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Clues are up

12:01 am

ta, lickety.

12:04 am

hello friends.

12:05 am

hi all and thanks lickety

flip; hi all! Thx, lickety. Hi muse, bug, dc!!

12:06 am

thank you lickety!

12:08 am

wow. that E in the bottom row was easy.

12:09 am

evening, bugs, muse, uu, and dee

12:09 am

hi seain, dee, uu, bugs

12:10 am

nbt! goodnight!

12:10 am

nbt - finally found the e under the central p

12:12 am

hi all!! NBT/NBS.....di 8/9

12:18 am

oops I killed the chog again

lol... from which d does the di 8 originate?

12:21 am

mid col

12:21 am

thanks diz.

12:21 am

finally found it

ty diz, looking

nbt nbs thx, diz

wtg diz

12:23 am

yw & ty

yw :)

12:25 am

po8

thx, muse

12:27 am

Hi all and belated thanks to lickety

Hi, Liz!

mo 8/50

mo 7

sp 7 x 2

12:33 am

pe7

12:34 am

re7

12:34 am

I have big news tonight

12:34 am

ar 8

12:34 am

re7x2

12:35 am

hi ruru … waiting to hear :)

12:35 am

we have 3 offers for our house for sale

Wow, ru, congrats!!

12:36 am

That's great news, Ru

12:36 am

that's great

12:36 am

I hope they're good offers

12:36 am

I'll know by tomorrow afternoon

If you have 3, you might luck into a bidding war :)

12:37 am

oh.. in my dreams

12:37 am

Good luck :)

Getting 3 simultaneously is pretty amazing.

12:38 am

there isn't much inventory in our town.. and a lot of people want vacation homes there

12:38 am

plus it's a pretty house

Sounds like a great situation.

12:39 am

I'm holding my breath

12:39 am

it's been a long haul to get to this point

Sure has been. Sounds like everything is all falling together.

12:41 am

I hope you get a quick sale for more than you hoped, ruru. It will help make things feel final.

12:42 am

it will be nice to own my own home again.. just me

12:42 am

thank you bugs

12:43 am

then I'll really have to bring great wine on my next trip up to BC :D

Definitely well help give closure. I never was fond of renting, either, so understand that feeling.

12:44 am

I know how great it feels to have your own place and a new start. Wishing you lots of good things and new memories

ni 7 ni 8

12:47 am

thanks dee

12:47 am

did I send you photos of the house Bugs?

be 7

yw

12:48 am

no, I have not seen any photos. I am sure it has a beautiful view though

12:48 am

oh.. i'll email it to you. one sec

12:49 am

ar8

12:49 am

sorry dz called already

12:50 am

Can I have photos, too, ruru? My em is in my profile.

12:50 am

Hi, everyone! ((Liz)) so good to see you!

12:50 am

just sent bugs

12:50 am

hi mimi.. how are you feeling?

12:50 am

Hi Mimi - so good to see you. Hope you're feeling a bit better.

12:51 am

ok, I will keep checking.

hi mimi

12:51 am

Thanks

12:51 am

Still can't really use my legs well and no one knows why. Being treated for fibromyalgia but so far not working. Adapting to having to do things differently.

de 7/32

12:52 am

how scary mimi

12:52 am

do you have good doctors?

I have fibro... did they try high doses of short term prednisone, mimi?

12:53 am

Very much so, ruru. I basically cannot leave my apt. because I'm on the second floor and cannot navigate the stairs. Good thing I'm good at being alone!

12:53 am

I sure hope they diagnose the problem

12:54 am

That

12:54 am

That's tough, Mimi - weird that they don't know what the problem is. Like Ru said, I hope they diagnose soon.

12:54 am

No, they didn't try that, Dee. I have to get my stupid insurance stabilized before I can go to a PCP and then to a neurologist. I has just in the hospital and they did 2 MRIs, 2 CAT scans, and 2 ultrasounds plus lots of blood work. I now know what I DON'T have but not what I do. At least I don't have MS.

12:55 am

well.. that's good news that we can take.. ms is really rough

Definitely good news.

12:56 am

Just repeating what ru and Dee have said - that's good news

12:56 am

In a way I'm glad I've been through so much in my life because more adversity doesn't throw me the way it would someone else. Maybe a distorted way of looking at things?

It took months for my RA and fibro dx... it is usually diagnosed by symptoms, medical history, and eliminating all of the zebras first. Hopefully, they will get it narrowed down soon, so you can get some treatments.

12:56 am

Everyone here is so supportive and I appreciate that.

12:56 am

Have you got people nearby, who can do shopping etc for you?

Great that you are being patient!!

12:57 am

That's good then - my chat's entering really slowly today.

12:57 am

Mimi, I am so sorry to hear what you are dealing with. It is more frustrating to not know what it is than it is to deal with it. I hope you find relief soon.

12:57 am

Yes, Liz. My grocery store delivers and I have my daughter, son and a neighbor who run errands for me. However, I found out Friday I may be losing my job...really bad news if that happens.

12:58 am

Oh! That'd be awful - well I'll keep hoping for you that it works out and your job's safe.

12:58 am

Right now I'm taking Neurontin (Gabapentin) which helps a lot of people but doesn't seem to be helping me and it can be a dangerous drug to take.

Oh, so sorry to hear you have that job stress thrown in. Will pray that does not happen.

12:59 am

RUru, your house is stunning! I am not surprised that it is getting lots of action. Did you decorate it yoursellves or was it professionally designed. Everything is so artistic with clean lines and mellow colours

12:59 am

All prayers welcome.

12:59 am

some of it is staged.. some of the furniture and art is ours

12:59 am

The good news is I may be coming into some major inheritance money.

1:00 am

Pics to my em, ruru?

1:00 am

that's the best news mimi

1:00 am

I will

1:01 am

When that comes through I'll be looking for a house to buy and not sure what area I'll go to. Not sure if I need to be close to my kids or not....long painful story. I just want a great house with views and land.

1:01 am

I thought it was clear you had no kids with the white furniture.

1:01 am

i designed a lot of the house bugs..

1:02 am

we had no kids

1:02 am

I held aspirin in-between my knees

1:02 am

tr7

1:02 am

I loved all the sliding doors to the outside so the rooms all became bigger by using the outdoors.

1:02 am

I like decorating with white because you can often use bleach to clean. I have a white rug that's very easy to spot clean.

1:03 am

LOL, ruru.

1:03 am

It is clear there were no kids, ruru. Nobody in their right mind would ever consider white furniture if they ever had kids.

1:03 am

the entrance is so inviting too. All the planters just draw you in.

1:05 am

We are on septic, Mimi. No bleach here. I am planning to redo the kitchen with dark cupboards this time because my husband is a mechanic and everything he touches leaves a smidge.

1:05 am

Well, I'm fading a bit so must go rest...hate that. Good being with all of you and have a good Sunday. Appreciate the empathy. Hugs.

1:06 am

just sent it to you mimi

1:06 am

hugs right back at you, Mimi. Be well

1:06 am

Hugs Mimi and sleep well and feel better

tr 8

1:07 am

Bugs, in my former house I paid a lot of money to have special white carpet trucked in from Oklahoma. It was a petroleum based carpet and NOTHING stained it...not Hawaiian Punch, nothing. Even with three kids and their friends that carpet still was in fine shape after 17 years!

Have a restful sleep, mimi!

de 7 x 2

1:08 am

Nite all … (((Mimi))) hope it gets better for you

1:09 am

Absolutely beautiful, ruru. Are you sad to leave it? I hated selling my big beautiful house but it just wasn't practical anymore and I needed the money.

1:09 am

not sad any longer.. ready for my next step

ad 7/36 new one for me

night, muse!

1:10 am

Good for you. Moving forward is the way to do it. Proud of you. Now I'm really going to rest. Hugs again.

1:10 am

night my

1:10 am

night mimi.. take care

1:11 am

Well, I am fading too. Spent the day doing healing work and need to go replenish.

1:11 am

happy Babbling

di 7/36

1:11 am

night bugs

1:11 am

Sleep well Bugs and muse

nite, bugs

1:13 am

hello all

1:14 am

hello ursh

1:14 am

Hi ursh

hi ursh

ti 7/36 ti 8/50

1:19 am

i'm stopping at 237.. too headachy to continue

1:19 am

Sleep well Ru and feel better

rest well, ru. Good luck with your offers.

1:19 am

ri 7, te 8

1:20 am

Yes - good luck with the offers

thkx, bro, looking

1:20 am

yw

ae 7 from the te 8 :)

1:22 am

it is the opposite of your ti 8 dee :D

thx, got it

1:23 am

night.. i can't go further.. feel crappy

nite, ru

another new one for me... be 7 x 2

1:38 am

ob7

mi7, please?

3:06 am

mi7 wrong day

3:09 am

(when writing a check, maybe)

4:39 am

Good morning, everybody:) It is one of life's little ironies; I spend the first 30 years of my working life dreading and loathing the alarm clock-- it braying shriek jolting me out of bed every week-day morning of my life, but now that I no longer need one, there is a new task master known as "bladder o'clock" that monitors and guides my sleeping schedule:(

4:39 am

oohhh we share a clock LO

4:39 am

LOL

4:39 am

:)

4:40 am

Yes, and there is no "snooze" button. you ignore it at your peril:)

4:40 am

:-)

4:50 am

morning boppers :)

4:50 am

Howdy, ((Sprite))

4:52 am

just coming up to 6 am. it is looking like a beautiful day on tap for today. lol! my son, the night hawk just went to bed half an hour ago:(

4:52 am

*hugs crossy* How are you and the mrs this morning?

4:52 am

We are both fine, sprite, and how are you this fine summer day?

4:52 am

lol your son needs to grow up and start working

4:53 am

I Made a deal with him .As long as he is continuing his education, a part-time job is enough.

4:53 am

ok that sounds reasonable.

4:55 am

Sadly, they rushed him through high school, with nothing but a 15 credit "certificate" instead of the 30 credit diploma. he lacked some skills I thought were mandatory, so when I went back, i told him that he should go back as well.

4:55 am

very very good of you. You are a helluva dad

4:56 am

If I leave him with no other legacy or gift, i swear I will make sure he has a good foundation of education.

4:56 am

:)

4:56 am

that is the best gift he can get. Next to your love, but he already has that.

4:56 am

it is kind of interesting having the whole family in school--well just the wife and son now. My beloved needs but two more credits and she is done.

4:57 am

woooot goooo Elegance!

4:58 am

I will most likely got back as a T.A for the duration of my wife's 2 classes. My vulnerable sector cert is good till next march, so i may as well use it.

4:59 am

ok dear crossy, that went straight over my head. What is a T.A. and what is a vulnerable sector cert?

5:02 am

Teachers assistant. A vulnerable sector check is a security clearance done by the police for people who seek work in areas like schools, hospitals, retirement homes, or other jobs where a higher standard of employee is needed.

5:02 am

Teachers assistant. A vulnerable sector check is a security clearance done by the police for people who seek work in areas like schools, hospitals, retirement homes, or other jobs where a higher standard of employee is needed.

5:02 am

oops I stuttered at the flip

5:03 am

ah! Thanks for the explanation. Sounds like a great plan, crossy. They will enjoy having you there.

5:03 am

Good thing they have no idea of my delinquent past;)

5:04 am

a bit of a delinquent past is needed to understand youth and get along with them :)

5:05 am

I told the kids that the way their parents and I used to party that they are all lucky that they were not born with an extra eye in the centre of their foreheads;)

5:06 am

roflol indeed!

5:07 am

you have read Firestarter by King, right?

5:07 am

Yup:)

5:07 am

aren't we lucky we didn't go that far, grin

5:08 am

Indeed:)

5:08 am

I will need a new book soon. I wonder if King has pumped out anything new after Mr. mercedes?

5:08 am

oh I found a series that is really worth reading. Good language, smart plots, interesting characters. Sara Douglass, the DarkGlas Mountain series. Wanna have it?

5:08 am

Sure, sprite:)

5:09 am

Just fire it off as epub into my email:)

5:10 am

Sadly, I have nothing new and interesting for you. last month or so I have been revisiting old favorites.

5:11 am

If you have yet to read Mr. mercedes, i do that that in epub if you wish it.

5:11 am

do you have Dropbox?

5:11 am

oh, ok, I will email, np

5:11 am

no, I do not.

5:11 am

you can also send it via we transfer if you wish

5:11 am

I use that one for large files.

5:14 am

oh yes, I use that too sometimes. Email is on its way. If you want the jpg and opf files, I can do We Transfer instead though, let me know.

5:14 am

it is ok. I can use Calibre to alter it as I wish:)

5:15 am

Calbire is my go-to for file alteration.

5:15 am

yeah but it sucks if you have to search for an image and all if I already did it for you, lol

5:15 am

Calibre*

5:15 am

I have exported from Calibre for you. Always use it.

5:15 am

let me go take a peek, brb

5:19 am

Got them all on my desktop now, Thank-you, Sprite;)

5:19 am

yvw crossy :)

5:20 am

my ebook reader is bulging at the seams with alomst 700 books:))

5:20 am

Though i still have a micro-sd port I can use if needed if I fill up the onboard storage

5:21 am

close to 1000 here. Some still unread.

5:21 am

My to read list never gets caught up, and that is a good thing:)

5:22 am

yeah me too. On my last reader I had the single books on the reader and the series on the sd-card. But this reader has a lot more capacity and I haven't had to get myself an sd card yet. Oh... I could use the one from my last reader. Lol. How stupid.

5:22 am

lol. I have then in the internal storage every which way:)

5:23 am

amen to that! Most of my life I always hit that darn wall of staring at the book shelves and thinking I didn't have anything left to read. But ever since the reader, I am in reader's heaven

5:23 am

80% with cover art, the rest without

5:23 am

The ereader saved me from having to turn my living room into a library;)

5:24 am

All my book shelves are full!

5:24 am

I have started over with calibre with my new reader, and now everything is with cover art and a synopsis. And a very consequent way of naming the files.

5:25 am

I have given away most of my books now. Still love real books, but we truly needed the space. House was bursting at the seams because of all the books.

5:25 am

yes. i must take the time one day to organize everything. 20% of my books are still in pdf when they do not need to be. Epub uses 50% less space

5:25 am

I still cannot give up my "dead tree" books, as my son calls them.

5:26 am

yes, I always convert them now, when adding them to calibre. I made a mess before, and found out that didn't work for me. I love it how I have it all in one style now.

5:26 am

I find that a house is not a home without the comforting warmth of a least a few book cases.

5:27 am

I have a space for both in my world still:)

5:27 am

oh I fully agree. A living room without any books is not a place to live in. We have books in every room. Even the bathroom, lol, next to the toilet.

5:27 am

and the mrs gets to keep her living room! lol

5:28 am

I use calibre so much i should really send them some money one day:)

5:28 am

oh I already did. Not much, just a little bit. It is so incredibly useful.

5:29 am

Think I sent them 20 dollars once, but they are due for another stipend to be sure.

5:29 am

good for you :D

5:30 am

it is one of a very few select programs that I would pay a full price for.

5:30 am

yes it is. Very versatile, very easy to work with and as I said, so very useful.

5:31 am

crossy dont know if you know or not finders keepers is the newest stephen king book.. no 2 of mr merceds

5:31 am

hi ivesy!

5:31 am

Ahh ok, tyvm for the intel, Ivesy

5:32 am

and good morning..!

5:34 am

Morning all.

5:35 am

Howdy, sukee

5:35 am

Hi crossy.

5:36 am

hi sukee!

5:36 am

crossy, it is in your email box

5:36 am

Hi sprite.

5:37 am

how's life for you, ivesy and sukee?

5:37 am

seems Mr Mercedes and Finders keepers is to be part a trilogy:)

5:37 am

So so, did you hear I had to put my kitty down?

5:37 am

tyvm sprite:)

5:37 am

Getting used to life without him.

5:38 am

aw sukee, how sad :( I am so so sorry. Hurts like hell, having to let go of a beloved pet.

5:38 am

yes crossy.. i think i may try them. havent read mr king in quite awhile

5:38 am

nps crossy, my pleasure :)

5:38 am

It was time though, I don't regret that. Just miss him :)

5:39 am

yeah, I know how that is :( I kept seeing my cat after I had to put him down... and then realising it couldn't be.

5:39 am

lol. Now I have 7 more books on my to-read list:)

5:40 am

You must rescue another kitty, Sukee

5:40 am

In time.

5:40 am

embarrasment of riches, crossy

5:40 am

I love those kind of riches:)

5:41 am

yeah, first mourn the loss of this one. Animals are like people. You cannot replace one with the other.

5:41 am

((sukee))

5:42 am

Although, when I got this one is was only about a month after my other died. He sort of fell into my arms due to the machinations of a friend.

5:43 am

was he a consolation?

5:43 am

He was actually, we took to each other right away.

