Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, March 19, 2015

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

cybernan

hello again

12:02 am

cybernan

ty lickety

12:03 am

flosey

hi Nan and Lickety & tks

12:05 am

Lizlin

Hi all and thanks, Lickety

12:06 am

flosey

hi Liz

12:06 am

Lizlin

Hi Flosey and Nan

12:10 am

rururocks

fireworks!

12:10 am

rururocks

(just kidding)

12:10 am

rururocks

:D

12:12 am

torgone

ar7, 8 ..

12:12 am

flosey

hi ru and tor

12:12 am

torgone

Heyas kids .. Well done ru ..

12:13 am

harpjane

222, my lucky number!

12:13 am

harpjane

so6,7

12:13 am

rururocks

so9

12:15 am

cybernan

so 9 tuneful as well?

12:15 am

rururocks

it's more rocky than that cyber

12:15 am

rururocks

:D

12:16 am

torgone

and clean ..

12:16 am

harpjane

hm....

12:17 am

cybernan

ty ruru

12:17 am

cybernan

jjust need an 8 now

12:17 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Ru

12:17 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:17 am

cybernan

might be cut up though

12:18 am

Lizlin

WTG Diz

12:18 am

torgone

Well done diz!

12:18 am

dizgrannie

ty

12:19 am

rururocks

tr 7/44

12:19 am

cybernan

nbs, nbt

12:20 am

dizgrannie

ka 6 & 7

12:22 am

cybernan

ty diz

12:23 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:23 am

flosey

tks ru for the so9, now I get the clue

12:25 am

cybernan

half way and stalled

12:26 am

flosey

well done Nan

12:27 am

Lizlin

Don't forget ps 5 x 2

12:28 am

cybernan

mmm - can only think of one ps 5 babblet

12:29 am

Lizlin

Very similar word, nan - different final lletter

12:29 am

cybernan

found it - ty liz

12:30 am

Lizlin

yvw

12:31 am

cybernan

12:31 am

cybernan

a musical grid tonight

12:32 am

rururocks

ea8

12:33 am

cybernan

ty ruru

12:33 am

Lizlin

Thanks Ru

12:33 am

rururocks

gn 4/5

12:33 am

Lizlin

Took a wild guess and it worked!

12:33 am

flosey

me too

12:34 am

cybernan

had to look it up - no def. --- surprise!!!!!

12:35 am

Lizlin

Found def. through google - exactly what you'd think! Well, more or less!

12:35 am

flosey

tks ru and nan, odd one

12:36 am

rururocks

well. .you can't take those definitions for granite

12:36 am

Lizlin

BBL - have a good night all of you :)

12:36 am

rururocks

nighters liz

12:36 am

dizgrannie

pt 6/7

12:40 am

cybernan

down to 90 - enough for tonight -- see you tomorrow

12:40 am

rururocks

finally all the k's

12:41 am

rururocks

I don't like k words

12:41 am

rururocks

well done nan

12:57 am

rururocks

stuck now

1:03 am

rururocks

finally found those ar's

1:04 am

rururocks

finished

1:04 am

flosey

well ldone ru

1:04 am

rururocks

thanks flosey

1:05 am

rururocks

I went to lickety for my last 4 .. I couldn't find them otherwise

1:05 am

flosey

I use Lickety very early

1:06 am

rururocks

whatever works flosey.. whatever works

1:06 am

flosey

think I'd be giving up too often without the clues

1:07 am

rururocks

yes.. I think a lot of us wouldn't make it without lickety

1:10 am

rururocks

time to brush the teeth and get ready for bed. I didn't sleep a wink last night

1:11 am

dizgrannie

FWs

1:11 am

flosey

wtg diz

1:11 am

flosey

oh ru, I've had occasional nights like that, horrible

1:11 am

rururocks

congrats diz

1:12 am

rururocks

.. I know I've had two this month already

1:12 am

rururocks

one night I slept for one hour

1:12 am

flosey

sometimes that's worse than none

1:12 am

rururocks

25,659 sheep later

1:13 am

rururocks

:D

1:13 am

flosey

I'd lose track much much earlier than that

1:13 am

rururocks

:D

1:14 am

flosey

not because I'd be asleep

1:16 am

flosey

and speaking of those critters, sent you a message

1:19 am

dizgrannie

just testing my new profile pic

1:20 am

flosey

it doesn't show here but when I click on it, I see the new one

1:20 am

flosey

love it

1:20 am

dizgrannie

shows here for me...lol

1:24 am

flosey

does now, went out and came back in

1:38 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

1:38 am

flosey

Hi Rose

1:40 am

grannyrose

hi flosey

1:44 am

flosey

going to get ready for bed, brb

1:45 am

grannyrose

okay

1:51 am

flosey

ok, back for last 53, unless I get drowsy

2:26 am

flosey

18 to go but too sleepy, will try again in the morning

2:27 am

flosey

goodnight Rose, if you're still here

2:27 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams flosey

2:31 am

gapeach

Morning all. May I please have a clue for either pt or ps? Thanks

2:35 am

grannyrose

pt6, pt + i am, he ** + last two letters of not walked

2:36 am

grannyrose

ps5, p + most of what you use to wash your hands + vowel

2:38 am

gapeach

Thanks much, dear Rose.

2:38 am

grannyrose

np's peach

4:09 am

sprite

good morning all

4:10 am

sprite

omg... 21? Are you kidding me???

4:11 am

Chessy

... and not even an 'n' to go with it!

4:11 am

sprite

hi Chessy! It is evil!

4:12 am

Chessy

not v. friendly all round this morning - words all hiding!

4:12 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} my darling sprite. *hands sprite her glasses* 222 silly.

4:13 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Who are you calling silly, silly? 21. And only 14 in so far.

4:13 am

grannyrose

aha...sprite was talking about the k's....* grin *

4:14 am

sprite

me? Never. I don't know no Ks. Huh-huh. Nah. Not me. Wouldna talk 'bout them, I would.

4:14 am

sprite

how dare they, Chessy. Let's chase them out of their hiding places!

4:15 am

Chessy

nah, leave 'em be - they might turn vicious!

4:16 am

sprite

true, dat. Ok, will sneek behind them then, and catch them unawares.

4:17 am

sprite

ugh and that kh- is unproductive as well

4:17 am

Chessy

Good plan, that'll learn 'em

4:17 am

sprite

*makes room in the babble PB for all the cages

4:17 am

sprite

*

4:17 am

grannyrose

dinner ready.bbl. i think you will be here then, sprite. btw, g'day chessy.

4:17 am

sprite

enjoy, rose, and yes I will be, promise.

4:18 am

Chessy

Hi n bye rose :)

4:18 am

sprite

17/21... grrrr... where are the others...

4:20 am

sprite

hah! There are some ke words. Ks killed.

4:24 am

sukee

Good morning, thanks to my cat I am up earlier than I intended.

4:24 am

sprite

bad kitty. Good morning sukee, great to see you.

4:24 am

sukee

That is what I get for not having a clock in my bedroom I guess :)

4:24 am

sukee

Hi sprite.

4:25 am

sprite

a walking, purring, warm and funny clock

4:25 am

sukee

21 Ks, lovely.

4:25 am

sprite

ikr! Don't know which idiot thought we even know that many K words.

4:26 am

sukee

He has a habit of licking my forehead.

4:26 am

sprite

oh lol! Such a weird way of waking up, I imagine. That raspy feeling on your fore head.

4:28 am

sukee

And 50 S words, at least those are more common.

4:28 am

sprite

yeah. At least I am confident I know that many S words.

4:29 am

sukee

Oh well, with my extra hour to play it should be okay :)

4:29 am

sprite

I will retract my earlier judgement. Good kitty!

4:30 am

sukee

Then again, I will need a nap in the afternoon :)

4:30 am

grannyrose

and back...xoxox sprite and sukee

4:30 am

sukee

Hi Rose.

4:31 am

sprite

naps are so nice. I used to hate them. Nowadays, it is often the best moment of my day.

4:31 am

grannyrose

hi sukee

4:31 am

sprite

wb rose, my darling :) How was your dinner? And glad the letter finally made it.

4:31 am

sukee

Yes, the cat lies down with me and purrs the whole time. I wonder if that is part of his plan :) Get me up early so we have to take a nap together later.

4:32 am

grannyrose

it was the highlight of my day, dearest. thanx so much.

4:32 am

sprite

undoubtedly. Cats are smart that way.

4:32 am

sprite

my pleasure, rose. Literally. Just preparing and writing it was such a joy :)

4:36 am

grannyrose

going out with june tomorrow. her power is off for works tomorrow , so she changed it. she said she would rather be out, than sit there with no power.

4:37 am

sprite

good thinking. Any idea what you guys will be doing?

4:38 am

grannyrose

apart from coffee, lunch, charity shopping and curing the ills of the world. nope, no idea.

4:38 am

sprite

oh, that should be enough, lol

4:39 am

grannyrose

i am so elated about the lower back spasms.

4:40 am

sprite

me too! Am so happy for you. Finally, a medicine that works for that. I bet you can't remember doing the bed without lower back spasms.

4:40 am

grannyrose

not since forever.

4:41 am

sprite

thought so. Well, you have earned every second without pain thrice over.

4:42 am

sukee

H words down, all 5 of them :)

4:42 am

grannyrose

yay sukee!!

4:42 am

sprite

wooooot sukee! Good hunting :D

4:44 am

sukee

and the Rs

4:45 am

sprite

going strong there

4:45 am

sukee

Sure, have half of the Ks

4:45 am

grannyrose

well done sukee

4:45 am

sprite

very good!

4:46 am

sukee

I like grids like this better than yesterdays

4:46 am

sprite

oh rose, and lovely to read that you can drive the car. That car gives you your freedom back, doesn't it.

4:46 am

sprite

yesterday's was too small, lol.

4:48 am

grannyrose

absolutely sprite. and no need to rub in the size of yesterdays grid. the drier would do it to anything.....col

4:48 am

sprite

hmphhhhh. Look m'dear, you can shrink anything you like. Except my babble!

4:48 am

grannyrose

need to get the meds ready. bbs

4:50 am

sprite

sure, sure, hide behind the meds. Watch it, little lady, or I will shrink your meds!

4:55 am

sukee

Ok, I need a short break, 95 left.

4:56 am

sprite

good job, sukee! Have a nice day, in case I don't see you after your break

4:56 am

grannyrose

:-P pfft and ~~~ i'm baaack ~~~

4:57 am

sprite

lol.... wb.... I guess! :P

4:57 am

grannyrose

hahahaha

4:58 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Nah, I am always happy to see you.

4:59 am

sprite

right two columns

4:59 am

sprite

greyed out

4:59 am

grannyrose

well done sprite

5:01 am

sprite

oh I didn't tell you yet... you know how my vit D was way way too low? And the pills aren't helping much?

5:02 am

grannyrose

yup??

5:03 am

sprite

one of my fellow coaches is a doctor (of medicine) and she said, no way in hell you will get that vitD up from that low with those pills. And she prescribed me a turbo treatment. A super high dose once in the 2-3 weeks, 3 times. Then check again. Repeat if necessary. And only after it is back to normal, proceed with the maintenance and take those other pills.

5:05 am

sprite

ordered it, had to order in belgium since it isn't available in the netherlands. Got it yesterday and took it. Can't wait to have it checked in two months.

5:05 am

grannyrose

oh?? that is so amazing!! so glad you found that out. fingers crossed, and prayers said.

5:05 am

grannyrose

did you check out the vitacost site?

5:06 am

sprite

no I googled, and then picked the cheapest that actually sends to the netherlands.

5:07 am

grannyrose

okay. good for you!!

5:07 am

rubyfoo

good morning. Things are not getting better around here. Burt is becoming somewhat unmanageable. He insists on going up and down the stairs, unaccompanied.

