I was going to wait until you had finished your latest puzzle so you wouldn't have to jump from thread to thread, but I might have missed Canada Day.
I think we all agree we had an emotion filled June. Our hope and prayers for July is a continuation of good news all around.
Love
Ed
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First!
Happy Canada Day from the nation's capital.
Ed ... Quiz or no quiz, we were waiting for your timely red-letter post on Canada Day. Cheers!
Kenneth ... yours is a 1st class July First first entry on Ed's latest post. Enough said!
BJ ... the personal greetings from our nation's capital on Canada Day were happily received.
ME ... your final entry on the June strand makes us feel so proud to be Canadian. Thank you for quoting Time Magazine's tribute to Canada and for closing June's chapter of the blog with such enthusiasm.
Yeh, Canada!
So we don't have to "jump from thread to thread", I will take time to bring us up-to-date on our latest quiz. (Names of sweets)
1. Wobby infants (JELLY BABIES)
2. Alter mess (MALTESERS)
3. The sorcerer's art (BLACK MAGIC)
4. Are you myopic Nicola? (COLA/COKE BOTTLES)
5. Mediaeval entertainers (MINSTRELS)
6. Beagle II's hoped for destination (MARS BAR)
7. Rough brick den (EDINBURGH ROCK)
8. Good shots by Robin Hood (BULLSEYE CARAMEL CREAMS)
9. They scheme to get you hitched
10. Loving busy beasties
11. A tiny dog
12. O Cheer! Cola tango (CHOCOLATE ORANGE)
13. Keeps your rude mouth shut (HUMBUGS)
14. Would you like a comic, Andy? (CANDY)
15. Zorro lost his sword. (ROLOS)
16. Plants for your wet garden (MARSHMALLOWS/WATERMELON CANDIES)
17. Sounds like a conduit for ornamental feathers
18. Goody Goody (BON BON)
19. Afro hairdo (CURLY WURLY)
20. Turn the first letter of the French prison upside down (PASTILLE)
21. Prop sand (PAN DROPS)
22. Did Erica ram Elsie's car? (CARAMELS)
23. Pigs root for them (TRUFFLES)
24. An excellent address (QUALITY STREET)
25. Emu's wing (WINE GUMS)
26. Look heavenwards for this cloudy road (MILKY WAY)
27. A hundred flee before their short leader (CRUNCHIE)
28. Deal with incompetently (BUTTERFINGERS)
29. Ice-cream sundae, Rona? (AERO)
30. The people who solve this quiz (SMARTIES)
We need answers for 9,10,11 and 17.
Love, Lucy
BJ ... I'm sorry that I didn't get back to you on your meanderings about myopic Nicola and Mille Feuille.
You inspired me to look more closely at both clues. I think the "coke bottles" is less obvious than "cola" and more creative. For #27, I suddenly got "crunchie" ie: 100 (Roman numeral C) flee (run) before their shortened leader (chief shortened to chie).
Sonia's "marshmallows" and your "watermelons" both fit #16. The marsh is more a wet garden, though, and mallows are definitely plants.
So far, no lights are coming on for the last four. We WILL solve them, though, right?
LOL, Lucy
Lucy,
The Crunchie is genius,as are the marshmallows. (And I have hundreds of mallow just outside my back window. How did I miss that one?) I didn't realize Sonia had already solved that one when I posted the watermelon. Her answer is definitely the correct one. Delete watermelon!
Could 17 have something to do with licorice pipes? The pipe is obvious, but what about ornamental? Put your thinking feathers on and see if you can come up with something. I'll look at the last three again sometime today.
Love, BJ
11. Runts (Wonka runts)
Oh, that's good, BJ ... RUNTS it is for #11.
27 down and 3 to go!
Lucy
9. Charms
10. BB Bats??
BJ ... I like the "BB Bats" but I'm not so sure about the "charms". What is your thinking on that answer?
BTW ... do you have any idea what ornamental feathers might be?
Lucy
Lucy,
I was thinking of charm as being the scheme that one might use to talk another into getting married (hitched).
Ornamental feathers: Indian headress? Boas? Peacock feathers?
Okay, BJ, ... "charms" will do for scheming to get you hitched. I was playing around with "matrimonial bars" on that one. I was also wondering if there might be a confection called "Matchmaker".
Let's also go with the licorice pipes on #17 and call this quiz as complete as we will ever get it.
Love, Lucy
Lucy,
Sounds good to me. I think most of the answers we got were really great. And the iffy ones will do for an ending.
Love, BJ
I agree, BJ. The really clever ones made the whole thing a lot of fun. BTW...for me, PASTILLE was particularly "sweet".
Lucy
I liked crunchie and marshmallow. BJ
my favourite was Smarties....
Yes, that was a clever note for the quiz to end on, Sonia. In fact, Dave says, "I liked the smarties, too."
Lucy
July 4th greetings to all our blogatives in the USA!
We hope your Independence Day celebrations are star-studded and striped with good times.
Cheers, Louise and David
Happy Birthday, Amy Roher!
We see that the two Amy's in our family have back-to-back birthdays on the 4th and 5th of July.
Yours comes first, though! We hope you and Cory are able to make this, your 30th birthday, a July 4th special in the big TO.
We raise a toast to your health and happiness, Amy. Since PEARL is the gem of the day for any thirtieth celebration, may this birthday be a "pearl of a day" for you, in every way. Cheers!
Love and best wishes,
Louise and David
Happy Indenpendence Day, everyone living in the US. we are flying our American Flag for you today.
