Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, July 14, 2014

12:00 am

ursh

flip and hello all

12:01 am

rururocks

de7

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all. Hi ursh!

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru! Ty, lickety!

12:03 am

saanichcat

hello all!

12:03 am

rururocks

hi saanich

12:03 am

Aloyisius

tyvm Lickety

12:03 am

rururocks

hi dee

12:03 am

Aloyisius

hi all

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

hi sann, aloy

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

sh 7 x 2

12:05 am

Erda

These grids come in two sizes lately: Too Small or Too Big.

12:06 am

crayola

sh 7 x 3

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

so true, erda. hi

12:06 am

VolleymomDee

ai 7

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

ty cray

12:07 am

VolleymomDee

he 7

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

te 7

12:10 am

Erda

Belated "Hi" Dee!

12:10 am

crayola

ha7

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

:) better late than never :)

12:11 am

VolleymomDee

re 7

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

he7 x 2

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

thx, une, and "hi!"

12:13 am

Uneaixoise

yw and howdy :-)

12:13 am

flosey

hi everyone

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

hey flosey :-)

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

hi flosey

12:15 am

rastapopolous

re8

12:15 am

rastapopolous

pe8

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

re 7 x 2

12:17 am

cybernan

hello everyone :-)

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

hey nan :-)

12:18 am

flosey

hi nan

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

hi nan

12:18 am

crayola

pe9

12:19 am

rururocks

pr 9

12:19 am

crayola

sorry, i mean pr9

12:19 am

crayola

yes. :)

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

tx crayola!

12:21 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

pr 7

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

pr 8

12:25 am

cybernan

de 7 if not called

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

sh7 x 4

12:28 am

cybernan

ty une

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

ea 7

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

ty une

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

te 7

12:30 am

rururocks

people are going to think the sa6 is a bunch of baloney

12:31 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:31 am

Uneaixoise

tx ru!

12:31 am

cybernan

yep

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty, ru... had missed that :)

12:31 am

crayola

nice. ty ru.

12:32 am

cybernan

finally found the pe 8 - but not the pr 7

12:32 am

cybernan

ooh - got it!

12:32 am

rururocks

50 to go

12:33 am

cybernan

wd ruru

12:33 am

Uneaixoise

wow, go ru!!

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:33 am

cybernan

just got a little over half way and that may be it for tonight

12:33 am

crayola

wd ru and dee

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ty cray

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

my pr 7 is before a slight haircut

12:34 am

Uneaixoise

100 to go and packing it in, folks -- gnite :-)

12:34 am

cybernan

same here, dee

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

pr 8 pr 9 plural before a court hearing

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

nite une

12:35 am

cybernan

yes

12:39 am

cybernan

crashing here - see you tomorrow :-)

12:39 am

saanichcat

hi dee - I was just typing that pr9 in as you clued it!

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

lol! Great minds!

12:40 am

dizgrannie

Hi All!! late flip....nbt/nbs

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

hi diz! wtg!

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

ov 7

12:43 am

broll

et 7 & 8, if not called

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

ty bro, looking

12:45 am

kje

ty broll - my last 2 e

12:45 am

flosey

thanks Dee

12:45 am

broll

yw

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

hi kje

12:46 am

kje

does that ov7 start with the squished circle?

12:46 am

dizgrannie

je 6 & je 7. the 7 is not a pl, but similar spll to the 6

12:46 am

flosey

no

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

egg related

12:46 am

kje

k

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz

12:46 am

kje

ah, ty

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz... my last j's :)

12:48 am

kje

ditto

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

pe 6 and pe 8/55 the pe 6, 7, 8 (same root)

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

oops pe 6, 7, 8, 8

12:54 am

kje

ah, ty... had missed that 1st 8

12:55 am

kje

getting late here - off to bed - thanks for the clues

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

I always forget that ending, too

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

nite, kj; yw

12:56 am

puglet

Greetings Friends

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

hi pug!!

12:56 am

flosey

hi pugs

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

pr 7 x 2

12:56 am

puglet

Hello Dee, did you have a good week end

12:56 am

puglet

Hi Flosey and did you as well

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

oh, pug, great! I am exhausted, but fun with kids; wedding was very nice - small, intimate, but lovely. Her dress was simple, yet elegant. Food was unusual and great!

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

How was your weekend?

12:58 am

flosey

yes thanks pugs, a beautiful wedding of daughter of friends

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

nice, flosey, I didn't know you had a wedding, too?

