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632 103
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636 54
637 53
638 44
639 43
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296 total words

12:00 am

flip

flip; hi all; hi jili!

12:01 am

flip, hi Jilli and Dee

hi flosey

12:02 am

hello

12:02 am

hi mlf

Clues are up

12:03 am

se6

12:03 am

so is po 5

ty lickety

hi mlf

12:03 am

qu8

12:03 am

hello all

12:03 am

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:03 am

thx lickety

12:03 am

ty lickety

12:04 am

re7

12:04 am

hi dee

hi cos!

hi ru

12:04 am

ta6

12:06 am

100

12:07 am

po 9

12:07 am

ooh a gerund ending

12:07 am

ty broil got it

12:08 am

ca6

12:08 am

yw

qu 7

12:09 am

la 7 if not called

12:09 am

re7 if not called

12:10 am

cl8

12:10 am

so7

12:10 am

so6/7 actually

12:10 am

re8

12:10 am

ty ruru

12:11 am

hi all!! NBT

12:11 am

hi diz

12:11 am

hi grannie

12:12 am

anyone have the 10? i need to go to bed :P

12:12 am

thx for po9, broll

12:12 am

i don't see the po 9 dang

12:12 am

yw

12:13 am

you pray to it's god when you're drunk ru

12:13 am

da 5 6 7

12:13 am

Ru, think china

12:13 am

Fine china ruru

12:13 am

ah

12:13 am

i didn't plate it right

12:14 am

re 10 NBT/NBS

12:15 am

4th column n stats please?

12:15 am

na 5 & 6

le 7

12:16 am

hi again -- I had to do an email, back now, glad to see Lickety and all the rest of you.

le 7 x 2

he 7

12:17 am

diz is it something i should know?

12:17 am

MLF been in the grid a few times

12:17 am

dee he 4 6 7?

12:18 am

and ty for the po9 -- my first word!

12:18 am

ar8

la 7 x 2

12:18 am

ty diz got a na 5

so 7 x 2

re 10

12:19 am

which RE is it for the 10?

r from the 2nd col

12:20 am

dr8

nbt nbs

12:23 am

clue for the 10 please?

12:23 am

wtg dee

ty jili

re 10 the act of making a house spotless again

12:23 am

congrats dee

12:24 am

ty got it

12:24 am

nbt and nbs

ty

12:24 am

ty Dee

yw

12:25 am

wtg mlf

12:25 am

ty jill

12:25 am

I was priest to find the or 6

ty ru totally missed that one

12:26 am

extend it for the 9

12:26 am

ty ruru

12:26 am

and broll

aww ty bro.. that was my missing 9 :)

12:27 am

yw

12:27 am

nbt/nbs -- thanks for the clues

wtg jili

12:27 am

yeah.. jilliwilli

12:27 am

ty for the or 7/8

12:27 am

mine too - thanks to ru

12:28 am

ar 8

12:28 am

if you're game for it

am 6, 7, 8

phant mercantile

12:29 am

i was so hoping for that word dee lol

12:30 am

ok.. two hundred.. i'm off for bed

hi, all, went to bed before the flip, but insomnia brings me here, alas on one hand, happy for the company on the other.

12:30 am

night all

realer

real

mordant is the one haunting me

ow! pb for me!

12:30 am

Dee, am 6,7,8,7

ty diz looking

12:31 am

Dee pl the 6

duh forgot the pl :(

snap

same ending me 6, me 7

12:31 am

diz or dee are the am words we should know?

we have had them previously

or 6, 9, 7, 8...

tx VMD! fun grid tonite.

yqw hi mel

12:35 am

another big grid today? :)

12:37 am

thx for or, Volley

12:37 am

hello onpaki

yw

12:38 am

hi jilibus

me 7 x 2

second row, second column N eludes me for nbt. Am I missing anything obvious?

I only have ni 5/12 so far

12:42 am

na5,6, if that helps

no 4 and pl no 5... Christmas word

12:44 am

na 5,6 is not from that N -- it's what Dee said.

12:44 am

melon -- it's the pearly stuff in shells...

12:44 am

sorry

in 7, 8

12:46 am

200, enough for me, g'night all

12:46 am

ni 5/12 from 2nd col N

12:47 am

wd McL

wtg mcl and gn

erda, the pearly stuff was the other N. I may have stated it confusingly—not the second N in the row, a better way to put it would be the leftmost N. "N"yway, jilli gave me the clue I need, tho I often forget that said word is not a proper noun.

oh, tx, jilli

wait the xmas no4 word isn;t working for me I got not in dictionary.

12:50 am

dee gave that no4 clue first ;-)

or I can't tupe. I'm fine. Nevermind me.

try again... worked for me :)

type! tx, VMD!

12:51 am

worked for me too

yw :)

12:52 am

no 7

are all the Q words familiar? I have fivesomes and stuff you make into jelly, a remark, and a pound so far.

Lots of biggies this grid, my word average is 5.02 so far.

qu 8

is the qu8 familiar?

12:53 am

chop the end off the jelly fruit

my q's are mostly recognizable :)

mostly...

had to use morewords to find the qu 8/55 1st one (there are 2 qu 8's)

I have the fruit and its plural, and a Dion, can't for the life of me figure out the three words that would fit in between per Lickety.

I tried quintacle, but apparently I made that one up!

qu 8/55 same 1st 4 letters + abbrev for that is; + abbrev for Louisiana

sounds like a good word to me

12:58 am

po 9

Ah, the horse betting word with an L replacing an E. The other 8 is mathematical. My phantom was quintile, which came close. TX VMD!

I like quintacle, it ought to be a word!

yqw

I work in po9, making cups and bowls, Onpaki (;

1:00 am

ty dee for that qu8

ce6/7

how lovely!

ty jili

I've been making bowls based on magnolia blossoms, and they are lovely. I ought to post a photo.

definitely, you should. I love magnolias.

brb ... need some tea

1:05 am

sleepytime -- goodnight all...*poof

nite, jilli dear!

VMD, click on my icon, you'll see a few in my flickr stream

phantom: delicate

REALLY BEAUTIFUL, mel. Thanks so much for sharing!

Thank you for looking. I will probably donate these to the organization where my son gets services, which is named, as it happens, is the Magnolia Clubhouse. They have a resale shop and art gallery. It would be fitting.

Would be lovely!

At 93 words so far, I think I'll try for beddy-bye again when I hit 100.

good luck :)

sleep or words? (;

whichever you choose LOL

I just hope sleep chooses me.

it has eluded me lately...

we're close in age, I think it's a stage we're going through.

definitely could be... age, hormones, then toss in fibromyalgia and RA for me...

My problem, is I love the quiet of nighttime. otoh, school is out, otooh, I'd like to start my days earlier this summer. Oh, well...

I, too, love the quiet...I totally understand.

Oh, I'm a fibro gal, too. OA and some neuropathic pain, too.

We definitely are sharing similar phases, then.

One summer I slept in two 4-hour shifts. I realized I loved the late night and the morning, hated midday, and slept 2-6 am and 2-6 pm. It was weirdly wonderful.

Sometimes I don't want to believe I have fibro. I have good and bad days, good and bad wekks, good and bad months.

Oddly enough, I can appreciate that!

Was to have a total hip replacement, happily got better enough to cancel, or at least postpone.

Exactly, Mel.

Would be wonderful to avoid the surgery. A friend of ours had one last summer, and he did fantastically well.

I bet you can appreciate. Good to know somebody understands!

Very nice to commiserate with someone who "gets" it.

It would have been awful to do it this summer. My son was hospitalized recently, followed by outpatient treatment. Would not do to have two high-maintenance situations at once.

Definitely good you avoided one of those situations :)

My hip had bothered me for months and I do have bone spurs. Still, it improved with the warm weather, both pain and range of motion. I can throw my leg over my bike which I had not been able to do for the past year. Still, I have a feeling TR is in my future.

Ah, 100 words. Word 100 was trigonometrical. Nice chatting with you. I'm going to hit the hay and hope it hits back! XXXOO

You just never know... hubby was supposed to have knee replaced a year ago... and a shot he has has handled the pain for a whole year.

Sleep well!! (((mel))))

tx [poof!]

1:41 am

129 to get, perhaps tomorrow, goodnight anyone still here

nite flosey

2:18 am

Sweet dreams, flosey.

2:47 am

morning all

2:50 am

{{sprite}} you still here?

2:50 am

hiya ruby, just arrived from hanging up laundry outdoors

2:51 am

how are you?

2:55 am

Hi there, sprite and ruby.

2:55 am

the proverbial sh** hit the fan yesterday, but after a major meltdown, I'm OK today

2:55 am

hi peah

2:55 am

:( Is he getting worse?

2:55 am

or even peach

2:56 am

no, not him, thi time.....worse

2:56 am

ruby!

2:56 am

hiya peach :)

2:56 am

I'll try to telephone you later, afraid to put it in an e-mail

2:56 am

what happened?

2:56 am

{{bichon}}

2:56 am

How are you sprite?

2:56 am

can't say

2:57 am

ok sweetie! Will email you my telephone number.

2:57 am

There you are, bichon.

2:57 am

ty, cookie

2:58 am

hi bichon!

2:58 am

Here I am in Chipping Campden, ready to go to Hidecote, the fabulous gardens

2:58 am

I am pretty good. Had a tough two weeks and am very tired now, but that is not abnormal, right? Took today off, usually have a full day of therapy but decided to take it easy. Yay for me.

2:58 am

wow,bichon, that sounds wonderful! And if our weather is any indication, it should be gorgeous there

2:59 am

oh bichon, how lovely! Enjoy it for all of us.

2:59 am

and you, peach? How are you today?

2:59 am

Every single day of our trip has been perfect.

2:59 am

has you US weather evened out,peach?

3:00 am

it is cl5 you deserved a perfect holiday, bichon :)

3:00 am

have to run, dh is bak from the store

3:00 am

*woof*

3:00 am

Not too bad today.....don't have much energy....we have had rain for a day and night and more on the way.

3:00 am

ok ruby, see or hear you later

3:00 am

The Cotswolds look best in pleasant weather

3:01 am

*sends a couple of cans of energy to peach* Be nice to yourself, ok? Take it easy when you are low in energy.

3:01 am

ooh bichon.........hidcote is wonderful - allow plenty of time

3:01 am

Bichon, sounds like a wonderful trip.

3:01 am

hi Dipnall

3:02 am

hey sprite

3:04 am

A long time friend is driving up from Florida tomorrow and, hopefully the hurricane has blown up the east coast....she lives on the

3:06 am

Atlantic side and would be driving through it. She has about a ten hour drive. The weather has just been so weird. But we can just stay inside and gab about old times. LOL

3:06 am

I wish her a safe and smooth journey

3:07 am

Thanks, dear.

3:14 am

lol, a part of the netherlands is in the grid today: Ameland. It is one of our islands in the Wadden. Not valid, of course.

3:15 am

Kind of "cool" tho.

3:15 am

it is :)

3:17 am

Well, m' dears, I think I'd better try to get some sleep....still have 80 words left....but I like it better than those really small grids. Blessings.

3:18 am

I hope you sleep well, peach, and easily.

3:19 am

hello and cooee, everyone

3:20 am

coooeeee, roseeeee!

3:20 am

lolol, and how are you my friend?

3:21 am

not bad. Took the day off... not going to full day of therapy, just being at home doing some laundry.

3:21 am

and how are you today, rose?

3:21 am

nice....almost a pj day...

3:22 am

*smug* I AM dressed!

3:22 am

doing well, thanx. wore the splint all day, it is so much better with it. a hassle but the good outweighs the bad.

3:22 am

have to shop later, must pick up meds and get the groceries. But that is for later. First, babble and my babble friends!

3:22 am

*flips a spoonful of icecream at sprite*

3:23 am

wtg rose. That is what they are there for. You use it until you don't need it anymore. Especially at work!

3:23 am

GOOD MORNING --Rose and Sprite and all others too

3:23 am

*caught it*

3:23 am

hiya puglet :)

3:23 am

hey up puglet

3:23 am

yes, dear, but what with?

3:23 am

Gradyn off to his mother? Any practical solutions found for him?

3:24 am

the eye, rose, the eye... but wiping it off and eating it anyway...

3:24 am

as of now no

3:24 am

rofl, oh for goodness sake. i was aiming for the feet....

3:24 am

His father is going to get him over the week ends now due to the way she is

3:25 am

I don't blame ya, rose. My feet are small. The rest of me is big. Easy to miss.

3:25 am

oh good, puglet! That is much better, shorter periods without contact for Gradyn.

3:26 am

we dont think she will take him now due to her not working (which we hope)

3:26 am

wouldn't that be the best of all solutions! *keeping fingers crossed*

3:26 am

so how are you doing Rose and Sprite

3:26 am

i think i'm outside the loop here. can someone please explain?

3:26 am

yes it sure would!

3:27 am

I am good, puglet. Taking today off from therapy and enjoying a slow day at home to get back some energy.

3:28 am

pugs have gone back to wearing the splint when i am expected to walk around a lot. a hassle putting the brute on, but much more comfortanle with it on, provided the blessed thing doesn't keep going south. lol

3:28 am

My great nephew(hes like my grandchild) dosent want to go to his mother over the summer that the courts has demanded

3:28 am

puglet's grandson has to spend a month at his mother's, but his mother makes him totally miserable and he hates to go.

3:28 am

how old is gradyn?

3:29 am

His mother(my neice) is not a very good mother I hate to say--hes 7

3:30 am

hmmm, over here when a child reaches the age of 6, they are allowed to make up their own minds as to whether they want to see an estranged parent.

3:30 am

at one time we were very close and I dont know what happen to her. I took care of her during her time carring Gradyn and then took care of him so she could return to school(she was 16

3:31 am

much better, rose. This is heartrending.

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pugs, does your sister support you in this?

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well its 12 here

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sorry grannyrose, but it is now 14 here in OZ

3:31 am

12 here as well

3:32 am

we have had the probs with my g/dtr for a few years now

3:32 am

really, diz? that's disgraceful. under that age the kids can be so easily hurt emotionally and psychologically.

3:32 am

but her father hasn't bothered for 5 yrs.

3:33 am

a mother who isolates a child and lets it sleep in bed with her and her lover should not be allowed to have the child at home.

3:33 am

Rose (sob) I had to pick what was best for Gradyn during a court battle over where Gradyn should love-I had to choose his father and now my sister or neice wont have anything to do with me.But Iam not sorry of what I had to do

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(live not love) sorry

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as our nearly 13 yr old tells one and all....my father doesn't care, but I have a g/dad who I claim to be my dad

3:34 am

you stood up for Gradyn, puglet. Someone had to. Never be sorry for that. But it must have hurt to do so.

3:34 am

awwww dizgrannie... she rocks

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maybe because i had an intervention order out against my first husband. yeah, diz, my kids saw my dad as their re4 dad.

3:35 am

ty Sprite

3:36 am

pugs, i know it has been difficult for you, a rift in the family always is a bad thing. but keeping gradyn where he can go and mature at his own pace is always paramount.

3:36 am

Yes it does hurt for we were all close---I kind of understand my sister standing up for her daughter but that little boy suffered alot being with his mother and her lifestyle she chose

3:36 am

*grow*

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Puglet...just be there for Gradyn....ferk all else. x0oxo

3:37 am

if his mother and grandmother don't put his wellbeing first, he is blessed to have you who does

3:37 am

thank you all so much for the support--Gradyn is doing so well in school and is now so much happier Iam not sorry for the choice I made on his behalf

3:38 am

*hugs puglet*

3:38 am

thank you and hugs back to you all too

3:40 am

xoxoxox, pugs. and some for gradyn too. xoxox

3:40 am

thank you Rose and back at you on the hugs too

3:42 am

Ive got 5 sisters--Iam the oldest and the grandmother to Gradyn is the youngest sister and because of what I did she is taking it out on all the other sisters too.

3:43 am

that just shows that deep down she knows she is to blame, puglet. Otherwise she wouldn't have to keep everyone away.

3:43 am

its been over 2 years now and it bothers me the gap that has been put on our famly and Im not sure if I should go to her and try to talk to her or just let it go

3:44 am

she and her daughter are no longer speaking because of her daughters life

3:44 am

it does not sound like she is ready to hear you, puglet... I may be wrong of course.

3:44 am

pugs, by all means make the attempt. or you will be forever saynig to yourself, what if, or i wish i had.

3:45 am

oh wait, talk to your sister? Yeah, that would be good.

3:45 am

at least if you try you know that you have done all you can.

3:46 am

Iam just not sure of what to say ---For Iam not sorry going to court for Gradyn

3:47 am

perhaps something like: I had to stand up for gradyn. It didn't mean I love you any less and I still love you and I miss you.

3:48 am

try saying something along the lines that you understand how torn she must feel over all the situation. then ask her what she would like to see happen, to make it possible for gradyn to be safe.

3:49 am

Yes Sprite that does sound good. And good advice from you too Rose

3:49 am

i think validating how your sister feels would be a good start. of course she may well throw it right back at you. in that case, just walk away.

3:49 am

I have sent her a card on her Birthdays the last 2 years but nothing back

3:49 am

validating her feelings will certainly help.

3:51 am

oh, pugs, my heart goes out to you. i have a similar situation with my eldest son. he decided nearly 6 years ago that i was a persona non grata. have heard from him in all that time.

3:51 am

she herself made a huge mistake and it was like a rock thrown into a pond(the ripples spread out onto her whole family)

3:51 am

*haven't* grrrr

3:52 am

ahhh Iam sorry Rose!

3:52 am

that must hurt so much :(

3:53 am

ah, well, what can you do? i have tried phoning, emailing, cards and letters to no avail. i still have 2 beautiful sons who do the right thing by me.

3:53 am

its amazing coming on here and seeing so many people with similiar probs. my ex doesnt have anything to do with our son becuz he is an addict.i personally would like to shoot him

3:53 am

Geez, guys/gals...I thought I was the only one who's dtr disowned them...my dtr has bi polar and blames me for her affliction

3:54 am

my ex, not my son lol

3:54 am

nothing you can do. Your son will have his reasons and in his head it will probably be ok. But his heart will miss you anyway.

3:54 am

aww diz....{{hugs}} hun

3:54 am

*hugs ivesy and dizgrannie*

3:54 am

ives, i knew what you meant. {{hugs}} for ives too

3:55 am

that is awful, dizgrannie. As far as I know, she must have been born with the predisposition for bipolar to get it.

3:55 am

HEY, GROUP HUG!!!! {{ HUG }}

3:55 am

{{{{{group}}}}}

3:56 am

guess we are all with pains due to families--hugs to each of you--this is a good place for healing--

3:56 am

you are right sprite. so unfair for the child to blame the parents for what is wrong with them...

