did, the fact that he runs an almond farm has NOTHING to do with it.

and can't wait ti try it with fruit in a blended drink. peach would surely en6 it

10:09 am

would he then be considered shell-shocked?

i need somethingl i am wasting away it seems

10:09 am

a dr with a almond farm,sounds like we have a tad of conflict of interest here;0

10:10 am

lol to,get your shredded wheat,put moo milk and real brown sugar on it lol

10:10 am

not really here but thanks, haz, for all the great words!

10:10 am

{{crossy}} *poof*\

10:10 am

howdy ruby:))

10:10 am

opps

10:10 am

<--- doesn't drink moo milk

10:10 am

Another one who isn't here. First River, now ruby.

10:11 am

i can get you reindeer milk if you prefer ruru

10:12 am

can you get blitzen on it crossie?

10:12 am

moose milk is a possability also,but your gonna have to bend down there and collect it yerself!

10:12 am

or reach up......

10:13 am

about chest height river,so stoop just enough to come in range of those back hooves

10:13 am

females usually top out at 1000 pounds

10:14 am

have seen many - up close and personal - come close to taking out a couple with my car - thank goodness for good reflexes and brakes

10:14 am

yes,they do have a way of denting a car

10:14 am

you sound like Sarah Palin River...

10:15 am

you do mean taking out the whole hood and windshield dont ya....

10:15 am

and back seat,and trunk

10:15 am

come on out to the northeast ruru - we'll show you some of our friendly wildlife (or not so)

10:16 am

and thats from their knees

10:17 am

mnr has a bear advisory out for our area as we speak;)

10:18 am

i do not worry,if a bear wants my sandwich,i give it to him;)

10:18 am

havent seen any of them since spring - almost hit one driving home from sons baseball game

10:20 am

someone needs to teach these animals to stay off the road

10:20 am

off the road?? lol,the bears are coming right into the back yard and saying howdy;)

10:21 am

my dogs keep them away during the day - they come and steal my bird feeders at night

mose eat bird seed?

10:22 am

we had one on the other die of town few days ago,decided some guys pool would be a perfect place for a dip and bath

nm

10:22 am

I have very unhappy birds - bears eat bird seed

10:22 am

bears will,not sure if moose like seed

read an article that one of the arab nations is marketing camel's milk

10:23 am

moose just make craters across the lawn as they meander through - may eat some plants

10:23 am

i do know moose like suet balls

very healthy. one drawback - the taste.

10:24 am

so do the dear - we have put them out to keep the deer something to eat other than my flowers

10:24 am

*deer

10:24 am

Just get the old almond essence/vanilla essence going, TO.

10:25 am

probably not too bad camel's milk once you get over the hump

10:25 am

lol,when we used to live further up north,we used to plant 2 gardens,one for us with fencing,and another full of lettuce for the deer and rabbits

from the inference, this may ne one thing that can't fix

har har har

10:26 am

I take it they're trying to export it?

yes. i meant to post to fb

10:27 am

am leaving you fine folks - need to clean up my desk before calling it a day - wow what busy day today - lol

for c i have ca 4 superman;s accessory; ca5 tirck; ce4 sounds like nothing

10:27 am

Bye, River!

wow river, yo are finished already! cool!

10:28 am

ca5 - if Superman were to dance.

10:28 am

we changed our summer hours - longer days Mon-Thur and out at noon on Fri - today is last one - back to normal next week. Actually this is the first time all summer I will be leaving at noon so looking forward to it.

10:28 am

Sorry, you have it already.

two ca%?

10:29 am

No, it's a ce7 for the other.

10:29 am

poof

10:29 am

ce plus a rodent who is not out.

ty

10:30 am

You're welcome.

i am now very hungry yet the milk filled me up. does that make any sense?

10:31 am

You mean you want something solid?

10:31 am

Have some potatoes.

10:31 am

Ty for the C's everyone!

maybe. like my mouth is hungry even if my stomach is not.

hello car

10:32 am

No problem, car. Hello!

10:32 am

Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone!

ah, i see the gypsy language is not accepted

10:34 am

other thank dislike.. can some one clue the ab5's//

10:34 am

May i have help with the O please?

10:34 am

I do have the one OM 4...to leave out

10:34 am

ab5/16 - is an anagram of your president's second name.

10:35 am

ab5/18 - ab plus two letters of surprise, finish off with a consonant.

10:35 am

hello...clue for the an8?

10:36 am

The consonant being the first letter of Mr Twain, author.

ab5 = loathe

10:36 am

whoa.. thank you haz

10:36 am

thanks To..

10:36 am

an8 - against plus what a machine does when it prints out - it also means a sort, a variety.

more than 2 ab?

10:37 am

There are three ab5.

10:37 am

TY!

10:37 am

You're welcome.

10:38 am

ty

have hate and barack's anagram

10:40 am

The other one is ab, two letters of surprise/amazement, finish off with a consonant which also appears in Barack's anagram.

ty. it feels like nap ti4.5

10:41 am

Just found a variation of FM's favourite critter, the Madagascan hedgehog - ta6

10:41 am

Have some Enya standing by, TO....

ooh, ty.

10:42 am

Did someone say ta6?! Hello all :)

please,

10:42 am

There she is!

hey, fm! and you chan ged your icon, too!

10:42 am

Hello Haz and TO!

10:42 am

yes I chan my icon *grin*

no you chan ged it silly

10:43 am

FM's up to scratch with her typing as usual...

10:43 am

some mighty fine clueing been going on.

zzzzzzzzzzzzz

10:44 am

This grid has teeth.

10:44 am

If I typed every entry perfectly you would get very suspicious.

10:44 am

You're sounding as though you've just come off the Ponderosa, FM. Mighty fine!

10:45 am

Our wit and badinage has done for TO.

*head jerks up* huh? what?

10:45 am

I don't usually put people to sleep quite that quickly.

10:46 am

It must be all that almond milk TO's been drinking, it has untold soporific effects.

10:46 am

TO are you suffering with Friday afternoon'itis?

10:46 am

It can't be us.

i was up early to have car inspected while retiring late

10:46 am

Ahh.

and i am trying to get things done so i can travel but babbling while washing not cleaning while washing

10:47 am

So late to bed, early to rise - no wonder you're not quite firing on all cylinders.

10:47 am

mmmm..tea and english muffies with gooseberry jam..;))

haz i am just getting old. at least two diseases have been ruled out so far.

10:48 am

Good morning and good brekkie ((crossy))

10:48 am

((FM))

10:48 am

Are you having tests?

currant jam is lovely on enlgush muffins

10:49 am

when i kick off,i wish to die of something so rare and exotic,that my picture gets put beside it in some medical paper;0

had two. bllodwork needs to be looked at but i think it is same old anemia

10:49 am

That can be corrected with medication plus TLC, I take it, TO?

not sure. i am a bad patient, i di das told but did not follow up with bllodwork. now need to begin again for 30 days

10:50 am

Bad TO, we can nag you if you like?

but on the birght side, no lupus and no thyroid issues

10:51 am

I know, I like quick fixes for problems, not months of trial and error.

10:53 am

but sometimes you have to be patient and follow through.

10:54 am

Haz, is Spangle all back to her sproingy self now?

10:54 am

Oh, absolutely.

10:55 am

splendid :)

10:55 am

It was quite funny this morning - husband and I were sallying forth. Spangle got so indignant that she was being left behind.

my friend is going to italy and because her young springer bothers the old one at home, she feels she cannot kennek them together. i wonder if the behavior would cease in captivity?

10:56 am

However, she's being walked as we speak, so all is forgiven.

it will cost her an extra $400!

10:56 am

oh that is quite a bit extra TO

10:56 am

I don't know, TO, do they fight? It's an expensive problem!

this dog - she should have given it back, you have no idea

the young one harries the old one who is 13

10:57 am

what a shame.

10:57 am

Oh, not fair on the older one - probably just wants peace and quiet.

10:59 am

Whereabouts in Italy is she going and for how long? Could someone else take the older one for freeand let the young one be kenneled?

new house new carpet - smells bad. understood from someone young one peed on mattress. she got it for her son, who graduated college but he is not coming home. has girlfriend and they stayed in college town.

11:00 am

Hi babblers can anyone clue at7/40 please

11:00 am

Oh dear. The girlfriend is more attractive than a springer puppy.

11:00 am

phone - gotta go :(

this is a woman who cannot face facts, haz. you have no idea

11:00 am

at7/40 - consumed food for three, last four letters are a woman's name (widow of the late Bill Lear - see if you can get it on google)

11:01 am

That's a shame - dogs are great, but you have to be practical as well, don't you?

11:01 am

Thanks Haz

well she may not be practical but she WIll be in italy, I will be in PA

11:02 am

Or at7/40 - consumed food and an anagram of the creamy dressing that is also a county in Ireland.

11:02 am

You're welcome, Norma.

11:03 am

Will she fuss and fret the whole time she's away?

11:03 am

we are a sad lot here,the 2 cats own the house,furniture i purchaced on the basis of cat worthiness,since we do not believe in ripping out their claws

ty. and i also learned bill lear invented the 8 track tape!

11:04 am

Bill Lear was quite the inventor - Motorola car radio, Learjet etc.

who knows? if hse only had one dog she would just have someone come in

11:04 am

When does she leave?

late sept - early oct

11:05 am

and quite reightly crossy! (still on the phone).

11:05 am

He also had a wicked sense of humour. He insisted on calling one of his daughters 'Shanda' but his wife drew the line at 'Gonda'.

11:05 am

br 7=sounds like the old acid indigestion powders

that's cold

11:07 am

LOL I must stop reading the log - client just sked me why I snorted down the phone (Haz's 11.05 post).

"that bro7 won't wrk" said the doctor. "I'm afraid that mushroom you ingested was an am7/32. "

11:08 am

lol! no snorting allowed

11:08 am

Could you not have turned it into a cough or a sneeze?

11:09 am

good morning everyone

11:09 am

howdy flosey:)

11:09 am

I told him I was trying to stop a sneeze. Anyway I must poof now as I have some things to action before 5.30. Might get back here later.

11:10 am

tc fm

bye, fm!

11:10 am

Bye FM!

11:10 am

Hello, flosey.

11:11 am

at5=usually associated with funerals and crypts and roses

omg after noon! ti4 to get moving

11:11 am

We're a bad influence, but sure it's nice to have a chat, TO.

11:12 am

i have not yet even begun to be a bad influence;))

well must go put second load of wash thourgh dryer and take bed linens off the line and make lovely fresh bed

11:13 am

mmmmm..sheets dried outside.....

and i still need 36!!!

they are cotton and smell of sunshine

11:13 am

It's a stinker of a grid, TO, take comfort in your sheets.

lol i 'd love to go back to bed

11:20 am

mm..sheets that smell like the wind and the bay;)))..i swear next place will have a clothes line

11:21 am

Hello from Portugal. Too hot to go out! Which of Bill Lear's wives please?

11:22 am

howdy smaandmea..it is a perfect 21 c here him central ontario;0

11:22 am

His widow so the last one.

11:23 am

need a break! better have breakfast

11:23 am

39 here at 5pm

11:23 am

insane

11:23 am

If you've found ma4/7 - the county or the dressing, change round the vowels.

11:23 am

Thanks Haz as always

11:24 am

Good afternoon all.....

11:24 am

howdy cait

11:24 am

You're welcome, sma.

11:24 am

Hello, caitlyn, how are you?

11:25 am

Fine thanks Haz how are you Hi crossy

11:26 am

I'm fine as well.

11:26 am

Great are you doing anything this Bank holiday?

11:27 am

No plans. Husband is back at work (he's been off this week) so I'll just be around home.

11:28 am

When you are not going out to work the weekends seem to be same anyway LOL

11:28 am

oh have a good book for you bibliophiles to hunt down(it may be hard) some used copies are available at www.biblio.com it is called "20,000 years in sing sing" bu Warden Lewis E lawes

11:29 am

good morning all :)

11:29 am

I know, sometimes weekends can be the busiest times, especially if you're having people round.

11:29 am

Hi nan !!

11:29 am

howdy cybernan

11:29 am

Saw the am 7 mushroom clue, but didn't help

11:29 am

Hello, cybernan.

11:30 am

am 7 - a plus not female (three), finish off with the last three letters of Miss Hayworth.

11:30 am

i have only come across hard covers so far for this book..but anyways,i reccomend it

11:30 am

Or am plus a baby louse sandwiched between the same two vowels.

11:30 am

ty haz

11:31 am

You're welcome.

11:31 am

Miss Hayworth and myself share the same name

11:31 am

Really? I didn't know that, caitlyn.

11:32 am

Im full of suprises!!

11:32 am

a louse sandwich...ewww.well maybe add some mustard...

11:33 am

I know, it's not the most pleasant image, I do apologise!

11:33 am

Or ma4/7

11:33 am

louse and bacon sarnies?

11:34 am

I feel sick!

11:34 am

am 7 what is the not female?

11:34 am

If it's not a woman, then it's ?

11:34 am

ahem...

11:34 am

Hi bichon

11:35 am

LOL crossy

11:35 am

single male?

11:35 am

a plus m with three letters.

11:35 am

sorry, got it. Ty Haz

11:35 am

Great!

11:37 am

Mmmm I have treated myself to a glass of Baileys

11:38 am

my mrs like baileys and milk

11:38 am

I like it with ice

11:38 am

an 8, please? against something? or indefinite something?

11:38 am

tastes like a ice cream topping to me,would be good drizzled over some french vanillia ice cream

11:39 am

an8 - against/variety/means of print

11:39 am

Sounds good crossy

11:40 am

i made some home made strawberry ice cram yesterday:)))...delish!

11:40 am

Do you have an ice cream maker machine?

11:41 am

Right, I must go and get some other things done. Good to see you all and enjoy the grid. (Hint, use morewords!) Bye!

11:41 am

can't figure out that variety means of print bit

11:41 am

Bye Haz great to see you

11:41 am

i do it the old way with a large canning pot and a pot 2 inches smaller in diameter inside,then fill the void with ice and add salt to the ice..bingo,,instant ice cream maker

11:42 am

bye haz

11:42 am

Bye! (think of what you do when you enter words on your computer)

11:42 am

Clever crossy.I dont do things like that

11:43 am

ty haz

11:43 am

No problem! *gone*

11:44 am

it works,start with a base of 2 litres of homo milk and 1 litre of 10% cream,add liquid glucose or sugar to taste,then add your flavourings and stir,stir,stir!

