August 7, 2016
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Flip flip hooray!
flip
I'm partially psychic ..
Too big for me to start. Busy day tomorrow so probably won't even do this one.Good luck to all finishing this one.Goodnight
howdy, Babblers! :)
E's Done!
hi
hi all!
nice work, godthaab!
Hi all
di7
ti7
pr 7
nbt/nbs
WTG Diz
ty
go diz, go!!
it must be because you're in the grid!
lol
Pedro
Clues are up
Thanks, Lickety
thanks, Lickety!
thanks Lickety
tr7
re 7
stats for the z please?
zo 4
150 and saving the rest for tomorrow -- gnite all :-)
Sleep well, Une
ty, Liz, for the z
yw
ty liz
Also yw
wow, red boxes
wow, red boxes
wow, red boxes
wow, red boxes
wow, red boxes
wow, red boxes
none here flosey
refresh.....mine is okay now.
refresh.....mine is okay now.
lots here, ugh
refresh.....mine is okay now.
lots here, ugh
time to check out.. poof
still acting up as I only typed that once!
nbt, nbs and half way - good night everyone :-)
Sleep well, nan
good morning all
Hi and hugs, Sprite. How are you today and thanks for Chap 2 :)
*hugs Liz* I am fine, just have trouble sleeping through the nights. Up at 4 am, lol. But otherwise all good. Glad you enjoy reading the story! How are you and your beloved?
Very well here - keeping very busy, moving rocks to terrace the slope at the back. The driftwood rotted out :(
hi Sprite
ouch. Carrying rocks, that is hard work. No need to go to the gym :D
hi flosey :) How are you today?
Do that as well. I've been pretty static recently and I don't like that.
good for you. I should be more active too, but am procrastinating
If I do nothing physical, i start to ache.
good thanks Sprite, hope you get over the sleepless nights
Sleepless nights are unpleasant and frustrating.
yes, and lonely!
in time I will, I am sure, flosey. Good to hear you are good :)
Very true.
I usually come out and play on the computer for a bit
I hate getting out of bed if I can't sleep. I just want to go to sleep, which of course, makes it worse!
there's always someone around the world looking for a game of bridge
Great thing about time zones!
yes, sure is
I have to get up, my body won't let me lie awake for long. So off to the computer... do some translating, some silly game... sometimes babble chat!
For me, inactivity is a sure way to guarantee I won't sleep.
agree Liz, me too - have to get my mind going in another direction
Like I said, I need to do physical stuff, which is odd, considering I don't enjoy exercise!
it is always hard to find the delicate balance between being physically active enough, and not overdoing things which results in afterpain.
Don't think I'm ever that active then!
lol me neither. I mean because of my handicaps, not because of my rigorous training, lolol
Gosh! I've missed so many past tenses!
one of those grids, hm?
Probably not for you!
oh for sure. One of my standard strategies is to play until I get stuck, then look at my wordlist and add all endings to (almost) all words. I forget plurals, singulars, verb forms, you name it.
I do that too. With my own rules there - how many I need to get before I list! Down to 30 now but I'll probably take a break soon and then come back, hopefully to spot some more words.
phantom: remedy
What gets me, is when I list and there's an obvious word missing but I still can't see it!
I try not to use Lickety. But with bigger grids, I usually check anyway with the last 10 or so. To save time, grin.
hiya hursh!
FWs
gz dizgrannie!
Congrats, Diz
ty
But because I use a Mac, I don't have the screens you do - professional, is it?
hi spritey :)
No, I mean expert.
I have the Babble Expert that Lickety designed, but I use it for the chat option. I don't open the word list until the very end, if then.
how've you been, hursh?
Ah well. Perhaps when I've played for as long as you.
i've been ok but i have a sick cat on my hands.
Aw! Poor Hurshy's cat :( Not serious I hope.
it is likely to be lymphoma but so far all tests are inconclusive
you'll catch up with me, lol... if I stop playing. Not gonna happen yet though. But you will be better than me in no time. I am not that good.
aw hursh :( That is bad news. Am so sorry.
Not nice. Hoping for the best. How old is your cat?
16
a respectable age. I really hope he/she will pull through, hursh
That's a good age, I think (I know more about dogs than cats). Still it's never nice when a pet suffers.
Has Caya had a good time in her first week away?
yes she had a great time. First night she met her neighbours to one side, who went to a party and invited her to join them. She enjoyed it so much.
and she loves having her own place, making it pretty and her own.
That's great and although I know it's hard for you and Rob, hearing that sort of thing must make it easier - knowing that she's settling in and is happy.
mother is washing her curtains right now, lol...
