tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80095155161446909052024-03-13T05:44:24.260-04:00The Outlandish SwapIn which much is exchanged regarding lovers of the Outlander series, their yarn, their sweet tooths, with learned commentary and excited utterances by their humble and loyal fans who happen to crochet and knit.Vic-Jo-Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963784006204062210noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-32613149982246744992011-07-06T23:47:00.001-04:002011-07-06T23:49:19.821-04:00J.H.R.C!Ye've done it again, lasses! Congrats to Clan Beauchamp!<br /><br /><br />Beauchamp: 766<br />Fraser: 265<br />MacKenzie: 252<br />Murray: 562Cinnamonamonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16964727756354855760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-25869508755788415832011-07-06T10:20:00.002-04:002011-07-06T10:25:20.279-04:00RESULTS!!!!!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part 4 - I Hear No Music but the Sound of Drums</span></span> (the poems challenge)<br /><br />We had 20 participants for this tricky challenge! <br /><br />There were 12 perfect scores, so these lasses received an extra point for their teams: Caireann & Zella of Clan Murray, Eilis, Ealasaid Farquharson, Imogene, Elspeth, Bree, Morven, Brighde & Muirne of Clan Beauchamp, and Ciara & Magaidh of Clan Fraser.<br /><br />We did have an early bird and a sneaker for this round:<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Caireann Murray</span> was our early bird, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mollie Mackenzie </span>was our sneaker -- an extra point for each was also awarded for these accomplishments!<br /><br />After a random drawing out of the "perfects" by one of my boys,<br />I'm happy to announce that <span style="font-weight: bold;">Imogene Beauchamp</span> has earned her clan an extra 5 points -- well done!<br /><br />Scoring for this game:<br /><br />Murray: 29 + 2 + 1 = 32<br />Beauchamp: 95 + 8 + 5 = 108<br />Fraser: 20 + 2 = 22<br />MacKenzie: 20 + 1 = 21<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part 5 - 'Tis Better to Marry Than to Burn</span></span><br /><br />This was our Cryptogram/Anagram/Drop Quote game extravaganza that you had 2 weeks to complete! We had 11 competitors (3 Murray, 6 Beauchamp, 1 Mackenzie, & 1 Fraser), and 5 (4 Beauchamp & 1 Fraser) who submitted a participation point email. 7 of those 11 were perfect scores. Those with perfect scores received 1 extra point for their team. These lucky (hardworking!) lasses are: Caireann, Zella & Bea Murray, Nematona & Muirne Beauchamp, Kinley MacKenzie, and Magaidh Fraser!<br /><br />Of those 7 lasses, the winner of the drawing is:<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Muirne Beauchamp!</span> Congrats on an extra 5 points, lass!!<br /><br />The early bird goes to<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Caireann Murray</span>, and the sneaker to<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Magaidh Fraser</span>, for an extra point, each.<br /><br />In addition, I'm awarding 2 lasses who managed to answer every. single. question. of this challenge correctly -- the maximum points were 25, but there were 33.5 points available. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Caireann Murray </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zella Murray</span> both managed each and every one! You each have earned an additional 3 points for your team! Braw job, lasses!<br /><br />Scoring for this challenge is as follows:<br /><br />Murray: 96 + 3 + 5 +1 + 6 = 111<br />Beauchamp: 137 + 2 = 139<br />MacKenzie: 28 +1 = 29<br />Fraser: 26 +1 +1 = 28<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >P</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >art 6 - War of the Regulation</span><br /><br />25 competitors in this game -- we raided each others "project" pages to find things that Claire's family may have wanted to give her for her birthday.<br /><br />No extra points for this one -- everyone who participated received 10 points.<br /><br />Beauchamp: 120 pts<br />Fraser: 40<br />Murray: 60<br />MacKenzie: 30<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part 8 - A Hunting We Will Go </span></span><br /><br />There were 9 participants, 4 murray's & 5 beauchamps! I was quite liberal with the scoring, so there were no extra points awarded for this one.<br /><br />Thus this game's scores are as follows:<br /><br />Clan Murray: 40<br />Clan Beauchamp: 41<br /><br /><br />...and that is all of the games, completely scored! I'll be adding them all up & posting the final scores this afternoon or evening, but I have a sneaking suspicion of who is the winner (again), and think you all do, too... ;)Cinnamonamonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16964727756354855760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-4763195196245674482011-06-14T01:23:00.001-04:002011-06-14T20:18:15.699-04:00Game 9 (book discussion) ResultsFiona Fraser back to report some more game results...for our final game, the book discussion, we had a total of 17 participants (plus the chieftessess, but they were ineligible for point earning). The scoring for this game is a little different from the last one, so I've explained it below.<br /><br />Each question you answered earned you 2 points. If you chimed in on all 4 discussions, you earned an extra 2 points (I'm lookin' at you,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> bartlebean, violetdawn, pepperpurl & georgethegirl</span>!). As this was a team challenge, if you participated at all, you earned an additional point for your team (<span style="font-weight: bold;">7-Beauchamp, 5-Murray, 4-Fraser, 1-MacKenzie</span>).<br /><br />In lieu of the early bird and the sneaker awards, bonus points were awarded to the person who garnered the most interest (i.e. the most clicks - 35, to be exact -- mostly in agrees), and the person who made the most contributions to the thread overall. In this case, both of these categories are won by the same lass..<span style="font-weight: bold;">.Pepperpurl!</span> Congrats on earning an extra 2 points for clan <span style="font-weight: bold;">Murray</span>!<br /><br />Our final points award is the random drawing by my boys, done of the participants who took part in all 4 discussions. <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Bartlebean</span> is the winner of that one! Congrats on winning 5 points for clan <span style="font-weight: bold;">Beauchamp</span>!<br /><br />Point totals for this game (participation points + 2 points for participating in all 4 discussions + number of participants from your clan + bonus points + 5pts to the drawing winner)<br /><br />Beauchamp: 36 + 4 + 7 + 0 + 5 = 52<br />Murray: 26 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 0 = 37<br />Fraser: 12 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 0 = 16<br />MacKenzie: 4 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 0 = 5<br /><br />Stay tuned for more game results this week!Cinnamonamonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16964727756354855760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-27944412037725132702011-06-12T22:18:00.002-04:002011-06-12T22:40:06.304-04:00Game results -- game 7We're a might out of order here, lasses, but we wanted to get you some results! We will be getting the results to games 4-6 (and 8) to you soon, don't worry. So without further ado... the participants were:<br /><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beauchamp</span>: Caroline, Ealasaid, Besse, Nemetona, Muirne, Lady NF, Elspeth</div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fraser: </span>Magaidh</div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">MacKenzie:</span> Mollie, Kinley</div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Murray:</span> Caireann, Zella, Latharna, Ruadh, Bea</div><br />The lasses with perfect scores:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Perfect scores:</span> Caireann, Caroline, Ealasaid, Magaidh, Zella, Besse, Nemetona, Mollie, Kinley, Bea, Elspeth<br /><br />...and the extra point winners are:<br /><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Early Bird</span> - Caireann</div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sneaker</span> - Ruadh<br /><br />And of course all of those with perfect scores earn an extra point (which we did not add separately, but is there, I promise!), and one lucky lass from that group will win an extra 5 points<br /><br />...and that lass is...(insert drumroll here):<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Magaidh!</span> Congrats!!<br /><br />Point totals (for this game only) are as follows:<br /><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beauchamp:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">71</span></div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fraser:</span> 11 + 5 (perfect) = <span style="font-weight: bold;">16</span><br /></div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">MacKenzie:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">22</span></div> <div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Murray:</span> 50 + 1 (EB) + 1 (Sn) = <span style="font-weight: bold;">52</span><br /><br />Well done, to all, and we'll be back soon with more results!<br /></div><br /></div>Cinnamonamonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16964727756354855760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-31447910969351996222011-05-04T00:01:00.002-04:002011-05-04T00:01:05.458-04:00Part 8 ~ Homework ~ A Hunting We Will Go<span id="internal-source-marker_0.7841989465292157" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For this wee homework assignment, we will ask you to list 5 things that Claire would have in her wee medicine basket (or stillroom) and their uses Find a picture of this item and post it to the HOMEWORK thread on Ravelry. For example, if your find is a heart/lung bypass machine, please show us a book reference from Part 8 where she would use the Heart/Lung machine or has one, and post the picture. If someone prior to you has used this item, you have to find a different item. The photo reference can be off-ravelry. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This assignment is for the good sisters, not for the chieftesses. Please include your swap name and clan name in the post (not everyone uses a clan badge and it helps us). The homework assignment is due on May 10th at midnight, ET. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Good luck, lasses.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mordag and Fiona</span>A Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-56280114007228511872011-04-27T00:01:00.002-04:002011-04-27T00:01:03.687-04:00Alarms of Struggle and FlightGood sisters,<br />
