December 27, 2014
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No words submitted.
70 total words
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sweet dreams stiddy. xoxox
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Clues are up
hi everyone
ooh, it's little and cute
la 6
bet bruce is embarrassed now
la7
heh. hardly. he's too busy yelling at the TV to stop making Willow sad.
bruce? willow? -- some reality show?
Bruce = hubby. Willow = character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
la5 = David Raskin tune
Bruce is not subtly fond of Alyson Hannigan.
finally found the n -- leaving the last 20 for tomorrow - good night :-)
g'night, nan
stuck on the ap6
breathing difficulties, flosey
thanks ARB, looking
the british with sleep breathing difficulties flosey
cooee and g'day from me
thanks arb and ru, monkeyed it from your clues
and that's FW
yw
WTG FLOSEY!!!
FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!
thanks rose and good day to you
yay flosey and godthaab!
how was you time with the family?
WTG GODTHAAB!!
wonderful, thanks rose - just got home suppertime
wow!! what a lovely visit you must have had. how is everyone?
daughter left just after we did, called from Seattle
Fireworks and hi all :)
<---thinks lawd should be a word..I heard it plenty as a kid
yay lizlin!
WTG LIZLIN!!! {{hugs}} liz girl
Did you have a fabulous day yesterday, Rose?
Thanks
absolutely, liz. it was just magical. have plenty of pics. still trying to sort out the good from the bad...lol
of course, ru, lawdee daw
oh LAWD.. what has Ru done now!
Sounds great. Look forward to seeing some pics.
sounds like you also had a lovely time, Flosey.
not seeing the la6's
yes thanks Liz, great fun
Having seen the cricket, Rose, I know you've had lovely weather - unlike here.
la5= woman's name. la6 = latin plural of it
Girl's name - latin ending, Ru.
I have those
la6 latin pl
Only la 6
oh..there's only one
duh
sorry was looking for two
only one la6, is it the la7?
I don't have a 7 yet
la7 - eel
la7, eel-like fish
thanks
got it now
missing one l and three p's
thanks :)
there is another animal that is an l
And an animal that's a p
and a p that the animal p looks for
I got that from a restaurant in seattle called lamprea
More than one p animal if you count sea life and insects
Sleep well, all and have a good evening, Rose.
night liz
And congratsssss in advance, Ru and Jess and others.
ah.. the le 5 was the animal
thanks
like the weemees of the animal world
enjoy your evening too liz. xoxox
g'night liz.
hi there GR.. didn't see you
sometimes the 70 word grids take me longer than the 200 word grids
hey ya ruru. have you had a nice holiday season? or was it just ordinary?
me.. just ordinary really
yeah, i hear the smaller ones have more stamina, ru
so far
were you on your own then, mate?
FWs
oh that's my problem then jes
yay diz!
yes.. pretty much gr
WTG DIZ!!!!
alrighty. off to bed i head. 2 dozen left for the morrow.
good work diz.. and the Aussie team is now done everyone!
nighters jes.. sleep well
the Canadians have tossed in the towel for today
Ruby better not fail me :D
haven't seen anike or lynxx yet.
she and sprite will be in soonish.
this grid will take sprite about three minutes
dee did it in 1 minute and 45 seconds
wow, her fingers must have been flying
good lord!! did she? fastest fingers in the west....lol
god your icon is hysterical flosey.. that's me to a T
lol ru
just left to get ready for bed
ok.. good night
I took a nap today so I'm in good shape
and i actually slept last night. til about 5:30am....and i have stayed up all day too.
ah, trip home a bit tiring - though easy, bus to ferry, transfer to small ferry to SSI and bus up the road
that's late?
makes a long day, rose
I should be up in May.. hope you and mr. Flosey can make it to the dinner
*giggle* for me, yes, ruru.
hope so, ru
wow.. that's my best sleep time from 4-7
omg....roflol...when i read that i thought ruru was going to get out of bed in may...
I've spent a weekend in Bed.. but not longer than that GR
:D
I didn't sleep much that weekend either
i could come and turn you regularly....lol....like a chook on a spit...
must have been a good one
oh.. yes.. it sure was
*eyes rolling* too much info, ruru
oh puleeease
your late night chats with sprite have an X rating
ah rose, but we all remember the days!
roflol....actually...chuckling out loud...
ya think, ruru?
I don't have to think
:D
oh dear....all by touch....
(censors comment)
*snorts into drink*
*BLEEP*
pretty tired tonight, I'm off to bed, good night, and sweet sleep
sweet dreams, dear friend. see you on the morrow
nighters flosey
bbl. dinner ready. xoxox
I'm missing a tw4
tw4, tw + 2 vowels
or tw4, tw + h**, headwear
g'day onpaki
thanks grannyrose :)
np's hin.
good morning all
{{hugs}} my darling sprite. i hope you have had a good night, my darling. how is rob today?
he is feeling totally rotten. My night was okayish, but I don't feel up to orchestrating the whole Xmas dinner by myself. I think I will postpone it, sigh.
nothing wrong with a postponement dearest.
true, dat. But I feel there is a difference between doing a Xmas dinner the day after Xmas, and doing it a month later.
hin...let it go sweetie.
yes I will. Thanks :) How are you today?
stuffing plum pudding into my face as we speak....lol
*grin* that sounds tasty. But that does not answer my question at all.
if i wasn't well, i wouldn't be eating...duh!!...lolol
details, lady, details. Pain level, activity radius, emotional state, behaviour of man and manary. Give!
