Theme: Herbal Tease - One word in each theme entry is replaced by a sound-alike herb.
23A. Observation about sprouting aromatic plants? : SOMETHINGS ARE MINT-TO-BE. Somethings are meant to be.
36A. "Yes, I'm positive this seed is in five-spice powder"? : THAT'S MY FENNEL ANSWER. That's my final answer. Not fond of fennel or the Five-spice powder. My dad used star anise in meat dishes.
55A. "We should whip up some pickle flavoring"? : LET'S MAKE A DILL. Let's Make a Deal.
80A. Like something even better than a pungent herb? : BEYOND BAY LEAF. Beyond belief.
96A. Incense hung in two places? : MYRRH MYRRH ON THE WALL. Mirror Mirror on the Wall. Never thought of Myrrh as herb.
117A. Getting by with a loaner herb? : LIVING ON BORROWED THYME. Living on borrowed time. Pure homophone.
Very nice puzzle title!
Grid
spanners can make things easier on a week day puzzle, but they're
tricky to grid for a 21*21. Plus, Robin has a couple long 19's to deal
with. Hence, 6 theme entries today. An extra 7th in the very middle row would make this extra tough, even if it's short.
Across:
1. Pricey sweaters : MOHAIRS. Angora goats.
8. They remove bad marks : ERASERS
15. Vertebral bones : SACRA
20. "__ Flame": Bangles ballad : ETERNAL
21. One in the running : NOMINEE
22. Blood of the gods : ICHOR. Learned from doing Xword.
26. Elementary fivesome : A E I O U. And 49. Alphabet trio : BCD
27. Roo's refuge : POUCH
28. Soul-searching events? : SEANCES. I love "Ghost". So good.
29. XIII x IV : LII
31. __-mo replay : SLO
32. "Washboard" muscles : ABS. Which angel do you like the best?
35. __ y Plata: Montana motto : ORO
43. Period relative : ERA
44. Trifle : SOU
45. Ultimate goal : END ALL
46. Easy target : SAP
48. Where It.'s at : EUR. Pay attention to the . in It.
51. Chinese tea : CHA. Literally "tea". Yum Cha ("Drink tea") is a daily activity for retired people in Guangzhou/Hong Kong. Dim sum & Cha & lots of idle gossip. It often takes 2-3 hours. Young people usually "Yum Cha" on weekends.
52. "Sideways" co-star Paul : GIAMATTI
60. Proceed (from) : EMANATE
60. Proceed (from) : EMANATE
61. Mythical sea nymphs : NEREIDS. This word reminds me of RESTAURANT in my early days of English learning. Hard to spell. Now looking back, nothing complicated in RESTAURANT.
62. Yield to gravity : SAG
64. 2005 Nobel-winning dramatist : PINTER (Harold). He wrote "The French Lieutenant's Woman".
65. Tears down, in Dover : RASES. Our Razes.
68. Broadband letters : DSL
69. Hägar creator Browne : DIK
71. Can't forgo : NEEDS
72. Bear witness : ATTEST
74. "My country, __ ..." : TIS
76. Every garçon has one : CEDILLA. The mark under that c. I bet this clue will stump some garçons. "I have a what?"
78. Pasture critters : GRAZERS
85. Black-and-tan terrier : AIREDALE
87. Center of gravity? : VEE
88. "__ rang?" : YOU
89. Aladdin's monkey : ABU
90. California's Big __ : SUR
91. Patio-brewed beverage : SUN TEA
93. Many IRA payees : SRS
95. Stimpy's sidekick : REN. "Ren & Stimpy".
103. Sushi tuna : AHI
104. Part of MYOB : OWN
105. "Nerts!" : BAH
106. Poetry Out Loud org. : NEA
107. Working like a dog : SLAVING
111. Prevent : DEBAR
113. Razzle-dazzle : ECLAT
122. __ acid : AMINO
123. Groundbreaking Reagan appointee : O'CONNOR. First woman on the Supreme Court. Tough lady. I think she intimidated even Terry Gross.
