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Springtime Haiku1 September, 2023->open
September spells Springtime in the Southern hemisphere. Here is a little Spring haiku to celebrate.
Simply spell out the poems using the usual options:
Rainbow Lorikeet
1. First letter of the book title
2. First letter of the author's first or last name
3. First letter of the main character's first or last name
4. First letter of a series title
LSC Guidelines
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Spring Air by Matsuo Bashō (1644 – 1694) - Japan's most famous haiku poet. (30 letters)
Spring air --
Woven moon
And plum scent.
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Every Tree by Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1828) - a Japanese poet and priest. (42 letters)
Every tree
With its calling card...
Spring buds.
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Congrats, Katrina!
Well done, Brenda. With all this pub-crawling we may need that lifeboat :0)
Brenda wrote: "Mine, Mine, Mine"OK, OK, OK, they're yours 😂
A Pub Crawl Around England II: Somerset to CheshireDuration: 12 August, 2023 - open
12/12
21. SHROPSHIRE
The Old Hand and Diamond: 20/20
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22. STAFFORDSHIRE
The Shire Horse: 13/13
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23. DERBYSHIRE
The Devonshire Arms: 17/17
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24. CHESHIRE
Old Hall Farm: 11/11
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The Nags Head: 11/11
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A Pub Crawl Around England II: Somerset to CheshireDuration: 12 August, 2023 - open
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17. WARWICKSHIRE
The Wild Boar: 11/11
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18. WEST MIDLANDS
The Old Bush Revived: 17/17
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19. WORCESTERSHIRE
The Bear and Ragged Staff: 21/21
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20. HEREFORDSHIRE
Cottage of Content: 16/16
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A Pub Crawl Around England II: Somerset to CheshireDuration: 12 August, 2023 - open
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13. SOMERSET
The Babbling Brook: 16/16
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Cheddar Gorge: 12/12
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14. BRISTOL
Bristol: 7/7
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The Crafty Cow: 12/12
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15. GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Cooper's Hill Cheese-rolling and Wake: 31/31
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16. OXFORDSHIRE
The Greyhound: 12/12
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A Pub Crawl Around England II: Somerset to CheshireStart date: 12 August, 2023
Duration: open-ended
Let’s take a pub crawl around England. Don’t worry, you can always have a cuppa instead of a pint, & most of them serve a pretty good meal, too. Maybe we’ll even get out of the pub for a significant tourist destination. There are 48 Ceremonial Counties through which to travel. We'll be starting off in the City of London and ultimately ending in Greater London. There are so many fantastic pub names that it will be hard to limit it.
We'll do 12 counties per challenge, with 4 challenges all up. For our second itinerary we'll be moving up the west of England, travelling from Somerset to Cheshire, as in the map above.
** YOU MUST COMPLETE EACH COUNTY IN THE ORDER OF TRAVEL, picking at least one option to spell before moving on to the next county. You may do more than one spell option per county if you wish, but each county must still be completed before continuing to the next.
If you are doing the London-Cornwall leg, please complete Cornwall before moving on to Somerset. You can't have a pint in Taunton while you're still in Truro. There's no need to hurry :0) However, I won't enforce this if you feel you desperately need to travel.
Reserve 2 or 3 posts as you're unlikely to fit them all in one.
Previous leg: A Pub Crawl Around England I: London to Cornwall
Next leg: A Pub Crawl Around England III: Merseyside to Nottinghamshire
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (message 2)
SPELL OPTIONS: (1) first letter of the book title, (2) first letter of the author's first or last name, (3) first letter of a main character's first or last name, or (4) the first letter of a series title (as shown here on GR).
For the difficult letters - Q/X/Y/Z, you may use a book in which the letter appears somewhere in the above options.
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Challenge Rules:
** A book may only be used one time for this challenge.
**Page Count/Formats: 100 page count limit; all formats are welcome.
**Challenge Updates: You are welcome to post updates to your challenge as you work your way through it, but it is not required.
**Completed Challenges: When you have completed your challenge, please post a new message indicating you have finished. A completed challenge must have the following information: (1) Link to book title, (2) Author's name, (3) Date you finished reading your book.