*snort* christmas pud all over the room.
:D
pain manageable, no endone needed, have spent most of the day seated, feeling pretty good emotionally(so long as i don't think of eldest son)...my man is an angel in disguise...manary has gone to bed. enough detail??
yeah :D Wtg on not needing the endone. I know how frustrating it is to not be able to do what you want to, but you managed! Don't think of the little lost boy inside the man's body, he has to fight his own battles now. Don rocks, and yay for a sleeping manary, grin. *hugs* for you.
i will email on the latest of eldest's antics. i have decided that he is not a very nice person...and as such i do not need him in my life...despite a grandchild i will probably never see.
ok sweetie, am so so sorry to hear the guy is still being a jerk. Yeah, you really don't need anyone in your life who makes you feel so sad and hurt. Too bad he doesn't realise what a blessing you are in someone's life.
sprite, i only offered him an opening because i was told his de facto wanted me in her and sophia's life. and he has responded with threats and menaces...and besides...telling me my out-laws are genuinely nice people...for goodness sake.
your out-laws?
my ex's parents. the ones who walked out while their son had a strangle hold around their grandson's throat.
oh, those guys! Oh yes, genuinely nice people. So caring. Producing such lovely offspring too. I am totally with that.
my heart aches for my son....they are so going to let him down yet again....
yes, and apparently he needs to go through that again. God will keep on offering learning situations until a lesson is learned... it is out of your hands now, my darling friend. High time to start protecting yourself from his poison.
that's what i thought also. as i said, i will email you with all the words...what i sent and his response. if i am out of line, please tell me...at the moment i feel very threatened.
knowing you, you did all the right things. But you cannot be responsible for how they are received. That man needs to have his behind kicked. By a camel.
sprite, i am afraid his father has filled him such a lot of garbage, as well as the heads of his two brothers. they are not responding to the rubbish, but as he has never taken on board all the counselling form the pro's his mind was open to all sorts of poison.
in the end, sweetie, it is his choice. If he prefers the poison over the love, there is nothing you can do. Let him go, he has to travel his own painful path. You have done all you can for him.
it is well known...his father expressed utmost contempt for me...but i think the fact he called his second wife by my name constantly shows me my ex never let me go.
lolllll oh that is rich. Yeah, that definitely shows how he holds on to you. Looking forward to reading your email, and will get back to you about it.
thanx dear friend. i value your opinion as always..
*grin* Yeah, everybody has a right to my opinion.
roflolo....don just said do we have to go to church again tomorrow. and i am....well, yeah, it's sunday. and he said wasn't it saturday and sunday the last two days?
lollllll yep it kinda was, Don. And now you get to do it all over again... except for the festive dinner.
*sigh* i so loooove chatting with you.
it is mutual :)
ooo I need to tell you about my girl... she can be so funny
she was at work, and had to tell her boss that she would fill in for a co-worker. But she had forgotten the co-worker's name..
oh, lolol...don says he is confused enough without going to church mid-week.
ooh...spill girl
and she felt it would be painful to ask right out and let him know she didn't remember his name...
oh, no...
so she said, semi casual, to him: "How do I spell your name again?" And the guy just looked at her and said: "My name is Sander."
oh, i feel her shame
ouch
hey pippin :) Yeah, that was ouch. She handled it well though.
dear, oh, dear, oh, dear
how are you delightful ladies this morning?
(even if it's not morning for you)
all good here, thanks pippin! And how are you today?
should be my last day of statistics, so that will bring much gratitude and a little play and relaxation
ah good! Well earned.
tomorrow is sunday for me....the best day of the week for me.
it's been a tough 3 weeks, but i have accomplished something darn near superhuman with this course
that's always a pleasure, granny
g'day pippin, xoxox
wtg pippin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)
pippin, may i ask? statistics on what? for who?
i've applied for Physician Assistant school and it's a pre-requisite, so it's stats for health professionals
wow awesome.
sounds complicated...in which case...wtg pippin!!!!!!!!!!
so what sort of stats did you have to collate?
fireflies
well done sprite!
WTG SPRITE!!!
am sorry to leave you guys, but I have to go. Keeping things running while hubby is ill is time- and energy consuming. *hugs* dear ladies. May you have a blessed day and a peaceful night.
xoxox my dear and lots of gentle cuddles. hold on sweetie. small steps...and lots of rest.
will do. You too :)
yup. will email you tomorrow.
ah, tea steeping. that will make things nicer for the day
nothing like a well-brewed cuppa, pippin
my friend gave me packets of thai tea for christmas, and with sweetened condensed milk it's like i died and went to heaven it's so good
don't have time to have it on work days, so i'm enjoying it on the days off
what sort of tea, pippin?
i don't really know what goes into classic thai tea but it brews dark orange and smells very sweet, it's extra fragrant
i'm sure the base itself is good old black tea
hmmm, sounds like my type of cuppa. aha... a black tea. any name on the packet?
it just says "thai tea" - he got it at Bed Bath & Beyond. It's definitely a style of tea, lemme see if i can look it up for you
on google it says a black ceylonese type of tea.
there is an iced tea recipe, a thai milk tea.
yes, wikipedia went into some of the other ingredients and styles of serving it
kitty wants to help with the grid. has crawled into my lap and now i cannot see the keyboard
okay...i need to check it out...we have a Bed Bath and Table. i am hoping it is a simimlar store.