Love, BJ
Happy 20th Birthday, Amy Antonini!
You are the second Amy in two days to celebrate a birthday. That shouldn't really surprise us in a family of well over 100 members.
But today is all yours, Amy!
Any twentieth celebration may be honored by fine china, so that's what we will use to toast you on this, your 20th birthday.
May your entire day have the beauty, quality and ring of fine china to it, suiting YOU perfectly.
Cheers, best wishes and lots of love,
Louise and David
Happy Birthday, Marie!
What more can we wish you than a happy Sunday birthday at home with your family?
And how can this particular July 6th be anything but special for you, Lui, Tricia, Brandon, Dana, Jack and Davis, and even Daisy? Have a good one!
Here in St. Andrews we will raise a warm toast to your own good health, Marie, and to the fragile gift that is LIFE itself .... just for today. Cheers!
Lots of love and best wishes,
Louise and David
BJ ... My friend, Margaret, tells me that MATCHMAKERS are delicious sticks of chocolate in mint, orange flavors. She even offered to get me some so I could try them for myself. Go Figure!
Lucy
Okay ... these clues, dreamed up by the Coeliac UK North East Fife Group in 2005, are modes of transport.
eg: An area of London = Hackney
1. A quiet sheep.
2. By all accounts it is stubborn.
3. Part of the Nordic aristocracy.
4. Is this below the nautical soldier?
5. A hill follows a rescue organization and a junction.
6. It sounds as if you leave the debt in this table.
7. Was the hotel price rigged?
8. One drew up in Adlestrop in late June.
9. Is it fringed in this county?
10. Is this an attempt to ride?
11. A small glass of beer, £25!
12. Sounds as though he beat and cured 'em.
13. Nothing is engulfed by a rod here.
14. Little Richard sounds certain.
15. A silk yarn used for the weft.
16. This Scottish contest includes gym.
17. A bird pursues water vapour.
18. A lame Cuban gets healed.
19. A point precedes the shelf.
20. An ingredient of chutney, ketchup and pickles.
21. Peter, Paul and Mary left this way in 1970.
22. The sea duck swallows a duck.
23. Gold after earth in this transport.
24. A Scottish jackdaw is chased by an ox in this palindrome.
25. I leave the trains before the railway official.
26. Large edible rays.
27. A dense mass of floating ducks.
28. Loan Hobart oil is transformed.
29. Animal, aeorplane or colour.
30. Art rather than fly in this insect!
Remember, we have no other source of answers than our own clever minds.
Love, Lucy
At first glance...
2. mule
9. surrey
14. rickshaw
24. kayak
28. hot air balloon
BJ
4. submarine
6. chariot
10. tricycle
21. train
23. landau
26. skates
Hi, BJ,
I see you have been busy. For me it is obvious that your answers to #2,4,9,10,14,23,24,26 and 28 are correct.
I was thinking "jet plane" for 21 and I'd like you to explain "chariot" for #6.
I'm pretty sure that #3 is CAR (last letter of Nordic and first two of aristocracy).
That gives us a solid 10 down and 20 to go.
Lucy
I also wondered if car could be #3, but it seemed too simple. It's probably correct.
#6. char-IO-T. Chart is a kind of table or graph and io could be translated as "I owe"
25. Transporter. Leave the 'i' out of trains and add the porter.
7. ice-digger
17. steam crane (crane operated by steam engine)
30. caterpillAR Tractor
Could # 1 be
Shh-ewe = shoe
Holy cow, Marty,
That's brilliant!
I agree, Marty, SHOE is #1
BJ, you are getting some very clever answers, too. I see the CHARIOT now for sure.
Okay the count is 16 down, 14 to go. We're more than half-way through this transport quiz.
Lucy
Happy Birthday, Christine
We hope you are able to enjoy your July 7th birthday with Presley and James and with your "baby-in-waiting".
We wish you a relaxing summer's day today. Here's to you, Christine and to your happy, healthy, growing family. Cheers!
Best wishes and lots of love,
Louise and David
Believe it or not ... this afternoon my friend, Margaret, brought me a box of Nestle's Matchmakers. They are long thin sticks of chocolate with a mint filling. Margaret says that originally they were even packaged in boxes that were similar to the Eddy's matchboxes of old.
These sweets are definitely the right(and delicious)answer to the old #9 clue "They scheme to get you hitched".
Lucy
Lucy,
Matchmakers sound like our After Eight mints. Matchmakers is definitely the right answer.
How about schooner for #11? A LARGE beer glass is called a schooner, but maybe the 25-pound cost at the end is the clue that makes the small glass a schooner.
For # 19. Sledge. Ledge is the shelf and S could be the South point of a weather vane or compass.
BJ
Those are two more good answers, BJ.
That's 18 down and 12 to go. There's already another quiz waiting in the wings.
Lucy
8. Express-train.
From a poem by Edward Thomas:
"Yes, I remember Adlestrop-
The name, because one afternoon
Of heat the express-train drew up there
Unwontedly, it was late June."
13. Canoe. Cane is a type of rod and nothing is a zero. can0e.
BJ
Could # 15 be a parachute? They used to be made of silk. Or a sulky drawn by a jockey whose colors are known as silks.
20. Oil tanker. Cooking oil is an ingredient used in all of these condiments.
BJ
Nice work, BJ!
The express train is a particularly interesting answer. I like parachute for # 15.
I'm answering #18 with AMBULANCE.
