12:00 am
melonheadjujube
flip!
12:00 am
torgone
flip du jour ..
12:00 am
sammysmom
is it worth the bother??
12:01 am
walnutchen
oops sorries...
12:01 am
melonheadjujube
thanks anyway, wal (;
12:01 am
periwinkle
oh crap, another tiny grid
12:02 am
melonheadjujube
Old mac Donald had a horrid grid, E-I-E-I-O!
12:03 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:03 am
Erda
Thank you, Lickety!!!
12:03 am
periwinkle
ty lickety
12:03 am
gapeach
Would it help if all of us complained to someone???
12:04 am
periwinkle
I don't think so, I think the grids are randomly selected
12:04 am
melonheadjujube
all those creaking vlwels and no aria or eeire? Feh. I'm not sticking around for this one...
12:05 am
periwinkle
it would be nice to have at least two grids if they were both less than 100 words
12:05 am
gapeach
Thanks peri.
12:05 am
cybernan
hi all - the just keep getting smaller!
12:05 am
sammysmom
i doubt it.. i have been bitching about one thing or another for 60 years and it never has done any good
12:05 am
melonheadjujube
groan!
12:06 am
cosdem
nbt nbs gn all
12:06 am
periwinkle
wtg cos
12:06 am
melonheadjujube
gn cos that was speedy.
12:06 am
periwinkle
lots of blank tiles here and no 6's
12:07 am
melonheadjujube
at last a 5 letter word!
12:07 am
cosdem
pe6 if that helps :) ty gn!
12:07 am
periwinkle
I have one 5 letter word
12:07 am
walnutchen
I mean, there is a qu6, if it helps...
12:08 am
melonheadjujube
tx diz
12:08 am
flosey
hi everyone
12:08 am
melonheadjujube
ooh, love the iris flosey!
12:08 am
periwinkle
hi flosey
12:08 am
jillibus
Can't stay awake. I'll try this tomorrow. Hi and bye all!
12:09 am
flosey
thanks melon, from dil's garden
12:09 am
flosey
'night jilli
12:10 am
melonheadjujube
the hostas and peonies have elbowed my irises and poppies, sad to say.
12:11 am
melonheadjujube
20 words and insufficiently fun despite good company. nite all. [poof]
12:11 am
flosey
we had beautiful peonies back in Ontario but didn't think to bring some roots when we moved to BC
12:11 am
periwinkle
nite all
12:11 am
flosey
night melon and peri
12:15 am
dizgrannie
FWs another easy one
12:16 am
cybernan
wd diz - still missing 5 here and stuck
12:19 am
dizgrannie
what letters, Nan
12:19 am
cybernan
p, f, r and 2 q's
12:20 am
cybernan
2 6's and 3 4's
12:20 am
dizgrannie
qu 6,4,4,6.
12:21 am
cybernan
missing the last qu 6
12:21 am
dizgrannie
ra 4,4. ro 4,4,4
12:22 am
cybernan
got the r
12:22 am
dizgrannie
fa 4,4,4. fi 4,4. fo 4,4.
12:22 am
cybernan
found the f
12:22 am
dizgrannie
pe 4,4,4,5,6,4
12:23 am
dizgrannie
the last qu 6 is a plant
12:24 am
cybernan
common name or latin for the plant?
12:24 am
cybernan
ah - got it
12:25 am
cybernan
replacement for rice or couscous
12:25 am
dizgrannie
yeah Nan
12:25 am
cybernan
now for that missing p 4
12:25 am
dizgrannie
look at?
12:25 am
cybernan
oh no - it is a pe 6
12:26 am
flosey
FW and goodnight all
12:26 am
cybernan
*!*~*!* ta da *!*~*!*
12:27 am
dizgrannie
WTG Nan
12:27 am
cybernan
^5 flosey
12:29 am
cybernan
good night everyone - see you tomorrow. Hoping for a sunny day for a change.
12:42 am
mkg
many grey letter now. but cant see the o third row, 4th column. one word. it s the first o not sercond one. any one have it?
12:43 am
grannyrose
mkg, oo5, oo + o***ntal, eastern
12:44 am
mkg
ty i thought i tried that one already but must have been that i spelled it wrong. got it. ty
12:44 am
grannyrose
well done, sweetie
2:12 am
gapeach
May I please have a clue for pe6-21? Thanks
2:17 am
grannyrose
hey peach. pe6, french father + not off
2:18 am
gapeach
Thanks much, hon. I need to get french dictionery out....thought I remembered father, will look.
2:20 am
kje
uh oh, another small one.
2:20 am
gapeach
It won't take it, rose.
2:20 am
kje
It's building up and we're going to have a seven-hundreder soon
2:20 am
sprite
hello Babblers :)
My goodness, what's with the streak of tiny grids??
2:21 am
grannyrose
okay, try pe*, for each one + era
2:22 am
grannyrose
hey spritey. still sitting here.lol
2:22 am
sprite
hiya rose :) *hugs*
2:22 am
grannyrose
{{sprite}}}
2:22 am
sprite
from your mouth to God's ear, kje... on a holiday or weekendday, please.
2:23 am
gapeach
Oh, rose, it did take it.....thanks so much.
2:24 am
grannyrose
*giggle* sprite. kje? if it happens tomorrow i gonna come after you with a scalpel.
2:24 am
sprite
Tim was SO happy with his birthday gifts and everything, rose... and he was very helpful with preparing for the party as well.
2:24 am
sprite
hi peach, grin, glad it took.
2:24 am
grannyrose
lovely sprite. always good when something goes as planned. ;)
2:25 am
gapeach
I have one left....qu6-27......I really hate to have to ask for clues on a grid this small.