3:56 am

jason tried a few times to talk to him, but the ex just threw out the old this is what you have to do and you should go to church... addicts dont listen to those things.. crap they dont listen to anything

3:57 am

well, sometimes it is correct, rose... I have ptsd and my parents certainly are to blame. My sister ended up with borderline. A very unsafe environment in our childhood does attribute to developing some disorders.

3:57 am

actually saw exes profile on line. states he has one son... the one he adopted... i never told jason that.

3:57 am

when I dont know what else to do for them or myself on these matters I just pray

3:57 am

ivesy, that is so sad :(

3:58 am

i kind of gave up on that puglet.. sorry to say. too many things have shaken my faith. am struggling with it now

3:58 am

praying is a miraculous activity for sure. I hold gradyn in my prayers as well, puglet, since you told us.

3:58 am

ahhh that is sad for you and him

3:58 am

it's hard ives. dealing with an addictive personality. i am one, and current hubby has supported me on my journey. no it wasn't drugs, but cigarettes, pain meds and alcohol. out the other side now, and truely grateful for his support. i love him so much, and not a day goes by when he affirms his love for me.

3:59 am

yayyy for you and your hubby, rose. A tough battle. And a victorious rose :)

3:59 am

you are so lucky Rose to have all that!

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very hard granny. but glad to hear yu have won the battle to stay clean.and what a great hubby!

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seems pugs is at a loss for words...lol

4:00 am

i will nver give up on jay .. i know he is in there somewhere.

4:00 am

sorry button stuck

4:00 am

aww... puglet, don't crash on the keyboard... we will hold you up ;)

4:00 am

good on you, ives.....

4:01 am

I hear you, ivesy. We don't love our children less when they are in trouble. More, perhaps. never less.

4:01 am

so embar.!

4:01 am

ain't that the truth, sprite.

4:01 am

oh don't worry! It happens at least once a day here, I am sure. To someone.

4:02 am

hey pugs, come out from under that chair....i can see-ee you.

4:02 am

have had family members tell me let him go..ha.. like thats gonna happen.. dont tell a addicts mother what to do becuz she doesnt listen either lol.. till u can walk in my shoes .......

4:03 am

I dont have any children(I lost a daughter earlier in life) but my sisters and their kids gives me enough headaches

4:03 am

exactly. As long as you protect yourself and your stuff from his addiction as much as you can, who could tell you what to do?

4:04 am

how terrible, puglet, to lose a child

4:04 am

rite sprite.. and belive me . he doesnt have a key to my home. i have learned the ins and outs.

4:05 am

so sorry to hear that puglet..cant imagine losing a child. ..

4:05 am

I had the feeling you had, ivesy. Sounds like you know exactly what you are doing, and you will never stop loving him. Don't let anyone ever tell you your heart is wrong :)

4:05 am

its been over thirty years(cant beleive the time has passed so fast) She died from crib death at 4 months old)

4:06 am

what a terrible blow

4:07 am

ty sprite... now i need coffee.. hate waking up with these headaches.. ... bbs

4:08 am

it was but time has healed and I can give myself to others in the family

4:08 am

*gentle hugs * for ives headache, and a cool soothing hand on her brow.

4:09 am

it is beautiful that you are there for them, puglet. They are blessed to have you.

4:09 am

I feel like Ive kept all us from the puzzle--I dont have one word yet--lol

4:09 am

pugs, hugs for you too. sometimes life hands us lemons when all we want is oranges. me too. only my babe was lost in utero. never even got to hold her.

4:10 am

that is so sad, rose :(

4:10 am

lol puglet, don't worry, you cannot keep us from the puzzle unless we let you.

4:10 am

ahhh Rose--hugs to you--Life is up and down for us all

4:11 am

this sight is so wonderful for support and love

4:11 am

pugs? would you mind doing something for me? my other on-line game will not load. it's called Weboggle. could you please try it for me?

4:11 am

the babble community is very special

4:12 am

if we never get to meet here on earth I will look for you all up there

4:12 am

absolutely, sprite. we are all one big family. not gonna say happy, 'cos some are at loggerheads with others, as families do.

4:13 am

if heaven is anything to strive for, it will group us together and make sure we have babble :)

4:13 am

sure Rose you want me to try now

4:13 am

luckily, most can keep their loggerheads out of the chog :D

4:13 am

lol, sprite.

4:14 am

if you don't mind, hun. would be ever so grateful.

4:14 am

ok am on the way Rose

4:16 am

hey sprite, on the other side of that heavenly wall, will be the non-babblers, right?

4:17 am

I would think so. But there is a gate... if they might decide to join us... ;)

4:18 am

no, the other side will be us lurkers, watching you guys

4:18 am

well we could chuck potato crisps over, it might pique their interest enough...lol

4:18 am

Rose I tried 3x's and it wont load for me either

4:18 am

hehehe, no way kalea, you lurkers belong to our community just as much

4:19 am

cooee, kalea

4:19 am

grins and winks

4:19 am

ah, thanx, pugs. that is good in one way. it means it's not my computer.

4:20 am

bbl. dinner ready. having take-away, bbq chicken, chips and salad. YUMMY!!!

4:21 am

sounds delish. Enjoy :)

4:30 am

enjoy your dinner Rose

4:31 am

had to refill coffee so now Im going to begin on this grid--lol

4:31 am

wb. It is a very nice grid.

4:32 am

good --- I just couldnt get into the one yesterday--dont know why I guess it was jst one of those days

4:33 am

babble blindness. Happens to all of us some day ;)

4:33 am

fireflies for me. Loved the grid and enjoyed the company. *hugs* for now!

4:34 am

oh was that what it was? Hugs back at ya and have a wonderful day Sprite and thanks for the chat

4:47 am

baaa-aack. spritey gone? :( hoping pugs still here.

4:48 am

yep Iam still here

4:49 am

how's it going hun? a few nasties in it....

4:49 am

Ive not been into it that long

4:50 am

am watching a DVD, 'quartet' with maggie smith, billie connolly et al

4:50 am

My hubby built me an arbor and I at last got grapes started

4:52 am

nice pugs, and mine finally put our garden arch in, now i can train the roses.

4:53 am

oooh that will be lovely--is it white?

4:55 am

there are two, which i hope to entwine at the peak. one is a salmon pink, the other a perfect pale lemon. both scented very delicately.

4:56 am

MY rosebush that I told you smelled so good-has three huge roses on it--I measured them so I could tell you how big they are (they measure over 3 inches in diam.)

4:57 am

you will have to post a picture when you get it done

4:57 am

will do pugs. 3 inches, that's impressive.

4:57 am

when I can I plan to get me a camera so I can put up pictures

4:58 am

It nevers has more then three or four on it at a time but they are so huge and ummm the smell!!

good morning everyone, please may i have a clue for the 8 or 9 or 10

5:05 am

When the church makes someone a priest they are or9 him.

5:06 am

hey jenny and dianne

5:06 am

hi rose

5:07 am

ar8, ar + ***et, army recruit + gerund ending

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morning everyone

5:10 am

ar8, ar + ***et, army recruit + gerund ending

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ar8, ar + ***et, army recruit + gerund ending

5:10 am

morning everyone

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morning everyone

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morning everyone

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morning everyone

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hey anita, hiccup caught both of us, lol

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lol

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cl8, c + not fatty + gerund ending

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anita, if my clues offend, please try to ignore. jenny asked for them

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jenny, in8, in + not open + hook letter

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no problem granny i dont offend easily

5:14 am

trying to work them out in fact:)

I cannot get Dianne clue about the priest, I have tried all the different endings with no luck please help

5:14 am

or8, plural of or7, or + loud noise + mr gore

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jenny, use the gerund

I've got those 2 rose but was told it was or9

5:16 am

po9, what toilets, wash basins are made of. po + prison **ll + past tense of to lie down

5:16 am

thanks for the clues granny a great help

5:17 am

ar jenny

5:17 am

jenny, or9, or + dis****, scorn + gerund ending

good morning babblers :) thanks for the great clues

what is the gerund ending

5:18 am

ing

5:19 am

qu8, qu + not out + y**ld, cede + **ke, large body of water, usually inland

5:20 am

qu8, plural of qu7, one of 5 kids + ***cum powder, scented dust to make us smell pretty.

5:20 am

re8, re + tin + gerund ending

5:21 am

sorry Rose the babble server shut me down

5:22 am

hello all

I thought it was ing but didn't notice them in the puzzle, have now caught up on all the clues thankyou all

hi puglet

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Hi NONO

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hey nono

hi ya Rose

5:28 am

re10, re + what you do with a mop, duster + gerund ending

5:29 am

jenny, how did i do? lost count at this end.

for some reason i did not see the gerund until you gave it in a clue, Rose, there are a lot of words using it too

wonderful rose, I have both the 9s the 10 and 6 of the 8s.

5:31 am

ahhh, am8, plural of am7. a + ****y, showing leniency + ** um, i don't know

5:33 am

8's are am, ar, cl, dr, in, or, qu, qu, re

I am lacking the in8

5:34 am

dr8, dr + ***s, i made a mistake + gerund ending. means wilting

5:35 am

in8, in + not open + hook letter

ty rose!

5:40 am

the dr is the problem with my breast at this age--lol

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being naughty

for a few of us I am sure pug

Have all the 8's now but have to poof so will be back later

bye jenny

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bye Jen

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night jenny. well done, hun

5:50 am

Rose how are you doing back at work?

5:52 am

pugs, was ordered back into the splint for another 2 weeks, and doing SEATED duties only. have been referred to physio and also my original surgeon.

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did you get the blood took care of

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not yet....but wednesday is another day...lol

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I bet you hate having to sit all the time when you are use to moving about

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well I hope you get well soon as I know you must want that too

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thanx pugs, dear

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at least with the splint i can 'walk' around.

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will they let you work with it(I mean on the floor)

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morning Haz

Hello Haz

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Sorry, didn't mean to post. Good morning.

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good morning all

morning wv

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morning Teach

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hello pug

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hello nono

6:09 am

pugs, not allowed to have patient contact. i have to be able to react quickly in an emergency. you can have a educated guess at how many times that can happen in a shift. lol too many to even consider risking a patient's well-being.

6:10 am

ooohhhh, haz and teach. hello from down under, dear peeps

6:11 am

thats very understanding Rose--recovery will come when the body says so-lol

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lol, pugs...

6:13 am

I need to sign off to do something productive--hate leaving such great company--everyone take care and hugs and have a great big wonderful day/evening

6:13 am

never mind, there is so much paperwork to achieve before accreditation in december. yes, i know how long that is away, but it takes a lot of time to organise. *sigh*

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you too, dearest friend.xoxoxo

bye pug

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bye bye

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hello all :)

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hey ya smores. long time no see, hun

morning smores

6:17 am

only have a few minutes, but had to say Hi

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gonna leave it to you, hun

6:18 am

Hey rose....I know, haven't been on much lately..unfortunately

6:19 am

busy, babe?

6:20 am

Yes...and had computer issues :(

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ohhhh. but all fixed now? apparently.

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Morning all. {{smores}}

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just read back through chat..sorry to see youre having problems again rose

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Mimi :) {hugs}

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Phantom: arcane.

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kinda fixed...still messes up but can't get a new one just yet

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Is the job going well, smores?

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Yes Mimi it is

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good morning smores

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the people are all very nice

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Hey teach :)

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Good. I'll try to call this weekend...have something funny to share.

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ah, thanx smores. i fell/slipped at work 2 weeks ago. the plastic cover over the carpets had been mopped and no signs warning displayed. i went down on the knee which i had replaced almost a year ago.

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ouch...rose

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hi mimi. and lol, smores, made a banshee sound like it was singing a lullaby.

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Hi, rose!

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ouch.workmans compensation case if ever there was one.good morning everyone:)

6:28 am

Supposed to be 110 degrees here today....still no rain....just staying inside until autumn...

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lol...I bet...very irresposible of a them...but I guess if you had to fall somewhere thats the best place

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((crossy))

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ugh...Mimi

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((mimi))

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Heya crossy :)

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Hi Rose - and sympathies. You seemed to be doing so well. Have a gentle hug from here.

6:29 am

Hi Rose - and sympathies. You seemed to be doing so well. Have a gentle hug from here.

6:29 am

hey crossy, nice to see you, mate

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Well - have a couple then.

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aww thanx, sue

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nice to see you as well,granny:)

6:30 am

grrr...my time is unfortunately up...will try to get back on this evening

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Hope you get much better quickly, rose. My best friend's mother just had total hip replacement after spending a year dealing with the first surgery that the doctor botched terribly. Now looking for a lawyer. But at least the second surgery is coming along very well.

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wish you all a wonderful day {hugs}

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HAGD smores

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remola

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HAGD, smores....BIG hug.

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have a good one, smores

6:37 am

thanx mimi. i was well on my way to full recovery. up to 9 hour shifts, and even if i say so myself, moving rather quickly on the old pins. a month ago i actually ran at work when we had an emergency. was so chuffed.

6:38 am

Are you going to need another surgery, rose?

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mimi, am hoping not. but the way i fell did wrench my knee out to the side. now have discomfort when i rotate my foot inwards.

6:41 am

hello agsin, e erybody. 63 words this AM. Stealing time from hostessing......

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{{hugs}} ruby, darling

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all i can say is that it is a good thing that it is a hospital you work for and they have it all right there because i could see your recovery taking a bit and they are on the line for any out of pocket expenses.did you fill out a accident form at the time it happened for the govt compensation board?

6:41 am

halfway, NBT and NBS - time for breakfast and getting on with a busy day

6:41 am

{{rosie}} my dear

6:41 am

So sorry for that, rose. My friend's mother (who is 84) spent an entire year being told the pain and inability to walk on her left leg were normal and that she would be fine. Then when she finally went to another doctor he said he could feel the screws that had come out and couldn't believe she had been this way so long. Now, 2 weeks after the second surgery, she is so much better. Going to sue the first doctor.

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hello ruby

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I am so sorry that your knee troules continue

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((ruby))

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{{mimi}}

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hello hello teach

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{{crossy???}}

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Bye, teach!

6:43 am

even though it is a clear compensation case,i can understand them wanting you at the desk if you are willing as skilled people in your position must be hard to replace with temp workers in a pinch

6:43 am

((ruby))

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yes, crossy did all that. workcover are in right from the start. fortunately for me, a cl5 friend and co-worker witnessed it all. she even saw the woman mopping the plastic covering. and several of my colleagues/friends came when they heard my cries.

6:45 am

good.good all the i,s dotted and t,s crossed

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my friend, the banshee

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otherwise it can come back and bite you in the arse

6:46 am

management claimed that the plastic couldn't have been wet...little did they know. and when they tried to blame it on my footwear, my DH, who is an occupational health and safety officer was with me. boy, did he give them what for.

6:48 am

Glad you had so many witnesses who were willing to speak up.

6:49 am

yes mimi. management are just johnny-come-latelys. my colleagues and i have been there for over 10 years.

6:51 am

As if you would harm yourself on purpose!! Really.... Are you able to get around?

6:52 am

i can now mimi. i have a splint, from thigh to ankle. it is most helpful. did try last week without it. not a pretty picture.

6:52 am

always the way.they will always try to shift the blame to you as a matter of course unless you have witnesses

6:53 am

yeah, well, crossy. this time they failed to provide me with a safe work environment, and they have to admit it.

6:54 am

good.got them buy the short and curlies;)) i have seen to many places get away with abusing thier employees in cases just like this in the petroleum industry

6:55 am

by

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back after a bit. Sending DIL on a hike with the handyman

6:55 am

The stupid doctor who did the first surgery on my friend's mother wouldn't even give her pain medication! She was in agony for over a year and finally went to the new doctor. We wanted her to see someone else a long time ago but she wouldn't because she believed the other doctor when he said she was doing fine. I had to remind her what they call the guy who finishes last in medical school....doctor. They're NOT all good.

6:56 am

always,always,always get second,third and fourth opinions

6:57 am

Yes, crossy, absolutely. I'm always amazed when someone will see, for example, a neurosurgeon for the first time and is told he wants to "cut into your brain" and that person just agrees to do it!! I'd need many more opinions for anything that serious.

6:58 am

we did that with the wifes eye disease.we were stagnating with a certain specialist and what we did was go back down the chain,had a few of the earlier doctors re-examine her then move her to another specialist

6:59 am

you know, crossy? this time i am so comfortable about this. i absolute faith in my return-to-work officer. she is si middle of the road. she does what is right by the company, and does what is right by the worker. she was the one who talked management into allowing me a graduated return after my total replacement.

6:59 am

it is a matter of trust,mimi.we trust our doctors as learnered people with all the answers but sometimes they do not have them.they are human just like the rest of us and we must be involved in our own care as well

7:00 am

The new dr. who finally did fix the hip said he couldn't believe she had been suffering so long. Now, 2 weeks after surgery, she's doing physical therapy and is up and about and not in pain....a year out of her life just wasted.....lawsuit!!

7:00 am

i am so glad you have a good worker,rose

7:01 am

Yes, so right, crossy. We must be proactive in our own care and not hesitate to make changes when needed.

7:01 am

mimi, that is so awful. how can surgeons get away with that? they are NOT gods, they are human, just like the rest of us. they DO make mistakes.

7:01 am

well,i have been through lawsuits.they knock the stuffing right out of you,even if you are in the right.depending on how deep the pockets are on the other side,they can drag it on for years,just to wait for you to run out of money or give up

7:02 am

The lawyers I'm interviewing for her work on contingency so they don't get paid unless they win. She couldn't afford it otherwise.

7:02 am

i had one that dragged on for the maximum limit for the type of case.5 years and i finally just settled because it was eating up my life

7:03 am

crossy, over here, we have no-win, no-payment law firms.

7:03 am

that is good if you can get the no win-no pay set up

7:04 am

The lawyer on my Social Security lawsuit also works that way. Am so hoping I'll get it settled either the end of this year or very beginning of next. He gets 25% but does all the work and this one does only Social Security cases and has been in business for over a decade with an excellent rating with the Better Business Bureau and no complaints against the firm....I do my homework!

7:05 am

things have changed no.i see you can get advances on your potential settlements in cut and dried cases now

7:05 am

25% one time fee or 25% out of each and every monthly cheque?

7:06 am

25% of the total and I get all the money at once.

7:06 am

ahh ok.got you

7:08 am

If I win, they must give me all the back money from last year...will be around $15,000. I'll use some of it, of course, but plan to put most in a high-interest account as my nest egg.

7:08 am

nice plan, mimi

7:08 am

i got a better one for you mimi...

7:09 am

put it in a registered disability savings plan

7:09 am

look into it

7:09 am

ask yuour banker

7:10 am

Wrote that down, crossy...thanks. Will look into it.

7:10 am

here they are good for up to 70k and the govt will match deposits

7:10 am

strange...i am thinking of looking into a disability pension...until i am eligible for the aged pension.