12:58 am

puglet

mine was good too---sounds like you ladies had a really nice one

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

Appetizers were - jerk shrimp on skewers, wrapped in bacon; mushrooms stuffed with crab; spinach avocado cheese dip

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

Buffet had pulled pork; a Caribbean style chicken with fried rice (all meat was so tender you could cut it with a fork); spinach salad with mandarin oranges, almonds.... absolutely delicious, yet simple

1:01 am

puglet

sounds very yummy, Dee--did you make them

1:01 am

flosey

yes, long day, had to leave on the 8:30 ferry to Victoria and returned on the 6: - bride is very dear to us

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

so nice, flosey... makes your heart overflow

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

so nice, flosey... makes your heart overflow

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

No, pug, my hubby's cousin owns a restaurant in town; he made all the food for the bride (his niece)

1:03 am

flosey

yes and she just glowed - wore a pair of earrings I gave her when she went away to U

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

Oh, how lovely! Did you know she was going to wear them, or was that a sweet surprise??

1:04 am

flosey

she did tell me when I gave them to her

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

so sweet, flosey

1:06 am

puglet

lovely red boxes-lol

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

here, too

1:06 am

flosey

oh dear pugs, haven't seen them yet,

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

ma 7/32 new word to me - poetic word for curse

1:11 am

puglet

where is everyone

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

I'm here... :)

1:12 am

flosey

me too

1:12 am

puglet

:) Ru, hasent been on or Rose

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

ru was here at the very beginning... maybe he fell asleep :)

1:15 am

flosey

I presume the mi7 and 8 have been called?

1:15 am

puglet

He must of had a hard week-end

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

not yet... ty, flosey, looking

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

re 8 x 2

1:17 am

flosey

thanks Dee, looking, only have 2 re words

1:19 am

flosey

found 1 re8

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

I hate re words lol

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

mi 7 x 2

1:19 am

flosey

me too

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

I am still missing one 8; I have et, mi, pe x 3, pr, re x 2

1:22 am

flosey

I have only 3 8s, but thanks, will look for the ones you have

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:23 am

rururocks

te8 dee

1:24 am

puglet

howdy Ru

1:24 am

rururocks

hi pugs

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

ty vm, ru, looking

1:24 am

puglet

did you have a nice week-end

1:24 am

saanichcat

hi there ru! finshed?

1:24 am

rururocks

I had to jump out for a bit to do some washing

1:24 am

puglet

Hi saan

1:24 am

rururocks

no.. not yet saanich.

1:25 am

saanichcat

hi pugsy

1:25 am

puglet

was your week-end good Saan

1:27 am

saanichcat

hot and hotter - wilfire acrossthe inlet, planes buzzing, but apert from that, lovely! And yours?

1:28 am

saanichcat

time for me to be getting to bed soon - all those typos

1:28 am

puglet

mine was good----dosent sound too great, Saan-lol

1:29 am

puglet

night then Saan

1:30 am

saanichcat

all these fires we are having make for spectaular sunsets - one of the very best I've ever seen was tonight - the sky and the water were various shades of copper and deep purple

1:30 am

rururocks

we have a zillion fires down here too

1:30 am

saanichcat

Not quite yet pugs, but soon

1:30 am

puglet

sounds beautiful Saan

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

not seeing the te 8.. a gentle clue, please?

1:31 am

saanichcat

I know ru. Are you in any danger?

1:31 am

puglet

you having another dry spell Ru

1:31 am

rururocks

it's a rock dee

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty te 7 x 3 so far

1:31 am

rururocks

we are heading into some really hot weather this week

1:32 am

rururocks

te + most of the goddess of beauty

1:33 am

flosey

thanks ru

1:35 am

saanichcat

ty ru

1:35 am

rururocks

you are both welcome

1:35 am

rururocks

.. I am still missing a bunch o 8's

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

I listed my 8's at 1:20 (if that helps)

1:38 am

rururocks

not a lot of help to me yet dee.. missing too many words

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

I still have 47 to go

1:38 am

rururocks

how was your weekend pugs?

1:40 am

puglet

mine was good Ru, ths

1:41 am

puglet

was yours good Ru

1:41 am

rururocks

yeah.. ok I guess

1:41 am

rururocks

did a lot of straightening up around here so that feels good.. threw out bags of old paper

1:41 am

puglet

that dont sound to exciting Ru

1:42 am

rururocks

well.. we tend to be a little wild out here in Napa :D

1:42 am

puglet

are you a hoarder-lol

1:42 am

rururocks

no.. trying to throw out stuff I pulled out of my last house to live lighter

1:43 am

puglet

maybe you could use that energy for something like a rain dance-lol

1:43 am

rururocks

Or maybe something better than a rain dance :D

1:44 am

saanichcat

ru needs a hug

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

I was amazed how much stuff I pitched when we moved, ru... it did really feel good.