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Here is a wee quiz based on part 7 of the book - Alarms of Struggle and Flight. In this challenge, there are two columns - one of names, the other is something to match up with one of the given names. Please submit your answers to highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com with the word TRIVIA in the subject line. Also, please include your swap name and your clan so we can give you proper credit.<br />
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Brianna Afraid of thunder, killed by lightening<br />
Deborah Discovered bat skeleton in amulet<br />
Isaiah Morton Nom de Plume <br />
Jackson Jolly Had a feral eye for the school teacher<br />
James MacQuiston Called the birds<br />
Josiah Received 5000 acres as compensation<br />
Judas Proclaimed the bear has special scratching trees<br />
Obadiah Solicited the Bear-Killer<br />
Roger Performed Tarot readings<br />
Tsatsa'wi Wagoner for Sherston's Brewery<br />
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Please submit your answers by Tuesday, May 3rd at midnight.<br />
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Respectfully submitted,<br />
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Mordag Murray and Fiona FraserA Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-75583619610503966892011-04-19T23:43:00.003-04:002011-04-20T00:16:29.629-04:00Adso's Ridge & Favorite Things ResultsLasses, well done on the games thus far! We now have the results from the "Marsali" (Adso's Ridge, this time around) game based on section #2, and the "Favorite Things" homework based on section #3 ready for you to see!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Adso's Ridge:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Participants:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Clan Beauchamp:</span> Lady North Facing, Imogene, Caroline, Elspeth, Ealasaid, Muirne, Morven, Nemetona<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Clan Fraser:</span> Jeanette, Eirinn, Ciara, Magaidh<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Clan MacKenzie:</span> Ide, Jessie, Kinley<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Clan Murray:</span> Caireann, Bea, Ceana, Zella<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Perfect Scores:</span><br />Caireann Murray, Bea Murray, Kinley MacKenzie and Ciara Fraser! An extra point for each o' the four of ye, lasses -- well done!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Winner</span> (of perfect scores, by drawing from the children's wooden tea set -- the sugar bowl worked quite well!): Kinley MacKenzie!! Congrats, lass, ye've won your clan 5 extra points!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Additional Bonuses: </span><br />Early Bird: Caireann Murray<br />Sneaker: Magaidh Fraser (11:54 pm)<br />Congrats, lasses -- an extra point, each!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scores: </span><br />Beauchamp:<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"> 55</span></span><br />Fraser: 33 + 1 (perfect) + 1 (sneaker) =<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">35</span></span><br />MacKenzie: 25 + 1(perfect) + 5(winner) = <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">31</span><br />Murray: 39 + 2 (perfect) + 1 (early bird) = <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">42</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">**************************************************</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Favorite Things: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Participants:</span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Beauchamp:</span> Eilis, Nemetona, Muirne, Suisan, Caroline, Brighde, Sineag, Isobel, Lady North Facing, Elspeth, Imogene, Morven, Alyth, Bree, Ealasaid<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Fraser:</span> Eirinn, Ciara, Magaidh, Jullienne, Lileas, Rhona, Jocasta, Fiona, Aileen<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">MacKenzie:</span> Rhona, Eadgyth, Ceitidh, Isabelle, Jessie, Seonag, Kinley, Rayanne, Ide, Mollie.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Murray:</span> Mordag, Ruadh, Chloe, Bea, Ceana, Caireann, Toireasa, Marsali, Latharna, Arafel, Zella, Eileen, Meadth, Leigh<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scores:</span><br />Beauchamp: <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">150</span><br />Fraser: <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">90</span><br />MacKenzie: <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">100</span><br />Murray: <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">140</span><br /><br />Thanks to all the lasses for playing. You have earned 10 points for your team, and you have helped your spoiler get to know you better!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">*********************************************</span><br /><br />Final scores as of part #3 can be found on the sidebar. :)<br /><br />-Respectfully submitted, Mordag Murray & Fiona Fraser<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span>Cinnamonamonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16964727756354855760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-57213505745668617852011-04-13T00:01:00.029-04:002011-04-13T00:01:02.641-04:00'Tis Better to Marry Than BurnLasses, Ye've been doing a braw job on all of the challenges we have set your way. This time, we have a three part challenge but ye have two weeks to complete it. Still check in every week on Ravelry. <br />
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<div> </div>For this challenge, we will ask ye to solve a crypto list, a Drop Quote puzzle and some anagrams. The puzzles will be here, but send your answers to highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com. <br />
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<div> </div><strong>Crypto Families:</strong> Each puzzle contains a list of related words with a simple, unique substitution code. The heading for each puzzle gives a hint as to the types of words. Each of the words are in the book, but you really don't need your book to solve the words. You just need to figure out the code. The key to solve the first crypto family is different from both the second one and the third. Good luck! <br />
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<div> </div><strong>People</strong> (max 5 points)<br />
<ul><li>WOWOIW FJCC AILOCYXW</li>
<li>UAIJSEJ</li>
<li>FJYYH</li>
<li>VXNIBYI OWWJB</li>
<li>AJELIW AGBFIWS</li>
<li>UAOCCOU PHCOJ</li>
<li>QIYAJE CJNCJEN</li>
<li>BYJUAJW FXWWJY</li>
<li>LIVXE SXWICS LINSXWICS</li>
</ul><strong>And they're off </strong>:(max 5 points)<br />
<ul><li>LSIQA FBIUSY</li>
<li>TJKBDM</li>
<li>QIUN RDUYB</li>
<li>SI LBSSB QSIJUB</li>
<li>YNISSJDM</li>
<li>SXQIY</li>
<li>QSIUBMQB</li>
<li>NRDUDXTRLUBK</li>
<li>HUJBYJIMY</li>
<li>NBYYI</li>
</ul><strong>A Mac Donald by any other name:</strong> (max 3.5 points)<br />
<ul><li>ODTHQO _________</li>
<li>___________ DZ YQLHW</li>
<li>KHXDA ___________</li>
<li>___________ DZ WNL UYQLY</li>
<li>ADELAW ____________ DZ YWDATDFHI</li>
<li>___________ DZ SQHTAHTHQO</li>
<li>___________ DZ BLVVDSN</li>
</ul><strong></strong><strong>Drop Quotes:</strong> (5 points for each one)<br />
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Here is a <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B38sRT5zB7C1ZDg1ZmVjNmQtM2ZiMy00MzBmLTg3MGMtOTVhZTFjODg1NTU0&hl=en&authkey=CJbKsOUF">link</a> to the drop quotes. To solve a drop quote, the game is simple. Each puzzle contains a hidden quote, with the spaces for each letter in that quote laid out in a typical crossword puzzle-type black and white grid. Above each column are a series of letters. Simply "drop" each letter into the appropriate squares in each row and column to reveal the hidden quote. Each quote is in Part Five of the book, but it is not necessary to have a paper copy of the book to solve the quotes. <br />
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<div> </div><strong>Anagrams:</strong> ( max 5 points)<br />
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For the anagrams, try to find a name of someone who is or is mentioned in this sectioned by rearranging the letters. <br />
<ul><li><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hey, it will</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Heft her ant, ken?</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A fine, left owl nut</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ahem, sun salon</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cement line</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Arm can no more</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Chug back meal horn</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Her room accent</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Zinc ace on mum elk</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
<li><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Drunken arc</span></div></li>
