Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, July 21, 2016

12:02 am

meliae

Re 6/7

12:02 am

meliae

Wa 6/7

12:03 am

meliae

Wo 6/7

12:04 am

flosey

to7

12:04 am

mkg

ca 7

12:05 am

mkg

to 7

12:05 am

mkg

wa 7

12:05 am

flosey

wo8

12:05 am

pugmama763

ca8

12:05 am

dizgrannie

ca 7 x 2

12:05 am

jessmom

wa8

12:05 am

dizgrannie

ca 8

12:06 am

dizgrannie

wa 9

12:07 am

jessmom

wo9

12:08 am

pugmama763

re8

12:11 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:11 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:11 am

dizgrannie

hi nan

12:12 am

flosey

no nan

12:12 am

flosey

oops, hi nan

12:13 am

meliae

NBS NBT

12:13 am

meliae

Grats Diz

12:13 am

dizgrannie

back at ya Mel

12:15 am

chj

wa8/9

12:16 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:16 am

flosey

hi Liz

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

flosey

tyty Lickety

12:17 am

meliae

Ty Lickety

12:18 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety and hi Flosey

12:18 am

cybernan

ty lickety

12:23 am

cybernan

stats for the lone d, please?

12:24 am

rastapopolous

de5/14

12:28 am

cybernan

ty - another plural missed

12:29 am

rururocks

he8

12:29 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:30 am

Lizlin

Thanks, ru

12:30 am

Lizlin

WTG, Nan

12:32 am

cybernan

jeopardy on -- good night everyone. I'll be glad when our tv isn't monopolised by us election stuff

12:33 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, nan

12:35 am

cybernan

da 8 if not called

12:40 am

Lizlin

ai 9 if not called.

12:40 am

flosey

ai9

12:41 am

Lizlin

Snap, Flosey :)

12:41 am

cybernan

ad 8

12:54 am

sprite

good morning all

12:56 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} and good morning dear friend from a very sleepy, tired rose

12:56 am

flosey

hi Sprite

12:56 am

Lizlin

Hi and hugs, Sprite and Rose

12:56 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Hello dear friend, you have been busy. How are you?

12:57 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} liz. fancy seeing you he4.... loll

12:57 am

sprite

*hugs flosey* Good evening to you, I hope you are fine.

12:57 am

Lizlin

Funny lady!

12:57 am

Lizlin

Sorry we've exhausted you!

12:57 am

sprite

*hugs Liz* Good evening :) How are you and your beloved?

12:57 am

grannyrose

nah, all is good. a nights sleep will do wonders

12:58 am

Lizlin

Also fine but tired. Whale watching means an early start.

12:58 am

flosey

ditto Rose, very tired tonight!

12:58 am

sprite

did you guys have a grand time together?

12:58 am

grannyrose

sprite, we have been out whale-watching. was up at 5:30am.

12:58 am

stidmama

*snuggles with rose and sprite and .... tosses choclits at everyone*

12:58 am

Lizlin

Having an awesome time.

12:58 am

sprite

oh wow! Yeah that is early, but so worth it, I imagine.

12:58 am

flosey

hi Stid

12:58 am

grannyrose

marvellous. haven't stopped talking yet

12:58 am

sprite

stiddie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *hugs*

12:59 am

grannyrose

*snuggle* stiddy

12:59 am

sprite

I hope you can sleep tonight, flosey, and rest up a bit

12:59 am

Lizlin

6.15 for us this morning. The whales were lovely but not active, so I was very disappointed.

12:59 am

stidmama

;:-D

12:59 am

sprite

aw Liz :(

1:00 am

Lizlin

Poor Flosey - also hope you sleep well tonight.

1:01 am

stidmama

(((flo))) was it really hot for you today, too? I was near Seattle and they "said" it would be only about 70, but it was close to 90 in some parts!

1:01 am

flosey

tks Liz! no whales here though! When on our ferries, if the captain spots a whale he will announce it

1:01 am

grannyrose

but it was just so lovely out on the boat. no whales leaping out of the water but lots of sightings as they surfaced.

1:01 am

flosey

yes Stid, quite a warm day

1:01 am

Lizlin

They came pretty close and there were some good fluke up dives.

1:01 am

sprite

almost as good, rose :)

1:02 am

stidmama

I have never been officially whale watching... sounds lovely, though

1:02 am

grannyrose

yup. and there we4 two mothers with their calves. so cute

1:02 am

Lizlin

It is lovely Stid and you should do it if you have a chance.

1:03 am

Lizlin

That was pretty special. Don't see mothers with calves that often.

1:03 am

Lizlin

They reckoned the calves were in their first week.

1:03 am

sprite

I am quite jealous :) Wish I was with you guys right now

1:04 am

Lizlin

We wish that too.

1:04 am

grannyrose

ditto

1:04 am

stidmama

We did see a HUGE whale that time Mother and I took Grant along the sunshine coast -- the crossing from courtenay/comox area to the mainland was so excellent.

1:04 am

sprite

:)

1:04 am

stidmama

Definitely wishful thinking going on here too, sprite.

1:04 am

Lizlin

Wonderful! I don't grow tired of seeing them.

1:05 am

stidmama

oooh! I GOT A NINE ALREADY!!!!

1:05 am

sprite

imagine, stiddie... a meetup with Liz, rose, flosey, you and me...

1:05 am

Lizlin

WTG Stid.

1:05 am

Lizlin

I think Rose quite likes our winter climate too!

1:05 am

sprite

yayyy stiddie, good job

1:06 am

Lizlin

She sat on the boat in a T shirt but I was in a hoodie and a jacket on top of that!

1:06 am

stidmama

and another... oh gee sprite! We wouldn't sleep for three days! The first time I met flo (and hetty and jilly and dilly) when I was with the boys, that poor little restaurant barely knew what to do with us. We talked and talked and talked. For me, that was a major leap of faith and a victory... I don't even like getting together with my own family most of the time! LOL

1:07 am

sprite

rose, like me, has a little bit more padding, Liz. And we get 'hot' more often too, I think

1:07 am

stidmama

wait wait -- you and rose got to spend the whole day together???? wow .... :-D

1:07 am

grannyrose

uh huh

1:07 am

Lizlin

Rose has been here since Sunday :)

1:07 am

sprite

wow awesome, stid!

1:07 am

grannyrose

and loving it... loll

1:08 am

Lizlin

Us too.

1:08 am

stidmama

gee... that is SO COOL!

1:08 am

Lizlin

Definitely is.

1:09 am

sprite

hence my jealousy :)

1:09 am

grannyrose

pain so much better in this climate

1:10 am

sprite

oh wow rose. That is worth thinking over, isn't it?

1:10 am

grannyrose

don't be, sweet sprite. your turn is coming i promise

1:11 am

stidmama

How lovely to have a nice, long visit -- I only had a couple hours with Kiwi before she flew off to turn into a cowgirl at the Stampede... LOL hoping for next time!

1:11 am

sprite

nah am just kidding, sweetie. I am really really happy for you and Liz that you are having a grand time together.

1:13 am

stidmama

After this summer's allergies, I am becoming more and more reluctant to travel AT ALL. Which makes me very sad, because I know so many lovely people through babble. Even in my own environment, though, things get dangerous so fast. :-(

1:14 am

Lizlin

That sounds awful, Stid :(

1:14 am

grannyrose

awww poor stid. such a hateful place to be in. xoxoxox

1:15 am

stidmama

BUT -- I am so grateful for the internet, because at least I get some contact with you all! (It isn't fun, Liz -- feeling sorry for myself tonight can you tell?)

1:15 am

sprite

aw stid :( And nothing to be done about them? Did you try a... what is it called in english... a doctor who specialises in herbs and supplements etc... checks out your whole system to see what is missing etc?

1:15 am

Lizlin

Yay. 9s complete.

1:15 am

sprite

a bit of self-pity is healthy, stid. You need to whine every now and then, and you need to cry once in a while. (((((((stid))))))

1:16 am

Lizlin

Like Sprite said, nothing wrong with feeling sorry for yourself.

1:16 am

stidmama

I have talked to people, done research, etc -- the problem is that there are increasing triggers, and the triggers themselves are so sudden and severe that I am not willing to try much in the way of allergy shots (half of the allergies don't have shots anyway).

1:17 am

stidmama

*sniffle* thanks for understanding, friends! On the plus side, the enforced at-home staying has meant that we finally got the front garden weeded and replanted -- only two years after we moved back in! LOL

1:17 am

stidmama

It's going to be beautiful once the plants recover from being bought and moved.

1:18 am

sprite

beauty at home is a big consolation. But it still sucks that you can't move around freely

1:18 am

Lizlin

Hope they transplant well.

1:18 am

stidmama

And I do get to go visit my grandfather for a few days this month (an anniversary present); there is a hotel with a little kitchenette and a sitting room so I have a place to be if I need to. We are going to see Shakespeare plays in Ashland again.

1:19 am

Lizlin

Sounds lovely.

1:19 am

Lizlin

Which plays?

1:19 am

sprite

wowweee you still have a grandfather?? That is amazing. Sounds like a great outing for you.

1:19 am

stidmama

And we planned it far enough from the beginning of school that if I have to spend time at home for a while, I can.

1:21 am

stidmama

Hamlet, Timon of Athens, Twelfth Night, Richard III, and a new play called Vietgone that finally has a description up; I may have to give it a miss.

1:21 am

stidmama

My grandfather is a "step" -- quite a bit younger than the grandmother he married... he'll be 90 in January!

1:22 am

Lizlin

I love Hamlet and 12th night (lazy me!) - don't know Timon of Athens at all and only slightly know Richard 3. I'm sure you'll enjoy them.

1:22 am

sprite

wow, respectable age

1:22 am

Lizlin

90 is wonderful.

1:22 am

stidmama

Indeed -- he still rides his bicycle and walks the entire length and breadth of the town as needed.

1:23 am

Lizlin

That's amazing and helps keep him fit too.

1:23 am

sprite

my paternal grandparents were like that too.

1:24 am

stidmama

My grandmother (the one he married) was often thought to be younger than him... LOL she was 17 years older! I think I take after her. We're older than we act! ;-)

1:24 am

Lizlin

I'm going to love you and leave you. Too tired to see more words now. So, 40 for tomorrow. Hugs to all.

1:24 am

sprite

*hugs Liz* Sleep well, dear one!

1:25 am

stidmama

(((Liz))) Have a great rest of your week!

1:25 am

Lizlin

Thanks, guys.

1:25 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} liz. not far behind you. xoxox

1:25 am

sprite

P must be overjoyed to have Liz AND you in bed :D

1:26 am

grannyrose

hahahaha

1:26 am

stidmama

(((gr))) have fun for the rest of your visit! <3

1:27 am

stidmama

oh -- NBT. NBS, halfway...

1:27 am

sprite

good job, stid

1:27 am

stidmama

you-all are my lucky good-luck charms!

1:28 am

sprite

*beams* I like being that!

1:32 am

stidmama

:-)

1:32 am

sprite

this is a lovely grid

1:37 am

sprite

fireflies

1:37 am

stidmama

and now under 100 (to 98)... LOL time to sleep for me, too. (((sprite))) have a lovely Thursday.

1:37 am

sprite

anything I can help with before I go?

