12:01 am
Rainiqui
Hi and flip
12:12 am
pugmama763
tr7- st7 -ro7
12:12 am
cybernan
hello everyone
12:16 am
SummerBreeze44
ov8
12:16 am
pugmama763
ty summer
12:17 am
SummerBreeze44
yw
12:17 am
pugmama763
re7x2
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:24 am
rastapopolous
re8
12:26 am
rastapopolous
ca7
12:36 am
hurshy
today i found out that a woman i knew slightly from a former job lost her young son. i don't know how he died. but the mind reels...
12:58 am
hurshy
well i can only find one of those ov8
12:58 am
hurshy
yesss, works every time
12:59 am
ursh
one needs to rest and the other is on the stage
12:59 am
hurshy
i don't think anyone has called the 9
1:01 am
hurshy
but i think i will call it a night, have fun those of you who have morningtime now!
1:02 am
Uneaixoise
tx ursh!
1:06 am
grannyrose
ar9/60
1:09 am
sprite
good morning all
1:12 am
Uneaixoise
hey sprite :-)
1:13 am
sprite
hiya Une :)
1:16 am
Uneaixoise
96 to go and calling it a night -- byeee :-)
1:16 am
sprite
sleep well, Une!
1:16 am
sprite
coooooeeeeeee roooooseeeeee!
1:42 am
sprite
silly rose, missing me by 3 minutes :P
2:04 am
sprite
sensei not valid? Tsk.
2:08 am
grannyrose
back, and she is he4. {{sprite}} hugs and kisses. trying to gain some so4 of control ov4 the washing. *sigh *
2:09 am
sprite
I almost have to go, honey. Meeting this morning.
2:09 am
sprite
*hugs* anyway, and lots of love. How was your day?
2:10 am
grannyrose
just the laundry with don's help.
2:10 am
grannyrose
meeting with whom ?
2:11 am
sprite
OA meeting
2:11 am
grannyrose
although hard work, s you seem to come out more enthused so it is good.
2:12 am
sprite
not feeling at all energetic, tbh. Shoot me now and hide the body.
2:13 am
grannyrose
poor love. hard night ??
2:14 am
sprite
no, I slept well, and long. Catching up from the short night before, with the night shift. Things are just hard right now, I guess. Not much energy to spare.
2:15 am
grannyrose
i understand honey. will pray for energy for you. xoxox
2:16 am
sprite
thanks sweetie. How is the pain?
2:17 am
grannyrose
still achy in the shoulders. cardiac rehab tomorrow. so it looks like an endone day tomorrow.
2:17 am
sprite
fireflies. Some toughies in this one.
2:17 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE !!!
2:18 am
sprite
definitely. Take them after the rehab. Otherwise you run the risk of overdoing things, because the painlevels seem lower than they really are.
2:18 am
grannyrose
yeah, you are right, of course. hope your meeting goes well.
2:19 am
sprite
thanks, dear friend. A big *hug* and we'll catch up later this week.
2:55 am
periwinkle
Hi help with ar9 pls
2:58 am
zoozzoom
It ends in thorny flowers, Peri.
2:58 am
Dippnall
starts with the first 4 letters of a man's name ends with pl of one of our favourite Aus grannies!
3:01 am
periwinkle
Ty looking
3:02 am
periwinkle
Ty both
4:01 am
zoozzoom
Okay down to 69 words left but can not seem to find the bottom O word 0/2
4:01 am
zoozzoom
Any stats would be welcome.
4:02 am
zoozzoom
Welcomed*
4:02 am
Glantarell
think lord of the rings creatures
4:03 am
Glantarell
or4/5 sea creature
4:04 am
zoozzoom
Ah thank you, Glantrell now got the Killer whale! How blid of me.
4:05 am
Glantarell
suggestions for V would be welcome
4:05 am
zoozzoom
I have VE 4/7 & VE 5/16 plural
4:06 am
Glantarell
TY, I didn't think of French words. I saw them but assumed no without testing
4:07 am
Glantarell
also found another ve4/7 womans name
4:07 am
zoozzoom
VE 4/7 we'll meet again..don't know where...
4:07 am
zoozzoom
Oh damn I did not see your post sorry, Glantrell
4:08 am
zoozzoom
Glantarell*
4:09 am
zoozzoom
I also now have VE 6/27 & VE 7/40 plural.
4:09 am
Glantarell
oooh, searching....
4:11 am
zoozzoom
nice one!
4:15 am
rubyfoo
GOOD MORNING! They say it's almost spring, but it surely doesn't feel like it today!
4:15 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Ruby :-) Oh dear gone cold your way again I see.
4:16 am
zoozzoom
It is drizzly here with temps around 9.4 c near 50f
4:16 am
Glantarell
We have daffodils, it must be spring LOL
4:16 am
rubyfoo
lt's above freezing, but barely. At least it's not raining.....
4:16 am
zoozzoom
Yes there are dafs out here too, Glantarell!
4:16 am
rubyfoo
My daffs have long leaves and buds, but maybe next week........
4:17 am
rubyfoo
There are wild primroses att the bottom of the garden
4:17 am
Glantarell
oh, I haven't seen primroses for ages
4:17 am
zoozzoom
I have seen snow drops out which are nice.
4:18 am
Glantarell
I love them but don't know where they grow hereabouts
4:18 am
Glantarell
snowdrops and primroses
4:19 am
rubyfoo
"primaveres" are all over the place here, but only a few on the bottom part of the garden where it's a little warmer
4:21 am
zoozzoom
there are a lot od phantoms in this grid today. Actress; Thenar; Tractors..etc
4:21 am
rubyfoo
l've just started
4:22 am
zoozzoom
There is a plant that smells like onions that has pretty white flowers that grow wild here. Do not know what it is called.
4:23 am
rubyfoo
l think it's a form of wild garlic and is edible as well as being pretty; the flowers are a nice addiyion to salad
4:23 am
Glantarell
It is called Ramsons, you can use the leaves in salads and cooking. Also known as wild garlic. Best used before the flowers come out.
4:24 am
rubyfoo
There we go, Glant, a couple of counttry girls (hahaha)
4:24 am
zoozzoom
Ah! Now I know. Thank you ladies.