good thing i can mostly touch type
sounds like the kind of place that sells just about everything? that what ours is...
a sort of specialised everything, pippin
sounds good, i am a fan of housewares, they never fail to make me happy
with you my dear. in my store the quality is top notch.
yes, ours as well, plus all the kitchen gadgets a girl could want
DH cannot understand my wanting to spend a little extra to get a better quality.
mind you...himself...is a tight-fisted scotsman....
but it lasts longer and gives you so much more pleasure to use when it works properly or is designed elegantly
i am undeniably frugal -- i've had to be, because i've been quite poor and renting beyond my means, but i am a firm believer in paying for quality
oh look at me finding the 7 letter word!
lolol....pippin...exactly how i think. he is forever carrying on because something has broken or fallen apart.
and I would always rather buy $100-200 shoes than $40 shoes, because I won't have to replace them in 6 months, and I will have them for years and years
he simply cannot undestand what you get is what you have paid for.
plus then I have really nice shoes that feel good and make me happy to wear them, and that counts more than people understand
besides, when you have to save for a really nice item, it means that much more
he keeps buying cheap tools, and when they do not perform to his expectations, he chucks a wobbly.
there's a place for cheap stuff - but it's certainly not in the toolbox
so agree, pippin
okay...it's now 10:30pm. goodnight, pippin. hope your day is kind to you, dear.
i want to get up and get my tea, but my cat is so happy draped across my lap I haven't the heart to move her
night rose, sleep well
xoxox...*poof*
oh darn, missed Rose. sweet sleeps, Rose! gm, everyone! hi pip!
Good morning lbd.
good morning everyone;)
Hi Crossy.
6c and rain out there. our ski businesses my be wailing and ripping their hair out. glad i do not work for any of them anymore. i swear that our normal winters are never going to come back:(
Similar here.
good morning, sukee and crossy!
howdy, LBD :)
Yey, got the 7
ski tourism is a love/hate thing anyways; we charge them big bucks to ski, and add on what we think it will cost to fix everything once the citiots are done destroying it... I once had to help fix a chalet that was destroyed to the tune of $30,000.00. Will never forget that:)
I had to laugh, we had rain here and it snowed in Hawaii.
For them it will be a nice treat
It's like those "eco-tourists" who help destroy the natural areas.
Yup
Pave paradise--put up a parking lot
Down to 6, this grid is not too bad.
We have one interesting wetland preserve here. We rescued it from a developer who wanted to put in a golf course. The great thing is that it contains, of all things, a rare species of turtle. The kicker is that the entire thing is not open to the public--ever.
You may apply for a permit to go in for research and documentation, but that is it.
I like that.
We3 also closed our most popular tourist beach for 3 nesting pairs of Piping Plovers:)) Should of heard the tourists scream:))
I'm so glad we are in Canada :)
2 to go
It is an interesting read. Just google Wasaga Beach/ piping plover
Ah, normal life is back. I hear the garbage truck.
I love normal:)
These grids are usually so small these days that I never rush it. I just meander my way along as the days progresses:)
I liked yesterdays, but didn't get more than halfway through.
Anyway taking a break with 2 to go.
tadone, finito! have a great day everyone!
Good morning all, how many points for the la7 or the la6 before it?
sorry no la7
I meant no la6 before the la7 and found the number of point
got the 7
help with that 7 pls
la7 eel
ty Une
yw :-)
I do not think this grid is easy. have neither of the 6's
me either
ap6 alt. sp of temporary suspension of breathing
tx!!
yw
la6 - girl's name, Latin plural.
ty Jacula
y/w
hmm..unusual girl's name?
ho5, please?
no. go straignt down from the L
name of a car brand Marc.
thanks
Thanks! peri
was looking for the not obvious...blinded!
friend getting married today here in nashville -- will be live streaming -- so her friends in south africa will be able to "be there"!
nice!
pretty cool, eh?
FW -- later, all :-)
male
oops, sorry
several common words in the grid with a latin flair today:)
Hu Crossy.
howdy, scraby:)
darn fumbling fingers of mine:(
And I found a monkey
gm
howdy kje
Hello kje--only 643 for you.
yes, have been up since about 530
DO you have to go to work today?
nope
you?
I slept poorly and am nauseated now. I am sipping tea. Not working this weekend.
sorry you don't feel well... sounds like you caught a bug from one of your patients! ; )
I hope this passes quickly.
you know the drill... rest, fluids...
Yep.
Sigh... being an early bird can be a pain sometimes. My beloved and my offspring are both nighthawks and by the time they get up and get going, my day is shot. i am sitting here since 05:30 chomping at the bit to get things done:(
Do you enjoy the solitude?
maybe start making a lot of noise?
or start baking something aromatic?
I emjoy the peace and quiet, but i hate nothing that we have to go out and do not getting started till at least 3 pm:(
yep, I like the quiet time, scrab... there are times I wish others would get up and get with it so we can get going, but most days, it is enjoyable quiet time
I require much solitude.
bottom 3 word a? I can't seem to see any there
As do i. I do not do well when things are "wired up"
ae4/4
The peak time for my beloved and my son seems to be 10 pm till 2 am and of course i am ready for a nice book and bolting the door by 9 pm:)
ah yes... ty
morning
Hi welki
hi welki
ah, found the eel!
hehe - big fat teeth to eat you with
TY, kje!
yw... couldn't figure out what that 7 would be
down to 4 now... all a's... I have trouble with words that starts with vowels!