2:25 am
sprite
absolutely. And great to see he is growing up a bit and becoming more mature.
2:25 am
grannyrose
peach there are 2 qu6's
2:25 am
grannyrose
qu6, 4, 4, 6
2:26 am
gapeach
Oh, yes, sorry, rose....it's the first one.....thanks
2:26 am
sprite
I have one, peach. Last part of water + oldfashioned word for before.
2:26 am
grannyrose
nice sprite, the other one is one of 5 kids + 2 vowels
2:27 am
sprite
thanks :) Qs Qilled
2:31 am
gapeach
Sprite, hon, I cannot get it.....I'm just too tired to think.
2:31 am
sprite
no problem, peach, will give another one
2:32 am
sprite
aQu*rium + come h***
2:33 am
gapeach
Got it....thanks so much, sprite and rose. That was the last one for this little grid....I'm off to my pillows. Thanks to everyone.
2:34 am
sprite
wtg peach! And sleep well :)
2:35 am
grannyrose
WTG PEACH!!!!
2:37 am
sprite
getting there... 3 columns grey
2:38 am
sprite
hiya Liz :)
2:38 am
grannyrose
hey liz
2:39 am
sprite
fireflies. over before started :(
2:39 am
Lizlin
Back home now - really sorry didn't get a chance to meet you Rose - but it really was a flying visit for a family birthday.
2:39 am
sprite
welcome home, Liz
2:39 am
Lizlin
WTG sprite :)
2:41 am
sprite
Big *hug* for rose and Liz, and a friendly wave to all lurkers. Bye!
2:42 am
Lizlin
Enjoy your day Sprite :)
2:42 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE!!!
2:43 am
grannyrose
never mind liz, will be wandering about the continent in july. will try and persuade himself he wants to go north.
2:46 am
Lizlin
Just sent you a very brief e mail, Rose - providing your address is still as it is in your profile!
2:47 am
rubyfoo
SUNSHINE!
2:47 am
Lizlin
Hi Ruby :)
2:47 am
rubyfoo
good morning, my friends, this is the first sunny morning in ages
2:47 am
Lizlin
First of many I hope
2:49 am
rubyfoo
maybe we'll even have summer.....
2:49 am
Lizlin
would be good ...
2:55 am
rubyfoo
quick half
2:56 am
rubyfoo
but no 6's nd not even close to nbt
2:57 am
Lizlin
Too many vowels here!
2:57 am
rubyfoo
just had my he*** in the garden. Haven't seen a fish i months
2:57 am
Lizlin
We used to have one in London too - depleted our pond on a number of occasions!
2:59 am
rubyfoo
there were at least 300 fish but they've either all been eaten or are just down in the mud
2:59 am
rubyfoo
but the he*** is a thing of great beautfy
2:59 am
Lizlin
Absolutely - have one here too down by the river.
3:00 am
Lizlin
Phew! All 4 x 6 letter words!
3:03 am
rubyfoo
flailing about, randomly typing
3:03 am
rubyfoo
{{liz}} see you tomorrow
3:03 am
Lizlin
Haven't been around much Ruby - hope all's well with you and your d - i - l visit has been OK
3:04 am
Lizlin
Have a good day Ruby - hugs from Aus :)
3:04 am
rubyfoo
she's arriving on Wed and it can only improve the dour mood around here
3:04 am
rubyfoo
did you have a wonderful time with your family
3:04 am
Lizlin
Really lovely - better than I hoped for :)
3:04 am
Lizlin
But its weird to fly to Melbourne for 24 hours!
3:05 am
rubyfoo
when I was working, I sometimes made one-day trips. It used to be fun....now, no more trips
3:06 am
Lizlin
:( - hope you make some trips soon - of your own choice :)
3:06 am
Lizlin
But you've got your lovely dogs - hope they're well and behaving
3:06 am
rubyfoo
husbnd and I talked abut it yeyterday and he realied that our travelling days are over PLUS I can't even go away for 2 days alone
3:07 am
Lizlin
Yes - I remember your trip to the UK in December - cut short!
3:07 am
rubyfoo
they'll be gret if we have a couple of dry days. The baby dog now weighs more than 35 lbs and she's only 5 months old
3:08 am
rubyfoo
when DIL comes, I'll have her help me bath the baby in my bathtub, I'll let her do the heavy-dog shleppinhg
3:08 am
Lizlin
Wow! She's going to be huge! Lucky dil!!!
3:08 am
rubyfoo
sorry about the styping' my fingers are freezing
3:08 am
Lizlin
Will DIL visit be easier than the last visit?
3:08 am
rubyfoo
bye for now
3:09 am
Lizlin
Bye Ruby - enjoy the day :)
3:09 am
rubyfoo
she is a very pleasant house guest and since I have no bagage with her, it is only enjoyable.
3:23 am
grannyrose
{{ruby}} so you finally have some "me" time. so glad for you, hun. i know you like having DIL there
3:32 am
Marc Freeman
Could I get a clue for pe6, please?
3:34 am
grannyrose
how's your french, marc?
3:34 am
Marc Freeman
not good
3:34 am
grannyrose
french father + not off
3:35 am
grannyrose
okay pe*, for each one + era
3:35 am
rubyfoo
{{rosie}}
3:35 am
Marc Freeman
got it thanks
3:36 am
rubyfoo
may I call y ou Rosie? That ws the name of my first-ever pup
3:37 am
rubyfoo
18 left but don't see anything in this morass of vowells
3:40 am
grannyrose
ruby, you have earned the right to call me whatever you like...
3:41 am
rubyfoo
hahah. She was a freat beautfy!