7:10 am

look into it,ladies

7:10 am

i have paperwork coming for that very thing for my beloved

7:11 am

it will care for her if anything happens to me.in our case ,she will double the deposit totals every year for 9 years

7:11 am

ladies???? who came in?? oh, mimi, of course.

7:12 am

then it will be reassed

7:12 am

Am wondering if it is available here. If not, could I invest it in a Canadian bank?

7:12 am

and the money paid into it can be withdrawn yearly

7:12 am

do not know,mimi.you banker will have all the info i am sure

7:13 am

so you just leave your principal in there and skim of the govt matching funds

7:13 am

we only learned of this just this year from out tax people

7:14 am

our

7:14 am

better than the best high interest savings acct

7:14 am

Sounds like a great plan, crossy. I get my first early retirement check next month but it isn't much until my ex reaches 62 (in a year and a half) at which time I'll get more. But still not enough to live comfortably. Your suggestion sounds like the perfect thing to do. Thanks, my friend.

7:15 am

better than savings bonds for that matter or mortgage certificates

7:15 am

no problem at all.when i get a inside track on something,i like to share with my babble friends;0

7:16 am

then setting up now would be perfect timing for you mimi

7:17 am

I'm very lucky that I have such low overhead. I have NO credit card debt, no car payments or expenses and only rent, utilities and food (and I get food assistance due to the heart attack). I can live on much less than many people since long ago I recognized the difference between "need" and "want."

7:17 am

it is best to phone your banks head office first.thats what i did and they are sending me the forms so i can have them ready when i go into my local branch

7:17 am

you are a smart woman,mimi

7:18 am

Does that type of account also keep you from paying high taxes on the money, crossy?

7:18 am

just google your bank online and get the head office toll free number

7:18 am

in case anyone is interested...google can-am spyder rss 2012, green version. you are looking at our next bike. nearly decide today, but DH would like to ride one first.

7:21 am

It has been a tough road these past couple of years with no income and relying on family and friends. But even so I feel lucky to have the things I do and very lucky to have such wonderful people in my life who care about me and are willing to help. To me, those relationships are what life is all about. I used to have a lot of money when I was married but I am truly happier now....attitude is everything.

7:23 am

sorry.internet hiccuped

7:23 am

do not know re;tax info in that mimi

7:24 am

but spending their money is always better than spending your own,taxes on it or not

7:24 am

I believe reality is subjective....you can choose to look at what you DO have or choose to look at what you DON'T have and there's just no point focusing on the negative. By focusing on all I do have I'm always in a grateful frame of mind and happier.

7:24 am

mimi, so happy that you are happy. sometimes when our lives are turned a over t, it is for the best. and it seems to me, that you are in the better of best, hun

7:25 am

now that our son is older,we also are living more simply and enjoying things more

7:25 am

we got off the hampster wheel

7:26 am

I am at peace with who I am and am a good friend to myself....that is very important. Day to day I only have me to care for myself so I must do a good job of it!

7:27 am

you may not believe it but crossy once was a certified type-a grinding ,3 espresso a day keeping up with the jones fella

7:27 am

but i had a attitude adjustment lol

7:28 am

Yes, crossy, it seems the more money you make, the more you spend and it seemingly never ends. In any case, I believe we are here to improve our spirits first and foremost. After all, that's all you're taking with you when you go! In my belief system, if you don't do the spirit work now, you'll just have to keep coming back until you do.

7:28 am

We are older and wiser, crossy, which is SO much better than just being older!

7:28 am

yes because as you know,we ARE a spirit,we HAVE a body

7:29 am

Very well put, crossy.

7:29 am

I have a cat meowing in my face to be fed....be right back.

7:30 am

NBT and NBS for crossy

7:30 am

My near-death experience 15 years ago taught me all about that, crossy..........

7:30 am

Yay!

7:30 am

cancer9all three of them) taught me every single thing i will ever need to know about life

7:31 am

nice one, crossy

7:34 am

like i have said be fore.cancer is a curse,but oddly enough it is a blessing.it narrows the focus of your life.you toss everything trivial or meaningless in your life over the side because you simply do not have the time or energy to deal with crap like that.it boils down to tearing the cancer out of your body and your loved ones.simple.then when all is done and you have gotten rid of the cancer that was holding you back,you look at the trivial shit that you used to sweat blood over and just shake your head and move on

7:34 am

Some people may not understand but things like that can be a gift insofar as they do provide insight and an attitude of gratitude.

7:35 am

my beloved and i are closer now than we ever were pre-cancer

7:35 am

{{crossy}}

7:36 am

It is sad to me that my ex now understands what I tried to tell him all those years and I believe would get back together....but that ship has sailed for me.

7:36 am

I'm happy for you and your wife, crossy. I will remain single the rest of my life....but I'm truly OK with that.

7:41 am

you are fine indeed,mimi.you head is squarely on your shoulders and no one here doubts the path you chose or the way you shape your path;)

can anyone clue the ar8 plz? Cannot for the life of me see it!

7:42 am

Must go get the mail while it's still only 84 degrees (at 5:30 in the morning). Back later in the day. Bye and hugs all around.

7:42 am

okay, am yawning so much.... meds have kicked in. just finished watching 'hitchcock' with anthony hopkins playing the lead. what an amazing actor!!

7:42 am

Thank you for the kind words, crossy....always so appreciate you. Poof!

7:43 am

love hopkins!

7:43 am

don't have it, sandi, but will look

7:43 am

me oo!

7:43 am

Good morning!

7:43 am

sandie, ar + ***et, army recruit + gerund ending

7:43 am

LOL *too

It seems impossible. Nothing fits!

7:43 am

ty granny!

7:43 am

ah, the gerund...

7:44 am

Ooooh, car!! Hi and bye, dear!

7:44 am

tx for the ar8!

7:44 am

If you go to the video game place where you can play a lot of games, you may be said to be ar 8/60

Of course! I see it now! Thanks a lot. It was driving me crazy.

7:44 am

hello car and kje

7:44 am

Hi and Bye Mimi!

7:44 am

Hello everyone!

7:44 am

sheesh, had missed the gerund, now getting loads of words... thanks granny

7:44 am

morning, all -- watching French men's semifinals :-)

7:45 am

une and her tennis!

7:45 am

lol, kje, so did i. once i saw it.

7:45 am

rafa v novak -- exciting stuff!

7:46 am

hey, nothing wrong with tennis. all those cute little butts in those cute little shorts.

7:46 am

:-D

7:46 am

hot legs.... those guys have great legs

7:47 am

indeed!

7:48 am

well, now i have all of you looking at the possibilities with the gerund, i love and leave you. nearly 11pm here. have fun all of you. it is a fun grid...

7:49 am

sleep well, granny

7:49 am

bye granny!

7:51 am

ONLY 84f??!

7:53 am

lol.here it is 11c 50-sokething american

7:54 am

something

7:55 am

55 here at the moment

7:55 am

my brother must be frying like an egg in NV as well

7:56 am

1 set each -- gotta go deliver food to soup kitchen -- then back to babble and tennis -- byeee! *poof*

7:56 am

hagd une

7:56 am

and go do confession for all that lusting ; )

7:57 am

lol.clean the slate so we can fill it up again;))

8:00 am

ok, broke the hundred barrier... will come back for last 98 later!

8:06 am

*waves to the masses* Good morning, fellow homo sapiens!

8:07 am

Greetings

8:08 am

hello babble friends

8:10 am

Hello again, all. Just got back from getting the mail and am sitting in front of my big fan cooling off. Netflix movie "Django Unchained" was in the box so will be watching that today...adore Jamie Foxx. Also having chicken spaghetti for breakfast....yes, I know I'm weird!

8:10 am

mimi, that movie can be hard to watch at times, but wow, is it good!

8:10 am

Chicken...spaghetti? I didn't know you could put a chicken through a pasta maker.

8:11 am

*squish* *squish*

8:12 am

LOL, Judi!

8:12 am

g'day all

8:12 am

I'm sure I'll be crying a lot, Trif...I'm a very easy cry when it comes to movies....and songs....and even commercials...

8:12 am

296 words!!

8:13 am

((peri))

8:13 am

Speaking of good movies (as we often do). I watched "Behind the Candleabra" on HBO not too long ago. It was tremendous. I highly recommend it. Everyone in it is amazing.

8:13 am

is that the one about Liberace?

8:14 am

Looking forward to seeing Michael Douglas as Liberace...who would have thought to cast him?!

8:14 am

hmmm. not so much a crying movie, actually, mimi....very violent. I assume you are familiar with Tarantino's style?

8:14 am

was not planning on seeing it

8:14 am

Yes, Peri.

8:14 am

if I see that it is on I will take a peek at it

8:14 am

I agree, that movie does look good. I don't have HBO, but Valentine does....

8:15 am

Oh, yes, Trif...not a big fan. But oddly enough, I really liked the Kill Bill movies....don't know exactly why as I also am not crazy about Uma Thurman.

8:15 am

I only watched #1 of kill bill. too much violence in the 2nd one

8:15 am

I no longer have cable but will get it from Netflix when it's released.

8:15 am

I think the Liberace movie was made for theater release, based on the huge stars who are in it. However, I think it's just a little too 'gay" for mainstream audiences. No offense to anyone. Just saying I don't think Hollywood wanted to risk it.

8:16 am

It's almost like Tarantino is trying to be the next David Lynch....and ONE of those was certainly enough...or too much!

8:16 am

when primo was getting his eagle scout badge, he made a list of people for me to write to, hoping they would write back. Quentin Tarantino was on the list, and we received a LOVELY, very respectful reply from his assistant, saying Quentin was out of the country, but congratulations.....

8:17 am

interesting, Judi....I wonder.....

8:18 am

Well, I'm impressed, Trif....I just love when celebs are kind. I have renewed respect for him!

8:19 am

I was impressed to. And later, of course, we put together that the movie he was prepping was Django

8:19 am

Even though I'm sure he didn't personally send it, at least his assistant is instructed to do so.

8:21 am

There are just some people I automatically will watch in movies and Jamie Foxx is one of them. But I love when he plays music even more...wish I could have access to that talent as well.

8:21 am

exactly. most of the people I wrote to didn't respond at all

8:22 am

Going to go watch Hannibal. Back later to try some more. Hugs all around.

8:22 am

well they should Trif. if not for fans where would they be?

8:33 am

help with the n under the q pls

8:35 am

I don't hjave that yet, peri.

8:35 am

ok, I will keep looking

8:36 am

pearl coating

8:36 am

ty bogster

8:37 am

neat icon, bogser

8:37 am

bogster, even

8:37 am

tks

8:39 am

nbt but still need an 8,9 and the 10. only have one 7

8:39 am

33 seven letter words!

8:40 am

try po 9/66 for fine china

8:40 am

ty so much bogster

8:41 am

TY Bogster too. Hello everyone

8:41 am

hi lyn

8:41 am

may I have a clue for any of the 8's and the 10 pls

8:42 am

Add gerund to where you play pinball

8:42 am

re 10/91

8:43 am

try around Spring Cl***

8:43 am

ty Molls

8:43 am

ty lyn

8:43 am

looking for that re10

8:44 am

To make undirty again + gerund

8:44 am

ty bogster and Molls

8:44 am

thats a great clue

8:44 am

now I have nbs and nbt

8:44 am

rainy here today

8:44 am

raining too

8:44 am

Rainy here too.

8:47 am

half way, bbl

ar8 pls

8:56 am

Add gerund to where you play pinball

not working

ok now hot it ty

8:58 am

No E at the end of where you play pinball

9:09 am

hi all

9:10 am

*shakes rain off jacket*

9:13 am

T'is a soggy day on the east coast.

9:13 am

yeah i think tonights game is going to be canceled too

9:15 am

stats for the last column E please

9:15 am

just caught the hairy nosed dolphin:))

9:16 am

e4/4

9:16 am

a water snake with an electric personality

9:16 am

ee4/4, rather

9:16 am

ty mael

9:16 am

...

9:16 am

*duh* slap me with an ee* if you can catch one. . .

9:16 am

ty crossy

9:16 am

nbt

9:16 am

:)

9:16 am

Hi, mael. You're in the grid today. :-)

9:17 am

so I am! ;)

9:17 am

mael has her very own grid!

9:18 am

Celebrity!

9:18 am

Uhg. Itchy eyes today. Allergies run amok.

9:18 am

SUNSHINE

9:19 am

really with all the rain to clear the air??

9:19 am

oh so you made off with our sunshine!haha

9:19 am

Hiya, Ruby. Glad the sun is shining across the pond today.

9:19 am

yaa for ruby!!

9:20 am

all of us on this side of the pond were wonder who took the sun..it was ruby!!

9:20 am

*wonders what the French word for "sunshine" is *

9:20 am

nbs

9:22 am

okay i am off to do some work. . . bbl

9:26 am

morning all!

9:27 am

Donw to 117. Benadryl making me sleeeeepy. Must stay awake for work.

9:27 am

ah, they give Frank benadryl at the cancer center, and it knocks him right out!

9:28 am

with my beloved it is gravol.kills her every time

9:29 am

hi crossy! and judi!

9:29 am

suze!!

9:29 am

Hiya, Sue!

9:30 am

ok, nbt was pretty easy, thank goodness for a nice big grid!

9:30 am

Gotta get up and move around. Eyes dr8!

9:33 am

Have I mentioned that I don't like words that begin with vowels? Right now I have 3 of the 16 a's from the lower left.

9:34 am

i am the same,suze.vowel words hide from me

9:34 am

oh well, I will come back to that tile

9:35 am

though there is a SLIGHTLY ODD AM 6/24 7/36 8/50 AND 7/36 to deal with

9:36 am

all part of a set

9:36 am

got them! Am I good or what? :-)

9:36 am

you are the best:)

9:40 am

does seem like dino ought to be a word, though

9:40 am

just coming up to half way and the grid is really clamping down:((

9:42 am

"it should be,suze

9:42 am

i am also finding the c,s tough

9:43 am

I thought so too, sue

9:43 am

clue for ar8, anyone?

9:43 am

what you do in a pinball place

9:43 am

gerund ending, grant - playing penny games maybe, on the boardwalk?

9:43 am

use gerund ending

9:44 am

oooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. thanks guys

9:44 am

wow, who knew that was a verb?

9:44 am

just an FYI - today is National Donut Day...

9:45 am

National Doughnut Day is on the first Friday of June each year, succeeding the Doughnut Day event created by The Salvation Army in 1938 to honor the women who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I in France

9:45 am

thanks kje .. i kinda glazed over that one

9:45 am

go buy a donut!

9:45 am

but... only 1... don't overindulge!

9:45 am

I think Dunkin Donuts is giving out free donuts today

9:45 am

puns.... such a low form of humor....

9:45 am

unfortunately the nearest one is half an hour drive away, which seems a bit far

9:45 am

i'm old-fashioned that way :D

9:46 am

but raised eyebrows, you'll admit

9:46 am

*ignoring the ru*

9:46 am

whaaaat? Puns are the best

9:46 am

:)

9:46 am

hi ruru, kje, and grant! Nice puppy, ruru!

9:47 am

bet there is some donut place closer, uusue!

9:47 am

whooohoooo....just got NBT and NBS all on my own with 98 to go

9:47 am

and hi to mael too!

9:47 am

hi sue

9:47 am

<--loves mael

9:47 am

go river! hi sue!

9:47 am

*drops kje down several notches on favorites list*

9:47 am

yaaa for river!!

9:47 am

daw, ruru, I think you're great ;)

9:47 am

I know better than that.... lol

9:48 am

what I don't think is great are the Cs in this grid

9:48 am

this is a toughie

9:48 am

was never big into doughnuts.crossy is a salty snack fan,not a sweet snack fan

9:48 am

it is... I am stalled at 94 left, and I'm sure I'm missing tons of fish

9:49 am

here ya go, cross... http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/dynamo-\ndonuts-and-coffee-san-francisco?select\n=Dj4G0ujx6tB6gE-MHv6VhA#Dj4G0ujx6tB6gE\n-MHv6VhA

9:49 am

hi river, and yay!

9:49 am

yeah..but if there were bacon donuts...

9:49 am

also I agree about the c's. Also the r's.

9:50 am

that link will not work,kje..thing will be full of n,s and slash marks thanks to dr g,s server

9:50 am

tinyurl it

9:51 am

http://tinyurl.com/lc86dlf

9:51 am

error on that one also

9:52 am

odd... then it's your computer... I copied and pasted both of those from the chog into the address bar and they worked fine

9:52 am

no prob, not importnat

9:53 am

nope.we can move on

9:53 am

the tinyrurl one worked for me

9:53 am

they look delish

9:53 am

oooo, just found the 10

9:54 am

was probably a bacon doughnut if i had to guess;)

9:55 am

of course

9:55 am

sure, they'd have to twist your arm, crossy ;)

9:55 am

hehe

9:55 am

looked pretty good, too

9:55 am

to eat one of those, I mean :)

9:55 am

yeah.. not enough FAT in doughnuts

9:55 am

lol.made my one bacon /cheddar cheese sticks the other day:))

9:56 am

hello everyone, how's the grid today? BR... is that you? nice to see you :)

9:56 am

howdy,kate

9:56 am

if I have to eat a donut, I prefer the plain cake ones... others are too sweet

9:56 am

if i do eat a doughnut,it is usually a cruller

9:56 am

There must not be enough fat in dougnuts. Now they have come up with the "cronut". Part croissant, part doughnut.

9:57 am

i have seen those

9:57 am

cronuts

9:57 am

I don't like croissants that much

9:57 am

seens they have a very short shelf life however

9:57 am

Fried in lard meets layers of buttered pastry.

9:57 am

Even in France

9:57 am

there's a doughnut shop close by that makes the most amazing donuts. Not very many of them, we head out at like 8am on sundays to get some

9:58 am

a fresh, hot croissant in paris is divine... nothing here compares

9:58 am

<----- luvs the boston cream filld choclit iced donuts :)))

9:58 am

very fresh croissants are very nice

9:58 am

snap, kje!

9:58 am

lol,my son loves those

9:58 am

yesssss kate, the best

9:58 am

phfaaagh

9:59 am

just what he needs a boston creme sugar buzz

9:59 am

ruuuuuuuu, novak may take out rafa in the semifinals -- nooooo

9:59 am

are they playing right now?

9:59 am

*Waves smelling salts under Une's nose*

9:59 am

I spent a year in Geneva on sabbatical, and several summers thereafter. Once when we were flying in, as the plane came in for a landing, my son, who was then about 8, said, "well, it sure is good to be getting back to the land of good croissants!"

