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[Barb]

Finished longitude 9 / 209 pages

The Dark Wind (Leaphorn & Chee #5), by Tony Hillerman, finished 11/24 ★★★★

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Barb!

[♞ Pat]

WOW. Once again we are SO close!

This is a fun challenge.

[Jan, Moderator]

I'm so glad you are enjoying it Pat!!

[Meg, Contributor]

Longtitude #3 is done with Midnight Riot 396p

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Meg!

[Book Concierge]

Book Concierge wrote: "NEXT I'll take LONGitude # 9 - 2019 original pub date - Gods of Jade and Shadow"

✔ Completed - 29Nov22 - 3***

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks BC!

[Jennifer]

I finally finished my book for Latitude 3 - Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Amanda Flower, 336 pages, finished 12/11/2022

Sorry it took so long a reading slump, back injury and work conspired to cut my reading time (and I'm a slow reader to start with...).

[Andrea]

I hope you recover soon from that injury!

[Jennifer]

Andrea wrote: "I hope you recover soon from that injury!"

Thanks Andrea. I am getting there.

[Jan, Moderator]

Sorry to hear about your injury Jennifer!! Hope it gets better soon!!

[Jan, Moderator]

Here's our found treasure!! There's lots of info because it was sooo fascinating!!

Treasure #19
Latitude: 44.5053359522
Longitude: -72.9998373883

The Snowflake Bentley Exhibit
Old Red Mill in Jericho, Vermont, USA

Snowflakes bring many people joy for their crisp, clean coating of the land. School children learn how to cut out snowflake shapes from paper for decorations, and people love to share the fact that every single snowflake is unique. But did you know who discovered this phenomenon?

A Vermont boy, by the name of Wilson Bentley, was fascinated with the small things of nature, and in particular, he loved snowflakes. For his 15th birthday he received a microscope which opened up a whole new world for him. But he found that his captured snowflakes would melt too quickly for him to properly study them under the microscope. So he had to get creative! On January 15th in 1885, he took a camera and his microscope out in the midst of a snowstorm. He stood in the cold, catching falling snowflakes with a feather, gently placing them under the lens of his microscope. The freezing cold air allowed the snowflake to last through the minute and a half-long exposure needed to take a photograph. After developing the film he almost fell to his knees: at last, he had managed to take a good photograph of a snowflake. His success buoyed him to continue his mission, and he perfected his technique by catching the snowflakes on black velvet to better distinguish their unique features. He studied them, recorded their features, and made the observation that no two of the snowflakes he had photographed were the same.

Bentley was a pioneer of his time, and eventually, word of his project reached a professor of the University of Vermont. George Perkins convinced him that his work needed to be shared. Together they drew up an article on his findings, which was published in 1898. The article took the world by storm, particularly due to the ever-growing popularity of photography. Though sadly, it took until 1924 for his work to be recognized by the American Meteorological Society. By the time of his death in 1931, Bentley had taken more than 5,000 photographs of snowflakes, donating 500 of them to the Smithsonian Institution to ensure their survival for posterity. But our coordinates take us to his hometown of Jericho, Vermont where we can see The Snowflake Bentley Exhibit in the Bentley Room of the Old Red Mill. It is owned and operated by the Jericho Historical Society and they are proud keepers of this scientific hometown treasure!

[Jan, Moderator]

Our next coordinates have been posted!!

I've claimed Longitude 1 with: Jan: Knifed In Nice Series #1

[Jennifer]

Wow! That's pretty fascinating. How resourceful of a young Bentley!

I can take Latitude 4 using A Christmas Guest, originally published in 2004.

[Jan, Moderator]

He was quite resourceful, wasn't he!?!

I'll get you updated Jennifer!

[♞ Pat]

I'd like Longitude 4 -

I'm getting ready to start The Pearl That Broke Its Shell published in 2014

[Jan, Moderator]

Great Pat!

[Andrea]

Latitude 3
Greenglass House by Kate Milford, 376 pages

[Jan, Moderator]

You got it Andrea!