3:41 am
rubyfoo
(why does my errant finger keep kitting that f?)
3:42 am
grannyrose
subliminal urge to use f bomb?
3:43 am
grannyrose
has himself been behaving now his daughter is there?
3:43 am
rubyfoo
she arrives Wed and he is a mess
3:44 am
rubyfoo
nasty and sentimental by turns
3:44 am
grannyrose
ahhh, hang in there my friend....you are nearly there.
3:44 am
rubyfoo
at least I talked him into selling our 2nd (his) car which just sits in the garage collecting dust and costing insurance
3:45 am
grannyrose
oh, well done, ruby. a little extra cash is always good.
3:45 am
rubyfoo
the new little car if fine for him AND STAYS IN OUR LITTLE "PARKING" UP NEAR THE STREET
3:45 am
rubyfoo
AWHOOPS, BLAME THE CAPS ON THAT BAD PINIE
3:46 am
grannyrose
okay, okay, i hear you, no need to shout....LOL
3:48 am
rubyfoo
dh is wandering around like a lost soul upstairs, has already had his apéros and there's an hour to go before we can leave for lunch
3:50 am
grannyrose
lunching out? sounds nice. where are you going?
3:50 am
rubyfoo
a place we go every Sunday, on the lake, very beautiful, so-so food except occasionally, decent steak
3:50 am
rubyfoo
we lunch out 5 days, his choice, usually at the local Italian
3:53 am
grannyrose
is the weather better?
3:53 am
rubyfoo
first sunny day but still very cold
3:56 am
rubyfoo
phantom: minaret
3:57 am
grannyrose
i guess it would be. hun, have to go...dinner ready. lovely to see you
3:58 am
grannyrose
enjoy your lunch. catch you tomorrow, perhaps
7:23 am
dan2bit
firewords! seems a shame to waste such a tiny grid on a weekend day
7:47 am
Anniebrook
hello everyone...a teeny one today
8:11 am
mael
freebie for all!
8:11 am
Anniebrook
I just typed that word in as you posted it
8:11 am
mixi6
ty for that small word.
8:12 am
Anniebrook
morning, mael :)
8:12 am
mael
this is a sad grid for a sunday
8:13 am
Anniebrook
Sunday calls for a 300 word grid and up
8:13 am
mael
undersigned, annie
8:15 am
mixi6
I could use a larger grid.
8:15 am
mael
at least I found a 6, sigh
8:16 am
mixi6
I have 2 6's.
8:16 am
mael
is one of them a qu6?
8:16 am
Anniebrook
there are 2 qu 6's
8:17 am
Anniebrook
fireworks
8:17 am
mixi6
congrats annie
8:18 am
Anniebrook
go mixi go !!!
8:19 am
Anniebrook
any clues before I leave?
8:19 am
mael
stats for the 6s?
8:19 am
Anniebrook
qu 6/27 x2
8:19 am
mixi6
haven't listed so don't know what to ask.
8:19 am
Anniebrook
he6/21, pe 6/21
8:20 am
mael
thanks, annie :)
8:21 am
Anniebrook
bye dear babblers
9:19 am
Mr Bob
Morning friends
9:26 am
Shirlockc
he6 clue?
9:28 am
Shirlockc
and the other qu6? I have the grain
9:48 am
dan2bit
he6 - this place + not off
9:49 am
dan2bit
qu6 = ends like eagle's nest without the i
9:49 am
pcal2
qu6 is archaic word meaning ask
9:51 am
Shirlockc
combo of clues was great, got it
9:51 am
o-o
qu**n the eskimo and newly elected take the **th of office
9:53 am
Shirlockc
my last word is a 4, chee
9:59 am
o-o
47 words is cause for a refund
10:03 am
Judi
Aw man! Another micro grid. This is getting to be too much of a habit.
10:07 am
dan2bit
waste of a Sunday grid, imo
10:08 am
Judi
So true, dan. Now we can waste away the day on the puzzle. We'll have to go do chores or something. Sucks.
10:09 am
Judi
*can't* rather.
10:13 am
Judi
Name that proper noun: Italian beer.
10:14 am
Judi
Ding! Ding! Ding!
10:14 am
mael
delicious, delicious peroni
10:15 am
Judi
*nodding* S'good stuff.
10:15 am
mael
7 left, sigh
10:17 am
mael
wow, I just completely monkeyed the o5
10:17 am
mael
it doesn't even have a dictionary definition
10:18 am
Judi
Yeah. That one's a Babblet. Frequently occurring word with no reasonable definition.
10:25 am
mael
2 left, and they are two stupid f4s
10:26 am
Judi
Hmm. I have a qu6 and a to4 left.
10:27 am
mael
there's a t+all vowels
10:28 am
mael
as for the qu, there's a question and a grain
10:28 am
Judi
Yep. Now I'm down to just the Q (dammit).
10:28 am
mael
I'm missing one f4 now, I just can't see it
10:30 am
Judi
Ah! Got the Q. Finito!
10:31 am
Judi
There's an fo4 that rhymes with a small unit of currency.
10:31 am
mael
that was the one! hooray!
10:31 am
Judi
Hooray, indeed! I read your mind, mael! Congrats!
10:32 am
Judi
ANd ty for the Qu clue, although, it didn't really help. I had to go to A2Z for that one.
10:33 am
Judi
Laundry beckons! Off I go!
10:33 am
mael
I had never seen the question qu before
10:33 am
mael
happy laundry!
11:18 am
wvteach
** finito ** last word TR 5/10
12:09 pm
Kaplan repeat
I thought I started this grid this morning
12:11 pm
Kaplan repeat
I'm sure I did, but where are my words?
