The Gathering

The Gathering


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.

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.

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 link. 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.

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:

example: Claire – oat cakes, tea, Frasers Ridge, stones

Please put GATHERING in the subject line, and include your swap name, your clan and your rav name.

The clues:
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.
2. Wynda hoped her sister didn’t get seasick on her travels this year.
3. Brianna couldn’t wait to eat what Wynda brought. It reminded her of the food she and Lizzie shared when they first met.
4. The woman from Jamestown enjoyed the wine brought by Serease and the stew brought by the woman who traveled by horse.
5. Catriona observed that only one of the women came from a place that began with their first initial.
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.
7. Claire noticed that the woman from Jamestown was limping and discovered that she had walked to the Gathering.
8. The woman from New Bern brought either coffee or scotch.
9. Ale and haggis were brought by either Jocelyn or Wynda.



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.

Mordag, Eilis, Fiona, Seonag.

The Final Voyager Challenge: Results

Good Sisters,

The Games have come to a close with this last challenge and the results are in. We had 17 of you participate, with three perfect scores. Braw job, lasses!  You have shown, by using your wit, skill and charm that you have what it takes to be a Highlander Lass in the 1700's.

The three perfect scores were from Brianna Beauchamp, Ceitidh Murray and Nemetona Beauchamp. You do your clans proud, lasses.

And the Winner is:  Ceitidh (Shaydy)

The lasses participating were:

• Lady NorthFacing, Nemetona, Ealasaid, Morven, Muirne, Siusan, Imogene and Brianna from the Beauchamps
• Nannag and Molly from from the Frasers
• Ide, Seonag and Ceili from the MacKenzies
• Ceitidh, Joan, Marsali and Zella from the Murrays.

If you sent something in and dinna see your name, please let us know so we can figure out what happened.

Special Awards and Accolades: 

• Early Bird goes to Ceitidh of Clan Murray

• Sneaker goes to Zella of Clan Murray (11:54 pm on 12/2)

• Nannag and Nemetona get special accolades for their cache of weaponry:  Nannag uses an Ink bottle and a List of words, while Nemetona used Cold, Lips, Anvil and Irons. I believe Nannag would be our school teacher. Nemetona could be our Special Task Force Interrogator?

Reading over the "Category" responses was the most entertaining of all of the challenges we have seen.

Clan Results:

Beauchamp: 42

Fraser: 7

MacKenzie: 8

Murray: 24 + 1 + 1 = 26 (Early Bird and Sneaker)

Clan Standings:

Beauchamp: 490

Fraser: 205

MacKenzie: 205

Murray: 338

We would like to thank all of the lasses who participated in the challenges. The challenges keep us coming back to the swap and We think they keep us more involved and help us know each other a bit better.

Respectfully submitted,

Mordag Murray, Kellan MacKenzie, Fiona Fraser, and Eilis Beauchamp

Final Voyager Challenge: Results are in!

Lasses,

The final Chieftess' challenge is done and the results are in. We had 17 lasses participate ~ Clan Beauchamp: Brianna, Ealasaid, Imogen, Lady North Facing, Moren, Muirne, Nemetona and Siusan. From Fraser we had Molly and Nannag. From MacKenzie: Annaed, Ceili and Seonag and from Murray we had: Ceitidh, Joan, Marsali and Zella.

From some of the answers given, I can tell that many of you had a wee bit of fun with the first part. But...Lasses, now it is time for Imogen, Lady North Facing, Siusan, Morven, Molly, Ceili, Seonag, Marsali to thunk yourself (gently) on the forehead and say "'Oh, Claire was in this book!" So, without further ado, here are the answers to Categories:

CATEGORIES  C ~ L ~ A ~ I ~ R ~ E

Boats

cask of spirits,  Longboat,  Artemis,  Rowboat, Queen Elizabeth

People

C:Claire, Cameron, Charles Stewart, Colum, General Cope, Yi Ten Cho 

L: Lawrence, Laoghaire, Laird, Lindsay brothers

A: Joe Abernathy, Alexander, Captain Allesandro

I: Ian, Duncan Innes, Midwife Innes

R: Roger, Frank Randall, (Brianna, Claire BJ), Rabbe

E: Ewan Cameran, Lord Ellesmere, Ellen, Excisemen, Edwin Murray

WEAPONS

C: Cutlass, Cannon

L: Long gun, lancet, lips

A: Arrows, anvil

I: Ink bottle, infection, irons

R: rifle

E: Edge

PLACES

C: Carryarrick, Culloden, Carfax Close, Carribean

L: Leanach Farmhouse, Lallybroch, Lake District

A: Ardsmuir, America, Abandawe, Aberdeen

I: Inverness, Windward Isles

R: Royal Mile, Rose Hall

E: Edinburgh, England, Eleuthera

BOTANY

C: Chamomile, Comfrey, citris, creeper

L: lemons, lily of the valley, lavender, lime

A: anise, aconite, angelica, milk thistle (didn't see an A...how about Asteraceae)

I: Ipecac, ivy

R: rosehips, rosemary, rose, raspberry vines

E: elecampane, elettaria cardamomum,

Sudukos:

First one (corrected one posted on Rav board)
S P T G M F D J C
C M F T J D S G P
G D J P S C T F M
D S C J T P F M G
T J M C F G P S D
F G P S D M C T J
M F G D P S J C T
P T S M C J G D F
J C D F G T M P S

Second One
T M F J G D C P S
D P J S T C G F M
G C S F P M T J D
S J G D F P M C T
M D C T S J F G P
F T P M C G D S J
J F M G D S P T C
P G D C J T S M F
C S T P M F J D G

Third one
G P D M C S J T F
C F M T J G P D S
S J T P D F G M C
J C G S M T F P D
M T S D F P C J G
F D P J G C M S T
D G J F S M T C P
T S F C P J D G M
P M C G T D S F J

QUOTEFALLS:

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  Ye know, I seldom wanted to go home to Laoghaire and yet at least when I did I'd find her where I'd left her.
  
  
  
  
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  By the smell of it, he's put at least a full bottle o'the sherry in it. A verra intemperate race the Irish.
  
  
  
  
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  Aye, ye can come! Only do me the one wee favor Sassenach, try verra hard not to be killed or cut to pieces, aye? It's hard on a man's sensibilities.
  
  
  
  

Lasses, I hope you had as much fun doing these challenges as I had putting them together. I would like everyone's input for the next swap, whether or not you have played games in the past or will in the future. I will start a post in "Voyager Games' thread and ask what type of games you would like to see in the future. I will try to create games that the majority of you want to play, if they can be created, but I do need your input.

Respectfully submitted,

Mordag Murray

The Final Chieftess Challenge

Good-Sisters of our clan gathering, two of our chieftesses have been able to send in the answers for the last challenge I posted.

I am sharing them with you now:
Chief Eilis of Clan Beauchamp with Early Bird and 13 correct: 26 +1 = 27 pts
Chief Kellan of Clan MacKenzie correctly solved all: 30 + 1 = 31 pts

FINAL CHIEFTESS STANDINGS:
Eilis Beauchamp 97 +27 = 124
Fiona Fraser remains at 110
Kellan MacKenzie 120 + 31 = 151
Jenny Murray remains at 49

Congratulations goes to Kellan MacKenzie for all of her hard work. For anyone who played along at home, answers will be posted later today on the Chieftess Challenge thread at Ravelry.
Thank you to all who participated in this challenge!
~Mordag Elsbeth McLean

Chieftess Challenge VII

Good-Sisters of our clan gathering, our chieftesses have sent in the answers for the last challenge I posted.
Standings:
Chief Eilis of Clan Beauchamp who solved one of the cryptos and was able to place it correctly. 4 points
Chief Fiona of Clan Fraser solved 5 cryptos and correctly placed them. She also stole Early Bird this week. 20 +1 + 1 = 22 points
Chief Kellan of Clan MacKenzie also solved and correctly placed all of the cryptos. 20 + 1 = 21 pts.
Sneaker award goes to Eilis - answers submitted with just 14 minutes to spare.