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></ul><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span> Maximum points for each part is listed next to each quiz. Mix and match your challenge for a total of 25 points (this is for two weeks). Please submit your answers by midnight on April 27th. </div>A Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-328316767417229162011-04-06T00:01:00.004-04:002011-04-06T00:05:37.070-04:00Part 6 ~ The War of the Regulation'Tis almost time for Jaime's birthday, and when we celebrate birthdays, or are preparing to, we usually ask what can we get for the birthday person. With Claire at his side, Jamie needs very little. Instead of presents for Himself, we will be thinking about Claire. What can we get or make for Claire. No time to make anything so we will go raiding. Your assignment ~ find two projects (two different kinds of projects) in your spoilee's profile that Claire would find useful, and explain why. Now, find two different kinds of projects in your spoiler's profile that Brianna would make for Claire and explain why, and lastly - find one project in your own profile that Mrs. Bug would want Claire to have and explain why. This is almost too easy, so I will add a few things to this - all of the project pages must have been created prior to April 5th and you should be showing us 5 <em>different types</em> of projects with 5 <em>different</em> explanations. One point for each project listed, one point for each explanation. Because we don't all fill out our project pages, if you cannot find something on your spoilees project page you can use her chieftess' project page. The same applies to your spoilers project page and your own. If you have any questions, please ask in the Games thread on Ravelry or PM me. Please send your answers to Highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com with Claire in the subject line. Also, please include your clan and swap name in the email. Good luck, lasses! Mordag and FionaA Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-70417908779974667782011-03-30T00:01:00.003-04:002011-03-30T00:01:04.560-04:00Part 4 ~ I Hear no Music but the Sound of DrumsGood Sisters,<br /><br />We all hear a different drummer and that means we sometimes interpret things a little differently as well. For this wee quiz, we will give you one stanza from 5 different poems. Please tell us what each poem is about. (1 point each). For an extra 2 points per poem, please send us a (loose) translation.<br /><br />The maximum points for this challenge is 10, so you need not do the entire challenge. Please send your answers to highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com with the word <em>poem</em> in the subject line of your email, and include your swap and clan name in the email. Nemetona willna be participating in this challenge as she helped us set it up) so Chieftess Eilis will be filling in for her.<br /><br /> #1)<br />The flaunting flow'rs our gardens yield,<br />High shelt'ring woods and wa's maun shield;<br />But thou, beneath the random bield<br />O' clod or stane,<br />Adorns the histie stibble-field,<br />Unseen, alane.<br /><br />#2)<br />Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie,<br />Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie!<br />Thou need na start awa sae hasty,<br />Wi' bickering brattle!<br />I was be laith to rin an' chase thee,<br />Wi' murd'ring pattle!<br /><br />#3)<br />Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,<br />Great chieftain o' the puddin-race!<br />Aboon them a' ye tak your place,<br />Painch, tripe, or thairm:<br />Weel are ye wordy of a grace<br />As lang's my arm.<br /><br />#4)<br />Hear me, Auld Hangie, for a wee,<br />An' let poor damn'd bodies be;<br />I'm sure sma' pleasure it can gie,<br />Ev'n to a deil,<br />To skelp an' scaud poor dogs like me<br />An' hear us squeel.<br /><br />#5)<br />My curse upon your venom'd stang,<br />That shoots my tortur'd gooms alang,<br />An' thro' my lug gies monie a twang<br />Wh' gnawing vengeance,<br />Tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang,<br />Like racking engines!<br /><br /><br /> Good luck, lasses. Fiona and MordagA Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-80460241855181044202011-03-22T23:28:00.003-04:002011-03-23T00:11:00.341-04:00Results from Game 1, the Interactive Book Discussion<div>Lasses, Our first game is complete and we are now chatting with our new spoilees and spoilers and getting reacquainted with our clan. This was a very different challenge and it was great to see everyone share their thoughts on the different characters and answer our questions. For each of the questions, we had a phrase that would have earned your clan an extra point. </div> <div><br />Question 1: Claire and the Scottish hospitality<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> --</span> buzz phrase: Outlander/Sassenach/Englishness </div> <div>Question 2: Tradition -- buzz phrase: Baptism</div> <div>Question 3: Honor --buzz phrase: parole</div> <div>Question 4: Claire as healer/herbalist --buzz phrase: draco seeds/alternative medicines </div> <div>Question 5: Roger gentle/weak? -- buzz phrase: Roger's wedding present to Bree ( or Duncan's to Jocasta)<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div>We would like to offer an extra point to Magaidh of Clan Fraser for mentioning Claire's Englishness, and thus having a different opinion on hospitality, and to Latharna Murray for offering alternative medicines that Claire used.<br /><br /></div> <div>For the discussions in general, we went through each post to give the main scores for the challenge. This was truly a clan challenge, but there are a few noteworthy posters - Jeannette of Clan Fraser had the most loves (8) on any one post, Chloe of Clan Murray had the most posts per question and the most overall - 47 posts. Well done lasses! You have earned a special bonus point for your clans!<br /><br />Points were awarded to each clan based on the number of participants in each question. If you participated in each question/topic, you earned your clan at least 5 points (one for each question). An additional point went to the person who earned the highest number of love, agree, funny, interesting, and disagree clicks in their posts per question (no educationals were used at all). There was no sneaker or early bird award in this game.<br /><br />The scoring is as follows: participant points + click points + special bonus points + buzz phrase points = total<br /><br /></div> <div>Beauchamp: 23 + 7 = 30 </div> <div>Fraser: 15 + 1 + 1 + 1= 18</div> <div>MacKenzie: 12 + 2 = 14</div> <div>Murray: 28 + 18 + 1 + 1 = 48<br /><br />Well done, Lasses!<br /><br />-Mordag & Fiona<br /></div>Cinnamonamonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16964727756354855760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-21551722592450045382011-03-16T03:01:00.002-04:002011-03-16T17:13:46.916-04:00Quiz 2 ~ The Marsali GameFor this quiz we have taken the Ruler of the Ridge's name and we ask that you find something in each of the following categories that begin with each letter in his name ~ ADSO. Oops, not enough letters here so we will make it Adso's Ridge, or for the game ~ A D S O R I G E.<br /><br />There are 2 D's and 2 S's but you only need to find one D and one S word for each category. We also ask that all of your answers are from Section 2 of the Fiery Cross, but your answers do not have to be what one might find as ordinary. And you can only use one thing for each of thing for each letter in any given category. An example of this can be found earlier in the series when young Germaine puts a cockroach in his mouth. Under the category of <strong>Targets</strong>, you could use ROACH or INSECT, but not both unless you could find another insect being the <em>Target</em> of someone's snack. But you could repeat ROACH or INSECT if wee Ian had said it was a tradition for the Mohawk to eat cockroaches to celebrate the Hunter's Moon. Same critter, different category - it would work. But as this part of the story is not in this section, these answers would not work for this challenge. And because neither Roach nor Insect are normal Targets, nor are they normal Traditions, I would ask that you tell me why you think it is.<br /><br />We dinna ken if there is an A, D, S, O, R, I, G, and an E for each category, but we do ken that most of the letters can be found for each category. With your imagination, you may just be able to completely fill each category. But remember, only one of each of the above letters will count for each category.<br /><br />Another example from a previous challenge that was similar - under the category of Weapons, 'Ink Bottle' was used and then explained that Lord John threw an ink bottle at a rat. I had a lot of fun reading your answers. We look forward to seeing just what you will find.<br /><br />Target letters: A D S O's R Id G E or A ~ D ~ S ~ O ~ R ~ I ~ G ~ E<br /><br />Categories: Targets, Blessings, Traditions, People and Guidance<br /><br />Target - the item we are aiming for (see example above)<br />Blessings - things that we count ourselves lucky to have or to experience<br />Traditions - something inherited or customary<br />People - well, the 2 legged critters whose names are found in this section. Their name can only count once, so if Diana Gabaldon could be used (which she cannot), you could use her under D for Diana or G for Gabaldon. Not both. And while Adso might think he is a person, he is not. Neither is the white sow.<br />Guidance - where do we turn for help? Any noun will do, as long as that person, place or thing begins with A, D, S, O, R, I, G or E and is found in this section. Guidance comes in many forms ~ I turn to my cookbook for guidance if I am making something I am not familiar with or to my Aunt Dotsy if I need help with knitting. (my aunt is long gone, so it is more what I think she would do) My DS turns to the internet for all forms of Guidance (map, directions, research, instruction manual and even how to do a 3 point turn for his drivers license. Oddly, the internet told him the same thing his mother did.)<br /><br />Imaginations are encouraged. And if you can rationalize it, in the past the point was always given. We won't break with tradition.<br /><br />1 point for every 4 answers given, max 10 points.