flip and hi everyone

hi flosey

Hi all

hi all

Hi all

to8

Thanks, Jess

hi

yw

sn7

hello everyone

ba 7

Hi nan

that to 8? really? wonder what nitwit came up with that one

lol, just found it, agree - but did know to look for something strange, thanks

Clues are up

thanks Lickety

ty lickety

Thanks, Licekty

Nan and Flosey, you are right, I don't think to7 is actually a word! Sounds very Valley Girl to me.

Like to7 , eh.

or like, I was to7 confused...

Or like I to7 d my car. ok I'll stop now

I can just to8 that -- really to 8 it (remiind you of anyone?)

Oh Nan you're a BC gal. Me too, west coast.

I don't know how to get the maple leaf up.

click on my account (top right) select Canada as your country and click on update profile at the bottom of box

anyone have stats for the top t, please?

te5/10

Scientist, nan

ty rasta -- always miss him/it

stuck - will finish tomorrow. Good night everyone

good morning all

Good morning, Sprite! How are you today?

*hugs Kam* I am okay. Bit too busy this week, but managing. How are you, and how is your beloved doing today?

must say good night all, too tired, 110 words for tomorrow

sleep well, flosey *hugs* and sweet dreams.

He's doing ok - slept a lot though. He's fighting a broken mower blade that is stuck. Busy rest of the week here too.

Sweet dreams, Flosey

ty Sprite and you have a lovely day

I hope the sleep helped him process the whole ordeal. And you, Kam? How are you holding up?

thank you, flosey :)

Getting back on my feet, finally got several things done today. Last week knocked me flat!

no wonder, that was brutal on both of you. Good to hear you are on your way to feeling better

We both have a 'can do' attitude, it just takes us longer to get going again than it did when we were younger, lol!

lol :D I know that feeling!

Yup, used to take a day, now it takes a few days. So be it, we will push on through!

you rock, honey. *sending heaps of healing and energising vibes to Kam and her husband*

Aw, thanks! *hugs*

cooee and g'day from me. {{sprite}} {{kam}} hugs to you both. missed you all last flip.

*hugs rose* I couldn't play yesterday, bit too busy. Glad to see you now. How are you and Don doing today, and how is the heat?

Hi Rose! *Hugs*

started cardiac rehab yesterday. physio was/is absolutely gorgeous. she completely understands why i have to take it gently. i am willing, however to give it my best shot.

wow, that is awesome. I was hoping you'd get someone who understands your limits.

heat wave over for a few days. thus energised i have been tackling a few household tasks. even did the shopping with don today.

It's so nice to work with someone who "gets it"!

sounds good! Must feel great, finally being able to do something productive again. Such heat is so debilitating.

and the bucket of cleaners etc for the bathroom has actually made it to the bathroom. and there it sits, all forlorn..... lolll

as they say here, it doesn't eat bread, so let it sit until you are ready

kam, pleased to se you both made it through the week. it was a very tough schedule. well done to both of you.

loll... sprite. i hope you are allowing time for you to sit quietly and gater your energy around you between tasks.

am trying to. I very resolutely prioritised Babble today as #1 :D

oh and i heard from mattygroves. she is well. went back to work the day after arriving back in england. i don't know how she did it.

I'm looking at the calendar and planning to postpone tomorrow...too many things, something has to wait. Can't be in two places at once, lol!
I understand all about the cleaning stuff being where it needs to be...and sitting. I've been that way all week. Good intentions, chores get done when I can

that is brutal, rose. But good to hear she is okay.

postpone half, Kam!

nah, only 1/3 ;)

kam, once the bucket of cleaners is there, i try to do one part at a time. sitting for most of it. laundry all under control too.

:D

Wow, you're way ahead of me, still have more laundry. But the dirt where we live is like flour - each load takes twice as long as when I lived in a city. Small price for country living tho

I am afraid my beloved is cruising for another burnout :(

the trick is to walk past the chore which needs to be done as if it wasn't there....

oh no, time to slow down?

yeah, he should, but he doesn't.

hahaha, Rose, I'm far too good at that trick. I'm about 3 days behind except for the cat box and trash. I intend to get caught up by Saturday

and my yougest, josh, is in hopital. it seems he developed a pilonidal sinus and it needed to be cleaned out. when i rang the hospital he had just returned to the ward from theatre.

theatre is operating room?

aw rose, poor man. What is a pilonidal sinus?

sprite, try nailing his boots to the floor.... and super glue his hand to a stubby/tinny.

