Grundoon59

Absolutely loved the first episode - I want to savor each one, so I am trying not to binge. Thought it was extremely well done and just enough familiar faces to have an interesting game of "who did they play in ....." to go along with the plot. Already hoping there will be a second season.

@Bliss - I am still in recovery mode myself - lots of rest and fluids seems to be helping but I am tired of being a good host for this bug. I got 2/5 with one * thanks to Polk jumping in my brain at the very last second (not sure if Mrs. Polk would count that as dancing). Please add my virtual food to that of Bliss and order whatever you would like!

Just realized I don't think I submitted for the past two weeks - I have been recovering from a cold/flu bug (blessedly not COVID) that has been rocketing around my workplace. Haven't been doing much more than working and sleeping. So, week 8 is 3/5 and week 9 is 2/5 - grateful to get that much and sorry for the late reporting. Best thing I have eaten in the past two weeks was some great lemon-rice soup with chicken and a side of pita chips from a Greek deli my boss found when he treated us to lunch. Very glad to share with you all.

3/5 with no *. I usually do Wordle, Spelling Bee, Mini Crossword, Connections and Strands on my lunch break to refresh my brain with varying results for success.

3/5 with an *. Nixon was the only one I was really sure on - I was in my young teens at the time of Watergate and it/he was a major part of my political history education. Singer Sargent was the only answer my brain could come up with but both it and Gatsby were wild guesses.

3/5 with one *. From long ago early American lit courses, I remembered that it was from the Natty Bumpo stories but wouldn't have been able to tell you Pathfinder for all the apples in an orchard. Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends/neighbors!

3/5 for last week - lucky guesses for Zion & Beethoven but remembered when The Office won originally. I was very much more of a fan of the British version than the American for a long time, but the latter has grown on me since. Science is never one of my strong suits and I too got confused by Friday's clue.

Unfortunately, after years of hanging out with you all and enjoying my early access to Murdoch Mysteries, I have cancelled my cable in anticipation of moving relatively soon. So, I am not sure if I will be able to watch with Ovation online or if I will have to wait for Acorn in the spring. I will probably still lurk to read comments but will miss being more interactive with this group at least until I can watch the episodes. Enjoy them for me please!

4/5 with 1*- For Monday, I was in the general ballpark of New England literary types, but I realized that I had no real idea of when any of them died so didn't come up with even a guess. I knew the Feinstein answer, but the rest were guesses. I made a hot dog/baked bean casserole over the weekend - glad to share.

3/5 with no *. I got the movie questions and somewhere my brain remembered about the Maine.

Whoops- just realized I didn't post for week one. I will blame it on a wild week at work. I was 3/5 with no *. Will try to do better for the rest of the season. Glad to be back with everyone.

Absolutely count me in and among those who love the picture of Saber. Thanks for taking this on again @Clanstarling!

I have to admit that I am a newcomer to the show. It has been on my to be watched list for a long time and I finally took the plunge. So glad I did but I am trying to savor the thrill of a first watch by not binging it. So far (just in season 2), I am loving it - the cast, guest stars, plots and locations are reminding me of cozy mystery novels which are some of my favorite reads. Also, I am a sucker for an intricate opening title sequence. Glad this forum exists for one of my new favorite shows!

2/5 this week with no * D.H. Lawrence - where did I pull that from? Not a clue. Also, Molly Brown - I remember visiting her house in Denver as a young Grundoon, plus of course, the musical. For the O.K. Corral, I got fixated on the Great Chicago fire and Mrs. O'Leary's mythical cow. No idea for the others. It has been a treat hanging out with you all this season. Thanks to all, but especially @Clanstarling! See everyone next season - have a great rest of the summer!

2/5 with one *. Got Leary & Sacagawea (who would make interesting dinner party guests). Mad at myself about Garp but couldn't find the answer anywhere in my brain. Know of the Talking Heads of course but not enough to answer questions about them. Monday's grammar question stumped me entirely.