5:07 am

sprite

means I have to save up for the socks again, but I think this is more important. The feet are just pain and discomfort, the vitD shortage sabotages the whole body.

5:07 am

rubyfoo

My chest is worse again.

5:08 am

rubyfoo

I am beside myself.

5:08 am

grannyrose

aww ruby...i'm not surprised dear. xoxox running up and down those stairs.

5:09 am

sprite

I think you have reached the stage where Burt has to be institutionalised, ruby. Taking care of him is killing you.

5:10 am

rubyfoo

I'm afraid he would die in a place where he couldn't understand anything and couldn't communicate

5:10 am

grannyrose

{{gentle hugs}} for our rubyfoo

5:11 am

rubyfoo

I've just written to his "too-busy" daughter that she needs to come here right away. I need the help and even if she could just sit with him, that would be something. I'm afraid if his mind gets much worse, he won't know her

5:11 am

sprite

at his age, darling, he is gonna die anywhere. Sorry to be so blunt, but it is the truth. And from what you tell, I doubt he even realises he is at home, most of the time. He is confused all the time.

5:11 am

grannyrose

ruby...if you are not physically to do it, then that's it, sweetie. you just have to let go. i did advise you to make sure he could do all post-op that he could do pre-op.

5:12 am

sprite

good job, ruby. If she is too busy to come help you, she deserves a severe asskicking.

5:12 am

rubyfoo

H still takes care of his"personal" needs, even if he has a little trouble with his clothes, but last night, he thought he wS IN ny sTATE

5:13 am

grannyrose

ugh, poor darling ruby. that is so distressing.

5:13 am

sprite

yep. That is too much for you to handle, ruby. Get him institutionalised. And visit often. Not easy, far from easy, but this is undoable.

5:15 am

sprite

vitacost does not carry it, rose.

5:16 am

grannyrose

np's sprite. how about progressive health?

5:16 am

sprite

how do you mean?

5:16 am

sprite

oh wait, is that another website?

5:16 am

grannyrose

check out their site.

5:18 am

sprite

right, found it. Lol, typed in vitamin D. First thing that comes up is... you guessed it... fibromyalgie and vitamin D deficiency. 61 out of 100 FM patients have it.

5:19 am

grannyrose

* giggling * oh really??

5:19 am

sprite

and 42 out of 61 felt much better and had less markers for FM after the D was back to normal. Also started on a massive dose.

5:20 am

sprite

*tousles rose's hair and runs away* Na na naaaa naaa

5:20 am

sprite

have you had your vit D levels checked recently?

5:22 am

grannyrose

yes, i have. and it was low..surprise, surprise

5:23 am

sprite

indeed. Lol. Well, here is the advice my doctor friend gave me: D-cure drink ampoules, 100,000 IE. Buy 4 ampoules. Take on ampoule once every 2 or 3 weeks. Also take calcium, 1000mg a day.

5:24 am

sprite

on = one

5:24 am

sprite

and only after your vit-D levels are back up, use the normal pills for a maintenance dose.

5:25 am

grannyrose

doing that, sprite. i am taking caltrate. calcium and vit D in one tablet.

5:25 am

sprite

interesting, I just read that in a clinical test in saudi-arabia they found out that exposure to sunlight does not make any difference.

5:27 am

sprite

yeah that is what I have as well, but my doctor friend said it won't do the trick for us. When the levels are way down, you need a serious booster. My lvls were below 10, far below 10, and they need to be 50 or so.

5:27 am

sprite

and anything below 30 is considered a deficiency

5:27 am

grannyrose

yeah...ain't that interesting. our old GP theorised, that 10 minutes walk in the sunshine would cure our vit D deficiency.

5:29 am

grannyrose

according to him...in england, in the villages, there are paths around the villages, which the villagers used to perambulate every late afternoon, early evening. hence their vit D levels were okay.

5:32 am

sprite

I just read that for an FM patient, to bring up very low vit D levels, one needs to sunbathe at least 3 hours a day. Under very good circumstances. Are the circumstances less good, one has to stay outdoors sunbathing all day! And in winter, there just isn't enough sunlight to do you any good.

5:33 am

grannyrose

now isn't that interesting?? and here we are told to cover up, put on sunscreen. right!! which is it to be?

5:34 am

sprite

um I would say, take the darn supplements! And then cover up, put on sunscreen, and make sure you are outdoors for at least an hour a day, just because that is good for all of us.

5:36 am

grannyrose

looks good to me...but not what the medical profession are advocating. * hands nearest doctor the latest printout of information *

5:37 am

sprite

indeed, lol. Well, I am certain my doctor will be open to the new info. She is a good 'un. And I am certain enough of this to try it myself. Will let you know!

5:37 am

grannyrose

good for you, sprite.

5:38 am

sprite

this article says to take 50,000 IU every week. My doctor friend said 100,000 IU every two weeks. Sounds to me like comparable advice.

5:38 am

grannyrose

yup, it sure does.

5:39 am

grannyrose

ugh...it is after 9:30pm here. starting to feel the effects of the meds.

5:40 am

sprite

ohhh goodie, the silent P words. Makes me feel so smart when I spot them, lollll.

5:40 am

grannyrose

well done sprite!

5:41 am

sprite

yeah, it is lullaby time for our rose.
Sleep well, dear rosey, relax...
no you are too sleepy for sex...
dream of hot cabana boys instead...
Sleep well, dear rose, go to bed....

5:42 am

grannyrose

* grinning * happy to oblige. xoxox sprite.

5:42 am

sprite

*hugs* my dear friend. See you in email :)

6:04 am

sprite

am missing an S6 and 7, probably a combo. I have the musical pieces. Anyone who can point me in the right direction, please?

6:08 am

ladycece920

sorry, sprite, just started.

6:09 am

sprite

hi cece :) np, I will find them. Just feels like I have tried each and every combination, lol.

6:09 am

ivesy3

clue for the lone as 5 plz

6:10 am

sprite

as + make another word out of a word = ***gram.

6:10 am

sprite

and hi ivesy :)

6:11 am

ivesy3

ty and hi sprite :)

6:11 am

juniperberet

sa6 = sa + zingy flavour (+ plural)

6:11 am

sprite

hah, found them. Fireflies. sa + a fiery ballroom dance ****o. And plural.

6:12 am

sprite

that's the right one, juni, thanks :D

6:13 am

juniperberet

Heh, sorry, slow.

6:13 am

sprite

apart from the Ks, this grid was really fun! Anything I can help with before I go?

6:13 am

sprite

not your fault, juni, lol. Thanks for the clue, much better than mine.

6:16 am

sprite

ok, I am off then. May you all have a blessed day and a peaceful night. Or the other way around. *hugs*

6:16 am

ivesy3

hagd sprite

6:16 am

juniperberet

g'night sprite, sorry was just finishing up (7 left)

6:26 am

crosshair

Good morning, everyone:)

6:27 am

lbdawger

good morning, Crossy! gm, everyone

6:36 am

Judi

Hiyas, kiddos. Too early a start for me. Gotta take hubby to his colonoscopy appointment this a.m.

6:37 am

lbdawger

hi Judi! do you have a tablet or laptop you can use whilst waiting?

6:38 am

Judi

I'll just be bringing my book, dawg. Can't be bothered with the tablet.

6:39 am

lbdawger

as long as you have something to occupy your time. waiting for the procedure to be done is a drag...for both parties.

6:40 am

Judi

Oh dear. I just realized that there are 21 K words.

6:41 am

lbdawger

they aren't too bad to find, Judi.

6:41 am

Judi

I think that accounts for all the K words that exist in the universe.

6:42 am

lbdawger

lol, just don't forget the esses for these words. that seems to be my downfall today. stupid hidden plurals

6:43 am

Judi

Yes. See what you mean.

6:43 am

car.eeyore

Good morning

6:44 am

Judi

Hiya, car!

6:45 am

lbdawger

and the silent P's ugh

6:45 am

lbdawger

hi car!

6:46 am

Judi

The K's do go rather smoothly. Basically just type anything and it works. 2 left.

6:48 am

Judi

Off to a fun morning of waiting room. *POOF*

6:50 am

lbdawger

enjoy your reading and waiting, Judi

7:00 am

crosshair

And now it is time for Crossy's tidbit of the day!!

7:00 am

crosshair

Syria, China, Vietnam, and Iran have banned Facebook.

7:01 am

crosshair

Of course this may change from week to week and from dictator to dictator:)

7:04 am

car.eeyore

Hmmmm

7:09 am

crosshair

that tidbit was a bit dull and flat, so I think I will give you a nice quote of the day to shore it up a bit...

7:09 am

crosshair

"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down â€˜happyâ€™. They told me I didnâ€™t understand the assignment, and I told them they didnâ€™t understand life." â€“John Lennon

7:10 am

car.eeyore

:) For the record, your tidbits are never dull or flat! I enjoy them all!

7:10 am

crosshair

:)

7:11 am

rubyfoo

good morning. It seems to be Spring today. There'll be flowers in a week and the wild primroses are "partout"

7:12 am

crosshair

((ruby))

7:12 am

car.eeyore

Hello Ruby! Lovely!

7:12 am

rubyfoo

7:12 am

rubyfoo

hello car...

7:12 am

Uneaixoise

salut, ruby -- good to see you! here it's jonquils de partout! :-)

7:12 am

rubyfoo

tulips, iris and allium are all leafed up

7:13 am

rubyfoo

bonjour une

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

lovely!

7:13 am

car.eeyore

Hello Une

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

hey car :-)

7:14 am

crosshair

Minus 8 C here this morning. We will not have anything green and growing for a bit yet:(

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

before we went back to cool rain and clouds, we had to VERY warm days with full sun, and the flowers all over town went NUTS :-)

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

*two

7:15 am

Uneaixoise

crossy, that's like where my daughter lives in Maine --- still the North Pole there :-)

7:15 am

crosshair

lol

7:15 am

rubyfoo

We've been really lucky with this winter: a little snow, a little frost, a little sunshine, but generally gentle

7:15 am

crosshair

Our ski hills are doing a booming business. We will give them till end of March break, then we want it all gone!

7:16 am

car.eeyore

Its very cold here again today

7:17 am

rubyfoo

I don't think it got as low as 25F here this year. We could use a little rain, but it's not drastic.

7:17 am

Uneaixoise

just the opposite here, ruby :-)

7:18 am

rubyfoo

It is very different from 17 yrs. ago when we moved here. There was much more snow, even well into April

7:19 am

JBV

Hi everybody - so nice to read about your flowers - we still have some snow on the ground, and they're predicting 3 more inches tomorrow

7:19 am

car.eeyore

Hello JBV

7:19 am

rubyfoo

Hello JBV!

7:20 am

rubyfoo

I overdid it in the garden on Tuesday, just couldn't stand the winter detritus on the new spring leaves

7:20 am

JBV

I saw a robin yesterday - I think he's a little ahead of schedule

7:21 am

rubyfoo

The resident birds have all gotten their courting plumage

7:21 am

JBV

it's great to hear birdsong in the morning

7:21 am

JBV

I am so ready for spring

7:21 am

rubyfoo

The closest thing we have to a robin is the red throat, but he's tiny and walks into the house occasionally since he was widowed by our window

7:22 am

Uneaixoise

cardinals, robins, chickadees, mockingbirds abound! :-)

7:23 am

Anniebrook

We have seagulls and hawks...no pretty ones

7:23 am

car.eeyore

Hello Annie

7:23 am

Anniebrook

Hi car. :)

7:24 am

crosshair

We have a large variety of bid life that has returned to join the ones that stayed through the winter.