Lovely mother :)
yes, that is exactly it. It is tough to have to miss her. But it is wonderful to hear she is coming into her own so well.
Down to 20 now but not seeing any more. So time for a break. Healing and comfortable vibes to your cat, Hurshy. Hugs Sprite - and to Rose too if you see her.
will do. *hugs* and my love to your beloved.
and to you yourself, of course!
:)
for some reason I keep seeing 'important'
bbs
phantom: perfidy
this is a very nice grid, i've got to 9 left quite easily
wtg hursh!
not really back yet though, I need more coffee first
back for real now
yoohoo roooosieeee!
oh wait, aussie girl.... coooooeeeeey!
<------ slurping down a bourbon. wassup girl?
podmen... male podpeople?
tsk, too busy drinking to play babble with your bestie?
probably pod people, hence pod men :(
*giggle* hello bestie {hugs} and lots of very moist kissing sounds
I love your editing, btw, rose. Thanks so much :)
*hugs rose* Hello darling, lovely to see you.
oh, great. i hoped it was helpful.
how are you holding up? Any new gastro cases?
one new case so admission put of until tuesday.
ah, that is what you told me. So no new cases yet, as far as we know. Keeping fingers and toes crossed
have to call the ward tomorrow. my fingers and toes are crossed too.
I can't believe your bad luck in this. You never seem to get a break, do you?
honey, it's all okay. i roll with the blows.
I know, I know. Just wishing you didn't have to.
I was up at 4 am again. Already worked through your editing and emailed you back. And showered.
name that proper noun, famous french sculptor
oooh something to look forward to reading.
will do more translating today. Am enjoying it.
*sigh* rodin....and no i don't want the flippin' toaster... loll
dingdingding rose wins the flipping to... I mean... the salt and pepper shakers!
roflol... that's better. now i can grind something other than my teeth.
*giggles*
get lots of calcim that way, grinding my teeth.
ugh...calcium...
fw and off to bed, hi Rose
and goodnight all
hi flosey. WTG FLOSEY!!! sweet dreams dear
wtg flosey and sleep well
ugh, me5/14, and i thought it was a phantom
lol yeah
honey have you been watching the olympics? all those wonderful athletes!
name that proper noun, shakespearean character
nope, you have me on that one.
nope, I don't watch sports. hardly watch tv at aqll
all*
ntpn: portia
oh yeah... du me
*grins*
this keyboard is driving me nuts...yeah i know short drive.
nuts... squirrel... you are home, no need to drive at all
now see here....
:D
priceless... my girl sitting on the floor in the middle of the tiny 2nd floor hall... (landing?) cuddling with Terra.
awww how sweet.
obstructing traffic, but who cares :) Terra doesn't, for sure.
POUNCE
*hugs lady*
fireflies
Hows it going
WTG SPRITE!!!
g'day herin. xoxox
guess I am off... *hugs* and lots of love :) You are in my thoughts and prayers, rose, as always... hang in there.
HOwdy and Bye Sprite
xoxox honey. hope you have a good day. {{hugs}} to you all
Thought I would drop in and say Hi. heading off to get dinner
later herin xoxox
Here I was, ready to add an amusing definition for Sprite's list, only to discover it's really a word (ti6/21). Life (and Babble) can be astonishing sometimes
I'd welcome some astonishment! And hello
Good morning! How are you today, Ruby?
The sun is shining, temp is perfect, and Annecy got through its big festival without incident.
Hey Ruby, you were asking about the package, It did arrive, I thanked you for it and told you the reason it took so long is that there was no suite number on it. Thanks again.
Nice way to start a Sunday :) The sun isn't quite shining yet, though it's supposed to later. Today we shall visit a garden centre for barbeque cleaning stuff, the supermarket for foodstuff (and loo roll) and possibly the pub later ;)
And you, Matty, how are you? I conyinue watching the US election race with a combination of horror and disbelief.
Molly, I never saw your message, but I'm relieved!
When I send things to the States, they often disappear or take months
Oh that is odd. I was sure you had responded when I told you about it not having a suit number and going back to the post office. My mail carrier found it there for me.
As indeed to I, from here across the pond :) I fear that, well, fear will prevail and Trump has a good chance. Also, (at the risk of being political) I think there is an uncomfortable thread of misogyny surrounding Clinton - traits that would be laudable in a man are considered awful in her. I'm not saying she's a perfect flower (she is, after all, a politician) but she sure as hell beats the alternative.
I may have lost my marbles, Mollyt, they seem to be Rolling away....