9:59 am

<----- also a big fan of ruru's punny sense of humour :)

9:59 am

yes -- 5th set

9:59 am

noooooooooo

10:00 am

funny, uusue

10:00 am

<<---loves Trader Kate.. moves KJE down two more notches

10:01 am

ruru,plays a dangerous game;))

10:01 am

{{{(((ruru)))}}} moved up my list along with crossy and cosdem :)

10:01 am

:)))

10:01 am

go ahead, ru.... just remember, I am now within striking distance, and eventually, you will get that knee replaced....

10:01 am

the chessmaster movin' his ladies 'round the board :-)

10:02 am

*goes into witness protection program*

10:02 am

crossy watches avidly....

10:03 am

crossy LOL!

10:03 am

thought une said chestmaster for a second :D

10:03 am

crossy, i always suspected you were a bit of a voyeur ;)

10:04 am

Is there a Patient Protection Program?

10:04 am

oh..it's chess..well that is a tad boring then..wanders off to find a cup of tea...

10:04 am

lol ruru :)

10:04 am

should be one.. especially with whacko doctors loose and about

10:05 am

ruuuuu tsk tsk

10:05 am

*blinks innocently.. was speaking or bureaus...*

10:05 am

... down to 70.... this whacko doc must get to work...

10:06 am

:D

10:06 am

bye Doc

10:06 am

bureau for patient protection or a chest in the bedroom????

10:06 am

Now have to get to 69

10:06 am

bye kje :)

10:07 am

yes Kate.. top drawer protection for patients :D

10:07 am

are you always in such a HURRY ruru?

10:07 am

I must be off as well, see you all later!

10:08 am

hmmm yeah I like to wrap this game up as soon as possible

10:08 am

:) i have heard stories about things kept in top drawers..... bye sue :)

10:17 am

any clues for the 4 am words, I can't find anything after extensive searching please and ty

10:17 am

bye sue!

10:18 am

a + gopher

10:18 am

sorry magzel, don't have any yet :(

10:20 am

4-4 in 5th set!!!!!!

10:20 am

over 4 hrs of play

10:21 am

am 6/24 am + hesitation sound + last part of frozen water and pl for the am 7/36

10:21 am

I may need oxygen before this is over!

10:21 am

tx for the am's!

10:22 am

and thanks to lickety, the am 7/36 and am 8/50 fall between the words i just clued...

10:24 am

breathe une, it's only a game ;-0

10:24 am

and now rafa serves for the match!!!

10:24 am

think she's talking about tennis

10:25 am

also only a game ;)

10:25 am

not in une's world :D

10:25 am

hehe

10:25 am

sara errani was eliminated, so I'm no longer interested

10:25 am

une is very much into tennis, i shouldn't joke at a time like this...

10:25 am

he MUST win his 8th French Open in a row! LOL

10:26 am

Oh but this is just the time to joke. : D

10:27 am

molly LOL

10:27 am

thank very much

10:39 am

missing one qu8

10:40 am

do you have the weight, sciencegeek?

10:40 am

weight???

10:40 am

qu4 + Dan*** Boone + ** Good ** It Gets

10:41 am

Crap...*s Good

10:41 am

ty

10:41 am

what the hell kind of a word is that??

10:41 am

thanks, molly

10:47 am

Gibberish

10:48 am

se7???

10:48 am

Definition: a bet in which the bettor picks the first and second place finishers but need not designate their order of finish in order to win

10:49 am

geek - gerund ending of the paris river...

10:49 am

ty

10:50 am

thanks, kje, I didn't have that either

10:50 am

yw

10:50 am

could anyone clue me the no7 please?

10:51 am

no plus cons and la4

10:51 am

ty science, new word for e

10:51 am

I have the po9, help with other 9 pls

10:52 am

Oh thanks for that. I don't know that word.

10:52 am

♪ This la4 is no7, this la4 is my la4 ♫

10:52 am

sl7??

10:52 am

haha,Molls

10:52 am

Gerund ending of rite for priests

10:52 am

rite for priests?

10:53 am

???

10:53 am

When a priest becomes a priest he is or6ed. Add gerund ending to ro4 word

10:53 am

geek - more like a black roof tile

10:54 am

ty

10:54 am

yw

10:54 am

ty Molls

10:54 am

hahaha, I thought you were talking about a sl7, molly

10:54 am

I am missing 5 eight letter words

10:55 am

almost time for a G&T. since it is 5 o'clock somewhere :)

10:55 am

I did too, Molly is trying to confuse people

10:56 am

but I must also eat something since I am hungry. brb

10:56 am

eat first, then G&T ;)

10:56 am

ca6,24 please? The SECOND one...last word in the group...

10:57 am

buzz killer, mael ;))

10:57 am

ca6...what a feline likes

10:58 am

:)

10:58 am

of course!! Many thanks, Molly. Brain gone here....

10:58 am

me 6 & 7 - clue please

10:58 am

What's wrong with a gin & tonic BEING lunch? : D

10:59 am

I have a me + legolas was an a**h** and plural

10:59 am

/nerd

10:59 am

fabric seller and pl

11:00 am

Hence the word me**antile

11:01 am

molly, if I had a G&T for lunch you'd have to pick me up off the floor

11:01 am

whew tx guys took me a while - but got them

11:01 am

;)

11:03 am

I FOUND THE 10!!! ... :-0

11:03 am

Good afternoon. Just finished cream tea and returning from Hidcote, a great English garden

11:04 am

hint for the p9 someone mentioned earlier?

11:04 am

oh man, bichon, I am soooooo jealous

11:04 am

type of clay that it expensive....

11:04 am

oh, duh, thanks sciencegeek

11:04 am

is expensive....think china

11:04 am

hi bichon :) you are having the best holiday ever!

11:05 am

4 left one 7 one 8 and two fours

11:06 am

I never thought we'd ever actually get around to doing this, but here we are

11:07 am

in 7 and 8 please

11:07 am

in + shut

11:08 am

how was Hidcote?

11:08 am

ty

11:08 am

missing a 4 - s

11:08 am

yw

11:09 am

Mael = lightweight : D

11:09 am

Heavenly. I just wish we could keep coming back in two week intervals as the summer goes on. Roses haven't bloomed yet, but the Wisteria and Lilacs were in full bloom

11:09 am

it's on my bucket list, Bichon

11:09 am

Sounds gorgeous Bich. Glad you're having a good time.

11:10 am

I am absolutely a lightweight. More today, I guess, since I had waaaaay too much sake on wednesday night and had the worst hangover ever

11:10 am

Go at the first opportunity. Tomorrow we leave for a weekend in Oxford.

11:10 am

done finally! what a bi5!

11:10 am

any other garden visits planned?

11:11 am

Ah, Oxford. The Smarty Pants Haven of the UK. : D

11:11 am

We really wanted to go to Seizencote, but it didn't happen. Oxford has lots of gardens. If you want me to send you pictures, I will

11:12 am

yay geek!

11:12 am

9 left here

11:12 am

I've heard there's great music and choirs in Oxford too

11:12 am

have you ever been to Sissinghurst?

11:12 am

I am glad you are having a good time, bichon

11:13 am

mael, you are in the grid today.

11:13 am

that would be great, bichon

11:13 am

cheers, Molls

11:13 am

crap, my tonic is flat

11:13 am

and my real name is a phantom ;)

11:13 am

ty everybody. I hope that by next year many of you will have made the pilgramage

11:14 am

real name = serena

11:14 am

serena is a pretty name

11:14 am

Very pretty

11:14 am

ty kje got the in 7

11:15 am

Anyone want pictures, email me at muffinbiscuit@gmail.com

11:15 am

thanks peri, though apparently most people in the US have trouble spelling it :)

11:16 am

When I worked in a school, the naughtiest girl was called Serena Waters!

11:16 am

i have 2 go 4/6's what am i missing?

11:16 am

a plural, ML

11:16 am

Really? I have never seen it spelled any way other than Serena.

11:17 am

duhh ty mael

11:17 am

fw

11:17 am

you'd think, right?? I get it as Cirina, sometimes. Or Sarina. Or...

11:17 am

gotta poof.. hagd all

11:17 am

I've gotten in the habit of spelling it out when I say it.

11:17 am

good job, kje!

11:18 am

i have the po9 what is the other 9 please?

11:19 am

or9, ml :)

11:20 am

is it an alt spelling to the 7/8?

11:21 am

I am having a veggie burger with my G&T

11:22 am

help with dr8 pls

11:22 am

gerund ending to when you eyes get tired the dr5

11:23 am

i need to water my tomatoes because they are dr....

11:23 am

ty river

11:23 am

ty river

11:23 am

oops

11:23 am

ty onyx

11:24 am

clue for the or9 please?

11:24 am

gerund regarding priests

11:24 am

confer holy orders upon with a gerund ending

11:25 am

clue for the po9 please

11:25 am

fine china river

11:25 am

peri is it similar to the 7/8?

11:26 am

what's expensive china made from?

11:26 am

I thought I tried that but must have spelled it wrong - thanks

11:26 am

I don't know. it is or6/21 with a gerund ending

11:26 am

yw

11:26 am

or9 is becoming a priest with the gerund ending

11:26 am

I am still missing 4 eight letter words

11:27 am

i am missing 5 of them

11:27 am

I am missing 2

11:28 am

I have the following 8's: am, ar, cl, dr, and qu

11:28 am

what am I missing

11:28 am

me too, i have am 8/50, ar 8/60, cl 8/55, dr 8/60, in 8/45.

11:28 am

kate clue for the am 8 please?

11:28 am

ty for in8, kate

11:29 am

qu8/55 re8/55

11:29 am

there's an or8 too, regarding numbers

11:29 am

am 8/50 - united states of ****ica + last part of frozen water... then pl for the 9

11:29 am

ty for or8

11:30 am

clue for the re8?

11:30 am

yw

11:30 am

i got am 6/7 from that clue kate?

11:30 am

hitting someone with a ca4 again

11:31 am

thanks for the or 8! the qu 8 was clued eaarlier, but i couldn't get it...

11:31 am

thanks, hokie

11:31 am

there are two qu8s

11:31 am

one is ridiculous

11:31 am

sorry mlf, the 8 is a pl of the 7

11:32 am

two qu89?

11:32 am

... it was the "ridiculous one" i was trying to find (unsuccessful)

11:32 am

I need another qu7

11:32 am

qu + not out + vowel + rubber is ***stic

11:32 am

I have the pl of a fruit

11:32 am

both qu 8/55

11:32 am

that is the qu8 I have mael

11:32 am

so must be two am8's?

11:33 am

may I hve a clue for the ridulous qu8 pls

11:33 am

the other is a qu7/8, a unit of measure for 100kg

11:33 am

and plural

11:34 am

thanks for that qu 8 mael :)

11:34 am

yw :)

11:34 am

only have 2 8s right now. I am behind here. I did find them on my own without even trying, which is unusual.

11:34 am

off to grab some lunch, catch you all later! :)

11:35 am

<----- lives in canada, but has no clue as to what 100 kg is called....

11:36 am

oh, just found an or one

11:36 am

go carla go!

11:36 am

LOL, Kate. Was wondering how I was supposed to figure that out. Good to know you metric people don't know either.

11:37 am

Funny thing is, I actually got the qu8 that means that by guessing. I just didn't know that's what it meant.

11:37 am

well, i've heard of a metric ton.... but something beginning with a qu? usually has prefixes like centi, deca, etc...

11:38 am

Plus, I would think the qu prefix would mean 5, not 100.

11:39 am

A group of five + Mr. Gore

11:40 am

thanks for the hint erda nd carla. got 'em :)

11:41 am

i must pop out for a bit, back soon to try to finish this grid. long way to go yet!

11:42 am

the gerund ending is handy today

11:42 am

162 left here. Thinking about hitting the list early.

11:43 am

a hint for the re 10, pls

11:43 am

To make undirty again + gerund

11:43 am

I don't have anything over an 8 yet. :(

11:44 am

Funny, I kept trying to work out that re10 and couldn't. I should just try stuff anyway.

11:44 am

nm, got it, ty Molly

11:51 am

There should be some kind of a raspberry prize for words such as dr6,27..."A tropixcal bird" -- my foot!

11:52 am

make it tropical...

12:09 pm

I don't have that dr6/27

12:11 pm

DR + opposite of OFF + Al **re

12:12 pm

ty erda, new word for me and my overloaded brain

12:12 pm

Yeah, it is truly ridiculous!

12:12 pm

indeed

12:16 pm

i'm back, forgot to thank all the cluers for the great hints :)

12:19 pm

Erda, ty for the dr6. just curious -- what's the name of your other foot?

12:20 pm

It's called Groan...

12:20 pm

Oh, I thought it might be wr6

12:21 pm

ok okay don't hit me!

12:22 pm

stuck with 103 left

12:24 pm

that's a good amount of words peri!

12:24 pm

ty ,just found 2 more, no list yet, but soon

12:29 pm

I really dislike cd words

12:29 pm

c words even

12:30 pm

me too, usually i find them difficult. haven't even started them on this grid yet

12:31 pm

I have 21/32 of the c words

12:31 pm

11 here, better get my donkey in gear.... my monkey too ;)

12:32 pm

do have the cl5/8 to do with tidying up

12:32 pm

ca6/24 what cat like

12:32 pm

cats too

12:33 pm

that is the root of most of my c words ;)

12:33 pm

okay, coming to work on the c words with you :)

12:34 pm

:)

12:35 pm

do you have all the A words, kate?

12:35 pm

I don't

12:37 pm

no peri, i have all the am words though... when i pull up lickety, i usually start at the bottom and work my way up, so i have many of the words from "o" to the end...

12:37 pm

I have 4 am words, are there more?

12:37 pm

I do that too

12:38 pm

I have 6 am words

12:38 pm

yes peri

12:38 pm

ok

12:38 pm

I hae am 6,7,8,7

12:38 pm

there is a am5/6 combo after that

12:38 pm

am 6/24 am 7/36 am 8/50 am 7/36 am 5/12 am 6/21

12:38 pm

I just found the last 2, ty

12:39 pm

ty

12:39 pm

go, peri, go!

12:39 pm

93 left

12:40 pm

77 left here and I give up - have a great day everyone

12:40 pm

good job river! see you later :)

12:40 pm

bbs

12:44 pm

Hello to who ever is here :-)

12:44 pm

hi zooz :)

12:44 pm

howdy again my friends.back for some more words.i hope

12:45 pm

This grid seems very friendly so far!

12:46 pm

it starts out warm and fuzzy, not sure how it ends though. a few have commented that it gets tough at the half-way mark.

12:46 pm

ah ha! just found qu 7 and 8 the old tern of latin.base units of 100. odd thing is it still works in metric as well as for our american friends:))

12:46 pm

term

12:47 pm

crossy, you wandered away for a tea, and never came back... was going to send out the search party ;)

12:47 pm

always thought the spelling was different though

12:47 pm

Thanks for the warning, TK..i still need 32 more to find yet.

12:47 pm

i do that,kate.just wander off.the mrs sews my name on my clothes for me

12:48 pm

Tehee, Crossy.

12:49 pm

zooz, you're too good at these ;)

12:49 pm

I often go over to iron sudoku & back a few times just to refresh my eyes for finding more words.

12:50 pm

rofl crossy :-D i do the sudokus when i have time, but i'm not a pro there, so the difficult and expert are very hard without the "extras"

12:50 pm

and po9/66 which is also known as the po9 telephone after a night of partying too hard in my youth

12:50 pm

I don't think so, TK..but many thanks anayway :-)

12:51 pm

...and if i go from sudoku to babble and back, i must start all over again

12:51 pm

i thought it was "driving the po9 bus" crossy?

12:52 pm

never heard it referred to like that;)

12:52 pm

regional saying i guess?

12:52 pm

must be

12:53 pm

every day in babble is a learning day:))

12:53 pm

bbs, coffe required. wish they had tea here

12:54 pm

I see, TK..i take it then you can not see the 'save as check point' at the botom of the number squares.

12:55 pm

Cosby said it best..."You put your face in a place where your face was NEVER meant to be"

12:56 pm

ahh yes,the old "i do not care about my shoes" moment

12:56 pm

hello, back again

12:56 pm

howdy,annie

12:56 pm

Hello, Annie :-)

12:58 pm

that's right zooz, and i can't use "greens" either, makes it tough

12:59 pm

hi annie and molly :)

1:00 pm

clue 4 the 9s and thje 10 please

1:01 pm

The xbox 360 does not allow me to use the greens either, TK..most annoying.

1:01 pm

dont have it, cool.

1:02 pm

po9 china crockery?

1:02 pm

sometimes, i put it on paper and soleve it from there - back and forth....

1:02 pm

re10 re + to tidy with gerund ending.

1:03 pm

recleaning

1:03 pm

Yikes!!!!

1:03 pm

Thats the oje, Annie :-)

1:03 pm

sorry!

1:03 pm

oje=one

1:03 pm

I was into the china crockery...don't know it

1:04 pm

hahaha i do that too, TK as i find looking at the numbers for too long hurts my eyes.

1:04 pm

ty

1:04 pm

Delicate clay

1:05 pm

po9 ceramics

1:05 pm

i find it much more difficult to work them on screeen rather than paper expensive china coolgirl

1:05 pm

thanks, zooz, got it

1:05 pm

yw

1:07 pm

OR9 holy orders with gerund ending.

1:07 pm

<----- wishes to hear supertramp's "hide in your shell" right about now....

1:09 pm

I need a clue for the last ca 6/24 please

1:10 pm

feline treat?

1:10 pm

thanks, Kate

1:11 pm

meow + little bite

1:11 pm

yw :)

1:11 pm

like zooz's clue better ;)

1:11 pm

I like yours more :-)

1:12 pm

Kids, kids, it's not a competition. : D

1:12 pm

Teehee

1:12 pm

aw mom!

1:15 pm

Crossy, are you here?

1:15 pm

Hi, everyone!

1:15 pm

i am here ,mimi

1:16 pm

was in the kitchen rattling those pans;))

1:16 pm

we need to send ruru to . . . Punderdome! http://getyourcoatwereleaving.tumblr.c\nom/

1:16 pm

I am currently cooking bacon in the oven...oh, the smell...can't wait for my sammie!

1:16 pm

Hello, Mimi.

1:16 pm

It's not the fabulous bacon you get but it will do.

1:17 pm

((zoo))

1:17 pm

Une..Rafa did well today..not sure if you watched the tennis or not.

1:17 pm

are you kidding? I was up at 6:00 watching!!!!

1:17 pm

i just did my beloved a late meal of a couple of scrambled egg,bacon and grated cheddar breakfast wraps;))

1:17 pm

Ahahahaha! Not sure if Une watched Rafa...ahahaha!!

1:17 pm

Crossy, have you ever cooked bacon in the oven with brown sugar sprinkled on top? SOOOO good...but I don't have the brown sugar right now.