1:44 am

puglet

dont pull me into your pit

1:45 am

rururocks

LOL.. it did feel good to clear out stuff dee.. I have to do even more

1:45 am

rururocks

I had to kind of move too quickly and threw stuff in boxes

1:45 am

rururocks

missing one damn r can't find it

1:45 am

saanichcat

doing that lifts many burdens

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

We discovered my hubby was a bigger hoarder than I was LOL... really made me chuckle.

1:46 am

flosey

same here Dee

1:46 am

puglet

did he think you were Dee

1:46 am

rururocks

I want to be really pared down when I move into my next home dee.. and yes Saanich.. it really does

1:47 am

puglet

are you moving soon Ru

1:47 am

rururocks

I did lots of laundry.. I feel so domestic right now :D

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

Yes, pug, he always said I kept too much, but he got a rude awakening when he started packing his garage and the attic... :)

1:47 am

rururocks

no immediate plans pugs.. but sometime next year yes

1:48 am

rururocks

I can stay here for another year or so if I want

1:48 am

puglet

are you staying in the same state

1:48 am

rururocks

I am stuckaroo

1:49 am

rururocks

yes for now.. I may move elsewhere when I really retire

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

ai 7 x 2

1:51 am

rururocks

I have one of those dee

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

one is past tense, the other is a compound word oxygen you breathe + storage bldg for mowers

1:52 am

rururocks

ah.. the mower one

1:52 am

saanichcat

thanks now I too have both!

1:52 am

rururocks

thanks

1:52 am

rururocks

missing two a's now

1:52 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:56 am

rururocks

grrrrrrrrrr

1:57 am

puglet

goats dont growl but baaa--lol

1:58 am

rururocks

hint on that re8 dee.. that's the one I don't have

1:59 am

VolleymomDee

re 8/45 retaliation re 8/40 (plural of an re 7) to try in court again

2:00 am

rururocks

retaliation one I need

2:00 am

rururocks

thinking

2:00 am

rururocks

got it

2:00 am

VolleymomDee

wtg!!

2:00 am

rururocks

thanks

2:02 am

VolleymomDee

yw

2:03 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

2:03 am

puglet

((Rose)) hugs and hi

2:03 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} miz pugs

2:03 am

VolleymomDee

((rose)))

2:04 am

puglet

congrats too

2:04 am

grannyrose

*giggle* ((dee))

2:04 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

2:04 am

grannyrose

thanx pugs

2:04 am

puglet

wow! Liz too--hugs and hi

2:05 am

grannyrose

g'day liz

2:05 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

2:05 am

Lizlin

Good to see you all :)

2:06 am

Lizlin

How was deacons footy match yesterday, rose?

2:06 am

puglet

Rose, so pleased you and Don had such a nice time

2:06 am

grannyrose

he was soooo good. he actually caught the ball a few times. last week he was awarded best on ground.

2:06 am

puglet

and thanks for the imfo, will take you advice

2:07 am

grannyrose

oh, you've read your mail, pugs. np's hun.

2:07 am

Lizlin

That's great! A young star!

2:08 am

puglet

I did---couldnt sleep --so been up all night

2:08 am

grannyrose

ugh, on not being able to sleep, you poor thing. has stuff been running around in your head, pugs?

2:09 am

puglet

nope, brain has been good-lol just couldnt sleep

2:09 am

grannyrose

liz, that kid is as game as ned kelly. he was standing next to his opponent, and shoving him with his shoulder. and deacon only came up to his opponents shoulder.

2:10 am

Lizlin

That's tough. Hope you sleep tonight.

2:10 am

rururocks

oh good grief

2:10 am

Lizlin

Sounds like he's really enjoying the footy.

2:11 am

puglet

ths, but I am feeling fine--for right now any way--lol

2:11 am

puglet

whats wrong Charlie Brown--lol

2:11 am

grannyrose

only one more match to go. their season is quite short. and then there's the awards night. and that will be all until next year...lol

2:12 am

Lizlin

You'll be at the awards night?

2:12 am

puglet

How are you Liz

2:12 am

grannyrose

i surely hope so....

2:12 am

Lizlin

Fine thanks pugs.

2:12 am

grannyrose

grandpa don will ha4 the camera at the ready....lolol

2:13 am

puglet

do we get to see a photo or two

2:13 am

Lizlin

Hope you'll take pics - sounds like he should get an award. But then as they're little, they all should!

2:14 am

grannyrose

that's what i think, liz. they all will get an award of some kind.

2:14 am

Lizlin

Busy week coming up. Probably won't be around til Thursday arvo or Friday morning!

2:15 am

grannyrose

okay, liz. please take care of you until then. xoxox

2:15 am

puglet

as what Rose said

2:16 am

puglet

are you sore Rose from the pool

2:17 am

grannyrose

i was, pugs. i took just the one strong pain med over 8 hours ago. i'm a little stiff, that's all.

