Feb 2015 - Spelling Bee Reporting Thread

[Lynn]

Gooseberry Crumble or Pie are favourites over here in the UK

[Janice, Moderator]

We used to have a gooseberry bush in our backyard. Mom always made jam or jelly from them. They were pretty sour to eat by themselves.

[Janice, Moderator]

Huckleberries are similar to blueberries, but they have a different taste apparently. I've only had them in a berry mix jam. My son went with a sitter and they picked blueberries, huckleberries, blackberries and bumbleberries, mixed them all together and made jam - very tasty!

[Kerri]

Rusalka wrote: "I have no idea what huckleberries are... shall look them up.

I'm a berry fiend so I tend to get impatient and just eat them. Always remind me of little grapes.

Gooseberry jam is a normal thing t..."

Have you tried Tayberries? They are my new favourite berry, a cross between raspberry and blackberry, so good. I'd never heard of them till we went on holiday to Tasmania and visited a berry farm. Oh and hopefully more people will now start buying Australian grown produce and supporting our farmers since the hep A incident. That's my hope anyway.

[Sarah]

love gooseberries. we used to call them goosegogs. no idea why.

[Tejas Janet]

I'm hungry for pie now : )

[jaxnsmom]

Final

Franklin. Ariana - Grave Goods

TITLE :
0 pts

AUTHOR :
0 pts

GENRE :
4 pts - Historical Fiction

COVER : (based on the edition you read)
0 pts

PAGES :
3 pts - 336 pages


Bonus Points :
3 pts – In honour of Heart & Stroke month, 3 pts if there is a doctor in the story.

Total Points: 10

[Janice, Moderator]

I knew I was holding out on posting badges for a reason. I shall post them this weekend.

[Pragya]

So many berries. Most of them I can't find in India. Someday I want to try.

[Ronyell]

Janice wrote: "I knew I was holding out on posting badges for a reason. I shall post them this weekend."

Alright! I can't wait!!

[Janice, Moderator]

Here are the results:


32 pts - Elinaly, Birdsong
31 pts - Tejas Janet, Birdsong
27 pts - Peggy, Life After Life
25 pts - Lanelle, Fairchild
25 pts - Cherie, Believe
23 pts - Janice, Life After Life
22 pts - Mariab, Counterfeit Cowboy
21 pts - Susan, The Chill Factor
20 pts - Poongothai, Royal Holiday Baby
20 pts - Ann, Once We Were Brothers
29 pts - Susan, Moloka'i
18 pts - Jennifer, Room 702
18 pts - Beth, Americana
18 pts - Berit, Eleanor & Park
18 pts - Connie, The Death of the Heart
17 pts - Travis, Time & Again
17 pts - Amanda B, People of the Book
17 pts - Esther, Amazone
17 pts - Liz, City of Thieves
17 pts - Jessica, Unsaid
17 pts - Lara, The Dragon's Heart
17 pts - Lynda, Fried Green Tomatoes
16 pts - Anna M, Not in the Heart
16 pts - Anne (Booklady), Call Me Zelda
16 pts - Debra, A Crown of Lights
15 pts - Lisa, Rubbernecker
15 pts - Erica, Gone Girl
14 pts - Julia, Landline
14 pts - Elsbeth, Forest
14 pts - Paaki, The Color Purple
13 pts - Sandra, I Am Malala
13 pts - Lilisa, In the Time of The Butterflies
13 pts - jaxnsmom, Grave Goods
12 pts - Jkmays, Liar Temptress Soldier Spy
12 pts - Kerri, House Broken
12 pts - Melissa, The Sandcastle Girls
11 pts - Lori Z, Stop the Wedding
11 pts - Ronyell, Shadow Game
10 pts - Camilla, Dark Eden
10 pts - Almeta, The Flying Man
10 pts - Lynn, Lost Lake
10 pts - Rebecca, Lost Lake
10 pts - Tasha, Two fo the Dough
9 pts - Casceil, Murder in the Mystery Suite
9 pts - Rusalka, One of Our Thursdays is Missing
9 pts - KimeyDiann, The Handmaid's Tale
6 pts - Sarah, The Water Knife


Please let me know if I have missed anyone. Off to post badges.

[Sandra, Moderator]

The badge is so cute, Janice. Thank you!

[Berit]

Thank you Janice!

[Lanelle]

Thanks, Janice.

[Tejas Janet]

Bzzz, thanks for the badge. Cute as the bees knees!

[Kerri]

Thanks for the badge Janice, very cute.

[Canadian Dragon]

Thanks for the badge

[Susan]

Thanks for the cute little spelling bees!

[Ronyell]

Thanks for the badge! I loved it!

[Lori Z]

Thanks for the cute badge and another fun challenge!

[Esther]

Nice badge, thanks

[Elinaly]

Oh, thank you!
My wall is buzzing... ;)

[Tejas Janet]

Glad you're such a happy bee :)

Congradshoelaces!

[Peggy]

Awesome badge, thanks Janice!

And I'm impressed by the list and how many people actually participate in these challenges :)

[Elsbeth]

Thanks for the very cute badge! I love it!

[Sarah]

Gluestick all to myself. mwoah ha ha ha.

Great to see that there were a lot of participants this challenge.

[Janice, Moderator]

Yes, we had 46 people complete the challenge!

[Berit]

Just curious, what is the average?Number of people that complete the challenges each month.

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm not sure, Berit, to tell you the truth. Probably 30-40.

[Tejas Janet]

Sarah wrote: "Gluestick all to myself. mwoah ha ha ha.

Great to see that there were a lot of participants this challenge."

Enjoy that gluestick, Sarah.

46 participants completing the challenge is a lot - yay!!

[jaxnsmom]

Janice - I finally remembered to finally my post. I have 10 points. That includes 3 bonus points for assuming Adelia qualifies as a doctor, although she's really a forensic pathologist. I leave it to you - I'm fine either way. And changing it won't cheat Sarah out of the glue stick :)

[Erica]

Love the badge Janice!

[Janice, Moderator]

jaxnsmom wrote: "Janice - I finally remembered to finally my post. I have 10 points. That includes 3 bonus points for assuming Adelia qualifies as a doctor, although she's really a forensic pathologist. I leave ..."

I had you down for 13 points? Either way, 10 or 13, Sarah is safe and you were badged. :)

[Jennifer]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do you view badges you get?

[Janice, Moderator]

Looks like you answered your own question. Glad I'm not the only one who does that.

[Jennifer]

lol. Yes, I decided to do some digging and finally figured it out. And the badge looks awesome. Love it!

[jaxnsmom]

Thanks Janice!

[Cherie]

Great badge, Janice. Thanks!