Saving bookmarks spinning beach ball

I am running Lion and Safari Version 5.1.1 (7534.51.22). Problems include:
When saving a bookmark, the spinning beach ball appears and can take up to 90+ seconds to return the browser to usable state.
Safari freezes more often.
I have cleaned the Safari cache and also Flash's Data and Settings cache. Still having the issues. Is this a iCloud synch issue?
I am stumped. anyone have any remedies?
Many thanks,
JACK

Is this a iCloud synch issue?
It's easy enough to find out. Disable syncing and see whether the problem goes away.

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