7:25 am

rubyfoo

We have verdiers (green finches, I think), pinsons, merles (black and large but with lovely voices), and more, but I'm drawing a blank. Oh yeah, chardaronnet, a tiny bird that is red, yellow, black, white and brown.

7:25 am

crosshair

Our Canada geese are back. I am sure that Florida is happy about that:)

7:25 am

rubyfoo

We'e've had two different woodpecker,one green and red, the other jut like US ones, but they are rare.

7:25 am

rubyfoo

There are magpies, but I only seen one in ourgarden in all these years.

7:26 am

crosshair

We have many varieties of woodpecker, but the pealated(sp) is the most common

7:26 am

rubyfoo

I had to rescue one from the garage as he got stuck. I wasn't careful and he tried to peck me.

7:26 am

JBV

pileated

7:27 am

crosshair

ty, jbv... I was too lazy to look it up

7:27 am

rubyfoo

We also have beautiful hawsk, eperviers, in French, like the one that came in the house.

7:27 am

JBV

: )

7:28 am

JBV

you had a hawk in the house?

7:28 am

crosshair

I would need an hour to list just a portion of our bird varieties:)

7:28 am

rubyfoo

I was more careful with the hawk when rescuing her, got her from the back and she relaxed in my hands

7:28 am

crosshair

We have never had a hawk in the house though!

7:28 am

JBV

I used to see so many more varieties - but over the years they seem to have been disappearing slowly

7:28 am

rubyfoo

She was trying to pick a small bird off the feeder, I guess, and flew in the front door

7:28 am

JBV

had a chipmunk once

7:29 am

rubyfoo

A oon as it's warm enough, I keep many doors open

7:29 am

crosshair

You do not have screen doors, Ruby?

7:30 am

rubyfoo

Have had two bats, but |I won't handle them, just turn off all the lights and close the door and open windows

7:30 am

JBV

If I kept doors open here, I'd have a squirrel picnic in my kitchen!

7:30 am

rubyfoo

I|'ve never seen screen doors in France

7:30 am

crosshair

We would be plagued by insects if we just left everything wide open:(

7:30 am

JBV

wow

7:30 am

rubyfoo

No squirrels here

7:30 am

crosshair

Maybe the French ate all the mosquitos:))

7:31 am

rubyfoo

So far, we haven't had mosquitoes but with the warming climate, the may change. I think the bat that live in the cliff above us keep the insect population down

7:31 am

crosshair

What about raccoon's and skunks etc, ruby?

7:31 am

rubyfoo

as garnish for the squirrels and rabbits that they ate

7:31 am

JBV

and possums and groundhogs

7:32 am

JBV

those critters are thriving here

7:32 am

crosshair

ad groundhogs, and hedgehogs..

7:32 am

crosshair

snap

7:32 am

JBV

hedgehogs - I don't think I've ever seen one

7:32 am

rubyfoo

none of either but there are foxes and a badger in the field above (never seen by me, but one eviscerated my neighbor's cat) and boar and little dear halfway up the hill.

7:32 am

crosshair

We even see the odd mole

7:33 am

crosshair

Interesting that you do not have squirrels, but you could wake up one morning to a wild boar going through your garbage:)

7:33 am

JBV

a small mountain deer? interesting - I just had a conversation with my Italian cousins about them -

7:33 am

rubyfoo

I;ve never seen one, so I bought a metal sculpture of a hedgehog to go in the garden. I love garden sculpture and keep finding interesting things -- a dragon/lizard, a rabbit, a frog, a large tortoise and a heron

7:34 am

rubyfoo

I really don't know what kind of deer it is, but one ate my friend's entire rose garden

7:34 am

Uneaixoise

oh, yes, we also have lots of hawks and various types of woodpeckers :-)

7:34 am

rubyfoo

there are also chamois, but you have to go into the cliffs to see them

7:35 am

Uneaixoise

how cool, ruby!

7:35 am

rubyfoo

I think the animals here are probably the same as in Northern Italy

7:35 am

JBV

yes, my cousins sent me pictures of a chamois -

7:35 am

JBV

yes, the other side of the mountains!

7:36 am

rubyfoo

Unfortunately, rabid bat are expected to come over those same mountains one of these years, also black widow spiders.

7:36 am

Uneaixoise

we used to have deer and foxes but with all the new construction and destruction of native habitats, we don't see them much any more :-(

7:37 am

rubyfoo

My sister sees raccoons on her deck in Forest Hills,NY, and they've spotted coyotes and foxes in Central Park!

7:38 am

rubyfoo

I love living in the country

7:38 am

bichon

HI ruby. I have two new fosters, girls this time

7:39 am

rubyfoo

names? and hello bichon and {{annie}}

7:39 am

rubyfoo

My oxycodone has kicked in and I feel much better than I did this AM. Chatty Nellie!

7:39 am

rubyfoo

How are they getting along with the boys?

7:39 am

bichon

Sadie and Sukie, almost 10.

7:40 am

bichon

The boys have no problems with females

7:40 am

bichon

Sukie follows Mr. Bich around like a ducklin after the mother duck

7:41 am

rubyfoo

imprinted, very cute

7:42 am

bichon

They have housebreaking issues. I got some artificial grass and that seems to work

7:43 am

rubyfoo

We've been lucky with all 7 of our chows, no housebreaking issues, even at 3 months

7:44 am

bichon

Bichons are notoriously difficult to housebreak. But, this was an owner problem

7:45 am

bichon

Is your pleurisy any better?

7:45 am

rubyfoo

chows are notoriously stubborn in many ways, but, fortunately, not about that. If, however, you say "ome", they look at the sky and say "Ya talkin' to me?"

7:46 am

rubyfoo

It was getting better but I did some gardening on Tuesday (duh me) and it's a little bit worse again, but not like before

7:46 am

bichon

S&S are easy going and I think that will make them adoptable

7:46 am

rubyfoo

"come" or "sit"

7:47 am

bichon

I strained a quad muscle back in Nov and it still hurts. Went to physical therapy but they said it will take months

7:47 am

rubyfoo

Did the physical therapy help? This hurts too much to touch

7:48 am

bichon

I do exercises every day to strengthen the muscle. Sometimes it doesn't hurt at all. Then there are other times

7:49 am

rubyfoo

My only exercise is stairs and with Burt taking all his meals in bed, I do between 40 and 60 flights a day (but who's counting lol)

7:49 am

bichon

W What else can you do about the condition?ell, couldn't hurt.

7:51 am

rubyfoo

I think it should heal by summer but I can't do any gardening or lifting

7:52 am

rubyfoo

and the garden beckons

7:52 am

bichon

Getting old sucks

7:53 am

rubyfoo

amen!

7:54 am

rubyfoo

and now the couch beckons.

7:54 am

rubyfoo

bye everybody

7:54 am

bichon

sounds like a plan

8:16 am

Trifioso

hi everybody. first day of trimester 3, so it's pretty much chaos :)

8:18 am

rururocks

You are pregnant trif?

8:19 am

Trifioso

hahahahahaha....gosh no! How funny ruru! Laughing in the library

8:19 am

Trifioso

SCHOOL trimester!

8:19 am

rururocks

Valentine has been busy

8:20 am

rururocks

We were waiting for quatro... :D

8:20 am

Trifioso

he's quite sick, actually....has been for a week

8:20 am

Trifioso

hahahaha....I adore you ruru

8:20 am

rururocks

Aw

8:21 am

Trifioso

get this - primo;s birthday was yesterday, and this weekend he is throwing himself a party at this REALLY cool new place in boston - it's set up like an actual 1920's speakeasy, and you have to dress up and all to go....I'm really looking forward to it!

8:22 am

rururocks

Fun

8:22 am

Trifioso

I really hope the snow isn't as severe as predicted.....that will make getting in the city a bummer

8:23 am

rururocks

What a year boston is having

8:24 am

Trifioso

108" thus far, tra la la

8:24 am

rururocks

It is God's way of punishing the red sox for taking the panda

8:25 am

Trifioso

people are so mean to him! he's not that big....

8:25 am

rururocks

He is huge

8:26 am

Trifioso

as long as he plays well, I care not

8:26 am

rururocks

He should.he is a really great player

8:27 am

Trifioso

at the last game I was at, Daniel nava was texting in his glove. On the field. During game play. Eyeroll. Don't see our Panda doing a lot of that nonsense.

8:28 am

rururocks

Just hope he doesn't discover the north end.

8:29 am

Trifioso

hahahaha

8:29 am

Trifioso

I would say, with the name "Panda" China town might be in more danger....

8:30 am

rururocks

He loves pizza

8:32 am

grant

Hey Trif. Mr Henry came to look at work. Good vibes.

8:32 am

Trifioso

OH, I am so glad!!! He's a LOVE

8:33 am

Trifioso

and fastidious as the day is long. Great, great guy

8:34 am

grant

Many thanks for the referral

8:36 am

Trifioso

no worries! I have been unable to find a phone number for mr. Roach, but keep lookign

8:37 am

Trifioso

count for the top right o please?

8:38 am

LuvWordGames

ok 4/8

8:38 am

rururocks

Ok4

8:39 am

Trifioso

thank you

8:39 am

Trifioso

duh. nbt

8:40 am

hego

Hello!

8:41 am

phaeton

hello

8:41 am

hego

Hi Phae

8:41 am

phaeton

clue for af6?

8:48 am

phaeton

nm

8:54 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 9?

8:58 am

mkg

i dont have the af 6 phaeton. sorry. cant find it.

9:00 am

crosshair

af 6/27

9:00 am

crosshair

is a type of foot-and-mouth disease

9:01 am

mkg

ty cross

9:01 am

crosshair

:)

9:02 am

mkg

wow i need more clue cross. dont see it. cant think of what it is called.

9:03 am

MLFAN17

ijust looked it up on a few pages and it doesnt give the name of it but one had a name for it but not the right one

9:04 am

mkg

ok i will skip that one. anyone have the 9? would love clues and stat.

9:04 am

Buttonman

morning all, could someone clue me the ea 8 please?

9:05 am

crosshair

sorry, was in kitchen . The term is Spanish in origin. it is one of those words that may have to be almost spelled out

9:06 am

MLFAN17

which one cross?

9:06 am

crosshair

the af 6

9:07 am

LuvWordGames

ea 8/40 what you hear with + another name for a rock

9:07 am

MLFAN17

all i could find for the foot/mouth disease was cocksackle

9:07 am

crosshair

ty luv

9:09 am

crosshair

not fore+ vowel+ 2 letters signifying a Portuguese surname.. If that does not get it I will just post the darn thing

9:10 am

Buttonman

sorry, i still don't get it....don't know portuguese

9:10 am

crosshair

aftosa

9:10 am

crosshair

off to the pb i go\

9:10 am

mkg

duh................ ok.

9:10 am

MLFAN17

ty cross i didnt get it either from that clue and nothing came up when googling it

9:10 am

Buttonman

got it

9:10 am

Buttonman

thanks cross

9:12 am

MLFAN17

is the corner O .. oo?

9:12 am

crosshair

ok 4/8

9:13 am

MLFAN17

thanks cross

9:13 am

MLFAN17

nbt

9:13 am

crosshair

:)

9:14 am

MLFAN17

i still dont have the 9

9:17 am

grant

so5/12+to4/4

9:19 am

crosshair

ty grant

9:19 am

grant

yw

9:19 am

Babs1

don't have the so 5/12

9:19 am

MLFAN17

me either but i did find a so 6/7

9:19 am

mattygroves

Babs, so5/12 is very clean

9:20 am

crosshair

a soft material used by the Inuit for carving

9:20 am

grant

Pl of so4/5

9:20 am

Babs1

kk

9:20 am

Babs1

thanks!

9:20 am

MLFAN17

i found it

9:20 am

crosshair

yaa!