5:43 am

awww so sweet :)

5:44 am

raindear - very dyslectic reindeer

5:44 am

I always wonder. He was born a month after my mother had died and I ended up getting him 3 years later :) He was almost a link to her.

5:45 am

aww that is special

5:46 am

Anyway, have seen some sweet rescue kitties already :)

5:46 am

Probably won't go for a kitten when I do, too much energy :)

5:47 am

We have a no-kill policy here. Once the shelter spaces are full, long time residents get fostered out and are matched with forever homes first.

5:48 am

oh I like that, crossy

5:49 am

it works very well, except for when the foster family has to say good-bye

5:50 am

I thought of fostering, but I would get too attached.

5:50 am

That can be hard sometimes

5:50 am

snap

5:52 am

that is holding me back as well.

5:52 am

Anway, handling it by cleaning up, getting rid of left over cat hair and cat litter which gets everywhere.

5:53 am

*hugs sukee*

5:54 am

Got rid of most things except his bed. Although someone said another cat would never use it,

5:54 am

oh sometimes they do, sukee.

5:55 am

Anyway, day by day it get better :)

5:56 am

:)

5:58 am

9 8 letter words? Really?

5:59 am

This is shaping up to be an interestin grid:)

5:59 am

yeah all kinds. Compound, plurals, superlatives

6:02 am

I am just going down my list jamming those endings on everything to see what clicks

6:02 am

lol I did the same thing. Works like a charm in this grid

6:03 am

added 15 more words just now in doing that:))

6:03 am

fireflies. A very very nice grid today. Not too many unwords. *hugs* to you all and enjoy your day!

6:04 am

tc ((sprite))

6:04 am

and ty once again for the books:)

6:05 am

I have not seen Rose lately. Is she ok?

6:05 am

Take care

6:09 am

I think I saw her chat yesterday, I missed her.

be7/40, please?

6:12 am

Don't have that one yet.

6:12 am

be + what you do for the camera

6:13 am

Ty Molly, I didn't have the second half of that either :)

Begrinlikeacrazyperson...?

thanks

:D

Got it

6:14 am

tx!! didn't have the sm5 either :-)

6:16 am

Finally nbt.

6:16 am

go sukee! :-)

6:19 am

lone E third column please?

6:20 am

e + past tense of what a covert agent does

6:20 am

ty, Molly:)

6:21 am

ahhhhhhh

6:21 am

Hursh is still stuck in oooohhh, ahhhh mode from the fireworks. : D

di8, please?

6:22 am

no i HATE fireworks

6:22 am

di8 ends in what a group of Native Americans is called

6:22 am

i am in ahhh weekend morning cats are fed and now we can cuddle and find words

6:23 am

Ty Molly, that gives the 9 too :)

6:23 am

fireworks are rude and insensitive to: veterans, children, animals, the elderly, people with insomnia...

6:24 am

I agree, we had them on July 1 and then on July 4 in my neighbourhood. Started at 10:30 PM.

6:24 am

One went whizzing past my balcony on Wednesday.

Molly, i think I get the ending but what is the beginning?

6:25 am

Well Marc, connect di to that word using another letter

6:25 am

DI + vowel + ending

6:25 am

fireworks make me almost as mad as daylight savings time

6:26 am

:)

thats only 7 letters if it ends in reds?

6:27 am

No Marc, it is referring to a group of Indians, or the groups on Survivor.

6:27 am

spanish day + indian clan, is that better?

6:27 am

No idea here on the di8

6:28 am

The ****** has spoken...

Native Americans have them. They are also in Africa - the Dogon, the Zulu....

6:30 am

DI + vowel + tr 4/14

6:30 am

Cherokee and Chocktaw are both....of indians

The Cherokee, the Iraquois

got it thanks sorry so thick and slow

6:30 am

tr 5/14 :)

6:30 am

tx for the di7, 8!

6:30 am

:)

6:30 am

ty, matty

What are the stats for the lonely E in the middle column?

6:31 am

ES 6/24

6:32 am

finally! NBT:)

6:32 am

good morning

6:32 am

wtg

6:32 am

and NBS

6:32 am

Howdy, Dorens

Thankee kindly!

6:32 am

Hi dorens.

6:32 am

hey dorens :-)

6:32 am

Ok, stomach is growling, must go eat :)

6:33 am

Good luck.

6:33 am

back to speaking English? :-)

6:33 am

tip: if you were going to see Jurassic World because of the marine dinosaur - it only has like 2 scenes. :(

6:33 am

hurshy, it's been a long time. How are you doing?

6:33 am

i'm fine thanks, how are you?

6:34 am

A lot older, retired, and enjoying life.

6:34 am

wow did you know that some of a blue whale's blood vessels are so big you could swim down them?

6:35 am

ewwww

6:35 am

not surprising. They are big suckers.

6:35 am

that's AMAZING - just started watching BBC's "Blue Planet" :)

6:36 am

wow . . .

ar8, please?

6:45 am

The glorious David |Attenborough Hershy. He must be one of the most loved people in Britain!

6:46 am

:)

6:47 am

i've also enjoyed the "walking with..." serieses with kenneth branagh

6:48 am

Marc...it's where your blood flows

6:48 am

Recently saw an interview with him and President Obama and the President was interviewing him not the other way round

6:49 am

attenborough, i assume, not branagh

thanks got it

6:50 am

Yes sorry a couple of messages got in the way!

6:50 am

:)

6:51 am

it's a little crazy tho how much we anthropomorphize animals, with the words we choose to describe things in these documentaries

6:52 am

hi hurshy, what show are you talking about?

6:52 am

i mean i know that the more intelligent animals can mourn the loss of their babies, but when it says like the whale calf that the mother "cherished in her womb for thirteen months" or whatever - CHERISH is a pretty loaded word!

6:53 am

bichon i've mentioned 2 series - "the blue planet" narrated by david attenborough, i'm watching right now

6:53 am

True I don't suppose the poor cow (and I think that IS a female whale)really knew what was happening

6:53 am

I think I've seen the Blue Planet. What is the other one

6:54 am

and then there are like 4 sets of "walking with..." series narrated by kenneth branagh. (first set is monsters - creatures before the dinosaurs - second set is dinosaurs - third set is beasts (after dinosaurs but before people) - fourth set is cavemen)

6:54 am

the monsters one especially just blows my mind

6:55 am

You just cant believer they aren't real!!

6:56 am

Sounds cool hurshy, thanks

6:56 am

well, sure, the cgi or whatever is impressive. but to me the mind blowing part is the sheer span of time and number of crazy species that existed, and the number of mass extinctions that have happened, the scale of it all is... so vast

7:00 am

never thought i'd feel bad for sardines...

7:04 am

Not on Netflix streaming. Is it on PBS?

7:04 am

the walking withs are on amazon, free if you have prime

7:04 am

they used to be on netflix but got taken off in the last switcheroo of programming :(

7:05 am

I don't have Amazon Prime, are they currently showing?

7:05 am

you should check amz anyway, they might be free even without prime.

7:06 am

i don't know if they are currently showing them. i watched them back when they were on netflix.

7:06 am

doubt it, maybe the library will have them

7:07 am

maybe

7:07 am

sorry to be a tease...

7:11 am

Super. My library has them

7:11 am

yay!

7:14 am

Let's hear it for public libraries

7:14 am

And the people who work in them

7:14 am

hip hip - HOORAY!

I only have one 8 (the di8), and only because that was clued. I feel very dense.

7:15 am

ar8 blood vessels

So obvious, once you're clued ;)

7:16 am

ni8 has all the rest of its letters in common with ar8

7:16 am

te8 wettest eyed

That one not so obvious ;)

7:17 am

el 6/21, last one, pls

7:17 am

weds in haste?

Again, Hursh, should have seen that one - thank you! I have long word blindness, I guess

7:19 am

ty hurshy

7:20 am

ep 7/32, pls

7:21 am

dueler

7:23 am

ty, hursh! would never have gotten that one!

7:23 am

75 remaining, and must get ready for work. bbl to finish. hagd everyone

7:28 am

the ep 7/32 is a new one for me. ty:)

7:28 am

name that proper noun! capital of idaho

7:29 am

Boise

7:29 am

boise

7:29 am

:)

7:29 am

ding ding ding!

7:30 am

clues for the di8 and 9 plz

We had a lot of the going on yesterday - but an easier clue is di+vowel+Cherokee (or Cree, or Zulu...)

7:32 am

ty matty

7:33 am

thanks for the heads-up re obama interviewing david attenborough on BBC -- starts in 30 minutes! :-)

7:40 am

di7,8 , a long nasty lecture or speech

7:40 am

should be 8,9

7:41 am

i got all the F's!

I'm still missing 5 of them...

7:41 am

go, hursh!

7:43 am

clue for be7/40, anyone?

7:43 am

be + grin :-)

be+have a happy face

7:44 am

thanks matty

7:44 am

and une

7:44 am

odd word

7:44 am

:-)

7:45 am

now i gonna have "put on a happy face" stuck in my head

7:45 am

sm*** tho your heart breaking . . .

7:47 am

twas Michael Jackson's favorite song . . .

7:47 am

i would like to get one other 8

7:48 am

then i would have over half of every thing

7:48 am

may I have a clue for the mo8 pls

7:48 am

do you have ar8 blood carriers?

7:48 am

pe4 steps up to help me out!

7:49 am

:)

7:49 am

ni8 builds on ni5 then ni7

7:49 am

I found it.

7:49 am

what is it then pe4?

7:50 am

mo8 places where people go to sulk

7:50 am

tx molly!!

7:50 am

it builds off of mo4,mo5

7:50 am

the singular is not accepted tho

7:51 am

or Molly's clue

7:51 am

missing 4 8's

there's a po 8/50 too

7:51 am

ty looking

7:51 am

re8 the most prepared

7:52 am

ty Une

7:52 am

ty une, re8

7:52 am

yw:-)

7:52 am

not seeing the po8 help pls

7:52 am

if you don't want a check to get cashed yet, you po8 it

7:53 am

i still can't find the second half of the mo8

7:53 am

ty hursh, did you get the mo8?

7:53 am

it ends like the ni8 hursh

mo 8 ends like the ni 8

7:53 am

ahhh thanks

7:53 am

great minds, Luv

7:53 am

tx for the po8 :-)

7:53 am

i was trying to make it more compound, like mo--site or something

7:54 am

well with that, i must go shower and dress, ttfn all

7:54 am

bye hursh

7:54 am

later hursh :-)

7:57 am

75 to go and taking a break -- BBL :-)

8:02 am

Now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!! In the United states it is illegal to own a feather from a bald eagle unless you have the proper permit. Even if you find one on the ground, you must contact the National Eagle Repository and in most cases turn the feather in to the proper authorities:)

8:02 am

Love the mo8, think Ill build myself one!!

8:02 am

I did not know that crossy. but I do not think I would recognize a bald eagle feather if I saw one.

8:04 am

here we have the same restrictions on our provincial flower, the trillium. 25k fine for picking one.

8:05 am

They grow wild here on Blue Mountain. They are white when new but turn a beautiful violet colour near the end of their life cycle.

8:13 am

Fini!!

8:13 am

yaa for Bubba!

8:13 am

clues???

8:13 am

congrats, bubba

8:14 am

Good day fine folks of Babble Land!

8:14 am

none for me, ty. I still have to put in some sweat on this one:)

8:14 am

howdy, scrabby:)

8:14 am

congrats bubba!

8:14 am

I just started so I will plod along but thanks

8:14 am

Hi Scrabs,

8:14 am

the lone e in the middle please?

8:14 am

i couldn't get the po8 from the clues... could you give it a go please?

8:15 am

when you want a check cashed pater, you po8 it

8:15 am

po8 a cheque marked for cashing after today

8:15 am

later

8:15 am

Hi Scrabbs

8:16 am

cheque.. been typing for american magazines too much of late;)

8:16 am

po8, put tomorrow on your check instead of today

8:16 am

ty for the po8... hmmm musty not have been the one i couldn't get - that was easy

8:16 am

What magazines do you write for, crossy?

8:16 am

Last evening, when I was out for dinner with friends at a restaurant, eating outside, I saw the doctor that helped me deliver my first baby in med school.

8:17 am

Wow!

8:17 am

Just a main clearing house for writers, Words of Worth.

8:17 am

Mya not get used, but I keep submitting them.

8:17 am

okay

8:17 am

I hesitated to approach him and his family but wanted to tell him that I learned so much from him.

8:17 am

mm, I am a tad dyslexic today:(

8:18 am

He must have been happy to be recognized and approached

8:18 am

My friends told me to go over. Dr Patterson is 92 years old today. He was thrilled that I said hello. His son with him is a pediatrician in California!

8:18 am

I am sure he was glad to see you again, scrabby

8:18 am

I hope you did Scrabbs, I'm sure he (she) would have appreciated it

8:18 am

crossy, I thought they were mags that could be purchased in a store

8:19 am

It was such a poignant conversation. He is such a kind man and influenced me so much, inspiring me to be a kind, caring doc.

8:19 am

Nope, not yet, annie. I still have a long way to go.

8:19 am

He is tiny and frail now. His son had to lift him up under the arms so he could stand up and then walk with a cane.

8:19 am

You gave that impression, crossy

8:19 am

Like they say "if it was easy, everybody would be doing it" :)

8:20 am

I am sorry if I gave the wrong impression. I am writing for them, but it may end up in the trash basket, better?

8:21 am

He helped me deliver that baby in the spring of 1984, so that baby is now 31!

8:21 am

lol. time flies, scrabby

8:21 am

What a thrill, Scrabbs.

8:23 am

so you are submitting stories that you hope will be accepted. I do that too but I do not say I am writing for them. I am submitting stories that I hope (fingers crossed) that will be accepted. Just want to get that straight.

8:24 am

I wanted Dr Patterson to know that a former student remembers and admires him.

8:24 am

Ok, we have it straight now.

8:24 am

I stand corrected.

8:24 am

:)

8:24 am

I will make sure to quantify it from here on in.

8:24 am

promise.

8:25 am

I have an idea to interview Dr Patterson and write a story for our med school magazine. He has so much wisdom to share at age 92.

8:26 am

Scrabbs, Do it. It would be an inspiring story

8:26 am

Great idea, scrabby! Our elderly are a fount of knowledge. when they pass it is like a library closing down.

8:29 am

I think he is in a local assisted living home or nursing home. His wife died 5 years ago. I will do some detective work and track Dr P down.

8:29 am

So, to clarify; I have one article and one short story that is being CONSIDERED for publication. They may end up in a landfill, they may not.

8:29 am

Let's go, Crossy, write something that an editor will publish.

8:29 am

Working on it! :)

8:30 am

This ole first gen HP compaq office computer of mine has turned out to be the best word cruncher i have ever owned:)

8:30 am

Then we can say, "We know the guy that wrote that article."

8:31 am

An article on personal injury awards for a law firm and a sci-fi short:)

8:32 am

always something different:)

8:34 am

quite a few authors in babble. Roundbarn for one and we have one babbler that write children's stories I believe:)

I've written these - https://drablr.com/mattygroves - they're short stories that are exactly 100 words long

8:36 am

taking a look matty...

(Anyone who does look shall learn my real name :) )

8:37 am

Have you put anything on poetry.com, matty. i think you may enjoy it there as well.

8:37 am

I have a dozen or so entries there.

8:37 am

Interesting, Matty. Exactly 100 words. That is fascinating.

8:39 am

love the "Cubism" short:)

8:39 am

I've been published a lot. Used to do articles, interviews and reviews for local arts papers, published a number of poems and edited university poetry journals. Wrote for one of the top 10 Canuck political blogs blogs for a number of years (we folded it a few years back, total of 1.5 million unique hits). The key is to keep writing, keep submitting, weather rejections and carry on.

8:40 am

I have learned to have a thick skin, bonkler. they edit without mercy:(

8:41 am

all part of the deal. bizarre to submit, get accepted and then read something that has been put through the editorial grinder

8:41 am

Great, bonkler.

8:41 am

I have crated a lot of garden mulch:)

8:41 am

created

8:42 am

I'm an all around artsie fartsie :)

8:42 am

:)

8:43 am

Most babblers tend to be bibliophiles and pen monkey's

8:43 am

hello

8:43 am

Third column E?

8:43 am

Howdy, MLF

8:43 am

not a great time here if you don't love language

8:44 am

Kate- I liked "Fine Dining" and "Trick of the Light"

8:46 am

'morning, babblers

8:46 am

hi welki

8:47 am

Hi welki and MLFAN

8:47 am

hi scrab

8:48 am

anyone have the third column E?

8:48 am

es 6/21 to coverty observe someone

8:48 am

covertly

8:48 am

TY

8:49 am

:)

8:49 am

thanks cross

8:49 am

nbt

8:51 am

need the e in the middle column for nbt please

8:51 am

are di8 and 9 two different words?