11:44 am

if i use sugar i liquify it in a double boiler

11:44 am

and a dash of vanillia in the base is always good

11:45 am

You make it sound so easy (no good for my healthy eating though)

11:45 am

it is healthy...no chemicals added

11:45 am

just milk.cream.sugar and fresh fruit

11:46 am

Its high in calories though with the cream and sugar, can I just have the fruit? LOL

11:46 am

lol..sorry make it right or eat rice cakes;0

11:46 am

LOL

11:46 am

i can make a nice spumoni

11:47 am

spumoni?

11:47 am

well like a gellato,a fruit slushie basically with limone or orange etc or lime

11:48 am

Right I will be with you tomorrow

11:48 am

or kiwi

11:48 am

kiwi please

11:50 am

at 7, please?

11:52 am

i have an at 8...

11:52 am

me too crossy

11:52 am

and a 6...

11:52 am

first at is an at 7/40

11:53 am

but not the 7..mmm

11:53 am

ive not listed yet,so i do not know the order

11:54 am

nan to have consumed add a nickname for Maureen ,sometimes vowel and 1st vowel

11:54 am

sorry i do not know who maureen is;/

11:54 am

clue for the at 7 / 40 please

11:55 am

lol,vw,we are working on that now

11:55 am

ty cait -- quite a word!

11:55 am

Sorry it may be a British name 2 letters

11:55 am

wv that is

11:55 am

yw nan

11:57 am

Its a tropical tree (we havent had that word before I dont think)

11:58 am

mmm,well if it becomes my last word,i shall worry about it then

hello babblers.

11:59 am

cross for Maureens name you could use the 1st 2 letters of when you cut the grass

11:59 am

Hi red

12:01 pm

eenie meenie and minie's partner

12:01 pm

I didnt think of that nan good one

12:02 pm

anyone have the em 9?

sorry Nan I dont even have any E words at all!

I have changed my icon it is not a clue, though I guess it could be one for the Mi 4, 5

12:05 pm

em9 the amount of light, smoke or fumes sent out

12:05 pm

em4 + want to d----

12:05 pm

ty caitlyn

Caitlyn thanks!

12:05 pm

yw

12:06 pm

an8?

12:06 pm

Its ages since I clued lol

12:06 pm

a + male + end of Miss Hayworth's name

12:07 pm

ty cait and fla

12:07 pm

that seems to be am7, i'm looking for an8.

12:07 pm

yw

12:10 pm

Hi hurshy against a sort of print (how you put words into babble)

12:10 pm

sorry hurshy...against what steno's do

12:10 pm

thanks for the an8

12:10 pm

thanks

12:11 pm

yw

banana is so close to being in here today!!

12:12 pm

i was trying for anatomy

12:12 pm

Time I was in the kitchen............see you all soon take care

anatomy. would have been great. Dorens when does school start back for you all?

12:13 pm

september 1st.... i'm still out in CA right now and not thinking about it. in fact, meeting ruru today for lunch. thinking about that!

sounds like fun!

our kids went back to school about 2 weeks ago.

12:14 pm

yah, south goes much earlier

My excitement of the day is that I have toenail polish. and I am planning on using it.

12:18 pm

now that is exciting!

yes, it actually is.

I live a very vanilla life!

12:18 pm

i may put toenail polish on my daughter this evening... exciting too

nice!

oh must run, boss is calling me for a schedule.

12:21 pm

that was supposed to be granddaughter... my daughter can do her own!!

12:22 pm

gd evening everybody

12:22 pm

hi ruby, how goes it?

12:24 pm

24 to go, but need a break!

12:24 pm

hi ruby

12:25 pm

i went quickly to 70 and it is slowing down now. should open lickety

12:25 pm

hi dorens and nan

12:26 pm

quiet hear except for the wonderful rain!

12:26 pm

here* duh

12:26 pm

English as a second language.....

12:26 pm

well done dorens! -- didn't get much past half way before listing

12:26 pm

82 words and couldn't understand any of the clues in the chog!

12:27 pm

surprised at the unusal words i've come up with... russian history, etc

12:27 pm

(and of course a couple of really strnge ones that i was lucky to pick up in the chog)

12:28 pm

putting the monkeys to work

12:29 pm

time to get moving... see you later

12:31 pm

my favorite word for today is am7/32 mushroom

12:33 pm

clue foo?

12:34 pm

deadliest one

12:34 pm

got a cuppa, maybe that will help!

12:35 pm

fly mushroom is not deadly, but same species

12:37 pm

got it

12:37 pm

did you get my note kje?

12:37 pm

note?

12:37 pm

I was having FB trouble, as usual, couldn't get to my home page!

12:38 pm

stuck on that ma 6/24 -- anyone have a clue?

12:39 pm

i got no note from you on FB. Is that what you mean?

12:40 pm

yup

12:40 pm

no, didn't get it

12:40 pm

clue for an 7/40 please

12:41 pm

Hi just starting. Caitlyn haven't seen you in too long!

12:41 pm

anyone, any****, anywhere

12:41 pm

Having lunch with ruru? Bet you have a good wine with lunch.

12:42 pm

a three and a four letter word

12:42 pm

yippie! made a reservation today for 30 min scenic tour over Georgian bay in a open cockpit bi-plane;)) crossy is gonna be eating bugs at 600 feet;))

12:42 pm

who is lunching with ru? tell him i said hi ; )

12:42 pm

that sounds wonderful, crossy!

12:43 pm

it will be a blast!:))

12:43 pm

dorens

12:43 pm

Do bugs get to 600 feet? Maybe more like geese and birds migrating.

12:43 pm

dn,but he supplies the goggles...

12:44 pm

and you put a bandanna over your mouth!

12:44 pm

Imagine contact lenses could go pretty fast at 600 feet.

12:44 pm

I am eating a turkey and cucumber sandwich with mayo for lunch

12:44 pm

bandana I think.

12:44 pm

i bet there are bugs up there.... flying ones like the flying palmetto that attacked me last night - eeeeewwwwwwwww

12:44 pm

i just ate sushi for lunch

12:44 pm

gonna see if he wil do a immleman for me

12:44 pm

hmm love sushi

12:45 pm

don'teat first if he does

12:45 pm

an 7: indefinite hour

12:45 pm

we had those in Florida, it took a phone book to squash them

12:45 pm

I want to make a butter cream orange filling ala Julia today. I hope I don't mess the eggs up as they are cooked in the recipe.

12:45 pm

ill puke downwind

12:46 pm

I miss sushi :(

12:46 pm

ruby... they fly!!!! things that ugly should not be allowed to fly!!!

12:46 pm

I bet there is sushi at the Japanese hotel in Paris. Great Vietnamese food everywhere.

12:47 pm

Afternoon all. Please don't talk about palmetto bugs. They are schkeeevy.

12:47 pm

alas, we are 4 hrs from Paris, too far to go for lunch!

12:47 pm

just no sushi in Annecy

12:48 pm

Never saw palmetto bugs. Just palmettos from the car window.

12:48 pm

lol want to win the lottery and fly to paris for lunch:)

12:48 pm

if you win the lottery and fly to Paris, I'll get on the 1st train!

12:48 pm

Giant brown flying beetles. Related to cockroaches of course.

12:49 pm

GIANT

12:49 pm

clue for an 8 please

12:49 pm

it's faster by train than by car

12:49 pm

GARGANTUAN

12:49 pm

UGLY

12:49 pm

and green on the inside! eeew

12:49 pm

One landed on my shoulder once. I about jumped out of my skin.

12:49 pm

phantom: antimony

12:49 pm

You can order the rice vinegar on line and the green horseradish and all the fixings for sushi. Or just come visit us. We are a couple of Thousand dollars away from Annecy but only 30 minutes from a very good sushi restaurant.

12:50 pm

*shuddering*

12:50 pm

an 8: against what a steno does

12:50 pm

this one flew into my bedroom, landed on the bed, then took off... I chased that thing around the room for at least 5 minutes trying to kill it

12:50 pm

ty stidgmere

12:50 pm

whenever and wherever I travel, I get sushi

12:51 pm

great clue, thank you nan

12:51 pm

the worst insects here are earwigs

12:51 pm

not getting it Nan

12:52 pm

hi boo

12:52 pm

lol, kje. We saw some weird creatures when we were in Sanibel Island a few years ago. I swear we saw a locust that was as big as my foot (8" long). Hubby and I stood gawking at it for several minutes - couldn't decide if it was alive or dead. "You poke it!" "No, you poke it!"

12:52 pm

hi ruby

12:52 pm

The worst insects here are hmm. Don't think we have any. Mice maybe.

12:52 pm

8" OMG!

12:52 pm

at4+ty4

12:52 pm

you need a big stick

12:52 pm

Finally it raised a leg (just to taunt us, I think) and we ran away like screaming meemies.

12:52 pm

hahah

12:53 pm

sounds good ruby,you can even bring grumpy,ill fill him full of booze then we will climb the eifel tower

12:53 pm

an4+ty4 sorry

12:53 pm

we have really cute furry mice here but not in the house, fortunately

12:53 pm

Good response to an 8 inch insect.

12:53 pm

grumpy doesn't eat sushi!

12:53 pm

ty zz

12:53 pm

It was some nuclear spawn, I swear.

12:54 pm

hi zzooozz

12:54 pm

did it glow in the dark?

12:54 pm

There is not a house mouse that qualifies as cute.

12:54 pm

I think these are field mice

12:54 pm

I was just thinking that this morning, stid - i miss the land of no bugs (baltimore they were very very rare) but I did have mice.... I think I would rather have mice... well, if it was only 1, I could live with 1

12:55 pm

ta 6, please?

12:55 pm

The cat left us a beheaded bunny in the driveway yesterday. Urrgh.

12:55 pm

we're out in the country, so lots of wildlife

12:56 pm

what did she do with the head? is it at the taxidermist?

12:56 pm

no idea cyber

12:56 pm

They don't stay just one.

12:56 pm

her trophy bunny

12:57 pm

I'm not sure what HE did with it. Suspect he stuck it on a little pike in the woods - with the rest of his gruesome collection.

12:57 pm

she dropped it near the lair as a warning to other bunnies

12:57 pm

TA6 sun makes you go brown + first part of word for leisure

12:57 pm

93 words, yay

12:57 pm

strange word, zzoozz, but thanks

12:58 pm

yw :-)

12:58 pm

how big is HE?

12:58 pm

bablet

12:58 pm

that would be a good cat name, babs for short

12:59 pm

ty for the ta zooozzoomm.

12:59 pm

Ruby - our beloved Norman is about 20 lbs. He's a big fat tom. It was a baby bunny, by the way.

12:59 pm

leisure --- drawing a blank

12:59 pm

good afternoon everyone!

12:59 pm

***reation

12:59 pm

he sounds wonderful; I love big cats!

12:59 pm

{{mom}}

12:59 pm

howdy mom

12:59 pm

nan, a motor home is a ***reational vehicle

12:59 pm

Hi mom. Leisure is like the first part of ***reation.

12:59 pm

***room

1:00 pm

{{Ruby}}, {{Crossy}} hello

1:00 pm

Hi Stidgmere

1:00 pm

and Norman!

1:00 pm

hi mom

1:00 pm

Hi Mom

1:00 pm

He is a good cat. He was a stray before he adopted us, so he had to hunt to fend for himself. Old habits die hard.

1:00 pm

duh -- ty stidg and ruby

1:00 pm

{{KJE}} hello, twice in one day!

1:00 pm

we slammed you with that one, sorry nan!

1:00 pm

Hi Boo

1:00 pm

Here we are beginning to think about lunch. Meanwhile my 14 words seems puny.

just had lunch, hello all

1:01 pm

late lunch for me today.

1:01 pm

Hi {{TO}}

1:01 pm

I would like to get a kitten for husband's birthday but it might hunt "his" birds, or eat his fish or, worse, scratch one of the pups

1:01 pm

clue for the last ap 5/12 please

1:01 pm

and then it would be my fault

1:01 pm

pa 6, please?

have ya4/6 x 2 - missing?

1:02 pm

I have the sleep one

1:02 pm

Adopt a de-clawed kitty, ruby.

1:02 pm

py?

1:02 pm

ap 5: sleep disorder

1:02 pm

in that case, Ruby, best it be his idea

1:02 pm

py 4/7 babblet, kje

1:02 pm

pa6 - weeks wages + ***rod (ancient king)

1:02 pm

crossy, would you take him up in the bi-plsane?

1:03 pm

yi 5/16

1:03 pm

crossy hates ap*** the cpap machine is an evil torture device;((

1:03 pm

sure np! he can fly the friendly skies

1:03 pm

but you wake up well rested Crossy

1:03 pm

ap5 related to bees

1:03 pm

ancient king of?

1:04 pm

ty kje for pa.

1:04 pm

it is a life saver mom,the ap*** was getting so bad i was on the way to a cardiac event or a stroke

1:04 pm

uno

go kje!

1:04 pm

got it -- ty

1:05 pm

I am sure Elegant, as well as you, are very glad to have that machine.

1:05 pm

King of Persia?

1:05 pm

hi jessmom

1:05 pm

Geesh, Crossy. If riding in a bi-plane doesn't shove enough oxygen up your nose...

1:05 pm

and done

1:05 pm

congrats KJE

1:05 pm

hi ruby

1:05 pm

OK, must get back to work - hagd all

1:05 pm

yay kje!

yay kje

1:05 pm

YAY, kje!!!!

1:05 pm

you as well KJE

1:05 pm

lol judi

1:05 pm

HI Jessmom

1:06 pm

kje you get those pom poms for your fireworks.

1:06 pm

hi mom

1:06 pm

yaa for kje!!

oh dear, i have so much to do and no ambition, will be drivbing in rush hour

1:06 pm

Helluva lot more fun that CPAP, too. Although - not conducive to sleeping.

1:06 pm

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

1:07 pm

yaa for cybernan!

1:07 pm

YAY, Nan!!!!

1:07 pm

congrats nan!

1:07 pm

congrats Nan

1:08 pm

must get the the housework I've been neglecting all morning - back at the flip

1:08 pm

Aha. Fireworks for cybernan--hooray.

1:08 pm

bye bye Nan

1:08 pm

I should be doing that as well, Nan .... but nah

1:08 pm

I'll try FB now, maybe we can play lex, kje

1:08 pm

good night everybody, giving up with 99

1:09 pm

good night {{Ruby}} pleasant dreams

1:09 pm

*Sigh* This grid is one A shy of a banana.

1:09 pm

goodnite ruby

1:09 pm

Good night all. Lunch with 28 in the bag.

1:09 pm

what's your name on fb ruby

1:10 pm

Judi - perhaps banani (the new plural_.