1:18 pm

it was a real nailbiter :-)

1:18 pm

molly LOL

1:18 pm

Teehe..i thought of you when i was watching...one way to wake you up for the day.

1:18 pm

i have,you can also do it like our new young roayl couple do and use honey instead of brown sugar and just a touch of fresh ground black pepper

1:18 pm

royal

1:19 pm

LOL, Molly!

1:19 pm

I've been watching the matches on Tennis channel every day!

1:19 pm

I do have honey but too much trouble now...it has already been in there awhile. Besides, I save the honey for my morning tea. Now I just have to decide how big I'm going to build the sammie!

1:20 pm

Have not seen the ferer & tsonga match yet, as came onto babble..so do not know who is winning that one.

1:20 pm

mmm

1:20 pm

You would probably be aghast at the fact that I like the bacon almost burned.

1:21 pm

just finished -- wanna know? :-)

1:21 pm

i like it cooked but still bendable without breaking

1:21 pm

Yes please.

1:21 pm

Mad Ru...Beyond The Punderdome

1:21 pm

there is no wrong way to enjoy bacon:))

1:21 pm

Ferrer killed him

1:21 pm

I'm weird that way....like burned potato chips and french fries, toast...want the bacon to break and be crispy. Hey, whatever we enjoy, right?!

1:22 pm

By the way, that link Une posted has an extra \n in it. Tiny url people, tiny url.

1:22 pm

Wow.i thought it was going to be a close run thing..but not..ahould be a good final then.

1:22 pm

my wife adores very darkly cook potato chips

1:22 pm

Even my cats are going a bit crazy from the aroma emanating from the kitchen! May have a fight on my hands trying to eat!

1:22 pm

should*

1:22 pm

surprising -- Tsonga seemed really sluggish

1:23 pm

tell the cats that they are next if they do not stand back from the bacon

1:23 pm

I often make my own chips and get them very dark. Didn't think anyone else liked 'em that way!

1:23 pm

Whats your prediction for the final rafa wins by?

1:24 pm

LOL....yeah....they'd know I'm all talk....can't even kill a bug that gets in. I catch it and put it outside!

1:24 pm

I really like watching him play Ferrer -- they're well matched and are good buddies off court

1:24 pm

BRB

1:24 pm

my cats eat any bugs and spiders.all crunchy protein as far as they are concerned

1:25 pm

My timer just went off for the 12 minutes the package recommends....not nearly done enough for me...will check in 5-minute increments until it is burned.

1:25 pm

lol

1:26 pm

cook her till she stops oinking,mimi!!

1:26 pm

lol

1:26 pm

used to have kitties that LOVED junde bugs.... disgusting listening to the on the lawn crunching their little hearts out

1:26 pm

*june*

1:26 pm

then of course they pict that time to come over for a kiss..

1:26 pm

Yep---like my food totally beaten into submission!

1:27 pm

ewwwwww ;)

1:27 pm

Think I'll keep the sammie simple today...have fresh vine-ripe tomatoes, avocado, cheese and the bacon...that should do it. I never use lettuce---doesn't agree with my tummy.

1:28 pm

there you go:)) need a dab of mayo

1:28 pm

My one male seems to want to kiss me right after he licks the butt of one of the others.....ick.

1:28 pm

ahh the ole sphincter smootch

1:28 pm

All this bacon talk is making me want a full breakfast even though it is 7:28pm here..lol

1:28 pm

Oh, yes, Miracle Whip and a bit of horseradish mustard on a King's Hawaiian sandwich roll.

1:29 pm

Oh how gross, Mimi!..hahaha

1:29 pm

any time is time for breakfast

1:29 pm

mmmmm full english breafast would go down well right about now. it's getting toward the dinner hour here

1:30 pm

common over kate i will even do the eggs english style for you with proper bubble and squeak

1:30 pm

When I eat something substantial in the middle of the day (almost noon here) I generally don't have dinner...maybe a light snack.

1:30 pm

I have never seen a cat lick another cats butt...not that i want to either..just saying.

1:30 pm

ooooh! bubble and squeak!!!! yummers :)

1:30 pm

i rarely eat a full dinner

1:30 pm

mine did, but they were father and son...

1:30 pm

Okay, I'm getting queasy with all the cat kissing and cat butt licking. Ew.

1:31 pm

lol

1:31 pm

I ADORE bubble and squeak, Kate! We have a place here that makes a really good one and it's just a couple of blocks away from me.

1:31 pm

LOL, Molly.

1:31 pm

we can focus on bubble and squeak instead

1:31 pm

Crossy, do you drain the bacon a bit while cooking in the oven or just let it cook in the grease?

1:32 pm

surprised you have bubble and squeak ihn your corner of the world mimi... do they also do bangers and mash?

1:32 pm

i do it stove top more often than not and never drain it till it is done

1:32 pm

If I cook bacon in the oven I put it on a wire rack.

1:33 pm

Yep...it's an English style pub place and they have all that stuff. Yummy fish and chips.

1:33 pm

mmmm.now i am hungry again

1:33 pm

I don't have a rack, crossy...seems that husband got it in the divorce (don't even ask). Think I should drain it a bit? It's really swimming in it.

1:34 pm

<----- going to visit mimi during the winter, just for some good pub grub :)

1:34 pm

drain of 50% of it

1:34 pm

off

1:34 pm

I save glass containers to pour the grease in, chill in fridge and then throw away. My mother used to cook lots of things in bacon grease but I can't get behind that idea.

1:34 pm

but carefull no burning yerself

1:34 pm

clue for the se7/36 please - last s and driving me crazy

1:35 pm

French river + gerund

1:35 pm

french river action?

1:35 pm

tx got it

1:36 pm

if you fridge itlet it all settle a tbs of it when doing fried potatos is amazing,mimi

1:36 pm

i us3e bacon grease for yorkshire pudding (popovers) if i don't have any lard

1:36 pm

but of course no good for you at all

1:36 pm

and for lining yorkie pans

1:37 pm

hi everyone.. hot broccoli soup day here

1:37 pm

hi aloy :)

1:37 pm

and if you are roasting very lean wild game,you can brush a bit on the roast

1:37 pm

Ooo, I haven't made broccoli soup in a while.

1:38 pm

howdy,aloy

1:38 pm

OK---just drained some. Good idea about using for potatoes, crossy. Yeah, I know it isn't "good" for us but my father ate fried eggs cooked in bacon grease and 6 strips of bacon every morning of his life for nearly 70 years....he was healthy but the smoking finally killed him. He started smoking again after having quit for 20 years and developed mesothelioma due to his asbestos exposure when he was working.

1:38 pm

good to pair that soup with a BLT

1:39 pm

my beloveds mum and dad both died of cigarettes within these last 3 years

1:39 pm

Sounds like a good combination of flavors Aloy.

1:39 pm

Mimi, my hubby's relatives down south did the same thing.. eggs and bacon and ham.. they all lived long lives; Aunt Gladys was 102

1:39 pm

Do any of you have Marie Callender's restaurants in your area? They have the BEST potato cheese soup served with honey butter cornbread. OK....now my salivary glands are getting totally out of control...

1:40 pm

grilled old cheddar cheese goes nicely with broccoli soup :)

1:40 pm

ooh, potato soup!

1:40 pm

you will only cut me off my breakfast when you can pry it from my cold,dead hands

1:40 pm

agree, Trader!

1:40 pm

in fact, I just finished a pimiento on whole wheat toast

1:41 pm

now i am really hungry

1:41 pm

all this food talk, i am diverted from my word hunting...still need 96! pressure is on now ;)

1:41 pm

Even though I had the heart attack last year, I have decided I'm eating what I want. I mostly do eat pretty healthily but a friend of mine went vegan last year and I told her I'd rather die than give up cheese and chicken!

1:42 pm

could live without chicken, but cheese??? NEVER!

1:43 pm

after 3 cancers,i know damn well it will be cancer that will get me in the end.so i am not going to make myself miserable eating raw foot or whatever.i am on my 6th or 7th like and will live it

1:43 pm

life

1:43 pm

crossy is secretly a very intelligent cat ;)

1:43 pm

carpe diem, crossy!

1:44 pm

indeed.aloy!!

1:44 pm

already have half my bucket list done

1:44 pm

wtg, crossy.. what is next?

1:45 pm

I like vegetables, but I think eating all vegetables all the time would get boring.

1:45 pm

hmm, ate granola for bfast and missed ce6, 7.. shame on me

1:46 pm

thanks aloy, scoooopin' up the clues...

1:46 pm

next is a ride in a submarine.this one may take a bit of work

1:46 pm

(-: yw

1:47 pm

I'm with you there, crossy. When my kids were growing up and starting asking about death here is what I told them: "When it is your turn to go, God knows where to find you. If it's not your turn, no way are you leaving. So don't worry about it because control is an illusion."

1:48 pm

does anyone have a hint for the he 7/40 please?

1:48 pm

now I'm humming, "we all live in a yellow.."

1:48 pm

I also advised them to put off growing up as long as they possibly could because being an adult has little to recommend it. They didn't listen......

1:48 pm

think it will be begging a ride on a oceanographic research sub or the like.i do not think our CFB Borden owns a sub for the military lol

1:48 pm

i astill have not grown up,and now that i am 50,i am told i do not have to

1:49 pm

Contact the Cousteau Society, crossy....they often allow people on expeditions. Their subs are small, though.

1:49 pm

lolthey are all small:/

1:49 pm

we bought our subs from the brits, and they leak :( if you pay woods hole or james cameron enough $$$ i'm sure they'd oblige ;)

1:49 pm

I do miss that icon smores had...I'm 62 and I actually think I'm regressing.

1:49 pm

do not get me going on those junkers we got from the brits

1:50 pm

he 7/40 ---noggin + what you use to fasten a hem

1:50 pm

i think zooz went off to find that english breakfast he was talking about ;)

1:50 pm

Like Merlin...instead of getting older, I'm "youthening."

1:50 pm

ty Annie!

1:51 pm

thank you annie!

1:51 pm

there are a few private ones around.i heard of one that services it's own underwater restaraunt.i am told you dine 20-40 feet under the waves

1:51 pm

No zooz had a pepperoni pizza :-)

1:51 pm

also a very good food choice :)

1:51 pm

Bacon almost ready....oh, the smell....guess I'll get going and start building my sammie. I'm singing a rehearsal set later today and usually don't eat first but just had to today. My breath control may suffer...ask me if I care.....!

1:51 pm

mmm

1:52 pm

sounds interesting crossy, is it in canada?

1:52 pm

not sure.just heard of it.still have to research it yet

1:53 pm

enjoy your sammie and singing mimi :L)

1:53 pm

enjoy your sammie and singing mimi :)

1:53 pm

enjoy, Mimi!

1:53 pm

OK---lunch time. Be back later. Bye and hugs all around.

1:54 pm

tc,mimi.enjoy the sammich

1:55 pm

ahh here we go antlantis submarine adventures.it is in hawaii

1:56 pm

more of a underwater tour bus thing though.not quite what i was after

1:57 pm

if possible i want potential crushing depth and depth charges if they can scrape a few up:)

1:57 pm

was wondering how deep you want to go

1:58 pm

as deep as i can..well not james cameron sort of trech diving,but somewhere in the middle

1:58 pm

trench

1:58 pm

where light is low or absent?

1:59 pm

would not mind a few pics of our ugly denizens of the deep.a titanic visit would be neat

2:00 pm

yes! do that one, crossy

2:00 pm

though with those subs you lay flat crammed in like sardines in a can

2:01 pm

h'mm, not for the claustrophobic

2:01 pm

was thinking more of a cold war era sub.room to roam but can still go deep enough you can hear it groan

2:02 pm

lol, you have an adventurous soul

2:02 pm

lol,i have bungee jumped and parachuted and ridden in a bi-plane just last year

2:02 pm

wow.. scuba dived too?

2:02 pm

we have bi-plane sight seeing tours out of our local regional airport

2:03 pm

once,did not care for it.am asthmatic

2:03 pm

sorry, babble hiccuping here, lots of red boxes today. i think if you pay kabillions you can do the titanic tourism thing...need to win a lottery!

2:03 pm

ah so, not the sport for you then

2:03 pm

wonder if the powerball winner will loan me 20 mil till payday? lol

2:04 pm

maybe there is a bucket wish foundation?

2:05 pm

perhaps.but i am not by any mean currently dying.i am in good shape for a man my age atm...well round IS a shape!

2:05 pm

:-))

2:05 pm

lol, I like that

2:06 pm

all clean of cancer atm.other than a touch of arthritis,bursitus,asthma and a few pesky herniated discs i am ready to rock and roll

2:06 pm

haha, welcome to "middle age" crossy ;)

2:06 pm

hehe.i guess you are correct,kate

2:07 pm

any clue for the in7 and in8 which I assume is a plural

2:07 pm

And fireworks for me..off to watch springwatch on TV..sorry to run..but it started 7 mins ago..bye.

2:07 pm

in +not far

2:07 pm

I really understand the saying "old age is no place for sissies" !

2:07 pm

yaaa for zooz!

2:07 pm

waves bye to zooz..

2:07 pm

TS Andrea is making a soggy mess.

2:07 pm

you have to be tough as nails to be a old fart;)

2:07 pm

and congrats too

2:07 pm

in + opp of far away then extend for the in8

2:08 pm

hagn zooz, and thank you for the clues!

2:08 pm

ugh.. lots of rain and wind, Bea?

2:08 pm

*poof*

2:08 pm

thanks crossy

2:08 pm

RainRainRain!

2:08 pm

and zooz

2:08 pm

We have over three inches and it is still coming down.

2:09 pm

hi bea :) hope it passes quickly.

2:09 pm

going to rain here till monday but poor mimi is frying like an egg in AZ,so i will not complain

2:10 pm

oh oh, thinking of son and the umbrella his dog chewed up.. will be soaked walking that pooch

2:10 pm

bad puppy

2:12 pm

finding these c words tough...

2:13 pm

as am i.have only 15 of them so far

2:13 pm

gottem, TK.. happy to clue

2:14 pm

cl 5/12 (first one) after the "making spotless" please

2:15 pm

sorry, phone.. hold on

2:15 pm

np

2:15 pm

oh, it is very cl5 when you see it

2:16 pm

he had to cl5 the table

2:16 pm

It is transparent.

2:17 pm

ah! thanks bea and aloy!

2:17 pm

yw, brb.. have to make a short call

2:18 pm

cr 6/21, cr 7/32 (combo?) and another cr 6/21 after them please?

2:19 pm

the cr6 & 7 is a combo I haven't gotten the other cr yet

2:19 pm

Do you now Louisiana cooing?

2:20 pm

cooking

2:20 pm

tahnks for the combo bea!

2:20 pm

ty bzz

2:21 pm

The other cr6 is the same first three with sun at the end

2:21 pm

ty Bea

2:21 pm

It is the build up from oil or wood fire

2:21 pm

ty again,bzzbea

2:22 pm

scoooopity do dah.... scoopity yay ;)

2:22 pm

Need some food...bbl

2:23 pm

bye bea :)

2:28 pm

broke my monkey on the "ar" words :(

2:34 pm

on4 upon a time, how did I miss that? geez.. back to finish this one I hope

2:34 pm

darned fishies!

2:34 pm

yup, swim right past you when you are not looking

2:35 pm

down to 57, but even with lickety it's not easy...

2:36 pm

agree, lots of twisty words

2:38 pm

at this stage,i will be happy if i can break 100 left

2:39 pm

the la words are also elusive today... maybe i just need to take 5 before babble blindness sets in... bbs

2:40 pm

we should have a group clue fest :)

2:40 pm

that helped me, TK.. freq. breaks

2:47 pm

it usually helps me too aloy, i have a little over an hour to finish he 4/5 before they close...must start actively begging ;)

2:47 pm

still missssing 11 7 letter words and a TON of 6's

2:48 pm

am hunting a so7 now, will share as soon as I find it

2:49 pm

i have the so 7/32 but not the so 7/28

2:49 pm

so + note of scale + beg. of number before ten

2:49 pm

that was the one I was hunting!

2:50 pm

so + hawaiian necklace for so5.10

2:50 pm

thanks aloy! did you get the 7/32?

2:50 pm

yes, have only two to find now

Person who comforts

2:50 pm

have all the so words aloy :)

2:52 pm

ti6, 7 my last two words: add a low ***orie drink to a metal

2:53 pm

thanks aloy, needed them! still need the very last ti 6/24 to cl 5/12 out the ti words

2:53 pm

gerund the metal and you will have it

2:53 pm

so you have gotten your fireworks? congratulations!!!!

2:53 pm

tyvm, this one was a struggle

2:54 pm

and again, thanks!

2:54 pm

an even 50 to go he 4/5

2:55 pm

yvw.. must scoot now, good luck to you all and lurking Babblers (-: poof

2:55 pm

Challenges are welcome after the pablum grids we have been having

2:55 pm

bye aloy, have qa good night :)

2:55 pm

occasional disinterested observer

2:56 pm

tacet

2:56 pm

too true, nice to see you again :) yesterday's was nice, but i didn't get a chance to finish

2:56 pm

sorry

2:56 pm

we've all done it erda, no worries ;)

3:17 pm

does anyone have the re 7/28 please? i have all the rest of the re words, if it helps

3:18 pm

sorry, figures, as soon as i ask for it, it pops out at me....

3:18 pm

To be educated again

3:18 pm

thnaks for your clue molly :)

3:19 pm

I give up. Must remember, people really don't need clues.

3:20 pm

wrong! really do need clues... always appreciated

3:21 pm

i have been struggling for ages with these last words, most of them are 6,7 letters but getting babble blind now :(

3:30 pm

re8/55?

3:31 pm

repair an old chair or to beat with a switch again (like in the old school house)

3:32 pm

... do the ca 6/27 again

3:34 pm

do you have the la words bea? i'm really having a rough time with them

3:44 pm

Kate - which LA words do you need?

3:45 pm

la 5/12 la 6/21 la7/32 la 6/21 all in a row just before ""terra firma"

3:46 pm

the first 3 look like a triplet do you need anything? they are closing soon here, so i must go,but i am only missing 34 owrds

3:46 pm

all related - doctor cuts into a boil - or what knight jousts with

3:46 pm

thank you teach! much appreciated

3:47 pm

also need the last 4 da words: da 5/14 da 6/24 da 7/36 da 6 /24 betting they are also all related..

3:48 pm

and i just saw them, because of the words you just clued! d'oh!

3:48 pm

can i clue anything for you teach?

3:50 pm

looking for the 2 ar 6,7 combos as well ar 5/12 ar 6/18 ar 7/28 ar 6/18 ar 7/28

3:54 pm

first AR 6/7 combo - brown area on a woman's breast + pl

3:54 pm

latin pl

3:55 pm

se7?