2:17 am

puglet

that was a pretty good work out for you

2:18 am

Lizlin

Still here for a bit - now red boxes have gone!

2:18 am

grannyrose

yeah, flippers for 15 minutes, then weights on both ankles for 15 minutes.

2:19 am

Lizlin

Line pugs said, a good work out.

2:20 am

sprite

good morning all

2:20 am

grannyrose

{{spritey}} good morning sweetie

2:20 am

puglet

hugs and hi Sprite

2:20 am

Lizlin

Hi sprite :)

2:21 am

sprite

good morning my dear friends :)

2:21 am

sprite

*hugs rose and pugs and Liz and Liz's husband*

2:21 am

flosey

I'm off to bed, 90 to go, hopefully can finish tomorrow

2:21 am

flosey

Hi sprite

2:22 am

sprite

night night flosey

2:22 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Flosey:)

2:22 am

puglet

night Flosey, take care

2:22 am

grannyrose

night dear flosey. hope you sleep well, hun

2:22 am

Lizlin

Hees

2:22 am

puglet

did you have the day you had hoped for Sprite

2:22 am

Lizlin

Sorry!

2:22 am

flosey

thanks all, feels like I should

2:23 am

sprite

took it easy, pugs. And got an answer from the friends and I will be away from tomorrow until Thursday evening. Am gonna bring Terra too. Will miss you guys though.

2:24 am

puglet

but you will have fun and thats good

2:24 am

puglet

will miss you too

2:24 am

grannyrose

oh??? sprite??? wanna email me, or can you tell all here?

2:24 am

Lizlin

Have a good time - travel safe.

2:24 am

sprite

I hope so, grin. It is an experiment. We will see.

2:26 am

sprite

rose: got an invitation from friends to stay with them for a couple of days. They booked me a room in a house run by friends of theirs. They live on a boat themselves. He is very very talkative which might be a bit much. She is a darling.

2:26 am

Lizlin

Sounds

2:27 am

Lizlin

Sounds fun.

2:27 am

grannyrose

wow!! what a lovely invitation! i do so hope you will be able to relax and enjoy. do you have far to travel?

2:27 am

puglet

are you going to get to go out on the boat

2:27 am

sprite

yeah it probably will be. They have invited me for several years now, and I think I am up to it now.

2:28 am

sprite

it is about 75 minutes of driving from here, so very doable.

2:28 am

Lizlin

That's great progress. Really happy for you.

2:28 am

puglet

me too, Sprite--what a nice adventure for you

2:28 am

sprite

I don't think so, pugs. I expect most of the day will be spend chatting with him. I am gonna bring some craft stuff so I can keep occupied.

2:28 am

sprite

thanks Liz :)

2:29 am

Lizlin

Just tell him if it gets too much.

2:29 am

sprite

so, that is me. How are you guys doing at the moment?

2:29 am

grannyrose

wtg, sprite. i'm proud of you.

2:29 am

sprite

I will, Liz, promise!

2:29 am

Lizlin

:)

2:29 am

sprite

thanks, pugs and rose

2:29 am

grannyrose

i'm good, thanx hun.

2:30 am

puglet

Iam doing good

2:30 am

grannyrose

except.....

2:30 am

sprite

except?

2:30 am

puglet

???

2:30 am

Lizlin

Time to go. Lots of organising stuff to do. I'll see you all again on Thursday or Friday! Keep well and have a good time. Hugs.

2:31 am

grannyrose

can someone please explain why my husband put ALL the folding tables BEHIND his new steel cupboard, and then filled it with tools. now it's too heavy to move.

2:31 am

sprite

ok Liz, be well and *hugs* for you both.

2:31 am

rururocks

so they won't fall over of course granny

2:31 am

puglet

bye Liz, will look forward to seeing you thurs or fri

2:31 am

sprite

hey ru :)

2:31 am

grannyrose

lolol, ruru...you are as bad as he is...

2:32 am

rururocks

hi sprite

2:32 am

sprite

ru has a point there, rose. I hope you will let Don take everything out, liberate the tables and put it back...

2:32 am

grannyrose

*giggles*

2:33 am

grannyrose

i will be brave, sprite, and allow him to just that. he could have left at least one of the tables accessible....but noooo....let's put them ALL where we can't get to them.

2:34 am

rururocks

*ties fingers*

2:34 am

puglet

just how many are we talking about Rose

2:35 am

sprite

lol rose :) It is the result of how men's brains are wired. They have an amazing capability to focus on one thing at a time. Like the new cupboard.

2:35 am

grannyrose

six tables, pugs. we had some of our own, then we 'inherited' both the mother's tables as well.

2:36 am

sprite

while we women have an amazing capability to distribute our attention. Not seeing everything of one thing, but a part of everything.