I'm sorry to hear that, sinus problems are too close to the brain

good plan, rose

the actual translation is nest of hairs. it forms between the buttocks. it can be very sore, and all the muck has to be cleaned out under anaesthetic. it is commonly called 'sailor's disease' because they wear those tight, bell-bottomed trousers.

roflolll. kam ....the other end...

oh! An acquaintance of mine had the same thing. Incredibly painful, he said.

the only sinus problems I know of are near my nose and brain, lol! My hubby had one of those cysts when he was 13 - must be awful - he still talks about it every so often

sorry, kam, that was thoughtless of me. how would you know unless you were a doctor or a nurse, or had someone you know go through it.

Good morning all.....clue please for the top right-hand single T....

hiya Flask! te5, scientist, te5 coil.

thanks Sprite....

yvw. How are you today?

oh am not well at all......my carer has given me a terrible old......which in turn effects my breathing.....never mind it'll pass...thanks for asking!

oh how rotten :( *sends healing vibes to Flask, and lots of breathing room*

tvm....

rose is chasing squirrels again...

no i'm not....watching you vewwy carefully

hmmmmm too silently, though! Speak up, sistah, can't hear you from here! :)

no package yet?

no, not yet....:-(

darn it... last time it was faster! I remember being flabbergasted it made it in so few days.

my new word learned for today: fe8. "a priest who was responsible for the sanctioning of treaties and making declarations of war or peace" In ancient Rome, of course.

Firewords, I'm heading for bed! Probably see you tomorrow :)
Rose, I hope your son heals up from what I know as a cyst - he's going to need one of those tube pillows to sit on for a while.

WTG KAM !!!

wtg Kam!!!!!!!!!!
Sleep well, dear one, and take good care of yourself.

sprite, have you got sw8/75 please? i'm stumped

not yet, I'll help you look

hm, oddball word. Tiny fast thing.

thanx honey. unbelievable word.

I just looked it up. It is actually a bird. A swallow, one that uses its spit to make nests.

interesting, thanx sweetie.

any time :D

fireflies. Fun grid!

WTG SPRITE !!!

can you stay a while? you didn't tell us what Rob was doing to cause your concern re a burnout.

and when does Tim set out for the UK?

well, he has been a bit wobbly for a while. And this morning, I frowned at him and said: "Please take Terra with you in the morning."
And Rob started to cry.

Tim has applied and sent in his references etc. Now he has to wait to hear if he will be accepted.

and I just learned it is in Scotland, not the UK! If he gets to go, he'll learn to speak with a burrrrr :D

ahhh, about Rob. what on earth is he holding close to his chest? and good re Tim. i have found an incredible secure backpack for him. no exterior pockets. big enough to take a tablet.

ohhhh he'll love that!

now for Rob. did he explain why he cried?

it's his friggin' job, rose. It is so taxing. Too taxing. And as long as his superiors value him and give him room to work, all goes well. But as soon as that changes, all falls apart for him.

hmmmm, sounds like he needs some Rob time...or Cass and Rob time. no TV, no computer, no phone.

yes, he said he didn't appreciate my frown and reproach. But it was minor, Rose... really just a mild irritation, vented in a mild way. Nothing to get upset over.

and yesterday he told me about another colleague of him who is sitting at home with a burnout. That made him cry too.

Rob could take your concern a little differently. but if he is stressed by work then some leeway is probably necessary which you have given him ten times over.

we'll be going away for a few days to germany soon, canoeing, in a group. He is looking forward to that immensely.

is there no authority he could report to?

yes, I try to give him a lot of extra room atm. And extra help.

not really. He is seeing a therapist, but so far I have not been impressed with her expertise.

you poor things. i wish he knew just how much i care and pray for him. will you please tell him?

