Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, April 9, 2015

12:00 am

cybernan

hello everyone - just here for a very short time

12:00 am

harpjane

hi nan, flip!

12:00 am

Nef

Flip

12:01 am

Nef

Hi nan

12:01 am

Nef

And hi harp too

12:01 am

Nef

sigh

12:01 am

Nef

Ooops sorry

12:02 am

rururocks

no problem.. it's your grid today nef

12:02 am

harpjane

lol thanks nef. It took a second for me to figure out why you were s4-ing

12:03 am

Nef

LOL, harp. maybe I should have kept my mouth shut

12:04 am

harpjane

I didn't give it a second thought until you said sorry!

12:06 am

harpjane

nbt

12:06 am

cybernan

in 7

12:08 am

Uneaixoise

tx nan

12:08 am

jessmom

we7

12:08 am

dizgrannie

de 8

12:09 am

rururocks

wow a dry clue

12:09 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:10 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:11 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:11 am

harpjane

thank you lickety!

12:11 am

harpjane

Has anyone seen "matilda the musical?"

12:12 am

Nef

Thanks Lickety

12:12 am

Nef

I haven't, harp. Is it any good?

12:13 am

flosey

hi everyone and thanks Lickety

12:13 am

harpjane

I'm trying to decide if I want to drive 1000 miles round trip to see it in August

12:13 am

cybernan

crashing -- good night everyone

12:14 am

Nef

Where would you have to go?

12:14 am

harpjane

nbs

12:16 am

jessmom

st7

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:16 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

hi liz

12:17 am

Nef

NBT, NBS.

12:18 am

Lizlin

WTG Nef

12:18 am

harpjane

From Hamilton MT to Seattle.

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

wtg nef, harp, nan, diz

12:19 am

Nef

Oh, yeah. In July? that would be a LONG hot trip in a car. (how about flying?)

12:19 am

Lizlin

WTG the rest that I didn't notice before ;)

12:19 am

Nef

I meant in AUgust, sorry

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

ob 6 ob 7

12:22 am

harpjane

Flying doesn't save much time since it's an hour to the airport, you have to wait 1-2 hours once you get to the airport, and then you land in a god-forsaken section of Seattle. It's not a bad drive, really. By Western standards.

12:24 am

Nef

I did that once (After driving from MN to Msla; all one trip in 1 week!). I was much younger then; plus I didn't have A/C in my car; it was such a long hot trip for a 1 week summer vacation

12:27 am

flosey

Dee, does the ob6 and 7 have anything to do with the ob4?

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

no... ob + exam and then the plural

12:27 am

Lizlin

I have an ob 6 which is related

12:28 am

Lizlin

But I didn't have those - thanks, Dee.

12:28 am

flosey

have that one Liz, tks

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:28 am

flosey

thanksDee, for the clue

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

12:29 am

Nef

thanks Dee

12:29 am

Erda

I have a completely different ob 4 and 6

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

I have 2 ob 6's (unrelated) and 1 ob 7

12:30 am

harpjane

Minn to Missoula is quite a bit further than Seattle to Missoula. Ironic, since either drive only involves crossing two state lines!

12:31 am

Nef

It's about 1100 miles from the Twin Cities to Msla; somehow that last 500 miles always seems the longest

12:32 am

harpjane

That's because it is soooooooooo flat

12:33 am

Nef

No, it's those darn mountains that make it seem so much farther! ;-)

12:35 am

harpjane

True, you can't speed in the mountains. But you have more things to pay attention to, so your mind is busier.

12:35 am

harpjane

(Plus, if you're me, you are going home....)

12:37 am

Nef

LOL! My brother calls this the flat lands back here; but it isn't *that* flat (it's very flat up in NW MN in the Red River Valley of the north). But I feel kind of claustrophobic in the mountains; there's just too much stuff to look at all at once

12:39 am

harpjane

That's exactly the conversation that I have with my cousins who grew up on the Plains!

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:42 am

Lizlin

Congrats, Dee

12:42 am

flosey

well done Dee

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

ty... totally missed the si 5/18... eyes just wouldn't go that direction LOL

12:43 am

Nef

:-) Here in the Cities we're about 600 - 800 feet above sea level; and with the Mississippi and the Minnesota rivers cutting through here there's a lot of topography around. If I go just 20 - 40 miles SE of here, we're in Bluff Country and overlooking Lake Pepin on the Mississippi river; and it take your breath away!

12:43 am

Nef

YAY VolleymomDee!!! WTG!!!

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

ty, nef!

12:44 am

harpjane

River bluffs are amazing.

12:46 am

Nef

harp, where I live, there are about 5 lakes within a mile of our house; and we are in a suburb in the Cities less than 9 miles from both downtowns (Minneapolis & St. Paul)

12:46 am

harpjane

Minnesota has plenty of lakes!

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

Sleep well, all! *poofing with hugs*

12:47 am

Lizlin

Sleep well and hugs, Dee

12:50 am

flosey

unable to stay awake, be back tomorrow to finish up, goodnight all

12:50 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Flosey

12:50 am

gapeach

Sweet dreams, flosey.

12:51 am

flosey

tks Liz and Peach, good luck finishing

12:52 am

Nef

Well, there are very few up in NW MN. My sisters planned a quick trip to Glacier last fall & my one sister met me in Fargo & we did the road trip out there. We rode with my sister from Helena up to Glacier, and she kept pointing out the whole chain of lakes (Seeley, Salmon, etc) on the way up there. They are pretty; but several of them were quite low.

12:55 am

Nef

Montana is beautiful; but I don't want to live there. I lived there for a year in the early 60's while I was in high school, and woke up one night to my bed walking across the room from an earthquake (it wasn't a bad one; just very disconcerting!)

12:56 am

gapeach

brb

1:01 am

Nef

Over half Way and I' need to go to bed. Happy Babbling, Everyone!

1:01 am

Nef

Good Night!

1:48 am

dcseain

anyone else been getting lots of red boxes the last 4 hours?

1:54 am

ivesy3

been here couple hrs. havent had any

2:16 am

jwr

tons of red boxes - keep going away and coming back

2:17 am

dcseain

same here, jwr. Glad you're having a usual time, ivesy.

2:17 am

jwr

for proof - see the big gaps in time

2:18 am

jwr

sometimes it happens when I have a run of words, though it just can't keep up. Other times, I know it's not me.

3:13 am

zoozzoom

Found 119 words in next to no time today!

3:14 am

grannyrose

yay zooz. how are you mate?

3:15 am

zoozzoom

Make that 122 now..lol

3:15 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Rose, I am well and you?

3:15 am

grannyrose

zooz, i am very ashamed to admit this. so many people ask my advice. just which tablets did i recommend to you?

3:16 am

Lizlin

Hi and hugs :) 3 left but guests arriving for dinner in 10 minutes or so.

3:16 am

grannyrose

zooz doing quite well

3:17 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} liz girl. enjoy your evening dear

3:17 am

Lizlin

When do you have another injection?

3:17 am

zoozzoom

LOl that is no problem, Rose.It was the magnesium ones!

3:17 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Liz :-)

3:18 am

Lizlin

Last 2 days of passover coming up! Be happy when things are back to normal.

3:18 am

zoozzoom

Hope you have a lovely meal with your friends, Liz!

3:18 am

grannyrose

ahhhh.

3:18 am

Lizlin

Thanks :)

3:18 am

Lizlin

2 left

3:19 am

Lizlin

pi 6/21 - any clues pls?

3:19 am

zoozzoom

Are you having lots of courses, Liz or just one main meal?

3:19 am

grannyrose

pi6. pi + alternative spelling for not day

3:19 am

Dachef

pi6: same as fi6, meaning limited.