8:52 am

bonkler cross clued it at 8:48

8:52 am

ah, thanks!

8:53 am

:)

8:53 am

MLF the di words...one is a plural...

8:53 am

yw I had to ask for a clue for it as well

8:53 am

pen so is it di8/9?

8:54 am

yes..

hello,babblers.

8:54 am

hi owl

8:54 am

di+vowel+indian nation(s)

8:54 am

ty pen

8:54 am

did someone ask for a clue?....sorry...did not see that...

8:54 am

Hi penquis. My friend and I were talking about a trip to Maine someday.

8:55 am

Hi MLF, bonkler, TO, and Pen :)

8:55 am

its okay pen I still don't know what it is yet

8:55 am

hi trader

8:55 am

cool, scrabs...any particular destination in mind?

8:55 am

hi all....

8:55 am

I missed Owl's entry. Hi Owl.

8:56 am

My friend has a friend 1.5 hrs south of Rockport (LL Bean) is all I recall.

8:56 am

MLF....do you want another clue?

8:56 am

hi owl, pen, bonk and KATE! how the heck are you?!!

8:56 am

nbt and nbs

8:57 am

I live 3 miles from Rockport.....LLBean is in Freeport....it is about an hour and a half from Rockport...

8:57 am

LOL, hi Welki! Doing ok, YOU?

8:57 am

hi welki....

8:58 am

I am getting those port mixed up, penquis. Haha.

8:58 am

no problem....

8:59 am

okay, how many are thinking, 'any port in a storm?'

9:01 am

100 words down

9:01 am

well if you do get up here, remember that LLBean is ope 365 days a year, 24 hours a day....

9:01 am

guess i was the only one :D

9:02 am

welki love the icon

9:02 am

pen, my daughter's dad and stepmom are visiting her in 2 weeks in Orono and plan to include LLBean in their itinerary LOL

9:02 am

thanks, mlf

9:02 am

yw

9:02 am

welki

9:03 am

cool, une....i get to the store only once or twice a year....always off season.... easier to park, lol...

9:04 am

beautiful icon!

9:05 am

back in a bit -- off to walk the dogs in the rain. . . again. . . ugh

9:05 am

I gtg will be back

9:09 am

I need 184 more and see nuffin'.

9:10 am

ha...i need 182 and feel the same way!

9:11 am

<---trying harder now

9:11 am

166 to go, and lickety has already been pressed into use....

9:15 am

Good id4, Kate. And tr5 is in the grid.

9:16 am

ty for that one Scrabbs!

9:18 am

too easy to miss alternate forms of a word without it...pl, -er, -est, -ed, -ier are all in grid...

9:18 am

trif and stid are in the grid

already losing words, with 198 found. it is going to be a long frustrating haul.

9:19 am

losing words?

9:19 am

finally found di 9---kept thinking of Cherokee Nation

yes. words disappear.

9:20 am

And Peri

9:20 am

:(

9:23 am

120 left...be back later

9:25 am

bye Annie

9:27 am

I will take a break too and work on reading the newspaper.

9:47 am

hi all. any clues for the 9 or the 8s?

9:50 am

hi mkg...I'll give it a go... 9 is pl of di 8/55

9:50 am

hi mkg...I'll give it a go... 9 is pl of di 8/55

9:50 am

connectivity issues....

9:50 am

me - not clue

9:50 am

i dont have di 8 either. i dont understand the cherokee clue.

9:51 am

di 8 - a venomous rant? or

9:51 am

di + vowel + 12 ****** of Israel

Cherokee is a tr5 of people

as are Comanches, Sioux, etc if that helps

9:52 am

ty got it.

9:52 am

ty kaet and magazine. got it.

yw

9:53 am

i meant kate.

9:53 am

lol, I read tpyos ok...

10:18 am

evening kids :)

10:18 am

hi mrp!

10:19 am

actually is morning... monday... pfft!

10:19 am

hi kje! ((hugs))

10:19 am

Hi mrp and kje

10:19 am

Hi scrabbler ((hugs))

10:19 am

hi scrab

10:19 am

sorry about that, mrp... sunday morning here.

10:19 am

((kje))--Happy July 4th for you.

10:20 am

foggy but cool day

10:20 am

I keep typing misspelt

10:20 am

Hello friends

10:20 am

thanks scrab... its a memorable one

10:20 am

Hi Car. Your back is still doing well?

10:20 am

i had a mexican coffee yesterday and I think that just became my fave drink

10:21 am

I've hit a few bumps but overall much better than it was. I'm still not stable and have taken a couple of tumbles.

10:21 am

What makes it Mexican? Tequila?

10:22 am

orange peel and cinnamon stick in the bottom of the cup, then they poured in a shot of tequila, then a cup of press pot, then a shot of grand marnier

10:22 am

OOOh coffee would be good right now... I found a drink at the local bar called Black Jacket... Espresso coffee with vodka

10:22 am

I love coffee and citrus together - usually eat several clementines with my morning cup

10:22 am

that sounds really nice kje

10:22 am

Ah. I just like flavored creamers in my coffee.

10:23 am

Yummmm

10:23 am

I never use flavored creamers, but I may try just an orange peel... prob shouldn't do the shots in the AM

10:23 am

it is 5pm somewhere kje! LOL

10:23 am

black jacket sounds like what we call an espresso martini

10:24 am

hi all, going to meet my god daughter for lunch. bbl to finish

10:24 am

exactly - which one of you have 5 or later on your clock right now!

10:24 am

have fun

10:24 am

hi peri!!! ((hugs))

10:24 am

:)

10:24 am

I have 1.25am on mine!

10:24 am

11:24am here.

10:24 am

hi and by mrp!!

10:25 am

well you guys are no help at all

10:25 am

have been indulging in some vodka with lime and soda tonight

10:25 am

see ya later peri :)

10:25 am

hi mrp! first I saw Hurshy here, now you. Nice to see.

10:25 am

snap ru!!

10:25 am

hi ruuster!

10:26 am

good to see you too :))

10:31 am

Greetings, Babblonians!

10:32 am

gm

10:33 am

Hi mrp

10:33 am

Hi judi!! ((hugs))

10:33 am

Afternoon

10:33 am

Hi katie :))

10:33 am

bichon! ((hugs))

10:34 am

so good to see you guys!

10:34 am

Hi judi and bichon

10:35 am

Hi scrabs, Kate, judi

10:35 am

It is nice to be back 😄

10:36 am

Goodness, MrP. Must be very early for you!

10:36 am

Finally reached half way

10:36 am

indeed! been forever :)

10:36 am

hey there, MrP!

10:37 am

1st time back in ages so I am aiming for 100 today

10:37 am

It is about 1.30am... cant sleep of course so babble a bit. Have been lured back by Crossy.

10:37 am

Hi dorens!! ((hugs))

10:38 am

Crossy is very alluring.

10:38 am

Great to see you, Katie! We need more of the old-timers to return, to make this the sanctuary that it once was.

10:38 am

Lots of chatter lately on FB so I thought I would come say hello. he most certainly is!

10:38 am

I saw it on Facebook and thought that too

10:38 am

And Doren is here too. Been kayaking recently? Oh, you were in Europe, I just remembered.

10:38 am

One person's sanctuary is another person's asylum.

10:39 am

We were always such a lovely community! it is nice to see the good ol' faces back!

10:39 am

Well said, Judi!

10:39 am

indeed judi!! LOL

10:39 am

Who says we babble addicts! we just can nnot stay away in the end :-)

10:39 am

Hi zooz

10:39 am

(((zoom))) !

10:39 am

hello everyone - just saw the kids off back to their home. It will be a long day for them - 9 hours

10:40 am

hi nan! (hugs)!

10:40 am

Its a Babble reunion! {{hugs}}

10:40 am

hi everyone, back for a few more

10:40 am

Love a god hug (((To all)))

10:40 am

((hugs)) car

10:41 am

Good*

10:41 am

Indeed! *feeling warm and fuzzy* Or that could just be a hot flash.

10:41 am

I just passed halfway and it wasn't easy to get there.

10:41 am

Oh my goodness Judi! I swear I am going through that at the moment! No wonder I can't sleep

10:41 am

lol

10:42 am

this grid looks very meaty

10:42 am

Just remembered that I used to work through the grid logically rather than just throw words at it 😄

10:42 am

Stats for the center E please?

10:42 am

Silly Katie.

10:42 am

Sympathies, MrP. Although, I have to say, the menopause thing has been quite mild for me. Doc says it's because I have a "virgin womb".

10:42 am

es6

10:43 am

what is a virgin womb?

10:43 am

I must get covered with sunscreen and bug repellent so I can go work in my gardens.

10:44 am

Was never pregnant. Just a bunch of cobwebs in there, I guess.

10:44 am

I keep typing 'stupid'

10:45 am

Bye scrabbled enjoy the garden

10:45 am

ah of course

10:46 am

I had my virgin womb removed at age 41. Good riddance. Nothing but trouble for me. OK, time to go.

10:46 am

Clue please for the ES...I'm struggling to wake up

10:46 am

see ya scrabs

10:47 am

Have a great day, Scrabs!

10:47 am

E + watched covertly.

10:47 am

E + PT of watching someone secretly.

10:48 am

Snap, Judi!

10:48 am

womb is in the grid

10:48 am

Ugh...tyvm

10:48 am

So it is!

10:51 am

I better go pretend to sleep so I can fall asleep. see you all in the later morning :))

10:51 am

:Nice to see you! Sleep well

10:51 am

Sweet dreams, MrP!

10:51 am

Toodle pips, Mrp.

10:51 am

Night Mr p

10:52 am

great to see you wonderful babblers again! We really must get back here for the nice chat again!

10:52 am

niters! (poof)

10:53 am

gn mrp... good to see you

10:59 am

Someone call the rodent society. There is a titmouse, but no "titmole".

11:00 am

lol

11:13 am

ah. was called away and missed chatting with mrp. glad she's back.

11:15 am

be 7/40, pls

11:16 am

be + grin

11:16 am

More cow, Bichon.

11:16 am

Oops sorry wrong, BE7

11:16 am

that

11:16 am

I guess I nee the last one, sorry

11:16 am

that's the 48, zooz :-)

11:16 am

Yep, sorry, Une.

11:16 am

no prob :-)

11:17 am

To be7 or not to be7, that is the question : P

11:18 am

Deafest

11:18 am

Don't worry. Behappy.

11:18 am

Got the other BE7 now thanks, Une :-)

11:18 am

were those clues for the be?

11:19 am

share zooz

11:19 am

BE + oop of frown.

11:19 am

Some were. The rest of us were just being silly.

11:19 am

ty zoom

11:19 am

Welcome.

11:20 am

I rather liked behappy, Judi :-)

11:22 am

*Cues up Pharrell for Zoom

11:23 am

hee hee

11:24 am

Hope everyone is now singing it in their heads

11:24 am

lol

11:24 am

singing and sporting tall hat LOL

11:25 am

Lol

11:28 am

Oh come on Une, we know you have a minion costume

11:29 am

oh I wish!!! LOVE the minions!!

11:32 am

http://tinyurl.com/ou2lgjh

11:32 am

Like that you mean LOL

11:33 am

pois

11:33 am

very sorry everyone.

11:34 am

weeellll, that costume's pretty lame -- Molly and I could probably come up with something better LOL

11:35 am

Right I have to go and so some sewing, see you all tomorrow'

11:35 am

LOL okaay..will wait to seet he pictures :-)

11:35 am

good grief -- was just reading about a guy in Maine who "died instantly" when he set off a firework on his HEAD -- Darwin award nominee,eh?

11:35 am

Hello all. Clue for ar8, please.

11:35 am

bye katie

11:35 am

Bye, Katie. Nice to see you.

11:36 am

*imagines une in wxpensive sneakers*

11:36 am

What carries blood, Bzznbea.

11:36 am

ar8 they carry blood thru your body

11:36 am

did you watch fireworks last night, ru?

11:36 am

ar8 large blood vessels

11:36 am

snap zooz :-)

11:36 am

and hello everybody

11:36 am

:-)

11:36 am

ruby!!! how are you feeling??

11:37 am

is your son still there?

11:37 am

depressed, hurting and overwhelmed

11:37 am

so sorry, ruby

11:37 am

oohhh so sorry :-(

11:37 am

Tomorrow I have to come up with a solution for my husband because I can't go on like this

11:37 am

((Ruby))

11:37 am

No kj.. i was kind of sick in bed with a migraine

11:37 am

Well, that sucks, Ruby. {{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}

11:37 am

Thanks, all. was using the wrong A...

11:37 am

sorry, ru

11:38 am

I think that Social Services will be able to help and there is a woman in my village who works with a big agency for help at home

11:38 am

But this weekend was the qworst

11:38 am

Ruby, you are still in my good thoughts and prayers and I light a candle for you every day.

11:38 am

hi all. sorry about migraine ru. Hope you'll find a solution Ruby.

11:38 am

Hello, Dorens :-)

11:39 am

I know, Molly, and, belive me, it helps to have you wishing me well

11:39 am

hope social services will have a good solution for you . . .

11:39 am

hey zoo. has the heat abated at all?

11:39 am

Trade you a broken fibia for migraine, ru.

11:39 am

Ms venice 2015

11:39 am

Yes it has, Dorens. But still warm & humid though.

11:39 am

I would trade anything not to get a migraine

11:40 am

Hi Ruby - good to 'see' you. Hope your treatment is going well.

11:40 am

Bea, what did I miss? When did you break your leg?

11:41 am

so sorry to hear, bea!

11:41 am

It's an agonizing decision to have to make, Ruby. My husband's family just went through it with his mum. In the end, you can only make the choice that provides the best care for your loved one and gives you the most peace of mind.

11:42 am

hah! Venice? More like Paris. ALthough Venice was simply gorgeous!! magical sort of. I'm so glad I got there, but Paris is my heart. Sorry to hear about your leg, Bea. But since you're 6 years old you'll at least heal quickly!!

11:42 am

True words Judi

11:42 am

You are not supposed to take it seriously bea when someone says hurry up ..break a leg

11:42 am

On Friday.

11:43 am

Has anyone hear read "Being Mortal" by Atul Gawande? He is a great proponent for having end of life discussions. Hope the medical profession will pay attention.

11:43 am

God, this place is full of the broken, sick and hurting. With a few happy travelers thrown in for balance I guess.

11:43 am

I agree, dozens - venice was nice, but paris is so much better. Venice was my least favorite place in Italy

11:43 am

dorens, not dozens - damn you autocorrect

11:44 am

My cat has no respect for my words of wisdom. She's under the desk biting my toes at this very moment.

11:44 am

My family is enjoying the beach while I watch from the deck...

11:44 am

There is an article inThe New Yorker (June 22) called The Death Treatment..quite interesting

11:44 am

hah. i like dozens.

11:44 am

You sure that is the cat judi?

11:45 am

Alas, yes, Ru.

11:45 am

Oh gosh, Ruru is off!

11:45 am

Was Ruby here?

11:45 am

annie, Gawande writes for the New Yorker... that article might have been his. WIll have to look at it - through the many piled up New Yorkers here.

11:45 am

Yes she was, Annie.

11:46 am

Just gentle love bites. Hey, I'll take what I can get.

11:46 am

Dorens, The article I am speaking about is by Rachel Aviv

11:46 am

{{annie}} I just called the local place that may have solutions for some of these problems. I am desperate

11:46 am

no, that isn't his work, dorens. that article was about euthenasia

11:46 am

no, that isn't his work, dorens. that article was about euthanasia

11:46 am

Gawande is one of my heroes

11:47 am

It is about time ruby

11:47 am

not assisted suicide, or death with dignity, etc... but active euthanasia as it is occurring right now in belgium and holland mostly

11:47 am

Anyway Ruby, I don't think all this end of life discussion was prompted by you or your husband.

11:47 am

Tomorrow I hope to find out if my condition is treatable

11:47 am

(((ruby)))

11:47 am

Having my son here just aggravated the situation

11:48 am

hugs hugs hugs to you, Ruby -- please let us know what you hear . . .

11:48 am

has he left?

11:48 am

Uh oh. I thought your son was helping out, Ruby.

11:48 am

Yes, he left yesterday AM and left behind a bigger mess than when he arrived

11:49 am

And he is talking about coming back in a month!!!!@ NO NO NO

11:49 am

*watches Scott crawl under desk and push cat away*

11:49 am

hope he'll respect your wishes, ruby

11:49 am

lol. Scott is eating his breakfast. No toes involved.

11:49 am

To be fair, he did help me with some things but messed around with all my stuff, trying to change my life.

11:49 am

Well Ruby, you know how I feel about your son's lack of help. That is all I will say lest I get taken to task again.

11:50 am

Now he's posting pictures of our family on FB

11:50 am

I wouldn't ever take you to task, Molly. I know you have my interests at heart and you realize what he's like

11:51 am

Thank you Ruby, that is the heart felt truth.