9:20 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs will be back

9:21 am

crosshair

I have a few s09 carvings in my place. i should have known this

9:22 am

Marc Freeman

does the ar7 work off the ar5?

9:24 am

crosshair

an ar7 is someoen who would make so9 carvings

9:25 am

crosshair

someone

9:26 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

9:26 am

crosshair

:)

9:27 am

Aloyisius

ty crossy.. got three words from the clue! Hi all

9:32 am

harpjane

morning, 146 to go

9:32 am

harpjane

phantom oink

9:36 am

Aloyisius

hi harp

9:40 am

harpjane

nbt and nbs finally

9:45 am

Mary

hi all clue for the as5/10 pls?

9:48 am

harpjane

every other letter is an a

9:48 am

Aloyisius

a + a hot steamy place minus a vowel

9:49 am

rururocks

abd

9:49 am

rururocks

damn it

9:49 am

Mary

thx got it

9:49 am

Aloyisius

hi there ruru

9:51 am

rururocks

hiya aloy

9:54 am

Aloyisius

just listed to see that there are 2 ps words, suspected there were but couldn't see them

9:55 am

rururocks

one pt or two too

9:55 am

Aloyisius

both are babblets

9:57 am

Aloyisius

but the pt word is a newbie for me - a tea of herbs or barley

9:58 am

harpjane

ka6?

9:58 am

rururocks

cap for the head Ka 6

9:59 am

Aloyisius

2 pt's, the second is a pl

9:59 am

harpjane

thanks, I though that was a dress.... but anyway I go ti!

10:00 am

harpjane

(got it)

10:00 am

MLFAN17

hello

10:01 am

crosshair

ty for ps words and pt word

10:02 am

Aloyisius

hi MLF, yw crossy

10:06 am

MLFAN17

hi aloy

10:07 am

harpjane

go6?

10:07 am

MLFAN17

last column greyed lol

10:08 am

MLFAN17

harp trying to help you find it

10:08 am

Aloyisius

go + fem. name

10:09 am

Aloyisius

King of Siam liked her

10:09 am

harpjane

thanks!

10:09 am

harpjane

I"m going to use that word in a sentence today.;

10:09 am

Aloyisius

(-: yw

10:10 am

MLFAN17

i looked up the king and i and got it

10:12 am

MLFAN17

ar7?

10:13 am

Aloyisius

very crafty person, pottery, jewelry, etc

10:13 am

crosshair

ty MLF. I also looked up the play to get that word;)

10:14 am

crosshair

I clued ar7 a bit ago

10:14 am

MLFAN17

aloy ithought i might start like that ty

10:14 am

crosshair

at 9:24

10:14 am

MLFAN17

cross like we didnt know her name was in the grid right?

10:14 am

crosshair

went well with the so9 i thought:)

10:15 am

crosshair

sometimes I am a bit thick with certain words:)

10:15 am

MLFAN17

me too cross

10:15 am

MLFAN17

the so9 is a surface for countertops i think?

10:16 am

crosshair

it has many uses. i like the cargving that ar7 make with it

10:16 am

crosshair

carvings

10:16 am

MLFAN17

yes carving as well if you want to show off lol

10:16 am

crosshair

I made chess pieces with it many years ago

10:17 am

MLFAN17

cross that is so cool.. what did you do with them?

10:17 am

crosshair

It is very mallable:)

10:17 am

crosshair

malleable

10:18 am

crosshair

I play chess with them:))) still have them

10:18 am

MLFAN17

that is really cool cross:)

10:19 am

flosey

a treasure for one of your kids to inherit, Crossy

10:19 am

Jshapiro35

do you guys have a strategy when you start a board or is it just look for everything and add whatever you find?

10:19 am

flosey

and good morning everyone

10:19 am

MLFAN17

hi flosey

10:19 am

crosshair

Just used varying sizes and coarseness of round files to shape them, then rock blanket for polishing.

10:19 am

crosshair

Howdy, flosey:)

10:19 am

rururocks

JS: I try to find every word possible off each tile before I move on to the next

10:19 am

Aloyisius

hi flosey

10:20 am

Jshapiro35

alright I was just wondering what most people do

10:20 am

specialn

oh hey jacob its noah

10:20 am

MLFAN17

ruru i do that sometimes too but not always on purpose

10:20 am

crosshair

I find one for each tile, then move on to getting the rest

10:20 am

Bkapper

Hi noah Hi Jacob

10:20 am

crosshair

there are many ways to play a grid

10:20 am

mael

I do the same, ruru

10:20 am

MLFAN17

ruru beautiful dog in your icon

10:21 am

crosshair

I know we have a few that do it alphabetically as well

10:21 am

MLFAN17

its if i see more then one word while trying to get one word from each tile

10:22 am

Aloyisius

I start from the top left.. as my brain warms up, I type in any word I see connected to the one I just found and then I return to the start and go from right to left, letting it all flow until I get to the bottom right.. and then go back for a closer hunt..

10:22 am

MLFAN17

i have tried alphabetically i cant deal with a grid that way

10:23 am

specialn

hints for the 10 and 11 please

10:23 am

crosshair

While other prefer to grey out an entire column before going forward to the enxt

10:23 am

crosshair

MLFAN17

cross i have done that but not on purpose

10:25 am

lideola

I start in the top left and work each letter, left to right, top to bottom. If I don't gray out a letter I just move on to the next letter. When I finish the last letter, I look at the grid more "globally" and let my eyes wander around picking out words I missed here and there. I rarely have enough time during the day to the do that part, though.

10:25 am

MLFAN17

SA7?

10:25 am

MLFAN17

thats a good way too

10:26 am

Aloyisius

sa + the astronaut's drink

10:26 am

MLFAN17

ty aloy

10:26 am

crosshair

ty aloy

10:27 am

Aloyisius

yvw

10:29 am

bichon

crossy, what was the clue for the ar7, pls

10:29 am

MLFAN17

spec no 10 or 11

10:30 am

Mary

the ar7/28 & pl is a craftsman

10:31 am

bichon

ty Mary

10:31 am

crosshair

an a7 is someone who carves so9 to make figurines

10:31 am

MLFAN17

pt words anyone?

10:31 am

Aloyisius

fw... have to go catch a lizard.. hate in when they get trapped in the pool cage bc they don't survive long. So I bought a butterfly net and it really helps.. Happy Babbling all!

10:32 am

MLFAN17

sounds like fun

10:32 am

crosshair

lol, tc aloy! Someone off to go catch a lizard is Not something we hear too often round here:)

10:33 am

MLFAN17

cross and i dont think i ever want to but thankfully its a small lizard lol

10:33 am

Mary

pt6/21 pt + vowel + first part of CA city *** Francisco & pl. Best I can do.

10:33 am

flosey

can't find the last sa6 and 7, any clues please?

10:33 am

cybernan

good morning

10:33 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

10:34 am

flosey

good morning Nan

10:34 am

crosshair

sa + astronaut drink of the 70's and pl

10:34 am

Mary

sa6 sa + astronauts drink & pl

10:34 am

crosshair

I cannot stand the stuff:((

10:34 am

flosey

I googled what they drink Crossy - what I saw didn't fit

10:35 am

MLFAN17

thank you mary

10:35 am

MLFAN17

we have had that sa6 before

10:35 am

crosshair

it is a orange powdered breakfast drink

10:35 am

cybernan

my kids were always upset with me because I wouldn't buy it and gave them real oj instead

10:35 am

flosey

got it, yuk!!

10:35 am

crosshair

Give me real oj anytime

10:36 am

flosey

and thanks, didn't see that anywhere in the list of what they drink!!

10:37 am

crosshair

you must have missed all those commercials:)

10:37 am

MLFAN17

flosey its ta 4/6

10:37 am

bichon

I think that the only reason anyone would drink it was because the astronauts did

10:37 am

flosey

yes thanks mlf, found it

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

i liked it

10:37 am

crosshair

it was that and an endless stream of K-Tel and ronco products

10:37 am

helensgirlkid

A lot of backpackers carried it.

10:37 am

MLFAN17

i think it was popularized by that yes bichon:)

10:37 am

cybernan

flavoured sugar with a little vitamin C added

10:38 am

MLFAN17

cyber pretty much

10:38 am

flosey

and one very revolting idea !!

10:38 am

helensgirlkid

I carried an orange juice concentrate bottled in the Netherlands - but I was providing oj for two kids.

10:39 am

MLFAN17

i love orange juice but dont drink it that often

10:39 am

flosey

FW and off to get ready to face the day, bb tonight

10:39 am

bichon

I drink oj every morning and usually have an orage later in the day

10:39 am

crosshair

tc flosey

10:39 am

cybernan

bye flosey, hagd

10:39 am

MLFAN17

bye flosey

10:40 am

crosshair

I love oj, but have to thin it out 25% or so as it hurts my tummy:(

10:40 am

MLFAN17

for the middle column O i have or 4/4 can anyone help with the other word coming from that o please?

10:41 am

MLFAN17

cross i would get an acid sore on my tongue if i were to drink it too often. I dont like it with pulp in it either

10:41 am

bichon

love the pulp too

10:42 am

bichon

My favority oranges are Cara Cara. They are a naval blood orange

10:42 am

cybernan

or 4/4 x2

10:42 am

Jacula

MLF oa4/4

10:42 am

MLFAN17

never had a blood orange

10:42 am

zoozzoom

OA 4/4 & OR 4/4

10:42 am

cybernan

sorry - what jac said

10:43 am

MLFAN17

oh duh ty jac

10:43 am

MLFAN17

and hello

10:43 am

Jacula

Hi.

10:44 am

bichon

zooz are you sure the oa 4 comes from the third column o?

10:44 am

zoozzoom

I am yep.

10:44 am

MLFAN17

bichon it does

10:44 am

zoozzoom

Row row row your, Boat.

10:45 am

MLFAN17

what you use to make a boat move

10:45 am

bichon

no it's left over pieces of food or I feel out of s****

10:48 am

bichon

Hi Jacula

10:48 am

zoozzoom

Oh sorry, Bichon..I thought the middle Os was asked for..My bad.

10:49 am

bichon

np zooz

10:49 am

MLFAN17

AK5?

10:49 am

cybernan

af 6, please?

10:49 am

MLFAN17

it was zooz third column

10:49 am

bichon

a skilled craftsman

10:50 am

zoozzoom

OK 4/8 Measure of weight in Turkey

10:50 am

MLFAN17

bichon that is the ar

10:51 am

bichon

sorry

10:51 am

cybernan

if the af is turkish measure, I have no idea

10:52 am

zoozzoom

No I said the AK 4 was, Nan.

10:52 am

cybernan

af 6, please?

10:52 am

bichon

af 6 the rear of a boat + r*** Parks

10:52 am

MLFAN17

zooz oh sorry

10:52 am

zoozzoom

THe AF6 in the Def: says it is foot-and-mouth disease. Spanish.

10:53 am

MLFAN17

need more help with theak 5 please?

10:53 am

cybernan

lol - still no wiser, zoom

10:53 am

bichon

nan see my clue 10:52

10:54 am

cybernan

ty bichon -- also the name of a pottery supply house in LA

10:54 am

zoozzoom

AF + ***sed salad + 1st vowel.

10:54 am

MLFAN17

af the last part of the word is a breed of dog to** though not a word in the grid

10:54 am

zoozzoom

oops sorry, bichon.Did not see you had already clued it!

10:54 am

bichon

np zooz

10:55 am

specialn

hints for 8/9

10:55 am

cybernan

and teh clues are varied and plentiful

10:56 am

zoozzoom

SO 9 compound word..What you was with + rock

10:56 am

zoozzoom

was = wash

10:56 am

MLFAN17

spec extend the so 4/5

10:57 am

cybernan

so 9: type of rock carvers use because of it's softness

10:58 am

zoozzoom

AR 7 & 8 has been clued a little while ago.