Your clue gave me pr4
Me too
there's a pr4 eel?
No, pre4 is part of la7
ah, yes!
ha!
ok, missing one a now
it's an a6
ap6--I looked before
ok.... looking
British spelling of a medical word
ah, the durn brit spelling of not breathing
i have it - let me know if you want a clue
I'll take a clue....if you'd be so kind :)
I never seen those tricky extra vowel words!
FW!
nm, got it!
Congrats kje
Good for you, Matty
overall, not a horrid grid... a few rare words, but all ones we've seen before
17 to go for me
can clue for a bit if needed
ho5 please?
i've just got a few left, too. was hoping ru was here this morning - one of my dogs, a golden like his, is having skin/allergy issues, also like his - both the vet and i are ready to pull our hair out
like the car brand
Oh, no, welki.
I know his dog takes benadryl... came up yesterday
TY, kje.
yw
2nd au5?
speaking of ho5 - have you read God's Hotel... it's about Laguna Ho5 hospital here - an excellent read, you would enjoy it I think, Scrab.
we've changed his diet to one that is allergy sensitive, am giving him salmon oil supplements, have medicine for flare ups (which is fine, except i don't want to keep him on them continuously) - and he takes benadryl. don't know what else we can do :(
same first 3 but add a sound often used when you can't think of the answer
Yes, I read it 2 summers ago and thought of you
Thanks again
or... au + liqor used in mojitos
liquor
not that you drink, of course
so lousy clue anyway - lol
welki, we see kids with horrible atopic dermatitis. Underlying cause is usually food allergies.
The first clue worked. I never heard of mojitos
do la5 and 6 go together?
at this point, i don't know what food it could be - we've limited his diet to kibble with restricted ingredients
they used to slather me down in a crisco like cream here called eucerin... I was extremely atopic as a kid.
my mom called it the creepin crud... would play in the grass, rolling down hills, etc, come out all rashy
i used to slather one of my daughters in eucerin - good times :(
how about a steroid shot?
help with the single N please
no + friend
friend... buddy, casual word
thnx kje
sorry - no5/12 is the stat
Hi wv
the meds he has has prednisone and an anti-inflammatory in them
hello scrabs and all
8
wow, prednisone doesn't shut it down?
probably bothers us more than him, but i'd hate to think he's uncomfortable
it does, but very temporarily
then I would question the diagnosis... does he have some other skin condition, cuz prednisone should shut down an allergy flare
Mange?
no, not mange
not scabies
if it doesn't seem to bother him, I would let it go, I think... the side effects of all those meds aren't pleasant either
Do dogs get autoimmune problems? Psoriasis?
yes, they can get most conditions humans can, at least similar ones
poor puppy
yes, they do - this isn't psoraisis either, though
and he's such a big goofball - whatever it is, i sure am glad it's not contagious and he's not shared it with our other dog
well, I will say as a kid, that my rashes looked worse than they felt. Maybe bc I was just used to them? I don't know, but the eucerin can shut a lot of it down (dry skin exacerbates atopic conditions and scratching), and topical steroids when needed. But I really don't remember them slowing me down much
i think ru's dylan has it worse than my dog
Argh. You can have wampish but not wamp. Surely wamp should mean a dangle or a flop.
and I outgrew a lot of it... maybe dogs do too?
My last 2 = la5 and la6
i'd like that he'd outgrow it, but he's 8 years old.
no logic allowed here, matt
la5 - girl's name from Little House... and plural
Done
woohoo!!!
congrats
I need to make more tea. I didn't puke up the first cup so I am encouraged.
wtg scrabbler
tea, bed, a book... get well!
it is after 7 now, should get moving. Last clue call before I vamoose
ok... hagd all
Bye everybody
enjoy the day, kje
bye scrabbs, feel better
FW
congrats matty
2 more hours on this train (off to Boston) - what shall I do with myself ;)
need one more A 4 from the upper A - how many AU are there please?
There are three AUs - one 4 and two 5s
have those and one AP 6
I think you need an al4
thnx matty - thought i had tried that
** finito ** with no list, but help with clues
Matty - do you like jigidi - that would help you pass the two more hours
Good morning Babbleworld...hi to matty and Woots to wvteach!
Howdy. What's jigidi?
oh, my bad...Woots to matty as well!
I could, of course look out the window - there's some nice stuff out there?
I am jealous matty, if I was on that train I'd be seeing my youngest son....where are you coming from?
Going from NY to Boston, currently at New London, Connecticut. I'm visiting my cousin whom I've not seen since 1998. I'll be coming back to Philly (well, northern Philly - Bucks County) on Monday, and then back to the UK on Wednesday night
Arriving Thursday morning
Nice! I have family/friends sprinkled all around the east coast. What a nice trip! Enjoy it for me. I get out there about once a year to see our boys. One's in Virginia and the aforementioned, lives outside Boston.
jigidi is an on line game to do jigsaw puzzles. other babblers got me started on it. go to jigidi.com
Well...29 left, nbt/nbs...off to do chores. Have a nice trip matty and have a nice day teach!
thnx jilly - and you
Got me wanting to do some Jigidi. I have not added any puzzles in a while:)
Hiya, Crossy. was it a good Christmas for you and that lovely wife of yours?
it was very good, jaxx, and you had a good Christmas as well?
