12:07 am
gapeach
Morning all.
12:08 am
gapeach
Any whale watching, Liz?
12:09 am
Lizlin
We went last Monday - not since then. Missed seeing Migaloo, the albino humpback on Tuesday because we had other arrangements. Bit sad about that but we're lucky because we've seen him twice before.
12:11 am
gapeach
That is so exciting!
12:11 am
Lizlin
it is - hopefully we'll go again on Thursday this week. We try to go every week but it does depend on the weather - particularly on how rough the ocean is. Hate rough water.
12:13 am
gapeach
Yes. You took some wonderful pictures.
12:18 am
cybernan
hello everyone
12:18 am
gapeach
Hey there, nan.
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
Lizlin
thanks, Lickety
12:19 am
flosey
thanks Lickety
12:59 am
Lizlin
Fireworks
1:01 am
flosey
wow, wtg Liz and Diz
1:50 am
flosey
14 to go but falling asleep!! better just get to bed, bb in the morning
2:46 am
sprite
good morning all
2:50 am
flosey
good morning Sprite - seems sleep will not come, so will try to find the last 14 words
2:51 am
sprite
aw so sorry, flosey :( It is nasty, being tired and not able to sleep. But lovely to see you. *hug*
2:51 am
flosey
hugs back, tks for concern, maybe a cup of tea and mind elsewhere will help
2:52 am
sprite
that sometimes does the trick for me.
2:54 am
sprite
or what often works for me: doing a sudoku or binary puzzle. My therapist once said that doing numerical or logical puzzles distracts the part of the brain that keeps us awake.
2:56 am
flosey
have never tried sudoku, better at word puzzles - crosswords, etc
2:57 am
sprite
yeah me too, but it does work.
2:58 am
flosey
will look into it, after I find the last 14 here
2:58 am
sprite
yay :D At least you have your priorities right ;)
2:59 am
sprite
our rose is on her way back home, I believe. Intensely grateful for the wonderful journey she and Don enjoyed.
3:07 am
sprite
new babble dictionary word: referal - wildly enthusiastic recommendation
3:07 am
flosey
am anxious to hear all about their trip
3:08 am
sprite
yes, will be lovely to get lengthy descriptions. So far, the emails have been short. As they should be, because their time was much better used seeing good things and resting where needed.
3:11 am
flosey
yes, of course, no time to be wasting on a laptop - plenty of time for that once they're home
3:12 am
sprite
exactly. Rose said she will send the pictures once they are home too. Much easier and we can wait :)
3:13 am
flosey
oh my, those last 14 words came much faster than I expected!!
3:13 am
sprite
oh wow! WTG flosey!!!!!!!!!
3:13 am
flosey
now, perhaps a good time to look up sudoku
3:14 am
flosey
bb tomorrow, good night for now - and you have a great day Sprite
3:14 am
sprite
indeed. Start with the easy ones ;)
3:14 am
flosey
will do - much better with words than numbers
3:15 am
sprite
it is nice to discover the logic rules step by step.
3:50 am
sprite
fireflies. Bye all, have a blessed day and a peaceful night
6:18 am
rubyfoo
Fabulous weather and my "monkey-boy" helper and I picked dozens of figs.
6:19 am
rubyfoo
He climbs up Inside the tree and I stand below and catch the figs
6:19 am
MollyL
It's preserves making time at Chez Ruby
6:20 am
rubyfoo
I'm just eating s many as I can and sharing the rest. I've never made fig jam and all the recipes call for adding spices which doesn't sound ppealing
6:21 am
MollyL
Ooo, I think adding spices sounds good. However, I'm sure that enjoying the fresh figs is just fine.
6:21 am
rubyfoo
I used to make many jars of red currant Jelly, but it's too much trouble for me now
6:22 am
rubyfoo
So my garden is full of happy birds
6:25 am
rubyfoo
Time for the Tour, see you later
6:32 am
MollyL
Biker boys in shorts and fresh figs. It is a good day in Ruby's world.
7:05 am
mattygroves
To plant again
7:58 am
MLFAN17
hello all
8:02 am
MLFAN17
First column e?
8:03 am
penquis
two ey 4 words...
8:03 am
MLFAN17
hi pen ty
8:07 am
penquis
i have two....ma 5/16 for both....they are related...