3:20 am

Lizlin

Chicken soup, lamb roasted with cumin and coriander (spice not herb) and garlic of course, and then an apple cake with a lemon custardy thingy.

3:20 am

Lizlin

Thanks for the clues.

3:20 am

zoozzoom

Yummy yum yum!!

3:21 am

Lizlin

don't think you'd get here in time, Zooz :)

3:21 am

Lizlin

Last one pls - se 6/18 - just for speed now!

3:21 am

zoozzoom

I will try, Liz..just oiling my bike chain as we speak!!

3:22 am

grannyrose

se + head louse egg + vowel

3:22 am

Lizlin

All the way to Heathrow :) You'd be welcome.

3:22 am

Lizlin

Thanks - tried that with the wrong vowel.

3:22 am

Lizlin

Fireworks.

3:22 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Liz!

3:22 am

Lizlin

Now I can just chat until friends arrive.

3:22 am

sprite

good morning all

3:23 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sprite :-)

3:23 am

Lizlin

And a friend just arrived - Sprite, that is. Hugs.

3:23 am

sprite

*hugs Liz and zooz* Hello dear friends :)

3:23 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} dearest sprite

3:23 am

Lizlin

How are you today? Did you sleep better?

3:24 am

sprite

hello my dear rose :) *hugs* for you too.

3:24 am

zoozzoom

Will you play any bard games afterwards, Liz, Or is that too lame these days?

3:24 am

zoozzoom

Board*

3:24 am

sprite

ugly dreams. Still a bit spaced out by them.

3:24 am

Lizlin

No idea, Zooz. We'll just take the evening as it happens.

3:24 am

zoozzoom

((Sprite))

3:24 am

Lizlin

Sorry about that - more hugs.

3:25 am

zoozzoom

Good way to go, Liz :-)

3:25 am

sprite

thanks for the extra hugs :)

3:25 am

gapeach

May I please have a clue for tet5-20? Thanks

3:25 am

Lizlin

Did I tell you, the photo books finally got finished and arrived this week. So happy to have you in pride of place from our day in Amsterdam.

3:25 am

grannyrose

* holding sprite gently, hugs and kisses*

3:26 am

sprite

*cuddles up to rose and sighs deeply*

3:26 am

zoozzoom

TE + some of the third day of the week.

3:26 am

grannyrose

te + word associated with marriage

3:26 am

zoozzoom

Two different clues for the same word..lol

3:26 am

sprite

oh wow Liz, good job.

3:27 am

Lizlin

And mine would've been much too obscure - rhyming with the word for munching up food - but pt.

3:27 am

gapeach

Thanks Rose and zooz.

3:27 am

sprite

hello peach!

3:27 am

grannyrose

my poor lovely sprite. it's so unfair, my darling

3:27 am

Lizlin

Hi Peach

3:27 am

zoozzoom

Those photo books are great to make these days as they are getting cheaper to get produced!

3:27 am

zoozzoom

Welcome, Peach :-)

3:27 am

gapeach

That is a good clue also, Liz.

3:28 am

Lizlin

It's such a good way of remembering holidays and better than just leaving the pics on the computer.

3:28 am

gapeach

Hey there sprite!

3:28 am

Lizlin

Aw, that's nice of you to say, Peach.

3:28 am

zoozzoom

teehee! I like that clue, Liz!

3:28 am

sprite

aw rose, darling, it is what it is. Have been living with it for over 40 years, guess I will grow old with it. I can handle it. But the big hugs are very helpful :D

3:28 am

sprite

would have worked for me, your clue, Liz

3:29 am

grannyrose

just you wait until they are for real, honey.

3:29 am

sprite

can hardly wait, rose. It will be so awesome.

3:29 am

Lizlin

Hopefully for both of you, that won't be too long.

3:30 am

sprite

as long as it takes for Rose and Don to become travel-fit

3:30 am

Lizlin

That's the important thing.

3:31 am

sprite

yeah... or they won't be able to enjoy the journey. Wouldn't that be awful :(

3:32 am

Lizlin

The journey once they've arrived - difficult to enjoy the long flight but important to be comfortable.

3:32 am

grannyrose

bless you for being so understanding sprite.

3:32 am

sprite

oh yeah, true dat. I meant the whole thing. Forgot about the very long flight.

3:33 am

Lizlin

But I'm sure that 5 minutes in each other's company and you'll both feel more than wonderful.

3:33 am

sprite

easy to understand, rose :)

3:33 am

Lizlin

Actually less than 5!

3:33 am

sprite

it was that way for us, wasn't it, Liz? Like old friends meeting up. Not an awkward moment.

3:34 am

Lizlin

It was wonderful - so happy we were able to sort the flights etc. from London. Not as easy as I'd expected to get what we wanted.

3:34 am

grannyrose

just picture me clapping eyes on sprite for the first time....less than 30 seconds later.

3:35 am

Lizlin

Not difficult to imagine.

3:35 am

grannyrose

not sure i will even let the car stop....lol

3:35 am

Lizlin

No, Rose. Let the car stop. No more falling over! Though Sprite would be there to catch you!

3:35 am

sprite

oh yes, rose. It will be like that. See eachother, hug like mad, and chatter away. The guys will scratch their head and look at eachother and shake their heads in total bafflement.

3:36 am

grannyrose

*giggle* don is still reeling from the price of the tickets. i have insisted at least business class. i need to be comfortable.

3:36 am

sprite

nah silly, we will collect you from the airport, of course. We will guide you to our car and carry your bags and all. Or better even, Rob will get the car and you don't have to walk far at all.

3:37 am

sprite

good for you, rose. Imagine how miserable the two of you would be in cheap seats.

3:37 am

Lizlin

Guests have just arrived. Car pulling up. So hugs all around.

3:37 am

grannyrose

hugs liz

3:37 am

sprite

*hugs Liz* And for your beloved too. Have a good last days of passover!

3:42 am

grannyrose

sprite, nerve pain really bad tonight. have only been on the tegretol for three nights. i have the patches in place. i have been wincing and crying out for the last few hours.

3:43 am

sprite

oh my darling :( I am so so sorry. And nerve pain is the worst of all. *sending healing vibes and pain killing hugs*

3:43 am

sprite

do you think the tegretol is causing it?

3:43 am

grannyrose

another four days before i can increase the tegretol to two tablets.

3:44 am

sprite

oh now I understand. The dosage is still too low. Because you had to stop and wait for the side effects to lessen.

3:44 am

jwr

sounds like another wonderful worldwide babble-meet. Meanwhile . . . get ready for a shout-out as I leave. HOLD YOUR EARS:

3:44 am

grannyrose

i don't think so, dear. the tegretol acts on the nerve impulses, slows them down.

3:45 am

grannyrose

*giggle* jwr

3:45 am

sprite

hi jwr! *hugs* and have a wonderful day!

3:45 am

jwr

oops - sorry, rose/sprite -- looks like I landed in the middle of the pharmaceutical discussion. This is what I was about to say:

3:45 am

jwr

ANNOUNCING (worth the shoutout) THE ONE & ONLY BESTEST GRID FOR NEWBIES

3:46 am

sprite

rose, and how about adding half a tablet tomorrow?

3:46 am

grannyrose

WTG JWR!!!

3:46 am

sprite

*giggles* That easy, huh, jwr? How nice.

3:46 am

sprite

and WTG for finishing!

3:46 am

grannyrose

xoxox jwr. np's dear. shout away.

3:47 am

sprite

lol you can land in the middle of any of our chats, jwr, and we will enjoy you doing so!

3:47 am

jwr

Half a tab - and hugs for both of you. ... and yes, Sprite, the easiest ever. Now I have to extricate myself from the middle of the chat. You guys are sooo sticky!