12:36 pm
Jillyjill
Hello all! Teeny weeny itty bitty griddy...
12:41 pm
Jillyjill
brb...
12:45 pm
periwinkle
hi all, I really dislike small grids.
12:45 pm
periwinkle
I have several blank tiles.
12:46 pm
periwinkle
the A in the middle and the O next to it, help pls
12:46 pm
periwinkle
nm got the o
12:46 pm
periwinkle
help with the r 0/3 pls
12:47 pm
Jillyjill
Hi there peri, nice to see you!
12:47 pm
Jillyjill
nbt/nbs
12:47 pm
periwinkle
nice to see you too, Jilly
12:47 pm
periwinkle
tough grid for me
12:48 pm
Jillyjill
ro4's?
12:48 pm
periwinkle
but I am sure there are some who completed it in 10 minutes or less
12:48 pm
Jillyjill
LOTS of babblets
12:48 pm
Jillyjill
Not me....
12:48 pm
periwinkle
I have ro4x2
12:48 pm
periwinkle
the horse and the sound a lion makes
12:49 pm
Jillyjill
I didn
12:49 pm
periwinkle
found ra4
12:49 pm
Jillyjill
Didn't know what you were asking for...
12:49 pm
periwinkle
the r on the right but not the bottom one
12:49 pm
periwinkle
and the A in the middle pls
12:49 pm
Jillyjill
Trying to go listless today
12:50 pm
periwinkle
found an ae4
12:50 pm
periwinkle
trying to go listless here too
12:50 pm
Jillyjill
all a's are 4's
12:50 pm
periwinkle
14 left. how is the weather where you are Jilly?
12:50 pm
periwinkle
another 90 degree day but supposed to ra** later
12:50 pm
Jillyjill
aex2, afx1, anx1
12:51 pm
Jillyjill
Turned cold and rainy...*sigh* last graduation at 3 and last party at 5...going to dress warm
12:51 pm
Jillyjill
you are ahead of me...19
12:51 pm
periwinkle
ty have all the a words
12:51 pm
periwinkle
in small grids most of the words are usually normal but I get nervous and keep looking for odds words and end up getting stuck
12:52 pm
periwinkle
missing a q word
12:56 pm
Jillyjill
I have all of them...two 6's and two 4's
12:56 pm
periwinkle
missing a 6 letter word. I have qux2 and he
12:57 pm
periwinkle
ty I was missing the obvious 4
12:58 pm
Jillyjill
Lots of those mostly vowel words today
12:58 pm
periwinkle
do you have all the 6 letter words, Jilly?
12:59 pm
Jillyjill
still missing two
1:07 pm
CiociaJudy
pe6 Peri
1:09 pm
Jillyjill
Okay, totally stuck on my last tr, has to be tr5...clue please?
1:10 pm
CiociaJudy
tr + opp of off + vowel
1:10 pm
Jillyjill
TY!! got it...!!FW!!
1:10 pm
CiociaJudy
WOOHOO JILLY!
1:11 pm
Jillyjill
Yay, certainly slower without listing! TY CiociaJudy!
1:11 pm
CiociaJudy
YW. Yes, I'm trying to finish w/o list too. 4 to go.
1:12 pm
Jillyjill
I'll stay to help if you need it...
1:12 pm
CiociaJudy
k need an N I have na7 and na4
1:12 pm
CiociaJudy
I mean na4/7
1:13 pm
CiociaJudy
and na4/4
1:13 pm
Jillyjill
two na4...ones sushi related, the other all vowels after the n
1:14 pm
CiociaJudy
got the all vowels; guess I need sushi one
1:15 pm
Jillyjill
whoops, the no4 is the sushi, the na is an inexperiened person, rhymes with a young homeless person
1:15 pm
Jillyjill
na+** I were a rich man...
1:15 pm
CiociaJudy
got that one; need the sushi
1:16 pm
CiociaJudy
got it
1:16 pm
Jillyjill
good job!
1:16 pm
CiociaJudy
need one P - I have pe4/5 x 4 and pe6
1:17 pm
CiociaJudy
just got it
1:17 pm
CiociaJudy
down to 2 F words
1:17 pm
CiociaJudy
both 4 letters
1:17 pm
Jillyjill
all 4's
1:18 pm
CiociaJudy
I have 3 fa and 3 fo
1:18 pm
Jillyjill
two fi/4
1:18 pm
Jillyjill
both babblets
1:19 pm
Jillyjill
fi+*** you experienced
1:19 pm
Jillyjill
fi+not yes
1:19 pm
CiociaJudy
TY JILLY! FW!!
1:19 pm
Jillyjill
WooT WooT WooT ciocia!!
1:20 pm
CiociaJudy
guess I must get back to cooking now. have a good day Jilly
1:20 pm
Jillyjill
Going to head out and get some tasks done before last graduation...
1:20 pm
Jillyjill
you too!
2:30 pm
onyx
Finished two days in a row.
2:51 pm
Kaplan repeat
I swear I started ts grid in the morning ad cannot find my words
2:56 pm
Kaplan repeat
You experienced? What does that mean?
2:57 pm
Kaplan repeat
why have I been so brain-dead this week?
3:23 pm
smores
wow...haven't been on all week and only a 47word grid ???
3:23 pm
Jillyjill
Hello there smores!
3:24 pm
Jillyjill
mostly 4 letter babblets...
3:24 pm
smores
hey Jilly :)
3:25 pm
Jillyjill
Watch for mostly vowel words, latin endings
3:26 pm
smores
thanks for the heads up
3:35 pm
Jillyjill
Well, off to my last graduation for this year....bbl Good luck smores!