1:37 am

stidmama

YAY SPRITE!!!!! so glad I was here for that. :-D sweet dreams and happy days, all! *poof*

1:37 am

sprite

*hugs stid* Sleep well, dear friend

1:38 am

sprite

rose, sweetie, I bet you went to bed too, or preparing for it. No squirrels there? *hugs* and sleep well, and have a lovely remainder of your stay at Liz's.

1:42 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!! wen t to sleep... lolll. xoxox my dear. will try and email tomorrow.

1:43 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams stiddy. lovely to see you xoxox

1:43 am

grannyrose

and, as they say in the classics, exit stage right. xoxox to all

1:56 am

flosey

off to bed, bit headachy, 56 for tomorrow, goodnight all

1:58 am

flosey

off to bed, goodnight all

4:00 am

zoozzoom

Down to 81 left. Time to get on with the day.

5:53 am

mattygroves

Morning all! May I have stats, please, for the lone N in the first column?

5:55 am

MLFAN17

morning all

5:55 am

MLFAN17

no4 matty

5:55 am

mattygroves

Got it - thanks, MLF

5:55 am

MLFAN17

yw matty

5:56 am

MLFAN17

third column lone e?

5:56 am

mattygroves

ER4, I think....

5:57 am

MLFAN17

ah ty matty

5:58 am

mattygroves

You are most welcome

6:00 am

MLFAN17

4th column e?

6:00 am

mattygroves

I only have one - ea4

6:01 am

MLFAN17

ty again matty

6:01 am

MLFAN17

nbt

6:01 am

mattygroves

Ditto, but I've no 9s.

6:01 am

mattygroves

And only one 8

6:02 am

MLFAN17

nbs

6:03 am

mattygroves

Ah - what 9 have you got, please? I've not listed...

6:03 am

MLFAN17

wa9 I was going to ask if you wanted any stats but thought you might want to try on your own lol

6:04 am

mattygroves

I need to go out soon - wanted to get to nbs before I did ;)

6:04 am

MLFAN17

wa 6 8 9 7

6:04 am

mattygroves

And I've found the 9 - thanks!

6:04 am

MLFAN17

yw

6:04 am

mattygroves

I had most of those, but not the person who does, as it were

6:04 am

mattygroves

Ouch - PB for me...

6:05 am

MLFAN17

I didn't have that word ty matty

6:06 am

MLFAN17

i got the ai9

6:07 am

mattygroves

Is it a compound?

6:07 am

MLFAN17

yes

6:07 am

MLFAN17

ai7/9

6:08 am

mattygroves

And found it. It's what I am at the moment, methinks

6:08 am

MLFAN17

i am more awake then i thought i would be

6:10 am

MLFAN17

i made it to 100 wores

6:10 am

MLFAN17

words

6:10 am

mattygroves

Could be worse. You could have typed '100 whores'

6:10 am

mattygroves

Two more and I shall be halfway - my cue to get ready to go out

6:11 am

MLFAN17

at least i am typing something people understand lol

6:11 am

MLFAN17

good cue

6:19 am

mattygroves

Right, off I go. Have a good day all

6:19 am

MLFAN17

bye matty

6:55 am

MLFAN17

anyone here?

6:55 am

bichon

ce 5/12, first one, pls

6:55 am

HarryHood

I'm here, but on my way out

6:56 am

HarryHood

just trying to find that middle E

6:56 am

MLFAN17

that's fine hi harry

6:56 am

MLFAN17

er5/6 harry

6:57 am

HarryHood

will look later - gotta run kids to camps

6:58 am

MLFAN17

bye harry

6:58 am

MLFAN17

I am out too will be back

7:00 am

JBsAnno

Hint for middle e, harry - don't make any mistakes!

7:24 am

jbp

i have no ce words, bichon, or i would give them to you

7:31 am

ChampFit

Bichon... pt of the 4 before it.

7:41 am

bichon

Champ, I need the ce 5/12, first one

7:42 am

Mochi

is ai 9 a compound?

7:42 am

ChampFit

Sorry...that one is ce and the last three of the opera singing.. 'she sang an a***"

7:43 am

Anniebrook

bichon, ce 5---ce + ***ta, a lasso

7:43 am

Anniebrook

champs clue is better

7:43 am

Anniebrook

yes, mochi

7:44 am

bichon

ty Champ and Annie

7:44 am

Anniebrook

yw

7:45 am

ChampFit

yw

7:49 am

Mochi

any clues for the ai9? I'm Babs1 usually, but lost cookies so must have also signed up sometime in the past as mochi (one of my dogs who is no longer with us)

7:50 am

Anniebrook

mochi, scatterbrained

7:50 am

Riverdance

term for someone that has no brains

7:50 am

Anniebrook

start with what we breathe

7:50 am

Mochi

hmm.. i have the ai7 with that clue, riverdance

7:51 am

Anniebrook

Hi River

7:51 am

Riverdance

make it past tense

7:51 am

bichon

ad 5/14, the second one, pls

7:51 am

Anniebrook

mochi, past tense it

7:51 am

Riverdance

good morning everyone

7:51 am

bichon

hi River

7:51 am

Mochi

ah, got it!

7:52 am

Riverdance

I don't list so I don't know what is first or second

7:52 am

Anniebrook

I dont have it, bichon

7:52 am

Riverdance

I only have one anyway

7:53 am

rubyfoo

hello hello

7:53 am

Riverdance

Ruby how are you

7:53 am

Anniebrook

((ruby)) hello hello

7:53 am

rubyfoo

I'm OK, thanks

7:54 am

rubyfoo

wasn't that a funny coincidence that my NY sister is going to Concord?

7:54 am

rubyfoo

((annie annie))

7:54 am

Riverdance

it is, what will she be doing here

7:55 am

rubyfoo

It's her 2>nd trip to that hotel. I have no id**

7:56 am

Riverdance

what would be better is if I met her, had our picture taken together to send to you

7:56 am

rubyfoo

That's a funny thought

7:57 am

Riverdance

I need to get to work now - lovely to see you Ruby

7:58 am

rubyfoo

I wish I was the one travelling; it's a big deal for me to go outside to get the mail. My travelling days are lo,ng over

7:58 am

rubyfoo

((river))

7:58 am

Riverdance

that's a shame (((ruby))) later everyone

8:00 am

rubyfoo

I can't believe it; I found all the 9's on y own!

8:00 am

rubyfoo

How are you Annie? Is it hot there?

8:00 am

Kallia

wd Rubyx

8:01 am

rubyfoo

Hello Kalia! Nice to see you

8:01 am

Anniebrook

Im okay. Going to be near 90 today.

8:01 am

Kallia

not so bad today, but pollen is still high

8:01 am

Anniebrook

Hi Kallia

8:02 am

Kallia

ha ha, thought you were talking to me Ruby, my real name is Annie!

8:02 am

rubyfoo

G<oing to be nead 100 today, but T storms starting tonight, they say

8:02 am

rubyfoo

Annie 1 and Annie 2

8:02 am

Anniebrook

100! Ugh. Is your house cool?

8:03 am

rubyfoo

Annie 2 (kalia), what did you think of Trumpff in Scotland the d ay afterr Brexit? Shocking stupidity and insensitivity

8:04 am

rubyfoo

<I don'tmind the he** but I worry about ther dogss

8:04 am

Kallia

I dont think anything of trumpff except that he is an utter idiot...

8:04 am

Anniebrook

ditto

8:05 am

Kallia

I think politics everywhere has got very disturbing..

8:06 am

rubyfoo

I'm afraid that he'll win! I've always liked Hillary, I just wish she wouldn't shout as I think it alienates people. She should take a hint from Jackie O; when you speak softly, everybody leans in

8:06 am

Kallia

Do you really think he will win Ruby

8:07 am

Anniebrook

God forbid.

8:07 am

Kallia

well for the sake of the world I really hopehe doesn't.

8:07 am

rubyfoo

France is certainly scary and there's a big outdoor festival in Annecy, 10 mins away,y the 1st Sat of August

8:08 am

rubyfoo

I think he'd start a war!

8:08 am

Kallia

oh my Ruby, a bit scary then

8:08 am

Kallia

he would have no hesitation, but also no idea of the consequences

8:08 am

rubyfoo

Yes, I'll hunker down with the dogs and hope for the best

8:08 am

Anniebrook

He is quite frightening.

8:09 am

Anniebrook

be back soon

8:09 am

Kallia

bye Annie

8:09 am

rubyfoo

I obsessively Watch CNN; it's like seeing train wreck

8:09 am

rubyfoo

bye Annie 1

8:10 am

Kallia

I've got 2 w9's and an a 9 what is the other pleases

8:10 am

Kallia

stats only

8:10 am

rubyfoo

It's time to go upstairs where there's aircÃ nditioning and Watch the Tour

8:11 am

Kallia

ok enjoy Ruby see you later maybe

8:11 am

rubyfoo

re9/66

8:12 am

Kallia

thanks I will look for it :)

8:12 am

rubyfoo

bye

8:12 am

Kallia

byex

8:12 am

hurshy

there's nothing like a nice fresh grid of letters!

8:13 am

Judi

Greetings, fellow Babblers!

8:13 am

hurshy

hey judi

8:13 am

rubyfoo

It's a lovely, chewy grid, even for me

8:13 am

rubyfoo

hi Judi

8:14 am

rubyfoo

bye

8:22 am

hurshy

ai7 nice

8:24 am

Judi

I resemble that word.

8:24 am

hurshy

:D

8:42 am

bichon

ad 5/14, the second one, pls

8:43 am

Judi

A + d4.

8:44 am

bichon

tyvm Judi

8:53 am

MollyL

Trump is going to cause a lot of people to vote for Clinton even though they don't like her.

8:55 am

bichon

Has anyone here read the Republican platform. Lots of eyebrow raising ideas. There are some that go against Supreme Court rulings

8:57 am

MLFAN17

why doesn't that shock me at all bichon?

8:57 am

MLFAN17

i don't have the 4th 9 letter word either

8:58 am

bichon

http://tinyurl.com/hes8l8j

8:59 am

MLFAN17

Molly i say the heck with either of them

9:01 am

bichon

If we don't vote for either of them, what are we accomplishing?

9:01 am

penquis

I say vote for the lesser of two evils, so to speak.....

9:01 am

MLFAN17

in this election we are not accomplishing anything by voting for either of them

9:01 am

MLFAN17

which one would that be pen?

9:02 am

penquis

Clinton.....trump is impulsive and unpredictable.....

9:02 am

bichon

yes, pen.

9:02 am

MLFAN17

pen that is true good point

9:02 am

penquis

going back to lurking now... ;o)

9:03 am

MLFAN17

aw you are no fun pen

9:03 am

bichon

don't forget totally uneducated in what the presidency requires

9:03 am

suefrad625

i have wa9,84 what is the stats for the second w?

9:04 am

penquis

true....very true.....and so is his "staff"...

9:04 am

MLFAN17

bichon yes Clinton has the real knowledge

9:04 am

penquis

wo 9/84...

9:04 am

mkg

wo 9 which is plural of wo 8

9:04 am

penquis

*waving*...

9:04 am

MLFAN17

sue wo 9/84

9:04 am

mkg

there is also wo 8 past tense of the wo 6

9:04 am

suefrad625

ty, got it.

9:05 am

MLFAN17

yes its wo 6 8 8 9

9:05 am

suefrad625

now i have 2 w9, and 1 ai9. can i have a clue for the re9

9:05 am

suefrad625

oh and the N for nbt, nbs

9:05 am

penquis

think tires....

9:05 am

penquis

oops...forgot i was lurking...

