Catsalive’s Comments (group member since Jan 14, 2022)

Catsalive’s comments from the LOTSA SPELL CHALLENGES group.

Lovely to see you all. I'm fairly certain I have you all linked to here :)

Brenda wrote: "I deleted my first post Kylie, so you can be first, as the hostess!! You'll have to change my link, sorry!!"
No worries, & done.

Forgot to put Floriade in - added to section 4.

Catsalive wrote: "I've put one up for ACT. I may be the only one who does it 😂, but not until I've finished with the tennis legend."
Just realised there's nothing stopping from making a start now - bit slow on the uptake.

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ACT)
Duration: Open
65/65

#1: Territory
T- Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 3/2 3★
E- Lucy Eyelesbarrow - 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie 4.5★
R- The Field by Robert Seethaler 5/3 3★
R- The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott 15/1 4.5★
I- Death and Croissants by Ian Moore 6/2 3.5★
T- Better Off Dead by Tom Wood 5/4 4★
O- Bloodwood Grove by George O'Connell 12/2 2★
R- Billings Better Bookstore & Brasserie by Fin J. Ross 10/2 4.5★
Y- Year One by Nora Roberts 24/2 3★


#2: Canberra
C- Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke 21/3 2.5★
A- Power Lines by Anne McCaffrey 30/1 3.5★
N- Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 19/2 3.5★
B- Before I Forget by Christine Bryden 12/2 4★
E- The Family Tree by Ilsa Evans 20/2 3.5★
R- Rohan Traverhurst - Knave's Gambit by Margaret Summerville 25/2 2★
R- Rob Granger Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart 26/2 3★
A- Power Play by Anne McCaffrey 31/1 4★


#3: Southern Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby
S- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 28/2 4★
O- The Library Book by Susan Orlean 16/3 4.5★
U- Up in Smoke by Charlene Weir 21/2 2★
T- The Sunken Road by Garry Disher 6/3 2.5★
H- The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith 17/2 3★
E- The Horn of Roland by Ellis Peters 20/2 3★
R- The Long Game by Simon Rowell 15/3 4.5★
N- A Narrow Escape by Faith Martin 13/2 4.5★

B- Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 8/2 2.5★
R- Poppy Redfern - Poppy Redfern and the Fatal Flyers by Tessa Arlen 18/3 4★
U- Under the Ice by Rachael Blok 10/3 3★
S- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie 23/2 2.5★
H- The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 3.5★
T- The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis 21/3 5★
A- A Wedding in Provence by Katie Fforde 27/3 4.5★
I- The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 19/2 4★
L- The Last Library by Freya Sampson 2/2 3★
E- Grace Elliot - The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker 12/3 4.5★
D- Dead-end Job #2 - Murder Between the Covers by Elaine Viets 22/2 2★

R- Robert Curran - Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart 19/3 4.5★
O- The Great Betrayal by Pamela Oldfield 20/3 2★
C- The Story of Be by David Crystal 2/3 4.5★
K- All We Have Is Now by Kaneana May 5/2 4★

W- The Woman Who Wanted More by Vicky Zimmerman 7/2 3★
A- The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side by Agatha Christie 2/3 4★
L- Lily Harford's Last Request by Joanna Buckley 4/3 3.5★
L- Anders Larsen - Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson 23/3 4★
A- Anna Treadway - Miss Treadway & the Field of Stars by Miranda Emmerson 13/3 2.5★
B- A Taste of Home by Heidi Swain 11/3 4★
Y- Season to Taste by Natalie Young 24/3 2★


4#: Arboretum
A- Freya Abalone - The Family Gift by Cathy Kelly 14/3 2★
R- The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald 22/3 3.5★
B- Bella Vista Chronicles #3 - The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs 3/3 3.5★
O- Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O'Connor 24/3 3★
R- Rob Tyler - Annie Stanley, All At Sea by Sue Teddern 26/3 4★
E- The Dastardly Duke by Eileen Putman 17/3 2.5★
T- The Nowhere Man by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz 4/4 3.5★
U- The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson 2/4 3.5★
M- The Maid by Nita Prose 8/3 3.5★


#5: Wiradjuri
W- Wesley the Owl by Stacey O'Brien 22/2 4.5★
I- Indigo #2 - Murder Most Fancy by Kellie McCourt 11/3 2★
R- A Match For Mother by Mona K. Gedney, Kathryn Kirkwood, Regina Scott 27/2 2.5★
A- The Scent of the Night by Andrea Camilleri 1/2 3.5★
D- Dana Fraser - A Mother's Lie by Sarah Zettel 20/2 3★
J- The Cat Who Came in from the Cold by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson 13/3 5★
U- Under the Italian Sun by Sue Moorcroft 22/4 3.5★
R- Poppy Redfern - Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders by Tessa Arlen 19/2 4.5★
I- The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende 17/3 4★

I've put one up for ACT. I may be the only one who does it 😂, but not until I've finished with the tennis legend.

