A Little Life Update

Hello! 

This is Miss Laurie checking in for a little life update. It has been quite an age since I've let y'all in on what I'm up to and I also thought you might enjoy seeing some photos.

We had quite a long and hard winter in central New York where I've been taking care of my great-grandmother. But it has been a special time filled with learning new things and enjoying extended family who I've nearly always lived away from. It has not always been an easy job, but I have grown closer to the Lord through the hard times. 

This summer I am home in Kentucky visiting my family and back working at the museum for three months. It's a nice break and a chance to get some appointments taken care of and rejuvenate physically and spiritually before going back to care for Gram and her Kittercat in the autumn.

Ain't she sweet? 

I'm definitely missing folks up north but I am greatly enjoying visiting folks down south! 

Not sure exactly what this all means for the frequency of my blog posts since I'm now working full time and have lots of activities with friends and at church but I'm hoping to get back to posting more regularly very soon. I also have some special things to let you know about hopefully next month. 

Hope y'all are doing well!

Rewriting Emma - Quote Game - Answers!

These are the answers to the Rewriting Emma - Quote Game that I posted a couple weeks ago. Sorry it took so long to post these but only Melody played so I'm sure she will forgive me.

Rewritten Emma Quotes:

Quote #1

Rewritten Quote: "I always demand the finest treatment, because I never put up with any other." - Emma Woohouse

Original Quote: "I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other." - Emma Woohouse

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Quote #2

Rewritten Quote: "I do not know whether it ought to be so, but frivilous things do cease to be frivilous if they are done by sensible people in an audacious way. Evilness is always evilness, but folly is not always folly." - Emma Woodhouse

Original Quote: "I do not know whether it ought to be so, but silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly." - Emma Woodhouse

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Quote #3

Rewritten Quote: "One quarter of the world cannot discern the delights of the other." - Emma Woodhouse

Original Quote: "One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other." - Emma Woodhouse

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Quote #4

Rewritten Quote: "Business, you know, may bring wealth, but companionship hardly ever does. - John Knightley

Original Quote: "Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does. - John Knightley

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Quote #5

Rewritten Quote: "It was a pleasant visit; -- perfect, in being much too brief." - Jane Austen

Original Quote: "It was a delightful visit; -- perfect, in being much too short." - Jane Austen

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Quote #6

Rewritten Quote: "I have beheld, Mrs Elton, in the course of my life, that if things are going unwell one month, they are sure to rectify the next." - Mr. Weston

Original Quote: "I have observed, Mrs Elton, in the course of my life, that if things are going untoward one month, they are sure to mend the next." - Mr. Weston

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Quote #7

Rewritten Quote: "Seldom, very seldom, does complete sincerity belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little camouflaged or a little misled." - Jane Austen

Original Quote: "Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken." - Jane Austen

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Quote #8

Rewritten Quote: "Ah! There is nothing like lounging at home, for real happiness. Nobody can be more faithful to home than I am." - Mrs. Elton

Original Quote: "Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort. Nobody can be more devoted to home than I am." - Mrs. Elton

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Quote #9

Rewritten Quote: "Men of wisdom, whatever you may chuse to say, do not want crazy brides." - Mr. Knightley

Original Quote: "Men of sense, whatever you may chuse to say, do not want silly wives." - Mr. Knightley

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Quote #10

Rewritten Quote: "There are folks, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for others." - Jane Austen

Original Quote: "There are people, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for themselves." - Jane Austen

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Quote #11
Rewritten Quote: "If I adored you less, I might be able to speak about it more. But you know what I am. You hear everything but truth from me. I have blamed you, and lextured you, and you have borne it as no other female in Scotland would have borne it." - Mr. Knightley

Original Quote: "If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. But you know what I am. You hear nothing but truth from me. I have blamed you, and lectured you, and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have borne it." - Mr. Knightley

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Quote #12
Rewritten Quote: "Why not grab the pleasure at once? How often is happiness ruined by preparation, stupid preparation!" - Frank Churchill