By my reckoning, that leaves just #5,12,16,22,27 and 29. 24 down and 6 to go ... Yahoo!
Lucy
Here's another reflection from Mom's Elf-help book on Grief Therapy (with special thanks to Vic who is a wonderful listener, even at a long distance):
#13: "Be with those who are also grieving. As you tell your stories, you will share an understanding of the heart that is deeper than words."
Lucy
Lucy,
29. Camel. It is an animal, a color and the Sopwith Camel was the most successful fighter plane of WWI.
Could 27 be a life raft? A raft is a large number, and ducks are a live mass.
22. Glider, perhaps. A gull could be considered a tern and an eider is a duck. I know, it is a big stretch, and who is swallowing whom, but I have just about run out of answers.
Love, BJ
One last desperate attempt ...5. elevator.
The EL or Elevated Railroad could be the junction, VA could be Veterans' Affairs (rescue organization) and a tor is a hill.
BJ
I see I have mucho catching up to do. It might take awhile. Don't want to miss out on any contests or anything.
In the meantime, Calgary folks, Lorraine and I have a five-hour layover in your fine city on Monday July 21. Sounds like enough time for lunch. Anybody available????
I like all three of your answers, BJ; and I like it even better that we have just three more to go.
Lucy
Thom,
David and I are going to be in Calgary visiting Alan and Melissa that entire week in July. We will even have our own transportation. Maybe we could see you and Lorraine during your Calgary stopover, too? Keep us posted please.
Lucy
Oops, BJ, I missed the elevator. That answer is good enough for me, too.
How about moving on to #12 and #16?
Lucy
Hey Thomas,
Count me in on that get-together, too. I haven't met Lorraine yet, so it'll be a good opportunity to do so. As Louise said, keep us posted as to when you arrive etc. Then we can figure out a plan.
Louise,
Hurry up and get here! I'm really looking forward to spending lots of time with you.
BJ,
Man! You're sure good at those quizes. You too, Marty & Louise. I'm just watching from the sidelines, cheering.
Yahoo! Yee-Haw! ( in keeping with the spirit of the Stampede)
Love,
ME xoxoxoxo
Lucy,
I think you should solve #16, since you have the Scottish connection. I will keep working on 12, but I think we've pretty well run the course on this contest.
Love, BJ
Hey Guys
What did I miss?
I just played 7 concerts in 4 days.
It's stampede time so I'm out of commission am lot.
YAHHHOOOOO!
I am here on Monday The 21st and I will be joinin' Y'all.
Anybody else wanna join in on the mini reunion?
Bye
Martinini
COO-EL!!!
We arrive in Calgary at 12:34 and leave at 5:30 so if y'all wanna pick us up at the airport we can go somewhere and have a nice long lunch!
Okay Thomas
The only thing bigger that the Calgary Stampede is the Calgary airport. So, yer gonna have to lemme know the flight yer coming in on so I can find ya.
I talked to Mary Ellen already
and she just left to get groceries to accomodate our appetites. We'll meet and eat at her mansion. (She may slap me for that mansion remark). I can assume Louise and Crew will meet us there.
You only have a five hour stop over so we should be able to visit for at least 7 or 8 minutes.
BJ, if you or anyone else is coming, you'll have to let me know so I can let ME know how many to set the table for.
See you then,
Marty
I WISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love, BJ
Wow, you guys don't waste any time getting things organized. We would definitely like to be there for Monday's gathering. I will get in touch with Mary Ellen for details shortly after we arrive in Calgary ourselves.
Love, Lucy
BJ, like you, I think we should call it quits on our latest quiz. The last two clues are tough ones. Maybe if we move on, answers will come to us after the fact .... like those delicious MATCHMAKERS did!
Lucy
Okay, let's try one more quiz before I leave for Canada a week from today. This toughie was a 2004 fund raiser for renovations to St. Andrews Episcopal Church.
These are items FOUND IN THE KITCHEN. The example (honestly) is:
Softly delayed = Plate
1. Distant greeting
2. Seventh precedes a puzzle
3. Relatives join male sheep after point
4. Oblique with royal connection
5. BOB GIN WALK (anag)
6. Door beams slightly confused.
7. Coloured vegetables separated.
8. Very small breaker
9. Girl joins confused moles.
10. FUNFAIR GOES RILLS (anag)
11. Chef Hesitates
12. Sounds like barrier is crazy
13. Highest point of labour.
14. Wobbly fungus
15. HONE GRID COAT CLINK (anag)
16. Go, backward salesman.
17. Fathers complete with Basil
18. Tumbling fastener.
19. Right by the fireside
20. Beam with earl grey.
21. A top confused with digits
22. Dog rages.
23. Relating to aster.
24. RARE MAT FOR CAT (anag)
25. Vessels with nut's accompaniment
26. Small particles follow foot ailment.
27. Royal relish loses direction.
28. Ladies - size 36B perhaps?!
29. South surrounded by copper dart.
30. Sounds like chasing away a confused rag.
LOL, Lucy
8. MICROWAVE
3. RAMEKIN
5. BAKING BOWL
28. CUPS (is that too simple?)
Hahahahaha, Mar-TAY!
Your city is completely out of control! I remember when the Calgary Airport was a dirt airstrip with a double-WIDE trailer for a terminal... okay, maybe not quite, but holy crap... nevertheless, it will be the greatest seven or eight minutes EVER!
