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Good day, Elle.
I had a Samsung vacuum cleaner and it was very good.
On my third Samsung phone.
I have just purchased a Samsung tablet.
I have missed the skiing!
Miss ATW and me went to Pine Cone for a bacon roll!
What tidings today about the new arrival?
Good luck with the GK Jumbo!

Rusty, I've just realised that I forgot to chip in with my support for the view that '...monia' and 'moanier' aren't (shouldn't!) be seen as sounding the same. I think the English predilection for putting in an 'r' sound where none is needed is to blame - in 'fought', for example.

There were no horrors or special treats in today's crosswords.

In a Guardian crossword earlier this week, FLAW and FLOOR were required to be homophones!

ChrisE, that sounds almost as bad as the Sauce/Source inflicted on us earlier in the week.

Good afternoon, Rusty!
I am glad that you managed to buy a new tablet that met your specifications!
And a Samsung one at that!
And you managed a bacon roll at the Pine Cone as well.
That is good!
(Not so good that you missed the skiing!)
We have just come back from a walk..... we were fortunate in that we missed the rain!
We were out walking for a couple of hours - just got back in the car..........when the heavens opened!
How about that for excellent timing on our part?
The Jumbo GK was a doddle......... I'm beginning to sound like Quixote!
(What happened to him? We haven't heard anything from him for a long time....)
I see I missed a discussion about homophones again......I didn't find much wrong with "monia" and "moanier", but cannot countenance "sauce " and source", nor "flaw and floor" - and definitely not "fought" and "fort!
(I wonder why Malone thinks the English would put an "R" in "fought"?!)
No doubt regional accents are playing some part in this? But surely the complier should go with "BBC English"?

Elle, I don't think the English put an 'R' itself in 'fought' - but 'fort' and 'fought' appeared as homophones in a crossword not so long ago. The invading R (sound) must be what's assumed in 'sauce' and 'source' - and, I assume, in 'monia' to make it sound like 'moanier'.

Malone, to me '"monia" does sound like "moanier"!
but I don't think that any of the other supposed homophones sound alike !
It would be interesting if we could all hear each other 'speak' wouldn't it!

I'm often a little disappointed in the alleged homophones, especially as they don't reflect the pronunciations of many, many solvers. I find regional variations very interesting in themselves, but not so much in crosswords!

Hello, Elle!
You are not having monia and moanier!
No "r" sound in monia!
Yes, I agree with Malone, I enjoy all the different accents and dialects.
Time we had John Snagge reading the news again!
His English was good!
The skiing was postponed. High winds.
But, my hero, Fabian Cancellara, won the Strade Bianche.
And to make it even better, Lizzie Armitstead won the women's version of the race!
And....I hear Victoria fell off today...on the flat!!!
How is the wee lad getting on today?

Hi, Rusty!
I'm glad that you have had a good day - a successful buy with your tablet...and Fabian Cancellara and Lizzie both winning their races!
What's with Victoria? Just when our hopes are raised......she goes and falls off again!
I forgot to set the recorder for the tennis! So I missed it, as we were out when it was showing!
I have never heard of John Snagge? The name means nothing to me?
The baby is doing well!
We shall see him tomorrow when we go over for lunch for Mothers' Day.
It will be a busy day as we will have to take the dog out first in the morning, and then also fit in a visit to the Crematorium with some plants (roses) before driving out to our daughters.
Do you have any plans for the day?