Passing the time (Passing = 7 letters, 10 points, plus 50 for a bingo plus ...)

St Venceslas
Yesterday's weather: Wet morning, dry afternoon

Still laid up, I have been trying to find things to do but find that my attention span isn't very long. It is so frustrating, I'm fit and well apart from my foot but I can't get around and I'm under orders to keep my foot raised as much as possible. I have crocheted, read six books in 2 weeks, Sudoku'd and caught up on my e-mails and letters.

Someone recently (you know how you are!) introduced me to Facebook, an on-line community where you can catch up with old friends, colleagues and family members. He introduced me to this with the purpose of playing on-line Scrabble.

My vocabulary is growing daily. I am learning all sorts of ways to use the letter Q, Z and J to gain the maximum points. I don't know that the word MUZJIKS is one that I will use on a daily basis, but I'd love to get it on a triple word - 287 points in one hit (79 for the word, three times plus 50 for a Bingo)! It's something I will aspire to. Two letter words are very useful and it's almost worth compiling a little list or learning them all. There are, apparently, 94.

I am a bit of a stickler when it comes to spelling and grammar (I'm sure there have been errors in my blog for which I am deeply ashamed), and would never normally use the Americanization (note the Z) of putting -IZE at the end of a word when in English is it -ISE (realise/realize organise/organize). However, it is accepted on the Scabulous program (I really believe that ought to be 'programme') and if it's on a triple - well, sorry but I'm going to use it. My sister has refused to play me any more in disgust at my acceptance of the American Z so I'm running out of competitors. Apparently there is another program(me) where you can compete with strangers over the internet. I'm resisting the temptation.

For now.

Something is bound to happen

St Bernard
Yesterday's weather. Wet with sunny intervals

Well, today should be interesting. I have to wait in to receive the sand and gravel and paving slabs for the final fill of the chalet base. I am also hoping to receive the floor of the chalet IF the transport company still have it. If they don't I have no idea how long it may take to find it and deliver it in the end. It may just be easier to request a refund and go to the local brico shop to buy floorboards ourselves. I have a sneaking suspicion that I may be sitting around until 7pm waiting for something to happen. Again. It could be a long day.

Meanwhile, as it was raining, our visitor introduced me to the delights of Facebook.com. This is a website where you can keep in touch with friends and even play Scrabble with them. That was the attraction to me, so now I have a couple of games of Scrabble going and I just have to check in now and then to play. I love Scrabble, and other board games but Jon isn't so keen. This could be because we can both be bad losers - not always though, but you can get very fed up with playing the same person all the time, especially when they keep winning. I may get like that with Scrabble, but we'll see.

So if you are registered on Facebook and fancy a game, send me a comment after this (or any other blog) letting me know your e-mail address so that I can let you be my friend. I guarantee not to publish any comments with e-mail addresses in them.

Now, what can I make with J, X, Z, Q, A, I, L?