124. Showed disdain : SNEERED
125. Forms : MODES
126. Positively charged particles : PROTONS
127. Leather treaters : TANNERS
Down:
1. Cactus League spring training city : MESA. Cactus League is in Arizona. Grapefruit League is in Florida.
2. Native Oklahoman : OTOE
3. Half up front? : HEMI. As in, Hemisphere. Tricky, as DEMI, SEMI fit too.
4. Biological ring : AREOLA
5. Goes with one's gut : INTUITS
6. "Yay, team!" : RAH
7. Maidenform buy : SLIP
8. Swamp : ENGULF
9. The "R" in Edward R. Murrow : ROSCOE. Never knew this.
10. Eastern nursemaid : AMAH. Lots of Filipino AMAHS in Hong Kong. Cheap labor. Plus, they speak English.
11. McCartney title : SIR
12. San Diego-to-Albuquerque dir. : ENE
13. "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" band : REM
14. Jorge's half-dozen : SEIS
15. Bollywood strings : SITARS. 65. Music for 15-Down : RAGAS
16. Urgent come-on : ACT NOW
17. Prefix with -aholic : CHOC
18. Boxer's attire : ROBE
19. Olympian warrior : ARES. 86. Warrior companion of 19-Down : ENYO. Learning moment for me.
24. Always butting in : NOSY
25. Old electronic display source : NEON LAMP
30. Weatherman's line : ISOBAR
32. They're history : ANNALS
33. Murphy __ : BED. Never saw one in person.
34. Blast furnace refuse : SLAG
36. Honest : TRUE
37. "The Wizard of Id" co-creator Johnny : HART. The "B.C." cartoonist.
38. Tossed in, as a losing poker hand : MUCKED. Don't know this term.
39. Radar's soda brand : NEHI
40. Byron's words before "'Tis but the truth in masquerade" : A LIE. "And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in masquerade." Don Juan.
41. Probate concern : ESTATE
42. Snitched : RATTED
43. Flotsam or Jetsam in "The Little Mermaid" : EEL. Nice new clue!
47. Beach resort strolling spots : PIERS
50. Jefferson, for one : DEIST
51. MP3 holders : CDS
53. As a rule : MAINLY
54. Temper : ANNEAL
56. Earn a blessing? : SNEEZE. Not sure what Boomer is sensitive to. He sneezes a lot. Probably some kind of scents. Going to Kohl's or some other department stores can set him off.
57. __ around: wasted time : MESSED
58. Wing it : AD LIB
59. Weighed down : LADEN
63. Euphoric : GIDDY
66. Lobby brightener : ATRIUM
67. Characterized by twinkling : STARRY
70. Put the __ on: quash : KIBOSH
73. Criticizing harshly : TRASHING
75. U.K.'s longest river : SEVERN
76. Country singer David Allan __ : COE. Never heard of him. Not a country music fan. Wow, look at his hair!
77. Polo VIP : LAUREN. Ralph Lauren. Polo shirt.
79. Gentrification target : SLUM
81. "You betcha!" : YEAH
82. Viscount's superior : EARL
83. Third man? : ABEL
84. Kicks : FUN
92. Credit checker Experian, pre-1996 : TRW
94. Equal-ize? : SWEETEN. Equal sweetener.
97. Gorge : RAVINE
98. Safari sights : RHINOS. JD had a few Safari trips.
99. Moon of Uranus : OBERON. Named after the king in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
100. Pyle portrayer : NABORS (Jim)
101. Leave out of the freezer : THAW
102. City SW of Essen : AACHEN. See Essen a bit to the east?
107. Bridge feat : SLAM. Hi there Spitzboov!
108. Chauffeured car : LIMO
109. Voracious : AVID. Anyone noticed the similarities between Clear Ayes & Yellowrocks? Both knowledgeable, curious & voracious readers.