8:08 am
MLFAN17
ty pen got the one ending in n
8:08 am
penquis
the other is a plural...of the root word...
8:16 am
MLFAN17
I don't like this grid
8:16 am
penquis
me either....i am stuck at 47 left...
8:16 am
MLFAN17
i have 95 left at the moment
8:23 am
MLFAN17
pen is AL 6 a pl?
8:24 am
penquis
i don't have it yet...
8:24 am
penquis
it is a plural...
8:25 am
MLFAN17
thanks pen
8:42 am
MLFAN17
I have in 7 pen, what does the other 7 begin with?
8:44 am
MLFAN17
i found it never mind
8:44 am
penquis
haven't gotten that far yet...
8:45 am
MLFAN17
i have both7s now
8:50 am
MLFAN17
pen do you have ra 5/16?
8:50 am
penquis
yes....add a consonant to previous word...
8:53 am
MLFAN17
the oen i added to is now a 5/14 not a 16? i added an s
8:55 am
penquis
there is another consonant you can add...
8:58 am
penquis
i am done...
8:58 am
penquis
once i listed, it wasn't so bad...;o)
8:59 am
penquis
it helped to look at the different letters when there are two of one letter....like ea can go from the right side or from the left...
9:00 am
MLFAN17
that's true
9:01 am
penquis
sometimes i get locked into only one of those letters...
9:01 am
MLFAN17
that's not hard to do though:)
9:04 am
penquis
that's the one that you add the consonant to....
9:04 am
penquis
add it to the previous word...
9:04 am
penquis
hint...it sounds like the previous word... ;o)
9:05 am
MLFAN17
finally got it
9:07 am
hurshy
i really hate the fact that liaison is spelt liaison and not liason
9:07 am
hurshy
like not just because of this grid, i just hate it anyway
9:08 am
penquis
it makes sense in french... ;o)
9:08 am
hurshy
i know but
9:08 am
hurshy
it still annoys me
9:09 am
MLFAN17
hi hurshy
9:09 am
hurshy
we spell mayday mayday, not m'aidez
9:12 am
MLFAN17
56 left i am out poof
9:12 am
MollyL
I'll take liaison over foetal any day
9:13 am
hurshy
oh i'm much more ok with the latin spellings
9:13 am
rururocks
I should get the hetaera outta here
9:14 am
hurshy
a man who can make latin puns... sexy
9:53 am
dan2bit
firewords! the ay4 was my last. tx lickety and all cluers
9:56 am
MLFAN17
does anyone use HTML5?
10:07 am
rubyfoo
MAYDAY! OMG, I had no idea!
10:10 am
car.eeyore
Happy Weekend!
10:12 am
rururocks
mayday?
10:12 am
cybernan
good moring everyone
10:12 am
cybernan
good afternoon, ruby
10:12 am
rururocks
hi car. and nan
10:12 am
car.eeyore
Hello everyone!
10:13 am
cybernan
is html5 a webpage editing program mlf?
10:17 am
Scrabbler
Hi kids.
10:18 am
cybernan
hi scrabbs
10:18 am
car.eeyore
Hello!!!!
10:19 am
Scrabbler
I am back from the Adirondack Mtns and I just finished going through 155 emails that I missed since last Sunday.
10:19 am
car.eeyore
Wow! Did you have a great time?
10:19 am
cybernan
a hiking trip scrabbs?
10:20 am
Scrabbler
Yes! One very tough hike to St Regis Mtn. 6.8 miles round-trip with the last 45 minutes to the summit being very challenging. But the views from the summit and firetower made the hike worth it.
10:21 am
Scrabbler
And three great kayaking adventures.
10:21 am
car.eeyore
wonderful!
10:21 am
cybernan
you must be in a lot better shape than I! -- a lot younger too!
10:22 am
cybernan
it takes me 20 minutes to walk 2km on fairly level ground
10:22 am
Scrabbler
I will be 58 in about 6 weeks although I act like a 12 year old. That hike was our cardiac stress test and we passed.
10:23 am
cybernan
well yes then --- you are just a few years older than my daughter
10:24 am
car.eeyore
And you look much younger than your age
10:26 am
Scrabbler
Thanks, Car. I use sun protection and lead a healthy lifestyle.