The whole Trump thing is, I think, fuelled by the same thing that fuelled the Brexit vote - fear and a feeling by the least advantaged people in both countries that things simply can't get any worse - that any change *must* be for the better
I think <Hillary's problem is her voice (also endemic mysogyny). 2As my sistr says, if she took a page from Jackie O's playbook and spoke softly, everybody would lean in.
But no-one expects a man to do the same. Shrillness is seen as a particular negative feminine trait
I'm not saying, mind you, every Clinton critic is sexist, and certainly not intentionally sexist. But we all do have views and gut feelings that have been influenced by the society in which we grew up.
I just Watch, ensconced in my remote village, and hope for the best
Yeah, pretty much ditto ;)
I wrote a thing for a friend's blog about the pink-isation (can I say that?) of Lego, if you're interested... https://goo.gl/SmEeDF
I had no idea about that. When my son was 4 and we spent that year in Europe, he shlepped a bagof Legos and his Raggedy Ann and Andy all over the place. I'm disappointed that the company has caved; There goes th next generation of engineers!
Oh wow, have a look at the Lego Friends range. Pink and girly and purple and kind of....urgh.
Nice piece Matty, very well written and an interesting topic.
I now seem to be stuck (until I list) on 68 left - I think I shall brush my hair and get ready to go out - if I don't see you later, have a great day, Ruby, Molly and any lurkers about
Thank you Molly!
bye Matty
Molly, are you watching the games? It's hard to Watch from here because of the time difference. The good sports are on too late for me
No I am not watching the games. I have never been an Olympics fan. Many people seem to be enjoying them though.
I'm not, either, >I just like the athletics but don't think they'll be on 'til the lat week
(sorry about the typing)
Good morning.
I watched women's soccer, rugby and the swimming yesterday :)
Good morning, Sukee
Speaking of girls doing "boy things"...women's rugby. You gotta love that. : D
First time I have watched it :)
I Wonder if they get their ears torn off, like the men
I ran track in college, but wasn't any good
I see how they avoid pulling hair :) I guess that would be a foul :)
I was hopeless in all sports, except soccer when I was 10 :)
Back, my internet died for a minute
bye for now -- 151 words and nothing else in sight
anybody here ? looking for a clue for the Z
Zo plus where the Olympics are, minus a vowel!
ty hydra. nbt and nbs :)
and halfway!
bbl :)
hello all
nbt and nbs
134 left:)
finito
hi bubba
Hi Fan
Anyone need clues before I go?
yo5?
The Swiss kind of singing in the mountains,
how swiss people sing from the mountain tops...
also the name of a chocolate snack
hah!
duh ty bubba
hi pen
'morning, babblers
hi...
good morning all
gm peri
hi peri...
morning welk
hi welki...
er7?
e+ rat or mouse
ah ty peri
bbl
rodmen
good morning all
hi...
hi all.
yes, PMS... ;o)
that z word must be a weird one........
zo 4/9
ty nan
got it. never saw it before. ty
good mornin' folksies
hi bichon
A quick hello to all.
hi scrabs
nice to see you Scrabs, what do you have up with the boys today?
We are heading north (30+ miles) to visit their motherfor2-3 hours.
hi all, hi scrabs, I hear you have new additions to your responsibilities. You, my dear, are amazing
Great Scrabs, keep up with the good work.
Atalante, it is not what I planned for the summer of 2016.
I can imagine!
I was awakened just once during the night, with Ryder crying for me.
Scrabs, question for you. Adter watching a soccer tournament [with my g'ddaughter playing] the boys are better players, but the girls are more vicicious. I saw my precious Savannah push another girl to score a goal.
This is a lesson in sacrifice for me.
its a lesson that you deserve the very very best and lovely things in life because you are really quite amazing
And you are nobly up to the task
sounds like you have acquired 2 children Scrabs?
I second all the kudos!!
i am done...
woot pen
congrats, pen!!
grats, pen
Some kids can be quite competitive in sports, but good sportsmanship must be taught.
ty...
Woohoo Penquis!
Yes, she got a yellow card, but I dont think she cared.
ty, scrabs...
Nan, I became the legal guardian for my grandnephews (19 mo and just-turned 4 yrs) on July 6th.
de 6/24, pls
The mother is petitioning to get the boys returned to her. The next court date is August 26th.
de6 to send out of the country
Have you been close to their mother?
ty Une
wow, scrabs - good for you for taking that on
I have tried, bichon, but she is a 25 year old adolescent and she knows everything.
yw :-)
Was she doing well before all this happened?
DUI in Feb.
love your profile pic Une!
tx ata LOL
With the boys in the car?
No, but just 3 hrs (0500) before the boys were going to be brought to her by their father.