110. Gunk : GOOP
111. Villain on Crab Key : DR NO. Thanks for the "Villain" hint.
112. Symbol on a staff : REST
114. Ancient harplike instrument : LYRE
115. AKC part: Abbr. : AMER
116. Nugent and Turner : TEDS
118. ATM maker : NCR
119. Heckle : BOO
120. Fort Erie's prov. : ONT. China uses provinces too. 23 provinces. Lu Lingzi is from Shenyang Province. Due to China's One-Child policy, she was her parents' only kid.
121. Letters from your parents? : DNA. Nice clue.
C.C.
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteFun workout today. Love a good pun, as always, and this one had a bunch of them.
Struggled a teensy bit with LETS MAKE A DILL simply because I couldn't figure out how you can "make" a dill, but that was minor. Struggled a lot more with MYRRH MYRRH ON THE WALL, however, just because I couldn't think of the underlying phrase until I had most of the letters filled in.
Couldn't get PINTER from the clue, although I have vaguely heard of him. Did know COE, on the other hand, although I've never listened to him. Managed to pull OBERON out of somewhere with only minimal help from the perps. ROSCOE and AACHEN, however, were all perps.
Great clue for DNA!
[nyeenc]
DNF for me because I wouldn't give up on SHOP-aholic for 17D (CHOC-aholic).
ReplyDeleteAgree on being stuck there to. VETEBRAL bones finally jogged that one loose fir me. A challenging puzzle though.
DeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteWow, I thought this one was tough! The game ran into overtime, and I've got write-overs in every quadrant of the grid.
There were a couple of gimmes. My nextdoor neighbors are the TANNERS, and my brother and niece live in MESA.
ENYA, yes. ENYO, no. C.C., that AREOLA was so faint I almost missed it. And that was a cute comment about the CEDILLA. I agree about MUCKED. To me that word evokes images of a guy in waders slogging through mud.
I remember David Allan Coe. He had a big hit with You Never Even Called Me By My Name. As a DJ, you can get really sick of some songs. That's one of 'em.
This was a very punny puzzle. But i do like my Herbs. I noticed DEBAR didn't we have an issue with this word earlier in the week. This is a great way to end or begin the week.
ReplyDeleteOh I forgot I I drove through/around Aachen several years ago one of my first driving experiences on the AUTOBAHN.
ReplyDeleteI loved the title having the same punny feeling as the theme answers. We did have lots of Tea though with CHA and SUN TEAS.
ReplyDeleteROSCOE was a complete unknown, not sure if I know SEVERN, but I have watched enough Poker on tv that MUCKED was a gimme.
Charlotte is a pleasure but it has been cold with snow showers.
Good morning C.C. et al.
ReplyDeleteWow, this one took me just as long to do as the NYT puzzle this morning. Like Barry, I struggled mightily with MYRRH MYRRH ON THE WALL. I really don't think of myrrh as an "herb," either.
The other area I had problems was BEYOND BAY LEAF. I had SuVERN instead of SEVERN, and was staring at BUY...B.Y... and couldn't get "buy and buy" out of my head. But, I guess that would be an entry for another puzzle.
Have a great day everyone!
So even though none of dictionaries at One Look had MUCKED as related to poker, Wlkipedia did. Link.
ReplyDeleteThis was a real challenge today. I found yesterday's Silkie easier. I loved the puns.
ReplyDeleteAEIOU and NEREIDS took a while.I visited Mr. G for the first A in GIAMATTI which led to LAMP and gave me the P in PINTER. I should have had the patience to recite the Alphabet for the A in NEON L-M-
With M-RR I thought of mirror, mirror right away. It was a short leap to myrrh. I was thinking that there are herbs other than those for culinary use.
For pasture critters I had G__ZERS and laughed to think of GEEZERS, those out to pasture. HA HA.
Wow, what a difference a day makes. 24 little hours. Yesterday I flew through the NW where so many commented about struggling, and today I had misstep after misstep.