Original Quote: "Why not seize the pleasure at once? How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!" - Frank Churchill

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Player's Score:
Melody - 29 points (out of 35 points)

Rewritting Emma - Quote Game

In this game I've given you ten quotes from Jane Austen's Emma that have had some of the words altered from how they read in the original novel. Your job will be to figure out what the altered words actually should be, in each quote. The idea for this game is not quite original, I actually saw this done on the game show Jeopardy!, in a category called "Rewriting The Presidential Oath", and thought it might be fun to use this idea with famous quotes like those from Emma. I did this sort of game with Pride and Prejudice with some good sucess but have tried to make this game a tad easier by underlining the wrong words.

To Play: Read the quotes below and leave a comment guessing what the original words are for each underlined wrong word. I'll respond with your score. Answers will be posted next week. No fair cheating by looking up the original quotes!

Scoring: One point each for correctly guessing the correct word for each wrong underlined word. A total of 35 points can be earned!

Hint: There are at least two wrong words in each quote. Longer quotes may have up to three wrong words.

Rewritten Emma Quotes:

Quote #1

"I always demand the finest treatment, because I never put up with any other." - Emma Woohouse

Quote #2

"I do not know whether it ought to be so, but frivilous things do cease to be frivilous if they are done by sensible people in an audacious way. Evilness is always evilness, but folly is not always folly." - Emma Woodhouse

Quote #3

"One quarter of the world cannot discern the delights of the other." - Emma Woodhouse

Quote #4

"Business, you know, may bring wealth, but companionship hardly ever does. - John Knightley

Quote #5

"It was a pleasant visit; -- perfect, in being much too brief." - Jane Austen

Quote #6

"I have beheld, Mrs Elton, in the course of my life, that if things are going unwell one month, they are sure to rectify the next." - Mr. Weston

Quote #7

"Seldom, very seldom, does complete sincerity belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little camouflaged or a little misled." - Jane Austen

Quote #8

"Ah! There is nothing like lounging at home, for real happiness. Nobody can be more faithful to home than I am." - Mrs. Elton

Quote #9

"Men of wisdom, whatever you may chuse to say, do not want crazy brides." - Mr. Knightley

Quote #10

"There are folks, who the more you do for them, the less they will do for others." - Jane Austen

Quote #11
"If I adored you less, I might be able to speak about it more. But you know what I am. You hear everything but truth from me. I have blamed you, and lextured you, and you have borne it as no other female in Scotland would have borne it." - Mr. Knightley

Quote #12
"Why not grab the pleasure at once? How often is happiness ruined by preparation, stupid preparation!" - Frank Churchill

Happy Guessing!

Eponymous Book Game - Answers!

These are the answers to the Eponymous Book Game from last week. It was delightful to have over 20 players join in this game! I only wish I had enough other eponymous titled books so I could do a second similar game but alas I've only come up with The Portrait of Dorian Gray, Moll Flanders and a couple other books that are either too modern or are lesser known. I am very happy you all had such fun with this game!

Eponymous Book Game:

#1. Mr. Chuzzlewit - Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens

#2. Mr. Bede - Adam Bede by George Eliot

#3. Master Sawyer - The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

#4. Mr. Nickleby - The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

#5. Ms. Eyre - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

#6. Mr. Crusoe - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

#7. Mr. Copperfield - David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

#8. Ms. Doone - Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore

#9. Master Twist - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

#10. Mr. Marner - Silas Marner by George Eliot

#11. Ms. Barton - Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell

#12. Mr. Rudge - Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens

#13. Ms. Woodlawn - Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink

#14. Master Finn - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

#15. Mr. Deronda - Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

#16. Mr. Ready - Masterman Ready by Frederick Marryat

#17. Mr. Drood - The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens

#18. Ms. Karenina - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

#19. Master Little - Stuart Little by E.B. White

#20. Ms. Dinsmore - Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley

#21. Mr. Frome - Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

#22. Ms. Grey - Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte 

#23. Mr. Roy - Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott

#24. Mr. Holmes - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes & The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

#25. Ms. D'Urbervilles - Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (this was a stretch because the main character's real name is Tess Durbyfield. 