2:36 am

grannyrose

and thank-you, ruru, for your restraint...lol

2:39 am

puglet

friends, feel better now touching base here but Iam going to lay down for about a hour before getting ready for work. You all have a great day/evening love and hugs

2:39 am

rururocks

night pugs

2:39 am

sprite

you too, pugs. Take care. Am worried about you, still not over that cold and all.

2:40 am

grannyrose

hope you catch some quality zzzzz's, pugs. love and hugs, sweetie

2:40 am

puglet

its 4am but thanks and bye my friends

2:43 am

sprite

I have managed to burn myself yesterday without noticing. Just realised I have a blister on my hand.

2:43 am

rururocks

I better hit the sack soon too

2:43 am

sprite

I hope it won't hit back, ru. Sleep well and dream even better :)

2:43 am

grannyrose

ugh, sprite!! can you think when that might have happened?

2:43 am

rururocks

good thing you're not a guy sprite

2:44 am

sprite

lol ru!

2:44 am

grannyrose

*giggles* ruru, i hope you sleep well, see you at the flip. hope your new day is kind to you.

2:45 am

sprite

rose, yes, I stirred milk while heating it. Must have been the steam. Guess the loss of feeling has progressed in my hands, huh.

2:46 am

grannyrose

looks like it, sprite. can you wear heat-proof gloves while working with heat?

2:48 am

sprite

think I should, yes. Ah well, water under the bridge for now. How is physical therapy going, rose?

2:49 am

grannyrose

sprite, i was wearing flippers for the first 15 minutes in the pool today, then switched to weights on BOTH ankles for the rest of the session. needed endone when i got home, took magnesium on the way home.

2:49 am

sprite

wowwwww such progress, rose! Did the mag and the endone cut it?

2:50 am

grannyrose

i lay down for about 2 hours, the when i got up, i felt fine. have done all the folding, sorting, ironing today.

2:51 am

grannyrose

a little stiff now, nearly 9 hours later, but that's all.

2:51 am

sprite

oh WOW trice over. Rose, am so so proud of you. You really turned a corner. Took an awful lot of perseverence but you did it.

2:52 am

grannyrose

once i am wearing flippers for the whole session i will probably be ready for land-based gym.

2:52 am

sprite

wow rose! I know I keep saying this but... WOW!

2:53 am

grannyrose

*giggle* that's okay, my friend. you can keep saying WOW...it's so encouraging.

2:55 am

sprite

:D Well I seriously mean it. Wow. Incredible how far you have come.

2:55 am

grannyrose

so it looks like the th5 of us are all moving ahead in leaps and bounds. which is a really good thing, right?

2:55 am

sprite

it sure is. Shows what we already knew to be true... that you just have to never give up.

2:57 am

grannyrose

it's marvellous. look back to 9-12 months ago, and where we were then, and look at us now. WOW!!

2:58 am

sprite

*grin* Wow indeed. And our mutual support has played a big part in that.

3:01 am

sprite

squirrel?

3:02 am

grannyrose

nope, potty

3:02 am

sprite

lol ok :D Not unimportant.

3:02 am

grannyrose

jeez...you're as bad as the kids

3:03 am

sprite

you know I'm bad, I'm bad, you know it...

3:03 am

grannyrose

lololol

3:04 am

sprite

and the whole world's gonna answer my call and tell you once again.. who's BAD?

3:04 am

sprite

man I keep entering vete and veted... vete is dutch for feud. SO not an english word. But still.

3:05 am

grannyrose

the house where we lived when the kids were little...i had polished wood floors, which left a considerable gap at the bottom of the door. i would be in the loo, concentrating, as you do. and one or the other of them would be on their hands and knees talking to me from under the door..

3:07 am

sprite

oh! My kids were exactly the same. Still are. No quarter, not even in the loo. And my husband once brought me the telephone while I was taking a shower. I draw the line right there, lol.

3:07 am

grannyrose

roflol...men!!

3:08 am

sprite

as I said before... amazing ability to focus on one thing only... like the telephone.

3:08 am

sprite

hm I guess islam is always capitalised.

3:10 am

ChrissieDee

and there are no I words in the grid sprite :)

3:10 am

ChrissieDee

Hi ladies

3:10 am

sprite

lol! Too true, Chrissie!

3:10 am

sprite

hi :) How are you doing?

3:12 am

ChrissieDee

I'm good thanks sprite. Glad to read that you are both doing well. Have been babbling quietly in the background for about 20 minutes.

3:13 am

sprite

nice to have you join us in chat, and great to haer you are doing well. Yeah, we have come a long way.

3:13 am

ChrissieDee

(Hate the term lurking, sounds so creepy)

3:13 am

grannyrose

g'day chrissie

3:13 am

sprite

hehehe lurking on most sites is considered creepy. In babble it is used more innocently though.