11:51 am

Bichon is right, you need a daughter. Come to think of it, so do I.

11:52 am

I neede a french maid. For all that is worth

11:52 am

Ruby, if you don't want him back, you should be able to tell him that. Do you have any way to dialogue with him?

11:52 am

Poor Ruby. Sounds like she needs a daughter, a personal assistant, a maid, a health coach, social services, a shrink and a nice long stay at a secluded all-inclusive spa.

11:53 am

Oh that's worth a lot ru~~

11:53 am

Need to do some cooking. Later, gators.

11:53 am

Ru , you know you can um...rent those kind of women

11:53 am

Bye ms. D

11:53 am

Judi, you're right. At the moment, I would settle for an hour to myself

11:54 am

Oh great start, Ru, off, Dorend, Then leave!

11:54 am

Dorens*

11:54 am

gotta run -- ruby, please know you're in my thoughts xxoo

11:54 am

merci beaucoup, une

11:55 am

Adjusts the alcohol in zooz's cocktail...

11:55 am

Ruby, I ask G-D every night to help you.

11:56 am

I know, Annie, and Soodle says masses (or has them said).

11:56 am

I had a great margarita yesterday. Nearly blew my socks off.

11:56 am

I am just praying that this can be treated with whatever combo of radiation and chemo is necessary.

11:56 am

I don't think surgery is an option

11:56 am

Not had a cocktail for decades.

11:57 am

Oh..if that is the case annie. Go to judi's for some toe nibbling

11:57 am

I've lost my desire for alcohol although a margarita would hit the spot

11:57 am

Soodles masses really work, especially for us Jews

11:57 am

:) ru

11:58 am

I hope so

11:58 am

Hey! Stop volunteering my toes as appetizers!

11:58 am

lol

11:58 am

Judi, It is my toes ru is offering. Not a bad id4.

11:59 am

Off to the farmers market to see if there are any greens left. Later, kids! *POOF*

11:59 am

Kind of a peticure session

12:00 pm

de 7/32, last one pls

12:00 pm

ru, you always make me sm5. Off to watch the Yankee game.

12:00 pm

tr6/24 after elms and oaks?

12:01 pm

bichon, get off the locomotive...de7

12:01 pm

DE + choo choo

12:01 pm

ty

12:03 pm

TR 6/24 Fearful or apprehensive

12:03 pm

Not sure if I have the correct one as not listed.

12:03 pm

nice clue zzoozz

12:03 pm

ah, ty

12:03 pm

*Tries to picture Soodle saying Mass....isn't working

12:03 pm

Welcome.

12:04 pm

on a serious note ruby.. I don't think it is out of line to tell your son.. I'd rather not have you come back unless you can be kind to me

12:05 pm

I think Soodle would get way too much into the sacramental wine and end up singing "The Winner Takes It All" instead of giving a sermon

12:05 pm

he was kinder this time, but he still made such a mess of my "stuff" that I don't see how I'll ever find anything again. He's into having a streamlined life

12:05 pm

But Masses said by Irish priests have a certain kind of magic, for Jews and others alike

12:06 pm

streamlined is good ruby ..but patience and kindness are more important

12:07 pm

<-- loves the Irish and their priests. That's probably why I married a Kelley the first time, an Irish wannabe

12:08 pm

<---planning to have been "married" only once

12:08 pm

Streamlined isn't my style. I love my clippings and being able to share them with friends. It gives me pleasure so what's the harm

12:10 pm

I have been throwing away stuff every weekend that I don't need

12:10 pm

I like looking through my things on the weekends; it's calming.

12:11 pm

I do throw stuff away, but not enough to suit other people.

12:11 pm

However, it's MY studio and I knew where everything was

12:12 pm

well.. then.. that's what is important to you.. tell him to leave it alone next visit.

12:12 pm

have to shlep these weary bones upstairs as my husband is going ballistic because he can't work the TV

12:13 pm

Good night, my babble friends, I hope to have good news to share tomorrow

12:13 pm

take care ruby

12:13 pm

((Ruby))

12:14 pm

I planned on being married only once too. But I didn't stay in my first marriage as long as you did, Ru.

12:16 pm

you aren't anywhere near as dumb as I am molly

12:17 pm

I found an ep7 by accident

12:17 pm

Oh...ha ha...we could debate that fact over several drinks : D

12:19 pm

Ah I only need one E and I do not have an Ep7 is it a compound word at all, Ru?

12:19 pm

no

12:19 pm

Ok thanks.

12:19 pm

it would describe me as someone who likes to needle people

12:21 pm

Oh I like the clever clue, Ru.Got it!

12:21 pm

Thank you :-)

12:22 pm

yw

12:24 pm

wow.. I'm really stuck

12:27 pm

Me too. I am down to 47 left and Not finding much at all.Maybe I need a break to refresh the eyes.

12:28 pm

Wow, a sword is a big needle

12:29 pm

lol.. I got my babblets mixed up.. he got the clue though

12:29 pm

eetui...(spits)

12:29 pm

lol

12:29 pm

missing 5 d's.. ugh

12:29 pm

I didn't want to fence zooz in with cluing

12:30 pm

he might feint or something

12:30 pm

I think Zoom is a man who knows what to do with his sword

12:31 pm

Oh good grief.Do you have to say things like that when I am drinking.

12:31 pm

Tea may I add.

12:32 pm

*note to self.. take sword lessons*

12:32 pm

I need three Ds.

12:32 pm

as long as I don't get scabbards

12:33 pm

here zoo....d d d.. :)

12:33 pm

I am just stabbing in the dark here.I need to take a break.Back later.

12:34 pm

((( Ivesy))) Nice one!

12:34 pm

lol... y thank you ....

12:36 pm

<---has all the d's now

12:37 pm

thanks IVesy

12:37 pm

Mr McSmug has been heard from

12:37 pm

:D

12:37 pm

one missing r

12:38 pm

*Weeps for the poor, delicate migraine boy missing his R

12:39 pm

give ru an r.....r...

12:39 pm

thank you (channeling Peri now)

12:48 pm

going to have to come back to the t's

1:07 pm

is the mo7 or 8 compound words?

1:09 pm

no

1:10 pm

thanks ruru

1:10 pm

still looking...

1:19 pm

Ti7 clue please?

1:36 pm

ti 7/36, 8/50 combo: a mixed up bit of water? or... brand of laundry detergent + tear ( and pl)

1:37 pm

ty kate

1:37 pm

di 6/24 pls

1:38 pm

... two sticks

1:38 pm

lol, what dose said...

1:39 pm

di + the May thing people dance around

1:39 pm

a straight magnet is a ...di 6/24

1:39 pm

... how about two guys from Warsaw

1:40 pm

much better clue! :D

1:40 pm

I didn't realize there were gay magnets

1:40 pm

ty dose, Kate and Molly

1:41 pm

oh..trying to follow clues and humor and somehow escaping the di chog

1:41 pm

Well, if there are chick magnets, perhaps there are gay magnets

1:42 pm

must make it hard on zippers :d

1:42 pm

*Ru said hard on

1:43 pm

hi everyone, just in and out these days, company is down to one son and grandson, they're here until Wednesday - has been a wonderful time - first time in 20 years we've all been together

1:43 pm

hi flosey

1:44 pm

has George punned them to submission

1:44 pm

lol, they're all doing it !!

1:45 pm

Hi Flosey :)

1:45 pm

Hi Kate - hope I'll get a chance to meet you next time in TO

1:46 pm

are you coming? I was very sorry to have missed you last time.

1:46 pm

probably next summer - anticipate another cousins meet-up!

1:47 pm

Hurray!

1:50 pm

have taken your email add. will let you know

1:51 pm

ok.... don't forget Crossy too. I'm trying to track down Joso

1:52 pm

tried a while back, unable to reach Joso, perhaps Crossy has kept in touch with him?

1:53 pm

he's dropped out of sight....

1:54 pm

I'll go back and check my e-mails... I may have a phone # for him - unless you do?

1:56 pm

mi 7/36, pls

1:56 pm

can't find him in address book, perhaps had him as his proper name, can't think of it at the moment

1:57 pm

... to put the wrong day down on a time stamp

1:57 pm

ty dose

1:57 pm

james wilson

1:58 pm

I think crossy is paul melbourne

1:59 pm

I do have a phone number for him Flosey... I will e-mail it to you if you want.

1:59 pm

thanks Kate, please do

2:00 pm

that's one of his names Bichon

2:02 pm

Flosey - I don't see your e-mail address, please e-mail me and I will send phone # as a reply

2:02 pm

will do, Kate

2:04 pm

ty trader

2:04 pm

nbs

te8, please?

2:10 pm

I am looking too marc

2:11 pm

te 8,, the most of what you get when you slice onions

2:11 pm

... to have cried the most

2:11 pm

Most weepy

2:11 pm

Oh sorry, I didn't know it would be a clue cavalcade

2:12 pm

ty moly and dose and nancy

2:12 pm

molly

thanks got it

2:13 pm

... enough for now ... laundry is almost done and back yard grass must be cut this week ... or next ... or however long I can put it off ... ... luck to all

2:13 pm

bye dose

2:13 pm

hi again - through the list and beaking for lunch - 15 left

2:14 pm

beaking?

2:14 pm

*puts out bird seed for nan*

2:14 pm

lol

2:15 pm

were you pecking at the list cyber?

ta7, please?

2:15 pm

marc a small frog

2:16 pm

thanks mlf, was also missing that ta7

thanks

2:16 pm

yw flsoey and marc

2:20 pm

tafrenchie

2:20 pm

damn it

2:20 pm

wrong frog

2:21 pm

its not in the grid ruru lol

2:21 pm

I thought you got the word already ruru?

2:22 pm

i'm teasing mlf

2:23 pm

oh:)

2:39 pm

*looking around the empty room*... 8o|

2:47 pm

*hides under desk*

2:48 pm

your pic always reminds me of the Christmas when I got a six shooter with a real leather holster and a cowboy hat.... ;o)

2:49 pm

I had a lot of outfits like this as a kid. I wanted to be a cowboy

2:50 pm

but then Tony Romo came along and that ended that dream

2:50 pm

She's an old cowhand, from the Rio Grande

2:50 pm

<--loves Dan Hicks

2:50 pm

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be (Dallas) Cowboys

2:50 pm

that's me!....led me to take guitar lessons, too....

2:51 pm

uhm.. molly..? .. the dallas cowboys are a bunch of babies

2:55 pm

Oh sorry, I thought they were show boat hot dogs

3:02 pm

well.. close .. they are a bunch of weenies

3:02 pm

Emitt Smith was the last Cowboy I liked

3:03 pm

di 6, please?

3:03 pm

there's a di 6?....hmmm...

3:03 pm

di + slang for polish person

3:04 pm

ty ru....

3:04 pm

<---avoided the cruder clue

3:05 pm

and for that we are grateful....

3:05 pm

I agree about Emmit. He was way too high class to be a Cowpoke.

3:05 pm

amen sister

3:05 pm

ty ru - for the clue and the consideration

3:05 pm

oh that's how you spell his name

3:06 pm

yqw nan.. <---the essence of modesty

3:06 pm

it's two m's and two t's... ;o)

3:06 pm

he was really a great player too

3:06 pm

It's actually Emmitt. I forget the last "cross letter"

3:07 pm

Oh, I see I was already corrected by Pen.

3:07 pm

no snake letters?

3:07 pm

di 7?

3:07 pm

no hump letters?

3:07 pm

Notice I did not whine and freak out about the "spelling Nazis"

3:08 pm

:D

3:08 pm

di7 to wade in water (shortly) + most of earth

3:08 pm

i only posted because of ru's questioning comment about the spelling...

3:09 pm

It's okay Pen, I appreciate being corrected if I misspell a word. I have a great love of words and it's important to me to spell them in full, and correctly.

3:09 pm

I don't even know how to spell tony romo

3:11 pm

not seeing that di 7

3:11 pm

don't have it yet....

3:11 pm

ends with most of the word that goes with Firma

3:12 pm

oh -- see it now - ty ru

3:12 pm

I have to jump in the shower and entertain bids on my old house :D!! wish me luck

3:13 pm

good luck, ru!

3:14 pm

hope you collect some good offers

3:14 pm

*Dreams of entertaining groups of people who want to pay me huge sums of money

3:15 pm

*buys Molly a pole* :D

3:15 pm

oh.. not THAT kind of entertaining

3:15 pm

:D

3:15 pm

bye for now

3:15 pm

Oh thank you. I can pitch a tent with it when things get really rough.

3:18 pm

ur 6 please?

3:19 pm

nm - found it

3:20 pm

*!* ta da *!*

3:20 pm

bye all - enjoy the rest of your day

3:20 pm

congrats!

3:27 pm

hello dear friends. quick babble breather between events this weekend...im pooped!

3:28 pm

hi...

3:28 pm

Are you tired? Run down? Listless? Do you poop out at parties?

3:29 pm

um...yes.... :o|

3:29 pm

are you too pooped to pop!

3:30 pm

not popping anytime soon, i hope!

3:30 pm

I have been out past one, two and three for three nights in a row. I am POOPED and not done yet!

3:40 pm

hi Trif, glad you could take time out of your whirlwind schedule to drop in for a visit! What's going on? (If I may ash...)

3:42 pm

Gird is fighting me now:)

3:43 pm

Feint left then give it a right hook Crossy!

3:44 pm

i am down to 74....will have to list...

3:44 pm

:)

3:45 pm

<---- listed at 200+ still to find...

3:45 pm

Should have been here, kate. My soup was so good , we had a second round of it. i served inside-out grilled cheese with it. Hope my heart does not explode right away!:)

3:46 pm

explain inside out grilled cheese... thought you were having garlic bread...

3:46 pm

I delude myself that the health home-made soup will offset the inside out grilled cheese;)

3:46 pm

I know first aid, I'll save you my beloved. :)

3:46 pm

I do love beef barley soup.. wish I could have been there too :D

3:46 pm

Aww, thank you, my darling:)

3:47 pm

hmmmm inside out gcheese... not sure you do them the way i do them but yummmmm

3:47 pm

MRS. CROSSY!!!!!! Hello!

3:47 pm

You add an obscene amount of shredded cheese to the out side of the cheese sammich before grilling:)

3:47 pm

hi y'all ( hi crossy..mrs crossy... triffs)

3:48 pm

Howdy, carlee.

3:48 pm

Hi car :)

3:48 pm

Hi kate, waves.

3:48 pm

yeap... that is how i do them too crossy... cheese makes a lovely crunchy outside

3:48 pm

Hi Carlee waves :)

3:48 pm

but doesn't the cheese just melt and burn in hte pan???

3:49 pm

Nope. Just butter the pan first.

3:49 pm

nope... just nice and crunchy...keep the pan on medium and take your time

3:49 pm

divine <3

3:49 pm

yes, do not add too much heat, and try not to flip too early.

3:49 pm

((Kate))!! Long time no see!

3:50 pm

((mimi))

3:50 pm

OMG crossy... we freaking AGREED on a FOOD?...what the HELL?!?!?!?!

3:50 pm

okay... now, I have to come for sure.. those sammies for lunch and the "hish and fips" for dinner..

3:50 pm

Hi ((crossy)) and ((Elegant)) and ((carlee)).

3:50 pm

I know carlee! it is a miracle!

3:50 pm

hell just froze over <falls overin dead feint>

3:50 pm

{{{(((Mimi)))}}} Nice to see you too Mimi, are things going okay with you?

3:50 pm

hiya mimi

3:50 pm

Yup, Kate; toss any diet you may have right out the window for a day.

3:51 pm

wow regular canadian contingent in the house

3:51 pm

I'm still wanting to come, crossy. Gotta get my health back first, though.

3:51 pm

<----refuses to diet, life's too short and food's too tasty

3:51 pm

You get healthy, Mimi, that is the best thing you can do for yourself and us--your friends.

3:52 pm

Unfortunately, no, Kate. Not physically well at all. My legs aren't working well and no one knows why. But I won't bore everyone with the details of my physicality again.

3:52 pm

Hi Mimi, sorry you're not feeling well :(

3:52 pm

My thoughts exactly, kate. in 100 years we are all a worm feast anyways.

3:52 pm

You are the sweetest man, crossy.

3:52 pm

good healing thoughts for mimi

3:52 pm

lol, careful.... we'll take over and "please" and "sorry" you all crazy...

3:52 pm

Sorry, kate;))

3:52 pm

with a side order of poutine !!!!

3:53 pm

Thank you, Elegant. It's been rough and I've had to adjust to doing things differently and using a walker in my apt.

3:53 pm

Thanks, carlee.

3:53 pm

Oh Mimi! I'm so sorry, and you won't be boring us at all! We want to know what's going on, as long as you want to share...

3:53 pm

And a couple of Eh's

3:53 pm

The good thing is due to all the illness I've lost over 40 lbs.!