ReplyDeleteStarted off stumbling in the NW with AFGHANS for a few seconds, but couldn't prove it and MESA looked solid at 1 down. Then confidently filled in Atoms for elementary fivesome. At that point I should have tried to go back to bed and get some of that sleep I missed last night. Or had some coffee. A few moments later, I multiplied 8 X 9 and LXII wouldn't fit. But wait, there's more. For Center of gravity, I wrote in avi instead of VEE. My Forms were MOlds instead of MODES.
Well, then I foldED where I apparently should have MUCKED, so my alphabet trio was KLM, Jefferson was a Mason, and my Broadband letters were aoL. When I got to TIS, I realized those answers were all wrong. Not good if you are playing beat the clock. I wasn't, and it's a good thing, because I was well over 2 hours completing this one.
ReplyDelete91A across, not sure I agree with the answer. Shouldn't it be SUNDTEA ?
I continue to misspell EMINATE. Wish I could elimanate that error. MAINLY corrected it.
Thank you Robin Stears. I BORROWED THYME first then MINT TO BE. FENNEL ANSWER was my final answer (of the the theme fills.)
CC, thank you for the excellent review. In answer to 32A, the one in the bikini.
David Allan Coe is a longhaired redneck. He was drunk the day his mama got out of prison. :) You can read about it in the lyrics or play the song here: The Perfect Country and Western Song I encourage you to listen to the song in it's entirety even if you don't care for country music. It's funny.
We make SUN TEA when we are camping, rather than fire up the campstove.
ReplyDeleteLink recipe
Good morning everyone. Always enjoy C.C.'s intro.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun looking for the herbs today. MYRRH was a nice touch. Moderate difficulty, but eventually it all came together. Sussing out 117a, re: ……BORROWED THYME got me started on the theme fill. Cute tricky clues with CEDILLA, and VEE.
85a - AIREDALE; what we used to call Naval aviators.
75d - The SEVERN estuary has an extreme tidal range and is so shaped and the bathymetry is such that it experiences tidal bores.
102d - AACHEN was Charlemagne's capital.
107d - SLAM - Grand SLAM bid and made, (7 bid or all 13 tricks) does give one a rush. Small slam (or 6 bid) is pretty good, too.
120d - Ft. Erie is sort of a suburb of Buffalo. Some residents work in the Buffalo area while some Buffalonians maintain summer homes or camps along L. Erie west of Ft. Erie.
I thought the period in "It.'s (48A) was just one of the many dirt spots on my PC monitor.
ReplyDeleteI'll be back after I get some Windex...
Completed the puzzle, but must"ve had brain cramps this morning as it took longer than usual and I found it hard concentrating. I had never seen the word CEDILLA before. Interesting word.
ReplyDeleteHello, C.C. and all fellow puzzlers. I enjoyed your expo, C.C. That is interesting about the CHA routine. I have to confess my knowledge of Chinese culture is limited so I appreciate all your insights.
ReplyDeleteHow very sad for the parents of that beautiful young girl. So much tragedy was wrought by two angry young men who had benefited from what our country provided them.
This puzzle was a fun run for the most part with some clever cluing like:
they're history, ANNALS
soul-searching events, SEANCES
center of gravity, VEE (didn't fool me)
leather treaters, TANNERS
kicks, FUN
And the theme puns were funny, too. MESA, of course, was a given as it's one of my neighbor cities.
TTP:
Why do you think it should be SUNDTEA? Here almost everyone makes SUNTEA as the sun is so intense.
ENGULF was especially tricky because so many words exist for swamp (n.)fen, morass, etc.
I hope you are all having a blast on this gorgeous Sunday!