I will. The rotten thing about burnouts is, people who are cruising straight for them usually do not allow anyone to even comment on it, let alone suggest action. It is like they have to go over the edge first. And I have seen this happen to Rob several times already. Wish I could prevent it this time... but I do not know how.

hm... maybe I will suggest a week off. For him to spend any way he likes, no chores, no cooking dinner, no obligations at all. Off canoeing, or walking terra, or whatever. He might go for that if I phrase it right.

it's like they are protective of their burnout... like this is mine, don't touch it.

exactly! And of course it is NOT a burnout waiting to happen, they are JUST a little tired and they ARE already doing all that is needed... etc, etc

good for you sprite. it sounds just what the doctor should have ordered.

will give it a try. And plan it well myself, because getting groceries and cooking dinner a whole week, walking terra, and doing my own chores... that won't leave room for much else. Easy dinners :D

slowcooker dinners, for sure. God, I LOVE that thing.

okay, dinner on the way here. xoxox to you both. sprite, plan lots of slow-cooker meals.

lollll, what i said

oh, I have been meaning to ask you. Do you know (and have available there) the vegetable 'belgian endives' or 'chicory' or 'witloof'?

have heard of chicory. can't you source it?

source it?

find it where you live.

I have this absolutely divine recipe for a casserole with this veggie. It is delicious. If you can get it there, I'll share the recipe with you.

yes, we have it, it is a very common dutch veggie.

ooohh thanx honey.

:D *hugs* and enjoy your dinner

hugs and enjoy your day. xoxox

First run through and have exactly 45 left for later.Happy babbling everyone!

Omg spectacular moon right now! Enormous and breathtakingly beautiful!!

It is a gorgeous moon, Une.

Can't see the moon here this morning, had a great one yesterday.

gm, clue for the sw8?

A kind of bird, possibly smaller than other similar birds.

ooh thank you Gillie!

yw

Yes, ty Gillie

tadone! enjoy the blood blue moon and have a wonderful day everyone!

Congrats dawg!

good morning all

im freezing waiting for my bus to come, its 21 degrees F

gillie i didnt really get ur hint, im not that good with birds

Hi Hannah. Sw 8 - fast + allow

thx

Yw

well here comes my bus byeeeee

Have a good day

hello...stats for the lone L pls

le4/7

ty

sheesh...thought I had that word

How about the lone t stats?

don't have that

te5/10 last name of an inventor of the death ray

ty

yw

don't have any 7's...stats?

I don't have any either...

:-(

i only have one 7 and it's a pl

sn7/52

ty Bzz

it won't take wiffle

and i really wanted sniffle <-- phantom

oops, what do you know

It is not a phantom...

lol

lol, i thought i tried it and realized i went the wrong way

ba7/60

had the singular...

ty

whiffle is the word you were thinking of ... need the H

thanks bo

you can shorten the ba7 to a ba4/12

then pl for the ba5/26

Wiffle is what most people think of because of the ball

hi all

A wifle is what Elmer Fudd shoots the rabbit with

hello all

cant believe I just tried "dewife"

Hi everyone

No, it is what Elmer Fudd shoots the wabbit with
: P

any clues for the L words bottom row? ty

I think I tried unwife once

lo 4/4

ty car

first column o?

got it.

ol 4/5

ol: opp of young and plural

ob4/6

oh duh ty car

nbt

ty giantarell. got that one too.

otial

fe8?

oops sorry. not a word anyway.

Hi all

hi sukee

dont haveany 8s yet mlfan. sorry

hi mkg me either

I have the sw8

clue pls sukee?

It is in the chog. What I was given was a bird that is small

or Fast + allow

there is a to8/40 which is to do with sums

ty sukee got it

nbt and nbs

Great, got it Glanterell

ty giant got that too

dont know the bird.

just got a sw 8. ty.

character from literature Tom SW***

yw

sukee the fast and allow did it.

... oh you're dating yourself with that one ... ... might try very fast

anyone have the T from top row? cant see it.

te5/10

clue bea? ty

Inventor Nikola Te***

inventor of the death ray

it is the name of the man who invented the car running on hydrogen

... electric car ... or a unit of electricity

wow. super clue sukee. ty.

didnt know it was a word and not a name. ty

Lo6?