1:11 pm

have a good lunch Stidgmere

1:15 pm

time for me to get to the housework. {{{Hugs}}} to all of you

1:15 pm

bye mom

1:25 pm

clue for ba 6.24

1:27 pm

same as ba4 +**d extend it

1:28 pm

ty zz

1:28 pm

:-)

1:40 pm

any clues for the at 7 / 40

1:41 pm

any clues for the na5/12 and na5/14 please

1:42 pm

at7 .. to eat in the past and then slightly change the name of the Georgetown basketball team ...

1:42 pm

NB first na4 is

1:43 pm

as in na*** boy

1:43 pm

Brill zoo thanks

1:44 pm

natty

1:45 pm

Sorry wrong box

1:45 pm

well that saved me trying to clue that one for you..LOL

1:45 pm

LOL

1:45 pm

can I get a clue for he 7/36, please

1:46 pm

this is the only clue i could think of Norma for the na5

1:46 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Le_3M s7cc

1:47 pm

Annie ... he +what is on the floor + not out

1:47 pm

thank you! Norma

1:47 pm

Thanks Zoozz got it

1:47 pm

YVW

1:48 pm

Hello, Annie :-)

1:49 pm

Hi there zooz :)

1:49 pm

thanks doseffing - took me a while to figure out the right change in the Georgetown name

1:54 pm

And fireworks at bloody long last.

1:54 pm

congrats, zooz ! .. and hi Babblers, am back to hopefully finish this one

1:54 pm

**** congrats ******

1:55 pm

Hi Aloy good luck

1:56 pm

ty, Norma.. think I need to grab my dictionary, first word I found was a newbie for me

1:56 pm

YAY for zooz!!!!

1:56 pm

Hi Aloy, this grid is a stinker

1:57 pm

zooz, can I get a clue for in 6/18?

1:57 pm

Annie you aren't kidding this has got to be the worst for a long time

1:57 pm

Norma, Im ready to give up

1:57 pm

Annie plural the one before

1:58 pm

didn't know that ab5.18 was a unit of elec. resistance

1:58 pm

I have already given up once and I am on my second try

1:58 pm

(((Zooz))) thank you

1:58 pm

oops sorry Annie i was else where then.

1:58 pm

I meant NORMA!

1:59 pm

lol

1:59 pm

:)

1:59 pm

and I was going to joke about ab5.16 being so similar to our Prez. name.. but it is a word!

1:59 pm

i enjoyed the hug all the same tho {{{Annie}}}

2:00 pm

I enjoyed giving you the hug, zooz

2:00 pm

I'll share zoozz lol

2:00 pm

...everyone knows it is a S. Amer. snake, lol

2:00 pm

I love hugs more than ..well you know..lol

2:01 pm

(((zooz)))

2:01 pm

sorry that was a bit over the top there.

2:02 pm

no it wasnt, zooz

2:02 pm

lol..well it is true :-)

2:03 pm

since I am not an7.32, sending you a (( )) too, zooz

2:04 pm

lol thanks {{{Aloy}}}

2:05 pm

(-: my pleasure, zooz

2:06 pm

phone

hello afternoon evening babblers.

2:07 pm

hi there red !

2:07 pm

Hello Red

2:07 pm

Hello, red :-)

2:14 pm

another everyday word in our vocab: at7.40, tropical tree of the Phillipines.. hrrmph

2:16 pm

another tree, E. Indian.. ba6.30

2:18 pm

The ba6/24 looks like an alternate spelling.

2:18 pm

sure sounds the same, wht

2:19 pm

but my dict. says it is a "Hindu merchant".. lol, this grid is a doozy

I know the tree, thanks ALoy!

2:22 pm

have seen them in Fla., red... huge one outside the Ringling Museum in Sarasota

really! I have only seen them in kenya, but...I have not been to Sarasota.

2:23 pm

wow, Kenya.. were you working or vacationing there?

2:23 pm

Hello...

2:23 pm

hi Jellen!

I worked overseas in Sudan, they sent us to there via Kenya, so spent a bit of time there...

2:24 pm

It this grid a fun doozy or a mean doozy?

its not so fun jellen.

Today has been one helluva bad hair day. My email account was hacked, and all my contacts received an email saying I was robbed at gunpoint in London, and to please send money. Further, I am locked out of my account. People have been calling me ALL DAY to ask if I'm OK.

BUt Jmc, has been most recently in Kenya....

2:25 pm

well, it was a fun doozy till it became quite a mean doozy

2:25 pm

Oh, how awful, Kaplan!

2:25 pm

so sorry, Kaplan! what a bummer!

that is unpleasant Kap, at least they are calling and not sending cash!

The full import is hitting me. All of my contacts and saved e-mails are in the hands of some grimy hacker in some unknown country. I could have used the cash, though. Mostly this has gone out to friends, family, colleagues, listserves, relatives, clients...no one important really!

2:27 pm

rats ! Have you any idea how the hacker got in?

2:28 pm

bo5.18: former Russian aristocrat, sigh

NFI. But I have been told I should have changed my password often, and made it compex.

2:30 pm

ty, aloy for that bo word

2:31 pm

oh, that sucks, kaplan

2:31 pm

hi :)

2:31 pm

yw dcs, at least I feel a bit better seeing that I'm not hunting down "fish" words.. grid is full of obscurities

2:31 pm

Hi, dc

2:32 pm

h'mm, I am lax about changing pws too

2:32 pm

hello, jellen, nice to see you

2:32 pm

I am too, Aloy...

2:32 pm

my email pwd is 13 chars long, has cas and lower and several special chars

2:33 pm

such a hassle keeping track of them

2:33 pm

...has caps and lower...

2:33 pm

good early morning [eople

2:33 pm

Hi, daykat

2:33 pm

*people

2:33 pm

hello, daykat

2:33 pm

but .. lesser of evils, guess I should work on doing that.. hi daykat

2:33 pm

hello Jellen how you doing?

2:34 pm

hi Al -dsc (how do you ever remember such complex passwords?)

2:35 pm

yeas of working in secure environments with 11 char minimums :)

2:35 pm

and i base my pwds on a non-indo-euro language, using complete sentences

2:35 pm

I'm fine...was a little out sorts because a friend forgot we were supposed to meet for lunch, but invited myself to sit with some gentlemen I knew and they picked up the tab!

2:35 pm

good move Jellen!

2:35 pm

that was nice of them :)

I also have wacky complex passwords, and they force us to change them often...

2:36 pm

... and next time your friend can make amends by treating you, Jellen (-:

2:36 pm

Next week, she promised!

2:37 pm

if you work it right, Jellen, you may never have to pay for a meal again!!

Oh I am half way. Very sleepy SO, I will take this moment to get ready for tomorrows activitys be back later for the rest of this yuck grid.

2:37 pm

wow, the Gs were easy

2:37 pm

was it a nice lunch?

2:37 pm

lol, daykat...don't plan on that!

2:37 pm

he6.24 is a cossack leader, I knew that, lol

2:37 pm

The U's were easier.

2:37 pm

Yes, I had a chicken chimichanga...

2:38 pm

hah, wht

2:38 pm

Hi, wht

2:38 pm

sounds delish

2:38 pm

bye, red.. see you next time

2:38 pm

hi wht

2:38 pm

bye, red

2:38 pm

Hi Jellen. I'm not really here. I am working. Just popping in and out when I see a good straight line.

2:39 pm

hasta, red

2:39 pm

i regret starting, as i'm going to take a nap.

2:39 pm

also was at a luncheon today.. bbq chopped chicken salad.. delish

2:40 pm

maybe it will help you "dream up" some of these grid words, dcs !

2:40 pm

I'm going to start, if I start, tonight...have a hair appointment followed by my first session with a new counselor...

2:41 pm

did you not like the other counselor, Jellen?

2:42 pm

Haven't had one in several years, Aloy...and this one comes highly recommended...

2:43 pm

oh no, I missed the ma6.24, an Algonquin Indian deity... gheez

2:44 pm

hope you "click", Jellen.. best of luck

2:44 pm

I'm going to surprise my hair stylist by being early...see you all again soon...

2:44 pm

I hope so too, Aloy...

2:44 pm

*poof*

2:44 pm

bye for now, Jellen.. tc

2:47 pm

aggravates me when words are in "A-Z" but still not acceptable

2:49 pm

just up from a nap, hello all

2:49 pm

pa6.30: a pagan ... am never going to remember all these newbies

2:50 pm

hi peri

2:50 pm

Aloy you are in Fla?

2:50 pm

no, won't be there until Dec.

2:51 pm

whenyou are there where do you live. am thinking of moving to Fla either part of year or entire year.

2:51 pm

my good friend is going too and they want to move to the gulf coast somewhere

2:52 pm

whre are you now, Aloy?

2:52 pm

ok, should have seen my last word, ta6.21 shows up quite often

2:52 pm

peri, on the G. Coast, north of Naples.. do you like heat?

2:53 pm

I do like heat not too cracy about humidity. what is the year round temp where you are, would be nice to know at least one person

2:54 pm

well, I'd have to look that up.. we have been having "unusual" weather the last few years. Example: thirteen freezes last winter ! aack.. but no snow.. we live in a wonderful area.. you can google Punta Gorda

2:55 pm

will do, brb

2:56 pm

have to go wash the car; bats roosted in our garage, so... but we won't seal the opening until after they leave in October

2:58 pm

hey i got the sparkles!!!

3:01 pm

cheers, all, happy babbling

3:01 pm

cheers, all, happy babbling

3:16 pm

Evening all - is this grid tough or wot - i have been at for quite a while and i've only got 75

3:29 pm

anyone about

3:29 pm

Hello everybody :-)

3:30 pm

Kazz - I just came on, and said hello without even looking at the chat. Quiet here tonight!!

3:30 pm

i hate this grid - iam getting no where fast

3:31 pm

I only just dropped in to get the gossip! I have no intention of even attempting the grid at this time of night.... How are you, Kazz?

3:31 pm

had my nose in the grid

3:31 pm

Hello Peri :-)

3:31 pm

no gossip here

3:32 pm

any news from NB?

3:32 pm

Not to bad - only tuesday in work (monday is a bank holiday here) and then i am on holiday

3:33 pm

My laptop is broken, so I have to queue up here to use the desktop....(Flippin' teenagers...) So I am very very out of touch with whats happening....

3:34 pm

Oh, I really hope Nancy's trip is going well... I saw him on here earlier in the week, and it was a case of 'so far so good'. I hope it's continuing like that.

3:34 pm

I did not see that post

3:35 pm

where is he off to

3:35 pm

he went to Korea to see family

I have not seen him in a while.

3:36 pm

according to a babbler who saw a post from him, the extended family is angry with his parents cause when someone dies in Korea familly sends money and gifts. so now they are calling his parents thieves

3:37 pm

clue for ta 6/21.

3:37 pm

nm got it and fireworks

3:37 pm

mitten handcuffs, red?

Well, I am sure that was not what he intended, but the parents are a little bit theivy in that case.

I thought they wer Great Peri!

were.

3:38 pm

I can't read the small print tho, red

it basically says that these were invented by the Canadian police who were worried that a desperate criminal in the traditional handcuffs would grab a gun...

congratulations to Matches!

3:40 pm

oh, ok, red. was wondering why they have a woman in the picture

3:41 pm

its amazing what a bit of lickety does - i have got both the 9s

yes, me too, and one looking so pleased to be in the mittens!

3:41 pm

took a nap but still feeling tired

3:41 pm

LOL

I have one 9 and no lickety but...I think lickety and I have a rendezvous soon.

I am also very tired Peri. I think its the cumulative effect of nights since June.

3:41 pm

good excuse not to do housework :)

3:41 pm

Last I heard from NB was the younger members of the family in Korea were delighted to see him alive and well. However, that was very early in the trip, and Nancy was still very apprehensive about meeting the 'elders' and coming out to them. Oh, I really hope its going well for him!

3:42 pm

I do too, Soodle

3:42 pm

ooh go on i gave up and decide it was far too difficult to try without tonight

I vacuumed today! very proud, looks for gold star...

3:44 pm

*hands a gold star to red*

I ma just at half way and I think lickety is fine. I just get so overwhelemd when alot of the lickety boxes are empty.

3:44 pm

68 left, bbs

thanks Peri!

3:53 pm

any clue for the at7?

at7 - consumed food (3) + carlos **** , a tennis player

3:56 pm

thanks cosmo...had to look up carlos...never heard of him

:)

ar7 & bi5 - clues pls

4:02 pm

hi babblers

4:03 pm

Hello Welki :-)

4:05 pm

Cosmos, sorry, I am no help to you at all with either the ar or the bi. I am studiously ignoring the grid, and (between phone calls) just keeping up with the chat.

4:09 pm

help with the na 5/12 please

4:11 pm

a bi5 is a biotic community

4:12 pm

ar7 is a variant on the sports ar5

i want intuit and unity to work

4:12 pm

ty for those, cosmo

4:14 pm

looking for na5...

got the a67.. txdc

na + song and da***

4:15 pm

thanks, cosmo

4:16 pm

ty cosmo!

couldnt figure out bi5... more help pls..

4:17 pm

bi + plus sound like hindu symbol

starts with the science prefix and ends with not you

4:18 pm

pauly shore movie minus the "do"

4:18 pm

bi + another name for house

tx dc, good, mac....

4:19 pm

yw

4:20 pm

:)

crap, just noticed how many M words there are. long way to go...

pa6?

4:25 pm

stupid governor keeps trying to privatize ABC (the state liquor stores). ABC provides half the money in the general fund. Idiot governor.

4:25 pm

don't have pa6 yet

thanks for clarifying. didn't know if the ra** was genuine or a clue :)

4:27 pm

Popping in and out, between Facebook and email. Nice to see you Seain..How goes it? And hello GE... Nice to see you again. :-)

hi soodle!

4:27 pm

it's been a trying day, soodle. :) but pretty well on the whole. You?

10 more left..

nice cosmo. go go go!

4:29 pm

my, the pa6 is weird.

4:29 pm

Every day is a trying day, Seain! But, I am still here.., which beats the hell out of the alternative!! :-) Trying to come to grips with the fact that in a little over a week I will be be hitting the bit Five Oh, ( and I am not talking Hawaii here...)

4:29 pm

it means a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim)

4:29 pm

i am bck for a while. my laptop is being rubbish tonight and keeps losing the signal

4:29 pm

you'll pull through with flying colours, soodle :)

4:29 pm

hi, kazzer

4:30 pm

Emmmm, thats the Big 50, not the bit 50.... to clarify...

tx dc for pa6..

4:30 pm

twas clear :)

4:30 pm

soodle - do you play fishville on facebook

4:30 pm

:-)

why do those crazy numbers gang up on us sometimes?!?

