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[Linda]

Happy Independence Day to the USA Citizens!

[Andy]

God Save the Queen! :D

[Linda]

Would you believe it is still raining! My telephone keeps beeping flash flood alerts! The roof is leaking and the basement flooded. Happy, I wish I could send some rain your way too. You live in a hot spot like me, but the rain cooled things to an overnight low of 70+°.
This rain is killing my feet!

Movie recommendations: THE KING'S SPEECH

[Linda]

It has rained so much that frogs are clinging to the screen doors at the uppermost reaches. We have a resident squirrel that has not moved for two days from a high window ledge. Last night some big animal, probably a squirrel, ran back and forth in the attic over our bedroom. Normally, my husband would have sent me to the attic to identify the creature, but my foot in the boot precluded that option. So he played possum and did not hear a thing.

[Catherine]

Linda, I hope the rain stops soon for you. We've had a lot of rain, but it nothing like you. The corn is already coming in (a month early) and the watermelons are also early. But at least I haven't had to water the lawn or flower beds.

Try and stay dry.

[Lariela]

I'm watching Stargate Atlantis for Independence Day.

[Jane]

I watched the musical 1776 earlier. That has become a tradition on the Fourth.

[Jerry]

Good luck Linda. I have been reading your weather reports with interest as someone who lives only a few miles from the wettest place in England. I even had to look up New Albany to see where this deluge was falling. I hope it lets up on you soon, as I have read some horror stories in the past about floods in and around the Mississippi, and I can't help recalling that old Johnny Cash song "Six feet high and rising". Best wishes, and I hope it passes soon.

[Bobby]

Visiting family in NW Georgia and has been raining for 24 straight hours now! Quite different weather for us coming from the desert.

[Gretchen]

My six year old just finished all of the books currently released in a series of chapter books about Neverland and the fairies. The newest book isn't due out until the end of July. She's in agony waiting. "But mom there's still so much summer left and I'm almost out of books!" While I completely understand her feelings right now, secretly I'm laughing at her because some day she is going to wake up and realize she is 100% her mother's daughter.

[Mark]

Gretchen wrote: "My six year old just finished all of the books currently released in a series of chapter books about Neverland and the fairies. The newest book isn't due out until the end of July. She's in agony w..."

Lols, we all get that feeling waiting for for new books at all our various ages.

[Andy]

Gretchen wrote: "My six year old just finished all of the books currently released in a series of chapter books about Neverland and the fairies. The newest book isn't due out until the end of July. She's in agony w..."

Brilliant! :D

[Ace]

Hehe, fantastic Gretchen, and only 6. You must be so proud.

[happy]

On the Weather Forcaster don't know what they are talking about front

Last friday, July 3, the forcast was for 100+ temps for the next 7 days and no rain in sight

On the 4th it topped out at 95 and we had a pretty decent storm that night, today it didn't reach 90 and isn't supposed to top 90 in the next 7 days. I guess that means tomorrow will 100+ :)

[Linda]

The deluge stopped Sunday,the fifth. The stationary front finally moved on the fifth. We had a shower of devil rain yesterday (the falls while the sun is shining).

I heard from two sources that Leonardo DiCaprio was killed in a plane crash, but I can find nothing about it on the net.. Have K been 'ho-axed'?

[Ace]

Linda wrote: "I heard from two sources that Leonardo DiCaprio was killed in a plane crash ..."

It was a hoax apparently..

http://en.mediamass.net/people/leonar...

[Gretchen]

Leo seems to suffer from those hoaxes quite a bit.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Sorry everyone that I am still absent. I have personal stuff still going on.
I know some of you care about what is going on with me, so if you feel you would like to know, please contact Dawn. She can fill you in

All the best to you all,
Terri

[happy]

Take Care Terri, I hope things start looking better soon!

[Ace]

Take care Terri :(

[Kimber]

Hope all will be well soon Terri!

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Chin up Terri. *hugs*

[Mark]

Take care Terri xx

[Jerry]

Wishing you all the best Terri!