9:06 am

suefrad625

ty pen

9:06 am

suefrad625

nm the N.

9:06 am

MLFAN17

ty pen. thought you were lurking?lol

9:06 am

bichon

is pen's clue for the re?

9:07 am

Anniebrook

If you don't vote it is a vote for both of them

9:07 am

penquis

*nodding*...

9:07 am

suefrad625

nbt, nbs and 4 more for 1/2

9:08 am

bichon

re 9/66, pls

9:08 am

penquis

just clued....think tires...

9:08 am

penquis

it's a pt...

9:08 am

rururocks

regoodyear

9:08 am

bichon

ty pen

9:08 am

rururocks

damn it

9:08 am

rururocks

remichelin

9:08 am

MLFAN17

lol ruru

9:08 am

rururocks

damn it

9:09 am

rururocks

refirestoned

9:09 am

penquis

*waving to ru*....

9:09 am

rururocks

daaaamn it

9:09 am

Anniebrook

good morning, ruru

9:09 am

rururocks

hi annie

9:09 am

MLFAN17

that's not helping us ruru

9:09 am

MLFAN17

hi annie

9:09 am

rururocks

I vote by absentee ballot .. it's better for me

9:09 am

Anniebrook

hi fan

9:10 am

MLFAN17

i did that once

9:10 am

aebmusica

think USED tires

9:10 am

Anniebrook

no absentee ballot in nyc.

9:10 am

MLFAN17

first ad7/36?

9:11 am

bichon

I like the fun of going to the polling place and seeing everyone I know

9:11 am

bichon

ad 7, to count up numbers and to relax

9:14 am

MLFAN17

is it an extension of the ad 5/14 or ad 5/16 or neither?

9:14 am

bichon

yes

9:15 am

MLFAN17

?

9:15 am

bichon

de 6/33, pls

9:15 am

rururocks

your icon makes me wish we had a true 3rd party in the usa molly

9:15 am

bichon

what is your question fan

9:15 am

MLFAN17

i don't understand what you meant by yes

9:16 am

MLFAN17

ruru i said to my husband can we have two others to vote for

9:16 am

bichon

you asked me a question and I ansered by saying yes

9:16 am

bichon

de 6/33, pls

9:16 am

MLFAN17

so you meant neither bichon?

9:17 am

bichon

I answered your question by saying yes, you were on the right track

9:17 am

MLFAN17

looking bichon

9:17 am

MLFAN17

ohh ok ty bichon

9:17 am

montreal13

DE6/33 babbler volleymom*** + pale

9:18 am

bichon

yw

9:18 am

montreal13

diving back in "ploof"

9:18 am

bichon

tyvm montreal

9:18 am

montreal13

yvw bichon

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

are there dh words today?

9:20 am

Judi

No dh words. Small blessing.

9:20 am

MLFAN17

i gtg will be back

9:20 am

MLFAN17

still don't have that word yet

9:20 am

72 Temple Owl

well, at least i would know why i cannot see any more

9:20 am

72 Temple Owl

ty

9:21 am

flosey

r

9:21 am

72 Temple Owl

arrrrrrrrrgh

9:25 am

flosey

good morning everyone

9:25 am

Judi

*Hands TO a grog of rum* Nice parrot, captain.

9:25 am

72 Temple Owl

ty, matey. me thinks it's time to go mow the lawn ,before the he4/4 wave

9:26 am

Judi

Yo ho ho, it's time to mow.

9:27 am

72 Temple Owl

yo ho ho and a bottle o f gatorade

9:27 am

72 Temple Owl

spiked with rum, of course ;)

9:28 am

72 Temple Owl

use every part of speech. plural all. use prefixes. bye

9:28 am

montreal13

bbl for last 50 - nice seeing you TO, Judi, flosey, fan, bichon et al - happy babblings all - "poof"

9:28 am

Judi

*waves*

9:28 am

72 Temple Owl

bye luc and all

9:33 am

HarryHood

halfway and nbs. can somebody clue me the center lone E please?

9:33 am

penquis

makes mistakes...

9:34 am

HarryHood

gah. had the past tense but not the present :) ty pen

9:34 am

penquis

yw...

9:34 am

HarryHood

nbt now :)

9:37 am

periwinkle

good morning all

9:37 am

periwinkle

help with lone D and lone E pls

9:37 am

HarryHood

hallo peri

9:37 am

HarryHood

sorry, Im on my way out. 106 for later.

9:37 am

periwinkle

I am missing a 9. I have ai, wa and wo

9:38 am

periwinkle

139 here but I wanted to do errands before it got too hot outside

9:38 am

HarryHood

I have re9 as well

9:38 am

HarryHood

I'm missing the ai and wo - will search before I run :)

9:38 am

periwinkle

ty Harry will look

9:39 am

HarryHood

got the ai - funny one.

9:40 am

HarryHood

and got the wo. ty peri

9:40 am

HarryHood

99 to go now. bbl!

9:40 am

periwinkle

go the re9 ty

9:41 am

Judi

Have hit 50. Time to take a java break. BBL. *POOF*

9:48 am

flosey

desperate for a cuppa - out of cream!! nothing open yet! tried plain vanilla ice cream, not bad at all !! pleasantly surprised!

9:49 am

flosey

in a pinch, that is!

9:51 am

MLFAN17

re9 peri

9:52 am

periwinkle

I have tried that flosey. also used whipped cream in coffee too.

9:52 am

periwinkle

ty mlf. I found it

9:52 am

MLFAN17

whipped cream in coffee yum

9:52 am

MLFAN17

yw peri

9:52 am

periwinkle

I need help with lone D and lone E. hope they are not fishes

9:52 am

flosey

ahhhhhhhhhh, now whipped cream would be delightful! but plain milk will not do

9:52 am

MollyL

The funniest coffee additive I ever saw was a guy who was out of sugar trying to knock the sugar off of a doughnut and into his coffee

9:53 am

periwinkle

haha

9:53 am

MollyL

Both are very easy words Peri. Just laid out weird.

9:53 am

flosey

now that is desperation!

9:53 am

periwinkle

I was thinking of voting for Snoopy or Kermit

9:53 am

Nef

lone d is de 5/14, a pl; lone e is er4/4 mistake

9:54 am

bichon

I like evaporated milk. Not that I am a coffee drinker. I will drink it if it's mostly milk

9:54 am

MollyL

I have a feeling that the non-vote, third party vote and vote for others is going to be HUGE this election.

9:54 am

MLFAN17

I still need the first ad 7/36?

9:54 am

MLFAN17

peri vote for both

9:55 am

periwinkle

lol

9:55 am

flosey

got hooked at a very early age - during WW11, coffee rations were given at age 12!!! poor dear Mom could not argue with the Government

9:55 am

periwinkle

got the er4. ty. not seeing the de5

9:55 am

MLFAN17

molly sure would make it interesting wouldn't it

9:55 am

Nef

I'm only here for a few minutes, peri, did you see I clued both of your lone words?

9:55 am

MLFAN17

hi nef

9:56 am

periwinkle

yes but I do not think I have the correct de4 to make a pl

9:56 am

Nef

de 5/14 are legal papers

9:57 am

periwinkle

ah, found it ty Nef
and

9:57 am

periwinkle

ah, found it ty Nef
and

9:57 am

periwinkle

ah, found it ty Nef

9:57 am

MLFAN17

peri do you have the one I asked for?

9:57 am

Nef

yw; & BBL! :-)

9:58 am

car.eeyore

Oh myyyy...I found all the 9's! Wheeeeee!

9:58 am

MLFAN17

congrats car

9:58 am

car.eeyore

It may very well be the highlight of my day!

9:58 am

MLFAN17

lol car is that a good thing ?

9:59 am

car.eeyore

We shall see....

10:00 am

MLFAN17

can anyone help with the first ad 7/36?

10:01 am

suefrad625

i can not, sorry

10:01 am

car.eeyore

The first one I have is opposite of subtract + I'm tired, so I must get some RE 4/4

10:01 am

MLFAN17

that's fine sue. how are you today?

10:01 am

MLFAN17

ty car

10:04 am

bichon

de 6/33, pls

10:06 am

bichon

sorry

10:07 am

bichon

re 8/45, pls

10:07 am

MLFAN17

bichon did you find the de 6/33?

10:09 am

bichon

yes, the letter d spelled out + pale

10:10 am

MLFAN17

got it

10:11 am

bichon

good, do you have the re 8/45?

10:12 am

MLFAN17

I haven't found the re8 you are asking for but I am looking with you

10:12 am

periwinkle

I am looking too

10:12 am

MLFAN17

good timing lol

10:12 am

JesDreher

re 8 : think of a kid who is always up to no good : mis****** and replace the first 3 letters with the prefix to do over again

10:13 am

periwinkle

ty Jes, new word for me

10:13 am

bichon

sorry jess, don't understand

10:13 am

MLFAN17

I don't understand the clue

10:13 am

JesDreher

Let me try again. thinking

10:15 am

JesDreher

re8/45 prefix for to do again + first 3 of to build or make something + insect

10:16 am

bichon

ty

10:17 am

MLFAN17

got it but I had to use morewords and ty jes

10:22 am

crosshair

Ty, Jess, with your help and Morewords, all is good :)

10:23 am

MLFAN17

2nd ad 5/14?

10:23 am

MLFAN17

cross that is how I got that word as well

10:23 am

periwinkle

Crossy I saw this sign today. Rose are red, violets are blue, Bacon

10:23 am

harpjane

found an ungulate

10:24 am

periwinkle

stats pls, harp

10:24 am

periwinkle

think I have it already

10:25 am

harpjane

de4/5

10:25 am

harpjane

what are the stats for the lone D please?

10:25 am

periwinkle

yes, first I had to figure out what ungulate was

10:26 am

periwinkle

de5/14 a pl

10:26 am

periwinkle

it is not an ungulate :)

10:29 am

flosey

fw and off to buy CREAM for my coffee - it really wasn't too bad with plain vanilla icecream!!!

10:30 am

cybernan

good morning all

10:30 am

cybernan

congrats, flosey

10:31 am

flosey

hi Nan, this has been quite a fun grid today

10:34 am

cybernan

have to leave soon for golf, so won't finish until later

10:36 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

10:38 am

cybernan

hi mlf

10:39 am

MLFAN17

2nd ad 5/14?

10:40 am

wvteach

A + DE 4

10:40 am

MLFAN17

hi wv

10:41 am

wvteach

good morning / afternoon all

10:41 am

MLFAN17

what letter does it end with wv?

10:42 am

MLFAN17

wv did everyone catch up on their sleep?

10:43 am

wvteach

i know i did

10:43 am

MLFAN17

that's good:)

10:43 am

cybernan

stuck on the 3rd re 5/12 - any hints please?

10:44 am

wvteach

son had to get to work in the morning but others slept in till late morning

10:44 am

cybernan

nm - just remembered the babblet

10:44 am

MLFAN17

thats not fair wv lol

10:45 am

MLFAN17

cyber I only have re 5/12 that is a pl

10:46 am

MLFAN17

wv still cant find it?

10:46 am

wvteach

have RE 5/12 x 3 but don't have any that i woudl call a bbblet

10:47 am

MLFAN17

I have two and neither of mine are babblets

10:47 am

wvteach

Nan - any help with theone that is the babblet

10:48 am

MLFAN17

wv I have oen re 5/12 ending in t and the other is a pl

10:50 am

wvteach

my second RE 5/12 is the pl (ending in A) of a body part

10:52 am

aebmusica

re+boy's name(nickname)

10:52 am

cybernan

re + Quayle

10:53 am

wvteach

thnx nan and aeb

10:53 am

MLFAN17

thats the one i just found ty cyber

10:53 am

aebmusica

No thanks for me?