Neither did I :)

off to work. bye all. have a great day

LOL, just monkeyed the lo 6/24

clue pls?

Ear part plus to have had food

Ear part without last vowell

vowel

ty sukee

I greyed the last column:D

Still 73 left

wtg, I have the CE 4/5, what are stats for the other?

same

I just found it a short time ago

Doh, got it :)

missed the easiest one

i do that all the time

tilt

hi elle ty

Anyone have a clue for wi 6/30?

Never mind, got it

Time for break, gl all

i gtg will be back...

sw 8 plz

sw5 + allow

ty!!

yw

headache!! perhaps a bit more sleep will cure, bbl

hi ivesy

hi all

good morning everyone

hi cyber

b ain

bo 6/24 please?

spanish word cybere

don't know any spanish

beautiful little one

a dog chews a bo*e + senor*** is a young woman

in french beaufiful is belle or beaux, good is bon so I suppose it begins with bon

ty bea

yw

It is a type of tuna.

It would have to end in O for tuna. It is Spanish for beautiful.

just monkeyed an li 6/18 -- wondering who dreamed up that spelling

ob 6 and7 are they are pair

yes

7 is plural

The Brits apparently dreamed up that spelling. They never seem to be able to spell words the way the rest of us do

interfering Brits

Or prounounce them the same. Love how they say "ensemble".

I have to suppose that we are the ones who changed it then as they were certainly constructing buildings long before any english speaking people came to the americas

And "garage".

Until tomorrow, y'all...bzz

20 to go and drawing a blank - time for a break

As I understand it, Americans changed a lot of their spelling and language so as not to resemble the Brits.

denying your heritage?

My heritage has nothing to do with Great Britain.

Whether you like it or not, Molly, it was the British puritans who emigrated to America who used the English Americans altered.

oooh -- you're like my son-in-law -- he has a 170 year old memory too :-)

yes jaxxx, but Molly is Irish -- just as my s-i-l is Scottish - and some sins are never forgiven

stuck on the ob 6 and the ol 7 -- clues please?

does it start with a death announcement or publishing of? ob4 that is?

I don't know, but I assume so

same here cyber I cant find it ether

either

ol7 is compound word of aged spouse

ob6 to get

ob 7 mymuse but I don't have that either

ty mymuse

what a dumb wor

word

ty mymuse -- didn't see that oen

and *!* - thanks for the help

hagd everyone

u2 Nan

il 4, in 4 x2 is 4 and 5 what are the stats for the I word I a missing?

id4

ty again mymuse

mymuse your dog is so cute!

thanks Fan, he's 7 now

great combination for a dog too! I want a cairn poo or a poo terrier not sure which one it is. a cairn terrier poodle mix

Funny thing is never heard of that combo and after we got him met quite a few more, including one in my building that hadn't seen in year prior. They are very sweet and playful.

the appropriate name is cairndoodle

I think that breed mix is fairly common and popular that you have. I mean who wouldn't want one with a face like that!

Trying to picture that combo--

we had a black one, ours looking at pics now of them seemed a bit small but I could be wrong.

My son and I were looking at Shorkies but fell in love with the Morkies.

shitzu and a yorkie?

yes

that is probably really cute too

yes they are.

I have seen those types of dog mix in pics before just looked them up again also ridiculously adorable!

the mixes you and I have been talking about are kind of similar

in looks and size

they're cute too from the pics I've just looked at though their hair will be stiffer from the Cairn side I imagine.

not too bad though

There's a blond "Toto" in my building that I've made friends with that gives me the warmest, waggiest hello.

And the Cairn we knew in the park still plays with the other dogs, though Snickers has lost interest in her and other dogs for a few years now.

I think most of the mixes are cute and sweet based on the ones I've met.

I agree they are happy jumpy loyal dogs

We've always had Bichons. Mainly for low allergenic and good dispositions.

I didn't know bichon's were low allergenic.. interesting

Morkies are as well. There are several breeds, including Maltese, Yorkies, Poodles that are in that category.