3:54 pm

Not a good way to diet, though.

3:54 pm

Nobody here will deride you for voicing your health concerns.

3:54 pm

Hurray for Mimi! Boo the mystery illness!

3:54 pm

po 8, pls

3:55 pm

Am waiting for the inheritance money to come in and then much will change including my living situation. Hey, maybe I can buy ruru's house! It is beautiful.

3:55 pm

So, does that mean you are not working now? wqeren't you doing the transcription work for the "good doc" and the "nutty doc"?

3:55 pm

Hi, bichon!

3:55 pm

when milk goes over it is po8

3:55 pm

po 8...compound word...

3:55 pm

or when you issue a cheque that must be cashed later on

3:56 pm

hmmmm, lots to catch up on... inheritance?

3:56 pm

Hi, pen!

3:56 pm

ty crossy and pen

3:56 pm

you could at least take a trip up to Cannuckland....

3:56 pm

I'm still doing the transcription sporadically but may be losing my job...just another stressor. I'm pretty much living in meltdown mode these days.

3:57 pm

lol @ Canuckleland

3:57 pm

I am sorry to hear that the work is drying up, Mimi:(

3:57 pm

And my daughter came over to help me yesterday for a short time and before she left we got into a discussion where she's blaming again for something in the past that I don't understand. Depresses me big time.

3:58 pm

{{{{{((((((MIMI)))))}}}}} EXTRA EXTRA HUGZ FOR YOU Just hold on.... there is an end to this... it's not forever (though it may seem like it)

3:58 pm

The past is written in stone and cannot be altered or changed one whit. I am a firm believer in moving on and living in the present:)

3:59 pm

Yes, I know, Kate. The one good thing about getting to this age and having gone through A LOT in life is that I've learned I must endure and eventually it will pass.

3:59 pm

(((mimi))) extra hugs for mimi!

po8, please?

3:59 pm

crossy bear hugs no less!

3:59 pm

She's an adult now... she needs to stop bla,ing and take responsibility for her own life and how she deals with it....

4:00 pm

just clued it at 3:55

4:00 pm

The kids won't even tell me what the heck I did that was so awful. I thought I was a good mother and kept my kids close but apparently I'm delusional. If they would just talk it out with me we could resolve it.

4:00 pm

just clued Marc, want another clue?

thanks

4:00 pm

((((((((((((((Mimi))))))))))))) take care of yourself, don't let life get you down.

4:01 pm

You're right, Kate. She's 28, a paralegal, married and needs to move on. I think this is painful for her, too, so it needs to be resolved. The thing is, I know my kids really love me or they wouldn't be upset by whatever it is.

4:02 pm

Thank you, Elegant. I'm so looking forward to meeting you and crossy and seeing the beautiful place where you live. I've looked Georgian Bay up on a map and seen some shapshots and it looks heavenly.

4:02 pm

We are blessed to live in this area.

4:03 pm

I'm hoping to move to California when the inheritance comes and my best friend is moving with me. We plan to get houses next to each other.

4:03 pm

Share a house!

4:03 pm

hmmm.... the chog ate my response to you...

4:03 pm

No---I want to live alone. Next door is close enough.

4:04 pm

Darn the chog!

4:04 pm

re 7/8, pls

4:04 pm

bichon....gets something prepared....and then it's the most prepared...

4:05 pm

We'd love to have you. It's a beautiful area, Were surrounded my gorgeous forests and many small bodies of water.

4:05 pm

Basically, I said if it's importasnt enough to bring up then it's important enough to talk about.. if they won't talk they should shut up about whatever it is...or go to a counsellor

4:05 pm

Basically, I said if it's importasnt enough to bring up then it's important enough to talk about.. if they won't talk they should shut up about whatever it is...or go to a counsellor

4:05 pm

ty pen

4:05 pm

yw...

4:06 pm

had a decent time up that way a few days ago crossy and elegant..was in inverhuron for 4 days

4:06 pm

stooopid chog gremlins...

4:06 pm

I have a counselor who's dying to get my kids in a room with me. I really trust him and have seen him in "action" and he's so good. My background is psychology so I know a good counselor when I see one. We've "worked" together and I love his style.

4:06 pm

Are chog gremlins like Cornish pixies?

4:06 pm

5 o'clock.... I'm pouring myself a large glass of wine....

4:06 pm

was all good until they decided to start warming up unit 6 at the BNGS at 11 pm...sounded like I was on the runway at yyz with a 777 firing up to take off

4:07 pm

Hello all. And Elegant in particular!! How lovely to 'see' you!

4:07 pm

even if they go separately... that would help.

4:07 pm

It's only 2 here but, hey, it's obviously 5 o'clock somewhere....cheers!

4:07 pm

Ahh yes, your camping trip on a flight path:(

4:07 pm

Hi, Soodle!

4:07 pm

well..not the flight path..the shoadow of Bruce nuclear

4:08 pm

shadow*...that sounded LIKe a flight path

4:08 pm

its 5 here!

4:08 pm

((((Mimi)))) so sorry to see you have been under the weather. Get well soon.

4:08 pm

hi sods

4:08 pm

Just think of that warm, green glow as a big night-light:)

4:08 pm

soods* yeesh

4:08 pm

Hello Soodle.

4:08 pm

5 pm here as well:))

4:08 pm

I'm more than willing to talk and to own anything I've done. What can I do but apologize and they've seen me change a lot of one issue I had so they should be proud of me because it wasn't at all easy but I did it.

4:09 pm

Lol, Carlee - I've been called worse!

4:09 pm

Thanks, Soodle.

4:09 pm

Typos are contagious.

4:09 pm

And are deadly in my line of work!

4:09 pm

Of course, I don't do typos when I work....?!

4:10 pm

Oh i think I have you beat these days with typos crossy... oh well... I apologize now.. is a blanket apology... covers all of my typos for the next 7 hours...

4:10 pm

And obviously you gave them the tools needed to live well in the world, mimi:)

4:10 pm

My writing has to be so exact that i tend to let myself losse in here.

4:10 pm

loose

4:11 pm

Sorry to side-track, but I've just watched the final episode of Season 3 Orange Is The New Black. I'm all warm & fuzzy. It was a spectacular ending!!

4:11 pm

you and me both crossy... you and me both...

4:11 pm

Yes, exactly, crossy. They all have independent, good lives and all have college degrees. I couldn't have been that bad. Heck, they used to bring their friends home to talk to me about their problems.

4:11 pm

That is the line of work I'd like to get into, counseling.

4:11 pm

Was an amazing ending!

4:11 pm

Now we are going through the new season 3 of Wentworth

4:11 pm

I've just been offered a counseling job that, unfortunately, I'll have to decline. I'd really love to take it, though.

4:12 pm

I am just finishing up sons of anarchy..2 more episodes..

4:12 pm

I have more than just an education, I have so much life experience that there's nothing anyone can throw at me that I won't relate to....actually NOTHING.

4:13 pm

I'm working on Cedar Cove on Netflix right now.

4:13 pm

Ooooh Carlee - the final series of SOA has just been made available here..... Rubbing hands in anticipation!

4:13 pm

I dont know that one mimi

4:13 pm

Still need to finish House of Cards but it has gotten a bit boring for me.

4:14 pm

ohhhh it is good..and I just went to stratford this week and saw hamlet sooooooooo .....

4:14 pm

It's a bit obscure, carlee. I haven't heard anyone talk about it. But I enjoy it.

4:14 pm

I am working on the education part. Then I have to decide what I'm doing, if I want to tackle college for 2 to 4 more years.

4:14 pm

HoC got boring for me in the first season.. I started person of interest this week too

4:14 pm

My head is spinning chog flying at light speed in all different directions!

4:14 pm

It's absolutely worth it to get a Master's degree, Elegant. No one will hire you with less.

4:15 pm

re 7/28, last one, pls

4:15 pm

Already too much wine, Kate?!!

4:15 pm

that is what I am working on now..1 more year... then on to my PhD

4:15 pm

MImi...is that the Brit version of house of Cards? I t was fantastic!

4:15 pm

Nope, the American version with Kevin Spacey.

4:15 pm

re + choo choo...

4:16 pm

ty pen

4:16 pm

yw...

4:16 pm

Is it based on the original, or sometyhing completely different?

4:16 pm

Good for you, carlee. I'm actually still not finished either but had to quit after going back 3 years ago due to financial issues. Still planning to continue, though.

4:16 pm

the chog ate my stuff again...

4:16 pm

Yes, it's similar to the original, Kate, but I like this one better.

4:17 pm

Aw, someone forgot to feed it. LOL

4:17 pm

Hi, dc!

4:17 pm

thanks mimi.. am I mjust now putting together my proposal... finished my coursework... then ethics..then interview and write

4:17 pm

I think you'd be a great counsellor type person |Mimi. I would want to see you working with peoplke rather than pushing papers as an administrator

4:18 pm

hi dc

4:18 pm

hello, mimi, carlee, and kate

4:18 pm

OK...I need to eat something. Haven't eaten yet and it's after 2. As I said, this illness has been good for dieting.

4:18 pm

Evening everyone

4:18 pm

Hey Seain!! Long time, etc....

4:19 pm

carlee, it's been very exciting watching your journey through education. :) I'm very impressed with all you've achieved thus far.

4:19 pm

And Katie... Same. :-)

4:19 pm

why hello, soodle and katie! Long time indeed.

4:19 pm

Hi Seain, I have some connectivity issues.. connect/'t even realise it until I go looking for something I input... like words to the list or a comment in the chog..\disconnect/reconnect... half th time I don

4:19 pm

thanks DC..its been a journey to say the least lol

4:19 pm

Thank you, Kate. I seem to have a knack for it. I've done paraprofessional counseling in the past and in the last couple of years have been in groups where I basically ran the show because that counselor I was talking about saw that people related to me so well that he just let me go!

4:19 pm

It's HOMECOMING WEEK IN BABBLONIA!

4:20 pm

LOL :D

4:20 pm

lol.. it is rather a homecoming isnt it>

4:20 pm

YAY!!!!

4:20 pm

that's great MImi.. godd on the resume.. and for a good recommendation

4:20 pm

That's wonderful, carlee...good for you. The writing is the part I like. I've always written. I wrote a one-act play when I was 10.

4:20 pm

it is a lovely chog right now:))))

4:20 pm

the newbies will come in and go WTH?!?!?! what happened?

4:21 pm

i love the writing too mimi... and the connections...

4:21 pm

ah, they'll get over it... sometimes the chog flies and sometimes it crawls...

4:21 pm

Yes, crossy, this is the supportive community I know. I just love it here and get so much support and affection.

4:21 pm

It is like a timewarp

4:22 pm

Are you on Linked In yet, carlee? If not, you should sign up...it's free and lots of people see your profile.

4:22 pm

I never knew Carleecat was Mrs. Elegant

4:22 pm

Is she????

4:22 pm

and if the typo thing really is contagious, |I am your "Typhoid Mary"

4:22 pm

no I'm crossy's wife

4:22 pm

LOL, Kate.

4:23 pm

I try to keep it down to one wife at a time:))

4:23 pm

wiat what? huh? what just happened?

4:23 pm

That's what I thought.....

4:23 pm

what do they call it? the index patient/patient zero... something like that

4:23 pm

Really going to eat now. Thanks for all the support, everyone, it really does help. I had no appetite before this discussion and now am hungry so it really helped. Hugs to all.

4:23 pm

Wow! Well, hi

4:24 pm

LOL Crossy! One is more htan enough!

4:24 pm

tc ((mimi))

4:24 pm

You'd better or I'll kick your butt.

4:24 pm

how in the heck did THAT happen?

4:24 pm

(((((((((((((((((Mimi))))))))))))))))) take care of yourself.

4:24 pm

Not sure, carlee;)

4:24 pm

lol..I 'll join you in kicking his butt elegant ;)

4:24 pm

<waves bye to Mimi> come again soon!!!! PROMISE....

4:25 pm

ouch!

4:25 pm

No worries about crossy....it's very obvious he adores his wife. It's one of the things we love most about him.

4:25 pm

byebye mimi!!! take care I'll have to do a *~*~ cartwheel **~*~ since my other trick is in the grid

4:26 pm

or I could just say poop on that.. wth..I am never here.. babbleworld can get ticked with me *~*~*waves her pompoms*~*~*~ bye mimi

4:26 pm

Think you have been told, Crossy :-)

4:26 pm

Hi and by, zooz!!

4:26 pm

Lol! Hi Zooz :-)

4:26 pm

<---types in waves and pompoms... surprisingly, no joy... hmmmm

4:26 pm

<---types in waves and pompoms... surprisingly, no joy... hmmmm

4:27 pm

Hello, Mimi, And bye too :-)

4:27 pm

My education continues. My beloved says my training is still ongoing.

4:27 pm

hah! just found the da4. that made a compound easier to figure out.

4:27 pm

Hello, Soodlebum :-)

4:27 pm

shorten it up Tkate

4:28 pm

Ah, Elegant! Your hubby is a work in progress!

4:28 pm

Until the day you die Sweetheart, and hopefully that is not for a long, long time.

4:28 pm

what hubby isnot?!?!

4:29 pm

Hi Zooz and Soodles :D

4:29 pm

True, Carlee, very true!

4:29 pm

I still buck in the harness from time to time:)

4:29 pm

hello friends. So glad to hear everyone is happy today and enjoying friendly banter again!!!!

4:29 pm

damn chog gremlin did it again....

4:29 pm

Hello, TK :-)

4:29 pm

Cornish chog pixies

4:29 pm

TK you seem to be having some troubles :(

4:29 pm

carlee -n I have poured wine; you'll have to be more DIRECT ABOIUT YOUR CLUES now....

4:29 pm

(Every day, several time I need to correct him)

4:30 pm

Hello, Bugsaw :-)

4:30 pm

mm...booze....

4:30 pm

BUGS!!!!!!! hello :D

4:30 pm

poms TK it was Poms

4:30 pm

hi zooz and Kate and everyone

4:30 pm

lol... the chog has been ovberrun with the Cannucks...

4:30 pm

Nope, not for you Dear.

4:30 pm

now I can toss my *~*~*~pompoms*~*~*~ whenever I want :p

4:31 pm

I really don't want to leave this happy place. Alas - it's 10.30 & I have a 6.00am start in the morning. G'night all & thanks for the smiles.

4:31 pm

ah. ty car, but I had that one any way....down to 17 here...plan on begging for each and every one of them...

4:31 pm

sweet dreams Soodle

4:32 pm

toodles soodles :-)

4:32 pm

Have a good rest, soodles:)

4:32 pm

night night soods *~*~*pompom toss to me*~*~* for not screwing yourname up again!

4:32 pm

{{{(((SOODLEBUM)))}}} nite nite sweetness! sleep well

4:32 pm

hmmmjust half way.. picking and poking... avoidingsome writing

4:33 pm

Night Soodles, have a good night.

4:33 pm

hello bugs hello Kate, zoom et al

4:34 pm

Hello, Saanichcat :-)

4:34 pm

Howdy, saanichat

4:34 pm

hugs to saanich. I hope the heat is not destroying you

4:34 pm

hi saan

4:35 pm

so... Mrs. Elegant... how is it htat you are able to join us now? Has Crossy managed to rig up a fancy tv so you can see the chog/grid? PS.. glad you're here. ... We always heard about you,but no Mrs Crossy ever appeared until the babble meet up last year...

4:35 pm

(starting to think Crossy might be delusional)

4:36 pm

yes, hello to Elegant in person is appropriate and long overdue

4:36 pm

You can also see pictures of my beloved on my web site kate. She is very real:))

4:36 pm

No, I can blow up the fonts to whatever I want. Going back to school has made me more determined not to let my disability stop me.

4:37 pm

Bugs my dear friend, I have a very comfy bed in the basement but today was something else, right out of a Ray Bradbury story. The smoke from the Port Hardy fire has enveloped us. The sun is an orange blob. The winds picked up and the arbutus leaves are flying and it is so hot!!

4:37 pm

Hi Saan! Welcome to the Grid which has been temporarly moved to All places with British ties...

4:37 pm

am hoping that you are faring better

4:37 pm

She fights for what she wants and does not let her vision hold her back;plus, i am there to aid her if she wishes it.

4:37 pm

I see that Kate! A fun day

4:37 pm

Congrats on the new confidence Elegant and it's nice to meet you

4:38 pm

nice to make your acquaintance, Elegant.

4:38 pm

I can set the font types and size to suit me needs. I try to catch posts but sometimes it goes too fast but I try.

4:38 pm

omg poor Saanich. I have not stepped foot outside today so must go check to see if we are affected by the Port Hardy fire. It concerns me a lot to see what is happening in our province and hope we don't go the way of Saskatchewan

4:39 pm

that makes sense, and i'm glad you know how to do that, elegant.