[Andy]

Take care Terri xxx

[Carol]

Hope all is ok with you Teri. It has been a rough summer here too family-wise. But my joy at escaping to books and reading all the chatter on goodreads keeps me sane. Hope everyone has better times ahead

[Lia]

Take care, Terri.

[Linda]

Terri, you have a lot of people trying to lift you up. Take the best care that is possible.

[Linda]

Over on another thread we were talking about pronunciation woes. EDNYVED. and MARARED are Welsh names giving me fits in Here be Dragons by S. K. Penman. MARARED is Margaret in English. If someone can pronounce that other name, give it to me! Ms. Penman has given a very limited two or three word guide. I wonder how well English translates into other languages, especially in the movies/videos industries. Is the connotation lost in the translation? Would I even be worrying myself and all of you about this were I not still confined to my bed?

[Darcy]

It's either pronounced Ed-nu-ved or Ed-nee-ved

[Jane]

In Welsh, GENERALLY, accent is on next-to-last syllable.

I'm guessing the other is MahRAHred.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Jane wrote: "In Welsh, GENERALLY, accent is on next-to-last syllable.

I'm guessing the other is MahRAHred."

Yup. I had a Welsh friend who called me Mah-RAH-red many years ago.

[Linda]

Thank you to all who helped me with my Welsh pronunciation difficulties. Here be Dragons is reading much better now.

[Andy]

I wonder where all the Aussies have run off too...... ;) 169 runs was it??

[Lisa]

Andy, are you talking about cricket??? Sorry, excuse me while I slip into something comfortable, like a coma!!!! Lol

[Ace]

Hehehe Lisa, hilarious...

[Kimber]

Lisa wrote: "Andy, are you talking about cricket??? Sorry, excuse me while I slip into something comfortable, like a coma!!!! Lol"

*high five!*

[Mark]

Kimber wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Andy, are you talking about cricket??? Sorry, excuse me while I slip into something comfortable, like a coma!!!! Lol"

*high five!*"

Lols

[Andy]

See all the colonials stick together..... :D

World champions at "rounders" indeed!

[Lisa]

Bahahahaha, of course we do, if it means beating the poms!

Sorry Andy, I know you love your sport, just not my cup of tea, :))))

[Lisa]

Now of course, if you had mentioned something about the Isle of Mann TT, I would definitely get off the couch for that. :))

[Andy]

Lisa wrote: "Now of course, if you had mentioned something about the Isle of Mann TT, I would definitely get off the couch for that. :))"

This is proper sport!

https://www.facebook.com/#!/Jurassicc...

Played out FIRST ever Home fixture today & WON 24/07, 2 more associate games to play & then we're accepted into the league next year :)

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Had a very good Saturday. Called into the Australian Red Cross opportunity shop to discover they had been given four boxes of 1960s-1970s historical fiction and non fiction. Also discovered that I could take a Red Cross shopping bag and fill it with books for $6. Got 16 paperbacks! Many were new to me, but managed to get hold of several books that I have wanted to re-read, but have been unable to find copies, such as Taylor Caldwell's Dear and Glorious Physician

Am an extremely happy bunny. :D

[Gretchen]

That's a good deal! On certain days the local Goodwill (which I am guessing is equivalent to your opportunity shop) sells books for 10 for $1.99. I rarely find 10 books I want to purchase but occasionally I get lucky between children's books and books for me.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

They've had the bag full for $6 before but I've never seen enough books I wanted to buy a bag full. :D

I was squealing like a kid in a candy store... LITERALLY.

[Lisa]

Good on you Andy, I know you love that.

[Andy]

Lisa wrote: "Good on you Andy, I know you love that."

It keeps me on me toes, enjoy it a lot even though yer cant ever beat playing sport.

[Lisa]

I like to walk, that's about it for me. Or the physical exertion of chasing the last bit of chocolate in the house. But I take my hate off to real athletes. Good to see the team is doing well! You must be proud.

[happy]

I walk a lot, roughly 40 miles/week - it helps control my diabetes and it has the added bonus of helping keep the Otisthedog out of trouble :)

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Walking is my favourite form of exercise too. Just as well. I'll be spending much of my London holiday walking. :)