They don't shed. They have to be groomed every two months

but they probably love the attention:)

Yep, though I try to stretch Snickers to 3 mos.

r

do you regret it if you do that mymuse or does it seem okay to do?

By 3 months Marco would be one big snarl. It's painful to get rid of the snarls

If I stay on top of the brushing I can stretch it.

lol poor dog bichon

Brushing is a great thing to do.

that Is true bichon

I will be back....

bbl myself

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sory, don't know what happened there!!

sorry

fe 5/18, first one, pls

fe+can top

ty sue

yw

don't forget the pl bichon

got it, ty

Greetings, all. Happy hump day.

hi Judi

fe 5/18, first one, pls

Don't have it yet, Bich.

ty Judi

fe 5/18....poop

Well, hell. I should have seen that one. I'm in prep for my colonoscopy tomorrow.

ty sajarn

:)

Cat just jumped onto desk and demanded a cuddle. How could I refuse?

"Wiffle" not accepted. WTH?

OR is it Whiffle?

Anyone have clues for the Ob6 & 7?

to get something

to buy something, to be given something,

Ty, tc!

What a strange word for various fish is the OL 7/60. New to me.

Huh. Didn't look up the definition for that one, Zooz. Never would have guessed it was a fish.

another word for old squaw

Th moon is really bright this evening.

Fireworks!

The*

blue blood moon

WTG Judi

Congrats, Judi!

Hear we had a blue moon tonight but by the time I had heard that it had turned golden again

Also heard at 6.30 tomorrow it will be blood red. an I be bothered to set the alarm to see it? It will probably be raining by then!

Ours will be in the early morning hours

Hi all - we missed the moon too. Cloudy and rainy 😞

I thought that it was supposed to be blood red this AM,
but when I got up to see it
it was behind my neighbors' trees & I couldn't see it

When we had the eclipse last August, it just got slightly grey

Just going to push the chat down

s

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s

s

s

s

s

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Thanks

Hopefully that worked. Hello all

how far down does it need to go?

Hi lynxxx

It should be okay now

Good!

Just to push the message off the viewable chat. Looks like Flosey had had a ccc mishap

hai all

hi Hannah

something weird just happened

i was just typing in something into the add word, and the page refreshed!

Happens to all of us..never know whether it is a key you accidently touch or the site or simply your connection

lol

meh brain hurts, imma take a break and go watch episode 10 of season 4 of the flash

bye

hi all. well stuck with 95 left. all clues welcome.

meh can't think of any clues
imma sorry

no problem. i am moving along. got ten more words. so doing fine

could i get a hint for ai5/10?

a bride walks down the ai*** of the church

thx

yw :-)

Good morning all and thanks, Une.

hey liz!

Another lovely dog in your icon.

yes . . . so many . . . and they're all adorable! :-)

Do you have to travel far when you transport them or are they all within a reasonable distance?

each driver takes one "leg" which is usually around 75 miles

Not too bad, i guess. I don't know how you do it. I'd get much too attached to the dogs.

keep in mind that they're all going to approved fosters or adopters -- they're not just randomly "riding the rails" :-)

back in a mo

I realise that. So they go to loving homes. Our neighbours fostered a dog last weekend - a lovely dog but it barked all night so they didn't keep it. Sad. After all the dog was in new surroundings but on the other hand, it did disturb our night and theirs.

Fireworks. Have a good day / evening everyone.

right column done

hah found an 8! nbs nbt and 63 to go

60. listing!

could i get a hint for ba7/60?

pl of ba6

thx

yw

*facepalm to self* i should have known that lol

hint for bi6/24?

pl of bi5

*facepalm again* thx

don't hurt yourself

lol

im not really

i just say that cause i should have known that

done!

have a good night!

congrats! oh and tell me all the answers JK JK JK

:) good luck

thx

wi 6/30 any hints?

haven't got it sorry

wi 6 to not lose and to rent mixed up

i dont get the clue

well gtg all goodnight! or good morning, or good evening!

help with SW 8 pls

sw 5, to be fast, and add ending that means to allow.

thnx - was so sure i had tried tht one

bailiff is my phantom (hi all)

agreed Gwen tried it a few times :)