CHIEFTESS Standings to date:
Eilis Beauchamp 93 + 4 = 97
Fiona Fraser 88 + 22 = 110
Kellan MacKenzie 99 + 21 = 120
Jenny Murray 49

Their last challenge has been posted and they are busy working on it. I have already gotten in two responses. For anyone who would like to play along at home, answers will be posted next week. For those playing along at home, the answers to last week's challenge have been posted on the Chieftess Challenge thread at Ravelry.Thanks for playing along and check back soon.
~Mordag Elsbeth McLean

Chieftess Challenge VI

Good-Sisters of our clan gathering, Whilst our chieftesses are challenging us, they are doing a braw job working on the ones sent their way.

The results for this week's challenge are as follows:
Chief Eilis of Clan Beauchamp who got 10 1/2 correct. 22 points.
Chief Fiona of Clan Fraser who got 9 correct. 18 points
Chief Kellan of Clan MacKenzie who has early bird (again!) with 12 correct 24 + 1 = 25 pts.

Sneaker award goes to Eilis - answers submitted with just 14 minutes to spare.

CHIEFTESS Standings to date:
Eilis Beauchamp 71 + 22 = 93
Fiona Fraser 70 + 18 = 88
Kellan MacKenzie 74 + 25 = 99
Jenny Murray 49

Their next challenge has been posted and they are busy working on it. For anyone who would like to play along at home, answers will be posted next week. The next Chieftess Challenge will be posted on Sunday. For those playing along at home, the answers to last week's challenge will be posted sometime today on the Chieftess Challenge thread at Ravelry.

~Mordag Elsbeth McLean

Chieftess Challenge Round V

Good sisters of our clan gathering, We should be proud of our chieftesses - they are doing a braw job on these challenges.

Results:
Chief Eilis of Clan Beauchamp who got 9 correct. 18 points.
Chief Fiona of Clan Fraser who got all correct. 20 + 1 = 21 points
Chief Kellan of Clan MacKenzie who has early bird (again!) with 9 correct 18 + 1 = 19 points.

Chieftess Standings to date:
Eilis Beauchamp 53 + 18 = 71
Fiona Fraser 49 + 21 = 70
Kellan MacKenzie 55 + 19 = 74
Jenny Murray 49

Their next challenge has been posted and they are busy working on it. Our next challenge is due tomorrow, so if you haven't finished it, there is still time to turn it in. Our new challenge will be posted soon, so please check back.
~Mordag Elsbeth McLean

Chieftess Challenge IV

This week we had 100% participation and I am finding out that not everybody loves a crypto quiz the way I do.

Results:
Clan Beauchamp: 42
Clan Fraser: 100% correct = 45 points + 1 point for 100% = 46
Clan MacKenzie:42 - 2 hints = 40 +1 (Early Bird), +1 [Glorianna correct w/ wrong clue] = 42
Clan Murray: 42 - 3 hints = 39

Standings to date:
Beauchamp:11 + 42 = 53
Fraser:3 + 46 = 49
MacKenzie:13 + 42 = 55
Murray:10 + 39 = 49

Nice job ladies!

Our next challenge will be posted Monday morning, 9:00 Eastern Daylight Time on Ravelry at the Chieftess Challenge thread. Hope to see you then!
~Mordag Elsbeth McLean

Chieftess Challenge III

This week we have heard from all of our clans' Chieftesses!

You have all down a braw job again, lasses. There were no wrong answers, literally, so 3 points to each clan.

The Early Bird award goes to Jenny from Clan Murray this week. Answer recieved Sunday evening, 10:42, an hour earlier than the second answer.