3:48 am

grannyrose

xoxox jwr. enjoy your day/night dear

3:48 am

sprite

and shamelessly sticky too, lol. *hugs* jwr... go girl!

3:48 am

jwr

eerrrryhhhhunnhhhh heeer iiiii gooo POOF

3:48 am

sprite

lol. Priceless. :D

3:49 am

sprite

are those tablets time-released, rose, or can you take half of one?

3:51 am

grannyrose

yes sprite. time released, so half a tablet is not an option. noooo, i will get through it. i am considering calling the clinic tomorrow. although at the moment the pain control is good, just the symptoms of spasms, cramps and the glowing body temps are starting up again.

3:52 am

gapeach

FW at last. Thanks to all my peeps. I'm pooped. Blessings to all!

3:52 am

sprite

please call them. It sounds like it is time for another infusion. And even if it isn't, they can advice you about upping the tegretol earlier.

3:53 am

sprite

wtg peach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blessings and *hugs*.

3:53 am

grannyrose

WTG GAPEACH!!!

3:54 am

sprite

oh, another idea: maybe the tegretol comes in a half-dose tablet as well. You could take those then, for the middle steps.

3:55 am

grannyrose

*giggle* i have set our given easter goodies to one side. just went out to the kitchen. and all of one of don's eggs is gone.

3:55 am

sprite

awwww that is sweet

3:56 am

grannyrose

no, sprite, it is naughty. you know we are trying to lose weight....

3:57 am

sprite

yeah well, naughty is sweet. Can't help it. Guess I am a rebel at the core ;)

3:57 am

grannyrose

oh, oh i have to tell you. i came out and told don i had lost 7kg (= 15lbs)

3:57 am

sprite

oh woweeeeee well done, rose!

3:57 am

grannyrose

his response. he took a deep breath and his jeans fell to his knees. with the belt on it's last hole.

3:58 am

sprite

oh lololollllllllllll gotta love a man with a sense of humour.

3:58 am

grannyrose

and i do....love the man with a sense of humour...

3:58 am

sprite

hehehe I know you do

3:59 am

grannyrose

personally i can't see it. but my own harem pants are de8ly looser.

4:05 am

sprite

hehehe good for you!

4:06 am

sprite

sorry, had a tel.call. Ugh, dem it... troubles at the publisher's. The american publisher is secondguessing the wisdom of publishing my books.

4:07 am

sprite

they say fantasy isn't doing too well on the market at the moment, and my books are lots of pages, and will be too expensive to publish for them.

4:07 am

grannyrose

how rude!! refer them to me...i will pin their silly ears back.

4:08 am

grannyrose

what a load of ****. look at fifty shades of grey. for goodness sake!! who do they think they are talking to?

4:08 am

sprite

hehehe if only you could! Just told my own publisher I am into translating and editing myself, and am more than willing to do the working over of the computerised translation... he will get back to me today or tomorrow.

4:08 am

sprite

also told him again I have quite a few people who are waiting for the english version...

4:09 am

sprite

but 50 shades is not fantasy, that is erotic reading. Always a market for that, si4.

4:10 am

sprite

jeezzz what a downer. I feel my energy slip away :(

4:10 am

grannyrose

sprite 50 shades of grey is de8ly fantasy. from a very sick mind.

4:11 am

sprite

um... no sweetie... it is A fantasy, but not fantasy as a genre. Mine is, though.

4:11 am

grannyrose

have you publishers tried the uk or australia?

4:12 am

sprite

no, they have a contract with an american publisher that works the same way as they do.

4:12 am

grannyrose

hmmmm. not sure where to go, then

4:13 am

sprite

me neither. I also don't know what more I can do than offer to do the 0ne-on-one work myself.

4:15 am

sprite

I really thought that there was a huge market for fantasy in the states. And that books with lots of pages were not a problem either. Oh man, and I don't have a good feeling about the results of his contacting the american firm again.

4:16 am

grannyrose

darn sprite. what can you do? have you asked your publisher?

4:17 am

sprite

he says nothing. If they decide not to do my books, they won't. I asked him to do all he can for me. He said he will, and that he does that for all their auteurs. Doesn't make me confident, somehow.

4:18 am

sprite

all there would be left to do, is translate the whole thing myself. But ughhhh that will take ages. Darn it. He said if I give them the english version, they will publish.

4:18 am

grannyrose

honey, i am so sorry for what has happened. i know you have put your all into these books.

4:19 am

sprite

sure have :( Send up a prayer for me, please, rose? That they will go with my offer of doing the 1-on-1 work myself?

4:23 am

grannyrose

it's a pity, if you have to go back and translate them all.

4:23 am

grannyrose

and of course i will be praying for you. you know that. have never stopped, but i will address this particular issue relentlessly.

4:24 am

sprite

thanks my darling. Had not realised how much energy I got from knowing they will be published in english. Until now. Blech.

4:26 am

sprite

I have started translating them several times, but they are so big. Kind of daunting.

4:27 am

grannyrose

honey, you know. when faced with a HUGE job, take a deep breath and tell yourself just.... the limit you can handle...right?

4:28 am

sprite

true, dat. I guess I could do it. Let's hope they will give me the rough translation to start with though. That would really really help me.

4:29 am

grannyrose

i have absolute confidence you can do this, sweetie. limit yourself....and when you over, well it's cheers all round, honey.

4:30 am

sprite

oh rose...

4:30 am

grannyrose

sprite??

4:31 am

sprite

yes darling, I am here. Bit teared up. Feeling sorry for myself.

4:32 am

grannyrose

*hands sprite tissues * my darling you CAN do this. as i said. set yourself limits.

4:32 am

grannyrose

and lots of gentle hugs

4:32 am

sprite

yeah... like 3 pages a day. Then it would take about a year. That should be doable.

4:34 am

sprite

and you know... when I got the email about the translation, I actually called them. Asked, are you sure? My books too? They are so huge? And he told me yes, my books too. Not a wise man, that.

4:34 am

grannyrose

sooooo one book/year. and when you do more than 3 pages/day, that reduces the year to less.

4:35 am

grannyrose

but then dearest...when you have translated them all...you will be on easy street, as they say.

4:35 am

sprite

yeah. But that will be cancelled by the days I cannot work. With an operation coming and all... ah well. Enough of the moping, I guess.

4:35 am

sprite

if only, rose. It would be so great if they would sell overseas.

4:36 am

grannyrose

sprite, as your life-style changes with the surgery, you will find deeper and deeper reserves of energy.

4:36 am

sprite

that is true. That is what Cobi says too. The first year there is a lot of being tired. But in between the rests there is more energy.

4:37 am

grannyrose

see?? what did i say?? Cobi backs my words, and i didn't know she had said that.

4:38 am

sprite

hehehe well she is in a position to know, having gone through the whole thing herself.

4:38 am

sprite

and you are a smart cookie with lots of medical experience

4:39 am

grannyrose

xoxox my dearest

4:39 am

sprite

fireflies

4:39 am

grannyrose

WTGT SPRITE!!!!

4:40 am

grannyrose

i so love being here when you say that. xoxox

4:40 am

sprite

lol, that is a freudian slip, rose! WTGT sprite... yes, come to me!

4:41 am

grannyrose

*giggling* yup

4:41 am

sprite

I wish. Imagine living so close that we could hop over for a cuppa and a talk, and lots of hugs.

4:43 am

sprite

my dear friend, how is the body doing? Did the pain become a little more manageable?

4:44 am

grannyrose

it has settled for now....

4:46 am

sprite

good. I put a whole truckload of healing angels to work some time back. :D

4:46 am

grannyrose

sprite, what you imagine is a dream of mine.