4:31 pm

you're welcome, cosmo. very odd word to me

4:32 pm

i like item 5 on your profile soodle

4:32 pm

need the at 7/40

4:32 pm

Oh, Kazz, I used to be a Farmville MANIAC! Until I found myself driving through the Irish countryside, and commenting to myself that those fields need harvesting. Then I realised that I was becoming obsessed, so I stopped farmville-ing. I am afraid the same might happen if I start Fishville...

4:33 pm

two variants on ma5 (other is ma6) sonne les ma***es

4:33 pm

Hi everyone...Hey SOODLE!! Haven

et6 & 7 pls

4:33 pm

Yay Jilly!!! Good to see you :-)

4:34 pm

at8: one who at6 goals. looking for at7...

4:34 pm

Love your pup soodle...I had a rottie/lab cross; love those dogs!!

4:34 pm

hi, jilly

4:34 pm

Good Enough...How right you are! 50 is only a number..... I will go to sleep tonight repeating that mantra to myself...

4:34 pm

Hiya DC how are things there?

4:34 pm

alright, jily, you?

4:35 pm

Have you beat by two soodle!!

4:37 pm

Oh, thank you Jilly. but that is a pic of the late King. He was put down in July..... we are all still totally devastated..... And thank you, Jilly for reminding me there is life after the dreaded 50... I feel AWFULLY old!

4:37 pm

Well, unfortunately we had a terrible wind/lightening storm last night...and a big fire now near town. Spent today watching the fire planes and helicopter. Life in Montana... have several friends evactuated.

Hey Soodle, ironically enough, my friend just sent me this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaruNs_ 7okY

4:38 pm

oh, my, jilly

4:39 pm

Ya soodle, I lost mine in February and I still miss her so much. She was the greatest person to come home to! No one now to hike with or go on car rides with. :'(

Oh Jilly that is scary

4:40 pm

Yes, but they really jump on these now, really something to watch the retardant drops and water drops. Kinda the price one pays to live in the mountains. There's also one east of my mom about 22 miles north.

at 8 anyone?

4:42 pm

one who at6s their goals

4:42 pm

Hi Red and ty dc

thanks dc, 2 words!

et6 & et7 - any help pls

4:44 pm

et7/32 greek letter & not yours but ****

4:45 pm

ty, mary

tx mary for the 2 words.

4:45 pm

i shan't finish today, never should've started :)

one more left.. he6.. trying that..

4:46 pm

but dc, the fun is in playing

4:46 pm

et6 & 7: sounds much like something you give to children vit****s for the 6 and add another vowel to the end for the 7

4:46 pm

indeed, bichon, thoug hi do like to finish :)

4:46 pm

though i've goten to the point i only compete w/myself

4:47 pm

trying to decide what to get for food betwen here and my destination 45-60 min away.

sushi

4:47 pm

hi babblers - can someone help with a clue for the an 7/8?

or pho.

4:47 pm

Just finished a late lunch...had sushi....

4:47 pm

no, not easily portable. i get take-out and eat at destination :)

4:47 pm

and veggie pho VERY hard to find

Hmmm.

4:48 pm

i'm leaning toward persian at the moment.

COme on to Orlando, they do make it in one part of town.

I had turkey burg.

Persian is more portable?

4:49 pm

and i have an earworm of Small Town Southern Man for some reason, which has me thinking of my father.

4:49 pm

an7/8: Bugs Bunny is an*****d

4:49 pm

yes, persian is MUCH more portable for distance i'm travelling

4:49 pm

Veggie Pho, I eat it all the time in the Bay Area

4:50 pm

oh sorry, that was an7/32

4:50 pm

here, several places offered it, but it just don't sell well here, so they drop it before long.

4:50 pm

thanks for that an7

4:50 pm

I always go to a place called

oh no hiccups.

4:50 pm

thanks for trying redletter, still need the an 7/8

4:51 pm

I'm looking in More Words and just not seeing it

4:51 pm

I go to a place called Fresh Choice. They hardly serve any meat or fish, and they have it there

4:51 pm

Good Enough...I just followed your like... all the Wrinkeld ladies... Ouch... so painful, but oh so true... But, you see it doesn't apply to me. I have got my (82 year old) dad to admit he was drunk the day he registered my birth, so he mucked up the year bit. So, I am actually 10 years younger than my birth cert says I am. Easy mistake....

4:51 pm

they shut down here years ago; i mis sthem

4:52 pm

i don't see how the bugs bunny one makes an 8

4:52 pm

an 7/32 is to be against the male sex

4:52 pm

Nice try there soodle....rofl!!

agreed with dc, not getting it.

there cant be an 7/8 ... there is 3x an7/32, and 1 an7/40

4:52 pm

ok, thanks, bichon

4:53 pm

No, no, no, its true!! Honestly.... Its all been a dreadful mistake....

4:53 pm

bugs bunnyis a 7/32

4:53 pm

the clue I just gave was the an 7 before the 8

sure soodle.

4:53 pm

Big girl panty time there soodle...life begins at 50!!

4:53 pm

Goodness, just tuned in and see Soodle all riled up! What on earth are you talking about? Can I shave 10 years too? ;)

4:54 pm

Thanks for the clue bichon

4:54 pm

Soodle, try thinking of it as 25 with 25 years experience?

4:54 pm

Hello, Fellow Babblers. How is everyone today?

4:55 pm

has anyone gotten the 8 an

Nef, hi!

4:55 pm

i'm alright, nef. you?

4:55 pm

Hey Nef! Haven't been on with you for a while! How are you?

done.. tx for the clues everyone... fireworks..

4:56 pm

great cosmo!

4:56 pm

Hi red, Seain, and Jilly. I'm doing good; I finally have a day off from nearly everything today (no work, no grandsons, no housework: --I'm in Heaven!)

4:57 pm

Yay, cosmo!!! WTG!!!

sounds nice Nef!

congrats Cosmo!!!!

4:57 pm

congrats cosmo!!

Soodle! Just saw your comment! ROFL, those mistakes are so easy to make!

4:57 pm

congrats, cosmo :)

4:57 pm

Congrats Cosmo!

4:57 pm

Morning everyone

4:57 pm

oh, wonderful nef.

4:58 pm

Sorry Champ...I appear to be undergoing a mid-life crisis...Thanks for the help Jilly.... Now, if anybody out there has the elixer, I willl pay... in clues, for the next 20 years.......

Soodle, you can come to St AUg florida, but I dont think the 2 fountains of youth work.

4:59 pm

Nice neff!!

4:59 pm

hi lynx!

4:59 pm

morning, lyn

5:00 pm

Ha Red! A fortnight in Florida might be just what the geriatrician ordered!!

5:00 pm

soodle, I'm older, no worries!

I often feel young here in Florida Soodle.

5:00 pm

well, off to brave the wilds of Virginia 7 W.

dinner here maybe get rid of hiccups.

5:01 pm

happy babbling, yall! {poof}

5:01 pm

bye DC and Red

5:01 pm

I met a funeral director from Florida once. He told me he called older drivers "Q-Tips", since all you could see was the white hair over the steering wheel! He was nice, if un-PC.

5:03 pm

hey all...at 7/40 clue please?

5:03 pm

LOL, Soodle! I had to scroll back and see what the problem was! I really enjoyed beingf in my 40's and 50's; I felt confident and had the energy and strength to follow through with whatever I chose to do. I find I'm more tired now that I'm in my mid- 60's though and can't always keep up with myself.

5:03 pm

LMAO Champ! Q tips!!!! Maybe theres a couple of years in old Soodle yet!!! (No white hair....L'Oreal, cos I'm worth ut!!

5:03 pm

still need the at 7/40

5:04 pm

sorry I had to step away - has anyone clued the an 8?

5:04 pm

Chicky, I used to call my grey highlights, till I found that people actually believed it! Like you;d actually put WHITE in your hair! So now I just don't say anything at all. It is what it is!

5:04 pm

at7.40 at* consumed & cons & there is a flower here h*** (h4.7)

5:05 pm

JBV, as far as I can tell, there is no an8

5:05 pm

Yep, started with the white at 26, colored up to around 5 years ago, now just my true color....

5:05 pm

Old Irish saying... (used by grey-haired old men usually) There may be snow on the thatch, but theres still fire in the grate......

5:06 pm

but I have all the other a's in Lickety's List and I still have the second row A showing 11/12

5:06 pm

lickety has an8/55

5:06 pm

My mother in law was that way. Mine's coming in really even, so am very lucky. And I have ONE white eyelash...how odd is that?

5:06 pm

an 8 + an 4/4 + what you do on keyboard

5:06 pm

ah, that's it, ty mac!

5:07 pm

yw now back to the at 7/40!

5:07 pm

odd

5:07 pm

lynxx clued at 5;40

5:08 pm

thanx lynxxx....

5:08 pm

TY Macca

5:08 pm

This old lady must retire to her boudoir! I enjoyed the chat, and hope to see you all again soon. Good night all... 'Poof'...

5:08 pm

Well, gotta take a break for housework...that way I can attend the scottish/irish festival here tomorrow!! Keep our town in your thoughts and prayers with this fire!! bbl

5:08 pm

bye Soodle

5:08 pm

I will Jillyjill! Have a great time tomorrow!

5:09 pm

bye Jilly

5:09 pm

bye soodle! Happy Birthday!!!!

5:09 pm

*poof*

5:09 pm

-+

5:09 pm

Happy Birthday? Didn't know!!! Enjoy Soodle!!!

5:10 pm

It's your birthday! Happy Birthday Soodle ((hugs))

5:10 pm

clue for the at7.40?

5:10 pm

happy belly button day, Soodle!

5:10 pm

hi Dawg, clued it just before

5:11 pm

oooh, that's cute lbdawger! Never heard it called that before!

5:12 pm

ty! weird word!

5:13 pm

yw - just one of the few here today

5:13 pm

so true, Lynxxx

5:18 pm

whew, finito. thanks for the clues!

5:19 pm

Well done!!

5:19 pm

great job lbd!

5:20 pm

Not sure I even care to get this one finished. We'll see!

5:20 pm

BBL for another try...c u!

5:21 pm

Soodle is calling herself an old lady? she is in her 40's. Happy

5:21 pm

Happy Birthday to you, dear Soodle.

5:21 pm

YAY, lbd!!!! WTG!!! (sorry for late cheer; nose buried in grid to get NBT)

5:22 pm

hello all

5:22 pm

hi Peri

5:22 pm

yay lbd!!

5:22 pm

hi peri. How are you doing?

5:25 pm

Nef..how is your husband going? vision improved at all?

peri! i took my turn in scramble!

good morning lynnxxx

5:26 pm

hi Red

5:28 pm

DH is slowly improving each day, lynxxx. His eyesight seems to change on a daily basis, though. He needs new glasses (my idea of cheap readers didn't work); but with his eyes changing so much, the Opthomologist won't give him a new Rx yetThanks for asking.

glad to hear he is improving nef...

5:29 pm

SO nice to hear indeed, there was so much happening for a while

5:31 pm

this is so much easier with the list

5:33 pm

ok red, will get there later tonight

5:35 pm

Sorry, DH interrupted me. There is still a lot going on with him but at least most of what's happening is more positive now

5:35 pm

must depart for a while. bbl

5:35 pm

bye Dawg

5:36 pm

could I have the stats for that bottom row "A" please?

5:36 pm

ap4.5 & ac4.5 I think

5:37 pm

not ap4.5 but ap5.12

5:37 pm

thanks

5:38 pm

help with an8 pls

5:39 pm

an 8= against keyboarding, maybe?

5:39 pm

against & they used to set **** for newspaper printing

5:40 pm

probably means to go against the norm I guess

the ap 5, 12 is the sleep disorder.

5:41 pm

ty got it

5:42 pm

th ap5 I suggested is related to bees

5:43 pm

thanks red. You'd think I'd see that word quickly but I seem to miss it every time it's in the grid. Same with the ac4/5. Must be a blind spot or something

5:44 pm

well it is some kind of spot anyway

5:44 pm

this grid is taking very long

5:45 pm

darned needcase

5:45 pm

anyone have teh at 7/40?

5:45 pm

thanks lynxxx. That's another word that's invisible to me!

5:46 pm

I do, rur. Trying to figure out how to clue

5:47 pm

at7.40 at* consumed & cons & the flower here today h***

5:51 pm

good clue. Thanks, lynxxx

5:51 pm

not getting the last part of that clue

5:52 pm

Not for Ruru. Try att***t or try & Lat*** Jackson

5:52 pm

there is a flower in the grid, the h 4/7. Just drop the H

5:52 pm

I think that is how you spell Michaels sister?

5:53 pm

it *sounds* right

5:54 pm

thank you

5:54 pm

Could someone clue the first letters of the 9's please?

5:54 pm

em9/66 builds on the em4/5

5:55 pm

em & re

5:55 pm

never heard of the h4 flower

5:55 pm

thanks

5:55 pm

tx for the em9 peri!

5:55 pm

yvw Une

5:55 pm

it is the flower for dyslexic sailors peri

5:56 pm

hah ruru

5:56 pm

very old fashioned viney type flower with tight bunches of wax flowers. I have one from my granfathers house - which means it is well over 60 years old (in a pot)

5:56 pm

yikes, scary photo, Une

5:56 pm

LOL!

5:56 pm

hi Une

5:57 pm

hey, lynxxx :-)

5:57 pm

hi une..

5:57 pm

Just had lunch with Dorens.. she says hi

5:57 pm

hey, ru :-)

5:58 pm

how cool!!!

5:58 pm

by all means, tell us what delicacies you shared!

5:58 pm

ditto what Une said.

5:58 pm

where did you eat, what did you have?

5:58 pm

sounds like fun, ruru

5:59 pm

hey, nef :-)

5:59 pm

hi all

5:59 pm

hi m9

5:59 pm

back for last 20

5:59 pm

hey m9 :-)

5:59 pm

oh you had your lunch!

6:00 pm

well ... she had heirloom tomato salad, and a duck ravioli.. her daughter had Fruites du Mer and salad.. I had a terrinne and peach sandwich and fried green tomatoes

6:00 pm

Dorens is great.. what a nice lady

6:00 pm

HEY! Today is my 5 year anniversary of being a full-fledged Babbler! W00T!!!!

6:00 pm

congrats Nef!

6:00 pm

she especially loved my wine selection.. and drank it up

6:00 pm

Ruru should have taken YOU to lunch!LOL

6:00 pm

congrats Nef

6:00 pm

*lights candles for nef's cake

6:01 pm

glad you enjoyed the food and company, ruru

6:01 pm

what lovey sounding dishes especially yours Ruru - intriguing

6:01 pm

huh. for this grid just stick not out on things.