10:27 am
rururocks
I wish I only got 155 emails.. I get hundreds per day
10:28 am
Scrabbler
Why so many? For business?
10:28 am
rururocks
business and my ex wife :D
10:29 am
Scrabbler
Does your ex-wife stalk you?
10:30 am
rururocks
no.. not really
10:30 am
rururocks
but a couple players here do :D
10:30 am
rururocks
My Ex and I are friends so it's ok.. she's just a little anal about sending a million emails a week
10:31 am
Scrabbler
Babblers stalk you?
10:31 am
rururocks
yes.. just two
10:32 am
Scrabbler
Have you blocked them?
10:32 am
rururocks
not just me though.. I
10:35 am
rururocks
oh.. they don't have my email.. just stalk me in other ways
10:36 am
Scrabbler
You are a popular man, Ruru.
10:37 am
rururocks
I guess.. but I'd rather not be popular in that way :D
10:39 am
cybernan
are you holidaying in BC ru?
10:40 am
rururocks
just did nan.. it was wonderful.. gorgeous, stimulating, relaxing and perfect weather
10:40 am
cybernan
where did you go? -- obviously on the island as you didn't mention smoke!
10:40 am
rururocks
I'm seriously considering retiring up there
10:41 am
rururocks
I went to a hotel just outside of Tofino
10:41 am
rururocks
no smoke where I was
10:41 am
cybernan
the sunshine coast -- lovely
10:42 am
rururocks
it was as beautiful as I remembered it from before
10:42 am
cybernan
are you a fisherman?
10:42 am
rururocks
no.. I don't kill things
10:43 am
cybernan
only asked, because it is a popular spot for deep sea fishing
10:43 am
rururocks
I went deep sea whale watching though.. does that count?
10:43 am
rururocks
I wanted to see tufted puffins but sadly they weren't there
10:44 am
cybernan
sure - that's something on my bucket list --- hubby not much of a water person though
10:44 am
rururocks
we saw and followed a pod of Orcas and saw one gray whale
10:45 am
cybernan
maybe I should stick to river cruises :D
10:45 am
rururocks
I knocked off one thing off my bucket list
10:47 am
rururocks
did you have a nice vacation scrabs?
10:48 am
Scrabbler
Wonderful--kayaking, hiking, Scrabble, reading, and lots of laughing.
10:49 am
rururocks
I took some books to read..but never got to them.. the beaches were just too inviting
10:49 am
rururocks
that's good.. it's good to get away from work scrabs
10:49 am
MLFAN17
cyber no apparently its a replacement for adobe flash
10:50 am
Scrabbler
I finished my book in 4 days and should have brought another.
10:51 am
rururocks
I lugged a big heavy book and never got to it.. I should have left it home
10:52 am
cybernan
last re 6 please?
10:52 am
cybernan
maybe it's time to invest in an e-reader
10:52 am
MLFAN17
cyber the only one I have is the one ending in an n I am looking for the other two
10:52 am
rururocks
re + move your boat in the water
10:53 am
rururocks
I'm old-fashioned in that way nan.. gotta have a book in my hands
10:53 am
cybernan
ty - was totaly blind to that one
10:53 am
MLFAN17
ruru I agreee
10:54 am
MLFAN17
sorry I don't understand that clue?
10:54 am
rururocks
think about it a minute mlf
10:54 am
cybernan
fa 5/20 please?
10:55 am
MLFAN17
i'm thinking I'm thinking and that's not working lol
10:55 am
rururocks
Tinkerbelle is a fa5
10:55 am
MLFAN17
ty for the fa word ruru
10:56 am
cybernan
I used to think I could never enjoy an e-reader, but I'd be lost without mine now. They are just so easy to take anywhere with you and I don't have to make the trip to the library for my books as the libraries all have online lending now
10:56 am
rururocks
think that's the English spelling
10:57 am
cybernan
mmm - no fairy and no faerie
10:57 am
MLFAN17
cyber I don't know anybody who uses those things anymore but I don't know why eiteher
10:58 am
MLFAN17
cyber change the I in the one spelling of the word
10:58 am
cybernan
oh - duh - ty
10:58 am
MLFAN17
still need help with that boat clue please?
10:59 am
rururocks
that ship has sailed mlf
10:59 am
movieman
the as5 plz
11:00 am
cybernan
use what things mlf?