11:00 am

zoozzoom

The clue for AR 7 & 8 is a craftsperson. usually made by hand.

11:03 am

MollyL

2 o's from the middle column O. The row your boat one and the bits of food one. Not sure if that was clarified or not, chat got a little muddy there for a while.

11:04 am

cybernan

stuck on the as 5/10 -- monkeys have collapsed

11:04 am

zoozzoom

A +most of the grains to make a beach + vowel

11:04 am

cybernan

nm - found it

11:05 am

cybernan

ty zoom

11:06 am

rururocks

*wimpy monkeys*

11:09 am

cybernan

good morning, ru

11:09 am

rururocks

hiya nan

11:15 am

cybernan

I think at least 1/2 of these words are imaginary

11:28 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

11:28 am

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

11:30 am

cybernan

bye and hagd :-)

11:32 am

MLFAN17

hello again

11:36 am

Anniebrook

back for more

11:37 am

MLFAN17

me too annie

11:37 am

Anniebrook

fan, Talenti makes great gelato and the jars are perfect for storing leftovers and hi

11:38 am

MLFAN17

hi annie i didnt even realize it was a jar to twist the lid off at first but i love the packaging. I have chocolate peanut butter in the freezer ..tried it once and love it

11:39 am

hego

Talenti gelato. Yum!

11:39 am

hego

salt caramel, my fave.

11:39 am

Anniebrook

fan, all their ice creams and gelato are fabulous. they are a bit pricey but worht it.

11:39 am

Anniebrook

pistachio, yym

11:40 am

MLFAN17

hego saw online though that flavor was recalled though i saw it on the shelves when we were at the grocery store

11:40 am

hego

recalled! Oh no!

11:40 am

MLFAN17

yes i think they are pricey too and i might have to twist my husband's arm to let me try anoteh flavor of it as well. Seems to be fairly healthy to eat as well?

11:41 am

MLFAN17

just that flavor but dont quote me on it but google it and see for sure

11:41 am

hego

gelato is much less fatty than ice cream.

11:41 am

MLFAN17

hego yes

11:45 am

tabbycat

I believe they have lots of sugar though. Love them but only get them when there is a sale.

11:46 am

MLFAN17

tabby i was trying to figure that out compared to regular ice cream

11:46 am

hego

I think the sugar is comparable.

11:46 am

hego

Depends on the flavor and the brand.

11:47 am

tabbycat

Hubby is diabetic so he can't have any. It's mine...all mine. Heh heh

11:47 am

Anniebrook

what am i not seeing? clue for ar 5/10 please

11:47 am

hego

hehehe!

11:47 am

tabbycat

Yes, depends on the flavor

11:47 am

MLFAN17

tabby aww poor guy

11:48 am

hego

Annie, I'm stuck on that one too.

11:48 am

MLFAN17

my husband can't have nuts though he has had some ercently but it small portions or certain kinds

11:48 am

zoozzoom

Fire starter?

11:48 am

montreal13

ar5/10 = setting fire

11:48 am

tabbycat

I have found a few frozen treats he can have, in moderation of course

11:48 am

MLFAN17

ar plus not daughter

11:48 am

hego

Monty! thank you.

11:48 am

Anniebrook

Thanks, Montreal and nice to see you

11:49 am

MLFAN17

hi mont and tabby

11:49 am

montreal13

yvw Annie

11:49 am

hego

Always a treat to see Monty.

11:49 am

MLFAN17

so far my husband wont even try the gelato but he has his heath bar ice cream

11:49 am

Anniebrook

and thanks, fan

11:50 am

MLFAN17

yw annie

11:50 am

montreal13

must change my "flag" - just got back late last night - thx (hego)

11:50 am

MLFAN17

mont i see a lion

11:51 am

tabbycat

I love heath bar ice cream. Used to like Ben and Jerry's but they changed it. Now it's toffee bar and is similar, but not quite the same as heath bar.

11:51 am

montreal13

yes fan - it's the "flag" that i just changed...

11:51 am

MLFAN17

mon ohh

11:52 am

MLFAN17

my husband can have that ice cream to himself and if he doesnt even want to try a little of mine its fine wiht me. Hubby said rcently its okay for him to eat peanuts ie things with peanuts in them but i dont think so

11:53 am

tabbycat

My new favorite of Ben and Jerry's is Americone Dream. Also love Cherry Garcia

11:54 am

hego

Later

11:57 am

MLFAN17

tabby my husband loves cherry garcia.. what is Americone Dream like?

11:57 am

tabbycat

It's got pieces of chocolate covered waffle cone and a caramel swirl in vanilla ice cream.

11:58 am

tabbycat

There's a picture of Stephen Colbert on it

11:58 am

MLFAN17

hm sounds pretty good

12:05 pm

MLFAN17

are any of the ke words anything we have had before? i do have ke 4/8 ending in n though?

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

found two more a 4/5

12:07 pm

montreal13

only found 12 so far: 6 ka, 3 ke and 3 ki... all 4 or 5 letters...

12:08 pm

Anniebrook

ke 5/24------man's name + not before but **ter

12:08 pm

montreal13

thx annie

12:08 pm

MLFAN17

ty annie

12:08 pm

Anniebrook

youre welcome

12:09 pm

montreal13

brb

12:10 pm

Anniebrook

K's killed

12:10 pm

MLFAN17

what is annie?

12:11 pm

Anniebrook

fan, what is what??

12:11 pm

Anniebrook

Oh, Im in the grid...lol

12:11 pm

MLFAN17

yes i see that so am i(real name)

12:12 pm

Anniebrook

first 2 letters, fan

12:12 pm

MollyL

*Sparkly Tiara for Annie*

12:12 pm

Anniebrook

Anne?

12:13 pm

Anniebrook

*puts on tiara and curtsies*

12:13 pm

MLFAN17

minus the e

12:13 pm

Anniebrook

I have the E on the end of your name for my name

12:14 pm

MLFAN17

yep

12:14 pm

MLFAN17

no that would be middle initial

12:15 pm

Anniebrook

My name is Anne

12:15 pm

MLFAN17

cool:)

12:17 pm

MLFAN17

you dont hear it as a first name too often but when you do its spelled with an e and i get asked that a lot lol

12:18 pm

MLFAN17

AT 5/12?

12:19 pm

Anniebrook

A + little metals things put at the end of shoes

12:20 pm

Anniebrook

Fred Astaire was a great *** dancer

12:23 pm

MLFAN17

ty annie

12:23 pm

MLFAN17

the fred astaire clue got it for me

12:24 pm

Anniebrook

yw

12:29 pm

mixi6

pt6?

12:29 pm

MLFAN17

AN6?

12:30 pm

mixi6

a + not far plural

12:30 pm

MLFAN17

thanks mixi i needed both of those

12:31 pm

montreal13

pt6 add vowel and *** mister in japanese

12:31 pm

MLFAN17

a car part and also the name of a basketball team i think?

12:32 pm

Anniebrook

fireworks

12:33 pm

MLFAN17

congrats annie

12:33 pm

montreal13

wd Annie !!

12:33 pm

Anniebrook

enjoy your gelato, fan

12:33 pm

Anniebrook

going to watch the news, bye

12:33 pm

montreal13

enjoy your day Annie - byer

12:34 pm

mixi6

thank you montral

12:34 pm

montreal13

or bye even...

12:34 pm

montreal13

yw mix

12:34 pm

MLFAN17

we knew what you meant mont

12:35 pm

montreal13

yes but...

12:35 pm

mixi6

FW

12:35 pm

montreal13

wd mix !

12:35 pm

MLFAN17

congrats mixi

12:37 pm

MLFAN17

NE 4/7?

12:38 pm

montreal13

ne + conditional ?

12:40 pm

MLFAN17

i dont understand the clue mont.sorry

12:41 pm

montreal13

** this, than that

12:42 pm

montreal13

** this, then that...sorry

12:42 pm

MLFAN17

oh duh got it

12:42 pm

MLFAN17

its a babblet

12:42 pm

montreal13

ok...

12:43 pm

MLFAN17

a word that comes up in a lot of grids mont

12:43 pm

montreal13

ok fan

12:48 pm

montreal13

1st done w 51 left - BBL - happy bablings Fan and all lurkers - take care - "poof"

12:48 pm

MLFAN17

bye mont

1:11 pm

periwinkle

hi all, help with ea8 pls

1:12 pm

EvaNadine

listening body part + rock

1:12 pm

bichon

hearing organ + The Rollings *****s

1:13 pm

Atalante

eva!!!

1:13 pm

EvaNadine

ATA!!!!!!!!!

1:14 pm

EvaNadine

::runs, pounces, tackles::

1:14 pm

periwinkle

ty bichon

1:14 pm

periwinkle

hi Atalante, nice to see you!

1:14 pm

periwinkle

hi Eva

1:14 pm

Atalante

yayyyyyyyyy *pounces back*!

1:14 pm

bichon

yvw peri

1:16 pm

EvaNadine

just updated my icon with our new "child"

1:16 pm

EvaNadine

:)

1:16 pm

Atalante

how lovely!!! name?

1:16 pm

EvaNadine

Kakashi

1:17 pm

Atalante

great name!

1:17 pm

Atalante

he#s lovely

1:17 pm

EvaNadine

hes a sweetie, even if he is a handful. :)

1:18 pm

Atalante

how old is he

1:18 pm

EvaNadine

just over a year.
we adopted him in December, a surrender from another family.

1:18 pm

Atalante

awwwww perfect bouncing age!

1:20 pm

EvaNadine

heh, yes. we had a LOT of snow this winter for our area, and we decided hes part kangaroo!

1:21 pm

Atalante

Loki is part Tigger

1:21 pm

EvaNadine

i like it. :D

1:22 pm

Atalante

let me put an up to date pic up

1:29 pm

Atalante

there. finally!

1:30 pm

EvaNadine

aww. what a sweetie. :)

1:30 pm

Atalante

he's a brat and overly bouncy. but adorable :D

1:33 pm

EvaNadine

you may have just described my husband. ;)

1:33 pm

Atalante

LMAO :D

1:35 pm

MLFAN17

hello again

1:35 pm

EvaNadine

hello!

1:36 pm

MLFAN17

help with the ps words please?

1:37 pm

Atalante

I have one babblet ps5

1:37 pm

MLFAN17

i found the one ending in 3 vowels

1:38 pm

MLFAN17

they are both 5s:)

1:39 pm

MLFAN17

Eva is that dog a german shepherd mix?

1:39 pm

Atalante

use some different vowels then ;)

1:39 pm

EvaNadine

change the last letter to a different vowel

1:39 pm

EvaNadine

hes a husky mix. we dont know for sure, but we're guessing part german shepherd,

1:40 pm

MLFAN17

ty eva

1:40 pm

Atalante

one of my fav nudibranchs is in the grid, Okenia

1:40 pm

MLFAN17

that dog is just beautiful! i love huskies

1:40 pm

EvaNadine

my husband is OBSESSED with them.

1:41 pm

EvaNadine

we wanted one + worked through several rescues before we got this guy. we got a god one. ;)

1:41 pm

MLFAN17

we dont have the outdoor space much for one

1:41 pm

MLFAN17

i also want a cairn poo to adopt but not easy to find

1:41 pm

EvaNadine

we have a good-sized back yard, but its a low, split-rail fence. so far, hes only ever been out on a leash (save that one time he bolted out the front door).

1:42 pm

EvaNadine

we're hoping to tether-train him once it warms up a bit.

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

tether train him?

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

a leash?

1:43 pm

EvaNadine

we have a 30-foot tether in the back yard, but we dont feel comfortable letting him run around unattended until we know it's secure + he wont go nuts. heh

1:44 pm

EvaNadine

weve tathered him a few times while weve been with him, but its just been too cold to do it over the winter.