4:47 am

sprite

will ask them to stay with you overnight and keep up the good work

4:47 am

grannyrose

thanx sweetie. :-)

4:48 am

grannyrose

that is what we will do when i am there. * hey sprite? whatcha doing? i need a cuppa!!*

4:48 am

sprite

dream of mine as well. We people do things wrong, on the whole. We should be more mobile, and move to form villages with our friends. health care and old age care would be minimal that way as well.

4:49 am

sprite

oh yes, we will. Gosh it is gonna be so much fun.

4:49 am

crosshair

Good morning, everyone:)

4:49 am

sprite

hiya crossy! *hugs* for you both. I am about to leave though, sorry.

4:49 am

grannyrose

hey ya crossy, mate

4:50 am

sprite

oh rose, imagine crossy making us communal breakfast in our village :D

4:50 am

sprite

only once a year, or we will become pi4.

4:50 am

grannyrose

yum!!! and i would be the size of a sumo wrestler....lol

4:51 am

grannyrose

lolol, snap sprite

4:51 am

sprite

you and me both, kiddo, you and me both

4:51 am

crosshair

Nothing like an epic crossy breakfast;)

4:51 am

sprite

too true!

4:52 am

grannyrose

anything with bacon is sold as far as i am concerned. add maple syrup....

4:52 am

sprite

ok, off with me, I guess. I should get a move on with my other translation first. Got to get that out of the way before I can even think of starting my own.

4:53 am

sprite

pancakes, bacon and maple syrup. And a cup of wiener melange coffee. I'd die happy.

4:53 am

grannyrose

xoxox my dearest friend. please enjoy your day. do not over-extend yourself.

4:53 am

crosshair

tc ((sprite))

4:53 am

sprite

good warning. Thanks rose. Will limit myself. *hugs* my darling. May you have a peaceful and painless night.

4:54 am

sprite

bye crossy, have a beautiful day :)

4:55 am

grannyrose

sarah6girls....hello sweetie.

4:56 am

grannyrose

and sprite is gone...and so has the timer. dinner ready. bbl. xoxox

5:06 am

isles7

sets

5:11 am

crosshair

Well, a nice, fast NBT for crossy:)

5:11 am

grannyrose

and back

5:11 am

crosshair

Wb, Rose

5:12 am

grannyrose

it is an easy as grid, crossy. i only found that there were 7 "odd" words.

5:14 am

crosshair

Well, sadly, I do not play at your level. Your easy ones are my hard ones, your hard ones are my next-to-impossible ones, and your next to impossible ones I only look at through dark glasses while making the sign of the cross and spraying holy water.

5:15 am

grannyrose

roflol, crossy

5:15 am

crosshair

:)

5:15 am

grannyrose

would you like for me to list the 7 "odd" words?

5:16 am

crosshair

No, thank you. not yet. i need to sing for my supper first. must sweat for it a bit:)

5:17 am

grannyrose

how has elegant been, crossy?

5:17 am

crosshair

I have the holy water standing by--just in case

5:18 am

crosshair

Oh she is fine, have needed very little holy water with her yet:)

5:19 am

grannyrose

*giggle*

5:19 am

crosshair

She has her ups and down, but is really enjoying her English classes. I am done as you know, and when she starts taking the college course I will be in her class to help her as a TA

5:19 am

grannyrose

what a laugh!!!

5:20 am

crosshair

And crossy gets to wear the robes this June:)))

5:20 am

crosshair

Only took me 33 years for a proper graduation:)

5:21 am

grannyrose

you really must post pics....or send them to me...

5:23 am

crosshair

I will post pics on my web site for everyone to have a peek

5:23 am

grannyrose

thanx crossy. it has been a long time coming.

5:24 am

crosshair

http://crosshairmusings.webs.com/ that is my site addy. I post things of interest there now and again as well as picture the Mrs and I take in our travels

5:29 am

grannyrose

time to get meds ready. bbs. xoxox

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Congrats, Corssy!

5:58 am

Scrabbler

And Crossy too.

6:26 am

Scrabbler

48 left. Enjoy the day kids.

6:38 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone!

6:40 am

crosshair

Howdy, LBD

6:41 am

lbdawger

Hiya, Crossy! I see congrats are in order!

6:41 am

crosshair

Yes, indeed, LBD. Sometime this June:)

6:42 am

lbdawger

excellent! well deserved!

6:42 am

crosshair

Robe has been ordered along with the mortar board:)

6:42 am

lbdawger

with honours, I assume?

6:43 am

crosshair

That remains to be seen. I am in the 90th percentile across all my courses, but there some some that breezed through around the 98% level:)

6:44 am

crosshair

of course that is all a 4.0

6:44 am

crosshair

I volunteer quite a bit, but that is paying it forward and not because i covet the gold trimmed robe:))

6:44 am

zoozzoom

Will look forward to seeing your photos, Crossy :-)

6:45 am

lbdawger

a 4.0 should still be with honours.

6:50 am

car.eeyore

Hello

6:50 am

sukee

Morning all

6:51 am

lbdawger

hi zooz, car and sukee

6:52 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Car, Sukee, Dawg, Crossy :-)

6:53 am

car.eeyore

:)

6:53 am

crosshair

A lot of the mature student hit the 4.0 level. I think we just like busting the grading curve and showing those kids how it is done:)))

6:53 am

crosshair

Howdy, Zooz

6:53 am

sukee

Spring is here, rain, rain, rain. But you know what they say about spring showers.

6:53 am

crosshair

Howdy, sukee

6:54 am

sukee

Hi crossy, zoo, lbd, etc.

6:54 am

zoozzoom

Yeah, Sukee.take an umbrella or you will get wet :-)

6:55 am

lbdawger

don't know what others say, I say...Achoo!

6:55 am

sukee

At least it is not freezing rain like yesterday, it's going up to the high teens today.

6:55 am

crosshair

I am loving the rain!! Cleaning everything up and making our 6 month of frozen wasteland just a bad dream:)

6:55 am

lbdawger

bikini time, sukee

6:56 am

crosshair

mm, I see we have a heavy rainfall warning issued for today as well ,sukee. we are due for 2-3 inches of it

6:57 am

car.eeyore

Oh my goodness...just heard about the Golden Girls Legos on the news! How sweet!

6:57 am

zoozzoom

She wore an itsy bitsy tinsey wisney yellow polka dot bikini today!

6:57 am

crosshair

1,2,3,4, tell the people what she wore...

6:58 am

zoozzoom

lol

6:58 am

zoozzoom

I thought the golden girls show finished years ago.Is it still running then?

6:58 am

crosshair

I had that on record. K-tels goofy greats. 100 of your most lovable goofy songs all crammed on one album!

6:59 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito! fun grid.

6:59 am

crosshair

They used to cut the grooves so tight on those albums, you could only play the thing a few times before your stylus tried to carve its own course:))

6:59 am

crosshair

Yaa for LBD!

7:00 am

Uneaixoise

congrats, lbd!

7:00 am

crosshair

The things the kids are missing!

7:00 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Dawg!

7:00 am

crosshair

Then you had to tape a stack of pennies to the top of the tone-arm to keep it in the groove

7:01 am

car.eeyore

Well done Dawg!

7:01 am

car.eeyore

I remember those, Crossy

7:01 am

lbdawger

ty, ty, ty. this just means I have to be constructive today. and not waste my time on the computer, developing my vocabulary. lol

7:01 am

zoozzoom

lol I remember using blu-tac to put the coins on top of the stylus head too, Crossy!

7:01 am

sukee

I saw that lego set on Facebook yesterday :)

7:02 am

sukee

Took the cat to the vet a couple of days ago to be weighed, he's put on a kilo since the last time.