Here's the details:
Air Canada Jazz: AC208
(from Vancouver)
Arriving: 12:34 PM (local time)
Departing: AC278 at 5:30 PM (also local time)
I'll be wearing a Saskatchewan Roughriders baseball cap (duh) and an ADESA Calgary black windbraker (thanks Lou) ... I don't know what Lorraine will be wearing, but she'll be with me
Looking forward to High Tea at The ME & Bob Mansion
BTW, just to be clear, it is July 21st, a week from Monday... if ME is already shopping, she is the most organized person I know!
BTW Part II: Lorraine is very much looking forward to meeting All Y'All (I guess BJ, Bob, Louise, Dave, Ed, Deanie, Rob, Bonnie, Vic, Don, Len, Kelly, Holly and Jamie have softened her up a bit)... Holy Crap, she's got a lot of catching up to do
Happy Birthday, Ron
You can bet that we will be toasting you on this, your first birthday in retirement. Only a fine, single malt scotch will do.
Cheers!
We hope you have a relaxing day and a happy celebration with family and friends.
Best wishes and lots of love,
Louise and David
9. molasses
18. rolling pin
21. potatoes
23. toaster
I'll get back to this after my company leaves.
BJ
Happy 33rd Birthday, Paul
You and your uncle Ron share this July 11th birth date. However, most of your day will be spent behind the wheel of a big rig.
We hope your day on the road is safe and that your evening out with friends is a good celebratory start to your weekend.
Here in St. Andrews, we will raise a toast of birthday wishes and of family thanks for our 33 year old son in Westbank. Here's to you, Paul!
Lots of love,
Mom and Dad
Ken and BJ,
I see that you have made a good start on our latest quiz. That's 8 down and 22 to go.
So far all of the answers have been clever ones in the way that they relate to the clues. I especially like MICROWAVE for a "very small breaker" and ROLLING PIN for a "tumbling fastener".
And no, BJ, CUPS is not too simple for 28. I'll look forward to checking for more answers later. I will even try to enter one or two myself, if possible.
LOL, Lucy
Thanks for the compliment, Thom. We look forward to seeing you and Lorraine in Calgary on the 21st. That's perfect timing.
Love, Louise and David
I'm back sooner than I thought I would be.
11. COOKERS
20. TRAY
24. CREAM OF TARTAR
Lucy
10. SELF RAISING FLOUR
30. sugar (shoo - gar)
Lucy
12. WALNUTS
Good one, Kenneth ... one more and we're half-way there!
Lucy
22. CURRANTS
15 down, 15 to go.
Lucy
29. custard
cu (copper) S (south) tard (dart)
1. Griddle. G is the seventh letter of the alphabet.
6. lentils. Anagram of lintels (door beams)
27. Chutney. Westmoreland Chutney (royal relish) without the west.
15. drinking chocolate?
Nice work, BJ
Griddle is terrific for #2 and all the others fit as well. Thanks for taking time to explain #6, 27 and 29. That last one was tough!
I'm entering:
15. CHILDREN AT COOKING
25. UTENSIL (a vessel with the letters from nuts in it)
My count is now 21 down and 9 to go.
#1,4,7,13,14,16,17,19, and 26 still need answers.
Lucy
Yes, BJ, I think the drinking chocolate fits the quiz better than children at cooking. There were just too many letters in that anagram.
Lucy
Lucy,I really like utensil. I had been playing with PecANS. Utensil is much better.
BJ
19. grater (grate plus r{right})
That's another good one, BJ. The last 8 are really testing my patience.
Lucy
Lucy,
I agree the last 8 are really hard. Here are a couple of attempts:
1. French toast (toast is a kind of greeting and the French are far away).
7. table from (vegeTABLEs); the 'coloured' is a red herring (groan)
26. corn chips
I'll work on the rest tomorrow.
Love, BJ
Yo Thomas
Good Stuff my man. See ya then.
Maybe...
#1. Microwave
Martums
...sorry, I forgot microwave was taken and I'm sure KBub is right
Mart
Happy Birthday, Kelly
It is always nice when a special occasion and the weekend coincide. We hope this Sunday birthday is fun and relaxing for you, Dustin, family and friends who are joining in on your celebrations.
Did you know that July 13th is also the "first date" anniversary of Grandma Mary and Grandpa Luigi Antonini? Every year they would retrace their steps along the tracks at Regina Beach and recall the beginning of their marriage and family life.
So....your birth date will always be especially easy for us to remember, Kelly. We toast your health and happiness today and throughout the coming year. Cheers!
Love and best wishes,
Louise and David
Lucy,
14. jelly mold
I think that's it for me with this puzzle.
BJ
Good enough, BJ,
I agree. And that will be my last quiz until after our Canadian holiday. By then we should know the results on the two charity shop contests that we entered.
David and I fly from Glasgow to Calgary on July 17th and we won't return to Scotland until September 4th.
You can be sure that I will drop in on the blog every chance I get. I may do more blurking than blogging but I'll be watching for Reunion Day in particular!
See you in Canada, folks!
Lucy
Believe it or not, I have another current quiz for us to solve. The closing date is September 30th, so I will have plenty of time to post it when David and I return to Scotland on September 4th.
Right now we are busy getting ready for Thursday's flight to Calgary. We sure hope we're going to see a bit of summer in that part of the world.
LOL, Lucy
Hi Lucy,
Bon voyage for your Canadian trip. Don't forget that Marty's closing date for the football contest is July 20. His format:
Pick the 2 teams in the "Western Final" and the 2 teams in the "Eastern Final."