1:44 pm

MLFAN17

those dogs like to roam the outdoors

1:45 pm

EvaNadine

yeah, which is why it would be nice to be able to hook him to the tether, even if we arent able to sit + watch him the whole time...

1:46 pm

MLFAN17

they can get hurt that way trying to get loose via their necks can't they? strong dogs

1:46 pm

Atalante

I don't think Eva would do anyrthing that would hurt her dogs!

1:46 pm

EvaNadine

possibly, yes, which is why we havent done it until we can take the time to train him. if he doesnt take to it, it wont be an option.

1:47 pm

MLFAN17

i am sure but the tether situation but i understand

1:47 pm

EvaNadine

plus, he does have a prong collar, which he cant wriggle out of -- the more you struggle, the tighter it gets.

1:47 pm

MLFAN17

scary

1:48 pm

EvaNadine

we're learning a lot as we go...some things work + others dont. it's worth a try!

1:48 pm

MLFAN17

ata what type of dog is in your pic?

1:48 pm

MLFAN17

as long as no one gets hurt eva .. dog or human:)

1:48 pm

Atalante

cocker spaniel

1:49 pm

EvaNadine

ABSOLUTELY.
we would never intentionally do anything that hurts him.

1:49 pm

MLFAN17

ata thought so that dog has a nice coat

1:49 pm

MLFAN17

no you wouldnt eva but you never know

1:49 pm

EvaNadine

i thought the prong collar would be painful at first, but really, its just a training tool. he doesnt take any notice of it, but its helpful to get him to obey commends when hes on his leash.
otherwise, he takes no notice of it.

1:49 pm

Atalante

its a bit floofy cos he's been neutered. but its still lovely and fluffy

1:50 pm

MLFAN17

it got that way from being neutered?

1:50 pm

Atalante

its what each dog can tolerate. Loki cannot BEAR scissors near him so grooming is a real real trial

1:50 pm

MLFAN17

i used to have a great pyrenese

1:50 pm

Atalante

yeah, male cockers coats go a bit odd after neutering!

1:51 pm

MLFAN17

i never knew that ata

1:51 pm

Atalante

it is a bit of a strange thing!

1:51 pm

EvaNadine

oh, theyre lovely, ML!

1:52 pm

MLFAN17

yes we had one big dog but so nice

1:54 pm

EvaNadine

ive always loved pugs, but i think that will have to wait SOME TIME until after Kakashi -- he would probably see a pug as a snack or (more likely, since hes not at all aggressive) a toy!

1:55 pm

MLFAN17

eva lol and that would not be pretty

1:55 pm

Atalante

I met a boston terrier puppy yesterday, just the most adorabel thing ever

1:56 pm

MLFAN17

we have a cat and have no idea how she would react to a dog we had other cats and she wanted to play/attack. but she does that anyway

1:56 pm

MLFAN17

ata arent those adorable !

1:56 pm

Atalante

sooooo adorable

1:57 pm

MLFAN17

we want to get a dog but not an ankle biting yelper lol

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

i wish i knew what RA words and which i dont ughh

1:59 pm

Atalante

how many RA words are there?

2:00 pm

MLFAN17

OOPS i meant ro

2:00 pm

MLFAN17

but 9 ro words and 2 ra's

2:00 pm

Atalante

ty

2:01 pm

MLFAN17

yw

2:02 pm

Atalante

aha got them all

2:02 pm

MLFAN17

no fair lol

2:02 pm

EvaNadine

feel free to share. :)

2:02 pm

Atalante

3 sets of single and plurals

2:02 pm

MLFAN17

i got one of them

2:02 pm

Atalante

one horse colour

2:02 pm

Atalante

one thing you can do to chickens!

2:02 pm

MLFAN17

i need 2 more

2:03 pm

MLFAN17

roin

2:03 pm

MLFAN17

oops

2:04 pm

MLFAN17

i have 5 ro 4;s is tha right?

2:05 pm

Atalante

yep

2:05 pm

EvaNadine

how bout all the REST of the words? wanna share those too? ;)

2:05 pm

MLFAN17

of course i am msising 5's lol

2:05 pm

Atalante

if I had them!

2:06 pm

EvaNadine

corner O?

2:06 pm

EvaNadine

NM.
::facepalm::

2:07 pm

EvaNadine

21 K words?
to quote Ralph Wiggum, "That's Unpossible!"

2:08 pm

Atalante

21 k words is stupid

2:08 pm

MLFAN17

i need the third ro5(i hope)?

2:08 pm

Atalante

its a plural thern, mlf

2:08 pm

MLFAN17

i have them ata

2:09 pm

MLFAN17

all the oens i have are plurals

2:11 pm

MLFAN17

so 4 and 5 then from there since i only have two s words left?

2:11 pm

Atalante

then youree missing the first one. cooking technique

2:12 pm

MLFAN17

but i do need 3 s words on the first column as well

2:13 pm

MLFAN17

i just found a so 4/8 that went with the corner s

2:13 pm

MLFAN17

oops never mind

2:14 pm

MLFAN17

i am confusing myself i havent finished the ro words yet

2:14 pm

MLFAN17

i have ro 5/10 having to do with cooking

2:15 pm

Atalante

then you have all the ro5

2:15 pm

Atalante

do you have ro4 before the cooking one?

2:15 pm

MLFAN17

i have 3

2:15 pm

rubyfoo

lurking but looking at the chat -- in French scrabble there are almost no K words besides kiwi

2:15 pm

Atalante

then you are missing a plural one

2:15 pm

MLFAN17

the one i just mentioned ends in t

2:15 pm

rubyfoo

And hello ata!!

2:15 pm

Atalante

hi ruby!

2:16 pm

MLFAN17

ruby lol how fun

2:16 pm

rubyfoo

And spring has arrived' the first daff opened today.

2:16 pm

Atalante

how are the chows?

2:17 pm

EvaNadine

meanwhile, we are allegedly going to get snow tomorrow. saturday is the first day of spring, so it's like winter is flipping us the bird on its way out...

2:17 pm

rubyfoo

Someone pls tell me, what is the difference between daffodils and jonquils. The French call what I think is a daff, jonquille and they have no other word

2:18 pm

rubyfoo

It has been so long since I've seen you, ata, that these two are probably unknown to you: Ruffino, the most magnifique male ever (from Italy) and Rafaella, the sauciest longest-haired girl ever \(from Spain)

2:18 pm

MLFAN17

pi7?

2:18 pm

EvaNadine

i believe jonquils are a specific type of daffodil...

2:19 pm

rubyfoo

Raffie looks like someone's idea of an animated fluffy toy

2:19 pm

Atalante

I just remember Ruffino, but not Raffaella

2:20 pm

rubyfoo

Aaaah, she came after Ruby died

2:20 pm

MLFAN17

jonquils make clusters daffodils grow individually

2:20 pm

rubyfoo

So then they can call them what they like, these are daffs, just like they used to sell in subway entrances in NY

2:20 pm

Atalante

Daffodil: This is the official common name for ANY of the plants that fall into the genus Narcissus. So, if the plant is considered a Narcissus, it is also considered a daffodil as well. However, most people use the term â€œdaffodilâ€ when referring to the large, trumpet-shaped flowers of the Narcissus pseudonarcissus. These are those big, showy, familiar bulbs that bloom in spring that we all know and love.

Jonquil
Jonquil: This term actually refers to a specific type of daffodil known as Narcissus jonquilla, although the name is often used as a more general term for daffodils in certain parts of the country. They are most easily identified by their dark green, tube-shaped leaves as compared to other types of daffodils which have flat leaves. Jonquils also tend to have clusters of several flowers, instead of just one bloom, along with a strong scent.

2:20 pm

MLFAN17

pi 7 please?

2:21 pm

rubyfoo

Within two weeks I will have daffs, tulips, primroses and fruit-tree flowers

2:21 pm

MLFAN17

i am so jealous ruby

2:21 pm

EvaNadine

we have a large peonie plant on the front yard. they dont last long, but they are SO lovely.

2:22 pm

Atalante

I loooove peonies

2:22 pm

rubyfoo

Thank you, ata. These have flattish leaves and long stems but are not very showy, maybe because they' were here before we bought the house, so the bulbs are at least 17 yrs old

2:23 pm

rubyfoo

Peonies are my favorites, and they are all starting to push up

2:23 pm

EvaNadine

ours are self-sustaining, which is wonderful, as i have a black thumb. our house's previous owners planted them + ive never had to do anything with them other than pull weeds.

2:23 pm

MLFAN17

i keep wanting to get soem fruit trees and some crepe myrtle

2:24 pm

MLFAN17

but we have ye tto do so

2:24 pm

EvaNadine

once flowered, the heads are so heavy that they pull down + dont last long, so i was thinking this year i may invest in a peonie cage-thing that holds the weight of the blooms...
but ill probably forget.

2:24 pm

rubyfoo

We have white ones with yellow centers that are the size of dinner plates. Then there are lots of ordinary pink ones and one magnificent magenta, my favorite

2:25 pm

rubyfoo

When I planned the garden, I had 15 trees (some fruit, some note) and lots of berry bushes planted. But this garden has evolved in many different ways. Lots of thing died off and others spread like crazy

2:26 pm

EvaNadine

we planted a peach tree in the back yard when my husband's nana passed a year + a half ago. im hoping it gives us some fruit this year!

2:26 pm

rubyfoo

Eva" I just bought soe peony "tuteurs" yesterday, basically a small metal pole with a detachable and moveable ring

2:26 pm

Gail

A

2:27 pm

MLFAN17

hi gail

2:27 pm

EvaNadine

yes, thats it, ruby!

2:27 pm

EvaNadine

are they easy to use?

2:27 pm

rubyfoo

We had a small sanguine peach tree which fruited for two years. The second year it had about 200 peaches and then died.

2:27 pm

Atalante

last great effort

2:28 pm

rubyfoo

es, and you raise the ring as the plant gets taller. They're dark green and I lose a couple every year

2:28 pm

rubyfoo

"Gave up its soul"

2:28 pm

rubyfoo

And I have a wonderful fig tree that was exactly my size when it was planted and is now enormous and gives figs twice some years

2:29 pm

rubyfoo

phantom"akita

2:30 pm

Atalante

are the two 8s along the same lines?

2:31 pm

hego

Hey Ruby

2:31 pm

hego

And Ata!!

2:31 pm

rubyfoo

hello hego

2:31 pm

Atalante

hi!

2:31 pm

rubyfoo

8's??? and a 9? OMG

2:32 pm

hego

They are different.

2:32 pm

Atalante

drat

2:32 pm

hego

:)

2:33 pm

hego

one is a plural

2:33 pm

rubyfoo

I'm out of playtime, must go and see to husband. It was nice to see you, ata, and good night everybody

2:33 pm

Atalante

eeek, just seen there are 7 7s!

2:33 pm

hego

Good night Ruby.

2:34 pm

crosshair

it is the k's that have me going around in circles, Ata:(

2:35 pm

crosshair

Nice to see you btw. Have not seen you in here in ages:)

2:35 pm

hego

Yes, a rare treat.

2:36 pm

MLFAN17

PI7 clue please?

2:36 pm

Atalante

hopefully will be here a bit more now :) I've had no internet for ages!

2:37 pm

hego

That's a pain.

2:37 pm

crosshair

pi 6/21 and 7/32 is an engine part

2:37 pm

MLFAN17

piston

2:37 pm

MLFAN17

oops

2:37 pm

crosshair

they sit inside the block cylinders

2:37 pm

crosshair

yup... that is it

2:37 pm

MLFAN17

uggh i had that one but not the plural

2:38 pm

hego

now plural

2:38 pm

Atalante

why do I still look for Rs when I have them all :(

2:38 pm

hego

Bit of a waste, no?