No answer came the stern reply. I am off for a birthday meal tonight. I am celebrating my 3 x 23 birthday. bbl
We kept ours very small. One present for each and good good and laughter.
good food*
sorry jaxx for slow reply. I am multi-tasking a tad.
jaxx, today was my mother's birthday' she'd have been 106!
crossy
Think she left:(
We are too slow in replying:((
Hi Folks
I get distracted so badly these days:(
howdy, hego
how come Crossy?
tough day today. Husband opened the big gate accidentally while I was running errands and both dogs ran off. It was our first snow so at least cars were going slowly
Dont know. I sometime vebally mis-label things and it is frustrating
verbally
It took more than a slushy half hour to round them up. AAArghh
hello hego
Glad you got them back Ruby.
It is like my mind is going 1000 miles and hour and I am tripping over words trying to get them out correctly... a writers issue i suppose lol
It was horrible and pretty much ruined my day
Heck, Crossy I do that all the time.
Sorry Ruby.
Have to slow my mind down:)
Yes
he let one dog out the other days as well as I recall
Breathe, Crossy, breathe!
Fireworks! Woo Hoo!
this was worse but, fortunately, Rufie came back on his own and Raffie stayed in (distant) sight of the house
I should take up meditation:)
good idea!
Poor Ruby.
we should so as babble-wide, transcontinental OMMMM
lol Ruby.
So you ended up wityh muddy puppies, ruby?
*lights incense for the room*
:)
it was slushy snow, so both dogs and I were soaked through
ommmm
hello ru
hi rubes
I feel more relaxed already.
calm blue ocean.... calm blue ocean...
ruru,your Chrisdtmas Eve dinner put my home-made to shame
Actually a good tequila bender will do the same thing:)))
ha.. ruby.. it was really good. I was happy to be out of the house doing something else
What about the after effects Crossy?
Ruru dines well.
I remember those, crossy
I have my bubbly picked out for New Years
lol,hego. I do not get after effects any more. Tis one of the reasons i tapered off. As long as you are still capable of getting a hangover, you are basically still ok
I gave up on benders in High School :D
I'll bet you do. :)
Hopefully I will rent a movie and not have to watch coked up Kathy Griffin again
Have some champers laid in for New years eve and that is about it:)
I'm basically a wine only person anymore.
I avoid New Year tv.
I had a small glass of cognac last night.. was really yummy
sadly, red wine gives me a headache. I miss it
Who is kathy Griffin, and why is she a coke-head? lol
I do like brandy once in a while.
if you took a Benadryl about a half hour before red wine ruby you might not get a headache
Crossy, believe me, you don't care.
that would conter the tannin? I'll try it
the histamines
good tip Ruru.
I thought that Benadryl + alcohol was lethal
Someone gave me a nice chianti for a gift.
yeah if you drink the whole bottle .. just try a small half glass to start
ohh. I love Chianti
my Sicilian friend gave me a bottle of coffee liqueur which is Molto Bene!
I doubt that Ruby. Might make you sleepy though.
anice docg bottle.
I should get a giant bottle of Absinthe and start writing a new book. lol
who is the Chianti producer hego?
I'll look
It's a Babfi riserva 2010
Banfi
solid wine.. I love the Banfi Brunellos too.. they're yummy
my favorite wines are white Burgundies, but my husband doesn't drink wine any more
Brunellos are special.
I love white burgundies too ruby
with a husband like yours I wouldn't have any trouble having a couple glasses of wine though
Wine is a waste on me. It is like feeding a pig a strawberry. lol
actually, that sounds like a good idea. On |Monday, I'm buying MYSELF some Puilly Fume and some Corton-Charlemgne
you need to develop a taste for wine crossy. It's worth it.
could be I guess
pouilly Fume is sauvignon Blanc though ruby
I didn't remember, ru, it's been so long
I bet Corton Charlemagne is much cheaper in France than here
Pouilly Fuisse is a white burgundy
That is a nice one.
Do you know anything about which years would be good? I'm ready to splurge, since it's just for me!
2010, 2013 are both great years
Enjoy, Ruby.
skip 2011 and 2012
You're such a great resource Ru.
I'll let you know what I find
for Pouilly Fuisse.. you'd be better off buying a nice Macon Villages or St Veran.. same quality in most cases and a lot less money
I recommend Verget (guffens Heynen) as the best in Pouilly
some years ago I had a friend who would always get us Chateau Margot, 1970 (I think), with our dinners
I forgot about St.Veran. I used to drink that, too
nice friend
waonderful with a T-bone
I love St Veran.. as much as Pouilly. YOu might also try to find the Heritiers de Lafon Macon Village wines.. they are extraordinary and really reasonable
now, that's a friend!!
I am writing all this down.
A friend with Bordeaux is a friend indeed!
Yes, hego, he was quite a friend!
:)
for Corton Charlemagne.. My faves are Tollot Beaut and Coche Dury (although Coche is now priced out of this world).. Bonneau du Martray is also a solid and reasonable Corton-Charlemagne
I almost married a Frenchman some years ago and when I spent 3 weeks with him, he brought me a different wine and a different cheese every day
2010 Bonneau du Martray is superb
And you didn't marry him?
oh sounds like he didn't cut the cheese ruby :D
Almost with the Frenchman, but his mother got in the way
too bad
I was a long time between husbands.....
<-- ignoring the "cut the cheese" remark.
I'm waiting for Molly to come over and help me write the book
Must go. See you all in about a week. Off to visit some folks in NC. Happy new year to all..