You get 5 points for any team you get correct. (all 4 teams correct = 20 points).
Pick the 2 teams that will play in The Grey Cup. 10 points for each team correct.
All entrants must post a final score for the Grey Cup Game. Example: East 17 West 24.
I look forward to hearing about your trip from family members you visit as you travel across BC, AB and SK.
And I'll watch for your new contest in the fall.
Love, BJ
Well, thank you BJ!
That's quite a send off.
I will use Al and Mel's computer in Calgary to make my entry into Marty's football contest. Perhaps I can use some of my time in the air to make the winning choices. The truth is that I would probably do just as well by pulling names and scores out of a hat.
David and I do intend to have a wonderful time in Canada. You can expect a postcard or two from our travels.
Lots of love, Lucy
Hey BJ
Cooool stuff sis. You truly are a leader. I said I would only put the rules in once, but that doesn't mean that others can't. You always think of your fellow (wo)man. You'll probably win again for that.
Love,
MSA
Okay, here's my entries in the MSA football contest.
Western Final - Sask. & Calgary
Eastern Final - Winnipeg & Montreal
Grey Cup - Sask. (26) & Winnipeg (21).
Thanks Marty!
Love your lucky big sister,
ME xoxoxo
I knew Mary Ellen would get her predictions on first! (This is not whining, by the way. I am just stating a fact).
My predictions:
Western final:Saskatchewan versus Edmonton.
Eastern final:Montreal versus Toronto.
Grey Cup:Saskatchewan (24) Montreal (19).
Hoping to be lucky,BJ
CFL playoffs: results
West final: Saskatchewan and Edmonton
East final: Toronto and Hamilton
Greycup: Saskatchewan and Hamilton
SCORE: SK 13 HAM 27
So there!
And They're OFF!!...
and running...
and it's cabbage by a head..
and into the first turn it's birdpoop stickin' to the rail...
Western Final
Sask & Calgary
Eastern Final
Montreal & Toronto
Grey Cup
Sask 23 & Montreal 17
Happy Birthday, Brian
Our greetings come to you from Calgary this morning. We hope that you and Michele have a happy celebration on this, your special day.
Here's to your health and happiness today and to plenty more of both throughout the coming year. Cheers!
Love and best wishes.
Louise and David
Yesterday's trip from Scotland was one of the smoothest ever. Bus connections were perfect, ZOOM was on time, the skies were so clear that we could see forever, and Alan, Melissa and Bjorn were waiting for us on our arrival in Calgary. What more could we ask?
So our holiday in Canada begins. We look forward to visits with family and friends all along the way.
Love, Louise and David
Welcome to Calgary, Auntie Louise and Uncle David!! I'm so glad to hear that your flight went well and travel was smooth.
We're looking forward to seeing you both and catching up. It's wonderful that you are here for a visit!
Hugs,
Barbara
WESTERN FINAL: Las Vegas vs. Shreveport
EASTERN FINAL: Ottawa vs. Baltimore
GREY CUP: Ottawa 23; Shreveport 17
Wait... What?
Thanks for the welcome, Barbara
We look forward to seeing you, too. I run into you on Facebook, love your comments and catch snippets of info about what you are doing. A good visit would be nice.
Love, Louise
Yesterday we went to the Calgary Zoo with Melissa and Bjorn. There were lots of interesting moments but the most captivating ones were at the gorilla compound. There, a new mother gorilla was playing with her 2 month old baby in the straw. They were just on the other side of the glass from us. The father was close by keeping watch.
Today is Aunt Barbara's birthday. I know she doesn't read the blog but it's nice to be hoping that Mom's "little sister" is having a happy day with her family and friends.
Love and best wishes to her today, Louise and David
East: Montreal vs Toronto
West: Saskatchewan vs BC
Grey Cup: Saskatchewan 32 Montreal 24
David's wish list.....
EAST Final...Montreal vs Winnipeg
WEST Final...B.C. vs Calgary
GREY CUP FINAL
Montreal 21 B.C. 23
should be good..
Cheers Dave B.
Louise's predictions....
EAST Final...Toronto Def. Montreal
WEST Final...Calgary Def. Sask.
GREY CUP FINAL
Toronto 33 Calgary 25
Good luck to all...
Happy 46th Wedding Anniversary,
Betty Jo and Bob
Congratulations! You are ahead of all of us in the number of years you have been married. We celebrate the elements of partnership and love that have made yours such a long and happy marriage.
Here's a toast to you and your family today. We hope the coming year is another good one for all of you.
May these anniversaries just keep on coming! 50 is definitely in sight.
Lots of love,
Louise and David
wow.
the contest is officially closed.
we have 8 contestants. good odds.
msa
Gosh Marty, you are a tough CEO. Let's see if you can resist the whining of those who forgot your contest deadline....
LOL, Lucy
like me.... i forgoooooootttt... could you hear the whine in that one??
Awwwwwwwww, Maaaartteeeeeeeee.
I didn't forget to submit my picks, but I did forget that it's no longer 1994. Won't you let me change my picks to teams that didn't fold 15 years ago?
(Extra blog points to the first person expressing disbelief that 1994 was almost 15 years ago).
What??? 1994 is that long ago?? I graduated in 1989....that makes me creeping up my 20 year School Reunion!!! wow..... i am in disbelief.
wait a minute. i can't get extra points anyways....cause i forgooooootttt the deadline..... whaaaaaaa whaaaaaaa, pass the gouda...
Alright...alright...