<br /><br />Please submit your answers to highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com<br />with marsali in the subject line. To help us identify you, please include your rav name, your swap name and your clan. All answers must be received by Midnight ET on March 22nd.A Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-68507539499741612652011-03-01T07:30:00.000-05:002011-03-01T07:30:02.929-05:00Game 1 In Media ResFor this first challenge we will be having a wee discussion. It will involve the first section of Fiery Cross. Please visit the special Games Thread that we have set up for that challenge. The results will be posted here sometime after the challenge.A Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-28514251979865209022011-03-01T07:00:00.002-05:002011-03-01T07:00:05.694-05:00Good Sisters,<br /><br />Welcome to the Games and Challenges section of our Fiery Cross Swap. We will be doing things a wee bit different this time. Some of the games will be posted here, some on Ravelry. Some of the responses should be sent to our email account (highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com and some of them should be posted to the games thread on Ravelry. We will try to be as clear as possible, but if you should have any questions at all, please send a message to either Mordag (abitknottie on Rav) or Fiona (cinnamonamon) on Rav). Or ask it in the general games chat thread. I am sure you won't be the only one with that question.<br /><br />Who will participate in the games? All of the clan sisters, with the exception of the clan chieftesses, unless otherwise noted.<br /><br />Our games schedule will follow this schedule:<br />Game 1: March 1 until March 15 Location: On Ravelry - Games Thread. Open to all swap participants but points will only be awarded to the clan sisters, not the chieftesses<br />Quiz 2: March 16 - March 22 Location: Here ~ responses sent to ymail account<br />Homework 3: March 23 - 29 Location: On Ravelry - Games Thread. Open to all swap participants.<br />Quiz 4: March 30 - April 5 - Location: Here ~ responses sent to ymail account<br />Game 5: April 6 - 19 - Location: Here ~ responses sent to ymail account<br />Homework 6: April 20 - April 26 Location: Here ~ with responses sent to ymail account<br />Quiz 7: April 27 - May 3 Location: Here ~ with responses sent to ymail account<br />Homework 8: May 4 - May 10 Location: Ravelry - Games Thread<br />Game 9: May 11 - May 24 Location: Here ~ responses sent to ymail account<br /><br />We hope you enjoy the new format and the new games we have added.<br /><br />Respectfully submitted,<br /><br />Mordag and FionaA Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-68067395976270841642010-08-24T00:06:00.001-04:002010-08-24T00:13:27.995-04:00The Gathering WinnerMy boy Ian has allowed his dinosaur to draw the name for the last highland game...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZt-wUccMjd3n4oW2kSTJQFswwG3bO3b_a-wM75-mFVcoxs_iUfSqjS85k506peH55ImcYCyPU7mYg1winUsEW310we3sYGm9qEUfIlf8_Tjns6SXR7yquoER83NLlHl02CBTBIMnVgo/s1600/P8230003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZt-wUccMjd3n4oW2kSTJQFswwG3bO3b_a-wM75-mFVcoxs_iUfSqjS85k506peH55ImcYCyPU7mYg1winUsEW310we3sYGm9qEUfIlf8_Tjns6SXR7yquoER83NLlHl02CBTBIMnVgo/s320/P8230003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508824053044139826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaGw6-kCJWFGA-r2hv39DfCAP9wb-xNdKw7MQTc5BXI_32ITsjVZMhzdpBSCH8GwoSEtAvZ9mhePTCCATXlTWwicLKTIfE-rKnq0dZ0ef9umVxBie0Jh-QTc1MFmMYzw_0mNZQk340W4/s1600/P8230001.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxKQ6TMQBWP1r0tKVT7xm0mGxOmO1RaJJWNVB_fT7B0xOXnXDN_j37OB8018HTPK920H9vPZi0y1E8m7Zfo860Sy2BCfAIpvYLekGnzw7EjVqh9RpzTfhb-TukNvNX_mxtaJiwldZxGw/s1600/P8230005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxKQ6TMQBWP1r0tKVT7xm0mGxOmO1RaJJWNVB_fT7B0xOXnXDN_j37OB8018HTPK920H9vPZi0y1E8m7Zfo860Sy2BCfAIpvYLekGnzw7EjVqh9RpzTfhb-TukNvNX_mxtaJiwldZxGw/s320/P8230005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508824060085494802" border="0" /></a><br />Congrats, Bea Murray! Ye've won your clan an extra 5 points! Braw job, lass!!<br />My boy Ian has allowed his dinosaur to draw the name for the last highland game...Cinnamonamonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16964727756354855760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-85490810440468981882010-08-22T09:48:00.000-04:002010-08-31T18:23:13.386-04:00The Gathering<span style="font-family:arial;">Well, lasses, it is with a heavy heart that we gather here to celebrate the end of our Drums of Autumn swap. But celebrate indeed! There have been some beautiful sporrans received and it is great to see how everybody interpreted the book and turned it into a wonderful gift for a new friend. Our next swap, based on Fiery Cross, will begin with a Gathering as well. We do look forward to that.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Our last challenge,<em> The Gathering</em>, was sponsored by your chieftesses so we did not get to play. It was a logic puzzle and it was the first time one of these were used. There were a few puzzles this swap that were used for the first time, and a few that were previously enjoyed so they were brought back. There was a great variety of games and we hoped everyone enjoyed the challenges.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The answers:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">For Claire's impromptu luncheon at the Gathering, the 5 young ladies, what they brought, how they got to the Gathering and where they traveled from are as follows:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Brianna brought corn and scotch, rode in a wagon from Frasers Ridge.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Catriona brought stew and beer, traveled by horse from Wilmington.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Jocelyn brought haggis and ale and walked from Jamestown.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Serease brought cake and wine and traveled by boat from Cape Fear. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">And Wynda brought bridies and coffee and traveled by donkey from New Bern. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">29 Lasses submitted answers to the challenge out of a possible 56. That is 52 % and a verra nice number indeed! And of those 29, 15 of them were perfect scores. Braw job, lassies!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Perfect scores were received from <strong>Sineag, Muirne, Elspeth, Isobel</strong> and Morven (of Beauchamp), <strong>Vika, Phaedra</strong> and Isla of Fraser, <strong>Kinley, Aislinn</strong>, Imogene and Ide of MacKenzie, and <strong>Caireann</strong>, <strong>Bea</strong> and Ceana of Murray. (The bolded names are the lasses who were among the first 10 with perfect scores.)</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Players:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Clan Beauchamp: Entries were recieved from Sineag, Muirne, Elspeth, Isobel, Morven, Nemetona, Caroline and Ealasaid Farquharson</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Clan Fraser: Entries were recieved from: Vika, Phaedra, Isla</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">, Bonny May and Nannag.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">From the MacKenzies we heard from: Kinley, Aislinn, Imogene, Ide, Kellan, Sophia, Ceanna, Catriona Mac, Mrs. Fitz, Catriona Duncan and Eadgyth.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">And from the Murrays: Caireann, Bea, Ceana, Zella and Eileen. </span><br />Well done, lasses!<br /><br />Early bird goes to Caireann of Clan Murray. Her response was received at 8:27 am on 8/13.<br />Sneaker goes to Eileen of Clan Murray. Her response was received at 9:27 on 8/20.<br /><br />The Score:<br />Beauchamp: 58 + 4EP + 8 P = 70<br />Fraser: 30 + 2 EP + 5 P = 37<br />MacKenzie: 48 + 2 EP + 11 P = 61<br />Murray: 41 + 1 EB + 2 EP + 5 P + 1 SN = 52 +<br />5 (game winner) = 57<br /><br />EB = Early Bird<br />EP = Early Perfect (first 10 perfect scores)<br />P = Participation<br />SN = Sneaker<br /><br />The names of the 15 lasses wi' perfect scores will be going into a hat and the winner will be drawn. Before we do that, please make sure that if you sent something in, you see your name above.<br /><br />Thanks for playing along with us. We enjoyed the swap, the games, getting to know our old Outlander friends better, getting to know our new Outlander friends and seeing and sharing all of the sporrans.<br /><br />Respectfully submitted,<br /><br />Your Chieftesses: Eilis, Fiona, Mordag and SeonagA Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-65852570374880065682010-08-22T01:45:00.000-04:002010-08-22T01:45:33.827-04:00Beauchamp Challenge 2: Answers and Winners<span style="font-size: small;"></span><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank ye ladies for taking time from alternating heat and rain to partake of our challenge. Entries were received from 26 lasses out of a total 45 possible participants <i>(Beauchamps got to sit this one out)</i>. We hope you all enjoyed our game.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ANSWERS</b></span><b> </b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Scrabble #1: Roger MacKenzie</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">CINEMA-GOER RECOGNIZER REORGANIZE ENERGIZER GEOMANCER MENAGERIE MERCERIZE ORGANIZER RECOGNIZE RECORKING REMARKING RERACKING ARMIGERO COMAKING CRANKIER CREAKIER CREAKING CREAMIER CREAMING CROAKIER CROAKING EMCEEING ENERGIZE GERMANIC GREENIER GRIMACER MONICKER ORANGIER ORGANIZE RAZORING REGAINER REMAKING ROMANCER ROMANIZE </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Scrabble #2: Kakonhoaerhas</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">SHOEHORN ANORAKS HARKENS HARSHEN HOARSEN HONKERS HOOKAHS HOOKERS HOORAHS KARAOKE KRAKENS ONSHORE SENORAS SNOOKER ANORAK ARENAS ASHORE HARKEN HERONS HOARSE HONKER HONORS HOOKAH HOOKER HOORAH KOSHER </span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1282450842_0" style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer; font-size: small;">KRAKEN</span><span style="font-size: small;"> KROONS REASON REHASH RESOAK SENORA SHAKEN SHAKER SHRANK</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Scrabble #3: Pere Alexandre Ferigault</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">PREFERENTIAL REFRIGERATED ULTRAREFINED ALEXANDRITE DEFERENTIAL EXPENDITURE PREARRANGED REDEFEATING REEXPELLING REFRIGERANT REFRIGERATE REGENERATED REREGULATED REREPEATING DEFAULTING DEGENERATE DERAILLEUR DEREGULATE ENRAPTURED FEDERATING FLATLANDER GENERATRIX GRANULATED GRAPEFRUIT GUARANTEED INTERFERED INTERFERER LATERALING LEAFLETING PLATEAUING PREARRANGE PREFERRING PREFIGURED PREGENITAL PRETRAINED PRUDENTIAL READAPTING REALTERING REARRANGED REDRAFTING