4:39 pm

Sanni, i'm sorry to hear that, but am glad you're well despite it all.

4:39 pm

Thanks Katie, nice to meet you as well. And you as well Dcseain.

4:39 pm

welcome Elegant to Babble

4:40 pm

this has been a very fast chog Elegant... nnot usually so quick.

4:40 pm

yes, about as fast as it gets.

4:41 pm

anyway Bugs I am packing a few carloads to store elsewhere, thanks seain,

4:41 pm

My beloved missed you all and is trying to greet you all as fast as she can:))

4:41 pm

Katie... hello - missed you when you came in...haven't seen you in ages!

4:41 pm

Thanks, saanichcat. :)

4:41 pm

It's so exciting seeing people both familiar and new here today. :)

4:41 pm

Hello to everyone I missed. Hugs to everyone.

4:42 pm

Saan - you're relatively safe, yes? smoke aside - hopefully you are not asthmatic...d

4:43 pm

I haven't been on for ages Kate, it is really great to be back

4:43 pm

hi... am back..just made some sangriafor the PB

4:44 pm

yum!

4:44 pm

hiya katie

4:44 pm

( peach, mango, blueberry with red wine and spritzer)

Hi Kitt. Nice to see you again. Hope you are well

4:44 pm

( is what I had on hand.. sorry about the peach DC)

4:45 pm

the Penalty Box is back! That makes me happy because I often found clues in there and the parties were fun

Lovely to meet Elegant too

4:45 pm

Katie...I saw you in FB today.. I hope you will keep coming!

4:45 pm

all good :)

4:45 pm

can anyone clue the ep 7?

4:45 pm

oh when carlee is in the house.. she drops words all the time.. so Ijust cop a squat and pass out treats

4:46 pm

hooray for the Penalty Box. have had far too much fun in there...

4:46 pm

perhaps a sword swallower, penquis

4:46 pm

ep7 -- what a person who drank too much might be for a while? ;)

4:46 pm

where did the PB go to??? had it been removed???? what nefarious creature would remove the booze, treats and cabana boys from our midst????

4:46 pm

Extend the EP 4/5 before it.

4:47 pm

oh, no, it's one who wields an ep4.5

4:47 pm

ty, I needed that too

4:47 pm

or makes them, perhaps

4:47 pm

ty!

4:47 pm

Kate I think people just got a bit lazy and uninspired

4:47 pm

oh dear... that was me the other night *hic* i drank far far far too much wine

4:48 pm

well I guess i shall have to drop another word just to make a big batch of brownies for the pb...hmmmmm i can dart out and get that done I suppose

4:49 pm

done! love dem brownies

mmm brownies...

4:49 pm

*~*~*~POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for saan

4:49 pm

Everyone has come for the grand re-openoing of the PB!!

4:49 pm

yay carlee!

4:50 pm

well done saanich.

4:50 pm

hiya TO

4:50 pm

Ill bring the bacon!

hiya carlee and all

4:50 pm

Hi again, TO. Pen,and KJE!

4:50 pm

( carlee is only 1/2 way saan but thanks;) )

4:50 pm

OK I permantly suppy with champagne

4:50 pm

Congrats, Saanichcat!

4:50 pm

oh oh oh crossy..make it candied maple bacon please

what??? noone stocked the bar? what is this site coming to?

4:51 pm

We don't get maple bacon over here

4:51 pm

I can provide gin and tonic 😄

4:51 pm

I don't think saan finished grid.. she was re=erecting the PB by putting a word in the chog to christen it...yes?

4:51 pm

you make it KT....carmelise the bacon with brown sugar and maple syrup

4:52 pm

I made sangria TO

4:52 pm

{crossy doesn't like bacon nearly as much as he lets on)) shh

4:52 pm

ur 6?

4:52 pm

We'reon to himm Mrs. E

bless you, carlee. it is stinking hot and just back from a walk.

4:52 pm

U + color + two vowels.

4:53 pm

**pours TO some Sangria**

4:53 pm

Elegant, I think he likes how we all think of him whenever bacon is mentioned anywhere.

4:53 pm

don't have it pen, I am looking

4:53 pm

hope so Kate, I have along way to go...

4:53 pm

ty, zooz

i have some hummus here.... but it is bought not made. and some chips.

4:53 pm

Welcome.

4:53 pm

hmmmm ok.. carlee has the sangria and the brownies in the PB..any other requests?

4:53 pm

I have women all over the wold thinking of me when they buy bacon:)

4:53 pm

ty zooz! one down, 16 to go...

4:53 pm

well bring it on in TO

4:54 pm

Oh that sounds good but starting fat class again this week so may have to wait a while for the maple bacon

4:54 pm

it's been lovely, but i'm meeting a friend for dinner, so must away. Happy babbling, yall! hi/bye cossy and zooz and TO and bichon

4:54 pm

the end of treas*** + day in Spanish

4:54 pm

byebye DC

seain, did yu say there is a compound da word? stats pls?

4:54 pm

Take care, DC :-)

4:54 pm

I do not need fat class; i can get fat without any lessons:)

4:54 pm

I think of you Crossy lol

bye bye, seain.

4:54 pm

:)

4:55 pm

tc seain:)

4:55 pm

hi all, back to find more words

4:55 pm

ty, bichon....i am done!

4:55 pm

wb,peri

4:55 pm

TO is a PO8,50 what you do to a cheque when you cite a future spot on the calendar

4:55 pm

@ Crossy lol you sure can there Sweetie 0-o

4:55 pm

Just a little husky is all:)

4:56 pm

Yeah pen

4:56 pm

:oD

4:56 pm

hi folks

4:56 pm

have fun seain!

4:56 pm

Hello, Peri :-)

4:56 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for penquis

4:56 pm

Hello, Welki :-)

4:56 pm

tyvm!

ty

4:56 pm

Congrats, Pen!

4:57 pm

Bites tongue really hard, whatever you say Dear.

4:57 pm

ty!

4:57 pm

congrats Pen!!!

4:57 pm

Woof!

4:57 pm

sp 7/36, both of them, pls

4:57 pm

Congrats pen

4:57 pm

LOL, Elegant!

4:57 pm

( that is where my brain went... woof indeed)

4:57 pm

ty1

4:58 pm

down boy, good Crossy.

4:58 pm

i need the sp 5/12 sp 7/36 (combo?)

4:58 pm

( just toss him a biscuit elegant lol)

4:59 pm

i have the last sp 7 bichon, if you have listed...

4:59 pm

SP + soil without the D

4:59 pm

Tehn PT for the SP7

4:59 pm

I prefer the milkbone vegetable.. or Beggin Strips

4:59 pm

ty zooz

4:59 pm

the first sp /36

5:00 pm

Tosses begging strips at crossy.

ooh, i hear the dinner bell! later, all, and happy babbling.

5:00 pm

SP 5/12 & SP 7/36 SCot word for to ask

5:00 pm

I have that one zooz, but i think bichon needed it... i nee5 and 7/ 36 before if... about half way in the list the

5:00 pm

SP 7 is also PT

5:01 pm

I am off to bed, see you all tomorrow xx

5:01 pm

thinking... thought I was up on my Scottish...

5:01 pm

BYe, Katie :-)

5:01 pm

nightnight KTMc

5:01 pm

tc katie and ahve a good night

5:01 pm

Kate the one before the 7 is a homonym of the word before it

5:01 pm

good nite Katie McG and welcome back

5:01 pm

Nite Katie, sweet dreams.

5:01 pm

niters Katie, please come back!

5:02 pm

sp 7/36, first one, pls

5:02 pm

nm ,got it

5:02 pm

-

5:02 pm

SP + two vowels + color

5:02 pm

ty zooz, got the Scottish ones...

5:03 pm

14 to beg for now...

5:03 pm

Welcome.sorry the clues are abit vague.Getting tired here..lol Eyes are feeling a bit gritty.

5:04 pm

they were fine clues zooz, as always... you do a good job - it sounds like you're almost ready for your bed...

5:05 pm

thanks zoom, got ot

5:05 pm

Welcome :-)

5:05 pm

I am, TK. Almost time for me!

5:07 pm

can you help with a few more? I have a bunch of tr words to find...including what may be a 5,6,7,8 combo?

5:07 pm

mi7?

5:07 pm

First two is cow stomach, TK

5:07 pm

dont have those yet sorry...

5:08 pm

to put the wrong day/month/yr on your cheque?

5:08 pm

think - from the halls of montezuma, to the shores of tr7

5:08 pm

ty

5:08 pm

Nice clue, Welki!

5:08 pm

ty zooz... i will work on the rest now...

5:08 pm

misdate

5:08 pm

Hellooooooo babblers!

5:08 pm

ugh

5:08 pm

sorry

5:08 pm

hi River

5:08 pm

ty, welki

5:08 pm

hiya river!!!!

5:08 pm

Hello, River :-)

5:09 pm

ty kje

5:09 pm

thanks, zooz :)

5:09 pm

ty zooz aND KJE!

5:09 pm

wow, thanks welki...coming on and get a great clue first off!

5:09 pm

hi river!

5:09 pm

what a welcome!

5:09 pm

Howdy, Riverdance:)

5:09 pm

**passes river some home made sangria** cheers hun

5:09 pm

Hey peeps :)

5:09 pm

Hello Crossy and gang!

5:10 pm

Cheers!

5:10 pm

Howdy squrell:)

5:10 pm

Hello, Squrell :-)

5:10 pm

ty all for the great tr clues! dopwn to 10 now :)

5:10 pm

I got 225 words at 5:30 this morning because couldn't sleep...lol!

5:11 pm

hi squrell2!

5:11 pm

poor river! did you get a nap latyer?

5:11 pm

but look at the party you all are having......

5:12 pm

no.....story of my life lately......the older I get the earlier I wake.....but will be cursing the alarm clock tomorrow when it is back to work....lol!

5:12 pm

It has been a very nice chat log today.And so amny babblers who I have not seen in a long time.It is really nice :-)

5:12 pm

Tell me about it River

5:12 pm

Many*

5:13 pm

yeap well you get some of the old guard in here... reopen the pb... bound to stir up the dust and set things straight

5:13 pm

one more toughie... the tr 6/21 directly after the "shores of tr8 (pl)... any hints there please?

5:13 pm

This is late for you zooz or early?

5:13 pm

Late for me, River.

5:14 pm

that's us carlee... the old guard, LOL!

5:14 pm

Almost the same, TK just change the lat letter.

5:14 pm

Two letters sorry.

5:14 pm

yea well.. i call my old guard hairs my platinum highlights TK

5:15 pm

that was good, ty again, zooz!

5:15 pm

Okay start again. Same first five then add a plural.

5:15 pm

Oh cool you got it..YaY!

5:15 pm

<thumbs up> to carlee!

5:16 pm

thank you.....

5:16 pm

ur 5/12 please? need both of them...

5:16 pm

:) TK

5:16 pm

UR + three vowels

5:17 pm

The other UR 5/12 is U + interst ****s can go up or down.

5:17 pm

ty zooz!

5:17 pm

Interest*

5:18 pm

tytyty again zooz!

5:18 pm

be7/40?

5:18 pm

be+ grin

5:18 pm

stange word but nice

5:18 pm

I am supposed to be off at a garden party but it feels like one here. Hurray for the old days

5:18 pm

ty, and fw

5:19 pm

Congrats, Kje!

5:19 pm

I'm off, need a nap. thanks for the help

5:19 pm

does anyone have the first se 5/12 please? just before abb. for september...

5:19 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for KJE

5:19 pm

well done kjy

5:19 pm

Clink *cheers* Bugsaw!

5:19 pm

waht a lovely thing to say bugs

5:20 pm

congrats kje!

5:20 pm

congrats kje!

5:20 pm

hello bugsaw and kje, long time!

5:20 pm

It is a color, TK

5:20 pm

se5 is the colour of old photographs

5:20 pm

congrats kje!

5:20 pm

got it, ty!

5:20 pm

got it, ty!

5:21 pm

welcome back Riverdance. Your absence has been notices

5:21 pm

Sweet sleep, Kje :-)

back. may be time for a list.

5:21 pm

I come from time to time but not much.....I lurk....but fun to have all the kids back

hello, river.

5:22 pm

I really must be off but will surely be back later. This is fun again. YAY to all the good people coming back!!

5:22 pm

**passes River another glass of sangria**

5:22 pm

it's good to see you here, river - good to see everyone here :)

5:22 pm

enjoy bugsaw

5:22 pm

toodles bugs

5:22 pm

I wont be able to see the later soon carlee!

5:22 pm

*letters

5:23 pm

later bugss

5:23 pm

Have a great day, Bugsaw!

5:23 pm

althoug I don't mean to demean all the good new people I have met here too. I am just glad things are working out

5:23 pm

see what it is doing to me......

5:23 pm

bye bugs!

5:23 pm

well then come and sit down in the PB with me and eat brownies... i got 1/2 way...

ooh,wait - here is some cheese and rye flatbreads. can't have cocktails without munchies.

5:23 pm

I am done for all intent and purposes at 1/2 way

also some hummus and carrots

5:24 pm

I got some toast points toasting for some bruchetta

yum.

5:24 pm

( rootles in fridge... Ihave some freshly made seedless raspberry jam... whip up some scones perhaps?)

*pom pomtoos for carlee*

5:25 pm

I need some of that jam for my almond thumbprint cookies....please carlee!

5:25 pm

:) thanks TO LOL

5:25 pm

okie kokie... I will be making another batch will ship some down

5:25 pm

oh my, it really is kind of like the old days, isn't it?

and yu an read between my typos!

5:26 pm

I can only say yes from 2009, Dorens, But it sure does :-)

5:27 pm

lol... when correcting papers... you get used to reading through typos TO lol

5:28 pm

break out the real booze, carlee; enough of the fizzy juice drinks!

5:28 pm

hi dorens

hi welk. hi doren.

5:29 pm

do I need to crack open my apple pie and moonshine crossy?

5:29 pm

mmm... moonshine

does anyone else have ads for comcast cable featuring minions?

5:30 pm

Newfie Screech!!!!!!!!

5:30 pm

lord but I have not made any of that in a few years... maybe I need to whip up a batch next week?

5:30 pm

lol, that stuff causes divorcees!

5:31 pm

Hi Dorens, welcome back Welki!

5:31 pm

Hi Dorens, welcome back Welki!

5:31 pm

sangria, screech - and i'll line up a couple of bottles of fireball, straight out of the freezer

5:31 pm

i didnt start making mine until after my divorce :p

5:31 pm

Happy 5th of July. Pool party? Cabana boys?

5:31 pm

No, I meant the Newfie Scraach

5:31 pm

Screech

5:31 pm

Well you cant get divorced if you have no one to divorce anymore......go for it Carlee!

5:31 pm

*alcohol free drinks also available for those who don't imbibe*

5:31 pm

Do I get cabana girls?

5:31 pm

woooot, carlee's making screech! I can make Bailey's and Kahlua....

Did someone say cabana boys? Sign me up!

5:32 pm

we could have mudslides that will give you a hangover until next week... ;)

5:32 pm

mm, I have all the goodies for B-52's...

5:32 pm

we are working on brownies humus sangria made with red wine mango , peaches and blueberries..some bruschetta about to come out of river's oven..I have whipped up some scones to go with home made jam...and apparently I am busting out my moonshine and apple pie ( not the pastry variety)

5:32 pm

crossy is looking for the girl variety......we may be able to find some......

5:32 pm

after a couple shots of screech, crossy, what's the point of cabana girls?

5:32 pm

sorry crossy, old old tradition (like fish slapping), don't know if we can bend that

5:32 pm

love frozen mudslides

5:33 pm

oha nd crossy is busy caramelising some baconw ith maple syrup and brown sugar

5:33 pm

lol for the back massages of course!

5:33 pm

when the old guard is here, there are ALWAYS cabana boys/girls mag mom...

5:33 pm

oh I'll be right over carlee. sounds better than what i'm serv iing

5:33 pm

that is in the PB dorens.. cop a squat *pours dorens some sangria*

5:34 pm

still trying to find an affordable flight to visit Carlee.....what is up with AirCanada?

5:34 pm

lovely

5:34 pm

try westjet

5:34 pm

there should be big fish slaps all around in celebration of this great reunion!

5:34 pm

AC is $$$ sadly

5:34 pm

hmmm what about flying into detroit?

5:34 pm

i have 4 fish lefrt to find....

Oh yes Kate, I have had a Babble cabana boy or two in years past. Sigh. Good times.

5:35 pm

and how far a ride is that?

5:35 pm

Air Canada is $$$$

5:35 pm

fly into HaMILTON instead

5:35 pm

2 hours + border crossing

5:35 pm

I cant remember my last cabana boy....been too long.....

5:35 pm

or toronto island airport...