Since we've only had 7 entries,(8 including Kenneth's long shot), I will extend the deadline to July 31as long as it is okay with the original 7.
So...BJ, ME, Bob Barker, Ed, Holly, Louise, and Dave... unless any of you object, the contest is extended until July 31, BUT the original 7 will have advantage if there is a tie situation with a late entrant.
Well... let's see if this will really make a big difference.
My guess...maybe 3 or 4 more.
Tee hee.
Love,
MSA
Oh...and by the way...the original 7 can change their predictions at any time before the deadline with no penalty.
...I hope you guys are okay with this.
MSA
Marty,
Yes, yes, by all means, let the whiners in. Being a whiner myself last year I can kind of relate. The more, the merrier. And I think I will stick with my original prediction.
Love, BJ
Hi Marty,
Mary Ellen and I are both happy to have the deadline extended for late comers. At this time neither one of us wants to change her original predictions.
I can probably speak for David, too. As BJ says, the more the merrier!
And, yes, Sonia ... we CAN hear the whine in your comment.
LOL, Lucy
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If I painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper and The Three Sisters(which I am sure it was named after you three ladies), I would send them all to y'all.
Love,
MSA
Happy Birthday, Shawn
Your special day is an easy one for us to remember. It comes just 11 days after Paul's birthday, and you are both the same age.
So, have a happy 33rd birthday, Shawn. We raise a toast to you: May today's celebrations mark the beginning of another wonderful year in the life of Shawn Pinvidic. Cheers!
Lots of love,
Louise and David
BJ
MAMMA MIA!!!
ME and Lucy
Lucy and ME,
Isn't that one of the most fun movies you've ever seen? We loved it!! Everyone should see it.
BJ
Okay, Okay, I agree - the whiners can join and your preferential treatment of the "original 7/8" is only right! I'll stick to my predictions, but reserve the right etc., etc. ...
Bob you are a gentleman and a scholar.
Met Lorraine the other day. Very nice girl. We had a bunch of people over at Mary Ellen's for lunch Monday: Louise and Dave, Alan and Melissa, Thomas and Lorraine and Lou and...get ready...Tricia and just as we were leaving to go back to the airport, a whole bus load of Mary Ellen and Bob's family showed up. They were so big I didn't recognize half of them. It was fun, fun, fun.
Love,
Marty
Happy Anniversary, Ann-Marie and Michael
As you know David and I are right here in Calgary, basking in summer's glory. We hope your special day is as enjoyable as it is sunny and warm.
Today we raise a toast of wishes to mark this 14th celebration of your marriage. May good things continue to happen for you and your family in the coming year.
Lots of love,
Louise and David
Greetings fellow Bloglings (is that one in the blexicon?)
Some of us did not forget the deadline, we were just not plugged in for the last couple of weeks. I know, hard to believe I'm not blogging and facebooking from a CrackBerry yet, but I'm becoming more Luddite with each passing techno-innovation.
On to Football, have I said it yet?
I SMELL GREY (dare I say? Dynasty)
I may be tempting fate, but I just can't go against the Riders (never have, never will even for the promise of an MSA original).
West final: Calgary v. Green (that's right, the western final in Regina, I'll be there in my seat, Section 12, Seat 7)
East Final: Montreal (duh) v. The Big Smoke (Kerry still has some magic in that Green Top Hat he found) and it will be especially sweet when our new #4 beats his now Blue ass in:
The Grey Cup: Sask 34 Toronto 31
BTW, KBub, thanks for reminding me how old I am... I want to express shock and disbelief that 1994 was almost 15 years ago, but it just doesn't surprise me in the least... sigh
We had a lovely visit with everyone in Calgary. The traffic gods even smiled on us and it was smooth sailing on the Deerfoot both to and from ME's castle (it's TRUE, ask Marty). Lorraine can't believe there are so many nice people in one family. It was a whirlwind, but a heckuva great way to kill a 5-hour layover.
It was especially nice to see Trish. Virtual hugs to you, Trish, hopefully we'll be able to share the real thing again soon.
Lorraine and I would like to extend an invitation to everyone to ditch the city on Saturday Aug 2 (the long weekend) and join us for some fun on the Lake.
We will, of course, have the Roughies v. Stamps on the TVs, the BBQ fired up and plenty of space for all y'all to camp in or camp out.
I'll be giving everyone a call over the next couple of days since you never know who's blurking or not, but if you do read this consider yourself invited.
Good to see you back on the Blog, Thomas. And to my surprise, 'bloglings' was not in the Blexicon. It has now been added.
WESTERN FINAL: Saskatchewan/Edmonton
EASTERN FINAL: Montreal/Toronto
GREY CUP: Saskatchewan 13/Toronto 3
Tonight David and I are in BC with Paul after spending a great week in Calgary. The summer weather already promises to continue here in Westbank.
Tomorrow, Paul and Dave have an early afternoon tee time at Summerland Golf Course. I think I may stay and watch the Canadian Open in the cool of Paul's air-conditioned home. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
Lucy
Hi Lucy and David,
Alberta, BC and Saskatchewan. You will have done quite a bit of traveling by the time you leave Canada.
Hey everybody else,
What are you doing this summer? Anyone else on the road, or are most of you staying home?
We are not going anywhere this summer. Last summer we went west and next summer we are going east.
There is so much of Canada to see and not enough time to do it all.
Love, BJ
Well, yesterday afternoon I ended up walking the Summerland Golf Course while Paul and David played a round together. The hill top setting is spectacular as it runs alongside a deep valley gorge. The walk just about did me in but it was well worth the effort.