REEXPELLED REFEREEING REFILTERED REFUELLING REGENERATE REINFLATED REINTERRED REPANELLED REPLEADING REREGULATE REREPEATED RETREADING RINGLEADER TRIANGULAR ULTRARAPID UNFILTERED UNILATERAL</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Morph #1: From Free to Sold in 6 steps</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">free - fred - feed - teed - toed - told - sold</span></div><div class="yiv232797487MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">FREE, tree, tred, toed, told, SOLD</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">FREE, pree, pred, poed, toed, told, SOLD</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">free, cree, cred, coed, cold, sold<b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Morph #2: From Grace to Faith in 7 steps or less </b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">grace - grape - gripe - grips - grits - frits - faits - faith</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">GRACE, trace, trice, trite, frite, frith, FAITH </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">GRACE GRADE GRADS GRIDS GRITS GAITS FAITS FAITH </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">grace, trace, trice, trite, brite, brith, frith, faith</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Morph #3: From Black to Death in 8 steps or less </b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">black - blank - flank - flans - flats - feats - heats - heath - death</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">black block blocs blots blats beats heats heath death </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">BLACK, plack, place, plate, plats, peats, heats, heath, DEATH</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">black, brack, brach, beach, beath, death</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Morph #4: From Tell to Hear in 3 steps or less </b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">tell - hell - heal - hear</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">tell teal tear hear</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Morph #5: From Fuse to Bomb in 7 steps or less</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">fuse -fuss - muss - moss - toss - toms - tomb - bomb</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fuse fuss buss boss boas boab bomb</span> </div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">fuse fume fame came come comb bomb</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">fuse fume fame dame dome come comb bomb</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">FUSE MUSE MUSS MOSS TOSS TOMS <i>(male turkeys, not multiple Thomases)</i> TOMB BOMB</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">FUSE-MUSE-MUST-MOST-MOOT-BOOT-BOOB-BOMB</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">fuse - ruse - rose - rote - tote - tome - tomb - bomb </span></div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><i><b>OR LESS: </b></i> FUSE, fume, fame, tame, tome, tomb, BOMB</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> (Thanks, JPillsbury)</span></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SCORING</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>6 Fraser</b></i>s: 4 ten-point scores were received from <i style="color: blue;">LCBraun, ToniLee, </i>CurlyKat, and Cinnamonamon. Additional responses were received from BlueMoonRanch and FinnGarian.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>13 Mackenzies</b></i>: 6 ten-point scores were received from <i><span style="color: blue;">CursedGreenSwtr, AnnaEd</span></i>, <i><span style="color: blue;">BlackMoonDog</span></i>, <i style="color: blue;">JPillsbury</i>, <i><span style="color: blue;">Jules1960</span></i>, and <i style="color: blue;">TheKnitDr </i>. Additional responses were received from StickPixie, SixGunSally, Esuzabeth, Neila, DurableDora, Rhenbo, and KnitMo. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>7 Murrays</b></i>: 3 ten-point scores were received from <i><span style="color: blue;">VioletDawn, Abitknottie, </span></i></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">and </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">ImgonnaPurl</span><span style="font-size: small;">. Additional responses were received from Cabrita, KigeliaKitten, TheresaMG, and JustaJenJen.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The ladies in <i style="color: blue;">blue italics</i> each receive an extra early submission bonus point for being among the first 10 to submit a 10-point answer. If you sent in your challenge and dinna see your name above, please let us know so we can adjust your clan's scores.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our <i><b>Earlybird Award goes to VioletDawn of Clan Murray</b></i>. Her response was received at 11:11 a.m. on Friday, August 6th. Well done, lass! Your clan earned a point. And our <i><b>Sneaker Award goes to not one but two ladies, BlueMoonRanch of Clan Fraser </b></i>and <i><b>JustaJenJen of Clan Murray</b></i>. Both responses were received at 11:58 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11th. Both ladies submitted entries (not participation points) so both have earned a point for their clan.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A special <i><b>Perfect Score Award </b></i>goes to VioletDawn, AbitKnottie, CursedGreenSwtr, AnnaEd, and JPillsbury. Each lady earns an extra point for her clan for answering all 8 questions correctly! Way to go!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><br />
</b></i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <i><b>Time Traveling Wittiness Award</b></i> goes to ImgonnaPurl who couldn't quite make 'grace morph to faith' in 7 easy steps. But she was quite creative in calling upon the special skills of another famous Time Traveler: grace - brace - brack - crack - in the universe - Amy and the Doctor - Tardis explodes - faith (in Dr Who saving the universe). Gotta give her a point for creativity that relates to the book!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And the Winner is . . .</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All sisters with a 10 or better score . . . </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W4rqf-MN1qg/THC2SZS8IbI/AAAAAAAAAgU/DhH6SfyaS-w/s1600/BeauchampII+a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W4rqf-MN1qg/THC2SZS8IbI/AAAAAAAAAgU/DhH6SfyaS-w/s320/BeauchampII+a.jpg" /></a></span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">. . . went into a project bag . . . </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W4rqf-MN1qg/THC2VaO8dlI/AAAAAAAAAgc/LDWhm5X7sGE/s1600/BeauchampII+b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W4rqf-MN1qg/THC2VaO8dlI/AAAAAAAAAgc/LDWhm5X7sGE/s320/BeauchampII+b.jpg" /></a></span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">. . . and the name pulled out by my dear niece is . . .</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W4rqf-MN1qg/THC2W0tds8I/AAAAAAAAAgk/ikgTOZ8LqmU/s1600/BeauchampII+c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W4rqf-MN1qg/THC2W0tds8I/AAAAAAAAAgk/ikgTOZ8LqmU/s320/BeauchampII+c.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Mrs. Fitzgibbons of Clan MacKenzie </span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Congratulations Mrs Fitz! You have earned an extra 5 points for your clan!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">THE FINAL SCORE (for this round)</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Fraser: 48 + 6 participation + 2 early submission bonus pints + 1 sneaker = 57<br />
Mackenzie: 77 + 13 participation + 3 perfect scores + 6 </span><span style="font-size: small;">early submission </span><span style="font-size: small;">bonus points + 5 winner = 105<br />
Murray: 37 + 7 participation + 2 perfect scores+ 2 </span><span style="font-size: small;">early submission </span><span style="font-size: small;">bonus points + 1 earlybird + 1 sneaker + 1 wittiness award = 51</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div>Vic-Jo-Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963784006204062210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-15982544171655937692010-08-13T00:00:00.000-04:002010-08-13T00:00:06.163-04:00The GatheringThe Gathering<br /><br /><br />Claire and Jamie finally go to a Gathering and Claire decided to hold a luncheon to introduce Brianna to social customs and events in her new time. Claire sent word to several of the ladies there and asked them to each bring something to eat or drink that begins with the first initial of one of the guests. The guests included: Brianna, Catriona, Jocelyn, Serease and Wynda. None of the ladies brought anything that began with the initial of their first name, nor did they travel by any means that shared either their own first initial or either of the things they brought.<br /><br />As an ice breaker, Claire asks all of the ladies to guess what everyone brought, where they traveled from and how they traveled to the Gathering. To get everyone started, she told her guests that she and Brianna traveled from Frasers Ridge. <br /><br />From the clues given, can you match up each of the ladies that came to the luncheon with what they brought and where they came from? Place an X in each of the boxes to indicate a wrong answer and an O to show that mark the correct answer. If you need a wee bit more help, check out this <a href="http://www.pennydellpuzzles.com/upload/documents/How%20to%20Solve%20Logic%20Problems.pdf">link</a>. If you still need a bit more help, you can buy an O. They cost 1 point each, for a max of 5 O's. But be specific. That can be asked on the Games thread, and I will respond by PM. <br /><br />Once you have the correct answers, send me each guest’s name with the correct information about them. As always, please send your answers to: Highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com in the following format:<br /><br />example: Claire – oat cakes, tea, Frasers Ridge, stones<br /><br />Please put GATHERING in the subject line, and include your swap name, your clan and your rav name. <br /><br />The clues:<br />1. Neither the woman who brought corn and scotch nor the one who brought coffee traveled by boat. Either the woman who brought the ale or the one who brought the beer lives in Wilmington. All five women are mentioned here.