5:35 pm

My eyes are starting to close. Happy babbling everyone ((((TO ALL))))

5:35 pm

She tried for hamilton and London...too much time in terminals... so toronto or detroit are next options

5:36 pm

toodles zooz

5:36 pm

goodnight zooz

5:36 pm

'night zooz

good night, zooz

5:36 pm

my cabana boy gets home in 2 days... cannot wait to get my fingers on him again...

5:36 pm

carlee what are you up to these days? Last I remember you were taking classes.

5:36 pm

Crossy put a barrel of Canadian Mist and some Maple bacon in the PB and head out to watch a show. tc all and happy babbling!

5:37 pm

no fear, magmom... there are always cabana boys here.. sometimes they are just firghtened and need coasxing out! They are sometimes skittish around certain people...

5:37 pm

oh. my. you answered my question before you'd read it.

5:37 pm

flight to Sarnia was $800 US....I cant do that

5:37 pm

river, you're flying from concord?

5:37 pm

Would like to fly from Manchester NH but will go to Boston if needed but savings was not that great

5:37 pm

I am DONE classes !!!! I finished my B.Ed (ao I am a teacher now) and I am doing my M. Ed. in Policy focusing on how pop culture is acting as a decoloniser for first nations students... am just writing my proposal now

5:38 pm

I tried Sarnia and London but way too expensive and sitting at airports....for 8 hours

5:38 pm

I'm off to watch something on tv (my eyes are starting to hurt) take care all, great chatting with everyone. (((( )))))

5:38 pm

That's wonderful!!! and you have a private cabana boy as well?

5:38 pm

so hamilton, toronto, or detroit

5:38 pm

night night mrs crossy!!!

5:38 pm

good night to those leaving us

5:38 pm

Toronto is 3 hours drive for you and back and back and back

5:39 pm

we lose 2 days in driving

5:39 pm

g'night, crossy and elegant

5:39 pm

but lots of laughs on the way

5:39 pm

lol.. yes.. I do... funnys tory that... he is a former prof from my undergrad... ( we started to see eachother long after I graduated)

5:39 pm

toronto is an easy drive...

5:39 pm

oh, just noticed Elegant was here.....good night lovebirds!

5:39 pm

that's wonderful news (as well as a wonderful story)

5:39 pm

may i make a suggestion? meet halfway for a visit, just the two of you

5:39 pm

detroit more of a pain bc of the border...

5:40 pm

welki... the wisdom of solomon. a judge!

5:40 pm

well the point was river was coming here and we were going to spend the days on my beach... siping wine etc

5:40 pm

sipping* even

5:40 pm

don't know whether to say thank you or poke you in the eye :D

5:40 pm

carlee... Buffalo?

5:41 pm

passing welki and dorens more sangria... drink up...

5:41 pm

well, if you go to buffalo, you can meet up with scrabbler!

5:41 pm

oh. that's different carlee welki don't poke me! I meant it as a compliment

5:41 pm

g'nite zooz, ty for the great clues!

5:41 pm

I am sure the Detroit border is bury

5:41 pm

again..buffalo is a pain with the border crossing and can beheld up for hours at the bridges..either way

5:41 pm

*busy

pass some this way please, carlee?

5:42 pm

then, thank you, dorens (glad i asked)

5:42 pm

scrabs and featherbee too in buffalo

5:42 pm

i can't believe treif isn't a word.

5:42 pm

*opens a bottle of godiva chocolate for owl*

5:42 pm

tref

5:42 pm

pours To some more sangria... here is another brownie too hun

5:42 pm

so many arbitrary yiddish words. can we have tapas with that sangria please?

oooh, ty welk. *runs to get ice cold vanilla vodka*

5:43 pm

I haven't looked for one word since I started chatting...lol!

5:43 pm

seriously owl? vanilla vodka? an alliteration!

5:43 pm

just looked it up - treif/tref, tomato, tomahto

5:43 pm

go ahead and whip up a batch dorens.. I am watching that my scones don't over bake

well, i am a very literate tippler, dorens.

5:43 pm

when drinking, i am a titerate lippler

5:44 pm

that is part of the problem river. My life was a lot easier when I wasn't reading chog. I want grilled sheeps milk with wild honey from the Dolomites.

:D

5:44 pm

i had that in Venice last week! It was divine. I will just hop out to the imaginary cheese shop down the road ~~ back in a jiffy!

5:44 pm

lol welki... ( snort)

5:44 pm

toast points nice an crispy....loaded with tomato, mozzarella, spices and bit of vinegar...ready anyone?

5:45 pm

but the chog is fun tonight

5:45 pm

Hi, all!

5:45 pm

pass em over river

5:45 pm

hail hail!

5:45 pm

PAM!!!!!! (squishy hugs)

5:45 pm

hey, pam

5:45 pm

hello Pam

5:46 pm

*passes Pam some sangria too*

5:46 pm

OMG!!! Have we hijacked the chog? I had other plans for this evening, but this is sort of priceless.

5:46 pm

Howdy! Soccer and a large grid and a great day wandering a museum in Providence. Plus, I heard ru has offers on his house, so I have to celebrate! Clink!

5:46 pm

pretty much... it is an old guard evening

5:46 pm

Hi, welki, riverdance, doresn, carlee, et al.

5:47 pm

which soccer match pam?

5:47 pm

He's had four offers. I predict a bidding war. His house looks like something out of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

5:47 pm

Hi Pam... welcome! I believe someone is getting your drink now. please pass the toast point bruschetta....

5:47 pm

Hi Pam... welcome! I believe someone is getting your drink now. please pass the toast point bruschetta....

hi pam

5:48 pm

Car;lee.. I meant for River to fly into Buffalo....but I'm the other side of the river from scrabbs and featherbee too...

5:49 pm

Owl, been to the shore yet this summer?

5:50 pm

yea... I know the trouble with flying in at a border... the wait time at the bridges can be hours either or both ways... never predictable...but if River flies into canada.. customs taken care of in the airport.

5:50 pm

If I could find a cheap flight to Buffalo, I would get a room for a couple days to have a babble meetup.....but will still miss out on Carlee beach!

5:50 pm

Elegant and Crossy slipped out whilst I was pouring more wine... belated goodbyes!

no, doren. you?

5:50 pm

making more sangria

5:50 pm

true car.... when is she wanting to come?

5:50 pm

Sorry--am wandering. Women's world cup. US vs Japan--finals!!!!

5:50 pm

Nope. Beach Haven on the 15th for two days though.

5:51 pm

The border in Vermont is not bad getting into Canada but horrible coming home.....experienced that last summer

5:51 pm

You must not miss Carlee beach... I would go if I was invited...

5:51 pm

way too long a drive for me to where you are

5:52 pm

... so you're cheering for Japan Pam? LOL

5:52 pm

come on up TK....is a private ( sort of... just residential) beach

sounds great. was just a review of a couple of eateries there in the inquirer.

5:52 pm

Grand Bend Carlee?

5:52 pm

LOL, TK!

if you ever want to do a beach trip and want company, let me know.

5:53 pm

:D

5:53 pm

I am just outside Sarnia in brights grove...is a cottage town like grand bend without all the grand bend.... ummmmm... stuff

5:53 pm

I swear, I must gat some wheels -

5:53 pm

just checked mapquest....10 hours 43 minutes on a good day

5:54 pm

grand bend is 90km up the lake from me

5:54 pm

and they have me driving to detroit

5:54 pm

no..you would drive to buffalo.. and cross buffalo to niagara falls to hamilton and down to sarnia

5:54 pm

ah! I keep thinking you're in London... btw, most of the "stuff" in Grand bend burned down about 2 yrs ago, better stuff now..

5:55 pm

I am in london 1/2 my time..that is where I teach and go to school

how far above the fallls are you, carlee?

5:55 pm

I just sleep most nights in Brights grove

5:55 pm

i am a 4 hour drive from teh falls

5:55 pm

she must go to detroit or somewhere then.. even Toronto to mSarnia is quite a trip..

5:55 pm

fun to watch this chat, but time for me to go - great to 'see' everyone

that is a drive.

5:56 pm

400 km...hmmm 275mi?ish?

5:56 pm

I'm around the corner from the Falls...

5:56 pm

toronto to sarnia is 3 hours... not a bad drive though..straight 401-402

5:56 pm

I really need to get into another room so I can turn on the soccer.Bye all

bye, welk.

5:56 pm

night night welki

5:56 pm

bye welki!

5:56 pm

bye welki!

5:56 pm

bye welki!

5:56 pm

night dorens

5:57 pm

good night dorens and welki

5:57 pm

I so want to make this work

5:57 pm

( not really toronto though.is mississauga... so you are not going right into toronto proper)

night doren,

5:57 pm

I am taking my kids on a trip next year.....the last hurrah....thinking Mexico in January

5:57 pm

so... you are london... but bright's grove is your haven, got it!

5:58 pm

when did you plan to come River?

5:58 pm

I am part time in each city... I commute to london daily ( drive 200km every day)

5:58 pm

end of July or mid August

5:58 pm

before school really ramps up for Carlee

5:58 pm

high season for airfares :(

5:59 pm

I was looking at flights July 30 to Aug 3

5:59 pm

actually september might be cheaper... school is always there for me river

5:59 pm

but will look later in the month

5:59 pm

niters Dorens!

5:59 pm

I am in school now

5:59 pm

check september rates... and lake still nice early sept

5:59 pm

I will check for September fares

6:00 pm

once you get to the "shoulder" season, prices are more reeasonable... is Sept "do-able" for both of you?

6:00 pm

the only time I cant take off is the last 2 weeks of August as my boss in on vacation to I need to cover

6:01 pm

september is fine for me

6:01 pm

Would be fun to celebrate my birthday there even if it is later

6:01 pm

ok... try second last week august.. last week is peak travel again

6:01 pm

da 6/24 (last one) follows day/month-er...please?

6:02 pm

sorry dont have it

6:03 pm

i only need 4... plan is to beg for them all ;)

6:03 pm

beg away.....I dont really care about my 84 left....having fun with chat but sorry to bore those about wanting to see Carlee

6:04 pm

lol... i gave up on the grid too...

6:05 pm

My boss is on vacation from August 15 to the 31.....

6:05 pm

so will look for just after labor day

6:05 pm

ok..so september

6:05 pm

after labour day

6:05 pm

no bother! and the au 5/12 (last one) is same as one before... just change the final 2 vowels to other ones.

6:05 pm

labour day is the 7th

6:06 pm

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~* for TK woot!!

6:06 pm

that is my birthday....and your spelling is so fancy compared to ours!

6:06 pm

not yet car! 3 to go!

6:07 pm

lol... well shucks us canucks think you all are important so we just tuck that "u" in to make y'all feel special like

6:07 pm

lol....

6:07 pm

LMAO!!!!! THAT'S GREAT CAR!!!!!!!!

6:08 pm

have you never heard that before?????

6:08 pm

at 5/12 hints, anyone?

6:08 pm

never.... it's hillarious :D

6:09 pm

... the others are planning """ "a xxxx"

6:09 pm

oh..is how we remember that "u" rule

6:09 pm

I am heading out to figure out supper.....had it figured out until my son came home from work an hour ago and said he was going to girlfriends for supper. So will leave steak tips marinating in frig until tomorrow. Pulled those lovely russets off the grill.....now what!

6:09 pm

insideout grilled cheese sammie

6:10 pm

every man for himself night....

6:10 pm

hello doseffing

what is this inside out grilled cheese?

6:10 pm

... evening

6:10 pm

( put grated cheddar outside the bread too.. gets all cripsy)

6:10 pm

Great to see everyone but am off....(((hugs)))

6:10 pm

make your grilled cheese.. butter the outside.. and put grated cheddar on the butter... fry up on medium heat...

6:11 pm

dose.... didn't quite get the clue for the at 5/12, if that's what ypou clued

6:12 pm

ok.. I am going to go watch my last 2 episodes of SoA and will pop in later... enjoy peeps

6:12 pm

Bye River! Don'T be a stranger!

6:12 pm

actual *poof*

6:12 pm

bye carlee!

6:12 pm

... think of a four letter word that starts with "t" and describes what y'all have been planning for august/september .... then put an a in front

bye, river. later, all.

6:15 pm

tytyty dose! i was looking for something like itinerary, and of course, gettoing no where! just 2 more to beg for now!

6:15 pm

Bye TO, take care

6:16 pm

the ad 5/14 that precedes the feminine fat please?

6:17 pm

... good bye in french

6:17 pm

mon dieu! tytyty, can't believe I missed that one - fish slap for me...

6:19 pm

last stinkin' word... da 6/24 (second one in list) please!

6:19 pm

US is crushing Japan.

6:19 pm

... I was wondering if you'd found that one ....

6:19 pm

... I was wondering if you'd found that one ....

6:19 pm

4 - nil

6:19 pm

What's the score now Pam?

6:20 pm

ty java2!

6:21 pm

22nd minute.

6:22 pm

... s

6:23 pm

pam what channel are you watching?

6:23 pm

... can't think of a good clue ... so ... da + french familiar you + egyptian sun god

6:24 pm

... what did the Japanese do? Forget to send a goalkeeper out to play?

6:24 pm

apparently! poor sods!

6:24 pm

any clues for the E in 3rd column? ty.

6:25 pm

US is aggressive and attacking - and playing defense.

6:25 pm

Carli Lloyd is awesome

6:25 pm

looking mkg

6:26 pm

... to have found something ... think James Bond

mkg think James bond, the *** who loved me. past tense

6:26 pm

feminite fat is a word????????yikes. would love the know the stats for it. ty.

6:27 pm

the man who loved me? huh? hmmm. will try to think.

6:27 pm

peri--it's on fox.

6:27 pm

dont know bond movies.

6:27 pm

lol mkg!

6:27 pm

ok thanks

6:27 pm

4-1

6:27 pm

... ad7/36

6:27 pm

fw, bye for now

es 6/24

6:27 pm

I **&* with my little eye....

6:27 pm

... ah ... one of the great comebacks of all has started

6:28 pm

congrats peri, ttfn!

6:28 pm

ty. trying but not seeing it.

6:28 pm

still dont know feminine fat word.

6:29 pm

also dont get the **&* word. what is the & for?

6:29 pm

... ends with a four letter word meaning to stand or sit for a painting

6:29 pm

Extra Sensory Perception + sometimes vowel....... NOW.... make that word past tense instead

how about the pi 4/6 piper and put the es in front of it

6:30 pm

that was some weird typo or gremlin mkg, try last try i made for clue

6:30 pm

got the word. now what is the feminine fat????? i still dont get it.

6:30 pm

i got the es word. ty.

6:32 pm

bum/thighs of women often referred to as feminine ad 7/36 tissue....

6:32 pm

that womanly padding...

6:33 pm

though the word really only means fat in general.

6:33 pm

ad + seeing vowel + sit for a photo

6:34 pm

grreat clue kate. ty.

6:38 pm

np mkg, glad to try to help...

6:38 pm

np mkg, glad to try to help...

6:38 pm

np mkg, glad to try to help...

6:38 pm

np mkg, glad to try to help...

6:38 pm

bad lag here....

6:39 pm

stuck on be 7/40 ?

6:40 pm

be + grin?

6:40 pm

thnaks kate

6:41 pm

be + sm 5/12

ty didn't have that one yet

6:41 pm

yw :)

although I was wishing bespear was a word. I know a few people I would like to bespear :)

6:43 pm

can I help? lol

sure, you bring the spears. lol

6:44 pm

deal!

6:51 pm

mi7/28....clue, please

6:52 pm

... mi7/36?

6:52 pm

First goal scored against US in 540 minutes.

6:52 pm

ni7/38. please

6:53 pm

... ni7/28 ... take the preceeding ni5 and add two vowels .... then pluralize it for the 8

6:54 pm

tyvm dose!

6:55 pm

never heard of this word and its plural before.

6:56 pm

... probably a french restaurant where you can buy the ni5

6:57 pm

LOL !

7:06 pm

I so would like another three goals scored by the US! :) Sorry I am such a scattershot but World Cup is World Cup. :)

7:09 pm

... and done ... phew ... a bit more than very OCD to finish this one ... ... may I offer a clue for anyone ...

7:10 pm

sorry, i was gone... connection issues here :( seems to happen around 7 = 8 AM and PM...

7:11 pm

Congrats Doseffing!

7:11 pm

... is it raining or thundering down there?

7:13 pm

... ah well ... the cat wants some attention ... and I'd like some dinner ... until tomorrow ... .. Good Night and Good Luck

7:14 pm

by me? nothing on the horizon... you're Whitby? I'm Fort Erie (over the river from Buffalo), sometimes the weather tracks North of us...seems - maybe - a bit too calm; but skies are good..

7:14 pm

Bye Dose, and ty for ypiur clues!

7:15 pm

Anyone else for clues? I must hit the hay here soon...

back to finish hopefully.

7:22 pm

Can clue if you like TO

ty.

have you been here all day, kate?

7:25 pm

In and out...