7:02 am

car.eeyore

I am having flashbacks!

7:02 am

car.eeyore

Tough winter on kitties too

7:02 am

MollyL

Oh, Cos will be thrilled about the Legos. He loves The Golden Girls.

7:02 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh had forgotten the penny trick LOL!

7:03 am

zoozzoom

Is that good or bad, Sukee?

7:03 am

sukee

Very good, he was very underweight.

7:04 am

car.eeyore

Oh! Ok then!

7:04 am

sukee

Shows his medicine is working and he's not throwing up as much.

7:04 am

zoozzoom

Tat is good to hear, sukee :-)

7:04 am

car.eeyore

Good!

7:04 am

lbdawger

yeah for sukee's furbaby!

7:04 am

zoozzoom

That*

7:05 am

sukee

A great Dane was there when I was there with him. It took 3 people to get him on the scale. He was about 97 lbs.

7:05 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody. It is warm and flowery today; all that rain paid off.

7:05 am

sukee

He was as tall as me when I was sitting down.

7:05 am

car.eeyore

Lovely!

7:05 am

crosshair

I am forever having flashbacks. occupational hazard from being a writer:)

7:05 am

Uneaixoise

salut ruby! good to see you :-)

7:06 am

crosshair

((ruby)) sadly, I must love you and leave you:(

7:06 am

rubyfoo

7:06 am

crosshair

Off to class. tc all, and happy Babbling!

7:06 am

rubyfoo

bon jour une

7:06 am

sukee

Hi Ruby.

7:06 am

sukee

Have fun.

7:06 am

car.eeyore

HAGD Crossy

7:06 am

rubyfoo

Husband is now having his meals in the kitchen so my days of 40 flights are mostly over. Yay

7:06 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Ruby :-0

7:07 am

zoozzoom

Toodle pips, Crossy.

7:07 am

Uneaixoise

wonderful, ruby!

7:07 am

zoozzoom

Oh that is good news, Ruby!

7:07 am

rubyfoo

I wish I could hug everybody; it's that kind of day

7:07 am

zoozzoom

That is a massive dog, Sukee!

7:07 am

car.eeyore

Thank goodness, Ruby!

7:07 am

sukee

And I think it was still a puppy.

7:07 am

zoozzoom

((Ruby)) there a hug for you :-)

7:08 am

zoozzoom

Wonder how much the dog eats in a day!

7:08 am

rubyfoo

Tulips that were planted two years ago are actually going to flower this year. Every day there are more flowers and yesterday the handyman and his little boy cut the lawn and did the edges

7:08 am

sukee

Nice.

7:08 am

sukee

We are still about a month away from that.

7:08 am

Uneaixoise

must be really lovely, ruby :-)

7:08 am

zoozzoom

I bet your garden is looking very pretty, Ruby!

7:09 am

Uneaixoise

my big dogwood that was totally sheathed in ice a few weeks ago is blooming more lushly than ever before -- amazing

7:09 am

rubyfoo

Next week, when DIL comes, I will plant the border "cheats". And today I cut back the geraniums that wintered in the garage. We'll see what they do

7:10 am

rubyfoo

The bad news is that Rufie has a tick and won't let me remove it.

7:11 am

zoozzoom

Plants are great at making a big comeback, Une!

7:11 am

car.eeyore

Our yard looks like crap still...all gray and wet. :(

7:12 am

Uneaixoise

especially remarkable this year, zoom -- we had recordbreaking bitter cold and ice! :-)

7:12 am

Uneaixoise

nutty weather here right now -- 80 degrees yesterday!!

7:13 am

zoozzoom

We have be graced with tempperatures close to 19c I think is about 68f

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:14 am

car.eeyore

Must be delightful

7:14 am

car.eeyore

we are due to receive nice weather next week

7:15 am

MollyL

We are into the April showers thing. Which is fine, because people are planting so we need the rain.

7:15 am

Uneaixoise

morning, molly :-)

7:16 am

rubyfoo

Hello Molly

7:16 am

MollyL

Morning all : D

7:17 am

Riverdance

Good Morning everyone

7:17 am

Uneaixoise

hey river!!

7:17 am

Riverdance

2 inches of snow here with freezing drizzle on my way to work this morning. What spring?

7:17 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Molly :-)

7:17 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Molly :-)
Hello, River :-)

7:17 am

bichon

Good morning all

7:17 am

sukee

Sorry River.

7:17 am

Uneaixoise

hey bichon :-)

7:17 am

rubyfoo

good morning river and bichon

7:18 am

zoozzoom

Oh wow..how did I post it like that!

7:18 am

zoozzoom

Oh wow..how did I post it like that!
Hello, Bichon :-)

7:18 am

Uneaixoise

river, your weather sounds like what my daughter's still having in Maine :-)

7:18 am

bichon

You're feeling better ruby?

7:18 am

Riverdance

talented zooz

7:18 am

zoozzoom

Ok this computer is acting weird.

7:18 am

rubyfoo

One of B.s nurses lost her 15 yr. old bichon this week. He was named Poopy

7:18 am

Riverdance

we are neighbors after all Une

7:18 am

bichon

Poopy, dare I asky why?

7:19 am

rubyfoo

more cheerful, Bichon, but my chest stays the same

7:19 am

zoozzoom

I thought you typed poppy

7:19 am

sukee

Off to make some breakfast, take care all.

7:19 am

zoozzoom

toode pips, Sukee :-)

7:20 am

rubyfoo

They don't know the word poop here. I sometimes call Rufie and Ruby (RIO) "poopy head", but that's different.

7:20 am

Riverdance

For you dog lovers: a friend of mine runs a rescue in Florida. It is terrible what is happening down there. Last night she posted a picture of a dog that needs immediate rescue and the reason the owners gave it up was because it pooped too much in the yard. Really? What did those folks think - that it would go in the toilet? How terrible!

7:21 am

Riverdance

I didn't realize you were sick Ruby - glad to hear you are getting better

7:21 am

rubyfoo

That's what yards are for, n'est-ce pas? And my "poopies" go discreetly behind the shrubbery

7:21 am

zoozzoom

Very sad to hear that, River.

7:22 am

rubyfoo

I've had pleurisy (dry) all winter and have whined ceaselessly about it

7:22 am

bichon

ruby, I have two foster girls now, Sadie and Sukie. They are 10 y.o. They were never house broken. Poop in the house

7:22 am

Riverdance

The shelters in Florida have such a high kill rate. Thank god for these rescues saving some of these babies.

7:23 am

Riverdance

sorry to hear that Ruby

7:23 am

Riverdance

thats a tough one to break bichon but you will do it

7:23 am

bichon

The rescue I foster for has a branch in Florida, for Bichons

7:24 am

bichon

I have artifical grass down [with newspaper underneath. They will pee on that

7:24 am

rubyfoo

I can't imagine not housebreaking a dog. I think they prefer being clean. Chows, of course, housebreak themselves.

7:26 am

bichon

The owner was disable and I don't think the dogs went outside

7:26 am

Riverdance

A friend of mine has two very small dogs and has an area in her house for them to do their business because it is difficult for them to go out with all the snow. She has a large fairly flat container and uses the pads that are used on hospital beds.

7:27 am

bichon

The artificial grass works well for the pee, but they poop anywhere

7:27 am

Riverdance

I have always been a believer of crating to train that. They do not like to sleep in their mess. My pups were always trained fairly quickly but you need to spend time taking them out.

7:27 am

Riverdance

thats shitty!

7:28 am

rubyfoo

lol

7:28 am

bichon

These dogs are 10. Who in the world is going to adopt them?