Summary:
Beauchamp: 3
Fraser: 3
MacKenzie: 3
Murray: 3 + 1 = 4 Way to go Jenny Murray!

And so happy we are, Fiona, that you were able to join us this week.

Overall standings for the Chieftess Challenge:
Beauchamp: 8 + 3 = 11
Fraser: 3
MacKenzie: 10 + 3 = 13
Murray: 6 + 4 = 10

Remember, Good-sisters, the next Chieftess Challenge will be released Friday evening at 7:30, so please check back then.

Chieftess Challenge 2

My Good Sisters,You have done a braw job with your fancy words.

This challenge had two parts so I will reprint the challenge here: A Wee Tease ~ Scotland’s most famous Bard has written these words. 1) Can you rewrite them into something English and 2) let us know what the subject of the poem is?

Wee sleekit, cow’rin, tim’rous beastie,
O, what a panic’s in thy breastie!
Thou need na start awa sae hasty,
Wi bickering brattle!
I wad be laith to rin an chase thee,
Wi murdering pattle!

Again, I recieved poems from 3 clans and I will share them here.

Clan Beauchamp:
1) Literal:
Small, sleek, scared, timid creature,
Oh, what a fear you have in your heart!
You don’t have to go away so fast With such a scamper!
I would be relunctant to run and chase after you
With my murderous plough!

Contemporary:
Oh, itty-bitty little thing,
How afraid you are!
You don’t have to scurry away so fast!
It’s not in me to chase after you,
With my killing machine!

2) Robert Burns is trying to assure this terrified little creature that he has no intention of causing it any harm. A mouse.

Clan Mackenzie
1) Oh, sly sneaky timid beastie
Why such a panic in your breast-y?
There's no need to run so hasty
With a flickering scamper.
I'm too bashful to go and chase thee
With my deadly plow

2) In English what is the subject: A farmer digs up a mouse's nest with his plow and he's talking to her.

Clan Murray:
1) Little sleek, cowering, fearful beast
Oh, how worries you are! (or: how the panic shows in your breast! I can't decide which is better)
You don't need to run away so fast
With a quivering run!
I would be loath to run and chase you,
with my murdering paddle.

2) it is about highland cattle

Scoring:
2 points for each of the poems.
2 points for the mouse (clan MacKenzie & Beauchamp)
Early bird: Clan MacKenzie 1 point ( 9/26 2:31 pm - 5 hours before the second one came in) 100% correct 1 point (MacKenzie, Beauchamp)

Summary:
Beauchamp: 5 points
MacKenzie: 6 points
Murray: 2 points

Standings:
Beauchamp: 3 + 5 = 8
MacKenzie: 4 + 6 = 10
Murray: 4 + 2 = 6
Way to go Kellan MacKenzie! Clan Fraser should be back on Tuesday and ready to partake of the Chieftess Challenges.

~Mordag Elsbeth McLean (abitknottie) of Clan Mackenzie

Chieftess Challenge I

Three clans were represented here, Beauchamp, MacKenzie and Murray.

There were no wrong answers and I did have a few giggles over these answers. 3 points each for perfect scores.

Early bird goes to: Kellan of clan MacKenzie. Her answer was submitted first: 5:46 pm Several answers were the same, some quite creative.

My personal favorite from each of the sets of answers: Kellan writes: 1.) Colum http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/thigh-high-leg-warmers [Colum's legs are twisted, like cables, from his weird disease that has yet to be named]

Eilis writes: 11.) Donas - post 107069http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/loopy-groupies/127224/107051-107075#107069,

Jenny Murray writes:
St. Ninians spring: this one was hard. So you had to tell the truth after drinking from the spring, so I found the "sword of truth" group!

A special Accolade award will go to Jenny Murray of Clan Murray. The Last item found in everyone's hunt was a reference to one of her posts.

POINTS:
Beauchamp: 3
MacKenzie: 4
Murray: 4


~Mordag Elsbeth McLean (abitknottie) of Clan Mackenzie