Themis-Athena's Garden of Books

Door 3:  Melbourne Cup Day

Task 1: Pick your ponies.*

Task 2: Roses are the official flower of Flemington Race Track; write your own “Roses are Red, Violets are Blue” poem for one of your favorite or most hated books of all time.

Task 3: Aussies shorten everything, so Melbourne Cup Day is just called “Cup Day” – post a picture of your favorite cup or mug for your daily fix of coffee, tea or chocolate.

Task 4: Prepare your favorite dessert – in a cup! Post a photo of it for us to enjoy vicariously.

Book: Read a book about horses, with a horse or with roses on the cover, about gardening, or set in Australia, or written by an Australian author.

* Ponies (horses) running the race were posted here by Darth Pedant, guest hosting for MurderByDeath, as soon as they were announced. The official field was published on November 3rd.

Door 1:  Día de Los Muertos

Task 1: Compose a limerick or short poem in honor of a favorite book character.

Task 2:  If you like Mexican food, treat yourself to a favorite dish – and / or make yourself a margarita – and share a photo.

Task 3: Write an epitaph for the book you most disliked this year.

Task 4: Do you have any traditions or mementos of happy memories of a loved one that you feel like sharing?

Book: Reread a favorite book by a deceased author or from a finished series, or read a book set in Mexico or a book that either has a primarily black and white cover or all the colors (ROYGBIV) on the cover, or a book featuring zombies.

Door 2:  Japanese Culture Day

Task 1: Tell us about a cultural festival or event in the area where you live.

Task 2: Try a flavor of Kit Kat other than chocolate and report back if you liked it.

Task 3: Try your hand at folding a paper crane. Instructions: https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-Paper-Crane-1/

Task 4: If you like Japanese food, treat yourself to a favorite dish.

Book: Read a graphic novel or a book set in a school or academic setting.