Sudoku Puzzles

Plum, to Starr

Kathy, to Amy (Can't believe you have a daughter that age!)

Jerry, thanks for the warning. That was beautiful.

...from..., I have always loved that prayer.

Just missed the pounce!

Hi Fiona & ALL!!! I'm finally getting my energy back after all the lost sleep & worry about Kyley. She is doing well & has only four more days with her third grade students before she can have a nice long rest over Christmas break. Last night I got to see the Winter Concert (in More...

CP, calm yourself down and have a bowl of muesli (with lots of nuts and berries of course). You can pounce another time!

Good Morning All.
Hiya Gail and CP.
Starr and Amy.
Jerry, pass me the whole box of tissues!

2.08 Wattle I do when the next sneezin' season starts!

Good Morning Kathy and CG.
From brings back good memories for me.

Agreed, some very poignant posts this morning.

But, I am curious, why is from's post addressed to Ian/Boston?

No muesli for me this morning, CG, I am fasting until after some medical scans at 1100.

Will have to find some other things to do instead of eat!

But there's plenty to do - I have a roster prinout to do, Christmas cards to write.....

Hope the scans come up clear CP, bet you will be looking forward to lunch.

Help needed!
In the US, there is a chain of shops that sell fancy, funky stuff, like high class gadgets, great luggage (I saw a great men's carry on, wheelaboard case). I thought the name of the shop was Brookfield, Brookvale.... something like that.
Any help appreciated.

Brookstone, CP?

Maybe the store doesn't exist any more. I saw that case when I was in Hawaii last year, at the Ala Moana Centre. I just got creative and Googled Ala Moana's store directory, and can't find it on the list, or on the mall map in the position I thought it was.

Thank you, anne - that sounds right!

12/16/2009

Dearest Dave,

You've truly been too kind! I must protest; I don't deserve such generosity.
The thought of getting three French hens amazes me.
Yet, I am not surprised--what more should I expect from such a nice person.

Love,
Agnes

What is a stable?

Every Christmas morning, when my kids were little,
I read them the nativity story out of the big family bible.

When my son was old enough to talk, he asked me what a stable was.

I thought for a moment how to explain it to him in terms he could understand,
then told him,"It's something like your sister's room, but without a stereo."

Just so everyone knows, one answer to today's puzzler was rejected by me.

"TURNIKET" was not acceptable...

We just got the latest Brookstone catalog in the mail today!

http://www.brookstone.com/

Good morning all -
Aww Glenn - I was going to use turniket in desperation!
Happy Birthday to Starr and Amy!
Jerry - thanks for the story about Jack Benny and thanks to Heidi for the further info.
Kathy - agree with you about the joys of hearing children sing - went to my grandie Hayley's Christmas concert a few weeks ago - it was wonderful.

Good Morning everyone.

How about "trinket" instead, CynB?

Specially for CG

Two wanderers up North, who didn't get their Berings Strait and were lost, met up with an Ice-Maiden. One said to the other,
"I wonder if she can tell us which way to go"
The other replied,
"I don't know; Alaska"

She overheard them and said,
"I don't know Alaska either:

If Miss Issippi gave Miss Ouri her New Jersey, what would Dela ware? Idaho, but Alaska...

Dela?!! Genoa?

Miss Ouri! Miss Issipi gave you her New Jersey. Jamaica?

The Ice Maiden finally said,
"If you don't know which way to go, just Rome"

I do believe I captured an image of the ice-Maiden:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59682626@N00/3410415587/

No Rayray, but I tried like hell.

Later, I invited her to Florida. I wanted to go to Miami and Tampa with her.

Amazing sculpture, Keith. I have no idea how they get the snow to stick so perfectly.

Heidi - I had thought of that one but was keeping it to myself.

to you,
to you,
dear Starr!!!
to you!
May your special day be wonderful with a and lots of !

to you,
to you,
dear Amy!!!
to you!
May your special day be wonderful with a and lots of !

How is the head today Shosho after all those rum balls?

I've decided today I shall take a break from baking cookies. This morning from my alarm went off, I almost ran to the kitchen to get the cookies out of the oven, then realized that was the alarm clock not the oven alarm. Argh!!! I was a bit hazy morning. Not too much of a hangover. Oh but the bourbon balls were goooooodddd!

And they're still great! Still checking!