11:00 am
rururocks
as + the king of Siam's main squeeze
11:00 am
movieman
ty ruru
11:00 am
rururocks
yul welcome :D
11:02 am
cybernan
on my way -- think I'll head out to the farmer's market this am. Hagd everyone.
11:02 am
MLFAN17
oh the reader's
11:03 am
MLFAN17
e book etc
11:03 am
cybernan
oh -- some people download books to their smartphone and I don't think young people know how to read --- they just watch TV and text each other ad nauseum
11:04 am
MLFAN17
lol cyber I don't have a cell phone and I have read the beginning of some books online
11:04 am
MLFAN17
other then that I get the actual book if I want to read it
11:05 am
cybernan
I read at least 5 books a week and find the e-reader a great convenience
11:05 am
MLFAN17
that's so cool cyber :)
11:07 am
Scrabbler
5 books a week! I aim for 1 book every 1-2 weeks, if I have the time.
11:09 am
MLFAN17
maybe by pressing a button or moving your finger across a screen is faster then turning the pages of a book?
11:10 am
MollyL
I am also old school. While I have a few books loaded up on my phone for convenience reading (doctor office waits, etc) I prefer the feel of a real book in my hands and real pages to turn.
11:11 am
MLFAN17
I agree with that molly
11:11 am
rururocks
I love the smell of books too.. can't do that with an e reader
11:11 am
rururocks
(if you did, someone would call the cops)
11:12 am
MLFAN17
i love both paperback books and hardcovers too
11:12 am
MLFAN17
i also love coffee table books!
11:12 am
rururocks
hey scrabs.. I have a joke for you
11:13 am
Scrabbler
I am ready to laugh and groan, Ruru.
11:13 am
rururocks
what did the nurse say when she found a thermometer in her blouse pocket
11:14 am
rururocks
"some asshole has my pen somewhere"
11:18 am
rururocks
<---guesses medical jokes are not funny around here
11:19 am
Scrabbler
Haha! I wondered if that was the punch line.
11:23 am
MLFAN17
my first re 6/18 ends in n is that the first or the 2nd re 6/18?
11:26 am
Scrabbler
I have re6/18 = to zip around again in a boat powered by the wind
11:27 am
MLFAN17
the first 6/18 I have is before that one
11:27 am
Scrabbler
I don't have your re6.
11:27 am
MLFAN17
is their a re**** you don't have it yet scrab?:)
11:30 am
Scrabbler
Got it.
11:34 am
Scrabbler
Time to get going with my day. I have goofed off too long on my computer. Bye.
12:44 pm
wvteach
stats for either of the 7s pls
12:46 pm
wvteach
got the SN 7 - what is the other 7
12:49 pm
wvteach
thnx - will look
12:50 pm
wvteach
got it thnx
1:19 pm
MLFAN17
never mind I havd it
2:01 pm
MollyL
It amazes me how quickly people fly through these grids at the flip. Especially ones like this with so many oddball words in it.
2:16 pm
Judi
Greetings, all!
2:22 pm
Judi
Getting a late start on today's grid. Lots of errands to run this a.m., afternoon.
2:23 pm
hego
sat is a busy day.
3:20 pm
rururocks
Sat is a past tense
3:21 pm
rururocks
<----didn't fly through the grid last night
5:41 pm
periwinkle
help with in7 or sn7 pls
5:41 pm
periwinkle
I had a lovely day at the beach. went to Wildwood, NJ with my niece and her husband.
5:42 pm
Uneaixoise
in + la5/14
5:42 pm
periwinkle
looking for the la5
5:43 pm
Uneaixoise
sn7 more white and cold
5:43 pm
periwinkle
ty Une
5:43 pm
Uneaixoise
yw :-)
5:56 pm
Trifioso
hello friends
5:56 pm
periwinkle
ty Une for sn7
5:56 pm
periwinkle
hi Trif
5:56 pm
periwinkle
eating fudge bought at the Jersey Shore
5:56 pm
Trifioso
oooh that sounds heavenly!
5:56 pm
Trifioso
how lucky, peri
5:57 pm
periwinkle
I bought vanilla with nuts, chocolate chunk and vanilla with choc chips.
5:57 pm
Trifioso
good choices!