3:14 am

ChrissieDee

Don't usually have time to chat in the morning, but off work today

3:14 am

ChrissieDee

((Rose))

3:14 am

sprite

lovely, Chrissie, a day off

3:14 am

grannyrose

oh, chrissie? are you well?

3:16 am

ChrissieDee

Spent the weekend with son and dil. She's having my first,grandchild mid september, but he's just started a 3 year job in China. He goes out next week for a month, back for the birth, then they will all go.

3:17 am

ChrissieDee

Such mixed emotions

3:17 am

sprite

jeezz that is a mix of good and bad indeed

3:17 am

Dianne

Chrissie - where will they be in China?

3:17 am

grannyrose

oh, dear, chrissie. that will be difficult to handle. your first grandkiddie all the way over there.

3:18 am

ChrissieDee

Hi Dianne. They will be in Shanghai

3:18 am

grannyrose

g'day dianne

3:19 am

ChrissieDee

We will have face time, and I will definitely go and visit

3:19 am

Dianne

They will love it. There is a big western community there.

3:19 am

sprite

hi Dianne

3:20 am

Dianne

Hi my fellow Babblers. Was busy with the game but I saw China and just had to chime in.

3:20 am

sprite

are you anywhere near Shanghai, Dianne?

3:20 am

ChrissieDee

Thank you, all words of reassurance are appreciated :)

3:20 am

grannyrose

and a beautiful chime it was too, dianne. lovely to see you, hun.

3:21 am

Dianne

Like New York to Florida flying time.

3:21 am

sprite

I'd say no then, grin

3:22 am

Dianne

I've been there a few time but not for many years.

3:22 am

grannyrose

chrissie, will you be able to go to them, or will son's company fly them all back once per year?

3:22 am

ChrissieDee

Worried more for,dil. She has a close family and a large circle of friends. Son will be working long hours. Tough for her with first baby.

3:22 am

sprite

she better make sure she has Skype installed for everybody.

3:23 am

grannyrose

it sure will be, chrissie.

3:24 am

ChrissieDee

Not to sure if the company pay, but he does get a longer holiday so they can get home once a year.

3:24 am

sprite

well, if that western community is so good there, she will have local friends in no time and people to help with the baby as well.

3:25 am

ChrissieDee

We all have ipads sprite, face time is amazing, and so quick and easy

3:26 am

sprite

that is awesome, Chrissie. That will help. And connecting to the people there as well. It would be too easy to get isolated there otherwise.

3:27 am

ChrissieDee

She is lovely both inside and out. I'm sure you are right sprite and she will meet people

3:28 am

sprite

*hugs Chrissie*

3:28 am

Dianne

Chrissie - Tell your daughter in law to check out www.seashanghai.org - this is an expat association.

3:29 am

ChrissieDee

Will do

3:30 am

Dianne

The other women in this group can give her great help as I am sure your son's company and relocation people will as well. A happy home life means a better work effort.

3:31 am

sprite

so true

3:32 am

ChrissieDee

You obviously coped very well Dianne as you have been in China so long

3:34 am

sprite

fireflies

3:34 am

ChrissieDee

Thank you for the chat and support. Off to start my day now. Have a good day/evening all :)

3:34 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!

3:35 am

sprite

have a lovely day, Chrssie

3:35 am

ChrissieDee

And congratulations to sprite!!

3:35 am

grannyrose

byeeee chrissie. enjoy your day, dear

3:35 am

Dianne

Well, Hong Kong is very different from mainland China. Many English speaking locals herel

3:35 am

sprite

thanks rose and Chrissie :) It was a nice grid.

3:36 am

sprite

I had better be going too. Still a lot to do before leaving tomorrow. *hugs* to my friends. And to all a blessed day and a peaceful night.

3:37 am

grannyrose

sprite, slowly, dear. your emotions are gonna sap a lot of you energy. so rest well between, my love.

3:37 am

sprite

will do, darling :)

3:37 am

grannyrose

xoxox sprite

4:16 am

rubyfoo

that's more like it! I had to stop with 3 left as I ran out of time (just like Stidgmere - if you see her, tell her that I share her "plight")

4:28 am

cameron51us

thth

4:31 am

rubyfoo

hello cameron

4:53 am

cameron51us

sorry about that hello to everyone

5:23 am

Wolvie

good morning all- decent sized grid again i see :-)

5:26 am

sukee

Good morning all

5:26 am

Wolvie

morning sukee

5:27 am

sukee

I finished yesterday's grid in 11 minutes :)

5:27 am

sukee

I doubt that will happen today :)

5:27 am

Wolvie

lol- true- was getting tired of the little ones tho

5:31 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

5:32 am

Wolvie

morning crossy!