4:24 am
Glantarell
ha ha ha
4:25 am
rubyfoo
Not a lot of them in NYC
4:26 am
Glantarell
So many edible plants out there, that people don't know are edible. This country girl uses a variety of flowers in food dishes. Nasturtiums are nicely peppery, leaves, flowers and seeds.
4:28 am
zoozzoom
Oh I remember the Nasturtiums from school days. We ate a couple of leaves and some I think posies petals for the bright colours. It was strange at the time but I liked it.
4:28 am
zoozzoom
We were also given purple mash potatoes lol
4:29 am
rubyfoo
l kneew about nasturtiums before, but this is my first garden (and l'm old!!!)
4:29 am
zoozzoom
Wonder if they still do that at schools anymore.
4:29 am
zoozzoom
Already got it :-)
4:30 am
zoozzoom
Got that one too.
4:30 am
rubyfoo
sorry; l'll stop "talking"!
4:32 am
zoozzoom
I see no one complaining, Ruby. So no need to stop talking :-)
4:33 am
rubyfoo
lt's so nice to see both of you. l haven't seen glant for a long time!
4:34 am
zoozzoom
I was thinnkjng the same when I asked for a couple of stats earlier that it was nice seeing Glantarell in the chat log too, Ruby :-)
4:35 am
rubyfoo
there's a Fr word "vrac" for things sold loose, (l think they say en vrac)
4:36 am
zoozzoom
Wonder why it is not allowed? other french words are.
4:36 am
rubyfoo
l'll steer clear of politics today as l think l offended Molly and others when l took a "left" stance
4:36 am
zoozzoom
There was a french word for poo yesterday I think.
4:37 am
zoozzoom
Molly has a hard skin i am sure she would not be offended by what you said, Ruby. Although i did not see it. And I am sure you were not being personal.
4:38 am
rubyfoo
Yesterday there were several poop words: crap, merde, etc
4:39 am
Glantarell
I haven't contributed to the chat for a long time. Only done so today because I like the company
4:39 am
rubyfoo
l think she and l arre friends enough to disagree but nott call each other names and anyway, l'm left-handed, so being called a leftie is appropriate LOL
4:39 am
Glantarell
and I am also a leftie LOL
4:39 am
zoozzoom
Aww ((Glantarell)) thatwas very sweet of you.
4:40 am
zoozzoom
May I say I am ambidextrous! or it that sitting on the fence LOL
4:40 am
rubyfoo
We are purported to be the most artistic! Both Michelangelo and Leonardo were, too
4:40 am
Glantarell
sometimes the chat just reads like a chat between a couple of people talking personal stuff so it's not really possible to jin in
4:41 am
Glantarell
I am left minded but right handed, that may make me ambi something or other!
4:41 am
zoozzoom
Oh I agree with that, Glantarell. i often do not join in when I think it seems to be just between a couple of people.
4:42 am
rubyfoo
That's how it is most mornings, two ladies share exceedingly intimate détails of their lives, embarrassing and offensive and it keeps many of us away
4:42 am
rubyfoo
One wants to say "Get a room!"
4:42 am
Glantarell
Absolutely.
4:43 am
Glantarell
Or just talk by email or messenger
4:43 am
rubyfoo
l actually had had enough and the other day l chided them both and received an "apology" from one of them
4:44 am
zoozzoom
Not seen the intimate detailed talk so far.
4:44 am
zoozzoom
Were they being rude about other babblers then?
4:44 am
rubyfoo
Each of us has an occasional problem which needs airing and, often, advice, but day after day, it's awful
4:45 am
Glantarell
I cannot find any words from the E in the RH column, or the S next to it. Or the O in the top row. Frustrating LOL
4:45 am
rubyfoo
No, they were talking about their "private" lives, bragging, actually
4:45 am
zoozzoom
EL 4/4 & plural
4:46 am
Glantarell
found an S, short for the shortest common measure of time
4:46 am
Glantarell
Doh, Zooz now I am the one who is blind
4:46 am
zoozzoom
SE 7/28 & plural
4:47 am
Glantarell
Finally. NBT, thanks!
4:48 am
zoozzoom
Oh I see, Ruby. Must admit I do not mind the two ladies in question to be honest. But I do know you have had a run in with one of them. So I respect where you are coming from.
4:48 am
zoozzoom
Nice one, Glantarell!
4:49 am
Glantarell
i must have a different el4 to you as mine doesn't plural
4:50 am
zoozzoom
No you are right sorry about that, Glantarell. I have three of the five on that tile.
4:50 am
Glantarell
ah, that makes sense, thanks
4:51 am
rubyfoo
l'm still on first orderly run-through, but have alree&dy met stumbling blocks
4:51 am
zoozzoom
Must be the EL 4, ER 5/10 and ER 4/4
4:52 am
zoozzoom
How many have you found so far, Ruby?
4:52 am
Glantarell
I have er4/4 x 2 and el4/4
4:53 am
zoozzoom
The ER 5/10 is a plural only.
4:53 am
rubyfoo
39 so far, but only on second column
4:53 am
Glantarell
but one of mine is from another E
4:53 am
Glantarell
I have 110 so far
4:53 am
zoozzoom
Ah yes now I see the other ER 4/4 thanks, Glantarell.
4:54 am
Glantarell
lots of phantoms
4:54 am
zoozzoom
Yes there seems to be.
4:56 am
zoozzoom
And found ES 4/4 that is all of those Es found now on that tile.
4:57 am
zoozzoom
Still need one more 8 lettered word.
4:58 am
Glantarell
I have 3 x 7 but no 8 or 9
4:59 am
zoozzoom
Would you like any stats for the 9 and the 8s I have?
4:59 am
Glantarell
it may help, so yes please
4:59 am
zoozzoom
I have AR 9/90
4:59 am
lynxxx
Good evening - just found a compound ov7/8
5:00 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Lynxxx :-)
5:00 am
zoozzoom
OV 8/60 OV 8/55
5:00 am
rubyfoo
Hi Lynxxx
5:02 am
zoozzoom
And SE 8/40 which is a plural.
5:02 am
rubyfoo
red boxes
5:02 am
rubyfoo
Hello Lynxxx
5:02 am
zoozzoom
Yeah that was the babble freeze time lol
5:03 am
lynxxx
red bars down here too
5:03 am
Glantarell
TY, have the ov8
5:04 am
rubyfoo
freeze time is appropriate for cold France but at least it's not snowing
5:05 am
zoozzoom
Talking of snow I have been watching the Winter Olympics. Not too bad so far.