3:55 pm

thanks teach :) anything fo ryou before i go?

3:56 pm

hi kate and all, i just started about 10 minutes ago but i do have ar6/7 ar and the ending of new orleans cooking and i can't think of the word

3:56 pm

action on a big french river?

3:56 pm

by the way, ty teach and all other cluers before :D

3:56 pm

hi liliann, i musst go very soon, i think that is the one teach clued, thank you both!

3:56 pm

no thnx ate - have a good evening

3:57 pm

the se 7 is also a

3:57 pm

kate - sorry to mistype

3:57 pm

i know, she beat me too it, it took me about 5 minutes to think of a clue because my brain doesn't keep up with my body :(

3:57 pm

crossword puzzle word for a fishing net, then make it a verb...

3:58 pm

Thans. got it.

3:58 pm

rhymes with the action of the water falling out of the sky...

3:58 pm

My K doesn't wor unless I beat it...

3:58 pm

i can see words or pictures in my head but i can't actually remember the word.this is where we need babble live so i can do "give us a clue" :)

3:59 pm

sorry, i must poof, he likes to go on time on fridays especially. have a good weekend if i don't see yuou tomorrow

4:00 pm

*Calls People For The Ethical Treatment of Letters*

4:00 pm

anyway, i'm going back to lurkdom, just wanted to try and help and thank all that have clued. i didn't start until gone9.30pm and have 60 words so i will hide and plod on :)

4:01 pm

Bye. Have fun in lurker land.

4:03 pm

back from lurkdom to say 'hi Molls'. love your icon, it sounds like me and what you said about it :)

4:05 pm

<----it might well be about me!:)

4:05 pm

i got a 10-15 minute reprieve! woot

4:06 pm

wb kate.i only need 230 clues :D

4:06 pm

no problem liliann ;)

4:07 pm

in 10 minutes, that'll be a world record :)

4:08 pm

:) we can only try, lol

4:08 pm

Kate - the second AR 6/7 combo like the first but change last vowel and then pl

4:09 pm

tell you what Kate, i haven't got a 10,or any 9's and only 2x 8, so if you could give me a head start that would be great

4:09 pm

have you finished kate?

4:10 pm

thanks for that teach, have the ar words now! will try to get liliann a hand

4:10 pm

no, i need 21 more, it's not the end of the world... now if i only neede 1 it would make me crazy

4:10 pm

ty teach, i hade the 2nd 6/7

4:10 pm

Trust me L, my icon is NOT about you.

4:11 pm

re10 - what you do when the house gets dirty again

4:11 pm

re 10/91 to make spotless again

4:12 pm

and that gives you a ton of words from it and its root word (cl 5/12)

4:14 pm

or 9/72 make the or 6/21 an "action" the or 6 is to be made into a priest

4:14 pm

ty molly, but some people wouldn't say that! :)but eh, i'm who i am, like the rest of us.we don't always choose to be who we are as our genes come out within us but i try do do the best i can in all i do and help others as much as i can, which shamefully isn't alot anymore

4:14 pm

po 9/66 expensive china?

4:15 pm

tyvm kate for all your clues. what do you need. i'd prefer to try and help you finish

4:15 pm

it's okay liliann, but i appreciate the offer :)

4:16 pm

leaving soon on us kate?

4:16 pm

qu 7/40, qu 8/55 combo prefix for 5 + ** gore and pl

4:17 pm

ty aswell bea

4:17 pm

yes crossy, should have gone already, he likes to fly out of here on fridays, but he has an "emergency repair" on an i pad that is not quite done yet

4:17 pm

tyvm kate for all the clues, i'm reading through them

4:18 pm

kate, i'd prefer to look for words to help you finish. i've just started and will be here all night :)

4:18 pm

i get sidetracked really easily :)

4:19 pm

very well then, back to begging for clues mode....

4:19 pm

yes,how many you have left,kate?

4:19 pm

about time!! :D

4:19 pm

21 to go...

4:19 pm

well.lets get you done then

4:19 pm

ma 6/24 and ma 7/36 (combo)

4:20 pm

go kate go

4:20 pm

it has to start "mar"

4:20 pm

aye and about 5 minutes as you've helped me.tyvm tho, so we can all try and help you

4:20 pm

i did it agian! sorry

4:20 pm

to stains + ce 4 and pl

4:20 pm

MA6 &7 think of the miming artist from years gone by

4:21 pm

good clue!

4:21 pm

forgot about him

4:21 pm

thank you both!

4:21 pm

ma 6/21 please?

4:21 pm

a colour

4:22 pm

ni 5/12 ni 6/21 (combo?)

4:22 pm

dark red color

4:22 pm

thank you for the colour! i guess i'm one too for not seeeing ti

4:22 pm

ni5 is your brother's daughter and plural

4:23 pm

ol 5/10 as well if someone has it

4:23 pm

thanks bea!

4:23 pm

ol+ vowel + not out

4:23 pm

ol + vowel + opp to out

4:23 pm

or 6/21 too, might as well make a run for the finish line ;)

4:24 pm

thank you zooz!

4:24 pm

make someone a minister

4:24 pm

or6 - part of the whale and the same ending as the ol5

4:24 pm

think of a priest getting his credentials....then you can add the gerund

4:24 pm

or 6/21 please?

4:25 pm

Just clued it

4:25 pm

what penquis said

4:25 pm

wow! thanks! i tried everythign i could think of for the whale-y word...

4:25 pm

ec 5/12 please?

4:26 pm

EC + first part of not early

4:26 pm

ec+ not early but ***e

4:26 pm

ca 5/14, ca 6/21 (combo?) then athe other ca 14 too...

4:27 pm

thank you bea and teach!

4:27 pm

CA - groups of soldiers + pl

4:27 pm

ce 5/14 ce 5/12, ce 6/21 (combo?) please?

4:27 pm

Tin+ who are you..show me your **

4:27 pm

many of the ones you need,i also need,so not much help here i am afraid

4:28 pm

thank you all! down to 11 now!

4:29 pm

tinid?

4:29 pm

i was wondering about that one as well

4:30 pm

you *** finish this grid

4:30 pm

ca 5/14 before being beaten with a switch?

4:30 pm

Got to break...

4:31 pm

thanks for all your help bea, see you!

4:31 pm

tin *** + show your **

4:31 pm

ca* metal container for liquid + what you show to prove who you are

4:31 pm

ty,une

4:31 pm

yw :-)

4:31 pm

ah! thanks une!

4:32 pm

ce 5/14 ce 5/12, ce 6/21 (combo?) please?

4:33 pm

in 6/21 as well if someone has it?

4:33 pm

in+ metal container + letter

4:33 pm

you will like this one people.........

4:34 pm

I love " + letter" : D

4:34 pm

my great grandson sam, graduated from prekindergarten today....

4:34 pm

:))

4:34 pm

i was being a wise guy and asked are you the valedictorian??

4:34 pm

yaaa for sam!!

4:35 pm

Congrats to him, Sammysmom :-)

4:35 pm

wooot for sammy's great grand baby! thanks for the in word zooz!

4:35 pm

he looked at me is disgust and said " g'nana, this is PREK... but if it were a higher grade i would be the valedictorian." well shut MT mouth !!

4:36 pm

me 7/32 please and thank you?

4:36 pm

ce + not high but **w + letter

4:36 pm

Yay for Smarty Pants Sam!

4:36 pm

that is sooooo funny s's mom... :))

4:36 pm

ty,zooz

4:37 pm

SMom, you have quite the tribe. : )

4:37 pm

don't mess with a four year old........... EVER

4:37 pm

yup

4:37 pm

ME7 to do with skin.

4:37 pm

ce and a word like the bird that hoots but change for another cons in middle and pl

4:38 pm

ty for the ce 5/14 zooz :)

4:38 pm

ty zoom and all the other cluers:D

4:39 pm

we were talking about muscle aches and he said his traps were sore... i asked him to show me his gluteun maximus... he turned around and dropped his pants

4:39 pm

well,you asked for it

4:39 pm

ME7 when skin goes brown

4:39 pm

by the way kate. my clues were for the 5/12 and 6/21 combo

4:39 pm

Oh he sounds like a treasure. : )

4:39 pm

sorry already clued that one..haha i have gone potty.

4:40 pm

Zoom is peeing in the chat room again

4:40 pm

lololol s's mom! working on your clue now liliann, ty

4:40 pm

LOL, Sammysmom

4:41 pm

i think he is a little sheldon and that scares the hell out of me

4:41 pm

ok, got zooz' me7.. not getting the ce 5,6 though

4:41 pm

<-----loves Sammysmoms grandson! I never met him, but I love him! Hey all. :-)

4:42 pm

ce5 & kidd cr*** & his coconuts

4:42 pm

howdy,soodles:))

4:42 pm

hi there soodles!

4:42 pm

I think thats what the were called.

4:42 pm

ce and not the hooting bird with wide eyes as in*w * but change the w for another consonanant

4:42 pm

Nope thats for the ce6 & 7 sorry

4:43 pm

Oooooh Annie, I'm not your Daddie..... Your spot on, Zooz!

4:43 pm

I must be getting tired.

4:43 pm

better clue zoom :)

4:43 pm

hahaha i remember that tune too..lol

4:43 pm

got them,ty lill

4:44 pm

pure babblets

4:44 pm

hmmm.....still trying to figure out your clue, lillian...

4:44 pm

me too, i should never have started this late. i was out shopping tonight with the bairn as'nothing fits her' and after 40 outfits...still nothing fitted her!!

4:44 pm

Hiya, Kate, Cross, Zooz et al. :-). Friday evening, and the promise of a scorching weekend. Yay!

4:45 pm

forget my clues pen and hi :)

4:45 pm

Hello, Soodlebum :-)

4:45 pm

i must bne too tired a s well, cn't even get zooz' clue.. though i think i have it sort of.. king cr_____ and his coconuts... but i can't make it go onto tyhe ce start?

4:45 pm

hi... ;o)

4:45 pm

hi soodles :)

4:45 pm

Oh Lil~ that in-between age?

4:46 pm

Zooz!! I lost my bum years ago!!! Lol

4:46 pm

:-0

4:47 pm

ce + waitress says can i take your **der +letter +plural

4:47 pm

aye soodle. she's 13 and nothing is good enough!! nothing fits! her hair bands are good enough any more!! i'm no good...and on and on and on......

4:47 pm

Teehee, Soodle.

4:47 pm

hang on - she'll outgrow that stage in about 10 more years ;)

4:48 pm

hormones and puberty are great, especially in a daughter!! NOT!!

4:48 pm

Actually, Zooz, if memory serves correctly, it was Kid Cr*** & the coconuts. (Pedantic Pat)

4:48 pm

thank you zooz! never would have got the ce 5,6!

4:48 pm

yes, thanks for that kate...i did like you...lol

4:48 pm

thanks, zooz

4:49 pm

then zooz, is right.. i thought it was king....

4:49 pm

Zoom, she's Soodle Tight Ass now. : P

4:49 pm

sod it, i'm pouring myself a glas of wine and will chill and finish the grid next week..lol

4:49 pm

5 more to beg for pi 6/21 please

4:49 pm

Lol Lil.... Hormones & puberty are great. Said no mother. Ever.

4:49 pm

Hahaha, you are a bad lady, Molly!

4:50 pm

good for you liliann ;)

4:50 pm

ro 6/27 too....

4:50 pm

pi word....more longing....

4:50 pm

and where is hubby, but in ireland!you'll probably see him around more than me soodle :)

4:51 pm

ro6 large string with gerund ending.

4:51 pm

spot on pen! ty for the pi!

4:51 pm

I would like to publicly refute Molly's scurrilous comment @ 4.49,

4:51 pm

Teehee, Soodle

4:51 pm

and ty zooz for the ro 6! 3 more

4:52 pm

don't have the ro word...

4:52 pm

2 x se 6/21 i have the se 6/21 that is the funtion in trig....

4:52 pm

pen, zooz clued it at 4:51

4:52 pm

Yes, bad lady, evil bitch of Babble, chat controller...I haven't read the Babble Facebook page lately, I'm sure there is more.

4:53 pm

Scanning every tour bus I see, Lil, looking foe a male mooning gnome!

4:53 pm

yes, just saw that, thanks..

4:53 pm

and the final word will be a fishy fish... ae 4/4 (the first one)

4:53 pm

se 6 -- a process seeking to communicate with the dead

4:53 pm

se6/21 going into a trance to contact the dead?

4:54 pm

i can't keep up with the caht.i'm going to sip my wine quickly:) and then go through the chat, scoffing up all the clues, and if i finsih, it'll be great and if i don't i'll be asleep, drunk in my chair, snoring very loudly, but eh, i'm asleep, i don't care :D

4:54 pm

Snap, o-o

4:54 pm

*Imagines Soodle peering in tour bus windows*

4:54 pm

got the ghost chat, ty

4:55 pm

ae + not off

4:55 pm

omg...you definitely don't want to see my male mooneying...you'll fall over and plus ,that's just for me :) lol

4:56 pm

One glass of wine = Drunk L...light weight

4:56 pm

se + i am worried and con****ed about you.

4:56 pm

se + a feeling about the welfare of another: con****

4:56 pm

sorry, lowering the tone again !! :D

4:56 pm

Yes, Molls. It's taking a lot of explaining to the police........ 'But Officer, I'm looking for a male mooning gnome, honestly.....'

4:57 pm

it takes more than one glass molly but i need to eat :)

4:57 pm

This is Officer O'Malley, I have that drunk Soodle woman again. She's peering into tour bus windows.

4:57 pm

Bloomin' hard to type with these dang handcuffs....

4:58 pm

I think TK might of left the building.

4:58 pm

if you finished kate, bye and wtg

4:58 pm

she must have been down to her last one or 2

5:00 pm

Any clues needed before i go & read a book?

5:00 pm

ahh yes,chat was rolling so fast.think her last as the ae4

5:01 pm

mmm, i can imagine soodle holding on to the outside of coaches by her finger nails, shouting" i need a male mooneying man" :)

5:01 pm

What are you reading, Zooz, I could use a recommendation for a rattling good read....

5:01 pm

What are you reading, Zooz, I could use a recommendation for a rattling good read....

5:02 pm

gotta go...be back later....bye all....

5:02 pm

Double post! Sorry

5:02 pm

Sorry, Soodle i am doing a light re7 it is just a joke book..which is not that good to be honest.

5:04 pm

soodles,when i am searching for my next book and have no idea what i am after,i go to www.goodreads.comg and scan the titles there

5:04 pm

goodreads.com*

5:04 pm

Good idea, Crossy!

5:04 pm

i've just had another take away person come to my house! i wish the council would name our streets better, as i'm sick of my parcels going to the wrong houses and me getting other peoples parcels and their take aways(if they were free fair enough) :) it is so confusing to people where i live, even to us living here!

5:04 pm

Zoom doesn't read "those kind" of books Soodle.

5:05 pm

No probs, Zooz, but, any recommendations from any Babblers for a light, fluffy read would be welcome. Cross, I scan Goodreads, but I get bamboozled....

5:05 pm

You are on form tonight, Molly..hahaha

5:06 pm

soodle... anything by debbie macomber might be ok

5:06 pm

I am al4 re7 Oxford dictionary of Proverbs.

5:06 pm

stuck on the last da 6/24 ??

5:07 pm

Plural of the da's before it

5:07 pm

Planting tongue firmly in cheek.......Molly, when you"ve WRITTEN those books, you don't need to waste time reading 'em!

5:07 pm

Ok..take care everyone..many thanks for the laughs & nice chat..have a great evening.

5:08 pm

Oh yeah...50 Shades Of Soodle

5:08 pm

Hahahahahaha

5:08 pm

*poof*

5:09 pm

Bye Zooz & thanks Sammysmom. :-)

5:09 pm

later

5:10 pm

More like 50 sheds of hay, where I come from!

5:11 pm

night and tc zoom

5:12 pm

ohh,get that pitchfork baby!

5:12 pm

you must have alot in your hair soodle :) lol

5:14 pm

Is the chat borked?

5:15 pm

50 Sheds Of Hay...is that the one where you teach the young farm boys how to "become men"?

5:16 pm

Chat looks fine to me Tor, unless someone has a giant icon.

5:16 pm

i'm in heaven at the moment as i'm eating toffee popcorn and now feeling sick as i haven't eaten it for about 20 years and reminiscing about the times that my cousin and i would buy loads of tut and stuff our faces and buy cheap tequila and drink that and then go out on a pub crawl :)

5:17 pm

Tequila and toffee corn? Ewwww.

5:17 pm

It was borked for me. I had to reload

5:17 pm

tequilia and toffee popcorn?.omg..guess you would tear up the pubs after that!

5:17 pm

good times!!.now i feel really old:(

5:18 pm

it wasn't always tequila, it was any cheap alcohol and we ate crisps and all sorts of crap

5:19 pm

hi all. I have internet explorer. but I want a back up. what should I install?

5:19 pm

now the kids just slam vodka and red bulls till there hearts are fluttering like butterflies in their chests..:(

5:19 pm

chrome

5:19 pm

why crossy?

5:19 pm

Peri, get rid of Internet Exploder. It is a terrible browser.

5:19 pm

that is from google, correct?

5:20 pm

because it is very user friendly,it has its own flash player install and will help if you play lots of flash games.it is just a very stable all round browser

5:20 pm

if you stream lots of video,opera may be another choice,but it is really a one trick pony

5:20 pm

it was our 'didn't give a monkey's weekend'. we were more like sisters and spent weekends with eachother when we wern't working as we did the same job and worked all the time, so when we got together we just drank and ate crap and had fun partying

5:20 pm

yes,it is from google

5:20 pm

I have been using IE for years with no apparent problems except for today when I wanted to order something from a company and did not see the lock icon. I did not feel the site was secure. I contacted the company and they said other people with IE had said the same thing and that there site was indeed secure

5:21 pm

i have not used IE in 6 years

5:21 pm

their site

5:21 pm

what do you use, Molls?

5:21 pm

not since the horrors of the earlier builds

5:22 pm

firefox is another alternative

5:22 pm

I have used firefox before but not on this computer

5:22 pm

you may find chrome a lot faster than IE because it stores a lot of pre fetch dadta,but that can result in more cookies

5:23 pm

daya

5:23 pm

I do not need more cookies

5:23 pm

data**

5:23 pm

I use Chrome

5:23 pm

more chocolate, yes

5:23 pm

but i would start there,then firefox would be next,followed by opera for video strwaming

5:23 pm

streaming

5:24 pm

ok

5:24 pm

thanks for the info

5:24 pm

opera has its own compression servers and can save on data transfer totals if that is a concern with you net package

5:25 pm

np

5:25 pm

I used to use Firefox but it seems as sluggish as Internet Exploder now.