3:42 pm
smores
Bye Jilly...enjoy :)
4:00 pm
bichon
Evening folks from Guiting Power, Gloucester, England
4:03 pm
bichon
Gloucestershire
4:14 pm
crosshair
howdy,bichon and howdy everyone:)
4:20 pm
jmcnrick
guess it was not a bad day to wait until the evening to look at the grid
4:21 pm
crosshair
here is dinner tonight in the crossy household it is a quick easy dish and i pre-cook the sausage and let in marinate in the sauce in the fridge all day and if i do not have any leftover pasta i just do it at same time so near dinner time i just slam it all together in 5 minutes and bake.add a nice salad and a crusty itallian loaf of bread and you have a full meal to feed4-6 people
4:21 pm
crosshair
450g pack pork sausages
2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp golden syrup or honey
2 tbsp olive oil
1 red onion peeled and sliced
1 red pepper, deseeded and diced
200g mushrooms, wiped and quartered
1 tsp chilli powder
400g can chopped tomatoes
150ml apple juice
300g cooked left over pasta bows (or other shapes)
150g Edam or other firm white cheese, diced
6 easy steps...
Preheat the oven to 400F/200C/Gas 6. Place the sausages in a baking try and cook for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix together the mustard, ketchup and golden syrup.
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the onion, red pepper and mushrooms, stir fry for 5 minutes then add the chilli powder, chopped tomatoes and apple juice and stir well.
Stir in the cooked left over pasta. Spoon into an ovenproof serving dish.
Remove the sausages from the oven and slice each into 3 on a diagonal. Tip into a bowl, drizzle with the mustard mixture and arrange over the pasta.
Scatter with diced cheese and return to the oven for 20 minutes.
4:21 pm
crosshair
indeed jmc,tiny one today
4:22 pm
bichon
lots of really good bacon here in the UK crossy
4:22 pm
crosshair
yes,you make some good rashers on that side of the pond as well:))
4:30 pm
bichon
I had Yorkshire pudding for the first time today. Not what I expected either
4:33 pm
MollyL
Did you like it Bich?
4:34 pm
bichon
It was okay, nothing exciting. More like fried bread
4:34 pm
MollyL
I've always found it kind of bland.
4:35 pm
bichon
agree Molly, but I had lunch from the Carvery, pork, lamb and beef. Yummy
4:35 pm
MollyL
That sounds good.
4:37 pm
bichon
Mississippi Mud Pie for dessert. The village had a garden tour today. So muc funny chatting with all the gardeners
4:38 pm
bichon
After the tour, some of the ladies baked cakes and we had tea there
4:38 pm
MollyL
Oh, I bet that was pretty.
4:39 pm
bichon
Nobody does cottage gardens like the English
4:41 pm
MollyL
I've seen some very nice pictures of them.
4:42 pm
bichon
All the hosts were fun to chat with
4:44 pm
bichon
See you all tomorrow
4:59 pm
Soodle
OMG! Your doing it wrong! Yorkshire puddings should be served with roast beef! And if made correctly, should NEVER be bready. Just light n fluffy & ethereal!
5:01 pm
Soodle
Sorry for the rant! Hi all :-)
5:01 pm
MimiCat
There you go, Soodle! I was just thinking the same thing! YP should be thin and light and soaking up the beef juices! Yum..
5:03 pm
Soodle
<------ makes seriously good YP! Its all in how much you 'batter' the batter!.......
5:04 pm
Soodle
Hey Mimi. :-)
5:05 pm
MimiCat
Yep---it's not like a souffle or bread where you put a lot of batter in and it becomes dense....basically the opposite, right? Just a thin layer and get it crispy on the outside. ((Soodle)) Wouldn't you know us Irish can cook it!
5:06 pm
MimiCat
Phantom: torque.
5:07 pm
MimiCat
Looking back at chat, I want to eat at crossy's house tonight!!!
5:07 pm
Soodle
The crispier & thinner the better! And Horesradish Sauce is a MUST!
5:08 pm
Soodle
Hello Sue ((((())))
5:08 pm
uusue2
hi soodle and mimi! Two of my favorite ladies!
5:08 pm
MimiCat
Awww...thanks, sue! Right back at 'ya!
5:09 pm
Soodle
Well. Sue, 2 weeks into wedded bliss...... Everything as it should be?
5:10 pm
uusue2
indeed it is, soodle! We are very happy and looking forward to Frank being done with chemo - last treatment is Wednesday!
5:10 pm
MimiCat
I think the first (20?) years prepared them! Great, sue...so happy that will be over.
5:11 pm
Soodle
Whoo-hoo!!!!!!! So happy for you both Sue. (((()))))
5:11 pm
MimiCat
Have they given a prognosis, sue?
5:11 pm
uusue2
we've been living together 5 years but were apart for 38 years before that, dated and got engaged in high school but drifted apart when we went to different colleges
5:12 pm
Soodle
<------- Sucker for the happy ever after stories! :-)
5:12 pm
MimiCat
Amazing picture on your icon, sue!
5:12 pm
uusue2
so we set a world record for length of engagement, I think, almost 45 years!
5:12 pm
uusue2
no prognosis, mimi, except that he will have to go for scans every 3-6 months from now on
5:13 pm
MimiCat
Wow...I can't imagine being with anyone that long. I had to head for the hills after 23!
5:13 pm
uusue2
well, that 38-year gap in the middle makes it seem much shorter :-)
5:14 pm
MimiCat
Guess you can ask crossy about the continuing scans. But if he has made it this far I would think it looks pretty good.