5:32 am

sukee

Hi crossy

5:35 am

sukee

Aww, watching a news story about a vet that provides adaptive devices for dogs.

5:37 am

rubyfoo

just picked two gorgeous bunches of hydrangeas, one of them, shades of pink for the kitchen, the other many shades of green and white for the living room.

5:37 am

sukee

Hi Ruby, very nice

5:37 am

rubyfoo

terrible lag

5:38 am

Wolvie

hi ruby

5:39 am

rubyfoo

5:39 am

sukee

Our PMs name is in the grid

5:39 am

rubyfoo

We had one hour on sunshine this AM and 15 minutes yesterday, otherwise it's een raining all the time

5:40 am

sukee

Sun is just coming out here a bit, pretty cloudy

5:40 am

crosshair

ahh, much better than yesterday's grid :)

5:40 am

rubyfoo

It's nice because the hydrangeas were planted by the previous owners and are on the side of the house, so they're just for cutting

5:40 am

rubyfoo

I had 3 left on yesyerday's midget, but had to go and watch the match, so that wwas that

5:41 am

crosshair

beautiful sunshine here 13c with a high of 19c expected:0

5:41 am

rubyfoo

It's not cold here, just soggy

5:41 am

Wolvie

lots of rain here with t storms last nite- rain today they say- and tomorrow- then much cooler/less humid from wed thru the weekend YAY

5:44 am

crosshair

saw on the news that a 50 year old actor who played some minor part in the Harry potter movies was found dead yesterday . seems he was out hiking of all places in death Valley!! Checked the weather for Death valley for yesterday and it was 122F!!. think I would of picked a different place for a bit of a hike!

5:45 am

rubyfoo

I guess that's one more dunce out of the gene pool

5:45 am

sukee

Yes, I heard that story, happened a few days ago.

5:45 am

crosshair

yup

5:45 am

sukee

He was found by other hikers...

5:45 am

Wolvie

yeah- saw that. sad really. i think sometimes folksdont realize how disorienting the desert can be. lol ruby- darwin awards worthy?

5:45 am

sukee

What an awful thing to say when someone died though.

5:46 am

crosshair

Guess they get a charge out of hiking in a blast furnace...

5:46 am

rubyfoo

I know that was harsh, but pease....

5:46 am

Wolvie

anyone have stats for the 9??

5:46 am

rubyfoo

please even*

5:47 am

crosshair

yes, sad he died, but perhaps a peek at the thermometer would of been a good idea

5:47 am

rubyfoo

Darwin aards hahah

5:47 am

MollyL

pr9/60

5:47 am

rubyfoo

sorry, sukee, didn't mean to offend you but there are so many people to feel sorry for

5:47 am

Wolvie

ty

5:47 am

crosshair

I love the darwin awards site:)

5:47 am

rubyfoo

hi Molly

5:47 am

sukee

We don't even know the circumstances of what happened.

5:47 am

rubyfoo

there' a site?

5:48 am

MollyL

People go hiking in high temperatures and low temperatures all the time. They think they are smart enough to beat the elements.

5:48 am

Wolvie

yep there is ruby lol- awards come out every year

5:48 am

crosshair

He was hiking.. in 122f.. pretty sime math there.. but yes, sad he died

5:48 am

crosshair

simple*

5:49 am

crosshair

Not nice to mess with Mother Nature

5:49 am

Wolvie

butter :D iirc

5:49 am

rubyfoo

why take unnecessary risks?

5:49 am

crosshair

:)

5:50 am

crosshair

I avoid hiking at minus 40c for the same reason:)

5:50 am

Wolvie

got the 9 finally lol- should have seen that. pr 8/9

5:50 am

MollyL

I don't know Ruby, why do people climb Mount Kilimanjaro?

5:50 am

sukee

I avoid hiking period :)

5:50 am

doseffing

... but that's always the temperature there at this time of year

5:50 am

rubyfoo

Like that idiot caver in Germany. The spent countless euros rescuing him -- for what? And risked other lives to do it

5:50 am

Wolvie

morning dos :-)

5:50 am

crosshair

then, dose, i would choose a different locale for my hiking ambitions:)

5:51 am

doseffing

... got to Vegas for the first week of July in '06 .. temperature was 104 ... and that was the cool day

5:51 am

crosshair

They are thinking of a sescue fee, ruby. for Idiots who purposly put themselfs in harms ways

5:51 am

crosshair

damn typos

5:51 am

rubyfoo

gee, I must put Kiamanjaro on my bucket list! NOT

5:51 am

crosshair

rescue*

5:51 am

doseffing

... drove to the other side of the mountains ... i.e. death valley just to feel what 124 was like ... ... it's not an unusual temperature for there

5:51 am

doseffing

... and there's a million people

5:52 am

rubyfoo

I think a rescue fee would be appropriate

5:52 am

crosshair

my brother loves the vegas heat.. I call him odd as well:)

5:53 am

crosshair

aww, common ruby!.. just one climb..