10:53 am

MLFAN17

tyaeb of course:)

10:54 am

aebmusica

uvw MLFAN

10:54 am

MLFAN17

does the 2nd ad 5/14 end in r?

10:55 am

aebmusica

it's an asp

10:55 am

cybernan

cleo's asp

10:56 am

MLFAN17

have it

10:57 am

MLFAN17

that is the first one

10:57 am

aebmusica

MLFAN.....what do the letters of yr name mean. I am dyslexic and I transpose them and get mixed up. If I knew what they stood for it might help me remember not to di that, if you wouldn't mind sharing.

10:57 am

MLFAN17

i don't mind sharing at all aeb:)

10:58 am

MLFAN17

Meat Loaf Fan

10:58 am

MLFAN17

as in the singer/actor

10:58 am

aebmusica

Is that his name?

10:59 am

MLFAN17

not biologically

10:59 am

MLFAN17

its a name he was given due to his size at the time

11:00 am

aebmusica

I guessed that. I don't understand the size bit. What type of music did he produce?

11:00 am

MollyL

Apparently, Mr. Loaf needs to drink more water while performing.

11:01 am

MLFAN17

molly he used to drink before he performed and i don't mean warter

11:01 am

MLFAN17

water

11:01 am

aebmusica

Oh... I know Meatloaf!

11:01 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

11:01 am

MLFAN17

aeb YES :D

11:02 am

aebmusica

That does help me MLFAN and Molly

11:02 am

cybernan

off to see what damage I can do to the golf course -- it's supposed to get up into the 90's today, so I may only play 9 holes

11:02 am

cybernan

hagd everyone

11:02 am

aebmusica

I'll just think Meatloaf Fan when I type ur name here!

11:03 am

MLFAN17

Bat Out of Hell was his first album and he is also known for Eddie in the Rocky Horror Picture Show

11:03 am

MLFAN17

well aeb that is fine as that is what the screen name is:)

11:04 am

aebmusica

Oh I know him well...and I loved him as "Eddie"!

11:04 am

MLFAN17

me too

11:04 am

MollyL

Meatloaf is not the only celebrity to have had problems with alcoholism.

11:04 am

MLFAN17

aeb they are doing a new version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show for tv coming out in oct of this year

11:05 am

MLFAN17

That's for sure Molly

11:05 am

aebmusica

Thanks for sharing MLFAN (I was thinking Football fan before u cleared that up for me)>

11:06 am

MLFAN17

aeb most people in hee have said Maple Leaf Fan

11:06 am

aebmusica

Oh goody! I'll have to watch for it .....to watch!

11:06 am

MLFAN17

yw aeb

11:07 am

aebmusica

I like MEATLOAF FAN better!

11:07 am

MLFAN17

me too especially since i am not Canadian though i have heard of the team

11:07 am

MollyL

Why did no one guess Malt Liquor Fan?

11:09 am

MLFAN17

those words are not capitalized i guess Molly?

11:09 am

aebmusica

I never drank or drink....so I wouldn't have thought that, but my Dad would have.

11:09 am

MollyL

Or Monica Lewinsky fan?

11:09 am

MLFAN17

Molly really?

11:09 am

aebmusica

My last name isn't Clinton, Molly.

11:10 am

MLFAN17

aeb should i change my icon to a pic of him would that help?

11:10 am

MLFAN17

mien either aeb

11:11 am

aebmusica

No. MLFAN>.....I just got your name here memorized with Meatloaf.

11:11 am

MLFAN17

thats good aeb:)

11:11 am

aebmusica

:)

11:13 am

aebmusica

Ur name here could also be Meow Lover according to ur photo, MLFAN.

11:13 am

MLFAN17

hmm thats true too aeb lol

11:14 am

MLFAN17

but the 17 is significant to MeatLoaf for me so that wouldn't work i would have to put that in lower case letters

11:15 am

aebmusica

I like it with Meat Loaf.

11:15 am

MLFAN17

thank you aeb:)

11:15 am

MLFAN17

i have put some of his lyrics in my icons/pic on here at times

11:16 am

aebmusica

Not now

11:16 am

MLFAN17

nope going with this icon for a while

11:20 am

MLFAN17

i have 3333 points at the moment

11:21 am

aebmusica

good for u! I have 4056 so far.

11:22 am

MLFAN17

i need the ad 5/14 right after the ad7?

11:25 am

aebmusica

a+ to merit

11:26 am

aebmusica

26 left....BBL

11:26 am

MLFAN17

not getting it

11:27 am

aebmusica

Color+ Dorothy's Auntie ..

11:28 am

wvteach

A + D4/6 (rhymes with a group of sports players that play together)

11:28 am

MLFAN17

ty aeb and wv

11:28 am

MLFAN17

finally got it

11:28 am

aebmusica

sorry that's further down on the list. A= Dorothy's Auntie.

11:33 am

bichon

re 7/40, pls

11:34 am

wvteach

don't have it but will help look

11:35 am

bichon

ty teach

11:37 am

aebmusica

Re+ to have tallied up numbers

11:38 am

bichon

I have that one musica, need the second one and the re 8/45

11:39 am

aebmusica

me too

11:40 am

CiociaJudy

re + to build is 7/32; plural for 8/45

11:41 am

bichon

I NEED THE FIRST RE 8/45, BUT TY

11:42 am

bichon

sorry for the caps

11:42 am

Uneaixoise

thanks for all the clues!! :--)

11:44 am

CiociaJudy

I monkeyed it but now to try to clue it!

11:44 am

bichon

I will worship at your feet Judy

11:46 am

CiociaJudy

still thinking

11:47 am

CiociaJudy

one of its definitions is cowardly

11:48 am

CiociaJudy

re + *a**giver (of someone who is ill) + picnic pest

11:48 am

MLFAN17

ty for those two re words

11:49 am

bichon

ty for the 8/45, now I need the re 7/40, pls

11:50 am

CiociaJudy

still trying to find the 7/40

11:51 am

MLFAN17

ciocia re?

11:52 am

CiociaJudy

yes the second re 7/40

11:52 am

bichon

yes

11:53 am

MLFAN17

idont have it but their is a re 6/24 before it

11:54 am

bichon

re**** your coupons before they expire

11:54 am

MLFAN17

isn't that a 6/21?

11:56 am

bichon

no

11:56 am

MLFAN17

hmm....

11:57 am

car.eeyore

Ciacio....re 7/40 is re + summed up the number

11:58 am

CiociaJudy

thx car but that's the first one

11:58 am

MLFAN17

i need the other one car?

11:58 am

car.eeyore

Ok...sorry

11:58 am

bichon

that's the first one, we need the second one

12:01 pm

CiociaJudy

Got it! DUH person with re* ha**

12:01 pm

helensgirlkid

is it the one describing Lucille Ball's hair?

12:01 pm

CiociaJudy

yep Helen

12:01 pm

bichon

ty Judy

12:02 pm

MLFAN17

is it a compound word?

12:02 pm

helensgirlkid

Felt like it was taking forever for the re 8,45 - then the second 7, 40 just sort of popped into my head!

12:03 pm

helensgirlkid

yes

12:03 pm

rubyfoo

I can't finish it, but I love this grid and the lovely clues in the chat!

12:03 pm

rubyfoo

And helo everybody

12:03 pm

helensgirlkid

re* + what you wear a hat on

12:03 pm

MLFAN17

ohhhhh duhhhhhhhhh

12:03 pm

MLFAN17

ty helen

12:04 pm

helensgirlkid

Hi ruby

12:04 pm

MLFAN17

i kept trying the color and ha 4/5

12:04 pm

rubyfoo

close, MLF

12:05 pm

MLFAN17

didn't even think of the other for some reason ruby and i had the ha 4word a while ago

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

It's extremely hot he** but I don't mind

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

i think its hot most places ruby

12:06 pm

rubyfoo

If I could choose any kind of ha**, it would be re* and curly (and, of course, <I'd be tall, too)

12:08 pm

MLFAN17

ruby tall and mine would be the same color

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

Like Sonia Rikiel?

12:09 pm

helensgirlkid

The curly part is the most important to me - I have a standing appointment for the very tight perm every six months!

12:09 pm

helensgirlkid

sede

12:10 pm

helensgirlkid

OOPS1

12:10 pm

MLFAN17

2nd ac 5/14?

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

My ha** is curly but thin and going toward white

12:11 pm

aebmusica

re5/14 Right after the re7/40 just clued, please

12:11 pm

MLFAN17

ruby mine will be doing the same

12:11 pm

helensgirlkid

White works well for me, thank heaven!

12:11 pm

CiociaJudy

and fireworks! Whew! Lunch is in order now.

12:11 pm

rubyfoo

but you're much younger, no?

12:11 pm

MLFAN17

congrats ciocia

12:11 pm

helensgirlkid

re + take a nice *** in the pool

12:12 pm

aebmusica

ty Helen

12:14 pm

MLFAN17

he 8/50?

12:15 pm

helensgirlkid

Second word of that re 7,40 plus a nice nap

12:15 pm

MLFAN17

is it a compound word?

12:15 pm

helensgirlkid

Orm of course, just the thing that keeps you from getting whiplash if you are rear-ended!

12:16 pm

helensgirlkid

yes, compound

12:16 pm

MLFAN17

:)

12:16 pm

MLFAN17

ty helen

12:16 pm

MLFAN17

64 left:)

12:17 pm

rubyfoo

<-- 74

12:20 pm

helensgirlkid

24 - I thought I had all the r - but I didn't!

12:20 pm

aebmusica

re6/33

12:21 pm

helensgirlkid

re + made a picture

12:21 pm

aebmusica

nvm I found it!

12:22 pm

aebmusica

Ty Helen found it immediately after I asked for it.

12:23 pm

helensgirlkid

That's always a combination of feeling nice to have found it and why not before!

12:27 pm

helensgirlkid

7 left!

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

I give up with 70 left. Goodnight everybody

12:29 pm

helensgirlkid

Sleep tight Ruby!

12:40 pm

MLFAN17

2nd ac 5/14?

12:43 pm

MLFAN17

found it

12:45 pm

MLFAN17

TA 5/12?

12:49 pm

therealblah

hi mlf

12:49 pm

therealblah

the ta5,12 i have is a plural

12:50 pm

Anniebrook

help! A cllue for the 3rd re 6/21 please

12:51 pm

Anniebrook

fan, T + high cards

12:52 pm

Anniebrook

I found it, never mind

12:54 pm

Anniebrook

Fireworks

1:17 pm

MLFAN17

hi blah

1:18 pm

MLFAN17

ty blah

1:18 pm

MLFAN17

clue for the third re6/21 not sure I have it?

1:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

take up a book again

1:55 pm

MLFAN17

ty owl I do have it

2:03 pm

MLFAN17

I have the re8 ending in t I need a clue for the other re8?