<br />2. Wynda hoped her sister didn’t get seasick on her travels this year.<br />3. Brianna couldn’t wait to eat what Wynda brought. It reminded her of the food she and Lizzie shared when they first met.<br />4. The woman from Jamestown enjoyed the wine brought by Serease and the stew brought by the woman who traveled by horse.<br />5. Catriona observed that only one of the women came from a place that began with their first initial.<br />6. Jocelyn was happy to come to the luncheon. She didn’t know any other women at the Gathering. She had never heard of Frasers Ridge or New Bern before.<br />7. Claire noticed that the woman from Jamestown was limping and discovered that she had walked to the Gathering.<br />8. The woman from New Bern brought either coffee or scotch.<br />9. Ale and haggis were brought by either Jocelyn or Wynda.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TE3fG-K4p_I/AAAAAAAAABo/lg3bEy-rj1g/s1600/Gathering.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TE3fG-K4p_I/AAAAAAAAABo/lg3bEy-rj1g/s320/Gathering.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498296030950107122" /></a><br /><br />The chieftesses would like to thank all of you for coming to this Gathering and taking part in our swap. We hope to see you all back at the next Gathering - with the Fiery Cross.<br /><br />Mordag, Eilis, Fiona, Seonag.A Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-14761477073486743492010-08-09T13:40:00.000-04:002010-08-09T13:47:46.208-04:00Murray Challenge WinnerThe results are in. The 11 perfect scores were entered into a basket:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TGA9_fBJIxI/AAAAAAAAABw/cfmTc6xrkaU/s1600/mur2+perfects.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TGA9_fBJIxI/AAAAAAAAABw/cfmTc6xrkaU/s320/mur2+perfects.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503466905514091282" /></a><br /><br />I drew out one of them:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TGA-yHaKlGI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Awkfs3Y7Iz8/s1600/mur+win+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TGA-yHaKlGI/AAAAAAAAAB4/Awkfs3Y7Iz8/s320/mur+win+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503467775349920866" /></a><br /><br />Oops... It should be Ide MacKenzie.<br /><br />Congrats Ide! You have won an additional 5 points for your clan.A Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-1729590667591306542010-08-06T07:31:00.000-04:002010-08-06T07:31:52.007-04:00Beauchamp Challenge, Part Deux<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ladies! <br />
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Welcome to Section 11 -- a book-free area. With a nod to Section 11 of the book, this week’s challenge features two types of games:<br />
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-- What’s in a Name! – a Scrabble word game<br />
-- Transitions! – a word morph game<br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>As with all Highland Games challenges, the maximum possible points one can earn is 10. But, ye can earn them by completing a combination of the following puzzles.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>WHAT’S IN A NAME!</b></span> is a “words-in-a-word” game that will present you with a name (like Jamie Fraser). All you have to do is to find all the eligible words contained in that name. Here are the rules, which follow standard Scrabble rules:<br />
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<ul><li>Found words should contain the number of letters listed for the origin name.</li>
<li>Proper nouns do not count, i.e., wolf counts; Wolfe does not</li>
<li>Found words must be a commonly used English word; “exotic” words are not eligible</li>
<li>Duplicates don't count.</li>
<li>For each name, earn 1 point for every four words of the identified length found, with a maximum of 3 points per name</li>
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<i>Example: Claire Beauchamp (all words 9 or more letters) results in the following words with 9 or more letters: amicable, bicameral, bleacher, chemical, cherubim, crucible, impeachable, impeccable, peculiar, preamble, reachable, republic.</i><br />
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<b>Scrabble #1:</b> Roger Mackenzie (all words 8 or more letters) = max 3 points<br />
<b>Scrabble #2:</b> Kakonhoaerhas (all words 6 or more letters) = max 3 points<br />
<b>Scrabble #3:</b> Pere Alexandre Ferigault (all words 10 or more letters) = max 3 points<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TRANSITIONS!</b></span> is a word morph game where you change one letter in the starting word to form a new word. Repeat the process until you spell the ending word. Here are the rules:<br />
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<ul><li>Proper nouns do not count, i.e., wolf counts; Wolfe does not</li>
<li>Morphed words must be in common English usage; “exotic” words are not eligible</li>
<li>Earn 1 point for each completed transition, for a maximum of 5 points for this puzzle.</li>
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<i>Example: morphing from "head" to "foot" takes five moves:<br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>HEAD</i><br />
<i>1. BEAD – H was changed to B</i><br />
<i>2. BEAT – D was changed to T</i><br />
<i>3. BOAT– E was changed to O</i><br />
<i>4. BOOT – A was changed to O</i><br />
<i>5. FOOT – B was changed to F</i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<b>Morph #1: FREE to SOLD in 6 moves or less</b><br />
“I was born free,” Ulysses tells Brianna. “The carpenter … claimed that as I was the child of a slave, I was by law a slave myself. And so, he sold me.”<br />
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<b>Morph #2: GRACE to FAITH in 7 moves or less</b><br />
“[I] refuse to baptize infants unless both parents were Christian and in a state of grace” Alexandre confessed to Roger. “This is necessary, you understand, if the child is to be raised in faith.”<br />
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<b>Morph #3: BLACK to DEATH in 8 moves or less</b><br />
“Black is for death; prisoners who are to be killed are always painted so,” the girl explained in telling Claire the story of Otter-Tooth. “You knew this when you met the man on the mountain.”<br />
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<b>Morph #4: TELL to HEAR in 3 moves or less</b><br />
“But a man is not forgotten, as long as there are two people left under the sky.” declared Tewaktenyonh as she questioned how Claire came to possess Otter-Tooth’s opal. “One, to tell the story; the other, to hear it.”<br />
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<b>Morph # 5: FUSE to BOMB in 7 moves or less</b><br />
“I said, it’s no time we have to be wasting! Did ye not hear your man sayin’ that the fuses are lit?” Bonnet said to Brianna. “It’ll go off like a bomb!”<br />
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As with all Highland Game challenges:<br />
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<ul><li>1 bonus point goes to each of the first 10 perfect (i.e., 10 point) submissions</li>
<li>1 point each goes for the first submission (early bird) and the last before the deadline (sneaker)</li>
<li>5 points to the winner </li>
</ul>We hope you enjoy the challenges.<br />
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<b>Your Beauchamp Sisters </b></div>Vic-Jo-Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10963784006204062210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-56079095710972509872010-08-05T15:23:00.000-04:002010-08-09T13:49:41.745-04:00Murray Challenge, The ResultsLasses, <br /><br />There were 25 of you that rose to this week’s challenge. You did your clans proud. The challenges were a little different this week and Clan Murray was not able to snatch 5 points from any of the clans. Here are the answers:<br /><br />The Crossword: <br />1. Childbirth<br />2. Iroquois<br />3. Highlander<br />4. Wormwood<br />5. Bonnet<br />6. Frasers<br />7. Ian<br />8. Ring<br /><br />(We dinna mark off for spelling if it dinna affect the other word. We ken what ye meant.)<br /><br /><br />ANAGRAMS:<br />ronnie sinclair - acorn in line, sir<br />roger wakefield - a deer wig for elk<br />germaine fraser - raise a fern germ<br />kenny lindsey - skinny lye den<br />dougal mackenzie - a deck. a mule. no zig.<br />geilie duncan - i nudge in lace <br /><br />QUOTAGRAMS <br /><br />Quote #1: “Sassenach, I can stand fine bein’ hurt, cold, and hungry. I wilna put up wi’ being stabbed in the back by my own wife. Can ye not offer a bit of sympathy and comfort instead?”<br />Quote #2: “Aye, well. I seem to recall hearin’ a verra similar opinion expressed by your mother - the night before our wedding. I havena asked her lately does she regret bein’ forced to wed me or not, but I flatter myself she’s maybe not been miserable altogether.”<br /><br />Answers to the clues are available upon request, but I do want to include the special one I did for Eilis, which she found: <br />Some consider this a clan. Is it? (65 - 88 - 49 - 53 - 11 - 72 - 2 - 80 - 111) 9 letters <br />The answer: Beauchamp <br />Eilis is the only one who answered the second part of the quesion, <em>Is it?</em> And we all ken how she answered.<br /><br />The Scoring:<br /><br />Perfect scores: <br />Beauchamp: <em>Muirne, Morven, Bree, Eilis</em><br />Fraser: <em>Nannag and Fiona</em> <br />MacKenzie: <em>Annaed, Catriona Duncan, Mrs Fitz, Kinley</em>, Seonag<br />(italicized ones were the first 10 to be received.<br /><br />The Players:<br />Beauchamp: Muirne, Morven, Lady NF, Nemetona, Ealasaid, Bree, Eilis, Elspeth, Isobel, Imogene, Caroline and Sineag <br />Fraser: Nannag, Fiona, and Jocasta Walkley<br />MacKenzie: Sophia, Ceanna, Annaed, Kellan, Catriona Duncan, Mrs Fitz, Kinley, Catriona Mac, Imogen, Ide and Seonag<br /><br />Points:<br />Beauchamp: 88 (12 for participation, 4 bonus for being among the first 10 correct, 1 for finding the challenge within the challenge)<br />Fraser: 26 (3 participation, 2 bonus for being among the first 10 correct, 1 Early Bird)<br />Mac: 78 (10 for participation, 4 bonus for being among the first 10 correct, 1 sneaker, 3 bonus over-achiever for answering every challenge correctly) + 5 for winner = 83<br /><br />Special awards and accolades: <br /><br />Early Bird: Nannag of Clan Fraser ~ her entry was received at 5:53 pm on July 31st. <br />Sneaker: Seonag of Clan MacKenzie ~ her entry was received at 11:59 pm on August 4th. <br />Over-Achiever: Ide, Seonag and Catriona Duncan of Clan Mac for completing all of the challenges <br />Morven of Clan Beauchamp for figuring out that one of the challenges was from a different section of the book.