5:05 am
rubyfoo
l'm too cold to Watch snow sports
5:05 am
zoozzoom
I watch it with my hot water bottle lol
5:06 am
rubyfoo
lt's hard to imagine, but l used to ski
5:06 am
Glantarell
have that one LOL
5:06 am
rubyfoo
AGAIN? BAD MOI§
5:07 am
zoozzoom
I tried ice skating once, Ruby. Oh my days I was terrible I stumbled across the ice and went to fall and grabbed this blokes jumper to stop me from falling and I streteched it all the way down to the floor where I landed nice and softly. The bloke was not pleased to say the least LOL
5:08 am
zoozzoom
Sorry for not adding any full stops.
5:08 am
Glantarell
I just tried skating with one hand holding the fence around the ice LOL. The monet I moved away I fell over and got wet. Couldn never roller skate either
5:08 am
lynxxx
same story here Glant
5:09 am
rubyfoo
l shouldn't laugh, zooz, but that image is very funny. l could ice skate, ei****
5:09 am
zoozzoom
No me ne 7/32 , Glantarell. I am not made for these types of sports.
5:09 am
rubyfoo
couldn't **
5:09 am
Glantarell
ty for the ne, i had the ei
5:10 am
rubyfoo
But roller skating, oh yeah, very NYC blue collar!
5:10 am
Kallia
doyou have the it?
5:10 am
Kallia
morning all
5:10 am
Glantarell
yes, and good morning to you
5:10 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Kallia!
5:11 am
Glantarell
I am childminding so will be here for ages
5:11 am
zoozzoom
Oh lol sorry I thought you were asking for the it stats.
5:11 am
Kallia
grey and wet here, got the snivels
5:12 am
Kallia
nope zooz, just got here and noticed glan was here, that's unusual at this time of day lol
5:14 am
zoozzoom
((Kallia)) I am just getting over a cold myself.
5:14 am
zoozzoom
Hope You will feel better soon.
5:15 am
Kallia
oh nodoubt it will go in a day or so, glad you are felling better zooz, is it grey and damp on the island?
5:15 am
zoozzoom
Yep drizzly and yucky today :-(
5:16 am
zoozzoom
At least it is mild...Now up to 10.6c!
5:16 am
Kallia
I suppose that is a blessing...
5:18 am
zoozzoom
Aha!! That was my last N on the top row :-)
5:18 am
zoozzoom
Hello, sukee :-)
5:18 am
sukee
Good morning zoo and Kallia
5:19 am
Kallia
morning Sukee
5:19 am
zoozzoom
How are your meows, sukee?
5:19 am
rubyfoo
Hello Sukee, comment ça va?
5:19 am
sukee
They are good, other than the fact they got me out of bed before 5:30
5:20 am
sukee
Hi Ruby. I am well.
5:20 am
sukee
Watching bobsledding.
5:20 am
zoozzoom
Oh dear. They have no respect do they. hope you told them off!
5:21 am
sukee
I tried, they are quite persistent.
5:22 am
rubyfoo
Can you imagine if my dogs jumped on the bed, l'd be squashed and filthy!
5:23 am
zoozzoom
But you would love it, ruby!
5:23 am
sukee
My black cat knows him clawing the bottom of the mattress bothers me so he does it when I tell him to go away.
5:24 am
rubyfoo
At least l'd be warm
5:24 am
Glantarell
Just added about 10 words by going down my word list and doing plurals LOL
5:24 am
zoozzoom
Well It is 11:24am here so i had better grab a bite to eat and a cup of tea. Need to refresh my eyes for a while. It was really nice to see you all and many thanks for the chat and clues given. Happy babbling everyone!
5:25 am
sukee
Take care zoo.
5:25 am
Glantarell
bye Zooz
5:26 am
sukee
I have an itch to add the word itch.
5:27 am
Glantarell
I want arch as well as itch
5:28 am
Uneaixoise
yep . . . tried both LOL
5:34 am
Kallia
Glan I just rang you, do you not hear your phone?
5:34 am
Glantarell
I am at the children's house, not mine kallia
5:34 am
Glantarell
so that the oldest can have proper teenage lie ins
5:34 am
Kallia
ah that explains it lol.....need you input on something, message?
5:35 am
Glantarell
yes, message
5:41 am
sukee
Before I go have breakfast, does anyone have stats for the two top Es in the middle.
5:42 am
lynxxx
es5.12 and 6.21
5:42 am
rubyfoo
Bonjour, Une
5:43 am
sukee
and got them...
5:43 am
sukee
I will be back :)
5:44 am
Uneaixoise
salut, Ruby :-)
5:46 am
Uneaixoise
75 to go -- back in a bit
7:19 am
flosey
hmmmmm, very strange here!!! I started babble last night but now my words are all gone, back to nothing!!
7:25 am
chrisk
that is strange
7:41 am
flosey
very, I think!! unless someone here has interfered
7:42 am
flosey
by here, I mean here at home
7:49 am
MollyL
If you are in Expert, check regular Babble and see if your words are there.
7:51 am
flosey
not sure about "Expert' , where do I find that?
7:53 am
MollyL
It is Lickety's Babble Expert program. You would know if you are using it. Words don't disappear in regular Babble. There is no way to delete them.
7:55 am
flosey
thanks Molly, re not losing words, ah, I see, I am in Expert - so no one could come in and delete them - good to know
7:56 am
MollyL
I'm not sure about Expert, but there is no way to delete them from regular Babble. If they are gone in Expert, go to regular Babble (playbabble.com) and copy your word list.
7:57 am
periwinkle
Se8 pls hi all
7:59 am
roncook
clue for the se 6/18 please
8:00 am
flosey
ah, yes, I see, I am using expert - but I'll stop this so players can can ask and receive clues, will just muddle along for now
8:02 am
BzznBea
The se8 is a type of ham. Italian, I think...
8:02 am
roncook
sorry got that the se 7/28 pease
8:03 am
BzznBea
That would be it...
8:03 am
roncook
sorry monkey typed in wrong place.
8:04 am
bichon
stats for top row e, pls
8:05 am
flosey
oops, sorry
8:05 am
BzznBea
The center one is es5/12 and es6/21
8:06 am
wvteach
stats for the 9 pls
8:07 am
BzznBea
ron, did ou get the se6/18?