6:01 pm

??? lost me on that one m9

6:02 pm

ruru, sounds deeeeeelish!!

6:02 pm

i figger fruites du mer is seafood.. prepared how?

6:02 pm

??? am I ever going to finish this grid.. grrrrrr?

6:02 pm

we had a nice talk and a good time.. she is a lovely person

6:02 pm

not out. the doctor is **.

6:02 pm

This grid has eaten heaps of my woirds....grrrrr

6:02 pm

get it?

6:03 pm

like the first ha4/6. add 'not out'

6:04 pm

not sure M9.. but it had squid ink.. which didn't appeal to me

6:04 pm

I thought the squid ink was bad for you.

6:05 pm

it is?

6:05 pm

there was a French restaurant here in Nashville many moons ago that served squid ink pasta . . .

6:05 pm

I was down to 21 words and now I am back to 36?

6:06 pm

I told you this grid eats words! seriously

6:06 pm

maybe i just noticed that they remove the ink and thought it was a health thing when it was actually an aesthetic.

6:06 pm

Think of all those Tennessee squids that can't write notes anymore

6:06 pm

oh blech ruru!

can't get into black food

6:07 pm

invisible squid notes!!

6:07 pm

TO, Michel served it with "white" pasta so it was kinda cool -- black and white

6:08 pm

tennessee squid?? "the tennessee squid was llooongg and lean, color of the sun and his eyes were greeeeeeen".. no.. just doesn't work

does it have a taste?

6:08 pm

ruru, Michel originally came here to open a French bakery -- my ex used to tell people . . . "ah, yes, you know Michel came over with the ovens" LOL

6:08 pm

no special taste, TO

6:09 pm

just a novelty

6:09 pm

a little fishy to me

6:09 pm

did it turn your tongue black?

6:09 pm

ok, enough with the black pasta!!!!

6:09 pm

(or green?)

6:09 pm

nooooooo

6:09 pm

but inquiring minds want to know!

6:10 pm

LOL!

6:10 pm

then people would think you are a chow dog

6:10 pm

was thinking the same thing ruru LOL

enough food i have big tome indigestion

6:11 pm

you could scare rubyfoo's husband with her.

6:11 pm

tome?

6:11 pm

that's one way of avoiding the pb!LOL

6:11 pm

the few chows I've met were really sweet

6:11 pm

how could I forget "Rufus was a ti6.21"

6:12 pm

LOL lynxxx!!!!!

and getting a headache

6:13 pm

chows are a one person dog .. ty4 dog

6:13 pm

et 5?

6:13 pm

that's what I've always heard but hasn't always been my experience

6:14 pm

Lord - my last word was the madagascan hedgehog - FM will never forgive me

6:14 pm

et + anagram of sweet potato word

lol and she actually changed her icon from that! :/

6:15 pm

I was wondering ho to clue that one, Uneaixoise!

6:15 pm

thank you for the et

6:15 pm

yw ruru

6:15 pm

lynxxx, isn't that the tenrec?

6:16 pm

nothing like the list to show you how dumb and unobservant I am

think i must venture out for tummy meds

6:17 pm

Yes Une, alt spelling, ta6

6:17 pm

are you sick TO?

indigestion

6:17 pm

oh, didn't realize, thanks :-)

6:17 pm

it must be the balck pasta

6:18 pm

taking a break -- back later *poof*

6:18 pm

bye Unea

no this spaghetti was quite redm that was the problem

6:18 pm

hope you feel better soon, TO

so it's wither meds or coke

6:19 pm

"min 5/12s, not mi5/12s!" "You lost me."

6:20 pm

Better go walk Stew, bye everyone

6:20 pm

bye lynxxx

bye lin

6:22 pm

sigh. I"m the only Galaxy Quest fan apparently

6:22 pm

i liked galaxy quest quite a bit! v. funny

6:23 pm

did i miss a reference?

6:23 pm

yape

6:23 pm

what's Galaxy Quest?

6:23 pm

my quotes at 6:19

6:23 pm

oops

6:23 pm

Love Galaxy Quest! saw it in IMAX

ar7 pls?

6:23 pm

a movie

6:23 pm

hmmm been a while since i've seen the movie

nm

6:24 pm

ar* you happy? well then good **** and sleep well!

6:24 pm

You can watch the DVD dubbed in the aliens' language

6:24 pm

Galaxy Quest is one of my fave movies. We quote it at my house. It's as quotable as Princess Bride imo

6:24 pm

too funny!

6:25 pm

we often say "does the rolling help?"

6:25 pm

or "hurry! before they kill Guy!"

6:25 pm

I often qoute Sigourney Weaver's line: I have one job on this ship!

6:26 pm

"whoever wrote this episode should DIE!"

6:27 pm

yup.. "and I'm going to do it!"

6:27 pm

"I see you managed to get your shirt off"

6:27 pm

"it's the simple things you treasure'

6:27 pm

"the show must go on!"........."damn you!"

6:28 pm

my husbands fave .. "oooohhhhh... that's not riiiight!"

6:28 pm

that is classic, especially to what it is said about

6:28 pm

he7?

6:28 pm

i think it has to do with blood ruru

6:29 pm

sound interesting. I don't care for movies, but DH likes them (it's one area we aren't compatible in; but not a problem these days. He watches movies on TV while I work!)

6:29 pm

and ends with that "not out"!!LOL

6:29 pm

and then the next ends with fork prong

6:29 pm

it's better if you're a trekkie... cause it's a trekkie spoof

6:29 pm

although it's a good movie on it's own.

6:29 pm

thank you

6:30 pm

more of a satire than spoof

6:30 pm

yw

6:30 pm

yes. true Miz... I knew that wasn't quite right when I wrote it..

6:30 pm

even if you are not a trekkie...it makes fun of them, but in a good hearted way

6:30 pm

but it is really funny!

6:30 pm

oh! and ... classic... "at least he's outside"

6:31 pm

any scary or suspenseful parts?

6:31 pm

yes.

6:31 pm

the bad guy is done fairly well!

6:31 pm

but horror scary...funny suspense

6:32 pm

sorry, NOT horror scary

6:32 pm

hating these h's right now

6:33 pm

I have them all ruru... so if you need any 'elp

6:33 pm

oops... sorry ... i 'ave them all.

6:34 pm

I need the he 6/24 .. it is eluding me

he7/8pls?

6:34 pm

I'm missing a H4 and have no clue

6:35 pm

there's two that have the vowel flight letters in the middle

6:35 pm

he7/36 & 8/50 blood & fork ****

6:35 pm

grits

he6/24 = brit he5/14 bread

6:35 pm

I'm such a wimp; I have nightmares from scary movies or those with suspense in them. That's why I don't like movies. I even had bad dreams after Bambi and the Lion King. :-(

6:36 pm

sorry for the 7 delete last letter

6:36 pm

hey.. it's my ho** from the good!

6:36 pm

hood!

6:36 pm

aww... that's sweet Nef.

6:36 pm

sissy

6:37 pm

thanks m9 -- I have those, plus "not love" and biblical form of have

6:37 pm

lol

6:37 pm

did you get that he6?

ty

6:37 pm

no

6:37 pm

don't get all he* up... male person1

6:37 pm

Not really m9. And yes, ruru, I admit I'm a sissy! :-) (butr when it came to RL events; they never bothered me)

6:38 pm

thank you

ha6/24 = brit spelling of he5/14 med/chemical word

6:39 pm

ho 6/30 is a Southern food

bye everyone

6:43 pm

bye TO

6:44 pm

I have 2 left

6:45 pm

bye TO. Take care

6:45 pm

112 left here, m9

6:45 pm

1

6:45 pm

Go Nef!!!!

6:45 pm

:-P

6:46 pm

fw

6:46 pm

YAY, m9!!!! WTG!!!!

6:47 pm

ty.. ty very much

6:47 pm

Good evening Babbleland. How are folks tonight?

6:48 pm

I'm just jealous. I'm hoping I can finish tonight; but DH is seeking some attention too tonight. :-)

6:48 pm

hi wht.

6:54 pm

Well the evening is off to a better start, I just monkeyed the ab5,16

6:54 pm

ab + unit of electrical resistance

6:55 pm

thanks, wht. There are some very weird words in this grid!

6:55 pm

I've noticed.

6:55 pm

I was off to a good start and got the u's right off. Everything else has been a grind.

6:56 pm

LOL! :-D

6:59 pm

I'm down to 100 words left to find, but it's like pulling teeth right now. I ha** to open a list before I'm half way through the grid; but this one is tempting me....

6:59 pm

he blood and fork?

7:00 pm

are you asking or cluing, bichon?

7:00 pm

I have 38 left and I can say that the list has not been as much help as you would think.

7:00 pm

blood and fork??

7:00 pm

definitely asking Nef

7:01 pm

he 8/50 = blood and fork part

7:01 pm

ooohhh LOL

7:01 pm

29 left, this is a tough grid

7:02 pm

he +oppos. of Pa + tine sharp part of a fork

7:02 pm

119 to go--very tough grid.

7:02 pm

ty Nef, got it

7:02 pm

Scrabs do you mind a quick question?

7:02 pm

oops! how's that for a clue? (wondering how THAT happened?)

7:02 pm

can I get a clue for the an7,40?

7:03 pm

Go ahead, Bichon.

7:03 pm

against a grown boy, wht

7:03 pm

an4 (prefix for against) + ty4 (keyboarding)

7:03 pm

Oops, I clued an8

7:03 pm

tx nef!!

7:04 pm

Have that one. I need the last an7,40

7:04 pm

amin

7:04 pm

I have the an8 as well

7:04 pm

Free word!

7:04 pm

At a 1 y.o. well child checkup, where the child exhibits healthy social interactions, would not clapping hands or waving bye-bye be a cause for concern?

7:04 pm

Have that one too, scrabs :^)

7:05 pm

I have the an 7/32 (X 2) and the an 7/55. Sorry don't have that 7/40 yet (but will start looking)

7:05 pm

en6 pls

7:05 pm

I would just watch for progression of development. So, toddler responds to name, shows a toy to parent, hears well, jabbers, says 3-4 words?

7:05 pm

en + love

7:05 pm

I am retired and I can do this puzzle an7/40!

7:06 pm

hi all

7:06 pm

hey, hootowl!

7:06 pm

hey Une - you been getting all my rain?

7:06 pm

thanks Hootowl!

7:06 pm

And how about other fine motor skills? Finger feeding? Grabs toys and transfers between hands? Has fine pincer grasp?

7:07 pm

Hi Hootowl

7:07 pm

THAT was a clue you know???

7:07 pm

no rain for several days, hoot

7:07 pm

ty Une

7:07 pm

yw

7:07 pm

poor hoot-straight to the pb

7:07 pm

ty hoot

7:07 pm

poor hoot-straight to the pb

7:07 pm

yw peri

7:07 pm

ok - seems like we got flooded and now drought

7:07 pm

He does some of those things [I'm not concerned about lack of words], but doesn't play interactive games. Does respond to people [gestures to be picked up]

7:07 pm

typical TN summer, eh?

7:08 pm

hi again

7:08 pm

as long as there is something besides choc!

7:09 pm

Bichon--here is what we use in office for social + communication skill screening.http://www.dbpeds.org/articl es/detail.cfm?TextID=466

7:09 pm

Onlt been here 5 years. Crazy is what I call it!

7:09 pm

bichon.... do the parents play those kind of games with him regularly.. or try to??

7:09 pm

only - here we go again

7:09 pm

Scrabs, he does all those things well. Plays independently [with purpose]. Smiles at people a lot. Feeds himself very well, drinks from sippy cup

7:09 pm

a's abolished

7:09 pm

(poking my nose in.. you can ignore me!LOL)

7:10 pm

(((everyone))) I am glad to be here!

7:10 pm

Yes, parents and I do

7:10 pm

Hi Stid

7:10 pm

do you feel like he is playing back with you?

7:10 pm

TYVM Scrabs

7:10 pm

Hi stid and m9

7:10 pm

I am not worried, Bichon.

7:10 pm

how's the grid?

7:10 pm

stid!!

7:10 pm

It sucks, Stid.

7:10 pm

Good, then neither am I

7:10 pm

hi stiddy

7:10 pm

a pain stid

7:11 pm

not a nice grid

7:11 pm

It sucks neurons right out of my cranium.

7:11 pm

m9, no he smiles at attempts to play games

7:11 pm

but I am plodding along, 23 left

7:11 pm

yuck!!!

7:11 pm

kids have spurts in different areas at different times...

7:11 pm

the first season of Bob Newhart is on hulu.

7:12 pm

That's what I say. The pediatrician wants to keep an eye on him, but neither I nor his parents, or his day care providers think there's a problem

7:12 pm

scrabs, just for interest.... how many of those are "yes" before cause for concern?

7:13 pm

everyone was freaking out saying my eldest boy needed speech when he was little.. but I knew he didn't. He speaks quite well now!LOL

7:13 pm

oh well, can't be much more sucky than my day. I spent the whole time I had to be with people being as quiet and solo as possible to avoid saying anything out of turn or too much... and got scolded for that!!! I just can't figure these people out.

7:13 pm

My daughter didn't speak until she was 2 1/2 and although she has an auditory memory problem, she speaks well

7:14 pm

I have seen "typical" kids (the word normal is incorrectly used) say words at 10 mo and use phrases at 12 mo. Others do not combine words til 24 mo. Some kids walk at 7 mo, some at 18 mo.

7:14 pm

oh stid! I'm sorry... that kind of situation sucks

7:14 pm

ALL kids are different. Woulf didn't talk sentences til he was 3-4. Realized we were asking for Y/N answers instead of just talking to him

7:14 pm

Oh, the test, Stid?

7:15 pm

exactly scrabbler.. my philosophy was always "I'm sure he'll be walking/talking/using toilet..etc... by the time he's 18"

7:16 pm

yes, that was what I was referencing... but the other info is intriguing too... one child spoke full words by around 9 or ten months and had a working vocab of over 30 words by one year.... the other didn't say more than a few basic words until almost two... one walked on his 9 month bday the other at one year. neurotypical development has a range, to be sure.

7:16 pm

stid that sounds like me and my family - dammed if I do and dammed if I don't. Big reason I left NY! I do not speak to any of them now.

7:16 pm

Gage has a really large vocabulary.... it's just that folks who don't know him can't understand him..

7:16 pm

I looked at that web site Scrabs and I think he comes out okay for his age

7:17 pm

My mother, when I was worried about things would say: he'll learn it by the time he goes to college...

