FAO lie in king

[petal54]

sorry to hear you're suffering with a cold,baby bigs suffering with hayfever,so sends his best wishes,as do i

[novalis]

Sorry Lie-in King!

Didn't know you were under the weather. Hope you are soon 100%.

[Lie-in King]

Thanks petal! :-))

...Reasonably certain it's man-flu, though?!

Haven't suffered with hay-fever for yonks, but know it's horrid - hope the streaming stops soon!

[Lie-in King]

Cheers, novalis - while you're here, may I ask how you prefer your screen-name to be pronounced? :-)

Apologies to petal for the extra traffic...

[petal54]

no probs L I K,have a nice afternoon

[Mctavish]

Hurry up and get well soon Lie-in King - I thought it was strange on a Sunday not seeing you around.

[novalis]

Sorry to "borrow" your thread Petal54.

Novalis was the pen name of Friedrich von Hardenberg ( an early German Romantic poet and novelist ) and he took it from de Novali, a name which his family had prexiously used. The stress is on the first syllable and the V is sounded as V because of its origin rather than F which is the normal pronunciation for the German V. I very much enjoyed his "Hymnen an die Nacht"/"Hymns to the NIght" when I was doing my degree ( more years ago thatn I care to remember).

[tinkie]

Hi Lie- in king
Hope you feel better soon, will lamb shanks cheer you up :))

[Lie-in King]

Thanks no-varl-ee (?) Sorry if my brain's not working right!.. :-)

tinkie, you're the answer to my prayers - lamb shanks will never fail to cheer me up! :-))

[Mctavish]

Are you not talking to me Lie-in King ? !!

Sorry petal54 hijacking your thread.

[Lie-in King]

Apologies x 1000, Mctavish! :-(( Consider my wrist well & truly smacked!

I do try not to be rude to anyone, but genuinely missed your post - thanks for your message - I couldn't start today's puzzles until 10.30...