8:13 am
suefrad625
good day all. it is raining and I am sad, but the first word i see is to4/4, so feeling a bit better.
8:20 am
Scrabbler
Hi kids.
8:22 am
Scrabbler
How are you, husband, and Marco doing?
8:23 am
bichon
Just sparkling and you?
8:23 am
Scrabbler
Another day with a migraine. Not severe, but day 5. Annoying.
8:24 am
bichon
Sorry to hear that Scrabs
8:24 am
Scrabbler
I think the weather is the trigger--low barometric pressure.
8:25 am
Glantarell
Hi, coming out of lurkdom to say I no longer have migraines. I started eating LCHF over 2 years ago and haven't had a migraine for 2 years now
8:26 am
bichon
Hi Glant. Long time, no see
8:26 am
Scrabbler
I follow that regimen although it is difficult as a vegan.
8:26 am
Scrabbler
You are very fortunate, Glantarell.
8:26 am
Glantarell
Hi Bichon, Scrabs, and I don't think I could do LCHF as a vegan
8:27 am
Scrabbler
Very challenging.
8:27 am
Glantarell
Eating that way has healed so many things, I no longer have gout or arthritis flare ups either
8:28 am
NANCY
sorry to be so ignorant but what is lchf
8:28 am
Glantarell
low carbohydrate high fat
8:28 am
Glantarell
the opposite of what we have been told is healthy for the last 40 or so years
8:29 am
NANCY
that's what I thought. Like to lc part but how is the high fat good for you
8:29 am
Scrabbler
I also began a restricted eating regimen--I fast for 16-18 hours daily and eat in a 6-8 hour window.
8:29 am
NANCY
the ic part
8:30 am
Glantarell
the high fat is what makes it work. your body can either burn carbs or it can burn fat. if it burns fat it is much more efficient and if you eat enough fat it also starts burning stored fat as it doesn't need to store it any more
8:30 am
Glantarell
my blood pressure is much reduced and my cholesterol is now within the healthy range
8:31 am
Scrabbler
Read Dr Jason Fung's information. He is a physician in Toronto.
8:31 am
Glantarell
I did the 16:8 for a while scrabbler, then went to one meal a day. Dr Fung is brilliant.
8:31 am
NANCY
interesting, what kinds of things do you eat that are considered high fat
8:31 am
Glantarell
I did 4 x 7 day fasts in 2017.
8:32 am
bichon
I went on a diet like that, reduced carbs, but it made me very constipated
8:32 am
Kallia
Butter,olive oil, coconut oil, lard, oliveoil
8:32 am
Glantarell
Fatty proteins include salmon, trout, mackerel, sardines, tuna, marbled steak, chicken legs with skin, duck breast with skin, eggs
8:32 am
Scrabbler
Yes, he gets metabolism and biochemistry. And that sugar causes cancer. Keeping our insulin level low is essential.
8:33 am
Glantarell
You may have needed more salt Bichon. EWhen on that type of diet you need 1-2 teaspoons a day as you don't get what you used to have hidden in processed foods
8:33 am
Kallia
great way ofeating, no BP pills for meanymore, and my fluctuating thyroid is stable
8:33 am
Scrabbler
Great, Kallia.
8:33 am
Kallia
and weight loss, even at my great age was quick
8:33 am
Glantarell
that's good to hear about the thyroid kallia as I know you were worried about it last year
8:34 am
Kallia
thanksto Glan who directed me to it
8:34 am
Kallia
Ithought you knew that it had stabilised
8:34 am
Glantarell
you forgot to say we are both pretty skinny these days too!
8:35 am
Kallia
well I'm not skinny, but have lost a lot of weight
8:35 am
Scrabbler
Iodine is essential too, as most people do not get enough in their food. I make sure to use iodized salt.
8:35 am
Kallia
you are skinny though lol
8:35 am
Glantarell
I am not properly skinny but am now in size 10s.
8:36 am
Glantarell
It's difficult to find iodised salt here
8:36 am
Kallia
that'suk size 10
8:36 am
Scrabbler
Size 10 is skinny!
8:36 am
Kallia
I'm between 12/14depending on cut etc
8:36 am
bichon
Really? I think all the salt in the US is iodised
8:36 am
Kallia
she is a midget:)
8:36 am
Glantarell
I think current UK size 10 is what was a UK size 14 25 years ago lol
8:36 am
Scrabbler
I realized that I was using non-iodized salt.
8:37 am
Glantarell
different countries make different things compulsory. all our water has fluoride
8:37 am
Glantarell
but our salt is not iodised
8:37 am
bichon
That's pretty much true here
8:37 am
Kallia
Ithink it a abit bigger, but not 2 sizes worth
8:37 am
Scrabbler
When I someday take my bucket list trip to the UK I want to visit you, Glantarell and Kallia. And Haz, LizElmont, Jacula, Atalante, etc
8:38 am
Glantarell
Some salts are naturally iodised though
8:38 am
Scrabbler
I live in the country where we have well water, so no fluoride.
8:38 am
Glantarell
You would be very welcome Scrabbler
8:38 am
Kallia
indeed you would
8:39 am
Scrabbler
Sadly, I must wait until my mom is gone. SHe will be 87 in June and I cannot be that far away.
8:39 am
Kallia
Iamgoing down with a cold bug...
8:40 am
Kallia
drat and blast! 1st one this winter
8:40 am
Scrabbler
I take zinc and Echinacea at the onset of a cold, to shorten it. It works for me.
8:40 am
bichon
That was true for me too Scrabs. We went to Patagonia and came back to find that my dad was in ICU
8:41 am
Kallia
I hsve zinc no echinacea though
8:42 am
Scrabbler
She doesn't even like me to be a 6-7 hour drive away.
8:43 am
jwr
Just fell into a quick Babbling. And a chat on iodine. You can get enough naturally by eating saltwater fish and seafood, kelp, and other sea vegetables, as well as vegetables grown in iodine-rich soils. Even dairy products can provide iodine if the animals graze on plants growing in soils containing iodine. But you can't get iodine from salt put in, on, under or over foodl
8:44 am
jwr
Unless the salt is iodized first, I meant.
8:45 am
Scrabbler
TY, jwr.