5:57 pm
periwinkle
I spent the day in Wildwood with my niece and her husband.
5:57 pm
periwinkle
how are things with you Trif
5:58 pm
periwinkle
Macks pizza is still the best boardwalk pizza!!
5:59 pm
Trifioso
things are just fine, thank you
5:59 pm
Trifioso
as per usual I have set my goals too high for the summer, so trying to be happy with what I have done
6:01 pm
periwinkle
the smile was in response to "things are fine"
6:01 pm
Trifioso
I got it. lol
6:02 pm
periwinkle
help with center A pls
6:02 pm
periwinkle
going to rest for a bit. back soon to finish
6:03 pm
Trifioso
good rest dear
6:52 pm
periwinkle
yay for peach
6:53 pm
periwinkle
help with 2nd fe5/16
7:00 pm
ChampFit
Did you get it peri?
7:03 pm
Bugsaw
iron + 2 vowels
7:03 pm
periwinkle
ty Bugs
7:03 pm
ChampFit
Thanks bugsaw...was stumped thinking of a clue!
7:04 pm
Bugsaw
I have my moments but I am not often a good cluer Champ
7:04 pm
ChampFit
Well...there's been some wine over here...dulled my already not fabulous cluing skills. :)
7:05 pm
Bugsaw
would so love a glass of wine right now. Just signed up for pottery classes in September to challenge myself with something new and creative.
7:06 pm
ChampFit
That's great! You're going to have to post pictures of your creations.
7:07 pm
Bugsaw
probably not. this will be the first time in over 45 years trying this medium
7:08 pm
rururocks
Whew. I thought you signed up for pot classrs
7:09 pm
Bugsaw
don't need help there thanks ruru. Just don't tell my kids
7:09 pm
Bugsaw
some of them think I am so pure ':)
7:10 pm
ChampFit
I'm a big proponent of not admitting things until they're over 30. If you tell them earlier, they just think it's a survivor story....must be ok for them too.
7:11 pm
Bugsaw
mine are all over 30 now and know I am not the same Mum that raised them. hee hee
7:17 pm
ChampFit
Oops! Sorry!
7:18 pm
rururocks
Yeah well my grades in pot classes would go up in smoke👀
7:19 pm
Bugsaw
oh crap, he is on a roll !
7:20 pm
rururocks
Good one bugs
7:20 pm
Bugsaw
hardly ever happens that I can think of them on cue
7:20 pm
Bugsaw
love your flag, by the way
7:21 pm
rururocks
Teacher to class:" class... reefer to chapter 5"
7:21 pm
rururocks
Yeah. I left part of me there in BC
7:33 pm
Bugsaw
I think Haida Gwai will speak to you as well.
7:51 pm
rururocks
perhaps
7:52 pm
rururocks
I am looking forward to it.. I think i'll spend three days up there and one or two in Courtney
8:48 pm
nrkii
I just scrolled through the chog and noticed that Peri asked for a clue and did NOT immediately find the word before the clue was given. Peri, I think that's the first time I've seen that happen in years. Heat stroke from your Jersey Shore excursion?
8:50 pm
nrkii
Shoot, it's a full hour gone by. I missed my chance to tell Peri how jealous I am of her superpower.
9:21 pm
HarryHood
anybody have a clue for the center A?
9:26 pm
HarryHood
2/3 done.
9:26 pm
HarryHood
got it. nbt!
9:27 pm
HarryHood
44 - going to the list :)
9:43 pm
HarryHood
done. no6/30 last word.
9:43 pm
HarryHood
done talking to myself! :) hagn
10:09 pm
mkg
any clues for the 7s?
10:11 pm
wvteach
IN 7 - extyend the IN 5
10:16 pm
wvteach
SN 7 - add comparative ending to SN 4
10:16 pm
mkg
dont have in 5. searching. any clues welcome
10:17 pm
wvteach
not out + not standing up
10:17 pm
mkg
got sn 7. ty
10:19 pm
mkg
help with th e in 5 please.
10:21 pm
wvteach
IN 5 - not out + not standing up
10:25 pm
mkg
no sit in grid. hmmmm
10:25 pm
mkg
ty got the 7. ty ty ty
11:45 pm
melonheadjujube
hello! Thought I'd get in a few words before the flip.