Happy New Year, Hego!!!
bye hego.. drive safely and have fun
see you next year
ty, bye.....
one weemee down for this year now
weenee??
weemee.. hego's icon is a weemee. I can't stand them
I just looked at it; I see why -- those eyes!
it's like South Park On heavy doses of Prozac
For a short while they showed South Park here but I think it was too profane for French TV (although they do show Ray Donovan, with sanitized subtitle)
i'm not a cartoon type guy.. so I never really watch shows like that
South Park was nasty and funny, skewered all the stereotypes.
never really watched it to be honest
I did see their Book Of Mormon show and liked that on Broadway
tough humor, not for the faint of heart
yeah.. I get that.. that's my understanding of it too
42 words but nothing bigger than a 5
the larger words are hidden a bit in this grid
ya think?
la 7 a parasitic eel like fish with sharp teeth
aaah yes, scary fellow
ap 6 a british sleep disorder
la 6 a latin ending to a woman's name
that's all the biggies
thank you, now I can go back to sleep
good night
ah.. happy new year if I don't see you between now and then ruby
are both second column t's tw?
Yes
hmm.. not seeing how it's possible as another tw 4/8
me either babs ive tried them all it has to be a mistake
tw and 2 vowels
got that one
the other tw4 is a nasty vulgar word
guess i dont know that vulgar word lol
shorty, tw4--part of the female anatomy
oh lol
thanks
I see you got it
yes thank u
yw
i was not even seein that way lol
Hello again babbleworld! Hi shorty and annie!
hello jillyjill
Done. Happy New Ye4 everyone!
happy new year annie
Happy New Year annie and WooT WooT WooT
thanks, bye
--->heads to PB
That's a free word this week Jill.
LOL...hello hego! Thanks!
YW :)
Hope you had a nice Christmas hego
Very nice Jill, and you?
Despite none of our sons being home, we had a very peaceful nice Christmas with my mom
How's she doing?
Pretty darn good for almost 95. Mind is pretty sharp, just deaf, blind and arthritis
poor thign
oops i guess i go to PB to
It's not easy getting old. She still refuses to move into town. She does have women coming in every morning.
nah! I think everybody said it once today.
lol probably so it is that time of ye4/6
right Shorty
I think there should always be a free word in each grid...LOL
Jill, old age is not for sissies.
True that!
I think overall she is pretty happy.
:D
:D
Good news for me, hego you'd appreciate it, I finally got a full time position doing what I have been doing for the past 6 years! It starts Monday.
Have you been looking for that a while?
Just waiting for managment to make it full time. Long story on its evolution
I can believe it. Congratulations!
I didn't want to leave the Surgery Department; where else can an RN get weekends and holidays off!!
true!
So I'll do my normal endoscopy cases in AM, then fill in in outpatient surgery center, PACU (Recovery) and preop teaching
sounds great. I'm jealous. lol
Will give me the insurance benefits I desperately need. Have been paying $816 per month to cover hubby and me. Now will be closer to $280.
even better
Like a nice raise.
LOL...got that too! CEO unfroze our cost of living increase for the past two years...over $2 an hour.
Go Jilly!!!
LOL...old RN here I guess. Making 10 X what I started out at 35 years ago.
great
---->!!FW!!
Yay!! Now you have it all!
Almost....but now I can get more $$ socked away for retirement and get the remodeling on the house too.
*!* ta da *!*
Grats Nan!!
Hi everyone (been lurking for the last 15 minutes)
Hi cyber! and WooT WooT WooT!!
But now must head out...have a good day y'all!!
bye...
heading out as well - back at the flip. hagd.
evening all, could someone clue me the second tw8 please
never mind, got it...FIREWORKS!
Good Afternoon Everyone.
YAY, Buttonman!!! WTG!!!
WooT!!! WooT!! WooT!!
puts molly in yesterday's penalty box
I was just being all perky and cheery like the WooTers and WTG-ers!!!!!!!
perky is HooTers.. woot is cheery
xoxoxoxoxox molly (( HUGS )) !!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxo
(((((Ru)))))) You little cutie, I could hug you to bits!!!
woot woot !!!!
Pounce!! Cuddle!!!
:D
I guess everyone is eating fruit cake and panetone today ?
I wouldn't eat fruit cake if you held a gun to my head
lol
I can't eat fruit cake due to the food coloring and nuts
*Puts out melba toast for Ru*
ha
Wouldn't want you to get any unpleasant reactions
absolutely
you take things for granted like breathing sometimes
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hello friends
hi trif. Hope your holidays were happy
v happy, thank you. At some point we misplaced the TV remote...been gone five days now. MADDENING
that happened to me once and it never did show up. Even when we moved. I have no suggestions, sorry
I can get a new one on monday....its just so frustrating. IT has to be SOMEWHERE, right?
that is what I thot. I even thot it would turn up the minute we bought another one and opened the package, but noooooooooooo
wishing you more luck
hey all
jey mama! I hope you are all well and happy. Two of my boys came yesterday and it was great fun until the bipolar DIL had a fit this morning and left in a huff. Nothing ever lasts, right
Hej Bugs! Are we typing in Swedish now? :-D HEJ to Mr. Bugs!
oh, so sorry about the DIL, but so glad you had your kiddos to visit.
apparently we are! good thing you noticed. Last time she got mad at me it took her 4 years to get over it and I missed seeing the grandkids. At least if that happens again they won't approach me for money again for 4 years. I like to find the good side , Pollyanna that I am
I have a virus, I think -- so not getting much done today. Feeling better now the tylenol is working -- "warming" up to make some review worksheets for my kiddos. I just checked, and we have actually introduced all the basic skills they are supposed to learn by the end of January, but now I need to reinforce and extend. *proud teacher look*
We had a lot of fun yesterday and especially last night when she disappeared.