7:25 pm

had housework and yardwork to do too

ar 8pls?

nm

7:38 pm

Connection error. Refresh the page. Contact Dr_God if this persists.

7:39 pm

sorry TO, anything else?

nbt and hi all

7:41 pm

hi gwen

7:44 pm

Hi folks!

7:44 pm

hi feathrbee!

featherbee, wazap?

7:44 pm

:)

7:45 pm

just back from vacay, TONS of books bought, lol

ooooh, books!

7:46 pm

I think I bought more "souvenir books" than actual souvenirs!

yeah, but souveniers just get in the way of all one's books . . .

7:49 pm

very true!

7:50 pm

I found a GREAT bookstore in Chatham, on Cape Cod, called "Where the Sidewalk Ends". Lovely displays, great write ups by staff. Found "Brain on Fire" there, devoured it in two days.

i have half of one shelf for non-books, and the rest of the shelves, well . . .

sounds like your brain was on fire all right 8 - )

7:52 pm

You have a shelf without books??? What's that???

the horrow!

7:52 pm

lol!

7:53 pm

Hi TO, Kate, anyone else I'm not seeing!

7:53 pm

US women win World Cup!!!!

7:53 pm

woooo hooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

7:54 pm

soooo exciting!!!

7:57 pm

What a game!

7:59 pm

fabulous!!

what? a sport happened?

8:00 pm

US Women just won the soccer World Cup!!!

8:00 pm

hey weedie!..welcome back while we have you

8:03 pm

And they did it definitively! 5-2 - highest scoring final game in World Cup history

ri5/14-6/24 pls?

fw! happy babbling.

wtg temple owl!!

8:14 pm

take the word for Indian nation and take away the "t" for ri5.

um, hooray?

8:22 pm

Gwen LOL

8:27 pm

hi ruru! i've peeked in off and on through the months, but have been distracted by lots of other things lately! i've taken up spinning and weaving, for one thing. :)

8:30 pm

wow.. a good friend of mine is a professional weaver artist

8:31 pm

beautiful things she makes

8:31 pm

that's awesome!

8:32 pm

i'm nowhere near that level, lol. i've made a bunch of scarves so far.

8:32 pm

scarves are a start

8:32 pm

yup, that they are. i had fun with one i made for my dad, did the pattern with the fibonacci sequence numbers

8:33 pm

my ex was an avid knitter

8:33 pm

I treasure the scarves she made me.. I love them

8:33 pm

i CAN knit, but enjoy the weaving more right now

8:34 pm

:)

8:34 pm

I do weaving too

8:34 pm

...but mostly after drinking

8:34 pm

you do? awesome! oh you brat, lol, you had me for a second.

8:35 pm

:D

8:36 pm

Hi kids. Yay, Featherbee is here!

8:37 pm

*pounces on and hugs scrabs*

8:37 pm

44 words in, lol. chatting more than finding words!

8:38 pm

*glad he wasn't pounced on*

8:39 pm

*pounces on ru for the heck of it*

8:39 pm

aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

8:39 pm

ruru, we have a new doggie as of a few years ago...sadie...her alter ego is Tigger. she pounces on everything, and loves to bounce!

8:41 pm

((Featherbee))

8:42 pm

stid is in the grid. i'm sure i'm not the first to notice that. :)

8:42 pm

And Peri

8:43 pm

haven't gotten to the P yet!

8:44 pm

so is Trif

8:44 pm

Ah, yes.

8:44 pm

Hi, again! US Women rocked the house and I am back....

8:45 pm

hi pam! enjoy the game?

8:45 pm

Hi Pam!

8:45 pm

hiya pam

8:45 pm

I enjoyed the win! 5-2, World Cup Champs!

8:46 pm

hello again friends. so nice to see evreyone here. Also, congrats to the US women. It was a well deserved win.

8:46 pm

hi bugs

8:46 pm

Hi Bugsaw

8:46 pm

hi bugs :)

8:46 pm

Hey, ru! Congrats on the soon-to-be bidding war!

8:46 pm

bidding war is over .. it is sold.. thanks though

8:46 pm

Hi, bugs!

8:47 pm

I'm ready for the beginning of my new life now

8:47 pm

did you get it?

8:47 pm

congrats!

8:47 pm

no.. feather.. I sold it

8:47 pm

ohhh, ok, still congrats!

8:47 pm

It sold already?! Was there a bidding war or did you just get asking price?

8:48 pm

I can buy what I want now.. and have my own home .. and maybe another fancy sports car

8:48 pm

we had 4 offers today bugs.. it's sold.. we sold for over the asking price

8:48 pm

wow, awesome

8:48 pm

Cash..

8:49 pm

oh well done! Here is to a new beginning for both of you, fulled with happiness. cash... whew

8:49 pm

...even more awesome..

8:49 pm

WOOOOT

8:49 pm

thanks bugs.. that's how I feel about it too.. it will be good for mrs. ex-ru too

8:50 pm

she'll finally be rid of me :D

8:50 pm

Great news about selling your house, Ruru.

8:51 pm

I have been there. We were not happy together after many years but both of us were good people who deserved happiness. It makes things so much more civila and manageable.

8:51 pm

thanks everyone..it's been a lOOOONG haul

8:51 pm

Saw Heather's post … dropping in to say hi all!

8:51 pm

I like your new husband bugs.. he seems like a very kind man

8:51 pm

hi muse!

8:51 pm

waves to Pam, Scrabbler and featherbee. So glad you are here.

8:52 pm

Hi mymuse! Great to see you here.

8:52 pm

Hi Feather and Scrab!

8:53 pm

Waves....

8:53 pm

there's hope for me yet :D

8:53 pm

Much happiness to all.

8:53 pm

He is kind but his gentleness is the quality that attracted me. First husband was the boy wonder and big man on campus who came to believe his own press.

8:53 pm

night pam

8:53 pm

great to see you

8:53 pm

aah.. the narcissist type.. I know that one well

8:54 pm

ugh, re words

8:54 pm

LOL weedie

8:54 pm

Still here, ru.... but fading....

8:55 pm

it WAS a fun grid :P

8:55 pm

congrats weeeeeeedieee

8:55 pm

smarty pants

8:55 pm

I struggled with this one

8:55 pm

no, no, still doing it. the fun slowed down on the RE words.

8:55 pm

All done, Featherbee?

8:55 pm

oh

8:56 pm

I take it all back then

8:56 pm

lol, fine, be that way

8:57 pm

I need just 139 more but am not seeing any.

8:57 pm

189 left here

8:57 pm

*hands feather a towel*

8:58 pm

*in case you need to throw it in*

8:58 pm

nope, not yet! i'll just hang on to it though. i've learned how to be able to walk away from grids over the years.

8:58 pm

I have to go switch laundry from washer to dryer.

8:58 pm

<---drinking a delicious cava now that I'm free

8:59 pm

I can walk away from any grid .... (NOT)

8:59 pm

I'm totally OCD about this stupid game

9:00 pm

lol

9:03 pm

congrats, ru...happy for you....

9:03 pm

hello penuqia

9:03 pm

sorry, penquis

9:03 pm

thanks pen

9:03 pm

no problem...pen is fine... ;o)

9:03 pm

fingers are a-flyin

9:04 pm

*lucky doug*

9:04 pm

Hello again, penquis.

9:04 pm

hi...

9:04 pm

congrats ruru on the sale!

9:05 pm

thank you

9:08 pm

Feather must be focused on those re- words.

9:09 pm

whoops, no, shiny things on FB got me

9:09 pm

i'm at my standstill point now, 145 left. still have a zero on that middle column, 4th down E.

9:11 pm

es6--looked at someone/something

9:11 pm

one who spots something...

9:11 pm

heading out....g'nite to all who remain!

9:11 pm

ahhh, ty

9:11 pm

gave me the s too

9:11 pm

night pen

9:12 pm

Good night, penquis.

9:12 pm

ok, grabbing the list. 143 left.

9:12 pm

who maintains the list nowadays?

9:12 pm

lickety still

9:13 pm

does he still do the grid?

9:13 pm

I rarely see him chat. Sometimes he just says that the list is available.

9:13 pm

ahhh, k

9:15 pm

well i'm very grateful :)

9:16 pm

Yes, lickety's list is invaluable in saving us time.

9:17 pm

I would find it too frustrating without his list.

9:23 pm

i could find more words if i could type correctly....

9:24 pm

It's late. You must be tired.

9:24 pm

very

9:25 pm

i've got 90% of the small bags unpacked, but still haven't touched the suitcases

9:26 pm

I leave for the Adirondack Mountains a week from tomorrow. I will start packing in a few days--hiking and kayaking gear.

9:27 pm

hi again all

9:27 pm

hi carlee!

9:27 pm

Hi Carlee

9:27 pm

ohhh, mom will be jealous, lol

9:27 pm

hi ya feather

9:27 pm

and scrabs

9:27 pm

hey all

9:28 pm

stid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:28 pm

how is this grid? Should I try it?

9:28 pm

Hey Stid

9:28 pm

you are planning another hiking trip scrabs... enjoy...

9:28 pm

hey stid. I am washing clothers and getting ready

9:28 pm

*does a backflip landing on point and tosses choclits* hiya stddy

9:28 pm

:-)

9:28 pm

i'm having fun so far

9:28 pm

Three this summer, Carlee. First one was in Pennsylvania 3 wks ago.

9:28 pm

got to 143 sans list, am now at 121 left with list

9:29 pm

ohhhh, chocolate....

9:29 pm

good for you scrabs

9:29 pm

We are (mostly) ready for you, Bugs. The living/dining rooms are pretty cluttered this evening, but I am tired. I'll look through boxes tomorrow after I have some coffee. Things go quicker it seems after a little caffeine.

9:29 pm

Enjoy your get-together, ladies.

9:29 pm

Mother would like to go with us to Powell's on Friday. :-) And we'll see Mcurlschool on Wednesday. Otherwise, we are UNscheduled and fancy-free!

9:30 pm

thanks Scrabs. Hope someday it'll be YOU coming to visit! We'd love to see you here.

9:30 pm

Pleae don't tidy up all the clutter! Clutter is like digging for treasure.

9:30 pm

have fun ladies!

9:30 pm

sounds like a great time

9:30 pm

*waves shyly at feather who does amazing things AND is mom to young children AND teaches*

9:30 pm

:-) carlee -- miss you.

9:30 pm

I am glad she can spare some time to visit too. I am looking forward to this, my summer holiday.

9:30 pm

I will leave a fair bit for you, Bugs --it's a summer-long project! LOL

9:30 pm

stid, i have a teacher-friend who is moving to washington state right now. she taught OT in our school for several years, and she and her husband have wanted a change. they love the outdoors.

9:31 pm

ooooh. West side or East side? Hope it's the West side. Puts her closer to us. :-D

9:31 pm

oh geesh stid, lol, i'm also freaking exhausted and nowhere near perfect!!!

9:31 pm

not really sure to be honest! she's already got a position in a school there.

9:32 pm

*puts out rating charts for everyone for feather*

9:32 pm

I finally got to under 100 unfound, so I am ready for bed.

9:32 pm

Good for her. I hope she'll be happy for the change.

9:32 pm

hello RURU!!!!!

9:32 pm

carlee -- what are you so busy writing by the lake????

9:32 pm

pay attention everyone .. the closer you score heather to 100 the more perfect she is

9:32 pm

hi stid

9:33 pm

lmao!!!!

9:33 pm

well done Scrabs! You're amazing. I have been so busy chatting I haven't managed ANY words. :-(

9:33 pm

100 !

9:33 pm

good job scrabs!

9:33 pm

Let's see - so 96 is better than 208??? *confused mama look*

9:33 pm

it's a tough grid scrabs

9:33 pm

*wicked grin*

9:33 pm

I vote 99.5 then. She was one of the first friendly faces to welcome me when I tried visiting here.

9:34 pm

It is very tough for a large grid. I struggled to find 216. Nighty-night, kids.

9:34 pm

night scrabs

9:34 pm

awww, i do try! just don't ask my boys to rate me when i'm frustrated with them! btw, for those who haven't seen me in a while, daniel's turning 11 in a few weeks!

9:34 pm

I can't score her that high.. she constantly sided with KJE in picking on me :D

9:35 pm

LOL ruru! sweet dreams cousin

9:35 pm

hehe, that IS true, ruru.

9:35 pm

86.5 from me :D

9:35 pm

hehe, i'll take it!

9:36 pm

stid, ruru sold his house today.

9:36 pm

I give feather a 99.9. When I was her age, I was mostly an invalid. She makes me look like a slug!

9:37 pm

WOW ruru! Where are you going to live? I am unpacking some large cardboard boxes...

9:37 pm

i'm renting right now.. I don't have to be in a hurry to buy something. >I can wait for the right house now.

9:37 pm

ha, appearances can be deceiving, stid. i'm just easily distracted by fun things, and like to share a lot! meanwhile, my house is a disaster, and my patience often runs thin, especially during the school year. summers are for recharging!

9:38 pm

maybe you can down size a bit ruru and save some money for a getaway place in the northwest. hint hint

9:38 pm

I am loving having a summer where I can alternate between purposeful (figuring out how to teach better next year!) and completely naptime. It's really nice to have these weeks to focus on myself and my family.

9:39 pm

Ruru, I hope the right house opens up here...

9:40 pm

I am planning to downsize.. smaller is better for me now

9:40 pm

ohhh, stid, hang on. as i was cleaning my room this year, i recently came across a book that i reread, and am planning on rereading yet again in the fall. i had forgotten, but it was a lot of what i built my teaching philosophy on. let me see if i can find the title...

9:42 pm

smaller is good, ruru -- I am finally managing to throw out and give away things that we no longer need. It was too hard to eliminate things last year, but this year it's easier. I like having more space and less stuff. Except for crafting stuff. Never too much...

9:43 pm

that's how I feel now.. I am throwing out and donating stuff almost every week.

9:43 pm

:-) good for you ruru

9:44 pm

it is totally amazing how much crap two human beings can accumulate over 20 years.

9:48 pm

http://tinyurl.com/omkv2hd It doesn't only apply to "challenging children", it actually gives a great framework for how to set up your environment to allow them choice, control, and a positive framework for working with their behavior

9:49 pm

it's also a VERY easy read!

9:49 pm

found the 9!

9:51 pm

Looks like a perfect fit for me. Thanks, feather. Will look it up!

9:51 pm

I got completely sucked into the grid... halfway but still working on NBT

9:52 pm

i bet you'll see things in it that you already do!

9:53 pm

deciding where my stopping point will be

9:53 pm

I hope so... I sometimes think I do a lot of things right but don't "know" that they are. Not sure if that makes sense.

9:53 pm

0 .. :D

9:53 pm

this book will definitely help. i hadn't read it for probably 10 years, and was amazed at how much what i do today comes from that one book.

9:54 pm

nope, ruru! 107 left, thinking i'll do like scrabs at stop at 100

9:55 pm

100 might be a good point for sure.

9:56 pm

ok, 100 left!

9:56 pm

done for the night

9:57 pm

well done, feather! And thanks for the book suggestion. Have it on my want list on amazon now.

9:57 pm

sweet dreams!

9:58 pm

you're welcome! night all. i'll try to stop into the grid more often this summer, for sure.

9:59 pm

night weeds

10:00 pm

Help on the lone E in the row that is one up from the bottom row? My last blank tile.

10:06 pm

es6/24 - noticed ..

10:07 pm

thanks tor! thanks NBT. Now for NBS... how hot is it for you? We got up over 95 for the fifth or so day in a row... much hotter for longer than we normally get (ever) and much earlier than expected.

10:09 pm

Not bad right now .. mid 70's to mid 80's .. nice bearable summer temps ..

10:10 pm

that's lovely! I am hoping it will really cool down soon. I am having to water nearly every day, even for the more established plants.

10:10 pm

We can water for 10 minutes, twice a week ..

10:11 pm

I would have no veggies, and very few flowers if that were the case. :-( But with drought, I am curtailing un-necessary water use, for sure.

10:12 pm

If I had a dog, she would be SO happy to have fewer baths! LOL

10:15 pm

We got a decent rain last week, but they are too few and far between ..

10:16 pm

Yes, you need a LOT more rain. We need it cooler. Most of our mountains are already snow-less. Anything left right now is only on glaciers, which are shrinking...

10:19 pm

There's 100 for me.

10:19 pm

It's starting to cool off. I am going to try to get Tom to walk in the garden with me...

10:20 pm

Thanks for the help, tor. Have a lovely week, all. Stay cool! *poof*

10:22 pm

Nitres ..

11:50 pm

FW Whew!!

11:51 pm

Yay, Une, me too! Just in time, whew is right!

11:54 pm

congrats, JBsAnno!

133 - next board size

11:59 pm

462

11:59 pm

63

11:59 pm

201

11:59 pm

Hmm, 291

11:59 pm

114

12:00 am

176

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