Bev’s
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(group member since Oct 21, 2021)
Bev’s
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from the Mount TBR 2022 group.
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Natália wrote: "1. For the first time since I started doing the Mt TBR challenge, I planted my flag on El Toro! I'm so happy! Now I'm resting a bit so I can pack my gear for another climb trying to reach the top o..."Congratulations on making it up a new mountain! Love your Words to the Wise.
Jerikay wrote: "1. I planted my flag on Mount Blanc (24 books) on December 5th with 24 countable books. I made it a total of 30 countable books this year (6 books after Dec 5th). I read a total of 48 boosk for the..."Congratulations! And thanks for the clever Words to the Wise. :-)
Steven wrote: "Only made it to Everest, and that in several steps. The wind went out of my sails last year. Too much doomscrolling, I fear.A stitch in time...[saves] The Knight of the Swords
Don't..."
Congrats on making Everest. 100 books off the TBR pile is still a very good amount! Thanks for playing along on the Words to the Wise!
CinCO wrote: "1. Tell us how many miles you made it up your mountain (# of books read). I planted my flag on top of Mount Ararat (48 books) in late October. Read 3 more TBR books since then.
2. Words to the W..."
Great climb! Thanks for playing along on the Words to the Wise. I wonder what the birds are after at Fossil River. :-)
Paula wrote: "Hey everyone! I lost track of the challenge a bit in the last few months as many changes have been happening in my personal life. This was my first year participating on the challenge and I pledged..."Paula: So glad you've been with us this year. I hope that the changes you've gone through have been positive ones--or are smoothing out if they weren't so positive.
ellen wrote: "For my first year climbing, I just completed my goal of 75 books and planted my flag atop El Toro. Sprinted up the last few miles on that mountain just now and feel accomplished and excited to do..."
Congratulations, Ellen! I just did a last-minute sprint of my own (trying to complete prompts for another challenge).
Rokkan wrote: "made it 83% of the way up Everest. Not bad considering that I initially signed on for El Toro!A stitch in time... [is] The Reason I Jump (Naoki Higashida)
Don't count your chickens... On the Meld..."
Well done! And I think my favorite of your words to the wise is "Hope for the best, but prepare for... Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits"
181. A Nameless Coffin by Gwendoline Butler [on TBR since 1/22/15]Last book of 2022--just barely got it in.
Sheila wrote: "I've literally just made it to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro a few hours before midnight on Dec 31st!Won't be attempting such a large mountain next year - towards the end it became a chore and not..."
Congratulations on meeting your goal! But I definitely don't want your climb to be a chore. Hope you can make it a bit more of a leisurely stroll next year.
Sheri wrote: "I reached the peak of Mt. Olympus on Mars by November 15th. After that I gave myself permission to read a few books that did not count for the challenge, plus another that did. I realized about 5 d..."Congratulations! And I love your fill-in for "The pen is mightier than..."
179. Murder Impossible: An Extravaganza of Miraculous Murders Fantastic Felonies & Incredible Criminals by Jack Adrian & Robert Adey (eds) [on TBR since at least 2011--not logged properly]
Rachael wrote: "1. I've just reached the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro by finishing 60 books. That was my goal for 2022. Thanks for running this challenge again. I'll be back in 20232. Words to the Wise:
A stitch in t..."
Congratulations on making your goal! See you in the New Year.
Well, my fellow mountaineers, our 2022 climbing expedition is coming to a close and it's time to get ready for the Final Mountaineering Checkpoint. Where does the time go? I'm ready to hear how all our mountain-climbing team members have done out there on Pike's Peak, Mt. Ararat, Mt. Everest....whichever peak you've chosen. Checkpoint participation is absolutely voluntary and is not considered necessary for challenge completion.For those who would like to participate in this checkpoint post, I'd like you to at least complete the first of these two things. And if you feel particularly inspired (or generous about humoring me during the holiday season), then please do both.
1. Tell us how many miles you made it up your mountain (# of books read). If you've planted your flag on the peak, then tell us, take a selfie, and celebrate (and wave!). Even if you were especially athletic and have been sitting atop your mountain for months, please check back in and remind us how quickly you sprinted up that trail. And feel free to tell us about any particularly exciting book adventures you've had along the way.
For the second year in a row, I've managed to plant my flag on top of Mount Olympus on Mars. After meeting my declared goal of topping Mount Everest, I loaded up my spaceship and headed for Mars. Once I planted that flag, I sat down and had a good old time with Marvin the Martian. We're still reading--hoping to squeeze in a few more books before the ball drops back in Times Square on Earth. Current total: 178 of my own books read.
2. The Words to the Wise According to Mount TBR: Using the titles of the books you read this year, see how many of the familiar proverbs and sayings below you can complete with a book read on your journey up the Mountain. Feel free to add/subtract a word or two to help them make sense.
Words to the Wise According to Mount TBR (my selections as examples):
A stitch in time...[saves] Seven Tears for Apollo (Phyllis A. Whitney)
Don't count your chickens...[but] Always Lock Your Bedroom Door (Roy Winsor)
A penny saved is.... The Secret of the Golden Pavilion (Caroly Keene)
All good things must come... Home by Nightfall (Charles Finch)
When in Rome...Take Two at Bedtime (Margery Allingham)
All that glitters is not... The Golden Man (Richard Lockridge)
A picture is worth....[a] Four Days' Wonder (A. A. Milne)
When the going gets tough, the tough get... Streaked with Crimson (Charles J. Dutton)
Two wrongs don't make (a)... Challenge for Three (David Garth)
The pen is mightier than.... The Curse of the Fleers (Basil Copper)
The squeaky wheel gets... [the] Dead Man's Gift (Zelda Popkin)
Hope for the best, but prepare for... Murder by Matchlight (E. C. R. Lorac)
Birds of a feather flock...Where Two Ways Meet (Grace Livingston Hill)
And finally...if you would like to be in my year-end drawing for a challenge prize, please visit me at My Reader's Block and link up the URL for your mountain climb (the most recent mountain, if you've moved through several mountains). I'm only choosing one winner from all my challenges this year.
Link up post: https://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2...
175. Holmes for the Holidays by Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg & Carol-Lynn Waugh (eds) [on TBR since 10/28/20]