7:28 am

MollyL

I wonder if people in America name their dogs Merde

7:28 am

Riverdance

I suppose I should stop goofing off and get to work. Have a great day everyone and feel better Ruby.

7:29 am

rubyfoo

7:29 am

Riverdance

my cats were 10 when I adopted them.

7:29 am

Riverdance

hugs to all - bye

7:30 am

rubyfoo

that's funny, Molly, and you see immigrants in the US, wearing nametags with their foreign names that are bad words in English

7:31 am

MollyL

I don't know. I've never seen anyone with a name tag that says HI - MY NAME IS SHITHEAD
: D

7:31 am

bichon

There is a popular Israeli name, Osnat. For short they call her Snotty

7:31 am

rubyfoo

My sister saw a clerk named Kunti

7:32 am

MollyL

Oh, that is extremely unfortunate.

7:33 am

MollyL

Hopefully it's pronounced KOONTAY, but still

7:33 am

rubyfoo

One can hope....

7:35 am

MollyL

We used to have a contractor that worked for us with the last name of Niple. He was emphatic about pronouncing it NIGHPLE, but not many others did.

7:35 am

rubyfoo

I thik that calls for a name change

7:36 am

bichon

Has anyone else noticed that this grid seems easy

7:36 am

MollyL

Can you imagine what grade school was like for him?

7:36 am

rubyfoo

I reached 100 without a h*** fro anybody, but perhaps the well has run dry

7:37 am

bichon

ty ruby, I didn't have that word

7:37 am

MollyL

You mean it doesn't have teeth? How will we get through a day without someone saying "this grid has teeth"?
: D

7:39 am

bichon

Has anyone else noticed that we haven't had a grid with over 150 words in a long time

7:39 am

MollyL

Yes, it's getting kind of dull

7:39 am

bichon

Bring back 744

7:41 am

rubyfoo

103 and time to rest. See you later, kids

8:23 am

josephjames

Does anyone have the 8?

8:24 am

phaeton

de8/60...of course!

8:25 am

josephjames

ah thank you

8:25 am

phaeton

yw

8:50 am

dan2bit

I de8ly didn't have it before, tx phae

8:53 am

uusue2

morning all!

9:10 am

phaeton

yw dan..if you're still here :-)

9:11 am

phaeton

ob6/24? anybody?

9:12 am

phaeton

I have the instrument player...need the other one and the ob7/36

9:12 am

Bethjt

player of ob4,

9:12 am

Bethjt

Whoops sorry.

9:12 am

phaeton

ty Beth...do you have the other one?

9:13 am

Bethjt

No I just started.

9:13 am

phaeton

:-)

9:14 am

phaeton

got them!

9:15 am

phaeton

done! hagd all

10:05 am

HarryHood

any1 have a clue for the i?

10:10 am

Dorens

overrun with bugs in 6/7

10:10 am

HarryHood

ty!

10:11 am

HarryHood

40 to go, and finally nbt :)

10:38 am

HarryHood

bo5?

10:39 am

HarryHood

(the first?)

10:39 am

HarryHood

nm!

10:40 am

HarryHood

done :)

10:40 am

crosshair

Yaa for harry!

10:40 am

HarryHood

hi crossy :)

10:40 am

HarryHood

wifi at the pool :)

10:41 am

crosshair

Must be nice. Our first real havy rain of the season today. Hopefully the frost will be out of the ground by mid-may:)

10:42 am

Judi

Good morning, all!

10:42 am

HarryHood

indoor pool! outside it's close to freezing. and drizzling.

10:42 am

cybernan

good morning, everyone

10:42 am

HarryHood

hi judi, nan

10:42 am

crosshair

Howdy, Judi, cybernan;)

10:43 am

HarryHood

best avatar, judi

10:43 am

cybernan

lol, crossy -- good luck -- planted my beets yesterday but I think it might have hit 0 last night

10:43 am

crosshair

indoor poll?! Livin large there, harry:)

10:43 am

crosshair

pool

10:43 am

Buttonman

morning all, could someone clue the WE7 for me please

10:44 am

cybernan

ah, button -- it's not an arid situation

10:44 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with E in third column pls

10:44 am

HarryHood

we're on vacation! kids are swimming, I'm "watching"

10:44 am

HarryHood

peri - electronic fund xfers

10:44 am

cybernan

ef 4, peri

10:45 am

Buttonman

Cybernan, I don't get it.

10:45 am

periwinkle

sheesh, ty nan

10:45 am

periwinkle

and Harry

10:45 am

cybernan

opp. of the property of being dry

10:47 am

HarryHood

bye all! have a nice day!

10:47 am

Buttonman

got it, thanks

10:47 am

cybernan

bye harry

10:50 am

cybernan

mmm -- seems that enable is adding a lot of french words lately

10:51 am

periwinkle

make I have stats for the 8 pls

10:51 am

cybernan

de 8 for sure

10:52 am

periwinkle

ty looking

10:52 am

periwinkle

ty

10:52 am

cybernan

yw peri

10:59 am

sukee

Hello again all

10:59 am

cybernan

hi sukee

11:08 am

MLFAN17

nbt

11:08 am

MLFAN17

can someone clue the 8 please?

11:09 am

cybernan

it's for certain, mlf

11:09 am

MLFAN17

ty cyber

11:09 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

11:11 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - a friendly grid!

11:11 am

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

11:12 am

Judi

Last three Obs Ob6/24 x 2 and ob7, please?

11:13 am

cybernan

ob 6: one who plays the wind instrument

11:13 am

Judi

Yep.

11:13 am

cybernan

ob 6-7: ob + exam(s)

11:14 am

Judi

Thank you very much. That was annoying me!

11:14 am

MLFAN17

ty cyber

11:14 am

cybernan

yw

11:14 am

Judi

Pi6?

11:14 am

Aloyisius

hi all, congrats nan! and.. ty for the clues

11:15 am

MLFAN17

hi aloy

11:15 am

cybernan

pi + not day

11:15 am

cybernan

ty and yw aloy

11:15 am

Judi

:-) Ty.

11:16 am

cybernan

anything else?

11:17 am

MLFAN17

good question cyber

11:17 am

Aloyisius

too early for me nan, but ty

11:18 am

cybernan

the words are normal for a change (other than the french box) along with the usual compliment of babblets -- new ones for me were 4 letters and monkeyable once I listed and had the point count

11:18 am

Judi

Fireworks! That was a good confidence boosting grid.

11:18 am

MLFAN17

congrats judi

11:19 am

Aloyisius

congrats, Judi!!

11:19 am

cybernan

hagd everyone - back at the flip

11:19 am

cybernan

grats, judi

11:19 am

Aloyisius

bye, nan

11:19 am

Judi

*POOF*

11:21 am

MLFAN17

I have a ti 5/10 ending in s I need a clue for the other ti 5/10 please?

11:22 am

Aloyisius

both that I have are pls: one about forks and the other about dyes

11:23 am

MLFAN17

ah ty aloy

11:23 am

Aloyisius

yw

11:52 am

Aloyisius

bbl.. phone keeps ringing

11:54 am

MollyL

Easy fix, let the machine answer it.

12:13 pm

asdsa

can i get a clue for the 3rd column e?

12:15 pm

dianedecoder

ef 4/7 small lizard

12:16 pm

asdsa

got it thanks

12:59 pm

asdsa

can i get a clue for the 8 please?

1:24 pm

penquis

clue...are you sure?...is it de 8?

1:25 pm

hego

hi Penq

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

hello hego

1:26 pm

penquis

hi hego....just arrived a few minutes ago....

1:26 pm

hego

hiya Rubes!

1:26 pm

hego

How does your garden grow?