Hello everybody. I love puns and I loved this puzzle. I wanted WORK-aholic as much as Argyle wanted SHOP-aholic. And I had a hard time giving up TRITON for the Uranus moon. Put in VEE, then took it out and put it back in, twice. NEON SIGN prevented me from getting GIAMATTI for a while, but finally I figured it out. I like Paul Giamatti; he's a very intense actor. Never heard of MUCKED; wanted FOLDED. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteMajor DNF today:( Had BaY aND BAYLEAF, which gave me SaVERN. Didnt know CEDILLA, but I did know it was that little hook thing hanging off the C. Also had ENDAim instead of ENDALL, so I had trouble with NEON LAMP. Had to look up GIAMATTI and PINTER. AARGH!Breezed through the rest of it, even getting the theme after the first theme answer.
ReplyDeleteAs Lucina said, SUN TEA can be made in a very short time in the summer here!
Maybe I can make it through Monday without MUCKING something up.
TTP said, "Shouldn't it be SUNDTEA ?" Ha ha, like the ole ICE TEA vs ICED TEA question, eh? Good one :)
ReplyDeleteHi Everyone:
ReplyDeleteI guess I am in the minority as I didn't really enjoy solving this puzzle. I had a hard time in a couple of areas and, IMO, the effort wasn't worth the end result. It was a DNF because of in the wall rather than on the wall; I had murmur in my head instead of mirror.
That said, kudos to Robin for a fresh theme and some very clever cluing. Thanks, CC, as always, for an informative, concise review.
Have a great Sunday.
Once on a trip through the UK there was a couple and their son in our group. The son was named SEVERN and they enthusiastically cheered the SEVERN river when we crossed it. I never knew the connection with his name but I imagine it was important and possibly eventful.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm going to the airport to collect my youngest sister who will be here for two weeks.
Hi Y'all! Did the puzzle just after midnight. Don't know how long it took, but after red-lettering every single answer I entered, five minutes had elapsed with nothing correct. I was still in the NW corner. Finally got a foothold at bottom & worked back up. Struggled more than yesterday. Needed red-letters.
ReplyDeleteWithout C.C.'s great help I still wouldn't understand some stuff. Thanks! CEDILLA?
Didn't know any names except O'CONNER & DIK.
Flotsam & Jetsam I knew having seen my grandsons in "The Little Mermaid" and wondering what that pair were supposed to be. Very tubby eels.
I wanted cashmere/kashmir sweaters. (I once did a story on a load of angora goats that was fun.)
I enjoyed the theme entries which came easier than the perps. First one was LETS MAKE A DILL. I've made DILL pickles.
CHOCaholic was my second try. I am one.
I thought Maidenform only made bras & is defunct.
I started this puzzle in the middle of the night, but got very few answers.
ReplyDeleteReturned this morning and did better. I got the theme phrases, but a great big DNF for the puzzle as a whole. I nearly wore out the red letter function with the squares I didn’t know.
I don’t know any of your state’s mottos.
I wonder why you should know mine: Oro y plata.
Other tidbits of Montana trivia:
There are not quite 3 people and 17 cows for every square mile of Montana.
In my county, there are only 0.8 people per square mile.
Snow went around my area, but my daughter got 3" of the white stuff and the cold front from Canada moved in overnight.
Have a good Sunday evening, all,
Montana
Good day all - Another brain tester today. Thanks Robin for making me think - a lot! Thanks C.C. for your great write up. Some familiar, some not so much. It always surprises me when I don't know a fill-in until a get some of the letters, then it come back to me. I knew the 'garcon' answer was the little 'thingy' under the c, but wasn't sure what it was until I got some perps, then managed to get the rest.
ReplyDeleteI did need red letter help today, (after all, it is a Sunday) just to let me know when I was wrong lol. Which I was with NEONSIGN, ....TUBE, ....LITE, til I finally got LAMP. Whew! I had ENDA.. - tried ...AIM, ACT, ALL - yes finally.
i went across, then down, then across again, down, again.... until I finished. A real workout, but enjoyable. I got the last themed answer first. Had LIVING...........HYME, figured last word was THYME, then filled in some of the middle, then figured it out. The rest were easier when I knew what I was looking for.