<br /><br />There will be 11 names to choose from for the Challenge winner. Results to be posted later. <br /><br />If you dinna see your name, please let us know so we can add you to the list. <br /><br />Respectfully submitted,<br /><br />Mordag MurrayA Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-58275092703895583312010-08-02T00:25:00.000-04:002010-08-02T00:39:40.659-04:00fraser challenge II winnerso many names in the hat this week!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqPpsoa2eUPJ6apPc7Sfa7Bamw3rIM1nDoMijazr71M20Tzc2HWpltWLEl4P-bYFAMOhiaTwLBCjvoW5vYT24zqSvqwQIxJgMsBpzOzgrX73JulofkUXWd-Yph-J6qsQeebKByj8y7sc/s1600/P7290017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqPpsoa2eUPJ6apPc7Sfa7Bamw3rIM1nDoMijazr71M20Tzc2HWpltWLEl4P-bYFAMOhiaTwLBCjvoW5vYT24zqSvqwQIxJgMsBpzOzgrX73JulofkUXWd-Yph-J6qsQeebKByj8y7sc/s320/P7290017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500664635835283538" border="0" /></a><br />my third boy, Ian, who has, I'm sorry to say, no super-special hat of his own...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYMsJnHx2ranwY46yHSQVgKR-faU7YlhWx8as_WDVPxEoEo3diXVDKC02D7VUNzLw5jtmg5PwS4BaIndtHE8ztXCESegSX8fQmpU-4fRwCaU2QwYSGdr_FT1iBzOitStpNJDzBed7mwk/s1600/P7290018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYMsJnHx2ranwY46yHSQVgKR-faU7YlhWx8as_WDVPxEoEo3diXVDKC02D7VUNzLw5jtmg5PwS4BaIndtHE8ztXCESegSX8fQmpU-4fRwCaU2QwYSGdr_FT1iBzOitStpNJDzBed7mwk/s320/P7290018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500666446527422498" border="0" /></a>...drawing the name from a dress-up knight's helmet (he really doesn't always look so...cracked out, lol. he kept blinking or something!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfB1GtDcGkeKomkHNzUYtiiMH8UYpXBJIjodkthMQ2VXiQXzFibCSv4mKqXCPWf0SCdR9JnxDPplfRLrQynsixHGdvTAAftbvEiF3pAErTaQxV5a7LvmesRWO3uP1qrLmUZgvioTPGrFM/s1600/P7290019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfB1GtDcGkeKomkHNzUYtiiMH8UYpXBJIjodkthMQ2VXiQXzFibCSv4mKqXCPWf0SCdR9JnxDPplfRLrQynsixHGdvTAAftbvEiF3pAErTaQxV5a7LvmesRWO3uP1qrLmUZgvioTPGrFM/s320/P7290019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500666452074049794" border="0" /></a>And the lucky winner is, <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;">Ceanna MacKenzie!!!</span></span> Congrats, lass -- you're won an extra 5 points for your team & a bittie prize from the Fraser lasses! :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4tCoClxhQgbyMMvITbNbAMFYfOQmTUg_gDaIBwthA3PiZcFakpxgfYUuFGH__lN-MEuYhSs3PzSchBHp47b6dQtZmyxgzkGFqmhd-qMLIKTQ5GjoJYc87NhitoTziAVpeL8DOAnYr6o/s1600/P7290019.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffmm-Wgy1JbKT_5OvujLOZEg-7AG-LtOrHcXopsoqmDkBKc2I3QWciBIFRR5Gi_SVJ02uOIFODdSmQGvwse0tltLgrYhcZ2ZPBA_jUr3lpvNPR9HaaIcArxJMuP8zIAsZNYY0tJbcgjA/s1600/P7290018.JPG"><br /></a>Cinnamonamonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16964727756354855760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-23380447981013577902010-07-30T00:00:00.000-04:002010-07-30T00:00:04.893-04:00Murray Challenge IILasses, <br /><br />We see that many of you are just breezing right through all of these challenges without breaking a sweat, so we are stepping it up a notch. We are offering 3 types of challenges - a crossword puzzle, anagrams, and cryptograms. Dinna fash - pick your favorite and earn up to 10 points. <br /><br />When ye solve all of the puzzles, please send the answers to highlandergames (at) ymail (dot) com and put Murray in the subject line.<br /><br />Pour yerself a wee dram, sharpen yer pencil and pull up a stool. We wish ye good luck. <br /><br />The Murray Sisters<br /><br />CROSSWORD PUZZLE<br />For the crossword puzzle, solve the clues - earn 1 point for every 2 words, max for the crossword is 4 points. You dinna need to send in the puzzle, just the answers to each of the clues. <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TE2OzMoH4rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/2XowqGbysmA/s1600/murraydoa2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TE2OzMoH4rI/AAAAAAAAABQ/2XowqGbysmA/s320/murraydoa2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498207730303230642" /></a><br />Across:<br />1. In most places, a fifty-fifty, proposition<br />4. Only herb Claire might be able to use on Brianna<br />7. Who proposed to Brianna?<br />8. How Jamie and Ian find out who raped Brianna<br />Down:<br />2. Who has Roger?<br />3. One born to blood and honor<br />5. Who would Brianna like to kill?<br />6. Ye dinna want to step between two o’ these wi’ their dander up<br /><br />ANAGRAMS<br /><br />For the anagrams, unscramble the letters in each phrase or group of words to find a character whose name appears in this section. As with the example, the person’s first and last names dinna always appear together, but we ken who they are if they are referred to by their first name or their last. All answers are 2 words - first and last names. 1 point for each correct answer (first and last name), 6 points max. <br /><br />Example: Rear scar - life!<br /> CLAIRE FRASER <br /><br />Claire is referred to as Claire, Mrs. Claire, and Mrs. Fraser in this section, but we ken she is Claire Fraser. <br /><br />Acorn in line, sir<br />A deer wig for elk<br />Raise a fern germ<br />Skinny lye den<br />A deck. A mule. No zig.<br />I nudge in lace.<br /><br />QUOTAGRAMS - 5 points each<br /><br />To solve the quotagrams, solve the clues and enter the letters into the corresponding spaces above. The clues for quote 1 and quote 2 have different codes. Some of the numbers are repeated in the same quote. If the numbers 01 - 09 appear in the clues, they are in the spots 101 - 109. There was a bit of a space crunch. To enlarge the quotagram, click on the grid and it will grow. <br /><br />You may be able to solve the quotagram without solving all of the clues. I just need you to send in the quote, not the clues. <br /><br />quotagram #1 (5 points)<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TE2qzONySEI/AAAAAAAAABY/_hgZq3j8KOw/s1600/Mur+doa2+cr1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 123px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TE2qzONySEI/AAAAAAAAABY/_hgZq3j8KOw/s320/Mur+doa2+cr1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498238517055211586" /></a><br /><br />Solve the clues and insert the corresponding letter in the space above. <br /><br />This is how we like our eggs or cream, not our ale: ( 87 - 42 - 32 -63 - 27 - 109 ) 6 letters <br />Where did all the bears go? ( 114 -86 - 103 - 24 -42 60 -64 -125- 58 - 34 ) 10 letters <br />This challenge, it's the wind. First MacKenzie challenge - it was the medicine.( 23 - 126 - 96 - 15 -73 - 29 )6 letters <br />What do food, shelter, felling axe and clothing have in common? (84 - 5 -31 - 22 - 4- 62 - 25 - 113 - 92 ) 9 letters <br />Another word for Duine Uasal ( 61 - 100 - 26 - 52 - 33 - 130 - 110 - 102 - 40 ) 9 letters <br />An evil female snake occupied this cave: ( 116 - 78 - 7 - 21 - 37 - 12 - 83 - 67 )8 letters <br />Water of life ( 45 - 38 - 20 - 14 - 77 - 115 ) 6 letters <br />Either punishment or person, Jamie wishes to avoid this: ( 76 - 120 - 101 - 50 - 97 - 124 - 16 - 33) 8 letters <br />Tomorrow is a new year, but this is today. ( 114 - 106 - 41 - 121 - 131 - 6 - 12 - 81 ) 8 letters <br />The point of this cryptogram ( 16 - 119 - 39 - 54 - 51 - 94 - 89 - 30 - 53 - 42 - 93 )11 letters <br />Forever in Jamie's heart ( 1 - 8 - 123 - 105 - 47 - 35 - 70 - 118 ) 8 letters <br />A small flute ( 122 - 10 - 107 - 5 ) 4 letters <br />Counterclockwise ( 85 - 56 - 68 - 18 - 67 - 101 - 128 - 9 - 46 - 91 - 108 )11 letters <br />This won't make me a dandy, but I wilna look a beggar. ( 124 - 59 - 66 - 74 - 95 - 48 ) 6 letters <br />How Jamie kept his horse from leaving ( 9 - 82 - 23 - 57 - 33 - 88 - 132 ) 7 letters <br />A weapon or food? You decide. ( 98 - 69 - 3 - 72 ) 4 letters <br />Duncan was asked to handle this. ( 47 - 104 - 22 - 28 - 71 - 100 - 36 - 75 - 17 - 113 ) 10 letters <br />Some consider this a clan. Is it? (65 - 88 - 49 - 53 - 11 - 72 - 2 - 80 - 111) 9 letters <br />It may be, it will happen: ( 12 - 90 - 43 - 12 - 55 - 88 - 13 - 117 - 67 ) 9 letters <br />What Claire thought of their prospects: ( 44 - 99 - 19 - 79 ) 4 letters <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TE2rks7G9tI/AAAAAAAAABg/EVBdh8zektg/s1600/Mur+doa2+cr2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4vEll_gI4dc/TE2rks7G9tI/AAAAAAAAABg/EVBdh8zektg/s320/Mur+doa2+cr2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498239367111964370" /></a><br /><br /><br />The clues: <br /><br />American Fireside poet 1 - (129-34-19-06-44-1-12 / 17-135-110-137-47-26 / 56-61-57- 138-132-64) <br />American Fireside poet 2 - (45-20-121-28-16-118 / 4-51-43-87-70-19-06 / 65-79-20-35-77-53)<br />Amer Fireside poet 3- (21-29-46-80-2 / 4-18-88-99-85-112-15-13-93 / 20-82-71-91-78-54-37-06-124-85) <br />My ride was written about by #3 above - (49-94-60-19 / 30-3-62-22-131-47) <br />What Bree called the small cave - (12-23-128-04-50-26-72-133-58 / 4-32-125-55) <br />Educational qualification - ( 56-18-17-126-1-37-38-83-24-5-94-136-51) <br />Nacognoweto for one - (75-60-115-17-39-05-63-117-97) <br />This puts us in the phylum chordata - (120-07-126-00-76-40-26-11) <br />To test somthing, to try a new thing - (66-48-41-81-31-36-62-01-71-08) <br />A term for endearment for one or derision for others - (52-98-114-9-10-122-1-17-69) <br />Wandering aimlessly - (35-95-18-43-02-116-67-25-26-73) <br />A body of people composed of one or more nationalities, with its own territory and government ( 17-14-130-12-59-26-85-113-1-7-68-74) <br />Also known as the Seven Years War - (123-15-86-43-17-03 /27-90-111 /8-26-127-92-34- 96) War <br />Easily irritated - (42-84-38-33-17-89-134-6-09) <br /><br />*Note: Each of the American Fireside poets use three full names in the clue.A Little Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04875721096275646340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-42179400491066247682010-07-29T12:39:00.001-04:002010-07-29T13:23:00.750-04:00Fraser Challenge II Results!Ye did a braw job, lasses! 