2:04 pm

periwinkle

don't have it but looking

2:04 pm

MLFAN17

hi and ty peri

2:04 pm

MLFAN17

same stats

2:05 pm

wvteach

other RE 8 is to build tall building again

2:05 pm

wvteach

pl of the RE 7/32 - pl for the RE 8

2:05 pm

MLFAN17

ty wv

2:05 pm

periwinkle

tyty wv. words with double vowels always trick me up

2:06 pm

wvteach

also took long time to find - like when there is reearn

2:06 pm

periwinkle

I never see that one

2:07 pm

MLFAN17

tr 7/32?

2:09 pm

periwinkle

extend the tr5/12 walk or step

2:10 pm

lilliann

Ty Wv and hi all.come back to get my last 79 whilst hubby and bairn have gone to get an indian take-away.

2:10 pm

MLFAN17

ty

2:10 pm

MLFAN17

hi lillian

2:10 pm

lilliann

Ty Peri

2:10 pm

periwinkle

yw

2:13 pm

lilliann

It's alot quicker when you list :)

2:25 pm

lilliann

Obviously...what a stupid thing to say!!

2:30 pm

MLFAN17

tr 6/24?

2:32 pm

lilliann

That's the one i'm missing Mlf.

2:32 pm

lilliann

bbl, take-away is here.

2:32 pm

MLFAN17

ineed it to finish the T's

2:32 pm

MLFAN17

bye lilian

2:35 pm

MLFAN17

does anyone have it?

2:36 pm

hurshy

if someone is a brave explorer, they are in(tr6)

2:38 pm

MLFAN17

hurshy I don't understand your clue sorry

2:38 pm

MLFAN17

and hi hurshy

2:39 pm

mrloser

TR6/24 remove the IN from the old aircraft carrier

2:40 pm

MLFAN17

ohh finally got it

2:40 pm

MLFAN17

ty

2:41 pm

periwinkle

questions: how many ml in 4oz?

2:42 pm

hurshy

118.294

2:43 pm

hurshy

you can ask google stuff like that, it gives you the answer straightaway

2:44 pm

periwinkle

ty

2:45 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! actress whom everybody thinks is great, except for me and Katherine Hepburn

2:47 pm

MLFAN17

joan Crawford?

2:48 pm

hurshy

answers to name that proper noun always appear in the grid

2:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

streep

2:48 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!

2:49 pm

MLFAN17

I love streep

2:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am disappointed no one named ren and stimpy the other day - BOTH in the grid

2:55 pm

hurshy

why didn't you?

2:58 pm

hurshy

cause i'm the wa8, i'm the wa8, i get around, around, around, around, around...

3:00 pm

hurshy

flew through the W's!!!

3:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

why didn't i?

3:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

no one seemed to know them.

3:01 pm

hurshy

do a name that proper noun of ren and stimpy. oh you DID and nobody ANSWERED, i see.

3:02 pm

hurshy

i didn't watch them but a lot of people my age did.

3:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

exactly. and i love the stupid guys

3:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

you eeeeeeeeediot!

3:03 pm

hurshy

C's Conquered!

3:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need one more. it's the first column d that is difficult. going to take down the washing, bbs

3:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

some fun words today

3:05 pm

hurshy

i have all 1st column d's, only missing one D from the one with 21

3:05 pm

hurshy

yeah i liked ai7/36!

3:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty i did not have that

3:06 pm

hurshy

and i just realized i can make a 9 off it!

3:06 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word A 7/36

3:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes! really fun!

3:07 pm

wvteach

AD 6, 7 , 7, 8, 7 combo

3:15 pm

MLFAN17

I am missing three from that d

3:18 pm

MLFAN17

se 6/24?

3:19 pm

MLFAN17

nvm

3:24 pm

MLFAN17

st 6/18?

3:27 pm

doseffing

... old sound system

3:27 pm

MLFAN17

hi and ty dose

3:28 pm

hurshy

re7/40 = a ginger

3:29 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! location of the Charge of the Light Brigade

3:30 pm

MLFAN17

36 left I am out poof

3:31 pm

hurshy

he8/50 = compound word

3:33 pm

Nef

hi again. how are you doing today?

3:34 pm

hurshy

to whom is your question addressed, Nef? if me, i am good thanks.

3:34 pm

Nef

Anyone who may be here. It's HOT in Middle America, & I'm melting! :-)

3:35 pm

hurshy

yeah i just saw it trending on FB, heat emergency

3:39 pm

Nef

Yeah, we're being told we're '''lucky" that we had thunderstorm last night because it (supposedly) lowered the temp today; so it's *only* 99 degrees

3:39 pm

hurshy

yuck

3:40 pm

Nef

and the humidity is way up too.

3:40 pm

hurshy

i take it you don't have AC?

3:42 pm

Nef

we do; but I had to be outside for 1/2 hour & it was miserable.

3:44 pm

Nef

(DH had put some CFL burnt out bulbs in a plastic bag & they fell & broke all over; so

3:45 pm

Nef

i had to clean that mess up.

3:47 pm

Nef

(sorry, I didn't realize I was hitting the "enter" key; I guess my brain IS melting!

3:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

i had no ac for three days

3:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

and it is going to get worse. i wanted to go to some of the convention events. but not in that heat

3:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have been waiting all day for a fios tech who just called and said he cannot get here till at least 6.

4:02 pm

Nef

(((TO)))

4:02 pm

Nef

stay cool anyway possible

4:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

you as well. does it usually get hot and humid there? it does here, but not as long

4:09 pm

Nef

Not like this. We may have a day or so with temps in the 9o's, but that's usually in August ("dog days") when it's dry.

4:09 pm

Nef

This has been a very strange year here

4:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

this area is brutal for heat and high humidity. but air temps around 100 are not the norm

4:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

those democrats will be sweating for sure. my concern in light of recent events is that tempers are very short, vis a vis protesters and police.

4:19 pm

Nef

A trick I learned working as a nurse: if you are very hot, & working, run cold water over the insides of your wrists to feel cooler fast (we did this whenever we were washing our hands - which was very frequently - and it worked to run hot water over your wrists if you were cold too)

4:25 pm

Nef

I hope that the Democrat Convention won't be bad.

4:29 pm

Nef

(Sorry, too many interruptions going on to be posting punctually today)

4:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

i do that trick, it does help . i was mowing earlier and i nearly fainted

4:47 pm

lilliann

Hi Nef and TO.I do the cold water on wrist too when i'm having a hot flush.It's humid here at the moment and hubby has a fan on him now but he also has a cold so he's hot with that.

4:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's 31 . here, but it's nearly 6pm/ not too humid now

4:50 pm

lilliann

We're not used to it being as humid where i live.Even the winds haven't helped, as it's just blowing warm air around.Good weather for drying washing though! :)

4:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

going up to 35 next few days with humidity

4:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

wash seems to hang forever in humidity

4:50 pm

Nef

YUK!!!

4:51 pm

lilliann

It was 28 here at one point

4:51 pm

lilliann

Which is very hot for us up north.

4:51 pm

Nef

THE WIND HERE HAS BLOWN DOWN A NUMBER OF TREES LATELY. I WOKE UP WITH TREE BRANCHES IN MY YARD; FOR TREES WE DON'T HAVE & NEITHER DO MY IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS!

4:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

time for a break, must make dinner and get shopping list together so i can run when the repair is over

4:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have not seen the squirrels, perhaps they have died of heat stroke.

4:52 pm

Nef

Sorry for "yelling;" I guess I need a break or a nap. BBL

4:53 pm

lilliann

We've had some wind and sun so that tends to help here

4:53 pm

lilliann

hat'll not be nice TO

4:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh, that is an awful thing to wish for. they would fall out of the tree and i would have to gather them up.

4:54 pm

Nef

(& they'd stink!)

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

that would be my only regret. awful little buggers all over, dig up everything, chew up everything

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

i fear they may go into the attic

4:54 pm

Nef

Same here; Squirrels & also chipmunks this year

4:55 pm

Nef

Now, I'm going. As I said before, BBL for the last 100 words.

4:55 pm

lilliann

That's a shame Nef.We have loads of trees as we live ina village.We have had severe winds here lately but it seems to have dropped since we've got the humidity.

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

and i tey to leave and they are on the front porch. or the back steps. they will be worse as it gets hotter and drier.

4:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

the local wildlife will be desperate for water.

4:57 pm

lilliann

I had a grey squirrel once in my garden last year and liked seeing it as we don't tend to sere them much.Probably trying to get the bird seed

5:07 pm

lilliann

Saying that, they've practically destroyed the red squirrel,so they aren't that nice!!

5:09 pm

Marc Freeman

re8/45 the first one please?

5:10 pm

car.eeyore

Good evening

5:11 pm

lilliann

Someone who is a coward or traitor

5:11 pm

lilliann

Hi Car

5:11 pm

car.eeyore

Finishing up my last 30

5:12 pm

lilliann

41 here Car

5:12 pm

Marc Freeman

I think it is the one before that one

5:13 pm

lilliann

That's the first one

5:14 pm

lilliann

the second is to re-build

5:14 pm

lilliann

As in a tall building

5:17 pm

zoozzoom

à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ

5:18 pm

car.eeyore

Congrats!

5:18 pm

zoozzoom

Time to retire for the evevning. Happy babbling everyone!

5:18 pm

lilliann

I love your icon Car.I have them in my front garden.Mine aren't as big as them as i cut mine back every year so i get more but smaller in size.

5:19 pm

lilliann

Wtg Zoom.Night hin and sleep well.

5:22 pm

lilliann

Did you get it Marc?

5:29 pm

HarryHood

hello! 64 remaining here.

5:31 pm

lilliann

Hi HH

5:32 pm

HarryHood

hi lilliann. I'm about ready to list

5:33 pm

lilliann

I listed at 70 odd because i wanted to finish at a reasonable time as hubby is home for a few days.He's catching up on Gotham so i can get on here :)

5:34 pm

bichon

wo 6/33, pls

5:34 pm

HarryHood

I missed some pretty easy ones ... as usual

5:34 pm

HarryHood

the wo6 years - a flashback sixties sitcom

5:35 pm

lilliann

wo6, when you think or are curious about something

5:35 pm

bichon

ty Harry

5:35 pm

bichon

and lillian

5:36 pm

lilliann

Hi Bichon :)

5:36 pm

lilliann

I liked that series too

5:36 pm

bichon

hi to you and the bairn

5:36 pm

HarryHood

bbl :)

5:36 pm

lilliann

Was that about the young boy and his family?

5:37 pm

lilliann

Bye HH and tc

5:45 pm

periwinkle

pe6/24 pls

5:45 pm

lilliann

i'm just looking for that one myself Peri

5:46 pm

lynxxx

ends in picnic pest

5:46 pm

periwinkle

ty lyn

5:46 pm

periwinkle

13 re words left

5:46 pm

lilliann

Ty Lyn

5:46 pm

lynxxx

same

5:47 pm

lilliann

I have 18

5:48 pm

lilliann

I only have 29 left so majority are r's

5:50 pm

stidmama

hey all

5:50 pm

periwinkle

hi stiddy'

5:51 pm

lynxxx

hi Stiddy

5:51 pm

stidmama

peri! :-) I framed the picture today... hold on, I'll go take a pic so you can see (it's not on the wall yet, that has to wait for Tom to be home).

5:52 pm

lilliann

Hi (Stid).Have you finished for the Summer now?

5:55 pm

stidmama

:-) About halfway through our summer break, lilliann -- it's not going to be long enough for me this year, but it will have to do. If I keep teaching after this coming year, I'll need to find a way to rest more efficiently... having the yard and house closer to "done" will help.

5:55 pm

lilliann

I've just read your profile as i was looking at your picture Stid. Rens gone? when was that?