7:17 pm

((((hoot)))) these are my college faculty :-(

7:17 pm

I like your mom stid!!LOL

7:17 pm

you know...cause great minds....

7:17 pm

ma 6/24?

7:17 pm

I recently looked at my son's baby book [he is the father of the boy I am writing about] and was amazed at the things he did as a baby

7:17 pm

don't forget stid.... at Evergreen seminar is a verb

7:18 pm

Whenwe started talking instead of asking we opened a floodgate that didn't close for 15 yrs. AND compete sentences.

7:18 pm

And here I've spent the past 28 years trying to shut my daughter up! (She was always very "verbal" from the minute her head popped out though)

7:18 pm

bo7 anyone?

7:19 pm

pronunciation was a real problem in part I think because of the hemiparesis... but the actual words (many multi-syllabic) he used by age one were varied and reflected a huge range of experiences.

7:19 pm

LOL Nef!!!

7:19 pm

ma 6/24... kind of like a mermaid but diff ending

7:19 pm

bo7 add adult boy to word above

hello kids!

7:19 pm

gee hoot --

7:19 pm

hey George!!!

7:20 pm

hi George!! how's the trip going... besides hot?

7:20 pm

well we finally figured out he could remember anything and everything he heard!

7:20 pm

Duh. Thanks peri

7:20 pm

oh oh... *makes mental note to be careful when woulf is around*

7:20 pm

hemiparesis? stid

7:20 pm

gage just told me that we misappeared undergound but not in a tunnel...

7:21 pm

is that where the bottom of tongue is tight?

7:21 pm

My mother says that I didn't talk til age 3.

7:21 pm

hemi=partial; paresis=paralysis one-sided cerebral palsy, peri

7:21 pm

14 left and struggling

7:21 pm

I know what it is stid. does someone you know have it?

7:21 pm

need clues peri?

7:22 pm

go peri go

7:22 pm

Go Peri go! You are using the list?

7:22 pm

bo 7, does it start with a young male?

7:22 pm

elder stidkid, peri

7:22 pm

oh, did not know, stid

7:22 pm

yes, using the list

hot as hell, m9, as I said in the little video clip I shot looking out and off my balcony a few hours ago and put a link to in my page, ha!

the sort of hot you avoid, stay indoors in the air!

7:23 pm

will ask for clues in a bit, ty

7:23 pm

no...bich... it ends with a big boy!

7:23 pm

No it starts with a vessel

7:23 pm

pa 6.30>???

7:23 pm

bo5,18 starts with a young man

7:23 pm

my dad was a bo7 for 32 years!! on tugs

7:24 pm

well actually barges

7:24 pm

got that wht, ty

oh ta for that clue!

not that I'll finish this tonight, ha!

7:24 pm

pa* dirt!! ***'s Island with Jodie Foster

need sleep, on to Ibiza again tomorrow -- where it will be yeah, hot as hell again!

7:25 pm

I'm gonna make the clues SOMEwhat easy...cause this grid is a bear.

7:25 pm

be careful you don't melt!!

7:25 pm

(that might not be pretty)

7:25 pm

a reclue for the ma6/24?

oh I already have, m9, into a puddle!

7:26 pm

so you look like a salvador dali?

not that pretty, ha!

7:26 pm

3rd mi5/12 pls

7:26 pm

thanks for the 7

7:27 pm

I have had enough of this grid so I shall go read + see you folks tomorrow.

7:27 pm

ma 6/24 starts with big boy

7:27 pm

nd sounds like what they used to think were mermaids

7:27 pm

what island?

if bo7/40 works there should be an ha6 word that might mean a milliner!?

7:29 pm

gilligan's island mayhap?

7:29 pm

no but there's one VERY close to that George!

7:30 pm

but don't get h** up about it!LOL

7:30 pm

well. NBT and down to 133. certainly not as easy as yesterday.

7:30 pm

oh! george, look for an HE 6

7:30 pm

thanks m...

7:31 pm

yw stid.. good job following the chog!

7:31 pm

I keep having to pop off on little gamelets with Gage.

7:33 pm

does the ma 6/24 have to do with a sea cow?

7:33 pm

I think I will head out, my eyes, head and heart are tired tonight. Back tomorrow at some point.

7:33 pm

(((hugs and choclits for all))) *Poof*

7:33 pm

take care, stiddy

7:34 pm

Night stid

7:34 pm

finally got the ma 6. Hooray

eh, stid?

7:34 pm

b's bamboozled. (Or was that me bamboozled by the b's)

look for an he6?

oh she's gone, eh?

was busy setting music playing!

7:35 pm

he6 instead of the milliner George\

spun tunes all evening, still can't get enough, ha!

oh yeah? looking!

my brain's probably too fried for this, can't see what she might have meant?!?

oh yeah, never mind, got it!!

7:36 pm

it IS fried!!!

7:36 pm

phew! had me worried there

fried, simmered, boiled even!

7:37 pm

finally done

7:37 pm

wtg peri!

7:37 pm

ty now off to play scramble

7:38 pm

wtg peri

7:38 pm

LOL... "fried, simmered" looked so much like my dad's name! I had to do a double take!!!

bloody hell, your dad's name is 'Fried Simmered'??

7:39 pm

close!! it was Fred Simmerer!!!

he was a chef, wasn't he? ha!

oh yeah? ha, ha!!

7:40 pm

Hello Babblers - any help needed - I'm jumping from FB to here - and so are a number of other folks - lol

7:40 pm

hello everyone...the re's are doing me in

7:40 pm

what do you need Annie

7:40 pm

can I get a clue for re 6?

I'm jumping from there, Twitter, yahoo and Last.fm!

7:41 pm

imagine that!

7:41 pm

we have the re9 which is to re + make a disney movie

7:42 pm

ty River

great tune, this, bop while you babble!

7:42 pm

I need re 6/21, then I will have all the re's

7:42 pm

20 left

7:42 pm

internet troubles

7:43 pm

when you get married you are re6ed

7:43 pm

re + what you call someone

7:43 pm

THank You both!!!

7:44 pm

all I need at at7 pleeesssee!

7:44 pm

After working on this grid on and off today I finally have NBT

7:44 pm

yw

I call some people lots of things, ha!

....that I can't repeat here, lol!

7:44 pm

allI need IS

7:45 pm

3rf time the charm? all I need is...

7:45 pm

at7 what I did to dinner + the sandwich spread with a different vowel in the middle

7:45 pm

sorry hoot, I would if I could

7:46 pm

any clues for na 5 / 12

7:46 pm

well there ya go bichon!

7:46 pm

omg!

7:46 pm

hoot, consumed + Bill ***ers + vowel

7:46 pm

think of our dear korean friend for the na5\

hey babbleland!

7:47 pm

Bill ???

7:47 pm

off for another game with gage.. bopping in and out...

7:47 pm

Hi GE

7:47 pm

Hi GE.

7:47 pm

just got a connection again - I think FB screws up my computer - sorry I wasnt here to help

hi annie and wht

7:48 pm

I closed out all other programs - I think I am good - anyone need help

7:48 pm

Hello Good Enough

hey river! how goes it today?

7:49 pm

Hey GE - I am reading The Help right now for my book group meeting next week

7:50 pm

I am still looking for the first ma6,24

do you love love love it?

7:51 pm

just picked it up today so only 30 pages in - but I got one for you - check you "Shelter Me" by Juliette Fay - loved loved loved it

7:51 pm

just picked it up today so only 30 pages in - but I got one for you - check you "Shelter Me" by Juliette Fay - loved loved loved it

7:52 pm

Ok so not only does it finally go but goes twice - go figure!

okay, i will.

7:53 pm

wht - no ma6

7:53 pm

maybe I dont have it yet - oops sorry

i said before the only problem i had with the Help was that by the end all my thoughts we in the dialect of a southern black woman. it was starting to make me crazy.

7:54 pm

I have the ma6 which is my son not out.

7:54 pm

I'm already talking like her with 30 pages in - lol

7:54 pm

I need the other one

7:54 pm

Am Indian diety

m9, check your messenger!

7:55 pm

ma6---grown boy + Nike slogan Do **! + vowel

7:55 pm

firewords and off for Eureka!

7:56 pm

congrats hoot and fireworks here too

7:56 pm

ty Annie. I monkeyed all around that last vowel

7:56 pm

wth hoot and annie

7:56 pm

congrats Annie and off!

7:56 pm

youre welcome

7:56 pm

wow - thanks annie

7:57 pm

am7?

7:57 pm

am + vowel + singer ***** Bryant

7:57 pm

am + ***** Baker - soulful singer

7:57 pm

poisonous mushroom - bye

7:58 pm

thx annie and river

7:58 pm

glad you got it shirl --I put in an extra vowel

7:59 pm

going to watch the Yankee game...bye

8:00 pm

bye Annie *clears throat - what no Red Sox*

didn't know the singer so i was trying tina and tanya - lol. but i got it finally. thanks

8:02 pm

why doesnt anyone know Ms Anita Baker - she is awesome

*hangs head in shame*

8:03 pm

m9f9l - i''m sorry but i don't understand your reference to "our dear Korean friend"

8:03 pm

NB is our Korean friend.

rhymes with moving to music teach

oh i got a 9 by myself!!

8:05 pm

thanks GE - that makes it fireworks and i'm off to bed

congrats teach!

8:05 pm

GE has got the rhythm - must pull up Ms B online and check her out.....she

8:05 pm

GE has got the rhythm - must pull up Ms B online and check her out.....she

8:05 pm

be groov'n

8:06 pm

wtg teach

my head is filled with KISS FM and other teenage music

8:07 pm

yuck - I cant handle that rap stuff - ugh....

8:07 pm

did I miss a firewords - good going wvteach

8:08 pm

hello all

not so much rap, which i can't stand either, but all that pop stuff the kids listen to

hi dorens!

8:08 pm

hello dorens

8:09 pm

I like Pop but cant tolerate rap - my boy (13) loves it - its like nails on a chalkboard to me

are you back from your trip dorens?

8:09 pm

no i am still here and loving it!

oh fun!!

8:10 pm

what did you think of little bee, GE?

how's the ruru tour?

8:10 pm

met him for lunch today and it was such fun... and maybe the best bottle of wine out of a million bottles of great wine

oh it would be hard to call it a good book because of the rough story....

8:11 pm

i still thought it was great, but i know someone else who felt the same way

but still a good thought provoking book

8:12 pm

em9?

8:12 pm

Clue for the ro7 please

8:12 pm

i think he is an amazing writer though

8:12 pm

Dorens, did you go out west for the babble meet?

i couldn't put it down!

8:12 pm

sorry wht, not yet no river, i was down here in CA wine country... they were a bit too far north for me

8:12 pm

wht - what you would like to have with your wife with a bit of wine and candles

8:13 pm

ro is a novel genre

8:13 pm

ty River.

but br8 doesn't work - lol

8:13 pm

That and the doer of that gives me fireworks

8:14 pm

good going wht

yay wht!!

8:14 pm

ty to all of the cluers

8:14 pm

yay wht!

how's the weather dorens?

8:15 pm

beautiful... one or two days very hot, but one of those we went to the beach, and another we sweated it out and then came back and jumped in the pool

oh how delightful! how many of you are traveling together?

8:16 pm

ce7?

8:17 pm

ce + rodent + not out

8:17 pm

ce + the army makes you carry K-****o* for your meals

8:17 pm

thx wht

8:17 pm

it varies from day to day... i have two married kids, one with two grandchildren and my daughter... daughter in law had her sister join us wednesday with her five year old twins and husband.... other daughter in law had her sister and husband (and three year old and baby) one night (they live in napa)... it's been wild and wolly

8:17 pm

how about the em9

8:18 pm

It is what you give off.

8:18 pm

dont have it yet - working on morewords to find it

oh that sounds like a blast! you were renting that really big house right?

8:18 pm

ty wht

*sits and waits lazily while river works* hum de dum...

8:19 pm

yes... 7 bedrooms, 7 baths .. pool... only two big bedrooms in main house... others are in second house on the other side of the pool... it is fabulous

8:19 pm

a

8:19 pm

got the em

8:19 pm

how about the r 9?

8:20 pm

you could wait all night GI - What already gave a CLUE - I'm not look'n

oh how nice!

8:20 pm

re9 - to give life again

8:20 pm

besides I am working on A's not E's yet......lol

i keep spelling it wrong. tried it hours ago but funny how it doesn't spell check for you!

8:21 pm

thanks

8:21 pm

lol Ge ( got it spelled right this time)

8:21 pm

pretty bad when I mis-spell and it is only 2 letters.....

lol

8:22 pm

its been a loooonnnnnnggg week

work? kids? back to school? what would make it so long?

8:26 pm

coming back off of vacation with my boss now gone - month end and all branch offices need authority so they come to me........swamped from first day back....

8:26 pm

and yes school started back this week - need to pick kids up from practices etc.....

what kind of work do you do?

8:32 pm

I am an Examiner in the home office of an insurance company in the claims department.

Do you enjoy it or is it just a job?

8:33 pm

most of the time I do like it - this week it has been crazy

yeah, it's hard switching gears. good to get back to a routine but there is so much in that routine it gets overwhelming!

8:34 pm

hiya gang! is this a quick one? wondering if i should start or not...

8:34 pm

ITs actually a very good company - just been a tough summer for me with my son and catching up from taking time off for his surgeries and now .... you get it

8:35 pm

go ahead and start but definately not a quick one feather

don't go by me. i am making no progress whatsoever. not halfway, not even nbt.

8:35 pm

hmm.... lol, maybe i'll just chat a little....

8:36 pm

I have 28 left - same ones from hours ago - lol

well, do what we always do. hang on tight until the tough times pass.

8:36 pm

this grid has teeth weed

8:36 pm

hi ruru. teeth. not good.

8:36 pm

fangs......actually

8:36 pm

This grid has been leading me to an uninspiring amount of words.

8:37 pm

it's too late at night for me to start one that's only going to annoy me!

8:37 pm

hello stridg - you have been lurking havent you????

8:37 pm

what does it hurt to get a few words....

8:38 pm

shhhhh river! bad influence, lol

8:38 pm

Hello...

8:38 pm

Well, I've left to make potato salad, then put meat under the broiler. And now waiting for the rest of dinner to heat.

8:38 pm

Hello Jellen

8:38 pm

Hello jellen.

hi joiners!

8:39 pm

Hi jellen.

8:39 pm

hi jellen! ((((squishy hugs))))))

8:39 pm

ba 6/24 ? anyone?

8:40 pm

hi again people.