32 of a possible 45 participants! Here are the answers:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Game 1 : PASIONEMT</span><br />We were quite lax & forgiving with this game, though we did draw the line at using the word "the" for the "T" entry. ;)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">P places: </span>Phillip Alonzo, plantation, Philadelphia, prison, Paris, packet boat & porch<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">P people: </span>passengers, patrons, poppet, physicians, people, parents, planter, Phaedre, practitioners, & Pollyanne<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A places: </span>Artemis, alter Aunt Jocasta's, apothecary shop, atmosphere, & anyplace<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A people: </span>apothecary, auntie/aunt, Andrew MacNeill, & Alexander<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">S places: </span>shed, Scotland, stones, street, straw (where the clothes were put), south, ship, stable, sky, & Siam (as in "the King of")<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">S people: </span>Smoots (Jr. or Mrs.), shipmates, someone else, Seargent Murchison, Stuart, slave, seaman, son Sassenach, & Stephen Bonnet<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I places: </span>into f@#%ing no where (LOL), Indes, Inverness, inn, Isles, & inglenook<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I people: </span>immigrants, Ian & idiot<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">O places: </span>on a cargo ship, on the river (see how far we stretched it! "on" lol), Oxford, outside & ocean<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">O people: </span>only person I love, officer (court, or "of the crown"), object of desire (clever!!), orphan, & (one of our favorites of the entire game:) Oreilles en feuille de chou -- loosely translated to mean "cauliflower ears"<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">N places:</span> North Carolina, north, & New Bern<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">N people:</span> Nayawenne, newlywed, nephew, & noble<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E places:</span> Edenton, Edmonton, east, & Edinburgh<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E people:</span> Erinyes, Englishman, Ellen, erstwhile shipmates & Elizabeth<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">M places:</span> main depot, muddy bank, marketplace, Main St., mountains, museums, Montego Bay, & mill<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">M people:</span> Andrew MacNeill, mama/mother, Minister, Marsali, Miss/Mistress, malevolent spirits, maid/maidservent, men/man, Mrs. Smoot, Roger/Jocasta/Dougal Mackenzie, Mr. Happy (LOL), Miss/Mr. Viorst, medusa, malcolm, & "my blessing" (awwww!)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">T places:</span> tavern, taproom, tropics & town<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">T people:</span> Temeraine, Tryon, them, and tall, red-headed girl<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Game 2: Jeopardy</span><br /><ol><li> <p>Person who resembles a poisoned white mouse<span> when ill.</span> <em>Who is Lizzie?</em></p> </li><li> <p>Officious person who looks like a half-roasted pig. <span></span> <em>Who is Sergeant Murchison?</em></p> </li><li> <p>Person who is Roger’s aunt, six times removed. <em>Who is Brianna?</em></p> </li><li> <p>Meeting a gentleman who could give Lizzie the current whereabouts of Jamie and Claire was the reward for this virtuous behavior. <em>What is doing the washing/washing the clothes?</em></p> </li><li> <p>A fair indication of male satisfaction (according to Roger). <em>What is “behaving as though your spinal column has been removed”?</em><span></span></p> </li><li> <p>Name of the county wherein lies Fraser’s Ridge (as well as a name recognized by knitters internationally.) <em>What is Rowan?</em></p> </li></ol><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Game 3: cryptograms</span><br /><br />Spoken about Brianna:<br />1. A great huge girl, dressed in men's breeches. Walkin' down the street, plain as you please, with her coat over her arm and her backside in view of everyone!<br /><br />Spoken by Roger:<br />2. And where the hell else should I be, with you tearing off into f#$@ing nowhere and risking your bloody neck, and -- why the hell did you do it?!<br /><br />Recited by Roger:<br />3. I, Roger Jeremiah, do take thee, Brianna Ellen, to be my lawful wedded wife. With my goods I thee endow, with my body I thee worship...in sickness and in health, in richness and in poverty, so long as we both shall live.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Challenge Results:</span></span><br /><br />Mackenzie:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Seonag*, Ceanna, Ide</span>*,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Catriona Duncan, Kellan,</span> Eadgyth, Aislinn,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Catriona, </span>Imogen, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mrs. Fitz</span>*, Sophia, & <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kinley*</span><br /><br />Murray:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mordag*, Caireann*, Tammy,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zella*,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ceana,</span> Bea, Eileen, & <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toireasa</span><br /><br />Beauchamp:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Muirne*, Imogene, Isobel, Ealasaid,</span> Sineag, Elspeth,</span> Lady North Facing,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Caroline, Nemetona,</span> morven, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bree</span> & Eilis<br /><br />Additional points:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seonag Mackenzie</span> as early bird, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Toireasa Murray</span> as sneaker!<br /><br />Mackenzie points: 92 points + 3 (first responders) + 4 (perfect 18) + 1 (early bird) = 100 points<br />Murray points: 67 points + 3 (first responders) + 3 (perfect 18) + 1 (sneaker) = 74 points<br />Beauchamp points: 101 points + 4 (first responders) + 1 (perfect 18) = 106 points<br /><br />***I will edit (hopefully this evening) with the winner from the hat drawing. :) ***Cinnamonamonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16964727756354855760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009515516144690905.post-39772499661707359612010-07-29T00:35:00.000-04:002010-07-29T01:10:11.040-04:002nd Mac Challenge Results and Winner!Congrats to everyone for your amazing participation this round! My apologies for not getting this up sooner - the craziness called "life" got in the way...<br /><br />First the answers:<br />1. raggedy ann<br />2. bagpipes<br />3. baroque pearls<br />4. wooden spatula<br />5. silk stockings<br />6. african parrot<br />7. quill pen<br />8. caged chickens<br />9. hammock<br /><br />I loved all the pictures and the patterns!! Just as a reminder, you received a 1/2 point for unscrambling the item, a 1/2 point for a picture of the item, and a full point for a ravelry link to one of the items. Drum roll please...<br /><br />We had a total of 28 participants, with 21 perfect scores! Names in blue were one of the first 10 respondents with perfect answers and received an additional point for their clan. Bolded names also received perfect scores and were eligible for the drawing.<br /><br />Beauchamp:<br /><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Bree</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color:#000000;">Caroline</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Ealaisaid</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Eilis</span></strong>, Imogene, <strong><span style="color:#000000;">Isobel</span></strong>, Lady North Facing, <strong><span style="color:#000000;">Morven</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color:#000000;">Muirne</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Nemetona</span></strong>, and <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Sineag</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Fraser:</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="color:#000000;">Airlie</span><strong>, Fiona</strong></span><strong>,</strong> Isla<strong>,</strong> Jeannette<strong>, <span style="color:#3366ff;">Jocasta Walkley</span>, Nannag, Phaedra,</strong> and </span><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>Vika</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Murray:</span><br /><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Bea</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Caireann</span></strong>, Ceana, <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Dalriada</span></strong>, <strong>Eileen</strong>, <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Mordag</span></strong>, <strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Tammy</span></strong>, Toireasa, and <strong>Zella</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />DD#1 drew Fiona Fraser's name - congrats!! (Sorry no pics, camera is AWOL and probably in DD#2's toybox!)<br /><br />Additional points were awarded to:<br />Eilis Beauchamp for being the early bird (+1)<br />Vika Fraser for being the sneaker (+1)<br />Bea Murray for including a picture of her own chicks hatching! (+1)<br />Fiona Fraser for being the individual winner (+5)<br /><br />Totals are:<br />Beauchamp: 100.5 + 4 (1st responders) + 1 (early bird) = 105.5<br />Fraser: 61.5 + 1 (1st responders) + 1 (sneaker) + 5 (individual winner) = 68.5<br />Murray: 77.5 + 5 (1st responders) + 1 (cleverness!) = 83.5<br /><br />Congrats, and thanks for playing! (And for all the lovely pattern links!)<br />~Seonag MacStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05005084696724148941noreply@blogger.com0