NEW CHALLENGE ALERT

Continuing jingles' trip around Australia: Australian Capital Territory

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (ACT)
Duration: Open



*Copied from jingles' Australian state spell challenge template.

Below are five sections with spell-out options for each. To complete the challenge, spell out at least one item for each of the five sections. You are welcome to do more of course, so be sure to reserve enough space in order to keep your challenge together. Remember: you are able to fit approximately 100 books per post without bookcovers. With bookcovers, it's more like 75 books per post.

A book may only be used one time for this challenge.

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).

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Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)

Australian Capital Territory:
The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT) is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. It is located in southeastern Australian mainland as an enclave completely within the state of New South Wales. Founded after Federation as the seat of government for the new nation, all important institutions of the Australian Government are headquartered in the territory. Land area: 2,358 km² (1465 mi²). Population: 421,780.

Section One Options:
Australian Capital
Parliament
Prime Minister
Legislative Assembly
(House of) Representatives
(House of) Senate
Federal
Government
Territory
Ambassadorial
Political
ACT
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Section Two Options - Towns:
Canberra
Williamsdale
Naas
Uriarra
Tharwa
Hall
Tuggeranong
Belconnen
Royalla
Pierces Creek
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Section Three Options - Emblems:
Emblems:
Animal: Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata), Bird:Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum), Plant: Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa), Fossil: Batocara mitchelli Trilobite, Colours: Blue and Gold.

Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
Rock Wallaby
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Cockatoo
Royal Bluebell
Blue and Gold
Trilobite
Petrogale penicillata
Callocephalon fimbriatum
Wahlenbergia gloriosa
Batocara mitchelli
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Section Four Options - Points of Interest:
Parliament House
War Memorial
Tidbinbilla
Black Mountain
Questacon
Lake Burley Griffin
Carillon
Cockington Green
Namadgi (National Park)
Dinosaur Museum
Arboretum
Lanyon Homestead
Floriade
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Section Five Options - Aboriginal groups from the area:
The principal group occupying the region were the Ngunnawal people, with the Ngarigo and Walgalu living immediately to the south, the Wandadian to the East, the Gandangara to the North and the Wiradjuri to the north-west.

Ngunnawal
Ngarigo
Walgalu
Wandadian
Gandangara
Wiradjuri
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PARTICIPANTS: 🔥 = completed
🔥 Book Concierge
🔥 Brenda
🔥 Catsalive
Jackie
🔥 Katrina
Sallie
Sam
Shelly
🔥 Tari

I haven't been her very long but I feel like I'll probably attempt the Aussie states at some stage, after Rod Laver, perhaps. I'm just thinking that there should be one for NT & ACT. I can make a couple up unless you feel that that horse has gone lame. I don't mind - there's every chance that I'll get through the 6 states & not feel like doing the territories anyway :)

KarenK2 wrote: "An Informal Survey regarding
Word of the Month Challenge

For example, if I plan to use words that are 6-12 letters - that equals 6-12 books to complete the month long Challenge.

When I'm looki..."
6-12 suits me.

Word of the Month RAINBOW
Date: 1/2/22 - 28/2/22
(use title, author, MC, series)
7/7

R- Billings Better Bookstore & Brasserie by Fin J. Ross 10/2 4.5★
A- The Scent of the Night by Andrea Camilleri 1/2 3.5★
I- Death and Croissants by Ian Moore 6/2 3.5★
N- A Narrow Escape by Faith Martin 13/2 4.5★
B- Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2 - Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 3/2 3★
O- Olive Atkins - All We Have Is Now by Kaneana May 5/2 4★
W- The Woman Who Wanted More by Vicky Zimmerman 7/2 3★

I'll take #20 A

#100 B done. Broken Star by Lizbie Brown

I'll take #100 B

Oops!. No, scrap that for the moment. 15A is still available.

I'll take #15 A

Done!

Word of the Month: STONEHENGE
Date: 1/1/22 - 1/31/22
10/10

S- The Suspect by Michael Robotham - 10/1 - 3★
T- The Enemy by Tom Wood - 9/1 - 3★
O- The Olive Sisters by Amanda Hampson - 18/1 - 4★
N- The Yorkshire Lady by Nadine Miller - 17/1 - 3.5★
E- Emmy Lake - Dear Mrs. Bird by A.J. Pearce - 3/1 - 4★
H- Canticle Creek by Adrian Hyland - 5/1 - 5★
E- Emmy Lake - Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce - 8/1 - 4.5★
N- Nora Seed - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - 8/1 - 3.5★
G- The Way it is Now by Garry Disher - 11/1 - 4.5★
E- Rainbow's End BY Ellis Peters - 20/1 - 4★

#8 T done. The Game by Tom Wood 25/1 4★

#97 G done: Winter Wishes At Swallowtail Bay by Katie Ginger 22/1/22 2.5★

I'll take #8 T next

#1 R done - Finding Henry Applebee Celia Reynolds - 21/1 - 4★

I can take #97 G next