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The L&G Kitchen Party
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Introductions and Welcomes
I don't personally brew my own coffee, I have had white chocolate mocha, and iced coffee with the grounds still on the bottom. Not a pleasant taste. It is tastier with cream and sugar, I usually have lots of sugar.:)
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It is just that coffee shops are a dime a dozen here, and my fave one changed owners and I don't frequent that one anymore. but white mocha is good when I can find it. Not since the aforementioned place displeased me.
Hi, I'm new. Is this the remedial math workshop?
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Remedial I need that especially with the seven letter unscramble. I don't know what it is, I am a whiz at the crosswords, and the jumble, but alas, I am no good at 7 letter unscramble, will try to do better, honest.
Do you like cryptic crosswords, Robin,they're my favourite?
Are those the ones that you have to decipher what the words are from other words. I have tried those,, seems my forte is crosswords, as my husband says the easier ones, but hey at least it keeps my mind sharp, er most of the time.LOL
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Excellent...I don't usually bother with the regular kind...but cryptics are so bent and twisted...love them.
I like the cryptic quizzes in the crossword books.
I used to be able to do those as well. But for now and for what I can successfully accomplish and finish it is the daily crosswords in our local newspaper.
Hi y'all. I'm a novelist. Lover of language, words, syntax, grammar, crossword puzzles, all that stuff. Thanks for having me. I'll read and post as often as I can.
I saw you in the other thread, welcome aboard.
You've come to the right place, D.E.! The most interesting minds hang out here, and on a different thread is someone with a dangling but. I'm merely a lurker. Do you really handwrite your novels, even through the revision stage?
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Hi, I'm Historybuff. I'm a lover of reading, writing, and language. I saw this board and thought there might be some interesting things going on here.
Is there ever. Welcome to the nuthouse and the serious grammarians.
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A warm welcome, D. E.--delighted you joined.
Welcome, welcome HB93...Sounds like some kind of pencil to me
We're nasty...yet nice
If you take my advice
It's the wittiest group that you'll see.
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So what percentage of these almost 1000 members actually post?And what happened to David, our resident advocate?
Did 'levity' really carry him off??? :-)
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%-age of members who post: 4%.
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My name is Karla. I am at the end phases of homeschooling my sons and working on my own graduate degree in ed psych. I'm excited to find people with similar interests.
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How old are your sons, Karla. I have a daughter who is thirteen and she runs rings around me academically.
Hello, I'm David from remote Mid Wales and not naturally inclined to issues of language and grammar. My father taught English at Grammar School and what with grammar at school and more grammar at home, I felt that as a child it was possible to have a little too much grammar.
However, recently I came across G V Carey's , which, although originally published in 1939, renewed my interest in a subject I once abhorred.
In my dotage, I am becoming more interested in language and how it is constantly evolving and I hope this group will stimulate more thinking about this topic.
However, recently I came across G V Carey's , which, although originally published in 1939, renewed my interest in a subject I once abhorred.
In my dotage, I am becoming more interested in language and how it is constantly evolving and I hope this group will stimulate more thinking about this topic.
Since everyone else appears to be sound asleep, welcome David! You are our 1000th member! There are so many different threads around here that it will probably take you some time to read them. You'll soon learn to watch out for people from New Zealand, people who name themselves after geographical locations or letters of the alphabet, and an occasional visitor who is your namesake. Wit and good-natured jibes being the order of the day, it helps if you have a sense of humour. We are not entirely mad, but we have gone almost crazy waiting for the party for number 1000. No doubt they'll start the party after I've gone to sleep.
Jan wrote: "Since everyone else appears to be sound asleep, welcome David! You are our 1000th member! There are so many different threads around here that it will probably take you some time to read them. You'..."
New Zealanders are OK, some of them even play rugby, and you Aussies are OK, some of you play cricket.
Thanks for the welcome, Jan.
New Zealanders are OK, some of them even play rugby, and you Aussies are OK, some of you play cricket.
Thanks for the welcome, Jan.
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Meanwhile, TWO members joined in the early hours (U.S. east coast time), first David from remote Mid Wales and then Rebecca from Sweden.
So David, you are IT! Not just any new member, but the 1,000th Member (whooo-hoooo!). As your prize, you will have to post at least once every day. We of course expect all of your posts will be on a par with that other great Welsh writer, Dylan Thomas (ah, "A Child's Christmas in Wales" -- I read it aloud every December to my students!).
And welcome Rebecca from Sweden, too, if you're reading this.
Now to wake up all the other would-be party types. What the hell did Debs put in this punch? I feel like the Tin Man trying to cross a field of poppies.
Newengland wrote: "Thank you, Jan, for covering the festivities (and picking up all of the ticker tape). I awoke late this morning and missed my trail run (it's been that kind of week), so I will opt for the roads i..."
"To begin at the beginning:
It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters'-and-rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the shoeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboatboobbing sea...."
Is this what you want? I'm a Dylan fan too.
"To begin at the beginning:
It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible-black, the cobblestreets silent and the hunched, courters'-and-rabbits' wood limping invisible down to the shoeblack, slow, black, crowblack, fishingboatboobbing sea...."
Is this what you want? I'm a Dylan fan too.
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Gabi wrote: "Hey David, welcome to the 1000th member of Language & Grammar. The Party will be held in the Kitchen Sink. We have been counting down for a week. Deb from NZ has been doing most of it. I generally ..."
Hello Gabi, somehow I missed your post, I guess I got carried away watching the Moto GP.
Guests: Well Joseph Conrad for a start; Lawrence Durrell and Peter Carey. Who else might be interesting at a dinner party? How about Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche and A S Byatt?
Food: Saffron Risotto, followed by Roast Welsh lamb flavoured with rosemary and garlic and a dessert of Tiramisu.
Wine: A good Bordeaux Blanc to start and a Gicondas with the main course. Coffee and a glass of Pineau to finish. I do apologise but I'm afraid I'm not into New World wines. I hope that doesn't offend but I my taste buds are oriented to the European mainland.
Hello Gabi, somehow I missed your post, I guess I got carried away watching the Moto GP.
Guests: Well Joseph Conrad for a start; Lawrence Durrell and Peter Carey. Who else might be interesting at a dinner party? How about Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche and A S Byatt?
Food: Saffron Risotto, followed by Roast Welsh lamb flavoured with rosemary and garlic and a dessert of Tiramisu.
Wine: A good Bordeaux Blanc to start and a Gicondas with the main course. Coffee and a glass of Pineau to finish. I do apologise but I'm afraid I'm not into New World wines. I hope that doesn't offend but I my taste buds are oriented to the European mainland.
Someone in another group has recommended Pinot More for those who have prostate problems.
Welcome David. Join the party over in the sink. You have the honor of being our 1000th distinguished guest.
Rebecca you have the honor of being a guest also, please have fun and tell us a little about yourself
Kitty love your cat tossing the confetti, adorable.LOL Welcome, David on your being the 1000, btw, my brother's name is David. Good name.
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Why anyone would want to pollute coffee with cream and/or sugar is beyond me. Even if it's decaf.