5:56 pm

periwinkle

re6/33 pls. my last word'

5:57 pm

lilliann

to do a picture again

5:57 pm

periwinkle

nm FW for me

5:57 pm

periwinkle

ty lil

5:57 pm

stidmama

YAY peri!

5:58 pm

stidmama

She died last winter, lilliann

5:58 pm

lilliann

Peri, i should have known better than have clued you ! :-)

5:58 pm

lilliann

Yay for Peri! :)

5:59 pm

periwinkle

stiddy can you post the picture on FB?

6:00 pm

lilliann

I didn't know that Stid as i wasn't babbling then.I liked Ren.She wasn't that old either was she?

6:01 pm

periwinkle

bye for now

6:01 pm

stidmama

I changed my icon, peri

6:01 pm

lilliann

Bye Peri, tc hin

6:02 pm

lilliann

I still see drums

6:02 pm

stidmama

I might need to compress it a little lilliann... hold on.

6:04 pm

stidmama

I think if you hit refresh it would work, lilliann

6:05 pm

stidmama

And no, Ren and her DH were not particularly old -- but fires don't care.

6:14 pm

lilliann

OMG< i didn't know how they died.R.I.P both of them

6:17 pm

lilliann

Sorry Husband was arguing as he's over tired as he's been away for weeks so any little thing sets him off...I'm not allowed an opinion but he is!!I just back off now as life is too short to argue, especially hearing about Ren and her husband

6:20 pm

stidmama

I am completely unmotivated right now... going to come back this evening after Tom is here. ((hugs)) be well. *poof*

6:20 pm

MollyL

*Tries to imagine Lil not being allowed to have an opinion*
: D

6:21 pm

lilliann

You've not met my Husband Molly...He'd give you a run for your money!!

6:22 pm

lilliann

Bye Stid, tc hin

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi lil

6:23 pm

lilliann

Hi TO.

6:24 pm

lilliann

When we first met, he told me i needed to speak out more , so i do and the n he has a go at me...

6:28 pm

lilliann

Saying that, he is the nicest guy you'd ever meet...you need to know is sense of humour, b ut he'd go out of his way for anyone that needed help

6:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

that is a good trait in a man

6:32 pm

lilliann

It's just that when he comes home he is over tired so we get his anger, which isn't bad...he just gets shirty and has a go at us...i want to ague back as that is my nature but i just keep quiet or bow down to him and i hate it as i've had enough with him being away and having to deal with a moody teenager

6:33 pm

lilliann

You'd like him TO

6:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

so you are eager to reconnect but he is drained and wants rest

6:37 pm

lilliann

Yes TO..

6:39 pm

lilliann

I'm actually crying now ...I'm being stupid!!! He should get rest..He has days off away from us and he can't get home, so i'm just being selfish when he can get home, as in spend time with us but i also want him to just chill out.

6:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

no you are not being selfish, you are being human!

6:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have to run. the cable man finally arrived and cut the cable though i insisted it could not be a dead wire. did not exercize or eat today

6:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

just waited around. see you soon, lil

6:46 pm

lilliann

Bye TO.Thanks hin.I hope everything goes well with your cable.TC hin.

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh dear god! i just got a spam email spoofed from renny feld. sweet jesus.

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think i need a drink. maybe two.

6:49 pm

lilliann

OMG!How did that happen?

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

someone with that in their address book got hacked. but you were just talking about her, that is too bizarre

6:53 pm

lilliann

Spookie!! I didn't have Renfield in anything.I ha ve anw computor and i don't go on fb, twitter or anything else and i don't have many names to email

6:54 pm

lilliann

For the simple reason, i don't want to be hacked as i have been in the past

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

imust go try to salvage the day. take care, lil, and don't beat yourself up

6:56 pm

lilliann

i'll try not to TO. Thanks hin. Great to catch up with you as normal.Hugs.

6:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

hugs back. go to bed!!!

6:57 pm

lilliann

I will in 10 minutes :)

7:15 pm

Marc Freeman

re7/40 please?

7:17 pm

lilliann

re and plus pt

7:21 pm

lilliann

Marc, you don't have to thank me but please acknowledge that you got the clue...

7:28 pm

Marc Freeman

I have been coming in and out. I haven't gotten the last two clues. I realized that I hadn't thanked you and I am sorry for that. Trying to figure it out.

7:30 pm

lilliann

No problem hin.re and not minus and pt

7:31 pm

Marc Freeman

Just found the re7/40.

7:31 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

7:32 pm

lilliann

yw

7:37 pm

lilliann

Sorry Marc, i didn't mean to have a go at you.

7:54 pm

LuvWordGames

first re 8/45 please?

7:54 pm

Angelsong

hi, all. we got new floors installed yesterday. Turned out beautiful, and took nearly no time, considering we were prepared to wait days for completion.

7:57 pm

lilliann

re an first 3 of to make some something and insect

7:58 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks lil!

7:58 pm

LuvWordGames

glad to hear your flooring installation went so well Angel

7:58 pm

lilliann

That's great Angel :)

8:00 pm

lilliann

Luv, you have to stop coming on here as i want to hug your dog all the time

8:00 pm

LuvWordGames

these re's are killing me

8:01 pm

LuvWordGames

lol lil! If there was a way to make that possible I would

8:01 pm

LuvWordGames

she now has to share her house with my son's cat but she's doing remarkably well

8:03 pm

lilliann

If you lived here i'd steal her :)

8:04 pm

lilliann

Does she chase the cat?

8:05 pm

LuvWordGames

no, at first she tried to play with it but he was having no part of that so now they are coexisting. Even laying next to each other on the sofa

8:05 pm

lilliann

I wouldn't really steal her, as i hate it when other take other peoples's pets

8:06 pm

LuvWordGames

I know lil, you have to kind of a heart to do that, I can tell by your chats

8:06 pm

lilliann

ahh, that's great, especially for a dog and cat

8:06 pm

LuvWordGames

"too"

8:07 pm

LuvWordGames

2nd re 7/40 please? I know it starts with the color but can monkey it

8:08 pm

lilliann

Thanks Luv. i just want to cuddle her again....

8:09 pm

LuvWordGames

she'd love that!

8:09 pm

JBsAnno

Think 'ginger top', Luv

8:09 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks JBs-I seem to have a tough time with compound words

8:09 pm

lilliann

re7, isw someone with a certain coloured ha4

8:10 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks lil

8:10 pm

JBsAnno

Me, too. Then it's painfully obvious when clued!

8:10 pm

LuvWordGames

yes I just want to do a he 4/5 slap to myself

8:12 pm

lilliann

Sorry but i won't say the gi word as my bairn has that colour but different shades and has been called that throughout her life and bullied because of it

8:12 pm

LuvWordGames

I think that color ha 4/5 is beautiful

8:13 pm

lilliann

i like the re7 word better

8:14 pm

LuvWordGames

kids can be so mean and try to find any little difference to pounce on but that's what makes the world interesting is differences

8:15 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished-thanks for the clues JBs and lil, couldn't have done it without you.

8:16 pm

LuvWordGames

any clues needed?

8:16 pm

lilliann

She has 3 different colours, red, auburn and blonde and always has done .She's always been complimented by adults but children just say ginger.

8:18 pm

lilliann

Ahhh, i just said the gi word!! :(

8:18 pm

lilliann

Yay Luv WTG Hin :)

8:18 pm

stidmama

hey again.

8:18 pm

lilliann

I still need 2x 9 words

8:19 pm

lilliann

Hi again Stid

8:19 pm

LuvWordGames

there's a wo 9, wa 9, re 9 and ai 9

8:19 pm

stidmama

I still need 7 X 13 words...

8:19 pm

LuvWordGames

hi stid

8:20 pm

stidmama

;-) it feels like it wants to make a thunderstorm, but I don't want to go outside to bring in the garbage cans... so I am pretending I have accomplished a lot today.

8:20 pm

lilliann

i need re9 please and i don't have the 7 before if that is what it goes off

8:21 pm

LuvWordGames

re + what makes a tire stay on the road and pt for the 9

8:21 pm

lilliann

air7/9 aswell

8:22 pm

stidmama

great clues, ladies!

8:22 pm

LuvWordGames

ai uses the word I couldn't come up with for the re I needed

8:22 pm

JBsAnno

haha, lilliann, I saw you say the g word! :) I've always wanted more of that color myself, just have a bit of it.

8:22 pm

LuvWordGames

it's a pt

8:22 pm

JBsAnno

S T I D M A M A!!! :) :) :)

8:22 pm

stidmama

JB!!!!! *breaks out iced MJCL smoothie maker*

8:23 pm

stidmama

thanks for the 9s...

8:23 pm

LuvWordGames

yw stid

8:23 pm

LuvWordGames

I can help with the 7's if you have an idea of which ones you need

8:23 pm

stidmama

now I need 4 x 21 words...

8:23 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, such perfect timing, stiddy, it's going to get up in the 100's Fahrenheit tomorrow and Saturday

8:23 pm

Marc Freeman

pe6/24, please?

8:24 pm

LuvWordGames

pe 6/24 ends in picnic pest

8:24 pm

JBsAnno

Think of a necklace word, Marc, missing one of its letters

8:24 pm

stidmama

I saw the weather maps this afternoon... yuck. I am so sorry for most of the North American continent...

8:25 pm

stidmama

I think a pe 6 is a person who is stuck up on knowing everything?

8:25 pm

JBsAnno

Further on that, Marc, its the repeated letter in the necklace word

8:25 pm

JBsAnno

and that too, stid!

8:25 pm

stidmama

yep. definition of pe 6: stidmama after too many coffees.

8:25 pm

JBsAnno

Listen to her, Marc, she is the teacher, after all :)

8:25 pm

stidmama

rofl.... snap, JB!

8:26 pm

LuvWordGames

any more clues needed before I head out for the night?

8:26 pm

JBsAnno

Thanks for the clues already, Luv! Now pat that kitty and doggy, and have a happy night :)

8:26 pm

stidmama

do you know how to make a molting quaker parrot happier? we are bird sitting, and he is just feeling yucky.

8:27 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks JBs you have a good night too, nice chatting with you all

8:27 pm

JBsAnno

Would covering his cage help? That's all I got without Google.

8:27 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

8:28 pm

JBsAnno

Look, stid, Marc is catching up to you (in knowing everything) hee hee

8:31 pm

JBsAnno

They are paving the road in front of our apartment building RIGHT NOW. At 9:30pm. Even on the 14th floor, it's loud and rumbly. I guess it's best they do it at night to not impact commuter traffic, but oy, it's LOUD.

8:31 pm

JBsAnno

And the backup beepers are incessant

8:32 pm

lilliann

Night luv, sweet dreams and tc hin.Give your lovely dog a hug from me.

8:33 pm

JBsAnno

lilli, will you please tell your lawn troll to stop mooning my cat? <snicker>

8:37 pm

lilliann

I've told him, but he says 'it's too humid at the moment and i need some air'.

8:38 pm

JBsAnno

ha ha, that's cute!

8:39 pm

stidmama

sorry -- realized it was cooler outside than inside and had to open up windows!

8:39 pm

stidmama

Trying to count to 14 in FLOORS. *stanches nosebleed*

not working

*faint*

8:40 pm

lilliann

That has to be annoying Jbs with all the road noise..they seem to forget that people stil need to relax and people who work shifts need too sleep at nights aswell as people who need to be up early and work all day!