What a shame. The boys are so beautiful and charming
They deserve mature, responsible parents,as do all children. I do not know that their parents will ever stop being selfish...and angry at the otherparent.
Can the boys live with their father?
Well, I hope a good solution works out.
No, that would be even worse. He is totally neglectful of their needs--won't feed them, won't change diapers, he yells at them. I will demand supervised visits to continue with their father (my nephew.) He is so immature and irresponsible.
Can you take them forever? That would be a lot to ask.
I have become a protective Mama Bear and seriously considered that recently.
It is difficult being middle aged and going to school conferences.
That's a huge commitment Sccrabs.
do the bunnies approve of the new residents?
It would be a major disruption in my life. For now the parents must be given second chances and if they screw up then....
Remy has run of the house and is terrorized by the boys, so he retreats to my bedroom most of the time.
Smart lady.
poor Remy! at least he has your room as a haven
Smart bunny. lol
This situation should be "rock bottom"for the parents to change their behavior, reassess their priorities, and mature.If they don't get it now then these 2boys should suffer no longer.
Sir Gulliver Rabbit has his own room so is safe.
We have a binding power of attorney for our granddaughter. She has lived with use for the past five years. (Since she was born)
Good for you, Marjetta. Lucky girl.
At least her mother, my daughter, realized that she was in no condition to raise a child. It just became very real for her though. The granddaughter starts school this year.
I must get all of us ready now to visit my mother first. She is 85 and needs a quick clean-up before I bring the boys to see their mother for a few hours.
Have a good day Scrabs and bless you.
Good luck Scabbler. You are doing the right thing.
Marjetta, the boys' parents each blame the other and do not see themselves as responsible for problems. Now CPS and the courts will oversee their behavior. Bye, folks.
me 5/12?
me5 not females + browned by the sun is a **n
hi and ty une
yw :-)
interesting icon une
:-)
are you in and out today une?
I doubt the courts would terminate their mother's parental right. There's always hope for improvment.
yeah . . . keep checking TV to see if the wind has lessened in Rio so the tennis matches can proceed!
did you play tennis yourself une.. or just like the sport
oh geez more weather problems for tennis ughh figures
une have the women played yet?
hi ruru
Venue played yesterday and lost
do 6/24, pls
*Venus
good morning mlf
Is Serena playing?
you mean serena and her sister both lost?/
ru, my mom played all thru high school and college . . . then with buddies as an adult
Serena hasn't played yet
I really miss not being able to play
I haven't seen on the schedule that is in the tv guide when the tennis is, I want to see Serena play
is it completely off the table, ru? or just till you have knee surgery?
my mom also played tennis for a little while but has played golf for years now instead
I think it's off the table..
MLF it's VERY hard to find the Rio tennis schedule
so sorry, ru :=(
une so I have noticed:(
time to take up golf, ru?
my maternal grandfather was a golfer -- won southeastern tournaments back in the '40s
my dad put a golf club in my mom's hand and told her she is going to play..been hooked ever sinc
since
golf is too boring for me.. not my game. I'm not that coordinated.. i'd be worse than Charles Barkley
he was ambidextrous :-)
ruru rotfl
my brother is a HUGE golfer -- plays every chance he gets :-)
uen is he good?
I think so, yeah
une oops
Definition of golf: A good walk spoiled
that's good my mom hates it when she doesn't do well at it
all the men in my mom's family are/were good golfers and good cooks (a southern thing, maybe?)
My atletics are limited to power walks with the fluff
do 6/24, pls
une nope can't be, my dad was a good cook but his golf game not so much
and he is not from the south
MLF, fyi on my TV Olympic tennis is on Bravo channel
women?
they just announced that all courts are closed due to the wind except center court --- I think Serena's going to play there soon
I was never an athlete, am not at all well co-ordinated and will never be anything but a terrible golfer, but I enjoy the challenge and it beats vegging in an easy chair
yes men's and women's tennis on Bravo
ty une let me go take a look at tv I might be back
hey nan :-)
agreed cyber
same here, nan -- not an athlete -- my mom tho was a tomboy all her life and my daughter is a big hiker/runner/climber/kayaker etc.!
i just missed out on that gene! LOL
*!* ta da *!*
i'm too competitive to not be good at something :D
congrats, nan!!
way to go nan!!
you sound like my ex, ru -- he would go nuts any time I commented "it's just a game" (tennis, cards, board games, etc. LOL)
ru - when you get that new knee, the most important thing will be to keep it moving. The only thing my surgeon told me not to do is downhill and water skiing
Serena arriving on court -- BBL! :-)
actually my knees only hurt in the wet weather..
bye une
do 6/24, pls
more of the do 4/6
*anagram of letting something fall
ty nan
off to find some breakfast - hagd everyone
by nan
bye that is
hello all :)
Hello India
hello
help with the de6/24 please
Hi again
de6 to send a foreigner back home
ty Marj
yw
or7?