5:14 pm
Soodle
Doing a little happy dance around my kitchen for Sue & Frank. (Hoping the neighbours have their blinds drawn. Ccc)
5:15 pm
MimiCat
I didn't know your history with Frank, sue....amazing! I'm still friends with my first love (at age 15) but he is married (for the 3rd time)...not at all interested in a mate anymore anyway.
5:15 pm
uusue2
it just depends on whether there were stray cancer cells left after the surgery, and if the chemo has done them in or not - which we won't know unless they grow into something big enough to be visible on the scan - but because he was stage 4 they will never say he is cured or even in remission
5:15 pm
uusue2
so it is scary, and will continue to be scary, but we will just have to cope with things as they happen
5:16 pm
MimiCat
I guess you just must live every day as a blessing, sue, and make the most of it.
5:17 pm
Soodle
Sue, will you give that husband of yours a great big squashy hug from me? Thanks!
5:17 pm
MimiCat
That's kind of the way I feel now a year and a half after my heart attack.
5:17 pm
uusue2
I will indeed, soodle! :-)
5:17 pm
uusue2
ah, I didn't know about that, mimi, must have been a real wake-up call!
5:18 pm
MimiCat
Not at all the same as cancer but still glad to be alive.
5:18 pm
Soodle
Nor I Mimi?
5:19 pm
MimiCat
Woke up to a heart attack one morning and called the ambulance. Had 100% blockage of an artery. Was in hospital for 4 days and then on 8 medications that were worse than the heart attack. But down to 3 now and walking 1/2 mile in 12 minutes. Only slowed me down a bit!
5:19 pm
uusue2
good for you, mimi!
5:20 pm
MimiCat
I've almost died 3 times in my life and I'm convinced I'm still here because God doesn't want me up there criticizing the way he's doing things! I can almost hear him saying "Leave her down there, I don't need the grief!"
5:20 pm
uusue2
I keep saying that once I actually retire I will get my diet and exercise to a much healthier state than they are in now - I have another 4 weeks :-)
5:21 pm
MimiCat
Get my first early retirement check next month, sue, and so happy to have an income again.
5:22 pm
uusue2
ah, good for you! I actually am collecting retirement but am also working, so am looking forward to the "working" part going away.
5:23 pm
MimiCat
I'm trying to get a part-time job to supplement. In another 1.5 yrs. I'll get more because my ex will be of age. That will be nice.
5:24 pm
uusue2
ah, that will help. I can also get some Social Security but plan to wait as long as possible to claim it - I should be ok as long as the state of Illinois stays solvent, which may not be very long the way things are going
5:25 pm
MimiCat
Waiting also for lawsuit against Social Security to get to court (takes 15-18 months!) so I'll, hopefully, get the back money they denied me wrongfully. They turn EVERYONE down now. Even turned down a guy I know who had terminal cancer...and did die! Horrible process and so unfair.
5:25 pm
uusue2
Ugh, that is really awful :-(
5:27 pm
MimiCat
All I did last year after the heart attack was file and wait, three times. Have a lawyer who specializes in SS law and has been in practice for over 10 yrs. so must be good or wouldn't still be practicing. He gets 25% when we settle but I probably wouldn't get anything if I didn't have him, so that's OK. Just hate waiting!
5:27 pm
uusue2
fireworks! (that is, I found all 47 words :-P )
5:28 pm
uusue2
Yes, it seems that having a lawyer is the only way to get SS unless you are old enough to claim it anyway
5:28 pm
MimiCat
Good for you, sue! I'll be giving up LONG before that.
5:29 pm
MimiCat
This SS was disability-related so age isn't a factor.
5:29 pm
uusue2
didn't use to be the case - when my mom died my sister got a check automatically since she was still under age
5:29 pm
Soodle
Golly! Well done Sue! I'm struggling with this grid.
5:30 pm
MimiCat
Yep, Soodle, this is one mean little bugger!
5:30 pm
uusue2
well, I couldn't have done it without lickety and morewords!
5:30 pm
MimiCat
I never get all the words on any of the grids, but at least with the bigger ones I can have fun and feel productive. These little ones just aggravate me.
5:31 pm
MimiCat
Not ambitious enough to list, sue! Such an underachiever!
5:32 pm
uusue2
well, I am actually learning more words by doing this, so I guess that is a good thing! Keep the old grey matter functioning...
5:32 pm
MimiCat
I probably should...just not motivated yet.
5:34 pm
MimiCat
Must get some things done. Good talking with you two lovely ladies! BIG hugs.
5:34 pm
uusue2
that's one of the things I like about this game - you can decide for yourself how you want to play, and how you define success!
5:34 pm
uusue2
bye, mimi! See you later!
5:35 pm
Trifioso
hello friends!
5:36 pm
Trifioso
hello sue. so nice to see you in the chog!
5:36 pm
uusue2
nice to see you too! I love those stairs in your icon.
5:37 pm
Trifioso
aren't they great? someday....
5:38 pm
Trifioso
secondo's real name is in the grid today!
5:38 pm
Trifioso
pretty rare
5:39 pm
Trifioso
went to an absolutely beautiful wedding last night....still basking in the glow
5:42 pm
uusue2
ah, lovely! Weddings are such fun.
5:42 pm
Trifioso
this one sure was! whew!
5:42 pm
Trifioso
dancing dancing dancing!
5:43 pm
Trifioso
can I please have the count for the o in the fourth column, fourth row?
5:44 pm
Trifioso
sorry THIRD row
5:44 pm
uusue2
lots of babblets in this one...