8:40 pm

JBsAnno

Don't rub it in, stiddy, we won't open the windows for a couple of months yet.

8:41 pm

stidmama

Yes, but think of the inconvenience if they were blocking daytime traffic. *cross-eyes* I really don't "get" city-living!

8:41 pm

stidmama

I imagine you have airconditioning, though...

8:42 pm

JBsAnno

Yeah, well, lilli, what with our public transport reeling from losing over a 3rd of its passenger cars due to faulty welding (they discovered cracks in a crucial part in 115 of 120 cars), the roads are exponentially busier, and they are trying to stay on schedule. I'm sure they've been yelled at a fair bit already tonight!

8:42 pm

stidmama

:-D I think Tom is home...

8:42 pm

stidmama

oh no, JB! that's atrocious... awful time of year for it, too

8:43 pm

JBsAnno

Thankfully, yes, AC is necessary.

8:43 pm

stidmama

YES! Tom is home! Now he can tell me I am beautiful despite dishevelment, and help me hang all those pics.

8:43 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, yeah, and the Democratic convention starts here on Monday. More people on the trains, whoo hoo!

8:43 pm

JBsAnno

Go for it, stiddy! Make your home even lovlier :)

8:44 pm

stidmama

YES! My book from the Siskyou County Historical Society came!

8:45 pm

JBsAnno

That would be even funner if it was from the Kissyou County Historical Society.

8:45 pm

stidmama

"Plants and the People: the ethnobotany of the Karuk tribe" -- so excited. I love learning about the indigenous practices of people in local places I have been.

8:47 pm

lilliann

So not good for public transport or roads your way then JbS! That sucks

8:47 pm

JBsAnno

Happy for your happiness, stid! But that book would make me yawn big time. Give me a book about architecture, Zentangle, or Discworld, and I'll stay up way past my bedtime!

8:48 pm

lilliann

Have you got a skate board or what's those things that you stand on and hold onto and they go on their own?

8:48 pm

stidmama

and my woot order... "Thinking Putty" little tins of plastic stuff -- some of it changes color, it will stay malleable for a long time, and per item the cost was affordable so I could get one for every child!

8:49 pm

JBsAnno

Thankfully, lilli, it didn't affect me too badly. I have to take a 6:23am train in to work to ensure I'm there on time, but at least I do get a seat on the train. There are some stations that the trains don't even stop at (closer into the city) because they are already too full and just cant fit any more aboard.

8:49 pm

lilliann

The bairn and i love zentangle

8:50 pm

JBsAnno

No skateboards for me, lil, my brain is keen to go, but the body too vulnerable to breakage from a fall.

8:50 pm

JBsAnno

Now that I get to work an hour earlier, that's my learning project. I really like it!

8:51 pm

stidmama

zentangle sounds like a lot of fun, but I haven't tried it yet.

8:51 pm

lilliann

Can they not put on more carriages on the train? or more smaller trains or, i was going to say buses but it depends on how far the stations are

8:51 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, stiddy, loved silly putty as a kid. My mom hated it, especially if left in a pants pocket and then going through the wash.

8:52 pm

stidmama

The east cost transportation is a huge mess, lilliann -- commuter trains run for hundreds of miles sometimes, and buses would take forever to go the same distance.

8:52 pm

lilliann

Stid, you probably did it when you were younger...Zentangle is basically a sribble and then either coloured in or different paterns put in the squiggles

8:53 pm

stidmama

these little tins will be kept in their personal work boxes -- if they lose them or take them home, I cannot afford to replace them.

8:54 pm

stidmama

I think it won't be as troublesome as sillyputty -- it has a different consistency.

8:55 pm

lilliann

I did zentangle when i was younger and that wa 40 odd years ago and i didn''t know it...If i'd known how popular it was now i could have made some some money! :)

8:55 pm

JBsAnno

Well, lil, they are leasing passenger cars from transit agencies in NY, NJ, and from Amtrak. It's a real mess. And yes, there are buses shuttling on some train lines. I think they are doing the best they can, which isn't much compared to other systems that are run better in other cities. I'll finish with that. It could be better, but it could be much much worse. And in truth, very thankful that they found the problems before a disastrous tragedy happened.

8:56 pm

stidmama

Agreed, JB -- the last thing we need is another tragedy on those lines.

8:57 pm

JBsAnno

So true, lil! There's a little bit of backlash on the internet that "someone" copyrighted it and packaged it for money. But there's also so much out there, I'm putting my own learning program together.

8:58 pm

JBsAnno

For all that I enjoy playing games on my phone and tablet, I'm really relaxing with the tangling.

8:58 pm

JBsAnno

I've got to finish this grid and go to bed. I'm a working girl again! :)

8:59 pm

lilliann

I used to do it with bairn,i'd just draw squigles and she's either colour or do patterns.

9:02 pm

lilliann

Well, i hope the trains get sorted out.We had trouble the other day because of lightning on the tracks so the signals' were out and that put our trains back for hours and it was only a short distance.About 40 minutes on a train

9:06 pm

JBsAnno

Good talking with you, lilliann, thanks for the chat! Good night!

9:07 pm

lilliann

Night hin, good chatting to you too.Sweet dreams.

9:08 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams lilliann --

9:08 pm

JBsAnno

Hugs, stiddy, if/when you get back to the chog. I'm gonna take the rest of my MJCL to go, thankfully the virtual caffeine will not keep me awake :) Showers of (hersheys) kisses your way, stay cool, have fun with the pictures and with mr stidmama (not necessarily in that order <grin>) and I'll catch you soon again!

9:09 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams also JB ((hugs)) be well.

9:09 pm

lilliann

I'm not going Stid,jBS is

9:10 pm

stidmama

oh -- LOL I'll be back in a minute or two -- want to reheat leftovers for supper. Too hot/tired/late to cook from scratch!

9:11 pm

lilliann

That's why we had a take-away tonight :)

9:14 pm

origami

Howdy there babblers

9:14 pm

lilliann

Hi Origami :-)

9:15 pm

origami

How are you doing cheeky lil?

9:16 pm

lilliann

I'm not too bad hin, how are you?

9:17 pm

origami

Work is hellish, but I am house/pet sitting for a friend in a nice place. That is good!

9:20 pm

lilliann

sorry to hear that.What are you looking after?

9:21 pm

origami

My friend's corgi. My beasties are being watched at my place by my son's friend. I miss them.

9:22 pm

lilliann

I bet you are.Could you not have taken them with you?

9:24 pm

origami

Her house is on a creek with a walking/biking path on the other side of the fence. They are big dogs and would probably have tried to bust down the fence to go visit the foot/bike/dog traffic. They're hounds. They can't help it.

9:25 pm

lilliann

I think we had this conversation a few days ago and i apologise if we did, but my memory isn't great since my balance was destroyed, so i tend to forget what people say here unless i write it down, which i do and then i lose the papers.

9:27 pm

origami

I don't think so, but no worries. I rid my mind of any data I don't think I'll need again :-)

9:27 pm

origami

My friends laugh at me and say "how nice to experience everything anew again." :-)

9:29 pm

lilliann

How longer are you there? I bet your dogs are missing you just as much as you are

9:31 pm

origami

They return tomorrow. So I get to go home Saturday. Looking forward to doggie cuddles, gardening and my own house :-)

9:35 pm

stidmama

back -- bird needed attention, too. *sigh* never ends...

9:36 pm

origami

Hi stid

9:36 pm

stidmama

hey origami!

9:37 pm

lilliann

I come on here to help my memory...it doesn't always work though and i chat to people as i don't get to chat much but i forget what i've said to people and what they've said to me so when people on here say something about what i've said, there's times, i have no idea what they are talking about...sadly.that's why i have to write things down but i can't always do that either, because i've typed alot my fingers hurt(arthritis),

9:38 pm

stidmama

oh lilliann -- that would be frustrating for me -- I don't remember names very well when they are new to me, but most of the time I am not horrible with details.

9:38 pm

lilliann

Great origami.I bet they'll lick you to bits and home is always the best

9:39 pm

origami

That's all workable lil. Nobody is keeping track. It must be difficult, but you are among friends. So, I am sure everyone would understand.

9:41 pm

origami

I hate dog licks. My dogs know that. But when really excited they try to work one in :-)

9:42 pm

stidmama

I am not fond of dog licks, either -- cannot understand why some people do (but then I am not over fond of kissing in general, so...). But I love to sit with a dog in my lap or nearby so I can pat it.

9:42 pm

stidmama

down to 60... is there more than one fi in the grid? should I just go and list now?

9:43 pm

lilliann

I used to have a brilliant memory before my balance problems but i know Origami.The Bairn has told me i repeat myself and i forget words and it is 'give us a clue' with me.I frustate both of them as i just say'thingamyjigs and do dahs'..lol

9:43 pm

origami

I love my big dogs to snuggle up against me, lay their heads in my lap, lean against me. Anything but licks. Yuck.

9:43 pm

lilliann

no Stid,just 1x fi

9:45 pm

stidmama

okay, thanks *thinking*

9:45 pm

origami

Well, you thingamyjig and doodah us all you want :-)

9:45 pm

lilliann

I miss having a dog, but couldn't walk it

9:46 pm

lilliann

But i have my cat who comes under the cover with me when she wants!!

9:46 pm

stidmama

I'm a "thingy" and "whatchacallit" person myself... ;-)

9:46 pm

stidmama

I wish I could tolerate felines!

9:47 pm

origami

Yeah. I actually don't walk my dogs. My son's friend does sometimes. I do engage in very energetic play with them though.

9:47 pm

origami

You use a wheelchair, right lil?

9:48 pm

origami

Ha Stid. I don't like cats. Yet, I always seem to have one. Cats are assholes.

9:49 pm

lilliann

Lol Origami, i will...there are times i've nearly done that here. I've gone to clue and then forgotten everyday words and stopped and nearly said, it's a thingymajig....:-)

9:49 pm

origami

Or, maybe, a whatchamacallit

9:50 pm

lilliann

lol Stid, i also say whatyoucallit?

9:50 pm

stidmama

It's funny -- I like cats, and they REALLY like me, but with few exceptions I cannot breathe around them. Sort of a no-go for me. Which makes me sad... There are some strays in the neighborhood I would willingly take care of if I could!

9:50 pm

lilliann

Yes, I'm in a wheelchair Origami

9:51 pm

lilliann

Lol about cats being assholes...they are very selfish creatures

9:51 pm

stidmama

Do you remember when we used to put racing stripes on your wheelchair in babbleland -- and the little handbar streamers... and fancy lights on the wheels. I think you also need smoke trailing out from behind, lilliann.

9:52 pm

lilliann

It must be to do with their hair Stid?

9:53 pm

stidmama

Or their food, or their specific proteins -- I don't react specifically to longhair cats -- one that I CAN cuddle with is a fluffy orange one. He likes his tummy rubbed. LOL

9:54 pm

stidmama

But I had a really bad reaction last summer to a desert cat from Arabia with short hair. :-( And I react sometimes to people who have cats who are visiting in my classroom or home. It's an obnoxious allergy to have.

9:55 pm

origami

I am actually allergic to any mammalian dander. So I am even allergic to my dogs. I was allergic to my horses. I am allergic to cats. I just put up with it.

9:55 pm

origami

A desert cat from Arabia? OK, you have to share how you came into contact with that.