LSC Guidelines
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13. SOMERSET - county town Taunton
Somerset
Taunton
The Lime Kiln Inn
The Babbling Brook
Lord Poulett Arms
Sparkford Inn
The Natterjack Inn
Cheddar Gorge
Cadbury Castle
Glastonbury Tor
14. BRISTOL - Greater City of
Bristol
The Hole in the Wall
The Ostrich
The Hope and Anchor
Nova Scotia
The Pipe and Slippers
The Crafty Cow
The Christmas Steps
Plimsoll Line
Blaise Castle
15. GLOUCESTERSHIRE - county town Gloucester
Gloucestershire
Forest of Dean
Cooper's Hill Cheese-rolling and Wake
The Linden Tree
Deans Walk Inn
England's Glory
Cross Keys Inn
The Sword Inn
Robert Raikes' House
The Pelican Inn
16. OXFORDSHIRE - county town Oxford
Oxfordshire
Henley-on-Thames
The Mole Inn
The Fir Tree
The Perch
The Abingdom Arms
The Gardeners Arms
Jacobs Inn
The Greyhound
The Royal Oak
17. WARWICKSHIRE - county town Warwick
Warwickshire
The Black Pug
Tom o' the Wood
The Saxon Mill
The Wild Boar
The Cape of Good Hope
Two Boats Inn
The Malt Shovel
The Durham Ox
The Drawing Board
18. WEST MIDLANDS - county town Birmingham
West Midlands
Birmingham
The Little Owl
Peacock Inn
Horse and Jockey
The Cottage Spring
The Old Hare and Hounds
Three Horseshoes
The Old Bush Revived
The Combermere Arms
19. WORCESTERSHIRE - county town Worcester
Worcestershire
The Paul Pry
The Bar Owl
King Charles House
The Drum and Monkey
The Bear and Ragged Staff
The Nightingale
The Rose and Crown
The Wheelbarrow Castle
The Dragon Inn
20. HEREFORDSHIRE - county town Hereford
Herefordshire
The Harewood End
The Bulls Head
The Pandy Inn
The Stables
Cottage of Content
The Barrels
Cock of Tupsley
The Black Lion
The Spread Eagle
21. SHROPSHIRE - county town Shrewsbury
Shropshire
Shrewsbury
Offa's Dyke
The Old Hand and Diamond
The Stanton Arms
The Original Ball
Cromwell's Tap House
The Bull and Dog
The Powis Arms
The Windmill Inn
22. STAFFORDSHIRE - county town Stafford
Staffordshire
The Winking Man
The Staffordshire Knot
The Fox and Goose
Dog and Doublet Inn
The Wolseley Arms
The Bird in Hand
The Plume of Feathers
The Stafford Arms
The Shire Horse
23. DERBYSHIRE - county town Matlock
Derbyshire
Matlock
The Hardwick Inn
The Devonshire Arms
The Miners Arms
The Hanging Gate
The Malt Shovel
Navigation Inn
The Flying Childers
The Holly Bush
24. CHESHIRE - county town Chester
Cheshire
The Cholmondeley Arms
Old Hall Farm
The Boot Inn
The Three Greyhounds
The Fishpool Inn
The Swettenham Arms
The Lock Keeper
The Goshawk
The Nags Head
All done for this first leg of the pub crawl. We'll be heading north next, from Somerset to Cheshire.12. CORNWALL - county town Truro
Cornwall: 8/8
C- Grace Carlisle - The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle by Jennifer Ryan 18/7 4.5★
O- Murder in Galway by Carlene O'Connor 23/7 2.5★
R- Risk by Dick Francis 5/8 4★
N- Nagare - Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 11/8 2★
W- The Wagered Heart by Rhonda Woodward 17/7 2★
A- All Systems Red by Martha Wells 11/8 5★
L- Time After Time by Karly Lane 15/7 3.5★
L- Trip of a Lifetime by Liz Byrski 17/7 3.5★
Isles of Scilly: 13/13
I- You Again by Debra Jo Immergut 24/7 2.5★
S- Soto - Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid 16/7 3.5★
L- The Lemon Tree Café by Cathy Bramley 22/7 2★
E- Eli - Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel by Ruth Hogan 21/7 2.5★
S- The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan 20/7 4★
O- The Oysterville Sewing Circle by Susan Wiggs 1/8 2.5★
F- Fig - And a Dog Called Fig by Helen Humphreys 18/7 3.5★
S- Cat Tales by Jan Fook,Susan Hawthorne,Renate Klein 23/7 4★
C- Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 20/7 4★
I- Ives - The Gallant Lord Ives by Emily Hendrickson 25/7 2★
L- Link - Smokescreen by Dick Francis 2/8 4★
L- Longshot by Dick Francis 8/8 4★
Y- Your Obedient Servant by Elsie Gage 14/7 1.5★
Good work, iasa.
Connie N. wrote: "Still crawling..."No wonder, after all those pints 😂
Welcome, Chrystal!
I have been re-reading a bunch of Dick Francis' older yarns. All excellent adventures.
Smokescreenreview https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Knockdownreview https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Riskreview https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Book Concierge wrote: "I guess I forgot to officially sign up ... I've been tracking my reading, though!."A "now, what did I come in here for" moment? 😂
Congrats, BC!
Great work, Frankie!
Welcome! You're all linked.