5:25 pm

Aw. Had to bow out there to watch a live stream of a colleagues greyhound racing. It came bloomin' last! Bye bye €20.00. :-(

5:26 pm

firefox is not the be all end all it once was,it saved us from IE in the beginning,but yes,it is not all it once was.still belongs in the list

5:26 pm

google chrome is excellent and fast

5:27 pm

but,if i had to list them it would be : chrome,firefox,opera and use IE only to load other browsers;))

5:27 pm

ok

5:28 pm

or if you are into s&m give linux a whirl :))

5:29 pm

Hi all just starting. Where did this day go? I know it went fast!

5:29 pm

pandora is a new kid on the block(for me anyways) but i do not know enough about it

5:30 pm

howdy,stidmere

5:30 pm

I have used pandora

5:30 pm

for music

5:30 pm

what did you think of it,peri?

5:30 pm

I don't use it much so I am not one to ask. it is fine so far

5:31 pm

I like music but do not listen to it much

5:31 pm

I am a visual person

5:31 pm

Hi crossy.

5:32 pm

still 81 to find

5:35 pm

102 left here yet:(

5:41 pm

Done

5:41 pm

yay for Annie

5:41 pm

WTG! ANNIE!

5:42 pm

thanks, bye

5:42 pm

Finished, need clues?

5:42 pm

congrats, bubba

5:42 pm

dinner time

5:43 pm

Good Job, Bubba!

5:43 pm

time for a walkabout.bbs

5:43 pm

nite all

5:49 pm

49 left, bbs

5:52 pm

hello all, how many words are in this puzzle?

5:52 pm

296

5:52 pm

thank you

6:06 pm

Hello all. I came back to find my final 84 words and started off by finding the re10. A good omen, I hope.

6:13 pm

hi jac, i'm well behind you as dinner, phone and tv have inconvenienced me as usual :D

6:13 pm

Hi lil. I know what you mean!

6:15 pm

haven't seen you for ages. how are you and family?

6:17 pm

We're fine thanks, apart from Son being on antibiotics for blocked sinuses after a cold. We've been busy revamping the kitchen, spring-cleaning and gardening. Me and Other Half are off to N. Wales for a week tomorrow. Oh, and son got a job after some years of trying. He starts the week after next. Daughter managed to get to the interview stage of a job this week, too. How are you?

6:18 pm

I'm glad I haven't got to bed yet because the police helicopter is hovering noisily overhead AGAIN!

6:19 pm

So they are still looking for you Jac?

6:20 pm

Lol Molly. They aren't very good at looking if they are. :-)

6:22 pm

they hover around us too jac :)

6:22 pm

Oh just found the singular and plural for the what a sibling's female child is in relationship to you. I seem to have a blid spot for that word in the grid.

6:22 pm

me6/24?

6:23 pm

Lil - are you a 'criminal', too? lol

6:23 pm

L is not at liberty to talk about her clandestine activities.

6:24 pm

Is she not, Molly? *Intrigued.*

6:24 pm

i hope you have a nice holiday and glad that your son has a job and fingers crossed for your daughter jac

6:24 pm

no, i only burgle at night :)

6:25 pm

Thanks lil. x

6:25 pm

It seems most burglars only burgle at night, since that's when the helicopter always arrives to wake us all up.

6:25 pm

me6.24 the person who owns a haberdashery shop - or deals in fabrics

6:25 pm

morning everyone

6:26 pm

Morning lynxxx. How are you today?

6:26 pm

Ty, lyn.

6:27 pm

pretty good - looks like a nice day - we have a holiday for Liz's birthday on Monday so nice long weekend

6:27 pm

ty,lynxx

6:27 pm

no7?

6:27 pm

i'm going to bring the chat down now for 1 minute and then be my happy, sarcastic, get my self in trouble way...but i hate the sound of a helicopter now ever since my daughter was taken to hospital by one, but i take my hats off to the people who do the job and now donate to them so that's it...back to happy times :)

6:29 pm

jac, our go throughout the day and night but that is probably the police one and the air ambulance as we have loads of moors around us

6:29 pm

Good, lynxxx. That's Liz's official birthday. Her actual birthday is the day before mine in April. Prince Philip is about to go into hospital, just days before his 92nd birthday for keyhole surgery to find out why he has persistant abdominal pains. I do hope it's not cancer.

6:29 pm

our hospital has a air ambulance based at it as we are also a marine hospital

6:30 pm

Lil - I quite understand why you feel as you do. We get the air ambulance, too, since we're near to a major motorway.

6:30 pm

Got it. Thans.

6:30 pm

Hi crossy. How are you?

6:30 pm

not too bad at all,jacula,and yourself?

6:31 pm

saying that, our air ambulance is from darlington and we only have 3 for the whole of the north east and it is all charity basef

6:31 pm

Off on holiday tomorrow, Crossy. Rest of answer if further down in chog (6:17pm).

6:32 pm

*Imagines a tiny keyhole shaped incision*

6:32 pm

Oh, just found a ca6.24 that drives felines wild.

6:33 pm

ty,jacula

6:33 pm

enjoy your holiday jac

6:33 pm

hello all

6:33 pm

hi peri

6:33 pm

hi Peri

6:33 pm

Hi peri. I will (enjoy the holiday). Hope I can get on line to play our games but the wifi connection is sporadic at best in the mountains.

6:34 pm

np

6:34 pm

i still need 180 odd so i need to dive in, but knowing me i'll end up chatting again very soon :)

6:35 pm

I am eating trader joes mediterrean hummus with pita chips. the hummus is really good.

6:35 pm

ce6 and plural 7, the cr4/6s that you often eat for breakfast.

6:36 pm

Sounds good Peri

6:37 pm

I made an avocado, black bean and corn salad and had that earlier. it is easy and very good too

6:38 pm

Hummus is chickpeas, isn't it? If so, yuck! Sorry.

6:38 pm

it is but this is really good

6:38 pm

traditional hummus is with chick peas, but you can use any bean to make it

6:39 pm

moar

6:40 pm

The Trader Joe's hummus is really good though

6:40 pm

this is the only one I have tried and I really like it

6:41 pm

Trader Joes dark chocolate covered caramels are heavenly. their baked goods not so much

6:41 pm

Hummus is easy to make

6:42 pm

I agree Peri

6:42 pm

po12 should be a word!

6:42 pm

They also have some ownderful cheeses

6:42 pm

I have made it in the past. and will make it again soon

6:42 pm

wonderful*

6:43 pm

I can't talk now. I am busy po12 my doll's face. : D

6:44 pm

Hehe

6:44 pm

Yes, po12 should be a word.

6:45 pm

phantom: mercantile

6:45 pm

21 left to find. Must dive back in...

6:47 pm

po12 is a word and that is all i'm saying and now diving back.babble should accept it :D

6:51 pm

first me7 pls

6:51 pm

29 left

6:52 pm

me7 the dark part of skin

6:52 pm

loaded baked taters with dinner tonight.all crispy out of the oven then a dab of butter,sour cream,shredded extra old cheddar,fresh crumbled bacon bits and chives;)))

6:52 pm

me7/32 - the pigment that makes skin brown, peri.

6:52 pm

ty lyn

6:52 pm

ty Jac

6:53 pm

Crossy - that sounds yummy.

6:53 pm

y/w peri.

6:53 pm

i don't have it, sorry lyn, i need 160 words yet

6:53 pm

:)) seved with peaches and cream corn and honey garlic sausagfes

6:53 pm

wow.i am the typo king;)

6:53 pm

ty

6:55 pm

FIREWORKS! *~*~*~*~* :-)

6:55 pm

omg.90% of my missing 98 words are all from letters in the third column:((

6:55 pm

yaa for jacula!

6:56 pm

yay!wtg jacs!! :)

6:56 pm

WTG, Jac

6:56 pm

pi6/21 pls. I do not see it on morewords

6:57 pm

more like pi*s (and needles)

6:57 pm

more of an evergreen smell

6:58 pm

ah, ty both, I was looking in the wrong direction

6:58 pm

Congrats Jac!

6:58 pm

just found the doberman breed

6:58 pm

Sorry to cut and run, but I have to be up early tomorrow. Happy Babbling all. xx

6:58 pm

tc jacula

7:00 pm

hope you have a great holiday jac

7:02 pm

wandering away for a bit with 200/96 may be back for the last bit.may end up cooking more bacon...poink!

7:03 pm

so7.28 is a near relative of me7.32

7:04 pm

bye everyone

7:05 pm

bye lyn

7:05 pm

ty lyn bye and tc :)

7:08 pm

ti6/24 pls

7:08 pm

6 left

7:10 pm

ti 6/7 metal can+first letters of los angeles state

7:10 pm

ti6 which is metal and then ***ories what we use for diets

7:11 pm

sorry wrong one

7:11 pm

same as the other 6 and the gerunde ending

7:11 pm

that is the ti6/21

7:12 pm

ah, ty lil

7:12 pm

i clued it just before you peri at 7.11

7:12 pm

ty peri

7:12 pm

i meant yw peri :)

7:14 pm

finally, FW. thanks for the clues

7:14 pm

byeee

7:15 pm

yay!wtg peri!! :) bye and tc hin

7:35 pm

WOOOOOT! Let's go Bruins!

7:39 pm

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everybody doing today?

7:39 pm

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

7:39 pm

Hello Min! I am well! How are you?

7:41 pm

Hello car.eeyore!I am suffering from allergies, otherwise, I am fine. How about you?I have not seen you here in awhile

7:41 pm

I have the allergies too. Ugh. All the rain today should help, but I still feel so sluggish!

7:42 pm

I am on my second round of steroids.Had trouble breathing

7:42 pm

oh no! I am not that bad! I am sorry to hear that.

7:42 pm

NOTHING seems to help my allergies, not even the rain. :(

7:42 pm

Hi minver. Glad to see you here this evening. We have blue skies and comfortable temperatures here in the great Northwest also a good place for allergies.

7:43 pm

Hi Stidgmere!

7:43 pm

I take 3 allergy shots a week and even THAT does not help!

7:43 pm

Hello stidgmere! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog

7:45 pm

I am hoping they go away by July.I get them every year for 2 - 3 months, from April to July; Spring &Summer allergies.

7:45 pm

Hi car! I'm keeping busy and enjoying the early June time.

7:47 pm

It sounds beautiful where you are!

7:50 pm

I wonder if a little sea voyage would help your allergies, minver. We had relatives who used to visit the shore when their allergies flared in the old days. I bet some of those remedies woudl still work today.

7:51 pm

I think Min would have to go out to sea. I know people right at the shore who are suffering as well.

7:53 pm

She must choose her cruise ship carefully but I bet lots of them are discounted to attract customers.

7:55 pm

Wonder if they would take pity on me & give me an allergy discount. I think I am going to start taking local honey. I've heard that is supposed to help. I have to take it year round

8:01 pm

I have heard that as well. It is worth a try!

8:14 pm

Well, over 200 words so will now stop and fix dinner. Rather late but it is the brightest part of the day and Murphy is outside with his Dad playing.

8:35 pm

uins

8:35 pm

sinr

8:36 pm

goon

8:43 pm

*Watching Scrambler post words in the chat box*

8:56 pm

waits for o guesses

8:57 pm

hi all, been a while, yes I posted in the wrong box!! I have been getting to play occasionally, between me and hubby we're the walking wounded. Operations for this/that and the other things. Just starting to get back to showing the horses too! Hi Molls,guru,sting,car,min. Hope you've all been well

8:57 pm

hi ru...

8:57 pm

hi penquis

8:57 pm

not a problem scrambler

8:58 pm

Hubby sleeping sitting up to me snoring loudly, he just had shoulder surgery, will be a long night! haha

8:58 pm

His and her operations. Not fun.

8:59 pm

in7 help?

8:59 pm

whoops, sitting up next to me!! yikes I"m already tired. Yup, I had surgery 4 weeks ago.

8:59 pm

in and not near

9:00 pm

sorry, meant far

9:00 pm

thank you ms cheeks

9:00 pm

lol, love it ru :)

9:01 pm

hi all by the way

9:01 pm

hi lilliann

9:01 pm

hi lillian....

9:03 pm

you should have seen what i was wearing yesterday in the sun ru :)

9:03 pm

what's that lillian

9:03 pm

scrambler, i hope you and your hubby recover well and quickly.tc and soft hugs to both of you

9:04 pm

Hello Scrambler! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog

9:04 pm

Soft hugs...L is being so delicate and fluffy. : D

9:05 pm

that would be telling, but lets just say that the neighbours eyes were boggling!! :)

9:06 pm

i can do soft molly :D

9:06 pm

L and Soodle need to get together. Both like to be mostly naked in the back yard.

9:07 pm

:)

9:07 pm

*whistles*

9:08 pm

if only i could get in my back yard then who knows molly :D lol

9:08 pm

damn that last me5 makes me haggard

9:09 pm

i was actually talking about my neigbours neing nosy...just shows the dirty minds here :D

9:09 pm

Oh, so you were strutting it out on the street. Hoo-ah

9:09 pm

see, dirty minds :D

9:10 pm

Ru, you missed what Une posted earlier. Pundrome 3000. She wants to send you there.

9:10 pm

Punderdome 3000.

9:11 pm

if i only i could strut, i would strut like no-one has strutted before down my street,saying that, i'd have all the yappy dogs chasing me....

9:12 pm

I need help on the second ni 5

9:12 pm

i'm going to shut up now :)

9:13 pm

not your nephew ru

9:13 pm

oh god.. looking the wrong way

9:13 pm

don't forget the pl :)

9:14 pm

thanks lillian!!

9:14 pm

easily done with this grid

9:14 pm

you're vw scrambler

9:14 pm

And yes L, dirty, dirty minds. : D

9:15 pm

:3

9:15 pm

:D

9:16 pm

I have missed this chog!

9:16 pm

op 5?

9:17 pm

op + gerund ending

9:17 pm

ty...i needed that, too...

9:18 pm

finally.. those o's were awful

9:18 pm

i've just realized you've not been here for a while scrambler.glad you're back and that you and your hubby are recovering well

9:18 pm

hi and ty teach

9:19 pm

op5...trying to act like the Mayberry Taylor boy

9:19 pm

who?

9:20 pm

American TV show L...don't mind us

9:20 pm

oh ok, i'll skulk to the british side :)

9:20 pm

Sad you all don't know about Andy Of Mayberry

9:22 pm

Imagine not knowing Barnie Fyfe or Gomer! haha

9:23 pm

or7?

9:23 pm

Or Aunt Bea's apple pie

9:23 pm

i love barney fife...

9:24 pm

mixi...think a type of number...

9:24 pm

ty penquis

9:24 pm

yw

9:25 pm

clue for po 9 please?

9:25 pm

ty pen

9:25 pm

a type of china

9:25 pm

ty...seems so obvious now.... :o|

9:26 pm

two more r's

9:26 pm

ugh

9:26 pm

Yes Ant Bea's apple pie!

9:26 pm

who's Aunt Bea?

9:27 pm

po 9, expensive teeth, not dentures,

9:27 pm

is that Aunt Bessie?

9:27 pm

more characters from Andy of Mayberry

9:28 pm

well, you are all speaking over my head !!

9:28 pm

the kid who played opie on that show grew up to be Ron Howard, the famous director....

9:28 pm

Ant BEA was Andy of Mayberry RFD's Mom on a show that lasted years in the US, starring, Ron Howard,Andy Griffith, Don Knotts also Gomer Pyle! haha

9:29 pm

nice names!

9:29 pm

Not to mention Floyd the Barber and Otis the town drunk.

9:30 pm

i still don't have a clue who you are talking abput so i'm going back to my little british tree house

9:30 pm

the first qu 8/55?

9:30 pm

Yes, Floyd and Otis the wonderful town drunk

9:30 pm

what about lilly the voyeur?

9:30 pm

and Howard.... ;o)

9:31 pm

and Miss Crump....was that her name???

9:31 pm

i have binoculars from my tree house ru :D

9:31 pm

Helen Crump

9:31 pm

oh yes howard/miss crump too

9:31 pm

yes, the teacher....

9:32 pm

sl7 ?

9:32 pm

and Goober...

9:32 pm

More like the black tile on a roof

9:32 pm

more of the tiles ru

9:33 pm

Goobers hat!

9:33 pm

thanks lill

9:33 pm

missing one s

9:33 pm

yvw ru

9:34 pm

Oh dear me, I am invisible again

9:34 pm

i need to dive in but i never do as i still need 130

9:34 pm

** finito ** last word RE 6/18 which i thought i had already typed in

9:34 pm

no one have the first qu 8/55?

9:34 pm

yeah right molly...like you'll ever be invisible :D

9:35 pm

wtg wvteach, do you have a clue for the qu 8/55?

9:35 pm

thanks molly

9:35 pm

molly, i always see you here even when your'e not and i miss you when you're not here :)

9:35 pm

missed your clue

9:36 pm

the first or the second?

9:36 pm

I was drawn to lillian's butt

9:36 pm

who isn;t ru :D

9:36 pm

:0

9:37 pm

i always say that molly will appear when we are atleast expecting her, but i'm glad when she does

9:38 pm

:]

9:38 pm

oh.. the nightstalker died in jail... good riddance

9:39 pm

nighstalker?

9:40 pm

i take it he wasn't a nice person

9:40 pm

serial murderer

9:40 pm

in California.. horrible

9:41 pm

definitely not then and deserverved everything he got.so how did he die in jail? was it the death sentence?

9:42 pm

natural causes the article says.

9:42 pm

he murdered a lot of people.. very scary person

9:42 pm

how old was he ru and was he in death row?

9:43 pm

53

9:43 pm

he was on death row.. not that that means ANYTHING in california as these guys never are put to death

9:44 pm

is there a film about him as the name 'night stalker' is familiar

9:44 pm

he killed an 8 year old girl..... could be the same.. there was a TV movie on him

9:45 pm

mmm, i think i watched a film about him and recently

9:46 pm

there used to be a tv show called the Nightstalker...but not about him....

9:46 pm

i don't think we ever had a series called that pen

9:47 pm

the guy was evil incarnate

9:47 pm

but i do remember a film, not long ago about a young girl murdered and that name but it was an american channel on british tv

9:48 pm

i don't understand death row...how long are these people on death row?

9:48 pm

Killed somewhere around 20 people

9:49 pm

so he was a serial killer

9:50 pm

he's been in for at least 25 years or more

9:51 pm

yes!

9:51 pm

since 1985, ruru... hey all

9:51 pm

I remember being afraid to walk around SF when he was loose

9:51 pm

hey stid

9:52 pm

so, i take it in california, it's the death penalty?

9:52 pm

we had a period where the death penalty was eliminated

9:52 pm

Sometimes being a liberal state has distinct disadvantages

9:52 pm

i don't understand why these people are still in prison when they have been given the death penalty

9:53 pm

appeals and delays from their attorneys and courts

9:53 pm

because in the united states there is a series of appeals that can be used ... and even so on occasion an innocent person is put to death.