8:45 am
Trifioso
hello friends
8:45 am
jwr
YW. Seems like I was late to the discussion anyway.
8:46 am
Scrabbler
On vacation this week, Trif?
8:46 am
Trifioso
YAAAAAAS
8:47 am
Trifioso
though, to be fair, I have a TON of work to do on the house....
8:47 am
Scrabbler
What are your plans?
8:47 am
Scrabbler
That is always the case, Trif. Cleaning, decluttering, painting, ... so much to do.
8:48 am
72 Temple Owl
hi all
8:49 am
72 Temple Owl
i am counting down the days after known flu exposure, seems ok so far
8:49 am
Trifioso
we got a dumpster, and I have quite a lot of deconstruction to do before the contractor can come in and start repairing the room that was destroyed when the pipes broke
8:49 am
Scrabbler
Free clue, and I already had it.
8:49 am
Scrabbler
Oh, no, Trif. You have had far too many unplanned expenditures.
8:50 am
72 Temple Owl
doesn't the contractor do that, trif?
8:50 am
72 Temple Owl
with insureance?
8:50 am
Trifioso
yes, but the insurance check was FAR less than expected, so we are doing a lot of the demo ourselves.
8:51 am
Trifioso
I just changed my photo to one of primo with the actual quilt I made for him, could someone please check to make sure it isn't huge? thanks in advance
8:51 am
72 Temple Owl
i am so sorry, two friends had issues with pipes, awful
8:52 am
BzznBea
It isn't huge, trif.
8:52 am
Trifioso
I actually feel pretty lucky - they burst in the playroom over the garage, so not a living space we use on a daily basis. it wasn't "fun" but it could have been a lot worse. plus - that dumpster isn't going to know what hit it. I'm going on a clean out free for all
8:53 am
Trifioso
thank you bzzzzn.
8:53 am
Trifioso
oh shoot, sorry
8:53 am
BzznBea
I hope you get some time to quilt this week.
8:53 am
Trifioso
I had totally forgotten how much I love it, bzzn....I am so fired up to start a new one
8:54 am
Kallia
Your quilt is amazing Trif
8:54 am
72 Temple Owl
my friend lost her whole kitchen. the insurance company has taken over the restoration, since the damage was over $20K
8:54 am
72 Temple Owl
it looks wonderful. what patterm?
8:55 am
Trifioso
its called the labyrinth, I think
8:56 am
72 Temple Owl
babbling takes up a lot of time. once i gave it up for lent except on weekends. hard
8:56 am
Trifioso
I did that too once, ONCE
8:56 am
Scrabbler
Phone call. Then I have to shop for my mother. Enjoy the day, kids.
8:56 am
BzznBea
I gave up watching the news for lent...
8:56 am
72 Temple Owl
it's nto always babbling, but going down that internet rabbit hole...
8:57 am
72 Temple Owl
bye scrabbler
8:57 am
Trifioso
you are a good daughter, scrabs
8:57 am
72 Temple Owl
i am dieting, hence i jumped in this AM seeing the chat talk
8:58 am
72 Temple Owl
ty kahlia, had not sen that yet
8:59 am
72 Temple Owl
phantom: tortoise
9:00 am
BzznBea
I had major dental work on Thursday. Developed complications and have not had much too eat all weekend.
9:00 am
72 Temple Owl
ooh, sorry, bea. dental problems are the worst
9:01 am
BzznBea
They are!
9:02 am
72 Temple Owl
i just heard sbout this thing of not eating past late afternoon to jump start weight loss plateau
9:07 am
72 Temple Owl
ok peeps, time to get ready for the gym, it's may favorite zumba class of the week! happy babbling!
9:10 am
BzznBea
start out like the joint issue and end with red flowers.
9:12 am
BzznBea
I must move...bzz...
9:19 am
Trifioso
I cannot budge the top center e - count please?
9:19 am
penquis
ei 6/21...
9:19 am
Trifioso
as usual, asking for a count did it - thanks for the psychic clues!!!
9:20 am
penquis
no....it' kje's es word...and plural...
9:27 am
Trifioso
I'm totally indulging in "babble avoidance" -- I have eight million things I need to do, and what am I doing? Giving thanks for a big fatty grid
9:53 am
rururocks
funny.. the grid wouldn't take the es5/12 last night, but will now
10:13 am
suefrad625
me too trif
10:16 am
suefrad625
this morning i drove my sh4car. only kidding, i love my car
10:17 am
rururocks
no work today doc?
10:18 am
Shirlockc
no work!!!!!! weeeeeee!!!!!!
10:18 am
rururocks
ah.. nice
10:18 am
rururocks
I have to work today though
10:18 am
kje
we are down in Venice
10:19 am
rururocks
go to manhattan Beach post for dinner.. you won't regret it
10:19 am
kje
will see if w ecan get in
10:19 am
suefrad625
stats for top O please
10:19 am
rururocks
tell the manager Jerry you are a friend of mine.. you can get in
10:20 am
rururocks
it's a great, great, restaurant
10:20 am
kje
no reservations on the website
10:20 am
rururocks
1142 Manhattan ave.. near the beach
10:20 am
doseffing
os44 os5/10
10:21 am
rururocks
call... they take reservations
10:21 am
kje
no, I mean there are none left - they do take them, but they look booked
10:21 am
kje
But I'll call... won't name drop though ; )
10:22 am
rururocks
Jerry is an owner and a personal friend.. let him know you know me.. they save tables
10:22 am
rururocks
you will thank me later
10:23 am
rururocks
if they were in the Wine Country.. no one would ever be able to get in
10:24 am
kje
location location location
10:26 am
kje
heading to breakfast - bbl maybe
10:27 am
rururocks
I eat there or at Fishing with Dynamite nearly every trip to LA
10:28 am
rururocks
(penny for your thoughts flosey)
10:29 am
flosey
hahaha, just up and not quite with it!!
10:30 am
flosey
brain not quite in gear yet
10:31 am
flosey
Ru, did I ever ask you why you are flying the Canadian flag?
10:32 am
rururocks
no you haven't
10:32 am
rururocks
I'm hoping to buy a small house on Vancouver Island this summer
10:32 am
flosey
ok??? why? have you moved up here?