2:38 pm

MLFAN17

Ti6?

2:39 pm

MLFAN17

i need two more ata and have no idea

2:39 pm

hego

ti and opp of crazy.

2:40 pm

MLFAN17

ty hego

2:40 pm

hego

yw

2:41 pm

crosshair

Ata, I Have, on several occasions, caught myself looking for more words in a grid even after I have completed it!

2:41 pm

Atalante

I know! its so annoying!

2:41 pm

MLFAN17

cross that is never a good thing to do lol

2:42 pm

crosshair

One day i swear I will wake up in one of those soft-walled rooms only to discover I have been there for 10 years:)

2:43 pm

hego

I'll be next door.

2:43 pm

crosshair

lol, we can plat mental chess

2:43 pm

hego

:)

2:44 pm

MLFAN17

RA5?

2:44 pm

crosshair

we can yell board co-ords to each other under the locked metal doors

2:44 pm

hego

Crossy has a plan. lol

2:44 pm

crosshair

Rule #6: Always have a plan:)

2:45 pm

hego

haha

2:46 pm

crosshair

ra 5 = not walk+ dbble vowel

2:46 pm

MLFAN17

ty cross . finally the r words are done

2:56 pm

MLFAN17

SO 4/7?

2:57 pm

crosshair

a couch

2:57 pm

crosshair

or chesterfield:)

2:58 pm

hego

lol

2:58 pm

hego

or divan

2:58 pm

crosshair

lol

2:58 pm

crosshair

or bad hubby sleeping place

2:58 pm

MLFAN17

guess i have both of them nm

2:59 pm

hego

lol Crossy

3:01 pm

MLFAN17

TA 5/12?

3:03 pm

hmgames

trona

3:03 pm

hego

later....

3:03 pm

MLFAN17

ty hm

3:07 pm

MLFAN17

OA5?

3:08 pm

MLFAN17

i have ok 5/18

3:09 pm

MLFAN17

oa sorry

3:43 pm

PMS

s

4:17 pm

movieman

the as5 plz

4:22 pm

montreal13

3 As mm

4:29 pm

montreal13

bbl

4:35 pm

Soodle

Hey, MM. Long time no see. The only as 5 I have is as5/10. As , first vowel & abbreviation for Nevada.

4:39 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for an6/18, please?

4:43 pm

MollyL

asanv...nope, doesn't work
: P

4:44 pm

PMS

pl of an 5,10

4:45 pm

Uneaixoise

an6 approaches

4:46 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks how about as5/10?

4:46 pm

MollyL

Ends like yellow monkey fruit

4:47 pm

Soodle

Dammit! Sorry for the bum steer! Note to self.... Learn abbreviations of US States before clueing!

4:48 pm

Uneaixoise

hey soodle! :-)

4:50 pm

Soodle

Hey Une & everybody. :-)

4:50 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry don't get the yellow monkey fruit clue?

4:51 pm

Soodle

Lets all throw bananas at Marc....

4:51 pm

Uneaixoise

marc, think Ms. Karenina :-)

4:51 pm

Soodle

More subtle than mr, Une!

4:52 pm

Uneaixoise

LOL!

4:52 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks it is a yoga position 'yoga asanas'

4:54 pm

MollyL

Ends like monkey fruit...banANA

4:55 pm

Soodle

If anyone feels like it, type her.ie sarah dickinson into google & have a look at my firsy born daughter making an eejit of herself.

4:55 pm

Soodle

FirsT

4:56 pm

worzel

Chrissie why aren't you in bed young lady?? lol

4:58 pm

MollyL

Damn Soodle, that apple didn't fall far from the tree

5:01 pm

Soodle

Yeah. Blame the parents

5:01 pm

MollyL

I give Sarah HUGE credit for her festive nature.

5:02 pm

Soodle

What she really beeds is paracetamol, Molly.

5:02 pm

Soodle

Needs..

5:04 pm

MollyL

Oh she looked like she had plenty of liquid pain killers in her

5:06 pm

ChrissieDee

Too excited!!!!

5:09 pm

Soodle

After all I did for her. Where did it all go wrong.... Lol!

5:10 pm

MollyL

Hey, somebody had to wear some green and show their Irish pride in that sleepy little town.

5:14 pm

Buttonman

could anyone help me with the as 5 please

5:17 pm

Buttonman

anyone out there?

5:17 pm

MollyL

See chat at 4:46

5:20 pm

Soodle

As & final3 letters of curved yellow fruit, Buttons

6:46 pm

Sugrraleona

ti6?

6:48 pm

crosshair

howdy again... slow chog; my last posts are still up:)

6:50 pm

stidgmere

Slow day, crossy. Here in the grey Northwest we are glad the last day of winter is here. Spring may be less mild than our winter but we shall see. NIce to see you on the chog, crossy.

6:51 pm

crosshair

Nice to see you as well, stidmere:)

6:52 pm

crosshair

we had minus 10c last night. Winter still holds us tightly:(

6:54 pm

ivesy3

ik 4 plz

6:55 pm

ivesy3

nm lol

6:55 pm

crosshair

lol, found it just as you asked about it

7:26 pm

JBsAnno

Back to finish, hi, everyone!

7:27 pm

JBsAnno

Forecasted for up to 3 inches of SNOW tomorrow for Philadelphia. Yes, on the first day of spring. They changed all the pothole fixing trucks back to salt and plow trucks.

7:35 pm

crosshair

lol. Our road works department has to wait for the ground to thaw. This way we can go from winter to roadwork season then right back to winter again at the end of October:)

7:36 pm

crosshair

... well there is usually a week in August where it is 40c and we all burn to a crisp, then we go right to winter:)

7:43 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, we have a state with that weather, Crossy, it's called "Maine"

7:43 pm

mkg

any clue for the 9?

7:45 pm

wvteach

compound word

7:45 pm

wvteach

wash + rock4

7:45 pm

mkg

ty vw

7:46 pm

wvteach

yvw

7:47 pm

mkg

dont see wash word

7:47 pm

JBsAnno

what you use to get the dirt off

7:47 pm

Jshapiro35

it would be what you use to wash yourself

7:48 pm

JBsAnno

Thanks, wv, it took me a minnit

7:51 pm

rururocks

gardenhose

7:51 pm

rururocks

damn it

7:51 pm

BzznBea

looah

7:51 pm

rururocks

Looah?

7:52 pm

BzznBea

loofah

7:52 pm

BzznBea

My f doesn't like to work.

7:52 pm

rururocks

oh

7:53 pm

rururocks

so when you say duck.. we know you mean something else?

7:53 pm

Jshapiro35

lol

7:53 pm

BzznBea

There is probably a big furball under it.

7:54 pm

BzznBea

You are correct.

7:54 pm

rururocks

sure.. sure.. blame it on the pussycat

7:54 pm

rururocks

:D

7:54 pm

BzznBea

Cats...

7:54 pm

rururocks

oh

7:55 pm

rururocks

pussapalooza?

7:55 pm

harpjane

hello, 116 to go!

7:55 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, duck, there's a durball...

7:55 pm

rururocks

LOL JB

7:55 pm

BzznBea

Pretty much. I'm the crazy cat lady.

7:55 pm

Jshapiro35

can i get clues for both the 8's please

7:56 pm

rururocks

ar8 is a person of skill in the arts

7:56 pm

BzznBea

ea8/40

7:56 pm

JBsAnno

Depends on the number of cats in your domicile, Bzz

7:56 pm

Jshapiro35

good clue thanks

7:56 pm

Dorens

or a really good cheesemaker?

7:56 pm

rururocks

I can't believe all those NY City cab drivers just kept saying DUCK all the time

7:57 pm

JBsAnno

Come to Philly, ruru, it

7:57 pm

mkg

i got the 9. ty.

7:57 pm

rururocks

yes.. doren .. if a push comes to a chevre that's correct

7:57 pm

Jshapiro35

anyone have a clue for the other 8?

7:57 pm

JBsAnno

It's like a required vocabulary word here

7:57 pm

rururocks

ea8 close to having rocks in your head

7:57 pm

BzznBea

hearing organ + rock

7:57 pm

mkg

i have the ea also. would love the other one.

7:58 pm

mkg

both the 9 and that ea 8 end in same last 5.

7:58 pm

rururocks

(glad bzzz got hearing in that sentence)

7:58 pm

Jshapiro35

thanks guys got em

7:58 pm

Dorens

my granddaughter brings things like boucheron, humboldt fog, la tur to school for lunch... and then the other kids talk about her stinky cheese... what is she supposed to do, start eating velveeta?

7:58 pm

mkg

what is other 8 please?

7:58 pm

BzznBea

LOL!

7:59 pm

rururocks

:D

7:59 pm

JBsAnno

hard of hearing, ruru?

7:59 pm

mkg

velveeta isnt cheese is it? i thought it was cheese food.

7:59 pm

mkg

velveeta isnt cheese is it? i thought it was cheese food.

7:59 pm

rururocks

<---just pulling Bzz's leg

7:59 pm

BzznBea

Clued at 7:56, mkg.

7:59 pm

mkg

there are non stinky cheeses that are ok. swiss, muenster, etc.

7:59 pm

rururocks

Chinese food? are you kidding?

8:00 pm

BzznBea

Velveeta is not cheese,

8:00 pm

Dorens

true, mkg... but she prefers the more esoteric stuff.

8:00 pm

rururocks

*imagines Velveeta on a dim sum tray

8:00 pm

Jshapiro35

velveeta is like mac and cheese i believe

8:00 pm

Dorens

even "american" cheese... i think is gross.. and so does she

8:01 pm

JBsAnno

Mmm, cheese food. On that note, check your Mac and Cheese boxes, there's a recall for some Kraft boxes for metal filings found in them.

8:01 pm

welki

hi folks

8:01 pm

rururocks

<doesn't eat Kraft

8:01 pm

rururocks

hey welks

8:02 pm

Dorens

hi welki.
kraft makes the best cream cheese though.

8:02 pm

BzznBea

<---Doesn't eat processed.

8:02 pm

JBsAnno

Dorens, how about Prima Donna cheese? It's almost {ALMOST} better'n chocolate.

8:02 pm

welki

just looked up humboldt fog - looks delish

8:02 pm

JBsAnno

Hi, welki

8:02 pm

welki

<-- has perfected vegetable cream cheese (can't find it up here)

8:03 pm

rururocks

oh.. that's all I need is more prima donna's in my life

8:03 pm

Dorens

it is welki! and JBs.. i don't know what that is.. but it's really up to her mom, not me

8:03 pm

JBsAnno

C

8:03 pm

Dorens

prima donna's are sometimes worth it ru... depends on who she is

8:03 pm

welki

... and what she drives :D

8:03 pm

rururocks

*ouch.. I bit my tongue*

8:04 pm

JBsAnno

C'mon, ruru, YOU are talking about OTHER prima donnas? <smirk>

8:04 pm

JBsAnno

C'mon, ruru, YOU are talking about OTHER prima donnas? <smirk>

8:04 pm

rururocks

my biz is filled with prima donnas

8:04 pm

BzznBea

Oh, look! It is after 9 p.m. Past my bedtime...Later!

8:04 pm

Dorens

and they helped buy that cute little thing you drive, right?

8:04 pm

JBsAnno

Sorry for multiple entries. Can't blame it on the cats, it's my mini keyboard.

8:05 pm

rururocks

night bzz.. thanks for the laughs.. hope you luff up the pillows

8:05 pm

JBsAnno

Goodnight, Bzzn!

8:05 pm

rururocks

9 is your bed time? WHAT?