9:57 pm

lilliann

Actually, i don't Stid...sadly.The bairn has a go at me for not remembering things.I remember talking about wheel chair races with a couple of people, one was Flask.

9:57 pm

stidmama

A friend adopted it when she was teaching in Abu Dhabi, and brought it home with her. She came through our town, and the cat escaped its crate. She had to be elsewhere, so we finally cornered it and kept it safe until she could return. But I had to use my inhaler A LOT and wash everything several times before I was okay again. I thought (optimistically, or foolishly?) I wouldn't react because it wasn't an american cat... oh well.

9:59 pm

stidmama

No worries, lilliann -- it's one of the memories I carry with me from those early years of babbling. :-) That one and having races with hetty to see which of us could finish first. And then we'd clue as fast as we could to help the other one finish. Those were good times.

9:59 pm

origami

Ha ha .. not an American cat :-)

9:59 pm

stidmama

eating corn on the cob. will follow chog, but not type for a bit

9:59 pm

lilliann

Oh, i do remember go faster stripes

10:00 pm

origami

I have to say a fond farewell myself. Time to rustle up some grub and settle down for the evening. Night Lil, Stid.

10:01 pm

lilliann

So Origami, you'r allergic to most animals then?

10:02 pm

lilliann

Night hin, tc, lovely to chat to you

10:03 pm

origami

Yes. But I am used to it. Nighty night lil :-)

10:04 pm

lilliann

Corn on the cob, i love that.

10:07 pm

stidmama

yes, I appreciate it when it's in season -- we actually grew some of our own the second year we were here -- didn't get very big, but it was flavorful!

10:09 pm

stidmama

FINALLY got the last F word -- a superlative in so many ways!

10:09 pm

lilliann

Is it easy to grow?

10:12 pm

stidmama

It isn't difficult - but you need a large amount if you want to get actual ears to develop. It is typically wind-pollinated. We did hand pollination because we only had space for about twenty plants. We weren't entirely successful. :-) It also takes a lot of nutrients out of the soil so it's a good idea to add a lot of (very specific) fertilizer as it develops.

10:13 pm

stidmama

We used "fish tea" to help it grow and the next year planted legumes to put nitrogen back in the soil.

10:15 pm

lilliann

No good for me, as i can't gt into my back garden until it's wheelchair friendly and front is full of pots and i can tend to them with help.

10:16 pm

stidmama

If you like the look of corn, but don't want to eat the cobs, there are some nice tall grasses that have similar foliage. That wouldn't take too much effort.

10:17 pm

stidmama

Lilliann -- if you EVER come to Washington state and want to visit, my house is (not perfectly, but really close) accessible. I could add grab bars and you could get around just fine.

10:18 pm

stidmama

Just sayin' -- as time goes on, I am getting more and more of the garden accessible, too. My goal is by next year the front garden by the fish pond will be accessible; and I want to regrade part of the back yard so it's accessible when it's dry.

10:20 pm

lilliann

They'll be too tall to go in pots/tubs. i would love to grow corn as i love it on the cobb.We have a big field opposite us which a farmer is now growing wheat or hay, i could always throw in some corn and i'd have my own corn growing, until some one noticed it and would pick it :(

10:21 pm

stidmama

Do you grow sugarpod peas in your tubs? I just adore the taste of sweet peas and the crunch of the pod between my teeth, fresh off the vine.... *drool* ours only just started to bloom, so there will be peas in a couple weeks.

10:22 pm

lilliann

Aww, Stid. Thanks hin,that is so nice of you to offer.If we ever get your way, i'll take you up on it, and you are always welcome here.There are loads of places you'd love to visit here.

10:23 pm

stidmama

Thanks lilliann -- I don't imagine I will ever travel distances again -- I'd hate to be stuck on an airplane or in an airport and have a bad allergic reaction. It would ruin everyone's day.

10:24 pm

lilliann

I didn't know you could grow them in tubs, but i do have blueberries in tubs

10:24 pm

stidmama

BUT as soon as there is a bridge 'twixt my continent and your'n, I shall embark on my world tour! *puts on goggles and flight cap and sits on tricycle ready to go*

10:24 pm

lilliann

That's a shame, but you and your family are always welcome

10:25 pm

stidmama

mmmm -- our blueberries are just starting to ripen at home.

10:26 pm

lilliann

Lol...you better cycle quick or you'll not get far!! :)

10:26 pm

stidmama

LOL

10:31 pm

stidmama

hm. slow going at 53 remaining. Going to list. I'll pop back in for clues in a moment...

10:42 pm

stidmama

first RE 8 please?

10:43 pm

lilliann

re and first 3 letters of to do something arty or build and insect

10:44 pm

lilliann

or it's a coward/traitor

10:44 pm

stidmama

I have the first clue, think it's the coward... *thinking*

10:47 pm

stidmama

I had put the arty one in the wrong place in the list! *facepalm*

10:49 pm

stidmama

hm. not getting it. I'll come back in a bit.

10:49 pm

lilliann

lol

10:49 pm

stidmama

it's the RE 7/8 combo after the grass-like plants

10:50 pm

lilliann

I've just found the re7 and 9...re and stepped/walked

10:51 pm

lilliann

re and build a tall building

10:51 pm

stidmama

yep -- those are a good combo. Found it while hunting for a different clue. how many left for you now, lilliann?

10:51 pm

lilliann

10

10:51 pm

stidmama

AHA! got it! great clue!

10:52 pm

lilliann

yw

10:55 pm

stidmama

I found all the H words and T words if you need those.

10:56 pm

stidmama

and I found the ES word.

10:57 pm

lilliann

Thanks hin, but i have those, i need r's,p's and s's

10:57 pm

stidmama

ah. and the EP! :-)

10:57 pm

stidmama

I have the Ps and S words, but still working on a couple Rs

11:01 pm

Nef

Hi; back for the 3rd time today with 100 words left.

11:02 pm

lilliann

Hi Nef

11:02 pm

stidmama

(((Nef))) I will tell you the book I just got... "Plants and the People: the ethnobotany of the Karuk tribe" it's about the area around yreka, california. You would LOVE it.

11:03 pm

Nef

hi lilli; how are you today?

11:03 pm

Nef

(almost done I see!) :-)

11:03 pm

stidmama

I love the line drawings -- a lot of the plants are the same or close relatives to the ones that grow in our area.

11:03 pm

stidmama

down to 21 right now, with lilliann's patient help (I am a little scattered today)

11:04 pm

lilliann

i'm tired and need my bed Nef but 3 left

11:06 pm

stidmama

go lilliann go! any way I can be useful to you?

11:06 pm

Nef

that sounds interesting, stid. Our CSA has several small immigrant "farms (actually large plots) and tonight we got some Caraflex Cabbage and roselle. The cabbage is sweet & pointed, and the roselle is a gongura (a leaf that is used a lot in india and southAsia

11:07 pm

Nef

let us help you lilli! What do you need?

11:07 pm

stidmama

I am intrigued by the roselle *runs to look it up*

11:07 pm

Nef

It's really good & high in iron

11:07 pm

lilliann

re5, last word

11:08 pm

lilliann

re5/22

11:08 pm

stidmama

it's a hibiscus -- off the menu for me. :-(

11:08 pm

Nef

to get a medal again

11:08 pm

lilliann

remix

11:08 pm

lilliann

oops...that's it..lol

11:08 pm

stidmama

not quite, lilliann.... did it work in the right box?

11:08 pm

Nef

Sorry, I gave you the wrong clue

11:09 pm

lilliann

Fireworks!!

11:09 pm

stidmama

LOL YAYAYAY!!!!! *shoots off extra fireworks for lilliann*

11:09 pm

Nef

LOL, thanks lilli! :-D

11:09 pm

Nef

YAY, lillian!!! WTG!!!

11:09 pm

lilliann

Glad i could help :)

11:10 pm

lilliann

I'm going to bed now as it's morning!!.It's been great talking to you Stid and seeing you too Nef.Take care

11:11 pm

Nef

Nighters, lillian! Sleep well!

11:11 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams for real lilliann ((hugs)) see you again soon I hope

11:12 pm

lilliann

I will try, with hubby snoring...i'm not used to it now!! ((hugs)) to you both.

11:13 pm

Nef

(((lilli)))

11:15 pm

Nef

My DH uses a cpap machine; that really helps with the snoring until he takes it off while asleep!

11:16 pm

stidmama

the DA 6-8-7 string eludes me. :-( any chance you have that, Nef?

11:17 pm

Nef

something that cats have that I'm allergic to> ;-) (you or Lilli mentioned it earlier)

11:19 pm

Nef

there's a shampoo ( he** & Shoulders) that helps with a similar problem for humans

11:23 pm

stidmama

AHA! thanks Nef

11:24 pm

Nef

YW

11:27 pm

Nef

I'll never get through those darn R's; I don't even have half of them yet!

11:28 pm

Nef

(not that I have so many other greyed squares either.) ;-/

11:28 pm

stidmama

I need two more R words, can I help?

11:28 pm

Nef

acer

11:29 pm

stidmama

no, but different letter configuration works

11:29 pm

Nef

It's okay stid; I've listed & am starting at the top of the alphabet now

11:29 pm

stidmama

okay

11:30 pm

Nef

What are the 2 r's you're missing? Maybe I can help you

11:30 pm

stidmama

a bunch of the AD words were "sticky" *nursey-type hint*

11:30 pm

Nef

Good thing I'm a nurse, huh? :-)

11:31 pm

stidmama

on either side of putting something in liquid again: re 7/40 and 6/33 feeling babble-blind

11:31 pm

stidmama

yup.

11:32 pm

Nef

re 7/40 is a ginger person (

11:32 pm

stidmama

got the re 6

11:32 pm

stidmama

FW on Nef's clue!!!!!!!1

11:32 pm

stidmama

brb -- will help clue as long as you like when I return

11:33 pm

Nef

YAY, stid!!! WTG!!!

11:40 pm

tedybeth

any clues for re8/45 ? I've tried everything

11:41 pm

Nef

I don't have it but am looking now

11:42 pm

tedybeth

It's the last I need and I hate to give up.. lol

11:42 pm

stidmama

back

11:42 pm

stidmama

to build again, tedybeth -- looks like a "plural"

11:42 pm

Nef

I still haven't found it; maybe stid can help?

11:44 pm

stidmama

or do you need the person on vacation? re + last three letters of a unit of area + picnic pest

11:44 pm

tedybeth

oh... the one I need is before that after the ones about books

11:45 pm

stidmama

there is a similar word commonly used meaning a person who does misdemenors: mis*** + picnic pest

11:46 pm

tedybeth

Yes!!!

11:46 pm

Nef

Wow! what a strange word!

11:46 pm

stidmama

YAY tedybeth!

11:47 pm

Nef

YAY, tedybeth!!! WTG!!!

11:47 pm

tedybeth

thankk you stidmama!! that clue finally made sense. Think my brain needs some sleep...

11:48 pm

tedybeth

It's so close to 'flip' I may be tempted to hang around to see the new grid...

11:49 pm

stidmama

you are very welcome tedybeth. :-) I love it when I can actually help and not always just ask for it!

11:52 pm

stidmama

last call for clues?

11:52 pm

Nef

I'm giving up & going to bed. I'm so tired my eyes are tearing/

11:53 pm

Nef

Good night & have fun Babbling!

11:54 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams, Nef - have a great day tomorrow!

11:54 pm

stidmama

I am outta here too, before I am tempted to start another grid... *poof*

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