10:33 am
rururocks
in Qualicum ... that's my favorite area of the island
10:33 am
flosey
interesting, happy to welcome you
10:34 am
flosey
don't believe I've ever been to Qualicum
10:34 am
rururocks
thanks.. I have decided to retire up there for part of each year. I'm hoping to live here too, but spend months up there relaxing
10:34 am
cybernan
good morning everyone
10:35 am
rururocks
it's near bugs.. it's gorgeous there.
10:35 am
flosey
good morning Nan
10:35 am
rururocks
hi nan
10:36 am
flosey
ah, I don't remember where bugs is - but in my humble opinion, I think most of Van Island is beautiful
10:36 am
cybernan
Qualicum is a lovely area for vacation time -- I'm sure you will enjoy it Ru.
10:37 am
rururocks
the whole island is gorgeous.. I love the Tofino area too.. but it is just too isolated and takes too long to get there
10:37 am
cybernan
I agree, Flosey -- just wouldn't want to live there. It's too expensive getting on and off the island and our kids live in Vancouver and AB
10:37 am
rururocks
I'm hoping to live in Qualicum and then drive out to Tofino when I want
10:38 am
flosey
a bit out of the way! agree, I've spent one weekend there, quite a way back
10:38 am
rururocks
I was just there last summer and it was incredible.
Such an amazing place
10:39 am
cybernan
have you looked into hiking the West Coast Trail?
10:40 am
rururocks
no.. my knees won't support strenuous hiking now nan
10:40 am
rururocks
I'm old remember :D
10:41 am
flosey
agree Nan, and time consuming too. Our daughters did come as far as Vancouver though which is better than Toronto!! our sons have always lived in TO and both quite settled there - does give me a chance to go back to see everyone though
10:41 am
cybernan
My husband and son hiked it when hubby was around 60
10:42 am
rururocks
i'm up for it.. I just have wrecked my knees though
10:42 am
cybernan
time to get new knees!
10:42 am
rururocks
yeah... maybe
10:43 am
flosey
As I remember, Ru, you seemed to be quit hale and hearty
10:44 am
rururocks
that's the polite way of saying chubby .. thanks :D
10:44 am
cybernan
I can refer you to an excellent private clinic - not sure what it would cost (surgery part was covered by medicare for me), but it would certainly be less than in the US
10:45 am
flosey
no Ru, definitely not chubby
10:45 am
rururocks
I think when i'm on medicare I will get it done.
my current insurance likely won't cover it completely
10:47 am
MollyL
Ru, if you are going to get any surgery done, I highly recommend that you get it done in the US. The cost may be more, but the doctors are much better.
10:47 am
cybernan
understandable -- I know the consultation is $1000, but I think the surgery would exceed $20,000 for both knees
10:47 am
rururocks
i'll have it done here too.. so that I can swim to build up my legs again.
10:47 am
rururocks
i'm dreading the surgery though
10:48 am
cybernan
What makes you think that Molly? I wouldn't trade my knee surgeon for anyone -- he was the best
10:48 am
rururocks
I understand there are some really great hospitals on the island from saanich
10:49 am
MollyL
I'm glad you liked your surgeon Nan. My late husband was Canadian and he was not impressed with the doctors there.
10:50 am
cybernan
Sorry he had a bad experience, but keep in mind that that can happen anywhere. My friend was ripped off by a doctor in Palm Desert
10:50 am
rururocks
good medical care is important when you're older.. so i'll have to research that up there too
10:50 am
cybernan
That doesn't mean that all doctors in Palm Desert are bad
10:52 am
cybernan
Check out Specialists Referral Clinic in Vancouver:
www.specialistclinic.ca
10:53 am
godthaab
Better doctors in the U.S.?
10:56 am
BzznBea
I need a clue for the re6/21, please.
10:56 am
zoozzoom
To borrow a car again money wise.
10:59 am
zoozzoom
Or RE + employ
11:00 am
cybernan
lol - was trying to figure out your clue, then with the 2nd one realized I already had the word
11:00 am
cybernan
forgot the British term for car rental
11:04 am
cybernan
anyone have stats for the 9 please?
11:04 am
zoozzoom
AR 9/60
11:05 am
cybernan
ty - looking
11:05 am
rururocks
morning mr zooz
11:05 am
zoozzoom
Hello Mr Ruru :-)
11:05 am
suefrad625
joint pain illness & red flowers plural
11:06 am
BzznBea
thank you for the re6.
11:06 am
rururocks
great clue sue.. outstanding
11:07 am
cybernan
was looking for something to do with the fire bug
11:07 am
suefrad625
just what was clued to me. yw
11:07 am
suefrad625
stats for bottom 4th column O please
11:07 am
rururocks
that would make joint pain somewhat of a thorny issue wouldn't it?
11:08 am
zoozzoom
OR 4/5 x 2
11:08 am
suefrad625
ty both
11:08 am
suefrad625
getting food, bbl
11:10 am
cybernan
a new meaning for having a thorn in your side
11:11 am
rururocks
kind of like getting stem -cell treatment :D
11:12 am
rururocks
you'd be licking arthritis in the bud so to speak
11:13 am
rururocks
unless you had some kind of vase-o reaction :D
11:17 am
rururocks
sort of the petal to the metal so to speak
11:18 am
rururocks
i'll shut up now
11:24 am
phaeton
hello...ov7?
11:25 am
BzznBea
emote too much
11:37 am
rururocks
the s's are befuddling me
11:37 am
BzznBea
Yes, they stink!
11:52 am
kje
ru - you here?
12:00 pm
rururocks
can anyone help me with the sh 7?
12:01 pm
rururocks
never mind.. I didn't see the e
12:03 pm
BzznBea
Can you clue it, ru?
12:04 pm
rururocks
not him + vowel + brown skin
12:06 pm
rururocks
time to run.. off to work.. on a holiday jeez
12:16 pm
MLFAN17
hello all
12:17 pm
bichon
ne 7/32, pls
12:18 pm
periwinkle
Help with re8 pls
12:19 pm
bichon
sorry, don't have it peri
12:20 pm
MLFAN17
I don't have either sorry
12:21 pm
MLFAN17
stats for the v?
12:25 pm
dc43
ne6/7 sweet liquid secretion(s)
12:26 pm
MLFAN17
dc do you have stats for a word for theV?