*hugs* Bugs, I know about making the best of it (we save SO much money now that one child no longer lives at home), but I also know it makes a mama's heart sad. I will hope that healing will come faster this time.
Matthew has said he will come to school with me tomorrow, so glad he wants to help. I need to wash the boards, rearrange desks and computers, and put up some bulletin boards. Found some snowman wrapping paper to use as backer -- think it will be fun for the kids. I want to showcase some of their math work on the doors to the cabinets. Set theory for multiplication makes for some amazing graphics!
Oh! and BIG NEWS (sort of) I decided to join the orchestra that Mother and Grant play in. I think I can do some percussion, and Grant will teach me how to play the trombone and violin so I can help out some. Have to get the violin fixed, though, two of the keys slip so it doesn't keep tune.
that is big news! well done
:-) Thinking I should have been a percussionist all along, we
we'll see how it goes. I love trying new things.
I played tenor drums in a pipe band for a while when Thomas was a snare drummer. I was fun to be flamboyant.
fun!
down to 10, time to list
sorry. Mr Bugs was talking to me me and I have to say every thinkg 3 times before it all makes it thru the deafness. He is gone and I am back
Sorry his hearing is fading... I like talking with him. He has good ideas.
I played board games with my kids a lot when they were little so they could learn to take turns and because we didn't have a lot of money. Young ones today just entertain themselves on machines. When the older boy, his girlfriend and I started playing Scrabble and sounding like we were having fun (because it was) the little ones came out and got involved too. It was the best night.
Scrabble is fun! We played Catan with Grant and his GF last night, and that was fun, too. I almost won...
I started out well but faded. Little Charlie was being the scorekeeper for us and he kept putting his hand on my shoulder to comfort me when he saw his old Grandmas was loosing. Uncle and Zoe did not get that treatment when they were loosing. It was hilarious.
rofl, what a great kid!
I should look oup Catan. We only have Scrabblel, Risk and Monopoly left for groups and now the kids know what fun it can be at my house I hope they come back.
oooh. FW!
Catan is a fun game with possibilities to expand. Takes about 45 minutes to an hour for a standard game. catan.com if you are interested
Problem was that they didn't tell me they were coming for more than the day so there weren't enough beds for them all. I suppose I was supposed to put them up in a hotel but I had no money left for that. The kids all wanted to sleep in the van but Mum wouldn't let them and she wasn't happy out there hereself.
There lots of ways to solve the problem and they didn't try one of them!
that's rough -- we won't be overnight guest ready until next summer, I think, now that we have all the boxes from the storage locker on top of the ones from the fire. We have an air mattress, but Tom's office and mine are pretty cluttered, too much for guests!
We had Tom's parents here one night this last year, but they weren't really comfortable. Next time they come, we WILL put them up in a hotel, and maybe they will stay a little longer. I like having them visit, but they tend to go see all their other kids rather than us. And when I have time off to travel, they aren't at home! LOL
We have 2 double beds, a twin mattress and two couches. The couples were offered the double beds, and the 3 kids (one is 19 so they would have been safe) all wanted to sleep in the van in the driveway when I offered it. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to offer it so she just told the 3 kids to take over the office which was fine with me. I thought she had talked to her kids and worked out something that worked. Who knew.
*rolling eyes* That's rough. Bad when people won't communicate.
This morning when she got up scowled and snarled at everyone until we were all sure she was really mad, (imagine a spoiled 4 year old who would be told to go settle down for a while and come back when she was civil), she gathered up her poor husband and kids and left in a huff.
He has to drive so my poor kid puts up with it. Sad thing it is often his turn to be the pouting 4 year old having a fit so it is the kids who suffer.
:-(
thanks for listening so it is out of my system. Mr Bugs is looking for things they might have stolen. He has never seen any one behave like that before. I have 2 words so have a lovely day.
I can help if you like?
My heart is sad for you, Bugs -- I know too well what it is like to deal with difficult family members.
ap word escapes me.
I know you do. And you know what it is like when you do so much for them, don't hear a thank you and then get the treatment. I think that is one reason why we feel like another version of our own selves when we are together. It is such a lovely feeling.
got it. lots of vowels. Good bye deaqr firend. waves to lurkers too
sorry I missed giving you the clue -- I wandered off. I will officially wander off now. *poof*
hello...
hi penquis, hi everyone.. one more guest.. have had them since the 19th.. wonderful Christmas but I am exhausted! 10 adults, two kids and three dogs.. will collapse tomorrow afternoon with fond memories, lol
yowza aloy
yup, good way to put it Leslie, (-:
hi all, are we enjoying the teeny grid?
Yep ..
hi Gwen.. might even finish this one!
i'm down to 15, but still not to nbt
5 left here with an internet that is stuttering
uh oh! sending you virtual electrons, aloy!
Hello all. Just starting and glad the grid is a small one!
opening my cheat sheet, hi stid!
nbt and 12 to go, Oy
Hi book dr.
cheat sheet scores a 7, woot
so frustrating.. half my posts don't show up.. so, I'll bid you all adieu with hopes of a better connection tomorrow! poof
5 to go
who needs a clue?
finito and explodies!
none for me, thanks paul 8-)
Congratulations!
your name was my last word (spelled wrong)
yep. i think it's some kind of rachet
well, we had a rainy Xmas here in detroit
yepper
well, kids, I'm off, have the fun! *poink*
nice day today in North Carolina.