Happy Sunday. Boston is peaceful and so am I. Thanks Robin and CC. If you watch poker on TV, you'll hear MUCK often. When a player throws away his weak hand, the announcers will often say, "Into the muck." This one took me a while but I enjoyed the PUNgent herbs. SUNDTEA, good one!
ReplyDeleteWe had a $10 off coupon so Barbara suggested we use it for lunch today. Everything was OK but their lobster bisque soup is REALLY good. I'm stuffed and ready for a nap.
Beautiful day today. Took a top-down ride up Casey Key, Siesta Key, St. Armands and Longboat Keys and Brandenton Beach. Started clouding up on the way back, but still an enjoyable ride. Finished off with a Mcd's chocolate milkshake. Yum! My favorite.
ReplyDeleteHave a relaxing rest of the day everyone.
nofmyst
Sie essen ein bischen ashen. yuck.
ReplyDeleteSilver and gold are nice. And sounds so nice in Spanish. Excelsior (NYS) is wha? It means ever upward, I guess. Excelsior is also pine shavings.
Thanks, everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed this puzzle. I had fun making it.
ReplyDeleteI have to give credit where it's due: I got most of those puns from Reddit.com. Thanks, Redditors!
Uhhhh Maybe I should clarify - Convertible top-down car ride, for those of you whose minds wanders a bit. lol
ReplyDeleteSfingi, they eat a little what?? Ashes??
ReplyDeleteHas anyone read Pinter's French Lieutenant’s Woman or seen the movie. This is the ONLY case where I found the movie better than the book upon which it was based.
I guessed that the Maidenform slips were Shapewear. (Shapewear: women’s tight-fitting underwear intended to control and shape the figure.) I was fairly sure Maidenform doesn’t sell regular slips which are so much more comfortable. Here’s a peek at the Maidenform website.
Link Maidenform slips
Thanks for stopping by, Robin
ReplyDeleteand thank you, Annie, for popping a fine visual bubble.
Where is Jazzbumpa to post this
ReplyDeleteblog's trademark Areola Pic ?
I think I've had a few Sundays where I haven't needed red letter help...this was not one of them. I still enjoyed the Sunday afternoon departure.
ReplyDeleteCC, can you wear perfume okay since Boomer has a problem with some department store scents?I remember when nurses were not allowed to wear perfume because of patient's possible allergies. We were also not allowed to wear jewelery and had to keep our hair up and under our nurse's caps. Of course, this is also when patients stayed months and months once admitted to hospital.
Instead of Chinese CHA tea we drink Chai while missionaries in Kenya. They boiled tea leaves, goat's milk and plenty of sugar over an open fire in middle of their hut. It tasted like hot chocolate and not like the Asian Chai served at Starbucks, etc. If you didn't partake it was an insult and after four to five home visits finding a place to for private elimination became a concern. No outhouse available.
BTW, we never saw a RHINO while in Kenya, Idi Amin had killed most of them.
I plant MINT, rosemary, DILL and basil in pots Has anyone ever smelled MYRRH?
ReplyDeleteWe traveled to our son university open house this weekend. He borrowed a wheelchair, at the VFW, for me. Worked out well. Loved talking with all his friends and instructors.
While traveling Friday evening, his twin sister called to say she had landed in Boston airport. She was able to get a taxi to the hotel, but said the silent streets were "just creepy." Two hours later she called to say every police siren in the city was on and they were headed in one direction. What strange timing for her!
Good evening, folks. Thank you, Robin Stears, for a very good Sunday puzzle. Thank you, C.C., for a well review.
ReplyDeleteI was gone all weekend to a meeting. Got home this morning at about 9:30. Dug into the puzzle for a while. Stopped and went to our local high school play, Joseph, and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. It was outstanding! My wife made most of the costumes.