12:26 pm
MLFAN17
letter V not word sorry
12:26 pm
bichon
sorry dc, need the second one, pls
12:27 pm
dc43
ve4/7 ve5/16
12:29 pm
MLFAN17
got the 4 ty
12:30 pm
MLFAN17
I finally got a cd player its from a brand called Omm
12:31 pm
dc43
ne7 not one or the other
12:32 pm
MLFAN17
is ES6 a pl?
12:33 pm
dc43
Haven't got es6
12:34 pm
doseffing
yes ... geological formation ... looks like a movie award with the wrong vowel
12:34 pm
MLFAN17
hi dose ty
12:36 pm
bichon
re 8/55, pls
12:39 pm
MLFAN17
4th column r?
12:40 pm
MLFAN17
OOPS I mean O not R
12:41 pm
doseffing
...twice or4/5
12:42 pm
MLFAN17
I am looking with you bichon haven't found it yet
12:44 pm
doseffing
.. re8 ... to have tried hard in the past
12:45 pm
MLFAN17
dose does it used the last column R?
12:45 pm
doseffing
starts there
12:48 pm
MLFAN17
dose can I get another clue pls?
12:49 pm
doseffing
think of a kitchen appliance and add a consonent in the middle and do it again
12:56 pm
bichon
dose, don't undertand
12:57 pm
doseffing
... an appliance that you cook on ... but you must add a consonant to get the past tense of a meaning to try hard ...
12:58 pm
bichon
tyvm dose
12:58 pm
dc43
got re8 at last thanks dos
12:59 pm
doseffing
... thanks for saying that it was there ... I seldom find them without that
1:18 pm
MLFAN17
ty dose finally got it
1:24 pm
MollyL
reblennder...retoasster...
1:47 pm
Alleyn58
And I just can't see the re8 - was it oven that is the kitchen utensil???
1:47 pm
doseffing
... what appliance is the oven usually a part of?
1:48 pm
Alleyn58
cooker??
1:49 pm
Alleyn58
Ah! Stove maybe
1:49 pm
doseffing
... go nuts
1:50 pm
Alleyn58
still no joy!!
1:51 pm
doseffing
... okay let's start again ... different tack .... .... "to lie down and take a nap" + "to roam around" (most of an old name for a pet dog)
1:53 pm
Alleyn58
Third letter please
1:53 pm
doseffing
... ah well ... three quarters ... and I've had enough for the afternoon ... maybe later ... ... luck to all who continue the search
1:54 pm
Alleyn58
Done it - bless you for taking me out of my misery
2:17 pm
squrell2
sorry but does anyone have link to babble expert? had to reset computer few days ago
2:18 pm
MollyL
Wow, cluing that re8 was like pulling teeth.
2:36 pm
zoozzoom
http://tinyurl.com/asayuk8
2:37 pm
zoozzoom
Squrell the link is for the babble expert.
3:05 pm
bichon
re 6/21, pls
3:09 pm
Cathyar
to employ again, bich.
3:10 pm
suefrad625
r3e8 = re+st6
3:11 pm
suefrad625
re8=re+st6/27
3:19 pm
periwinkle
I must not have the right st6/27
3:21 pm
periwinkle
I do now
3:24 pm
mattygroves
May I have stats, please, for the O in the top row?
3:30 pm
mattygroves
Thanks Zooz!
3:30 pm
zoozzoom
Welcome :-)
3:30 pm
mattygroves
Whilst I have your attention, have you stats for the 9? Then I can go to bed knowing I've nbt, nbs and cease to worry about it (not that I'm THAT worried, you understand)
3:31 pm
zoozzoom
Can give you a nudge if needed.
3:32 pm
mattygroves
Ah, crap, a vowel word. Is it a 'real' word (and yeah, I'm tired, and I'll take the nudge, please and thank you) ;)
3:33 pm
zoozzoom
First four of Joint pain + thorny flowers.
3:34 pm
mattygroves
Thankee kindly! I shall be heading up the wooden hill very shortly :)
3:34 pm
mattygroves
I'd never have got that without the hint, so double thank you
3:35 pm
zoozzoom
lol I hope you sleep well and dream of large grids!
3:36 pm
mattygroves
I never have time to finish them these days (I don't play at work - open plan office and all that)
3:36 pm
zoozzoom
Ah that's a bummer.
3:38 pm
mattygroves
Eh. My life has been better (Babble-wise) when I learned that I didn't HAVE to finish a grid. I enjoy the game much more now that it's not a chore
3:38 pm
mattygroves
But on that note....is there something I should know about the S in the fourth column? I only have one word from it and I just can't see any others (that don't end up coming from the S next to it)
3:39 pm
nrkii
se7 from there is a kind of ham
3:40 pm
zoozzoom
SE 4/5 & plural
3:41 pm
mattygroves
Is it an American ham?
3:41 pm
zoozzoom
Chilly pepper
3:41 pm
zoozzoom
SE 7 & plural
3:42 pm
nrkii
Spanish ham -- same word as the chili pepper
3:42 pm
zoozzoom
LOL chilly yeah I meant chili :-)
3:43 pm
zoozzoom
I am getting sleepy (That's my excuse)
3:43 pm
lynxxx
sounds like it could be the lead female in an opera
3:43 pm
mattygroves
Got it - thanks!
3:43 pm
lynxxx
morning all
3:44 pm
zoozzoom
Hello, Lynxxx :-)
3:44 pm
mattygroves
I knew what you meant, Zooz - my brain fog was just making me blind to it
3:48 pm
zoozzoom
Well I am off to bed to read my new book Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier. Happy babbling everyone!
3:48 pm
lynxxx
another 9 letter word - carveries
3:48 pm
mattygroves
Oooh - is it just out ;) ?
3:48 pm
Judi
Hiyas kiddos!
4:16 pm
Judi
Plodding along. Trying to break 100.
4:18 pm
lynxxx
Ss & Ts - no wonder I have so many left, they are almost half the grid!
4:25 pm
bichon
re 6/21, pls
4:25 pm
lynxxx
re6.21 pay to temporarily use a car again
4:27 pm
bichon
sorry, don't understand. It's not rerent
4:27 pm
lynxxx
look at the Hs
4:28 pm
lynxxx
must say that was my last re too
4:28 pm
bichon
ty, not a US term. It would be rerent in US
4:29 pm
lynxxx
interesting, we only use rent for a long term agreement - like a lease
4:30 pm
bichon
So many different ways to expres oneself in English
4:53 pm
bichon
st 5/10, 4th one, pls
4:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
HI LYN
4:59 pm
penquis
bichon....where pigs live?