1:26 pm

rubyfoo

The tulips I planted last year are all budded up. I can't exactly remember if they were singles or doubles

1:27 pm

hego

You'll be surprised.

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

It grows nicer every day and maybe this year, the irises will flower. They rarely do, for some reason

1:27 pm

penquis

lucky you!....we had 7 + inches of snow today... :o(

1:28 pm

hego

No kidding!

1:28 pm

penquis

no kidding...wet, heavy snow...

1:28 pm

MollyL

Ruby, Ruby, not a newbie, how does your garden grow?

1:28 pm

penquis

supposed to get 1-3.....got over 7....

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

When we first put the garden in, I had more than 300 tulips planted. The next year, only 100 and something flowered. The third year there were around 60. I love tulips but I think they're a little bit quirky

1:28 pm

hego

It's nasty here, but all the snow is gone.

1:29 pm

hego

I thing you have to cut them to the ground after they are done.

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

We had barely any snow this year; we've been lucky with the weather compared to every place else.

1:30 pm

hego

think

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

Not just the spent flowers?

1:30 pm

MollyL

Budding tulips, while drinking mint juleps, while the dogs track mud in while they go

1:30 pm

hego

A pro gardener told me the whole plant.

1:30 pm

rubyfoo

Thank you for your poem, Molly

1:31 pm

hego

cute Molly

1:31 pm

rubyfoo

So that's it. Various locals have told me you have to dig them up every year, but that's too much trouble for lazy me.

1:32 pm

rubyfoo

I tried to make this a perennial garden, but the books often lie!

1:32 pm

hego

they just cute them right down and plant around them.

1:32 pm

MollyL

Ruby, you need a studly garden boy
: P

1:32 pm

penquis

my father had a lot of tulips and he just cut them down after they bloomed....he had other flowers that then started to bloom there...

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

I had foxgloves, lupines, anemone and double hollyhocks, in the beginning -- all of them gone

1:33 pm

MollyL

Always fun to cute around your flowers

1:33 pm

rubyfoo

The various gardeners I've used have all been sons of my friends

1:35 pm

hego

I wish I could find a gardener. They are in such demand here, it makes them very independent and hard to come by.

1:35 pm

rubyfoo

What I love, though, as I learn about gardening, is that when a plant "takes" it can multiply, e.g. the 5 allium I originally planted now number around 45 (ignore my compulsive counting, pls)

1:36 pm

hego

:)

1:36 pm

hego

bulbs are supposed to multiply.

1:37 pm

rubyfoo

I only use a real gardener occasionally as he is much too expensive. Mostly, I use my handyman and pay him by the hour, but I have to tell him exactly what to do

1:37 pm

rubyfoo

My least favorite tulips, salmon dwarfs, are the only ones which have multiplied.

1:38 pm

rubyfoo

One funny plant is holly. I planted one small one and new plants are showing up all over the place.

1:38 pm

hego

it must seed.

1:39 pm

hego

My rose of sharons do that.

1:39 pm

rubyfoo

The berries never have a chance to get red; they are all eaten when they are still orange.

1:39 pm

hego

But the birdies poop them out all over.

1:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to buy all of those reduced ester bulbs and hold them for the fall.

1:40 pm

rubyfoo

I have to go; old Burt is stomping around and telephoning me.

1:40 pm

hego

bye Ruby

1:41 pm

rubyfoo

I never thought of that, Hego. I'm sure you're right

1:41 pm

hego

good idea TO

1:41 pm

PMS

ed

1:41 pm

hego

try it Ruby

1:41 pm

rubyfoo

I left all my potted geraniums in the garage all winter and forgot to water them. Today I cleaned them up and many are healthy and even budding

1:42 pm

rubyfoo

Hmm, maybe hyacinths and lilies will be on sale.....and DIL is coming so she can do all the planting for me

1:42 pm

hego

lucky!

1:43 pm

hego

they went dormant for you.

1:43 pm

rubyfoo

There's a bright section of the garage which has slanted windows and I think that may have helped them

1:44 pm

rubyfoo

I'm on the verge of going dormant, too

1:44 pm

hego

haha

1:44 pm

rubyfoo

Good night everybody

1:44 pm

hego

bye...

1:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

my grandfather used to pull the geraniums from he window box and hang them bare rooted upside down to dry then replant.

1:45 pm

hego

Never heard that one.

1:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

worked for him.

1:47 pm

hego

cool!

2:15 pm

bichon

I uaed to do that with my dahlias

2:16 pm

bichon

*used

2:51 pm

mo

hi everyone. any help needed?

2:51 pm

penquis

hi...no thanks....down to 3 here...

2:51 pm

MollyL

Nope

2:52 pm

mo

I will leave it to you then :-)

2:53 pm

Aloyisius

congrats, mo.. and hi all

2:53 pm

penquis

hi...

2:53 pm

mo

ty aloy and hi!

2:56 pm

mo

I will bid you all afond farewell and wish you all "good luck"

2:56 pm

mo

byeee ...

2:56 pm

Aloyisius

bye, mo.. hagd

2:57 pm

mo

you too aloy.

3:02 pm

turqaz

anyone looking for clues or stats?

3:02 pm

penquis

not me, thanks...

3:03 pm

Aloyisius

hi turqaz.. nope, just went to the list and am enjoying the discovery of the plurals I missed etc.. (-:

3:04 pm

turqaz

hi aloy...there are, as usual, so odd words...

3:05 pm

Aloyisius

ooh, ty for the warning..

3:05 pm

turqaz

some odd words...

3:07 pm

penquis

i am done... :o)

3:07 pm

Aloyisius

wtg, penquis!

3:08 pm

turqaz

congrats, penquis

3:09 pm

turqaz

done!

3:10 pm

Aloyisius

yay for turqaz!!

3:11 pm

Soodle

Well done Turqaz!! And hi all :-)

3:11 pm

turqaz

thx aloy & soodle

3:11 pm

Aloyisius

hi Soodle

3:12 pm

Soodle

Hey Aloy :-)

3:14 pm

Soodle

Heading off on vacation next Tuesday. Gathering my Summer clothes together & bitterly regretting not starting that diet earlier. :-/

3:15 pm

Aloyisius

hooray for vacation time.. going anywhere special?

3:15 pm

turqaz

have fun soodle! hope 2 c u all tomorrow *poof*

3:16 pm

Aloyisius

bye, turqaz!

3:16 pm

Soodle

Heading off to Gran Canaria, an island territory belonging to Spain, off the West coast of Africa! :-)

3:16 pm

Soodle

Bye Turq

3:17 pm

Aloyisius

wow.. sounds like a wonderful destination ! Have never been there..

3:19 pm

Aloyisius

first thing I wonder.. what birds are there? lol..

3:28 pm

Soodle

Lol. The island group is called the Canary Islands, but apparently its because of all the dogs there - Canaris/ canines... I'll let you know!

3:29 pm

Aloyisius

oh, ok.. have heard of the Canary Islands..interesting about the dogs!

3:34 pm

dan2bit

mrs2bit and I spent part of our honeymoon on Fuerteventura in the Canaries

3:37 pm

Soodle

Aloy, if I can prise myself off the sun lounger long enough, I'll try to do a bit of research & let you know. Wow, Dan. Those pre-baby days!!!! I'll bet they seem long long ago. Lol

3:39 pm

dan2bit

yes 10 years this October - an aeon ago

3:40 pm

Aloyisius

glad you have some sun to lounge in, Soodle! fw here and I must scoot to figure out what I'm going to fix for supper.. think it will be broccoli/ham rolls..hope I have some Swiss cheese. Happy Babbling.. poof

3:57 pm

Soodle

Well done, Aloy!!