I don't have that one yet, I will look.
or + eats a late meal
hi again, folks or7 = she eats at home or7 out
ty poodle
Hi Welki
hi, hego :)
ty poodle and hello welki and hego
good morning, Welki, hego and all! :-)
Hi Marj
Hello diane
Diane!
Hi, Marjetta!
diane :D
I was very near to you last month, Welki, and darn it....ONE of these days when I'm the boss of my own vehicle, I'm going to pop in on you.....with warning of course!
in the city, or at the lake?
sorry....I disappeared, Wally came home with a few groceries and a Tim Horton's coffee for me!
We went to a bridal shower for granddaughter at the Mahogany Beach club house...a lovely facility.
ohh, you were just down the road!
maybe we'll get it together before you head south
I know we were close! Some of those homes on the Mahogany Lake front look huge, and expensive I'll bet!
clue for ro 7 please
Not there yet, sorry Nancy.
pt of ro5/12 (participated in a western competition)
cowboyed ro 7
:-)
ty une, got it
yw :-)
:-) Thanks
or7?
or and to eat out
or + sits down to eat
or just to eat
fw, on my way out.. happy Babbling to all!
ty!
Wtg Aloy.Bye and tc
fw
ny clues before I run?
WTG Kje!!
No thanks, i have 7 left so will plod on slowly.I'm watching the swimming in the Olympics at the moment.
adios... hagd
pe 5/18, pls
calling a woman nice looking, western style ;)
ty ch
yw
hi all, back from taking my god daughter out to brunch for her birthday. had Thai food.
lovely day here
70 left
hi peri. Cloudy here. Thai food sounds yummy!
it was very good
re 6/21, pls
make a coin again, bichon
ty welki
hi all, diving in
Hi Gwen
Hi Gwen!
Hi Gwen
hi gwen, ch1212, re-hi my jersey friend
Hi Welks
Hi hego
nbt and 115 to go
fast work!
fun grid 8 - )
Not bad.
100 to go, ti4 for some food, BBL
stuck on the first tr / 32 ??
like the person who grooms your hair minus an m
thanks musica .. that was the one i needed.. already had the first one
trine
ooops, welcome all.... going to pb with a bowl of my wonderful salad that i just madfe
urvw sammy
what kind of salad, sammy?
sliced cucumber.onion,tomato,green pepper, all papeer thin i can black olives.. vinegar and oil an my mixtue of blak pepper red pepper , salt, and tumeric
sounds good sammysmom, I love salads
me too.. i could live on soup and salad an bread, unless kf course, some wants to cook a big meal.. heh heh]
I love soup too
YUM!
good stuff .
Hello all.
hi sukee
49 left bbs
fioreworks and supper is on.... later babies... enjoy the olympics
woo hoo sm!
the last ti6 word? really? Soooooooo stupid.
... not very specific is it ...
help with tr7 pls
nm
there are 2 peri
both are tr7,32
ty I needed the first and got it. had the 2nd already
OK good
I'm in re word Hell right now.
I am in re hell now too. 9 re words left
or 7/32 please?
Hi all - I guess I have that hell waiting for me! 10 words left and 6 are re words!
or 7 - or + eat out and pl
thanks Liz!
yw
looks like I have most of the re's if a clue is needed
Just going through the list now but will ask if I need - thanks.
fw now off to watch the olympics
Congrats, Peri
ty
WTG peri!
I'm finished too, any clues neededbefore I call it a night?
Down to 4 here, so should be OK. Thanks and congrats.
ty and goodnight Liz
does anyone have the last re5? my brain is fried
... I think it is "to make a copy of"
hmmm the re7 fits your definition. I need the re5 after that.
ahhhh I got it. Thank you doseffing
help with RO 7/36 pls - know what first 5 letters have to be but can't monkey those last 2
nm - found it
... and done ... 15% of the praise be to lickety ... ... may I offer a clue for anyone? ...
... ah well ... back to the olympics ... good night and good luck to all ...
hey all
hello IndiaJan
I'm down to 11 words
7
3
** finito ** lasst word AI 6/21
back to the Olympics
my last word is ai,14
Fireworks!
ti6/21 the last one please?
boob guys
thanks
yw
should have gotten that one on my own. Guess I am getting old.
:)
se7, please?
not half wet
thanks
ready for flip.... :-)
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