8:40 pm

(((hugs back)))

8:40 pm

It looks like an alternate spelling of the ba6,30

8:40 pm

Hi, Nef

8:40 pm

Hi nef

8:41 pm

thank you wht

8:41 pm

I've decided not to do the grid...I encounter enough teeth giving my cat his heart pill every night...

8:41 pm

Wow! Chat's moving fast!

8:41 pm

Hi Jellen! (((Jellen))) How's it going?

8:42 pm

Good decision Jellen, this grid is not friendly.

8:43 pm

26 left and I am calling it quits

calling uncle river?

8:44 pm

make that 25

8:44 pm

I'm going to go do my scrabble turns and then see what trouble i can get into on yahoo games. will pop in and out.

8:44 pm

I have over half of the words. When I hit 100 I will have my limit.

8:45 pm

Ok will look a bit longer but may need sustenance

8:46 pm

I'm doing pretty well, Nef...had a counseling session today and then conquered my aversion to shopping to hit Walmart!

8:46 pm

WHOA, Jellen! Walmart is a tough place to go if you hate shopping!

8:46 pm

shop victoriously, Jellen

8:47 pm

I'm glad you're doing the counseling. I'm a firm believer in it myself.

oh vey. diabetes boy is on the rampage.

8:49 pm

I had my list and checked it twice...only had to go back into the store to buy one thing...the top thing on the list!

8:49 pm

That sounds bad, GE. your kid or your hubby?

8:50 pm

whoohooo - 23 - lol

8:51 pm

wtg river

8:51 pm

LOL, Jellen! I felt like I belonged in one of those bad Walmart pictures today. I took my dog to the groomer and saw I was wearing my bedroom slippers when I got home -after also going to a handicapped shop for my DH's repaired walker!

8:52 pm

Jellen, I've done that, but usually I don't notice what I've missed until I get home.

8:52 pm

GO, go, River!!! You can do this!

my son. DH was getting ready to take him driving but he has to test first. we should have been able to tell by his attitude he was low! no driving right now.

8:52 pm

River, do you need any clues?

8:53 pm

I have gone to work with two different shoes on - so beat that......

8:53 pm

21

oh nef, how funny!

8:53 pm

Thank goodness that you caught it before he got behind the wheel, GE

yes, but now he is annoying me :)

crabby crabby until that sugar kicks in

8:54 pm

And this is different how???

8:54 pm

They are very comfortable slippers, but the Maxine face and fussy cuff should have been more noticeable to me.... :-/

8:54 pm

evening all

lol wht!

8:54 pm

Hi, Magyk

8:55 pm

GE - is your son doing drivers ed

8:55 pm

lol, Nef

done with driver's ed but still driving on a permit

8:55 pm

thats wht - trying to work them out on my own - will ask for clues when I am desperate

8:56 pm

Oh, also got my hair colored and got bangs today...

8:56 pm

By the sounds of it he has mastered driving GE crazy already

8:56 pm

Hi, herin

Snuggles

8:56 pm

hi herin

the kids need 50 hours behind the wheel before they can get their driver;s license in IL

8:56 pm

I'm feeling it..... got one of those myself....

8:57 pm

18

8:57 pm

Whoo hoo world Jellen is steppin out.

yeah they've been driving me crazy for years wht. come with the territory

Hiello bak

8:57 pm

we have 40 hours here of parent driving with 10 being at night 1/2 hours after sunset

50 hours that is stupid. We have 120hours here

8:58 pm

hello everyone! does anyone have a clue for yi,5 please?

oh fun jellen. are you b-u-tiful??

120 WOW

8:58 pm

Jellen, what color did you dye your hair? I bet you look good with bangs (or is it hard to tell yet?). Do you like it?

8:58 pm

Not necessarily, but I like it :-)

8:58 pm

sorry -still on h's - dont have that y yet

8:58 pm

Hi, texan

8:59 pm

Hi Jellen

Good not really it is still stupid. I think that if you pay for a licence you should pay more and get defensive driving skills too.

good jell :)

8:59 pm

oh need to back up - did Jellen get a new "do"

8:59 pm

thanks river

8:59 pm

Yes, I got a new "do"...

Pics Jellen at all

9:00 pm

yi5 - sounds like a kind of pie

9:00 pm

Or like what you do if you get hurt

9:00 pm

what did I do texan and hello

9:01 pm

herin, I really think that 40 or 50 hours isn't enough time either. We've had a couple of tragic accidents that could have been prevented if kids were more aware of the dangers of driving distractedly

9:01 pm

I'll try to take a pic tomorrow...it's too dark in my room to take pics now...

9:02 pm

Hi Jellen! Hello Everyone!

9:02 pm

sarah need computer - will be back

Hi everyone! Love that pie clue wht! Worked for me!

Nef in VIctoria our road toll is higher than last year. People just are not giving a crap about everyone else

9:02 pm

Hi, car

later river!

9:02 pm

I'd love to see your new "do", Jellen

9:02 pm

Hi, Digby

9:03 pm

later, River

Hi Jellen

9:03 pm

Not getting the pie clue....working....

9:03 pm

yw Digby

9:03 pm

by River

damn it I wish it was raspberry and blueberry season. I want pie

9:04 pm

like M**** meat pie but with a Y

9:04 pm

hi everyone

9:04 pm

Our MVA deaths are down here; but I think that there were 10 teens killed over their prom weekend throughout MN this year

9:04 pm

TY Minski!

i was goona say that but you can't use me**

9:04 pm

Hi, Minski

9:05 pm

jsut getting started and in the pb already.....it's going to be one of those nights

9:05 pm

brb...need to make a phone call...

9:05 pm

So it looks like Minski gets to eat her pie in the PB

9:05 pm

take care Jellen

9:05 pm

at least there is chocolate and red wine in the pb

9:05 pm

May I have some help with the O? I have the one to leave out...

9:06 pm

hi Min, car.ee, ansd Digby

9:06 pm

hi Nef!

i'm trying to lose weight. i must avoid the pb.

Nef that is sad. My friends brother died a couple of years ago. She had the grizzly task of identifying him then going through the car to get his stuff out.

Hi Nef!

9:06 pm

There is what you swear and an ob4

Digby I have never have seen a near shaved Westie before

9:07 pm

TY WHT! Strange OB 4...would not have gotten that one!

Lol Herin, we have to keep him shaved like that because he loves to roll and wallow in the dirt and muck!

9:08 pm

(putting fresh fruit and water in PB for Good...)

oh thanks eeyore

Awww Still cute. Doesn't he need his woolies for winter?

9:09 pm

that's no fun. I want some good fudge and good tequila in the pb

We live in FL now, so no, he likes it short.

9:10 pm

Thanks, wht. I finally got that ob4

9:10 pm

yw nef.

*calculating the ww points of tequila*

9:10 pm

Minski, you can be in the *fun* pb, and GE will have to be in the not-so-fun PB

9:11 pm

And here's some fudge and tequila for Minski.

9:11 pm

Too many! Stay strong & stick with the water...add a lemon or watermelon wedge to perk it up!

9:11 pm

The more tequila you drink, the lower the total will be when you do the calculation GE

wait my nieces call me the life of the party!!

9:12 pm

FYI...A splash of cranberry juice with sprite zero in a martini glass looks just like a cosmo!!!!

looks good and tastes good but will it have the desired effect? i think not...

Digby does puppy have a jacket for colder days?

unless the desired effect is to be thin and then it will!

9:14 pm

A slimmer waistline and no hangover work for me!

You could also have virgin Bloody Marys.

9:15 pm

But then again....it is Friday night! Go wild and enjoy!!!!

9:16 pm

ti6 anyone?

lol

9:16 pm

someone said tequila...

9:16 pm

Back - I need to figure out how to do that .....but my wine would get really lonely...

9:17 pm

I dont like that word minski

9:17 pm

herin, FL is *very* warm all year long

I didn;t konw that

hey crossy!

9:17 pm

Male who likes boobs, Minski

well put wht

9:17 pm

thanks wht - I couldnt be diplomatic about it

My friends g.f who is pregnant loves the virgin Bloody Mary's with so much Tabsco it makes your eyes water

9:18 pm

oh must have horseradish and pepper

9:18 pm

thanks wht. odd but funny word.

9:18 pm

it's okay. I'm sure we Americans aren't familiar with Oz weather either.

9:19 pm

yw Minski.

9:19 pm

Any more clues needed before I go?

River was that at me?

9:20 pm

a bloody mary must have fresh horseradish and pepper - and hello again herin

9:21 pm

Time to say good night. At least we had the list!

I have no idea what was in it but it made my tongue go tingly. I did see her dump a lot of Tabsco. Night WHT

9:21 pm

niters stidg

9:21 pm

Good night stidgmere

9:21 pm

This grid would have been impossible without Lickety

Night StidG

9:21 pm

wht are you still there?

9:21 pm

Night stidg

9:22 pm

slap me but I need help with the second my4

9:22 pm

Not quite out the door, what can I do for you?

9:22 pm

It is an ancient story

9:23 pm

I knew you would say that ....lol

9:23 pm

got it

9:23 pm

thanks wht

9:23 pm

I think it involves a cod

you are crackin me up tonight wht

9:24 pm

The cod of the Gods, or something like that.

9:25 pm

May I please have some help with the H in the upper corner? I only have warmth from that one....

9:27 pm

he8 blood + fork part

9:27 pm

he + just ***ute and I'll be with you

9:27 pm

Just found the he 7 & 8!!!!

theres one that's kind like the ce7 if you have that

9:27 pm

he 7/36,he 8/50, h36/24

9:27 pm

he5,14 bottom of dress + not out

OK I need someone to do my shopping

9:28 pm

Ooooh! I love shopping! I'll do it!

9:29 pm

OK. I really do need to go now. Happy Babbling. May tomorrows grid be better.

9:29 pm

ta6?

Ok but it involves meal planning and grocery shopping. it isn't teh fun kind and it doesn't help when ones head feels like one has been hit in the back of the skull with a bit of 4x2

9:29 pm

good night wht - thanks for your help

Thanks What

night wht. *giggle giggle*

9:30 pm

Grocery, clothes, shoe, hardware...doesn't matter! Love shopping!

9:30 pm

Especially for someone else!

I mean plan as it saves a fortune

9:32 pm

Herin...if I could I would go shopping for you! I am sorry I am so far away!

9:32 pm

My eyes have gotten very heavy....I think I shall say good night now....

syd just came in freaking out. "i forgot to go to bed at 9:00!!" Had to remind her it's the weekend, no school tomorrow.

9:33 pm

ugh - down to 11

9:33 pm

just cant do it.......

9:33 pm

ta6?

aWW Thanks car

i am exactly halfway and that is where i shall remain

9:33 pm

and how old is syd

10 years old

9:33 pm

Don't have it Minski....

9:34 pm

ta starts with what you want to get at the beach and ends with the beginning of what you do to save a tv program

9:34 pm

it's some sort of a hedgehog (the ta6) I think

9:34 pm

oh ya GI - my daughter is 17 - they remind ME they can stay up

9:34 pm

Ty River!

gonna go watch some bad 10 year old tv before she goes to bed. night all!!

9:35 pm

And on that note.....*poof*

NIgh GE

9:35 pm

back...

9:35 pm

G'night, car and GE

9:35 pm

good night GE and car

9:35 pm

Herin are you on Skype?

9:35 pm

night GE and car.ee

9:36 pm

welcome back Jellen - I'm above ready to cave in myself with 11 left

9:36 pm

don't give up river!

9:36 pm

hi everyone

9:36 pm

Hi, lbd

9:36 pm

Hiya lbd - how are ya

9:37 pm

10

9:37 pm

i'm tired, just thought i'd come in and see what was going on here.

9:38 pm

Hi ((Jellen)) hi ((RIver))

hi lb

9:38 pm

You can do it, River! Ask for clues!!

9:38 pm

oh ya - tell me not to give up and you are playing the tired act - try again girlfriend.....

9:38 pm

hi Herin! hi Nef (((Hugs for both)))

9:38 pm

hi lbd

9:38 pm

i am tired, but i'll hang around and clue if needed for a little bit

9:39 pm

Just 182 to go ..

9:39 pm

how's everyone doing?

9:39 pm

go Torgie!!

9:40 pm

go torgone go

9:40 pm

70 left here.

9:40 pm

go nef!

Tired and need to go and get stuff done

9:40 pm

tor, YOU can do it!

9:41 pm

tor - its still early there - no excuses now....

9:41 pm

6 left - all lovely M's

9:42 pm

but your day is just starting, Herin! still time for a nap! lol

9:44 pm

re9?

I woke up blerk

9:44 pm

re + the making of disney movies

9:44 pm

bring back to life, re*******

9:44 pm

re9= to make something alive again

9:45 pm

1

9:45 pm

do an7/32 again

9:45 pm

go river!

9:45 pm

GO RIVER!!!

9:45 pm

thanks river, lbd, nef. got it.

9:45 pm

only106 togo

9:46 pm

i'm sorry you woke up blerky. hope it isn't something contagious or otherwise icky.

9:46 pm

go minski!

9:46 pm

an starts with short for against + adult boy

9:46 pm

Go, Minski! You can do it!

I think it is man flu from my bfs dad. Except of course it will be woman flu and I will take it in my stride and suck it up and not bitch and moan about it

9:47 pm

I've been trying to figure out what "blerk" means! Hung over? Sick? Your got-up-and-go-got-up-and-left?????

9:48 pm

*sending virtual chicken soup to Herin*

Yep all of them but not hung over. The got up and go got up and left

O lb brilliant idea.

9:48 pm

hot honey lemon tea will help too!

9:48 pm

pa 6/30 anyone?

9:48 pm

Ok and it was a fish slap for the last word **FIREWORKS** whooooohoooooo

9:49 pm

depending on how your stomach feels, either miso soup or hot and sour soup to ward off any other buggies

9:49 pm

whooooo hoooooo RIVER!!! toldja so!

9:49 pm

YAY, River!!! WTG!!!

Miso soup s my friend

9:50 pm

money + jack be ***ble, jack be quick

9:50 pm

thank you lbd

9:50 pm

ruru - start with compensating your employee + *** skull ( cant think of a better clue sorry)

9:50 pm

anyone seen dorens?

9:50 pm

we call miso soup, japanese penicillin in my family.

Nef you are missing the key ingrediant in that mix - whiskey

HI Rurur

9:51 pm

she was here earlier, ruru (this evening)

9:51 pm

yes she was on earlier tonight - loved your dinner and wine

9:51 pm

and now i must depart for the pillows. work tomorrow. see you all later

9:51 pm

hi!!!

9:51 pm

niters, lbd

9:51 pm

oh great.. it was nice to meet her. I was hoping she liked it

9:51 pm

hey RU...heeerrreeesss DORENS!!

