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by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:42 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Finish the Quote - Take Two
Replies: 121
Views: 87220

Re: Finish the Quote - Take Two

Beans have been sent. :ph34r: March's next creative opportunity starts with: "A light from the window showed ..." from This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart Adding "a primitive Bourbon [*] climbing over a stone wall." from In Search of Lost Roses by Thomas Christopher Ending up with: A light from the win...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:08 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: The Whole Nine Yards - Week 3 - Steinbeck
Replies: 3
Views: 145

The Whole Nine Yards - Week 3 - Steinbeck

Who hasn't heard of John Steinbeck? If nothing else, some of his works are in the list of 'Banned Books', which means that he was writing about something which the establishment (whatever it might be at the time) deemed too dangerous for people to read. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1939 and the Nobl...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:00 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Finish the Quote - Take Two
Replies: 121
Views: 87220

Re: Finish the Quote - Take Two

Beans have been sent. ^_^ We continue with this new quote: Starting with: "The last thing he remembered was" from The Lost World by Michael Crichton Adding "a mathematician of extraordinary gifts and vision." from Cat-A-Lyst by Alan Dean Foster Ending up with: The last thing he remembered was a mat...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: The Bookshelf
Topic: Book Review-Spare
Replies: 2
Views: 577

Re: Book Review-Spare

Why, yes, Emily, I took The Tudors class and thoroughly enjoyed it! I read your review with great interest and decided to purchase Spare and give it a try. I greatly enjoyed the whole book. (Yes, I have somewhat of a mililtary background so appreciated even that part! I find the narrative of him le...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: The Bookshelf
Topic: Book Review-Spare
Replies: 2
Views: 577

Re: Book Review-Spare

Why, yes, Emily, I took The Tudors class and thoroughly enjoyed it! I read your review with great interest and decided to purchase Spare and give it a try. I greatly enjoyed the whole book. (Yes, I have somewhat of a mililtary background so appreciated even that part! I find the narrative of him le...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: The Whole Nine Yards - Week 2 - Pratchett
Replies: 4
Views: 334

The Whole Nine Yards - Week 2 - Pratchett

Sir Terry Pratchett, beloved novelist and satirist, published his first book in 1971. The Carpet People launched a prolific career, which included the books of Discworld (all 41 of them) and Good Omens (co-authored with Neil Gaiman). You are invited to solve this Sudoku, sending a Forum PM to myself...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:14 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Finish the Quote - Take Two
Replies: 121
Views: 87220

Re: Finish the Quote - Take Two

Beans have been sent! :) March roars in with this new quote: Starting with: "You are the alertness, the stillness," from A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle Adding "part of the cosmos that has brought about the form that this moment takes." from Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle Ending up with: You are th...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:34 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: The Whole Nine Yards
Replies: 0
Views: 395

The Whole Nine Yards

Welcome to the Book Club and our March Activity. Sky had the brilliant idea of calling it The Whole Nine Yards . I liked it but wondered what that phrase meant! Looking it up, I find that the phrase 'the whole nine yards' could possibly date back to the 1800s or even earlier. These are not my words,...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:31 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: The Whole Nine Yards - Week 1 - Scamander
Replies: 5
Views: 648

The Whole Nine Yards - Week 1 - Scamander

We start out The Whole Nine Yards with an author near and dear to our hearts, Newton Artemis Fido "Newt" Scamander, O.M. (Second Class). You are invited to solve this Sudoku, sending a Forum PM to myself and Emily Spencer with the solved puzzle. Title your Forum PM " Whole Nine Yards - Scamander ". ...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:29 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: The Whole Nine Yards Questions
Replies: 0
Views: 261

The Whole Nine Yards Questions

Do you have any questions about our March activity? Ask them here or send me a HOL forum PM and we will respond as soon as possible. :)
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:13 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Finish the Quote - Take Two
Replies: 121
Views: 87220

Re: Finish the Quote - Take Two

“Peter would probably throw a party if I..."

"had a birthday."
from Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

ending up with

Peter would probably throw a party if I had a birthday.
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:40 pm
Forum: Magic in Famous Mysteries
Topic: Magic in Famous Mysteries - Questions
Replies: 1
Views: 2136

Re: Magic in Famous Mysteries - Questions

The Loch Ness monster isn't really a monster, right? :) ***** Anyway, yes, it might be good to post in here that the famous mystery, a famous mystery anyway, of February is noted. The Assignment due at the end of February, is, this year, due by February 29th (not the 28th, as shown here ). Yes! This...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:50 pm
Forum: The Great Hall
Topic: Hufflepuff House Spirit Awards - January 024
Replies: 1
Views: 1586

Re: Hufflepuff House Spirit Awards - January 024

Congratulations Award winners! :) As for the award to Sirius and me ... that is a surprise! Thank you. ^_^ But, actually, Sirius gets the credit -- it was ALL him who thought of it! B) Note: Fels truly had no idea of what was happening until I happened to send her a little message some days after it...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:01 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Finish the Quote - Take Two
Replies: 121
Views: 87220

Re: Finish the Quote - Take Two

"You can reach for it whenever you like, because..."

"whatever you do takes time, and yet it is always now.”
From A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle

Ending up with
You can reach for it whenever you like, because whatever you do takes time, and yet it is always now.
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Finish the Quote - Take Two
Replies: 121
Views: 87220

Re: Finish the Quote - Take Two

"You may be desperate, but never let anyone see you...."

" ... track the next event."
from Earth Disaster Cycle -- The Cycle Resets Soon by Ben Davidson and Space Weather News, LLC

Ending up with:
You may be desperate, but never let anyone see you track the next event.
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Bulletin Board
Topic: Happy birthday, February Fortescue!
Replies: 11
Views: 1025

Re: Happy birthday, February Fortescue

Happy Birthday, February!

I hope for you that your birthday is magical and quite wonderful.

:)
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: Between the Pages
Topic: April Prompt: Delightful Duos
Replies: 2
Views: 376

Re: April Prompt: Delightful Duos

Originally posted by Silvana Mandeville » 04 Jun 2021 18:52


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Legolas and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings. I really love their friendship.
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: Between the Pages
Topic: April Prompt: Delightful Duos
Replies: 2
Views: 376

Re: April Prompt: Delightful Duos

Originally posted by Hannah Lovegood » 10 Apr 2021 11:05 Max and Hope were a really good duo in A Pug's Tale. Max is an adorable pug and Hope is Max's pupsitter. The book was about them trying to find this famous painting that was missing from the museum where Hope works. She got Max to come with he...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:41 pm
Forum: Between the Pages
Topic: April Prompt: Delightful Duos
Replies: 2
Views: 376

April Prompt: Delightful Duos

Originally posted by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black » 03 Apr 2021 08:21 April is traditionally a month of mischief and we of Book Club celebrate Fred and George, the quintessential 'mischief makers'. Unlike our March 'Thriller' theme, April goes to the light side, and comedy. Have you encountered a duo in...
by Prof. Tarma Amelia Black
Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:08 pm
Forum: Bulletin Board
Topic: Happy Birthday, Emily Spencer!
Replies: 14
Views: 1439

Re: Happy Birthday, Emily Spencer!

Happy Birthday, Emily!

Wishing you a great and grand birthday.

^_^

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