[Jennifer]

Andrea wrote: "Latitude 3
Greenglass House by Kate Milford, 376 pages"

I've had this on my TBR for a bit. I'll be interested in your thoughts Andrea.

[Karen ♐]

I'll take Latitude 0 with - Pub 10/30/2020

[Barb]

I'll take latitude 3 for the 234 pages in The Search for South Pole Santa, by Jinglebelle Jackson

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Karen & Barb!!

[Andrea]

Finished Greenglass House, 12/12/22. I liked the mystery and especially the complex plot and big surprise near the end, but I was surprised and disappointed by the curse words in a kids book. So unnecessary.

I’ll take Latitude 6 with The Seeds of Change, 336 pages.

[Jan, Moderator]

That was fast Andrea!

[Karen]

I can take Latitude 2 for 2022 with American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune by Greg Steinmetz.

Hoping I won't forget to mark it done here with all the holiday craziness coming up!

[Barb]

Finished latitude 3 (234 pages) This was a cute book with a predictable outcome, but I'm not the intended audience. Kids would probably enjoy it :)

The Search for South Pole Santa (Search for South Pole Santa #1), by Jinglebelle Jackson, finished 12/13 ★★★.5

[Barb]

I can take one of the many 6s for the 156 pages in I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life, by Anne Bogel

[Meg, Contributor]

I can take a latitude 6 with Murder With All the Trimmings, #6 in the series.

[Andrea]

Jan wrote: "That was fast Andrea!"

Thanks! I'm cruising through audios right now to try to catch up with my year-long goal. I'm a smidge behind at the moment, but with audios, it's attainable.

[Andrea]

Finished The Seeds of Change, 12/13/22.

[Andrea]

I can take Latitude 2 with Rules at the School by the Sea: The Second School by the Sea Novel by Jenny Colgan, 288 pages.

[Book Concierge]

I'll take LONGitude 4 with The Santa Suit - 224 p

[Jan, Moderator]

Everyone should be updated.

Andrea - The 2 was already claimed in message 1077. I marked you down for Longitude 8.

[Karen ♐]

Karen ♐ wrote: "I'll take Latitude 0 with - Pub 10/30/2020"

Finished 12/12/22 - 4 stars

[Karen ♐]

I'll take Longitude 1 with - #1 in series

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Karen!!

[Andrea]

Thanks, Jan! I completely missed that spot being claimed (sorry, Karen!!).

Finished Rules at the School by the Sea, 12/14/22.

[♞ Pat]

♞ Pat wrote: "I'd like Longitude 4 -

I'm getting ready to start The Pearl That Broke Its Shell published in 2014"

This one is done. 12.14.22

I'm going to look through my stack for a minute. I've read a couple of very dark "women aren't much more than livestock and mine to do what I want with" books, and I'm kind of depressed. I need to read something to lighten up my heart and soul.

[Andrea]

I’ll take Longitude 7 with The Postmistress, 371 pages.

[♞ Pat]

Ok. So much for that idea.

Latitude 6 with Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
published 1986

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks for the update Andrea & Pat!

♞ Pat wrote: "Ok. So much for that idea. "
LOL!! You really need to find something more light for your next book Pat!!

[♞ Pat]

Jan wrote: "Thanks for the update Andrea & Pat!

♞ Pat wrote: "Ok. So much for that idea. "
LOL!! You really need to find something more light for your next book Pat!!"

You aren't kidding. I don't know why I keep picking these books! But when you aren't a romance or fantasy reader, the pickings get kind of slim. LOL

[Barb]

Finished latitude 6 (156 pages) and highly recommend this one for anyone who would rather be reading than doing almost anything else :)

I'd Rather be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life, by Anne Bogel, finished 12/15/22 ★★★★

[Barb]

I can take Longitude 3 for the 483 pages in The Tenth Justice, by Brad Meltzer

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Barb!

[Karen ♐]

Karen ♐ wrote: "I'll take Longitude 1 with - #1 in series"

Finished 12/15 - 3 stars

[Karen ♐]

I'll take Longitude 1 with - Series #1

[Andrea]

Finished The Postmistress, 12/14/22.