Came home and continued with the puzzle. Got it all except with one mistake. I had CEDALLA for 76A and KABOSH for 70D. I no idea about 76A, but I think KABOSH is a legitimate spelling for that word, as is KIBOSH. So, that's my error.
Enjoyed the theme. Really helped with puzzle once I figured it out.
David Allan COE, no problem. Enjoy a couple of his songs from way back. I am a country music buff. The old stuff, not the new so much. My all time favorite is Hank Williams, Sr.
I had a few write-overs as well before I finished. MOLDS/MODES, OCONNER/OCONNOR, LADED/LADEN, HARDEN/ANNEAL, ICHAR/ICHOR. I think that's it.
AEIOU was easy.
I thought the Motto would be in latin, so ORO was slow in coming.
SUR was easy for 90A. Travelled through there many times while living in California. Beautiful country along the ocean.
Did not know TRW. Perps fixed that.
DEBAR again. Aha. Some controversy earlier this week.
I have a lot of catching up to do now that I am home.
Did not do yesterday's puzzle due to my weekend meeting.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
(aloremo)
(ionsdd)
Fun puzzle! Ichor was new to me, as was Severn River - learned something new today. Spring has finally really sprung here in the lower Hudson Valley, it's just beautiful. Hope everyone has a great week.
ReplyDeleteAbejo, we are in total agreement about liking old-time country music and Hank Williams Sr.
ReplyDeleteI've had interesting experiences about meeting people online. My first online adventure involved a fellow from England who I met on a puzzle conference. We corresponded back and forth about puzzle. Then, much like here, that evolved to writing about lots of other stuff. I mentioned to him that Barbara was going to be out out of town at a math conference and that I was likely to be lonely and bored. He offered up the possibility of finding a cheap plane ticket and coming for a weekend visit. It was an excellent weekend (though my students warned me about the dangers of meeting people online). Then, though the same First Class Bulletin Board, we were invited back to stay with a woman and her husband in Cumberland, Maine. It proved to be an excellent visit. We met a very nice group of Mainers there, one of whom was known as 'Grammie Jan.' I just read of her passing a few days ago. It's sad to lose one of my first friends made through this marvelous Internet technology. I'll miss her.
Sunday Morning had several nice segments today including Alan Alda and then another one about an 80-something man who had never learned to read but wanted to read at least one book before it was too late. He and some other samaritans made the effort and he's on his 14th third-grade-level biography.
I've lost my mind and I'm pretty sure my kids took it.
-Home from windy Lincoln (where we were for a soccer game and prom pix) and a shot at Robin’s lovely puzzle. 3 personal Natick’s cost me a perfect completion, but waddaya gonna do? I’ll take 3 bad cells.
ReplyDelete-Well, they got those monsters and America had better be back on their toes. The 19 years old had better not be allowed to lawyer-up and stay quiet. There’s a lot more to this onion.
-Everyone is rooting for Boston but my Royals beat them in the first game of the double header today and then the Sox reliever walked in the Royals’ winning run in the 10th and then Greg Holland struck out the side for a KC doubleheader sweep of Boston for the first time in 42 years.
-Splynter, I’m glad you liked Chichén Chong yesterday!
HG, my daughter texted us a picture of Fenway on cell phone and said "GO ROYALS!" She called when the game was over. She also saw Harvard, Paul Revere's Church and Home today. Thankful Boston is moving around without fear now. God Bless Them!
ReplyDeleteBlue Iris,
ReplyDeleteBoomer does not react to my perfume. But sometimes my stir-frying can send him on a sneezing fit.
Happy Sunday everyone!
ReplyDeleteTook a while, but I finally got the theme – Living on Borrowed Thyme was the Eureka! (CA)….
WEES about mucked….
Been to Mesa quite a few times. Home of the Cub’s Spring Training park, HoHoKam….
I’m on a temp assignment to the Middle East for a few months, so thanks C.C. for the abs and areola pix. Maybe that also explains why I REALLY wanted 17D to be alcoholic….