8:06 pm

rururocks

*puts out metamuscil for bzz*

8:06 pm

Jshapiro35

according to her profile she's only 6 years old so I'd say thats actually surprising

8:07 pm

rururocks

yeah. a lot of six year olds play this game :D

8:07 pm

Dorens

according to profiles we have an inordinate number of 6 year olds

8:07 pm

rururocks

*Snap doren*

8:07 pm

rururocks

you owe me a coke

8:07 pm

Dorens

snap indeed.
diet cokes? i have plenty

8:08 pm

welki

dorens, what the heck is vegetable ash and why is it in that cheese?

8:08 pm

rururocks

LOL.. I bet you do

8:08 pm

rururocks

makes it taste better welki

8:08 pm

Dorens

i don't really know welk, but it is goood.

8:08 pm

rururocks

Humboldt fog is delish

8:08 pm

rururocks

especially with a nice sauvignon blanc

8:08 pm

Dorens

they make another cheese (whoever makes humboldt fog) and it's even better. just can't remember what it is

8:09 pm

welki

i wish they had some info about that ash on their website - i've never heard of it, is it something common? (it's cypress grove)

8:10 pm

Dorens

i was aghast when i saw my son and his wife give Phoebe the humboldt Fog, La Tur, etc. Not because they're 'sophisticated' but because theyr'e over $20 a pound. I thought it was a waste giving that stuff to a 3 year old. But she does have good taste

8:10 pm

rururocks

they make mount Tam cheese which is killer too

8:11 pm

rururocks

It's an artery clogger though

8:11 pm

welki

lots of interesting cheeses on their site - hehe, lamb chopper

8:11 pm

Dorens

truffle tremor. truffle tremor is amazing!

8:12 pm

Dorens

ok folks. i'm done and moving on now. have a book to read. see you tomorrow?

8:12 pm

rururocks

my new fave is Andante with peppercorns

8:12 pm

welki

and truffle tremor has black ash on it - this is intriguing, this ash stuff

8:12 pm

rururocks

I love black ash

8:12 pm

welki

no no - that's bermuda triangle with the black ash

8:12 pm

welki

i need to make a trip west - maybe i should go visit my family in lakeport :)

8:13 pm

JBsAnno

gn, Dorens!

8:13 pm

stidmama

hey all

8:13 pm

rururocks

night dorens

8:14 pm

welki

'night dorens (reading about ash in cheese making)

8:14 pm

welki

hi stid

8:14 pm

stidmama

hey welki. I am "west" -- you could visit us... not much ice fishing, though.

8:15 pm

welki

looking forward to when i can just say, 'ok!! on my way, will be there in a couple of days'

8:15 pm

stidmama

:-D

8:17 pm

JBsAnno

{{{STIDMAMAAAAAAAAAIII Flings Hershey Kisses in big hello!

8:17 pm

JBsAnno

Duck!

8:17 pm

JBsAnno

(No, ruru, I really meant DUCK)

8:18 pm

stidmama

yippeee!!!!!!! MJCL with extra extras!!!!!

8:18 pm

rururocks

was just wondering about that :D

8:18 pm

stidmama

*quack quack quack*

8:18 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, man, now I'll never get sleepy. YAY!

8:18 pm

stidmama

JB! How are you? Miss you so much! *******hugs******

8:19 pm

stidmama

LOL

8:19 pm

mkg

gee i didnt get that other 8. i had to go do some dishes.

8:19 pm

stidmama

I have learned recently that almond milk with almond flavor lattes will foam as if they were cow's milk... AND They taste WAY better than latte with soy milk. :-)

8:19 pm

JBsAnno

Um, stiddy, Bzzn's 'f' key wasn't working. Substituted the 'd' key.

8:20 pm

mkg

i loooovvvveee almond anything. i drink it, eat it and savor it.

8:20 pm

JBsAnno

mkg, wait, think of laundry, and another word for rock that's already in the grid.

8:20 pm

stidmama

oh.... LOL too funny, JB!

8:20 pm

mkg

so any clues for the other 8? not the hearing body part one. the other, unless they both are ea's

8:21 pm

mkg

i know the small rock word. but laundry? that was for the 9 right?????

8:21 pm

mkg

napstone

8:21 pm

mkg

oops. trying to find it.

8:21 pm

mkg

to pb with me.

8:21 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, sorry. Another word for skillful craftsman

8:21 pm

stidmama

the NA word isn't valid, mkg

8:22 pm

mkg

ok got it. ty.

8:22 pm

welki

hi, JBs - i don't know if we've 'met' - looking at your profile, it seems i joined around the time you last updated your profile

8:22 pm

JBsAnno

or craftswoman!

8:22 pm

JBsAnno

Okay, now you can do dishes...

8:23 pm

mkg

ty anno.

8:23 pm

mkg

but now want to do more. want to get nbt. have three zeros to deal with.

8:23 pm

JBsAnno

Yeah, welki, life has been very busy for me up to about November 2014. Taking a break, and coming back to Babble now.

8:24 pm

mkg

so any clues for the O top right corner?

8:24 pm

JBsAnno

mkg, my only blank is the bottom right N. Monkey typing just ain't working.

8:24 pm

welki

well, welcome back and i hope things are settling down for you in a good way

8:24 pm

dan2bit

ok4/8 mkg

8:24 pm

stidmama

Love that you are back JB. I am not usually on for a schoolnight, but needed a little break.

8:24 pm

stidmama

italian granny, JB?

8:25 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one dan!

8:25 pm

JBsAnno

mkg, it's an ok4,

8:25 pm

dan2bit

evening all

8:25 pm

JBsAnno

Gotta love them grannies, stiddy! ty

8:25 pm

mkg

does that ok 4 a grannie in italian?

8:26 pm

mkg

ty i did get it.

8:26 pm

stidmama

ooooh. now I have NBT

8:26 pm

JBsAnno

So happy to see you, stids!! We almost have enough to open the whirlpool!

8:26 pm

JBsAnno

Hi, dan!

8:27 pm

mkg

NBT. yeah. need 6 more words to half way.

8:27 pm

stidmama

yep. Just need wolf and a couple others... doren was around earlier, I think, but I must have just missed her. Ruru's here, anyway! LOL

8:30 pm

JBsAnno

I'm going to hit my million points mark in the next few months, I think, but I've got a way to go to catch up to you and the others.

8:30 pm

mkg

well i am done. ty all cluers.

8:30 pm

JBsAnno

Yay, mkg, enjoy your evening!

8:31 pm

stidmama

well done, mkg

8:31 pm

stidmama

brb shoulder is hurting, need some rest.

8:32 pm

stidmama

jbs, email if you have to leave before I get back, we have a lot of catching up to do, I think. my login at gmail should work. :-)

8:32 pm

JBsAnno

Stid, I may miss you later, will say GN now, and so good seeing you! {{{hugs}}} will catch up by email.

8:33 pm

harpjane

ar5? can't monkey it even.....

8:35 pm

welki

a fiery crime, jane

8:35 pm

JBsAnno

Hi, harp. Start a fire, in a bad way.

8:35 pm

harpjane

thanks!

8:36 pm

harpjane

10 to go. I might as well try to finish now....

8:40 pm

torgone

Foghorn Leghorn's pirate impression ..

8:43 pm

harpjane

done. What a bunch of screwy words today!

8:44 pm

JBsAnno

Yesterday's was worse, harp, only 55 words, but I didn't know more than 20 of them off the top of my head.

8:48 pm

stidmama

okay, back for a few more words. Have some grading to do. End of quarter next Friday! LOL but time to enjoy you-all for a while.

8:48 pm

stidmama

and YAY harp!

8:49 pm

JBsAnno

I got 40 words to go, stids, can clue if you need

8:50 pm

stidmama

no thanks, JB -- I am well past halfway which is my weekday goal. Just going to keep the monkeys happy for a while and watch futurama with Grant! (btw, I am no longer the parent of a teenager -- he is now 20, and Matthew is 22!)

8:51 pm

HarryHood

keenoat as in i'm the keenoat speaker at this spelling conference

8:51 pm

stidmama

LOL Harry!

8:52 pm

JBsAnno

I know, I've been checking up on you! Creepy that is not, because you have them on your blog :) So happy that your house is home now.

8:52 pm

HarryHood

I'm not going to finish this grid. 100 left and I think I'm done

8:52 pm

stidmama

:-) Took a while. Yesterday was two years, and I am SO glad that "anniversary" is over! Now I feel as if I can get on with my life.

8:53 pm

stidmama

85 here, Harry -- I am almost ready to turn in...

8:53 pm

HarryHood

I have a horrid cold and my eyes are closing

8:54 pm

JBsAnno

I'm so happy for you, getting your teaching job, stid, and all the good things that have happened for you and your family.

8:54 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, Harry, sorry you're not feeling well. This grid may NOT help, either! LOL for the keenoat speaker.

8:55 pm

stidmama

oh, so sorry to hear that Harry -- there is something going around our school -- two kids out today!

8:55 pm

HarryHood

kids have all had colds, and now it's my turn. nyquil awaits!!! woohooo!!

8:55 pm

stidmama

and thanks JB. I hope someday you can come see it in person. It's a lovely yard, though there is still a lot of work needed post-construction.

8:56 pm

JBsAnno

Sounds like a thinly veiled cry for

8:56 pm

JBsAnno

'come help me weed my yard!'

8:57 pm

stidmama

LOL JB! More like "come talk to me while -I- weed!"

I love to work in the yard, but must have company in case the hip gives out while I am working.

8:58 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, so it's more like 'carry me in the house when my hip gives out'! Ha!

8:58 pm

stidmama

*grin* you know me SO well!

8:59 pm

JBsAnno

Poor stiddy, I will shuttle iced MJCLs to you all day long, and we will talk all night due to the caffeine content :)

8:59 pm

stidmama

perfect! :-D

9:00 pm

stidmama

how about you? how much digging out do you need to do this spring? Seems almost everywhere had more snow than we did!

9:00 pm

JBsAnno

So glad we

9:01 pm

JBsAnno

STOOPID keyboard!
we are not in Boston! All our snow is gone, BUT we are supposed to get 3 inches tomorrow. On the first day of spring!

9:02 pm

stidmama

wow. Too much! Yes, my uncle and his family who live near Boston have had WAY too much!

9:03 pm

JBsAnno

My mother lives an hour north of Boston, and my brother lives just a few miles from her house. She was very happy to have him come snowblow the driveway this winter, and start the generator as needed.

9:04 pm

stidmama

brothers come in handy, sometimes

9:04 pm

stidmama

well, my tom is home and I am down to 72. I will go grade those papers, eat supper and head to sleep early.

9:04 pm

stidmama

SO glad to "see" you -- hope you'll stop by frequently!

9:04 pm

JBsAnno

He's so good to her. All the rest of us are in other states.

9:05 pm

JBsAnno

GN again, stid, sweet Babble dreams, and may you finish your next grid!

9:05 pm

JBsAnno

I will, promise!

9:05 pm

stidmama

have a great week-end, all! :-)

9:06 pm

stidmama

*poof*

9:12 pm

JBsAnno

Goodnight, everyone, got my fireworks, gotta feed the kitties. *poof*

10:07 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for ti6, please?

10:11 pm

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

10:31 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for sa6/24, please?

10:32 pm

Marc Freeman

Found it thanks

10:32 pm

dianedecoder

I just NOW found that one! sa + a sharp taste

10:33 pm

rururocks

salemon

10:33 pm

rururocks

damn it

10:33 pm

rururocks

savineagar

10:33 pm

rururocks

damn it

10:33 pm

dianedecoder

good :) and then the plural

10:50 pm

Douglas

Handing bananas to monkeys for the northwest o

11:09 pm

rururocks

that doesn't sound appeeling

11:20 pm

Onpaki

as 5 please? tia!

11:31 pm

rururocks

as + king of Siam's best squeeze

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