Today the guys are golfing again but I am at home watching the PGA and LPGA action. I am also catching up on a bit of correspondence as we begin our second week in Canada.
The weather here is too hot. I can't believe I am saying that but...there it is!
LOL, Lucy
Hey Lucy. Glad to hear you're enjoying your vacation and finding time to check your blogs.
(Not trying to engage in one-upmanship, but we did nearly hit 40°C here today. So "hot" I understand.)
Johanne and I begin our vacation Thursday. We'll stay one night in Ottawa before driving up to Trois-Rivières to spend a few days with Johanne's family. Then back to Ottawa for a week. Can't wait!
Thanks Kenneth,
I feel cooler already!
I hope you and Johanne will have as wonderful a vacation in eastern Canada as David and I are already having in the west.
Lucy
Hey, another Saskatchewan win. I am starting to feel quite optimistic about my chances of winning the football contest. Too bad some of you didn't go with the Riders.
BJ
Don't jinx yourself, BJ. The season is young. I have to admit it, though, the Riders are lookin' good.
LOL, Lucy
I still think Kenneth has a shot with Ottawa and Shreveport.
MSA
Football contest update:
BJ Sask ED Tor Mon Sask 24 Mon 19
ME Sask Cal Win Mon Sask 26 Win 21
HG Sask BC Mon Tor Sask 32 Mon 24
LB Cal Sask Tor Mon Tor 33 Cal 25
BB Sask Ed Tor Ham Sask 13 Ham 27
KB Sask Ed Mon Tor Sask 13 Tor 03
DB BC Cal Mon Win Mon 21 BC 23
TB Cal Sask Mon Tor Sask 34 Tor 31
EA Sask Cal Mon Tor Sask 23 Mon 17
MSA
Thanks for giving us the overall picture of football predictions, Marty. Maybe your summary will encourage those who would still like to enter the MSA contest. We have until July 31st, right?
Our BC visit is going well. The weather is still too hot for my liking but air-conditioning provides a good escape.
Love, Lucy
Oh oh, Marty,
A quarterback out with 3 fractured ribs and another player down with a broken leg. I am not feeling quite so optimistic, but I am still not changing my prediction. Once people start getting hurt, though, I kind of lose interest in a sport.
Lucy, it is really hot here, too and muggy to boot. Let's both hope it cools off a bit.
BJ
Like I said... Shreveport may have a chance. Look at their record... No injuries or losses yet.
I can't believe nobody took
the opportunity to say, yes, Kbub, but it's a dry heat... hahahahahaha
BJ, on the bright side, we get our first string QB back this week and even our third string guy knows how to win a game (although I'm chalking up Sunday's win to the 13th man, even after weathering a hail storm, the vast majority of us returned to our seats and made it impossible for Joseph to hear himself think).
Very classy the ovation Joseph got when he came on the field, though.
Supposed to be warm here this weekend too. Great for coming on out to the lake for a barbeque and water fun. Details and directions in my next post.
August Long Party at Thomas and Lorraine's:
When: Saturday, anytime
What: BBQ (I'm making ribs, dogs and burgs)
Bring: Sidedishes, stuff to drink, watertoys, sports stuff (i.e., ballgloves, football), fireworks etc... AND, if you plan to stay, tents, air mattresses, sleeping bags (you can camp in the house or in the yard).
Directions (from Regina):
East on Hwy 1 to Hwy 10 (left hand exit just past Balgonie
Northeast approx. 30 Km on Hwy 10 to Echo Valley Provincial Park exit (Hwy 210 N)
North on 210 to Qu'Appelle Valley, turn right at bottom of hill BEFORE you get to the lake
Follow lakeside road past Fish Hatchery, turn left at B-Say-Tah B&B
Stay right all the way to the end of the point, we're the last house, #44
Call if you have problems 332 4556
Oh, how we'd love to be there, Thom and Lorraine. Have fun.
Today we are driving to Chilliwack for a visit with Dave's brother, Peter, and Peter's wife, Monica. Tomorrow we will continue on to Vancouver to meet a friend at the airport.
The weather continues to heat things up throughout this part of Canada. Whew!
Love, Lucy
Chilliwack!
Gone Gone Gone
She been gone so long
She been gone gone gone so long!
Gone Gone Gone
She been gone so long
She been gone gone gone so long!
Ever since left me
I sure feel all alone
A little misunderstanding
I can't get her on the telephone...
Now just try to get that out of your head for the rest of the day.
Yikes, talk about an earworm!!
BJ
Hi Lucy
I'm leaving early in the a.m. to look after Geron, so I'm sending you birthday greetings tonight.
Third sister of seven, Louise, Lucy, Lucy-Lou
You always remember our days coming due.
Be it anniversary, birthday or red-letter day
We know you will mark it in your special way.
So here's a rainbow of wishes for a day that's delicious
Chock-full of surprises and greetings galore.
If it's one of your best...well, we can't ask for more.
Relaxtion, as you enjoy every treat.
All of your family around you -
that's sweet.
Interesting gifts and surprises
as well.
Nothing to mar a day that's
just swell.
Bunches of flowers, we hope
there are some!
Oodles of messages from
everyone
With wishes for many more
birthdays to come.
Have a wonderful day Lucy-Lou
Love, Vic & Don
Happy birthday, Lucy.
Here is a birthday puzzle for you. Each clue represents a letter of the alphabet. When you have solved all of them, unscramble the letters to discover what is special about today.