5:44 pm
Trifioso
yes, there it is! THanks sue! nbt for moi
5:47 pm
uusue2
tea is ready, bbs
5:47 pm
Trifioso
enjoy your tea, dear sue
6:13 pm
Read-Knit-Bake
quore
6:14 pm
Read-Knit-Bake
oops!..not even a word!
6:20 pm
tessagram
Help with pe5,12 please
6:23 pm
tessagram
got it.
6:25 pm
stidgmere
Hello, just about half way and hope to finish this grid.
6:30 pm
crosshair
mimi.do not mean to make you uneasy but here in the great white north it is the same for odsp(social security) it took a full ten year for them to recognize that my wifes blindness might impact her ability to get work
6:37 pm
penquis
hello all....
6:39 pm
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everybody doing today
6:39 pm
Minveryork
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!
6:41 pm
crosshair
and even then they said"oh but we have a blind person in our disability office working on a speech to type program to dictate letters" and i said "well how often does a job like that open up?"
6:41 pm
stidgmere
Hello minver and all. Working on a couple of six letter words and may need resrouces. I need the pe 6, 21 and the qu 6, 27 (the first one).
6:41 pm
crosshair
all that is,is your token disabled person
6:44 pm
stidgmere
got the qu, now for the pe 6, 21.
6:49 pm
stidgmere
Fire works for little ol me.
6:49 pm
stidgmere
Monkeys were doing very well today.
6:51 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations stidgmere on your fireworks! Good for you
6:52 pm
uusue2
yay gmere!
6:52 pm
uusue2
and hi again all, popping in briefly and can clue if needed.
6:54 pm
crosshair
Mrs O!!
6:54 pm
uusue2
hi crossy!
6:55 pm
crosshair
how is married life treating you? is frank behaving?? lol
6:56 pm
crosshair
we are coming up to our 20th,our 22nd together and my beloved says the training may be done in another 10 years..maybe..she hopes
6:57 pm
crosshair
but remember,SHE proposed to me,so she asked for it! lol
6:59 pm
uusue2
we are good, crossy, we've been together for 5 years already anyway so no big change in the day-to-day routine, but it is nice to be married, finally
6:59 pm
crosshair
i am sure it is:))
6:59 pm
crosshair
it changes things,especially in the states
6:59 pm
jesdraggon
evening all
7:00 pm
crosshair
howdy,jes
7:00 pm
uusue2
yes, the health insurance is a big deal here
7:01 pm
crosshair
matters not here,but a wedding brings a closer union a noeness of body and soul
7:01 pm
crosshair
oneness
7:01 pm
uusue2
yes, there is that too
7:02 pm
crosshair
so close,that when you close your eyes,i go to sleep...
7:02 pm
uusue2
my father was rather surprised when I told him about it on the phone (it was a done deal by then); I will have to write him a note
7:03 pm
uusue2
crossy, Frank is coming up on his last chemo treatment on Wednesday, and is starting to get quite anxious about the upcoming scan (probably about 3-4 weeks away) which will tell us if the chemo actually worked or not
7:04 pm
crosshair
yaaa for frank.i remember this day from my post second cancer chemo.i remember it well
7:04 pm
crosshair
this is the bit test.for all the marbles
7:04 pm
uusue2
I am pretty anxious about it myself, the statistics are not on our side on this one :-(
7:06 pm
crosshair
i did not want to tell you the stats.i already knew them,but you are a samrt woman and you know our cancer tratments have come leaps and bounds in the last 30 years.remember,if terry fox were alive and doing his run today,he would of survived
7:07 pm
uusue2
just read a paper about the treatment Frank is getting, it extends survival by an average of 4 months (from 25 to 29 months after diagnosis)
7:07 pm
uusue2
I am hoping, since he was an extremely early stage 4, that he will be on the long-lived tail of the distribution
7:08 pm
uusue2
but we will just have to see, and enjoy the days we have
7:08 pm
crosshair
at least.and remember,the survival curve improves once you get past 3 years till the 5th year when it is reduced to 10% chance of a cancer other than the initial type
7:08 pm
uusue2
he's planning to leave his port in for a while, just in case
7:09 pm
crosshair
yes.if his oncologist is good with it,by all means
7:09 pm
crosshair
i have a big test coming up myself in the second week of june
7:10 pm
uusue2
he'll have to switch oncologists once he's on my insurance; the plan I'm on doesn't cover the local hospital
7:10 pm
uusue2
I thought you just had a scan? Is that when you get the results?
7:10 pm
crosshair
i find that the doctors who can wear the oncology badge are all top shelf,so i would not worry
7:11 pm
crosshair
i get results on ct/blood/x-rays on june 11th
7:11 pm
uusue2
yes, I think it will be fine but wanted to wait until the current bout of chemo is done to switch - hence the timing of our wedding
7:11 pm
crosshair
have enlardged nodes in my right boob atm
7:11 pm
uusue2
will be thinking about you then, crossy!!
7:11 pm
crosshair
i will be fine:)
7:12 pm
uusue2
Frank had some swelling in his armpit a few weeks ago but it seems to have gone away - but every little thing is a cause for worry now -
7:13 pm
crosshair
please let me know the scan results for frank in 3-4 week,either here or in pm in fb.i am following you and want nothing but the best
7:13 pm
uusue2
will do :-)
7:14 pm
uusue2
I've been posting on caringbridge.org as well, link in my profile
7:14 pm
crosshair
it never ends afer this.every 3 months for the first 2 years and every 6 months after that,forever
7:15 pm
uusue2
yes, I think that is what we are looking at to
7:16 pm
crosshair
you do not dare miss an appt.betwem my first cancer and my second,i got lazy and blew off two appts in the winter because they were in the city and a long drive.come spring i had my stage 3 lymphnoma.they found it while doing a test for my sperm health
7:17 pm
uusue2
I will make him go, absolutely.