*pokes nose in* does anyone want clues? I am sitting here with little to do and no energy to do much anyway...
ideas for the h's - I've got the gardener
ho5/14 is a car or motorcycle brand
a person who uses a garden tool is the ho 4/5
thank you torgone
and the ho 4/9 is a sort of question word with an extra letter at the end
and hello arlene and tor
I thought that was a hockey player.....
Heyas kids ..
hi all, nice to read you all
Elias Ho4/9 invented the sewing machine
or Gordie ..
that's the one
Heck of a winger, Elias was ..
so I've heard.....
I think ho4/9 is a farm house? (Read Arthur Ransome)
hello roundbarn! long time no see
according to the dictionary, it can be a hollow or the hold of a ship. (as she checks to makes sure the words aren't in the puzzle).....
I usually lurk--usually take a half hour eating my breakfast. Then get to work--I have to finish Vol 4 then can breathe again! Thanks for the greeting, Stidmama. I have watched your house situation over the last year or two.
safe there, arlene
I think the hollow does it--the Swallows in Swallows and Amazons lived at Holly Ho4.
evening all
It's been a while, but yes, they did
hi jesdraggon
hey jes
how's everybody's holidays?
feeling flu-y today, jes... hoping I'll be better tomorrow to go tackle my classroom a bit.
that's no fun, stid
nope, not much. Was pricing fencing today... wishing and hoping. *sigh* I don't have the budget even for budget fencing yet.
yeah; tough to put in fence in the cold anyway
well, not so cold here, but yes, not a lot of fun in the soggy season
How is the season up your way, arlene? It has been unseasonably warm and dry for the Puget Sound/Salish Sea region.
hoovering around 32F, today dropped down to around 20F with some flurries.... not too bad.
or in C, hovering around 0 dropping down to -10.
typical Calgary weather, yesterday was warmer, then we got some snow....
hi all. clue for the 7 please?
That's not so bad for you -- we had temps like that in late November, thought I might never get warm again! LOL we aren't used to much below freezing except in January.
it's a blood-sucking, parasitic fish, mkg
la 7/44
brb phone
i thought i knew it... starts with the la 4 that is what holds a light bulb and you turn it on for light. but not getting it to go.
that's the one....
got it. was ending it wrong. ty.
firewords
nice
YAY jes!
I've got l's and a's left
decided to work backwards
yeah jes!!!!!!!!!!
tough grid i guess.
go arlene go!
any clues for the 6s?
my last word was the LA 7, the penultimate word for me was the AP 6.
ap 6/21 -- a sleep-breathing disorder, spelled the British way
last word was yo4/10
LA 6 is plural of the LA 5 girl name
that is a latin plural, btw
would not have gotten that one, and I have it
feeling sad about the AirAsia flight that has gone missing -- seems like too many planes are going down in that general region
ty for ap. got it. still searching for la 6.
go mkg go!
haven't seen the news lately... it's too depressing seeing people pulling religion and race as reasons to be crooks
go Mkg
dont have la 5 girls name.
got the la 5 and 6. ty ty ty.
ok so now a few more and sleep.
there's another/new missing flight?
i need words for the two A's on bottom row. have none of those words yet. ty.
wait a sec...........religion as reasons to be crooks? i dont mind that as much as the murdering for religion that goes on.
ok, just the a's
do you know that in the entire muslim world you can be murdered for being gay?
thanks for the l's
thats one example of what i think is horrible.
murder is a crime.... and I don't particularly think that using religion as your excuse to do so is valid.
yes, jes -- it's on CNN and BBC
arlene i totally agree.
the ten commandments says thou shalt not murder.
so how can any religion coming from the old testament, which includes christianity and islam as well as judiasm, profess that murder is permissible for any reason other than self defense?
have you read the bible, mkg? god kills people for all kinds of things all the freaking time in that book!
religion can justify killing people any time they want.
so not going there - God is not mankind, so he/she/it get's do whatever it wants. .. it's very much a case of "Do what I say, not what I do."
and to et bac kto the origianl thought, I'm sorry that another plane had gone down somewhere. I realy hope that it gets found, and the peole are as ok as they can be.
3 words left, hopefully I spell them better than I just did
I am going to wander out -- unless someone wants a clue? Didn't mean to start such an intense discussion... just feeling sad about all those people who are not accounted for, their families must be so frantic.
have a great night mama. I didn't mean to escalate it either.
not as long a flight/over as deep ocean as the missing malaysia air flight ... hope they find it.
**hugs and choclits for all** have a good night also, Arlene. Hope the weather stays relatively "clement" for you. see you-all again soon. *poof*
hints for the al?
please?
just keep it up in that right hand corner, arle
al+cons+vowel
alternate spelling of an Egyptian singer
thanks guys,,,, I've been monkeying and apparently hadn't hit that one
just 2 a's at the bottom
a + drink, then alternate spelling of same
or halo + plural
fireworks
yay arleneehm!
thanks guys, it's the first for the longest time......
now i'm going to go check out the meanings for the one's I think are names. Always learn something new here.
and just in time - there'll be a whole new grid in a few minutes :)
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hello everyone :-)
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hi Nan
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