5:53 am

crosshair

I will spring for the oxygen canisters..

5:53 am

rubyfoo

ok, crossy, deal! We can meet in Nairobi (another dangerous place to avoid|)

5:54 am

rubyfoo

I guess life is just too precious to take stupid risks, it's bad enough that a viper in the garden could get you....

5:54 am

sukee

Yes, you could get hit by a bus today...

5:55 am

rubyfoo

exactly

5:55 am

rubyfoo

"look both ways"

5:55 am

crosshair

yes, they are serious about rescue fees for those who intentionally put themselves in harms way. seem with our coast card as an example, it can cost up to $10,000.00 for a single, "simple" rescue mission

5:55 am

MollyL

Oh that dreaded bus. It is in so many cautionary tales.
: D

5:56 am

crosshair

coast guard*

5:56 am

rubyfoo

they often put that bus into movies, easy way to get rid of bad guys

5:57 am

sukee

Sad, Aerosmith gave a concert here last night. Watching the coverage and half the people there are watching it through a cell phone rather than enjoying the full experience.

5:57 am

MollyL

That bus was in LOST and Grey's Anatomy too.

5:57 am

crosshair

will save them a seat on the darwin bus.

5:57 am

sukee

Lol Molly

5:57 am

sukee

Poor George

5:58 am

MollyL

Sukee, I have a friend who just went to a concert and she said it was pathetic how many people were so busy with their cell phones.

5:58 am

rubyfoo

they are having a problem at the Tour with jerks taking selfies with their backs to the race. One rider knocked the guy and his cell phone to the ground

5:58 am

rubyfoo

they endanger the riders

5:58 am

crosshair

should have a bit of a buffer zone for the selfie geeks are not standing right on the course route

5:59 am

MollyL

People are way to interested in pictures of themselves these days

5:59 am

MollyL

*too

5:59 am

sukee

Yes, instead of enjoying the moment, they need to share it with the world.

5:59 am

rubyfoo

the problem is that the route is so long that they can't keep everyone back and on the uphill portions, the crowds converge and many of the idiots touch the riders. I've seen many a slap

6:05 am

MollyL

There is a great video out there called "Look Up" about people absorbed in their cell phones and what they miss

6:06 am

rubyfoo

when I used to travel, I rarely carried a camera but, if I did,it was just to take pictures of foreign colleagues

6:06 am

crosshair

I am told there is a camera app that gives you a HUD display on the corner of your smart phone screen to you can keep tapping away , but still see where you are walking.

6:06 am

rubyfoo

|Mt. Fuji has certainly been captured by enough artists and professionals!

6:07 am

rubyfoo

I have to go and warm up for the race. I'm sorry to have offended Sukee. Bad nel strikes again!

6:07 am

crosshair

you are not bad, ruby. we cannot bleed for everyone in the world:)

6:08 am

crosshair

I am oftem to pragmatic as well:)

6:08 am

rubyfoo

deal, crossy, I bleed for you; you bleed for me, especially after Mt. Kilamanjaro

6:08 am

crosshair

I need a ghost writer! darn typos

6:10 am

crosshair

speaking of which, another shameless plug for my book excerpt at Authonomy.com It is called Longfellow. Give it a read and feel free to tear it to quivering shread and leave a comment

6:10 am

rubyfoo

see you later, kids, half but neither nbt nor nbs

6:10 am

crosshair

tc ruby

6:10 am

Wolvie

back- and ttfn ruby

6:11 am

crosshair

wb wolvie

6:12 am

MollyL

Ruby, if there were no differences of opinion it would be a pretty dull world. : )

6:12 am

sukee

Crossy, your book takes place in Boston?

6:12 am

sukee

Just trying to find it

6:13 am

crosshair

it does, well more in cambridge across the river

6:13 am

sukee

Good I'll give it a read later

6:13 am

crosshair

ty, I apprecciate it and any comments

6:14 am

crosshair

my poor fingers are just stuttering on the keyboard today:(

6:15 am

bichon

Mornin'

6:15 am

sukee

I just created an account there

6:15 am

Wolvie

morning bich

6:15 am

MollyL

Hi Bich

6:15 am

bichon

It's gloomy out

6:16 am

bichon

Nice to see you sunny people

6:16 am

sukee

hello Bich

6:16 am

crosshair

I augmented my tags, sukee. it should be easier to find now

6:16 am

sukee

Okay, 174 left to find. Time to go to work out a bit

6:16 am

crosshair

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