5:17 pm
Judi
I quite. 42 left. Too weary to continued
5:20 pm
MollyL
Oh, you quiter, you
5:29 pm
penquis
no prob....
5:38 pm
bichon
st 5/10, 4th one, pls
5:39 pm
penquis
didn't i clue that at 4:50?
5:39 pm
penquis
sorry....4:59?
5:40 pm
bichon
I do't understand your clue
5:40 pm
penquis
pig pens are also caled st 5....
5:40 pm
bichon
nm, got it, ty
5:40 pm
penquis
it's filthy here....like a bunch of pig st 5....
5:41 pm
penquis
can't find my last 2 words....sh 7?
5:46 pm
penquis
down to one...that pesky sh 7...
5:47 pm
NANCY
I had a hard time with that one too . sh (not her) vowel and what you get when you sit in the sun
5:49 pm
penquis
hmmm....not getting the first part of your clue...
5:50 pm
NANCY
sh plus two vowels plus the sun part
5:50 pm
penquis
got it...ty....i am done...
5:51 pm
Uneaixoise
congrats!
5:51 pm
NANCY
me too....fireworks
5:52 pm
penquis
congrats...
5:52 pm
penquis
ty, une....
5:52 pm
NANCY
on to the rest of the evening....
5:53 pm
penquis
my browser is not working properly, so I think I will head out....goodnight all....
5:55 pm
bichon
last word ve 7/40, second one, pls
5:59 pm
eieios
I do not even have the first ve7. Lol
6:04 pm
MollyL
Those who are "so much". (Lame clue)
6:07 pm
bichon
that's the first one, but ty
6:08 pm
MollyL
No, the first one is most very
6:09 pm
MollyL
The second one ends like the body part you wear bracelets on.
6:11 pm
bichon
sorry, don't understand
6:19 pm
wht
Great Clue Molly
6:19 pm
eieios
Awesome clue, molly. 😂
6:21 pm
MollyL
Well, when ends like body part that you wear bracelets on...wrists...didn't work. I thought I would get right down to it.
6:25 pm
wht
Does anyone have a clue for the ar9?
6:36 pm
MollyL
Start like joint disorder, end with red flowers of love.
6:44 pm
wht
ty Molly. My monkey's missed that one.
6:59 pm
MollyL
You are welcome Wht. So many lurkers. Perhaps they were helped too.
7:16 pm
eieios
I only have one 8, the se8. Stats or clues for the others?
7:19 pm
wht
ov8,60 ov8,55 re8,55
7:20 pm
wht
That's not it eieios.
7:21 pm
eieios
Yeah, I figured. Lol I did find the ov60, though!
7:23 pm
wht
Just got fireworks. The se8 was my last word.
7:23 pm
LuvWordGames
WTG wht!
7:24 pm
LuvWordGames
1st si 6/18 please?
7:25 pm
wht
Take a nap Luv
7:25 pm
LuvWordGames
thanks wht
7:26 pm
LuvWordGames
now just 3 ov's left
7:26 pm
72 Temple Owl
wow, so there are over words. i must look. not overhit or overtrace
7:27 pm
wht
all the ov words start that way, TO.
7:27 pm
mixi6
and I think ovaries is just a phantom.
7:27 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty. not over emote, either. this should be fun. till it's not.
7:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
as is secretaries
7:29 pm
72 Temple Owl
gosh, i hat it when babble won't take a word then does.
7:29 pm
72 Temple Owl
i need a snack, brb
7:31 pm
72 Temple Owl
holy crap. doping scandal in curling??? wonder what mr t has to say about that!
7:44 pm
MehNameIsHannah
re7/28, the last one, pls?
7:49 pm
wht
Begin again, Hannah.
7:51 pm
72 Temple Owl
why won't enable allow you to employ too many people?
7:52 pm
MehNameIsHannah
thx!
7:52 pm
MehNameIsHannah
thx both
8:07 pm
flosey
whew! foma;;u. FW and now off to play bridge
9:11 pm
mkg
hi all. need clue for the 9 and 8s. ty
9:25 pm
mkg
is anyone out there on the chat?
9:34 pm
mkg
got the 9. now need some 8s.
9:44 pm
cybernan
hi again - played bridge this aft. so just getting back to finish
9:45 pm
mkg
hi nan. just looking for E word for top row e and i am off to sleep
9:49 pm
mkg
so sorry all.
9:51 pm
cybernan
ne 7 please?
9:55 pm
rururocks
not one or the other ne7
9:55 pm
cybernan
ty ru -- don't know how I missed that
10:00 pm
maggiej
ca 6/4 any hints?
10:01 pm
rururocks
you mean the 6/24?
10:02 pm
maggiej
yes sorry
10:02 pm
LuvWordGames
Person who runs a register in a store minus a cons.
10:02 pm
rururocks
CA6 IS LIKE a person at a register without an s
10:29 pm
cybernan
stymied by some of those se's
10:29 pm
rururocks
the s's are awful
10:34 pm
maggiej
ugh 25 s's to go
10:35 pm
rururocks
they took me forever to find
10:52 pm
maggiej
15 to go
11:07 pm
cybernan
8 s's left
11:14 pm
cybernan
sh 7 please?
11:19 pm
ursh
re 8 please
11:19 pm
cybernan
or st s6? - my last 2
11:20 pm
cybernan
foun the st
11:20 pm
Uneaixoise
re + st6/27
11:20 pm
cybernan
just sh 7 now
11:20 pm
maggiej
satan or a movie title
11:21 pm
ursh
have not got to st yet
11:21 pm
cybernan
nothing coming to mind
11:22 pm
Uneaixoise
not he + vowel + skin coloring you get at the beach
11:23 pm
cybernan
ty une that does it for me
11:23 pm
cybernan
taking a break before the flip
11:23 pm
Uneaixoise
congrats!
11:38 pm
ursh
ok give up clue for the st6/27 please
11:40 pm
ursh
nm found it
11:40 pm
gapeach
one who doesn't feed the hungry
11:42 pm
gapeach
Not gooing to finish this one....be back at flip.