9:52 pm

*POOF*

9:52 pm

I need to say good night too = have a great night/morning all - poof

9:52 pm

ruru, we went to imagery winery afterwards to meet up with the rest of the clan and I didn't even want any, didn't want to mess with the flavor of that Littorai. I crave more.

9:52 pm

herin, I don't think whiskey will help the crud

eeek just sumon a Dorrens

9:52 pm

bye River

9:52 pm

oh.. I am glad you liked it

9:52 pm

bye river, bye dawg and hi nef and herin

9:53 pm

Bye, river

9:53 pm

Hi, Dorens

9:53 pm

Hi, ruru

9:53 pm

and hi jellen ruru, liked is not the word.. you chose superbly, as I knew you would

9:53 pm

hi jellen

9:53 pm

hi Dorens! It sounds like you had a great time today (or whenever you met up with ruru)

back soonish

9:54 pm

your daughter is a nice person Dorens. very,very bright and fun

9:54 pm

hi jellen

9:54 pm

thanks... she and I are both glad she came. it was just a great lunch all around

9:55 pm

thanks so much ruru, I propose napa valley as the next babbler meetup and we should get a huge bunch (this house would fit quite a few)

9:55 pm

does she think it's weird that you meet all these people all over the country over this game?

9:55 pm

.. great.. I'll supply the wine

9:55 pm

( I can cook too )

9:55 pm

I'd go for that!

9:55 pm

i think she did at first... alll my kids tease me about it, but she does understand that we have these common denominators... after all she is bright

9:56 pm

she's a strong person I can tell

9:56 pm

ah... yes, many of us babblers are good cooks. but i bet ruru is one of the best!

9:57 pm

It was really fun.. I am glad you could make it out here

9:58 pm

I have a feeling that several player know their way around a kitchen

9:59 pm

Would someone clue the first na5, please

9:59 pm

ron reagan wife's name shortened

10:00 pm

heading out to walk the dog.. have a safe trip home dorens.

Later gators

10:01 pm

Thanks, ruru!

10:01 pm

Thanks, ruru!

10:01 pm

Thanks, ruru!

10:01 pm

night herin

10:01 pm

bye herin

10:01 pm

hi nelleon

10:01 pm

Sorry, computer hiccup!

10:02 pm

Later ruru

10:03 pm

hi nef

10:06 pm

sorry, got called away.. happens a lot with all these folks around

10:07 pm

Dorens, are you still in the big house you described earlier? How long is your vacation?

10:08 pm

na5/12?

10:09 pm

last saturday till tomorrow morning.... you want to see how the other half lives? sobre vista.com don't know how we can go back to normal life.. this is like great gatsby hit wine county

10:09 pm

na 5/12.. reagan's wife

10:09 pm

minski, it was clued by ruru at 9:59

10:10 pm

I didn't know that was an acceptable word. It's what we call my mom.

10:11 pm

HOLY Buckets, Dorens!! THAT looks wonderful!

10:11 pm

it's been here before... must have some kind of meaning

10:11 pm

ha nef... hard to believe, isn't it?

10:12 pm

iat turns out to be $1,000 per bedroom per week.. (and it comes with daily housekeeper, frette linens , etc) even fresh tomatoes and herbs in the garden!

10:14 pm

brb...

10:14 pm

brb...

10:14 pm

brb...

10:14 pm

brb...

10:14 pm

brb...

10:14 pm

brb...

10:14 pm

brb...

10:14 pm

brb...

10:14 pm

Man! That is something else!

10:14 pm

brb...

10:15 pm

I'm drooling over that place! Even in my finest clothes I'd feel like a beggar there!

10:16 pm

(Jellen has the hiccups)

10:19 pm

sooooo sooory!

10:20 pm

It's okay, Jellen. I think I'm the only one here right now by the looks of it

10:21 pm

(me too)

10:21 pm

me too and 101 left

10:22 pm

I'm not finished but I am done. Leaving with 74 left to find at almost 11:30 at night. Good night all.

10:23 pm

I'm drinking chewy o.j. (the kind with pulp in)

10:23 pm

niters, Minski

10:23 pm

G'night, Minski

10:23 pm

gnite minski

10:23 pm

i'm back... the first night we felt lost in the kitchen, it is sooooo big

10:23 pm

63 left for me

10:24 pm

Dorens, how did you hear of this place?

10:25 pm

vrbo.com, which is the website we've used to rent places in martha's vineyard and the florida keys... .it's a good deal for owners and renters alike, no real estate folks getting their cut

10:25 pm

hey une... we were talking about you at lunch today

10:26 pm

uh oh

10:26 pm

ruru and me! only nice stuff

10:26 pm

:-D

10:27 pm

so who was staying with you in your "estate"??

10:27 pm

was it a family reunion?

10:27 pm

I think your icon is hilarious, Unea

10:28 pm

it totally cracked me up, nef :-)

10:28 pm

and there was no followup

10:28 pm

so have no idea if alien dog beamed up the rescue family . . .

10:28 pm

all my kids... and my daughter in law's sister (with husband and five year old twins). we had visitors (one now, old friend of jeremy''s still here with her 15 month old).. my old buddy from high school who lives in napa was here for dinner one night... david's sister in law (with husband and two kids) a different night... lots of activity

10:28 pm

oh, my! I'm sure that dog won't find a ho** soon then!

10:29 pm

oh yes, awesome picture une!

10:29 pm

wow, sounds like a terrific experience!

10:29 pm

may i have clues for the last two an 7's please?

10:30 pm

an7 against male

10:30 pm

Dorens, do you vacation with family like that often? (My family isn't around; so it would be a unique experience)

10:30 pm

an7 dayti** nightti** . . . an****** at all

10:30 pm

ty une (yes, terrific experience... don't turn 60 every year!)

10:31 pm

looking forward to pix (video?)

10:31 pm

every summer we go to martha's vineyard... this was an aberration. and yes, nef, we are completely blessed!

10:32 pm

Dang! Second ti** I'm jealous today!

10:33 pm

it sounds like fun!

10:33 pm

Hello all! How was the lungh with ruru? Any pix?

10:33 pm

*lunch

10:33 pm

hi jilli!

10:33 pm

nef, good friend emailed me yesterday as she was sipping wine with friends on a rooftop in Istanbul in the moonlight

10:33 pm

Hi, jilli

10:33 pm

hey jilli :-)

10:34 pm

I have alink to pix of our PNW gathering in my bio

10:34 pm

no pix... i really should have done that!! and i had my daughter to play photographer too. it was delightful though jilli. and nef, i am sorry to be the cause of jealousy

10:34 pm

Hi all. I'm back to see if I can whittle down the 108 I have left.

10:34 pm

tsk tsk dorens, I gave orders for pix!

10:34 pm

hey, hpb

10:34 pm

jilli, enjoyed looking at your pix yesterday -- looks like great fun :-)

10:34 pm

Hi, hpb

10:35 pm

I have 33 left. Guess I'd better concentrate...

10:35 pm

no problem, Dorens. With DH being ill this summer, I didn't get to go to a family wedding in MT or meet up with Harpjane and lbd while I was there. So I'm just having a jealous day! ;-)

10:36 pm

and I still can't get the at7. I've seen several clues but I'm feeling thick-headed on this one. help?

10:36 pm

it's my last A.

10:37 pm

sorry, hpb; I don't have it yet. (Too busy chatting, I guess)

10:37 pm

at7 -- past tense of eat + eeny meeni miney ** + a **cht is a sailboat

10:38 pm

at7: consumed food + Spanish tennis champ Carlos ****

10:38 pm

***AAAAA*** angelic choirs singing that I finally got it! Thanks Jilli and Une!

10:38 pm

the part after the food rhymes with a kind of bean or milk favored by vegetarians

10:39 pm

yay, hpb!!

10:39 pm

on to the Bs...

10:40 pm

the b's are very sucky . . .

10:41 pm

sorry, got called away again... nef i'm sorry you're having such tough time there

10:42 pm

so I'm noticing.

10:42 pm

Dorens, DH is on his way back! Each day is getting better (I'll update my profile if I finish the grid)

10:43 pm

oh i'm so happy to hear that

10:43 pm

jilli, I saw your pics just now! What fun you guys had! :-)

10:45 pm

am just trying to finish this grid before the kids reclaim me.... will see them later jilli. i apologize... didn't ask ruru cause he just seems like a kind of private person and i didn't want to put him on the spot. but he is a lovely man with a full head of hair!

10:48 pm

hey, I got the em9 all by myself!

10:49 pm

not really a hard word, but still feels like an accomplishment in this bear of a grid.

10:49 pm

Good for you, hpb!! WTG

10:52 pm

Dorens, you've used VRBO before?

10:54 pm

yes jellen.. multiple times and we've had great success

10:56 pm

I will have to tell my brother about it...they travel a lot...

10:56 pm

all over the world.. and all sorts of places

11:00 pm

Think I'm going to curl up and read a bit...back later...

11:05 pm

Niters J

11:06 pm

nite jellen... i am looking for 4 more words

11:06 pm

Good night, Jellen. Take care.

11:13 pm

tt

11:14 pm

hi Ormal

11:15 pm

atim

11:15 pm

OOPS1 Sorry

11:20 pm

hi Nef...didn't realize I'd shifted to here. :D

11:25 pm

ok, that's it, fireworks. What a stinker of a grid!

11:25 pm

Really needed Lickety and morewords.

11:26 pm

wtg jill - I'm about to call it quits with 45 left

11:26 pm

And what clues I saw -- for which , thanks!

11:28 pm

Now for the next icon -- Sax players -- I hope you can take a few minutes to enjoy mine...

Jill?

11:32 pm

sorry I missed you jilli. I was off cleaning up the kitchen for the night. I LOVED your pictures of the PNW get together!

11:32 pm

(((Jill))) hey all, have half an hour to flip to get to halfway...

11:33 pm

down to 127 earlier... *sigh* tough grid.

ta for that clue earlier, stid, never gonna finish though!

11:33 pm

you can do it, stid! Hope you're feeling a bit better

woke up, couldn't sleep, at least this should be enough to put me there for a bit, lol!

11:34 pm

I am still not happy about the actual master's program... but I am optimistic about the actual student teaching.

11:34 pm

Hi George -- still in Israel?

11:34 pm

and thanks Nef. how are you and dh doing these days?

of course, Jill

left offlines

11:35 pm

DH is doing better each day; bit by bit. That makes me happy too

11:35 pm

hi stiddie -- super jacket!

11:36 pm

thanks jill. it was admired today!

11:36 pm

so glad to hear, Nef

11:36 pm

I love the jacket too, stid! How did you make it?

11:37 pm

stid has a wonderful mother, nef...

11:37 pm

Nef, I wish you could have been here last weekend. Jill is SO COOL! and so are bugs and jmc and... *wistful mama look* I wish we could have a grand babble meet someday and everyone get together.

11:37 pm

and pini is a marvel, making that clever cake and the special grid for us all...

11:38 pm

the jacket is a simplicity pattern for a doctor's jacket... 35** (can't remember exactly) and the fabric is from an old fabric store in Tacoma

11:38 pm

oh that cake was SO delish!

11:39 pm

who actually made the cake, stid?

11:39 pm

pini designed the icing

11:39 pm

Mother baked the cake, jill.

11:39 pm

thought so -- spelt four?

11:39 pm

I love the pics you guys have from your meet up. and none of the pics are the same!

11:40 pm

*flour -- oh, where are the others? In your blog, stid?

11:41 pm

stid, your jacket looks like it was knit or crocheted on the picture. And scrub jackets *do* have marvelous pockets too!

11:41 pm

simplicity 3542 http://www.simplicity.com/p-1913-mis splus-size-scrubs.aspx

11:42 pm

yes! the pockets MAKE this jacket. the fabric is easily double-sided, and so deep that I can carry nearly everything I might need for teaching.

11:42 pm

no, gluten-free flour. it was very nice.

11:43 pm

not finding words very fast... down to 124 now.

11:44 pm

I'm stuck at 46. :-(

11:44 pm

go Nef go!

11:44 pm

I wish I could help...

11:46 pm

Hello everyone, back for the flip!

11:46 pm

hey jilly

11:46 pm

hi Jilly

11:47 pm

*drumming fingers* so how is everyone...

11:48 pm

I'm giving up on this grid I think. There aren't ANY more words on this grid!

11:49 pm

doing okay jilly . . . don't want to spend any time at all on school things, but will need to focus on it considerably most days from now until the end of November.

11:50 pm

how about yourself?

see your guestbook, jill?

11:50 pm

I agree with you Nef, I quit with 48 left....tough grid and I stop when it's no longer fun!

11:50 pm

stid; you can do it! Believe me; that time will go so fast...

11:50 pm

great pix, stid -- just found the links in your bio :)

11:51 pm

ok george...

Jill, sorry, should have a cap on that

11:51 pm

Doing just fine Stid, had fun this afternoon which is also why I didn't get back to grid...

11:52 pm

same reply to you, Jill -- hadn't seen most of those yet!

11:52 pm

down to 106

11:52 pm

go stid go!!

11:54 pm

I gues I have to quit now. doing faceplants into the keyboaard now. Niteres, everone!

11:54 pm

I gues I have to quit now. doing faceplants into the keyboa ard now. Niteres, everone!

11:54 pm

stuck on the ro 5-7-8. are they related?

11:54 pm

(((Nef))) be well, see you tomorrow probably.

keyprints on foreheads aren't pretty, Nef

11:55 pm

ok george, saw your message on msn...

11:55 pm

??? Sorry, don't know how that happpened!

11:56 pm

101... *wants to get down to 100(

11:56 pm

bye! <Poof>

11:56 pm

ONE HUNDRED TO GO!!!! *mini celebration*

11:56 pm

evening all...

11:56 pm

hey pini!!!

11:56 pm

...not going to finish this one...but had a great week w/my GD! :)

11:56 pm

hiya stid ;)

11:57 pm

how's it going tonight?

11:57 pm

*very happy mama look* Details, pini! activities, places, pics???

11:57 pm

1,749,216

11:58 pm

hello

11:58 pm

oh gremlinn!!!!

11:58 pm

hey MLF

11:59 pm

hey stid

11:59 pm

not many pics, stid...saw a few movies, baked/decorated a cake (beehive theme), learned a dance (Hannah Montana's Hoedown Throwdown), went on a few picnics, walked Koda (gave him a bath, too), chilled...

11:59 pm

what a grand time you gals had!

11:59 pm

the beehive was delish, too! will post some on my FB when I d/l them ;)

12:00 am

mmmmm. CAKE!

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