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Grandmere is dying to hear about one of Sherlock and John’s adventures. Which ACD story should be adapted for her benefit? Come on – throw me your favourite – Silver Blaze, Yellow Face and Speckled Band are the only stories off the table as I’m trying/planning to use or have already used those.


I’m still not sure what Mycroft is building – or assembling – he has the MJN crew bringing in one element and Sandy Arbuthnot flying in another – there may very well be other components as well... This leads one of the opening scenes in the Much Ado season to feature a dogfight bringing down Sandy’s plane and a group of armed men hijacking Gertie! Luckily, John and Not Anthea look harmless and are taken along as hostages. It does not take them long to return control to Martin (who displays a slightly startling willingness to be Captain even when doing so requires him to be kidnapped at gunpoint. “No, being Captain means taking the bad with the good, Douglas.”).

What is Mycroft building/assembling? Maybe he’s let one of you in on it? He doesn’t seem inclined currently to tell me.


Mycroft refers to the clan as ‘a blizzard of Holmeses’. Do we like that or can you lot come up with something better? I know djarum99 is good at this – a charm of hummingbirds - *happy sigh*.


Do John and Sherlock exchange gifts? If yes, what would you like to see them give each other? Two holidays here, mind…is anyone interested in any other possible gift exchanges?


What do you think might be in the bottle (sealed with lead) which Sherlock pocketed in the attic?


The boys are scheduled for a final fitting of their costumes. I think this requires another canon character (anyone but Donovan *glares at Sally*) to drop by the flat coincidentally while Sherlock is trying on dresses. Who would you like it to be? What else is going on in November at Baker Street? What are we talking about while the fitting is going on? Is there a case on? Maybe we can even put in another ACD adaptation here…go wild!

Date: 2012-07-06 03:49 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] djarum99.livejournal.com
The words for birds aren't mine, they're a product of centuries of the human habit of giving fanciful names to preternaturally beautiful and wondrous things - but I'm flattered :-)

A flock of rooks is a clamour, a group of raptors is a convocation (I like that one) or a kettle (?), and owls en masse are referred to as a parliament. A murder of crows and a kindness (or unkindness, depending on who you ask) of ravens are terms used a little more frequently.

Perhaps these for Sherlock's gift from John, for the texting :-)

Date: 2012-07-06 03:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] impulsereader.livejournal.com
You deserve credit for spreading the word...give me an educated magical guess on what a group of Holmeses might be whimsically designated...you are my resident authority on magical poetry.

Oh, that is a lovely sort of gift for Sherlock. He would totally appreciate that. And here I thought the Sharper Image and Pier 1 were completely useless; it turns out that in fandom they are completely wonderful...

Date: 2012-07-06 04:24 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] djarum99.livejournal.com
Perhaps a "cornucopia of Holmeses," or a "conflagration," or a "Gordian knot" :-)

Date: 2012-07-06 04:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] impulsereader.livejournal.com
I like all of these - thank you so much for weighing in! I appreciate it immensely...nearly at the point of posting the first section - thankfully...

Date: 2012-07-06 04:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] impulsereader.livejournal.com
Perhaps just 'a knot of Holmeses' I like that, knots are complicated...

Date: 2012-07-06 05:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] impulsereader.livejournal.com
Oh, cool. Yes, I'm liking a labyrinth of Holmeses and an extravagance of Holmeses. Apparently I'm liking words that are sounding complicated and elegant to my ear for this. An elegance of Holmeses?

Date: 2012-07-08 05:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] natsuko1978.livejournal.com
How about the more straightforward "complication of Holmeses"? Or an eccentricity of Holmeses...

Date: 2012-07-09 04:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] impulsereader.livejournal.com
Oh! OMG these are both excellent. I now have an embarrassment of riches on this point.

Will read your miniature via Mycroft response as soon as I can - sorry, I cannot do it justice now, must go to bed so I don't lose my real job and the paycheck which supports all this.

I'm so glad you popped in! Thank you so much! I missed you!

Date: 2012-07-08 05:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] natsuko1978.livejournal.com
My personal favourite is "an exultation of larks" :D

Date: 2012-07-08 10:50 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] djarum99.livejournal.com
They're all lovely, aren't they? And still never quite enough to contain the beauty they describe. Birds are creatures of magic :-)

Date: 2012-07-09 04:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] impulsereader.livejournal.com
It's flight, isn't it? Flight is magical. The pirate ships - the tall ships - they fly...

Date: 2012-07-09 04:31 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] djarum99.livejournal.com
I watched the crows tonight, circling their roosting trees. They were calling to each other and swooping in and out of formation, fighting beak-duels in mid-air - playing. Truly magical.

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