9:53 pm

he should have been put to death decades ago

9:53 pm

Oops...gotta go...night all

9:53 pm

we don't have the death penalty anymore which is great for the people that have been wrongly accused but for the people that have done horrific murders?

9:53 pm

this guy was clearly not innocent stid

9:54 pm

bye molly

9:54 pm

you never say that molly.night and tc :)

9:55 pm

didn't say he was, ruru -- just that our legal process attempts to provide a way for a person found guilty in error to exonerate themselves

9:56 pm

hi stid

9:56 pm

like OJ Simpson?

9:56 pm

night molls

9:56 pm

he's been looking for the killers for years on the golf course

9:56 pm

so how long from the time that they are given the death penalty to when it actually happens?

9:57 pm

like these, ruru : http://www.innocenceproject.org/know/

9:57 pm

varies lillian

9:57 pm

in Texas them move them along

9:57 pm

a year longer?

9:57 pm

In California..they die in prison from old ages

9:57 pm

so, basically a long time

9:58 pm

yup

9:58 pm

I think that if someone was put in jail and the DA or prosecutor knew they were innocent.. the DA and the Prosecutor should spend time in jail

9:58 pm

...and a higher percentage of people of color are both convicted and sentenced to death than the proportion of people of color in the population at large.

9:59 pm

but.. so many horrible killers are allowed to go on and on.. it's really disheartening

10:00 pm

like RIchard Davis, Charles Manson, etc

10:01 pm

OJ Simpson

10:01 pm

I think life in prison is pretty horrible... but it's easier to say I am sorry to someone who is still alive than someone who was executed in error. And even with all our protections and supposed scientific knowledge there are errors. While I don't think this man was innocent, I think even one innocent person being killed for another person's crime is too many.

10:02 pm

I don't think it happens all that often stid does it?

10:06 pm

the problem is that so many people are put in prison when they're not guilty but there are more that are, and they deserved to be in prison

10:07 pm

again, ruru -- is even ONE innocent person killed in error acceptable to you? It is not, to me. I think that we have relied all too often on "eyewitness" testimony that later turns out to be flawed (at best) and lies (too often). http://tinyurl.com/muvg76g

10:08 pm

i know of people who have committed a crime so that they can go back to prison so thay can take exams and come out with a certifucate

10:09 pm

no it's not acceptable for anyone stid... but there needs to be changes in the system for criminals who have indisputable evidence against them and have admitted their guilt

10:11 pm

I agree, ruru -- people who have admitted their guilt (though a couple people have done so when innocent!) sometimes have to fight their own lawyers to stop appeals!

10:12 pm

lilliann, in the United States at least that would be a poor choice because convicted felons have a multitude of career paths that are permanently closed to them.

10:13 pm

In general, it seems, the process in the court system takes a long time. I don't know, however, how to best speed it up. When Trayvon Martin was killed, it was January 2012. now it is June 2013 and the accused shooter is only now going to trial in the first place.

10:16 pm

the trayvon martin thing is a little sketchier than a Charles Manson thing to me

10:16 pm

this is a hard subject as majority of these people in prison are guilty of something and alot of murder whether justified or not...i don't agree with the death sentence, well maybe in some cases but it's how to prove and the law has so many loop holes that so many people get away with murder

10:17 pm

i'll have to google trayvon

10:17 pm

there are no simple answers to the prison system in America at least

10:18 pm

Charles Manson was a case of a spectacular, highly publicized, and publicly admitted awful set of murders. But most murders are not so cut-and-dried; and yet we (the collective set of humans) want quick and final answers. We are perhaps too eager to find "closure" when it would be better to seek facts.

10:18 pm

I used to be against the Death Penalty.. until a lot of criminals were allowed to walk and commit more crimes and kill more people.. it seems easier to me to take these horrible people out of circulation

10:20 pm

Life in Prison is not easy and would keep dangerous people off the streets. And while some innocent people might be placed in life in prison, we could still apologize and offer some compensation if different evidence came to light that exonerated them.

10:26 pm

the process of getting innocent people out of prison has increased in the last two decades.. with the advent of DNA.. and other high profile tools of the police.. I'm not really talking about the common criminals who are incarcerated

10:26 pm

apparently there will be 500 potential jurors on the case of Travyon Martin on june the 10th

10:30 pm

we had a similar case here where a young black man was killed by an overeager cop.. at a Bart Station.. pretty horrible too

10:32 pm

anyway, I am definitely not going to even make it to halfway on this tonight... *sigh* I think I need some wine. And maybe I should make myself some pudding. If I have cornstarch...

10:33 pm

hm. I have everything I need for banana cr5 pie except pie crust fixin's. I could make banana pudding!

10:33 pm

which I know is a complete non sequitur....

10:34 pm

I have riesling, would that go with banana cr5 pie?

10:34 pm

yes.. unless it is a kabinett

10:35 pm

spatlese or auslese would be good with pie

10:35 pm

I made a berry tart today

10:35 pm

I shouldn't have though

10:37 pm

throwing toffee popcorn at ru for some berry tart:D

10:37 pm

why not ru?

10:37 pm

well.. cuz i'm trying to lose weight and we had all these berries.. and I shouldn't make sweets..it starts a binge :D

10:37 pm

my tastes have certainly changed over the years as i now hate toffee popcorn...far too sickly!!!

10:38 pm

I can't stand popcorn

10:38 pm

i freeze my berries and then juice them

10:38 pm

so do i now :)

10:39 pm

i'm out for some fresh air.. thank you for your help molly and lillian

10:39 pm

i don't eat sweets but i do like a 70% CHOCOLATE

10:40 pm

oops..lol bye ru tc hin

10:42 pm

mmm. berry tart...

10:42 pm

later ruru...

10:42 pm

lilliann -- does "the bairn" get out of school for summer soon? (Tom brought the riesling -- without prompting -- and choclits, so I will make the pudding another day)

10:43 pm

mid july stid for 6 weeks

10:43 pm

hopefully we'll catch up with hubby by then :)

10:44 pm

oh, that's a while to wait -- are you in year-round schooling there? or do you have most of September off as well as August?

10:45 pm

it's from late july til early september here. 6 weeks holiday

10:46 pm

I ask, because in the U.S. it is -normal- to have off June through August, about 9-10 weeks.

10:46 pm

evening

10:46 pm

then we have holidays in between, like 2 weeks christmas and then other holidays

10:47 pm

our schools have 6 weeks but our universities have about 10 weeks

10:48 pm

our univiversties start late september early october

10:48 pm

interesting. I wonder if the shorter interval between terms helps the younger students.

10:48 pm

hey jes! (((hugs))) did you find a home for your new little guy?

10:49 pm

i wouldn't know stid.what year do youn teach or want to teach?

10:49 pm

hi jes

10:49 pm

colleges here usually start either in mid-August or late September. I haven't figured out a rhyme or reason for that.

10:49 pm

nope. i've actually had an influx of wildlife instead of offloading anything

10:49 pm

Here in Arizona we have some year-round schools. They get 4 breaks throughout the year. I liked that better.

10:50 pm

I am qualified to teach various things at all ages, actually -- mostly around literacy. But what I would like to teach are the younger teens -- it's a tricky developmental stage, but it's interesting.

10:51 pm

I think I would prefer a year-round schedule, actually; except that a longer summer break does allow for some additional professional development opportunities.

10:51 pm

oh boy, jes -- spring babies?

10:52 pm

I think year-round is better because there's not such a long summer break so the kids don't forget things as easily. It just seemed better for mine to have several shorter breaks.

10:52 pm

let me know on here stid as i know some teachers but there are primary school but you could get in touch with them and talk about the differences and it would be good for children to interact.or i could contact my daughter's school which is 12 onwards and that would be good for them to get in contact with other children and teachers

10:53 pm

Jes, bless you for being there to help the wildlife. I used to do that when I was younger and had a house. I even raised a baby hummingbird!

10:53 pm

hi mimi :)

10:53 pm

2 are - orphan raccoons. 1 dog-chewed turtle, 1 evening grossbeak (euthanized; dislocated shoulder), 1 pine siskin with conjunctivitis - might do okay? current internal debate is that the most likely cause is something that can't be cleared, so even if she does well it's questionable whether i should release her potentially carrying her disease with her... and a broken legged moose calf that we euthanized because no realistic way to treat the fracture she had.

10:54 pm

thanks lilliann -- I will let you know when I have a classroom! I have wanted to try something like that! kids really get a lot out of sharing with peers around the world.

10:54 pm

((lilliann))

10:54 pm

mimi, you really need to write your book as i'm gagging to read it or them as there will probably be multiple :)

10:54 pm

poor little critters, jes... I am sorry about the euthanizations.

10:55 pm

LOL, lil....I'm working on it!

10:55 pm

mimi -- what age did you tech?

10:55 pm

or teach? LOL I think the riesling is getting to my figners.

10:55 pm

one of the issues with doing wildlife - in large part, by the time they can e caught, they are so ill it's hard to do anything for them

10:55 pm

well mimi, GET OFF HERE AND GO TO WORK GIRL!! :)

10:55 pm

Oh, I didn't teach, stid...was just talking about my children's school days. Always wanted to teach, though...maybe still one day.

10:56 pm

Hi all! I'm just checking back in to see if clues are needed.

10:56 pm

oh! :-) LOL

10:56 pm

hey min! welcome to the grid!

10:56 pm

100 min and hi :)

10:57 pm

Jes, it's always difficult working with animals. In the zoos, wildlife park and primate center where I worked my heart was broken on a regular basis. But it's easier for me in a way since I believe animals do have souls that go on.

10:57 pm

never did get a clue for the first qu 8/55....

10:57 pm

Hi, Min!

10:57 pm

i need to go to lurkdom...bye for now all

10:57 pm

Will see you later, lilliann...thanks for the encouragement about the book!

10:58 pm

bye

10:58 pm

one of the things I loved about homeschooling, mimi, was that we took breaks when the kids really seemed to need it (a week or two) and then back again to deliberate learning... they didn't lose much during the breaks, and learning felt "seamless"

10:58 pm

Me neither penquis which is why I still don't have that word

10:58 pm

bye lilliann -- ((hugs)) see you next time

10:59 pm

ah well.....it was worth a shot... ;o)

10:59 pm

i have a qu8/55 that is plural of qu7/50

10:59 pm

I got that one earlier from a clue (can't remember who gave it) but it's complicated and I don't remember it. Want me to muddle through and try anyway?

11:00 pm

I have that one, too -- not sure where it falls in the order of things, though

11:00 pm

thanks, jes, but I have that one...it's the first one i need....

11:01 pm

i haven't listed, so not sure how many of what are where, sorry.

11:01 pm

qu "5" in latin, then short for **ie in wonderland

11:01 pm

and plural

11:02 pm

jes, that is such a tough job you have my bairn wants to work with animals and she is 13nearly14 but i don't know what to tell her what she should do. i have told her that she should go to college and get some understanding of animals as she wants to work with all animals at the moment but she doesn't want to be a vet..sorry

11:02 pm

i haven't gone stid, i'm trying to finish the grid but will pinch clues in hiding :)

11:03 pm

LOL "lurker lil?"

11:03 pm

i did say i'm going to lurkdom stid :)

11:03 pm

I gave up on grid at 5:05 so I am useless. I leave you with a story of clues in my profile.Goodnite babblers! See ya later

11:04 pm

Being a vet is difficult because the animals are never happy to see you! But being an animal caretaker is very rewarding and only requires some knowledge of species-specific behaviors. However, there really is NO money in working as a caretaker...it's truly a labor of love.

11:04 pm

sweet dreams min

11:04 pm

She should take zoology and anthropology courses.

11:04 pm

she doesn't6 want to put them to sleep

11:04 pm

g'night, min

11:05 pm

that's why she doesn't want to be a vet

11:05 pm

working on it....

11:05 pm

goodnight min, sweet dreams and tc

11:06 pm

That is part of any job working with animals, lil, unfortunately. I lost a baby orangutan once to meningitis and it nearly killed me as well since I was "mom" to her.

11:06 pm

**ie in Wonderland??

11:06 pm

**ice in wonderland, pen

11:07 pm

**ice in wonderland, sorry -- warned you I have issues with my figners!

11:07 pm

oh...well i already have that qu word then...

11:07 pm

i know that mimi, apart from the orangutan but tell that to a 13 yr old

11:07 pm

it's the other one i need...

11:07 pm

mimi, please hurry ap and write your books. i really want to read them

11:08 pm

Most things we must learn for ourselves, lil. Couldn't tell me anything either at that age!

11:08 pm

i need to finish this grid so i'm not being rude but bfn

11:08 pm

yes, more books!

11:08 pm

perhaps your daughter should see if she can volunteer in a place that works with animals...my niece did that at about the same age....led to her going to veterinary school....

11:08 pm

I'm taking a new approach to writing now. Instead of trying to write in chronological order, I'm just writing anything and everything that comes to mind and will put it together later.

11:09 pm

am back. really pen at 13?

11:09 pm

Fortunately, anything I've forgotten my best friend of 44 years will remember!

11:10 pm

an interesting idea, mini

11:10 pm

mimi, I mean.

11:10 pm

she may have been 14...but she worked an afternoon after school every week...

11:10 pm

drat. dumb tired brain

11:10 pm

at the moment , she wants to walk dogs in the summer hols

11:10 pm

i know some kids here have done that at a farm that has horses....and they were middle schoolers.....12 to 14....

11:10 pm

Humane societies and many zoos will allow kids of that age to work there as volunteers.

11:10 pm

i'm going back to grid as i need 100 in 50 minutes

11:11 pm

walking dogs is a good job for a kid her age

11:11 pm

np...see you later...

11:11 pm

I like the mini, stid...makes me feel thinner!

11:11 pm

i am going to bed.....perhaps i will check the archives tomorrow and find out what that darn q word was...

11:11 pm

I finally passed halfway.

11:11 pm

goodnight all....

11:11 pm

She could also put an ad in the local paper to care for pets while people are away on vacation and make a little extra money.

11:12 pm

Night, pen.

11:12 pm

sweet dreams penquis

11:12 pm

sleep sweet, penquis

11:12 pm

mm, given me an idea, we have a locval farm here which has sheep rabbits,guinea pigs, chicks to hold and sheep and goats to feed and other animalas.maybe they may take her on

11:12 pm

bye pen, tc hin

11:13 pm

They probably would, lil...in any case, doesn't hurt to try.

11:13 pm

she was going to put an ad in the paper to walk dogs mimi

11:14 pm

Pretty much anywhere that raises animals is always short-handed and would welcome the help.

11:14 pm

they are busy in the summer and she would do it for nowt

11:14 pm

i'll phone them in the morning to ask

11:15 pm

If she ever wants to ask me anything about animal behavior or caring for different types of animals, I'm happy to email with her, lil. My em is in my profile.

11:17 pm

tyvm mimi. i've written it down for her

11:18 pm

I'm really tired, so quitting for tonight. See everyone tomorrow. Hugs all around.

11:18 pm

sweet dreams also mimi see you next time

11:19 pm

night mimi, tc hin and sweet dreams :)

11:19 pm

the sunlight is coming in throught he blinds now :)

11:21 pm

hm. good morning, lillian!?? LOL my son will be meeting my great-uncle today for his 100th birthday celebration... we have never met the gentleman, but my son's trip to Europe happened at an opportune moment in time.

11:22 pm

how lovely for him stid.where in europe?

11:23 pm

it's my birthdya on monday but i'm not 100

11:23 pm

he visited friends in West Asia (Georgia) now he is in Germany

11:23 pm

omg, i just re-read 100!!

11:24 pm

oooh. happy birthday, lilliann!!! 25 again!!!!! *starts lighting candles, 25 for each year we are "skipping"

11:24 pm

LOL

11:24 pm

yes, he was my grandmother's little brother.

11:24 pm

no, i will be 21 :D

11:25 pm

my nan will be 97 this year, but she doesn't remember any of us

11:25 pm

:-) such a bairn yourself!

11:26 pm

lol :)

11:27 pm

I am sorry your grandmother doesn't remember.

11:27 pm

My grandmothers were fading at the end, but they knew who loved them up to the end. Our family was lucky.

11:29 pm

me too but i'm use to it as when iwas 16 i worked in a pyschiatric hospil and then went on to work in old peoples homes and then people with severe behavourial problems, so i'm used to it, but it is different whn it is your own family memmber

11:30 pm

yes, it would be different, and perhaps like parenting as opposed to teaching, harder in a lot of ways. No emotional buffer when it's your own family.

11:30 pm

sorry for bad spelling but it is 5.30am and i'm tired

11:30 pm

nbt

11:30 pm

have you been up all night?

11:30 pm

go jes go!

11:31 pm

exactly, but i've always cared for someone as they were my family

11:31 pm

not a finishing grid today - still have 134 left

11:31 pm

yep. I know the feeling.

11:31 pm

132 :)

11:32 pm

yesw, now i need to try and finish grid...too many, but i'll try...i'm a fighter :)

11:32 pm

Yippee! I got a 9!

11:32 pm

down to 132 just now jes...

11:32 pm

131...it's a race :)

11:33 pm

no jes, you'll get me for sure tonight. between my tiredness and the wine, I am pretty slow

11:35 pm

I can't get one I word!

11:36 pm

in4/4

11:37 pm

I have three in 4.4 all babblets gadget, you want me to throw you a fish?

11:38 pm

cl8 please

11:38 pm

gerund of cl5

11:39 pm

thanks jes!

11:39 pm

ty jes, toss the fish :)

11:40 pm

ar8 please

11:40 pm

i don't normallyn ask for clues but i will this morning :)

11:41 pm

play vider

11:41 pm

gerund a place that has carnival games, lilliann -- the regular word isn't in the grid

11:41 pm

play video games...

11:42 pm

good clue fla

11:42 pm

thanx

11:42 pm

tyvm

11:43 pm

cremola IS TOO a word. mutterstupidmutterenable

11:43 pm

rofl jes!

11:44 pm

"cremel" toothpaste was a real brand... bet it tasted like it sounds!

11:44 pm

it's a color of horse

11:46 pm

it is?

11:46 pm

what kind of horse? appaloosa?

11:46 pm

no, appaloosa is a breed. cremola is not breed specific, just a color - an almost white horse.

11:47 pm

hm. okay. :-)

11:47 pm

someday I will have to re-learn about horses.

11:50 pm

well,for once i've given up as i know that the next grid will pop up soon so i'm going to bed.nite all :)

11:51 pm

okay, down to 112 now and done for me. taking a break

11:53 pm

broke 100! :)

11:55 pm

it knows funny dog color me words though....

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