Players' Scores:
Birdie - 230 points
Christine - 230 points
Elisabeth Grace Foley - 230 points
mariElizabeth - 230 points
Emma - 220 points
Livia Rachelle - 220 points
Miss Sneyd - 220 points
Elizabethany - 210 points
Rhoswen Faerie Wrose - 210 points
Emma Jane - 200 points
Esther Romaine - 200 points
Reyna Nicole - 200 points
Arwen Undomiel - 190 points
Hamlette - 190 points
Ella - 170 points
Jemimah Davis - 160 points
Kristalyn - 160 points
Lydia - 160 points
Naomi Bennet - 160 points
Raelyn - 160 points
Rose P - 130 points
Gisela Palomar - 60 points

Eponymous Book Game

Jane Austen's Emma is an eponymous book because the title is the first name of the main character!

e·pon·y·mous
adjective

• (of a person) giving their name to something. "the eponymous hero of the novel"
• (of a thing) named after a particular person. "Andy Griffith's eponymous hit TV series"

This game is all about books that are named after the main character! I can't claim to have thought up this game idea because I saw it originally on Jeopardy! but it was so cool that I just had to go in search of more eponymous titled books and there are surprisingly a lot of them! In this game I'll give you the last name and you give me the first name of the main character. Most of these are books that I would recommend (or at least recommend their movie adaptation) but some are not great. 

To Play: Look at the last names below and guess the first names of the book title character. Leave your guesses in a comment and I'll respond with your score. Answers will be posted next weekend.

Scoring: Ten points for each correctly guessed first name. 

Eponymous Book Game:

#1. Mr. Chuzzlewit

#2. Mr. Bede

#3. Master Sawyer

#4. Mr. Nickleby

#5. Ms. Eyre

#6. Mr. Crusoe

#7. Mr. Copperfield

#8. Ms. Doone

#9. Master Twist

#10. Mr. Marner

#11. Ms. Barton

#12. Mr. Rudge

#13. Ms. Woodlawn

#14. Master Finn

#15. Mr. Deronda

#16. Mr. Ready

#17. Mr. Drood

#18. Ms. Karenina

#19. Master Little

#20. Ms. Dinsmore

#21. Mr. Frome

#22. Ms. Grey

#23. Mr. Roy

#24. Mr. Holmes

#25. Ms. D'Urbervilles

Happy guessing!

People Groups Game {3} - Answers!

These are the answers to the People Groups Game {3} from last week.
Thanks for playing!

People Groups:

#1

Answer: Jeeves & Wooster (TV series)

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#2

Answer: Daniel Deronda (2002)

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#3

Answer: Miss Potter

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#4

Answer: Great Expectations (1999)

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#5

Answer: Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

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#6

Answer: The Mayor Of Casterbridge (2003)

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#7

Answer: Jane Eyre (1983)

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#8

Answer: Emma (2009)

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#9

Answer: Love Comes Softly

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#10

Answer: Molly: An American Girl Adventure

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#11

Answer: An Old-Fashioned Christmas

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#12

Answer: The Princess Bride

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Players' Scores:

Arwen Undomiel - 100 points

Miss Sneyd - 100 points

Birdie - 90 points

Ella - 80 points

Emma Jane - 80 points

Naomi - 80 points

Sadie - 70 points

Kiri Liz - 60 points

Kimberly - 30 points

Hamlette - 20 points

People Groups Game {3}

In this game I give you a photo of a group of people with their faces edited out and you tell me what period drama they come from.

To Play: Look at the photos of groups below and leave a comment guessing which period drama each photo is from. I'll respond with your score. Answers will be posted next weekend. 

Scoring: Ten points for each correctly guessed period drama. A total of 120 points can be earned.

People Groups:

#1

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#5

#6

#7

#8

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#11

#12

Have fun!