1. You are the one we celebrate today.
2. Why don't you take a ride on the elevated train?
3. Get an eyeful of the scenery!
4. Hang on as you go around a couple of curves.
5. Eek! That was scary.
6. My, oh my, why did you ever agree to get on this machine?!
Have a happy and fun-filled day.
Love, BJ
Hi Louise, It's just about midnight, so I'm getting in early to say Happy Birthday to you!
And thanks for:
Lots
of
unusual
information
sent
everyday.
Hope your travels are going well and your birthday is a great day of fun and celebration.
Lots of love,
Marcia xoxo
L is for Loved by all of us.
O is for Outstanding blogger.
U is for Understanding all of us.
I is for Importance to all of us.
S is for your Sometimes Sophisticated, Sometimes Serious,
Sometimes Simple, Sometimes Scintillating, always Special
Stories.
E is for Everything we adore about you.
We Love Lucy,
Happy Birthday,
Love,
Martin
Happy Birthday Auntie Louise!
We're heading off to the airport for our trip to Ottawa, but I thought I'd sneak this birthday greeting in before leaving.
Have a great day!
Dear Louise,
It is a special treat to get to know you better day by day and to be able to mark your 66th birthday with wishes for a very happy birday and for every day following.
Love,
Bob
I searched my brain hard and long
To come up with a verse or even a song
But alas, nothing came, so I'll just say
Lucy, Louise, have a Happy Birthday!
Love,
Ed
Happy Birthday Louise,
Thinking of you with bright birthday wishes across the miles!
Love, Michele
Happy Birthday Louise!
Your timely and thoughtful postings on Tricia's blog are very much appreciated and helpful in her current battle.
The ability for us to communicate in this manner has brought what I thought was a closely knit family to a level of support for one another that our parents could not have imagined in their wildest dreams.
You have been such an important part of what has become a daily ritual for most of us, even if just to check for messages and laughter in the entries made by others.
I hope you have a wonderful day, you continually make them for others and you deserve one!!
Lui
Happy Birthday, Louise! I hope you have a great day and an even better year.
See you soon,
Thérèse
Happy Birthday, Godmother! Your blog comments have been the constant thread that ties the rest of us to it and together. Have a great day!
Happy Birthday Louise!!!
I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day.... you deserve it!
Love Sonia
a whiner here...
SK vs Calgary
Montreal vs Toronto
final SK (of course) vs Toronto
34 - 32 Saskatchewan!!!!
Go Riders Go
WOW! Talk about your birthday wishes! Unfiggin-believable!
Happy, Happy, Birthday, Louise.
You are always very quick to celebrate everyone on their special days, so today we celebrate YOU!
Here's one of my favorite authors just for you.
QUOTE OF THE DAY:
Today you are you, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive who is youer than you.
-Dr. Seuss
AND WE ALL LOVE THE YOU THAT IS YOU.
Have a great birthday!
Love & best wishes,
ME xoxoxooxoxo
Happy Birthday to Luce
Happy Birthday to Luce
Happy Birthday dear Lew-ew-ceeeeee
Happy Birthday to Luce
We really mean it
B-buh buh b-buh buh b-buh b-buh buh buh
B-buh buh b-buh baaaaaaaaaa buh
For she's a jolly good blogger
For she's a jolly good blogger
For she's a jolly blah-ah-grrrrrrrr
That nobody can deny
That nobody can deny
That nobody can deny
For she's a jolly blah-ah-grrrrrrrr
AND SO SAY ALL OF US!!!!
Cheers with a wee dram, Auntie Louise
this is a test
yahoo, it worked the first time, its been so long i was'nt sure if it would work.
o.k. - happy birthday luce, hope you have a great one.
sask - b.c.
winn - montreal
sask 32 winnipeg 22
Does anyone one know my username and password!
Happy birthday Blouise!!!
kbub is coming to Ottawa - cool
Happy Birthday Auntie Louise!! Much love and hugs coming from Calgary to you today!!! I hope it has been a wonderful day for you, as you help to make so many of our days wonderful too!
Love you lots,
Barb and family
Hi Again, Louise,
I found more of Dr. Suess' lines from his Happy Birthday to You book. They are so good, I just have to add them.
MORE QUOTE OF THE DAY:
If you'd never been born, well what would you be?
You might be a fish! Or a toad in a tree!
You might be a door knob! Or three baked potatoes!
You might be a bag full of hard green tomatoes!
Or worse than all that.....why you might be a WASN'T!
A Wasn't has no fun at all. No, he doesn't.
A Wasn't just isn't. He just isn't present.
But you..... you are YOU! And now, isn't that pleasant?
- Dr. Suess
It's very pleasant!!
Happy Birthday once again,
ME xoxoxo
Hi Marty
Here's my guess(but you aren't going to like it and I apologize to all RR fans in advance) with the provisio that I will gladly eat humble pie if the Green Machine pulls it off.
Sask. - BC
Winnipeg - Toronto
Toronto 28, Sask. 17
happy birthday sis
love robert
What a red-letter day yesterday's blirthday turned out to be. It was so much fun reading all the birthday wishes, the clever, the touching, the funny and the heartfelt. The Blog continues to be a connecting thread.
Love, BJ
Here are the entrants for the Football contest:
BJ, ME, Holly, Lucy, Sonia, Vic,
Bob Barker, Kenneth, Thomas, Ed,
David, and Mike A.
I will post the paintings when they are ready.
Thanks,
MSA
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