3:58 pm

Soodle

Lol, Dan. I tend to think of my life in terms of BK & AK. Before kids & after kids. Extreme extremes!

4:01 pm

penquis

hope you have a great time in the Canaries, Soodle...

4:19 pm

Soodle

Ah, thanks, Pen. Sorry, I seem to be spinning about 10 plates at the moment. Normal service will resume soon. (I hope)

4:24 pm

penquis

no problem...

6:44 pm

rururocks

*has broom ready*

7:15 pm

Deutsch

Howdy, all. I have 11 left.

7:20 pm

harpjane

hello 34 to go

7:23 pm

Deutsch

Go, go, go.

7:24 pm

harpjane

32

7:25 pm

Deutsch

vins

7:25 pm

Deutsch

Not a word. Stuck at 9...

7:26 pm

harpjane

but it SHOULD be a word. You know we all tried it!

7:28 pm

Deutsch

Hahaha. So true. I'll try a word every time I see it knowing full well it isn't really a word. Hope springs eternal, I guess.

7:29 pm

harpjane

I'm like that with a few words that are accepted in crosswords

7:29 pm

harpjane

what's the roman road? iter, i think.

7:35 pm

harpjane

20 to go

7:36 pm

Deutsch

via? I have the v's. 5 to go.

7:36 pm

harpjane

in6?

7:38 pm

Deutsch

in 6 and 7 -- too many bugs in your house.

7:38 pm

harpjane

no, "iter," deutsch! Babble doesn't accept it but it's a common crossword thing!\

7:39 pm

harpjane

Thanks for the in, turns out I had it....

7:39 pm

Deutsch

Oh, yes, iter. I love crosswords, too.

7:44 pm

harpjane

3

7:46 pm

harpjane

2

7:47 pm

harpjane

fini (oops!) lol off to the pb with my firework!

7:48 pm

dan2bit

nicely done, harp! :-)

7:48 pm

Deutsch

still have three left. missing the fi6

7:50 pm

dan2bit

2 x fi6 - one is superlative, the other is limited

7:51 pm

Deutsch

And the se 5 and the we 7. So close. But great job, Harpjane.

7:53 pm

dan2bit

we7 is the quality of being we3

7:53 pm

Deutsch

Of course, dan2bit. Thanks!

8:03 pm

Deutsch

And there it is. Fireworks. Thanks Dan and Harp. Sounds like most folks have finished. But I'll stay around if anyone wants chat or clues.

8:05 pm

dan2bit

se6?

8:06 pm

Pinikula

<-- is in the grid!!!

8:06 pm

Pinikula

(hi all - popping in for a few)

8:06 pm

dan2bit

yay!

8:06 pm

Pinikula

*feeling important today!* :)

8:07 pm

Pinikula

looking, dan

8:08 pm

Deutsch

se 6 is sort of like the last name of the man who played Forrest Gump's friend Captain Tom. Or a monetary unit of Tonga.

8:09 pm

dan2bit

Are you thinking of Lieutenant Dan?

8:09 pm

Pinikula

That's who I'm thinking of, Dan

8:09 pm

Deutsch

Good grief, yes, dan and Pinikula.

8:10 pm

Pinikula

at least I think

8:10 pm

dan2bit

I can't make it work - will keep monkeying

8:10 pm

Pinikula

now, if i could just figure how to spell it ! lol

8:10 pm

Deutsch

Guess yould say I'm Clueless.

8:11 pm

Deutsch

Gary Si---- and change the last two letters a bit.

8:11 pm

Pinikula

You did great, Deutsch!! :)

8:12 pm

dan2bit

got it, finally.

8:14 pm

dan2bit

and firewords! tx Deutsch and Pini and Molly and lickety. ob6 ob + exam and plural were my last

8:14 pm

Pinikula

got it!!! :)

8:14 pm

Pinikula

wtg dan! :)

8:14 pm

Pinikula

(and thx for the ob's)

8:20 pm

Pinikula

first bo5 plz?

8:21 pm

penquis

bo + webs*** is a location on the internet...

8:22 pm

Deutsch

bo 54 is bi4-6 with an extra vowel

8:26 pm

Deutsch

Thanks, Pinikula!

8:27 pm

penquis

*heading back to lurking*....

8:28 pm

Pinikula

got it ;)

8:32 pm

Pinikula

ob6 after the musical instrument?

8:34 pm

Pinikula

nm...just answered my own question :)

10:04 pm

Pinikula

*sparkle dust*

11:12 pm

rururocks

wow.. my comment disappeared

11:16 pm

Bugsaw

how long ago did you post it ruru ? Things happen you know.... ;)

11:17 pm

stidmama

*sneaks in*

11:17 pm

Bugsaw

hugs the sneaker!

11:18 pm

Bugsaw

happy to see you here friend

11:18 pm

stidmama

(((hugs all)))

11:19 pm

stidmama

Bugs - I put a video that includes our tadpoles on the website! :-)

11:19 pm

Bugsaw

glad you are still enjoying your teaching life

11:19 pm

Bugsaw

I must check out the tadpoles. They always fascinated me as a kid

11:19 pm

stidmama

mostly -- had a panic attack last night... but Mother set me straight today.

11:20 pm

stidmama

Tomorrow I get to (I hope) finally see Tom's nephew play baseball. He's nationally ranked for a high school kid. Pretty high-end I am told.

11:20 pm

Bugsaw

oh dear. Poor you. I had a migraine today and had to take one of the super duper knock out drugs. Feels like my head is under water still

11:21 pm

Bugsaw

your mother is a dear and has many talents. So do you, you just don't trust yourself yet

11:21 pm

Bugsaw

they are kids. They don't know when you are making stuff up

11:21 pm

Bugsaw

One of my most favourite sounds is the crack of a baseball bat in spring

11:22 pm

stidmama

so sorry about the migraine. I have been battling them regularly with the irregular weather. Grant had a doozey of a migraine Monday-Tuesday.

11:23 pm

stidmama

How is Mr. Bugs?

11:23 pm

Bugsaw

I don't think mine are caused by weather but if I don't take something right away it does not take long to take over. Today I was tutoring and let it go.

11:24 pm

stidmama

I had an ocular one this afternoon, but decided to ignore it and fortunately it didn't develop...

11:24 pm

Bugsaw

Mr Bugs is still outside working on a little speedboat that he is rebuilding from the hull up. I hope we can use it this summer. The grandkids will love it as much as we might

11:26 pm

Bugsaw

he is so happy. I am too now that he wears hearing aids. dancing dancing

11:26 pm

stidmama

go Mr. Bugs go!

11:27 pm

Bugsaw

I jsut found my last word. Can I help you or will you excuse me to go find a drink

11:27 pm

stidmama

I love that he got hearing aids! Now when I talk to him maybe he'll like it more.

11:27 pm

stidmama

I am just goofing off. See you soonish?

11:28 pm

Bugsaw

I sure hope so. I would love tocome visit your new house sometime this summer if you can spare a day or two

11:28 pm

stidmama

YES!!!!

11:28 pm

stidmama

Can Mr. Bugs come too?

11:29 pm

stidmama

I am hoping to come up to the island for 4th of July (HATE fireworks), too...

11:30 pm

Bugsaw

If you would like him to come. It is hard to separate him from his projuects but once I get him away he has the best time.

11:30 pm

stidmama

Would love to see him and you -- any time, any where.

11:30 pm

Bugsaw

We went to Vancouver this past weekend and he had a great time

11:31 pm

Bugsaw

will you be up this far on July 4th? or should I come down to Victoria to give you a hug

11:38 pm

stidmama

not sure yet -- depends on if and when I teach summer school.

11:47 pm

harpjane

hello everyone

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