7:18 pm
crosshair
lol.now after 3 cancers(seminoma(operation),lymphnoma(\nchemo and melanoma (surgery it is all a moot point:) though the babble room may say TMI.i do not care
7:19 pm
uusue2
no worries!
7:19 pm
crosshair
only by sharing cancer stories can you help others
7:19 pm
uusue2
exactly, and I very much appreciate your sharing with us!
7:20 pm
crosshair
reminds me// GET THOSE MOLES CHECKED AND AS BAZ LUNDRUM SAYS "WEAR SUNSCREEN!!"
7:21 pm
uusue2
Indeed. I get a skin check every year as I am quite spotty :-)
7:22 pm
crosshair
had our local resident surgeon cut a half dozen out of me that were stage 2 and as he termed them "agressive"
7:23 pm
crosshair
anything flat,more than 3 cm across,irregular shape and ligher in the centre
7:23 pm
crosshair
lighter
7:23 pm
uusue2
Yes, "aggressive" was how they described Frank's tumor as well, was good that we didn't wait any longer to get it taken out
7:23 pm
crosshair
indeed!
7:26 pm
crosshair
some people are embarrased by cancer.they hide it.feel like they failed or are shunned by the rest of society but i am to the point,in your face"this is nothing but a defective part of me that is only holding me back" attack kind of survivor.i pull zero punches
7:27 pm
uusue2
people have become much more open about cancer than they were when my mother got it 40 years ago - a good thing IMHO
7:27 pm
crosshair
i even vounteer on a cancer hot line run by our big cancer hospital.new cancer patrients can call it just for advice,to vent or whatever
7:27 pm
crosshair
it is my way of paying it forward
7:27 pm
uusue2
good for you!!
7:29 pm
crosshair
i will soon be working for our local cancer society and driving local patients in my town to cancer treatments in the city.again.paying it forward to those who did it for me
7:29 pm
jesdraggon
clue for p5 please?
7:30 pm
uusue2
pe + I am going to go ***d a book soon
7:31 pm
crosshair
i am as well:)) just downloaded a bunch of ebooks for the mrs also
7:31 pm
penquis
can i get a clue for the qu 6/27 word, please?
7:31 pm
jesdraggon
there are 2, penquis
7:31 pm
jesdraggon
one is a grain, the other is really weird
7:32 pm
jesdraggon
qu+vowel + poetic before
7:32 pm
uusue2
qu + first vowel + 3 letter palindrome (or what jes said)
7:33 pm
penquis
got it....thanks
7:33 pm
crosshair
for those who have open format readers that can handle pdf,epub,mobi and lit files, google www.bookos.org.there are tons of books available here and you can load up to 7 a day.ty to our very own sprite for hooking me up with this site
7:35 pm
jesdraggon
is the p6 related to p5?
7:35 pm
uusue2
first four letters are the same, jes, then add not off
7:35 pm
jesdraggon
thanks, sue, that's firewords :)
7:38 pm
penquis
i am done!!
7:38 pm
uusue2
yay penquis!
7:41 pm
jesdraggon
yay penquis!
7:47 pm
uusue2
and now I really am off, see you all tomorrow!!
8:06 pm
penquis
goodnight all
9:05 pm
mkg
hi all. any clues for the sixes? i have one. the qu word, the sstuff we eat that is a grain and yet not a grain.
9:05 pm
mkg
any other clues out there?
9:09 pm
Minveryork
he 6/21 word is he 4/5 plus wear a hat ** on your head mkg
9:10 pm
mkg
ty min got he
9:10 pm
mkg
need two more six letter words.........
9:10 pm
Minveryork
Other qu 6/27 word is qu plus two vowel plus do ** mi fa etc
9:11 pm
mkg
got the qu. ty ty t y
9:11 pm
mkg
any clues for the last 6?
9:12 pm
mkg
i have 8 to go total. sorry for misinfo.
9:13 pm
Minveryork
Go mkg go!
9:14 pm
mkg
i need two n WORDS still. have na 4 only.
9:15 pm
Minveryork
pe 6/21 word is french father plus wear a hat ** your head
9:15 pm
mkg
dont know french at all. sorry.
9:16 pm
mkg
got it with monkeys. ty min.
9:16 pm
mkg
7 left total. ugh.
9:16 pm
mkg
time for bed.
10:41 pm
Jacula
mkg apparetly has 11 children, Minver. I guess it gave her no time to learn French.
10:43 pm
Jacula
na4/7, if you haven't gone mkg, is na plud *f only O hadn't said that, or the title of a Rudyard Kipling poem.
10:45 pm
Jacula
Apparently I can't type or spell after being woken up by the police helicopter hovering overhead. So tired...
10:45 pm
Jacula
Should have read no plus if only I hadn't said that.
10:50 pm
Minveryork
I am finished! I have fireworks! pe 6/21 was my final word
10:50 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi, jacs!
10:50 pm
Minveryork
And with that I am off to bed.Nice to see you briefly Jacula
10:50 pm
72 Temple Owl
this is a twisty nasty little beast
10:51 pm
Minveryork
Hello & goodbye 72 Temple Owl!Nice to see you too briefly
10:51 pm
72 Temple Owl
you as well, min.
10:52 pm
Minveryork
I leave you with a story of clues in profile.Goodnight to all!
11:24 pm
RoundBarn
we almost have eeyore, we do have rpp, and enpough letters for Poohbut in the wrong places as is almost everything in this grid
11:25 pm
RoundBarn
roo, of kanga and