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| Number Three, Bagshot Row by GamgeeFest | 9 Review(s) |
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| nancylea57 | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 12/4/2008 |
| a birthday picnic supper, how hobbity and the song and games very very useful learning tools hidding there, but most important gaffer laughs with them. what a good gift. Author Reply: Hobbits do know how to entertain themselves. And the Gaffer is as good-humored as any, for all his cragginess. He could have scolded them, but then just would have ended up laughing anyway. Better instead to join in the fun. ;) | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/28/2006 |
| Oh, I love it! I love it! That song was sooo hilarious! LOL! And if I may, I'll be sure and teach that game to my twelve-year-old brother, and the next time we're called upon to entertain the two little ones, we'll play it with them...if they can get the hang of it. :) God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: Feel free to teach your sibs the games. The name game (and many different variations of it) used to keep my friends and I entertained during those long bus rides going to and from band competitions, especially when we could find someone who didn't know the rules (or know that we had changed them!). The singing game was merely borrowed from "Whose Line is it Anyway?" ^_^ As for the song itself, if May hadn't sung her verse, the others would have kept it a bit more respectful, but when May, the stoic rule-keeper, went and got cheeky, it allowed everyone else to do the same. Good thing the Gaffer's a good sport. :) Thanks for reading! | |
| Isilhen Daegol | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/29/2005 |
| Oh, that game sounds fun. It's somewhat like "you can have a door but not a window." I have no idea if that game actually has a name, but that's how it always starts out. It's rather funny to see people try to guess what you can or can't have. And Halfast would've put me to shame in the round robin. I am not good at improvising songs. These little slices of everyday hobbit life is what you write best, I think. I always love to read them, even though the reviews may be a bit delayed in coming... Author Reply: The game is actually based on a game my friends and I used to play on the way to and from band competitions. It would start with someone saying "I'm going camping and I'm taking..." I just changed camping to the Free Fair, and changed the rule from first letter of your name to the beginning sound of your name, as not all hobbits can read. The Round Robin song was just a blast to write and wasn't too hard for me. Whenever I failed to make a rhyme or keep the cadance even, I just blamed it on the character, lol! ;) I do enjoy these "slice of life" stories. They're a great way of getting into the characters' head and life without having the agenda of a plot to move the story along. Thanks for reading. I know how busy you are. :) | |
| RenaissanceGrrl | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/27/2005 |
| Took me a day or two, but I got to it. Hmm. I liked it, but it's been topped by some of your other work. I'm not saying it's bad--it was good overall and hilarious in spots, but it's not my favorite. I LOVED the Round Robin! It would've taken me, like, six months just to write the song, lol, so I am again in awe of your mighty skills. ^_^ BTW, how many chapters are you doing (if YOU even know), are they going to continue in chronological order, and how much time do you plan to cover? (Of course all of that is subjet to change, what with Squiggy...) Author Reply: These are similar to the Of M&P fics: no particular order, just little "slices of life" as I happen to think of them, and they tend to be fluff. That song came quite easily to me, which surprised me. Poor Gaffer though! His kids give him no rest. He took it all in good humor, being the good father that he is. | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/26/2005 |
| How fun, to have everyone all cooking and gaming and singing together. It sounds like a very jolly time. Author Reply: It certainly kept them all entertained while they worked. They would have found many such ways to make sure tasks go by faster, and gaming and singing would be the more popular ones. :) Thanks for reading! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/26/2005 |
| Lovely, lovely birthday. Author Reply: Aren't birthdays the funnest? No wonder hobbits were so fond of them. ^_^ | |
| MaidenofValinor | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/25/2005 |
| I think that I would rather Wallop my children good, For making up a silly song In front of the neighborhood. Great song!! ^that^ is my favorite verse! I think I woke my cousin up with my laughing. I do that often, I've noticed... How lucky the Gaffer is to have such helpful children. That applesauce sounds delicious! Author Reply: Yep, Hamfast knows how to get his children's attention, lol. It must have been hard for him to pretend to be cross for as long as he did. The Gaffer is lucky indeed. He has good kids, when they aren't misbehaving that is. ;) | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/25/2005 |
| Oh how lovely!! A recipe fic! And what a sweet little story, no angst, no one hurt, all the children singing and doing their jobs. It is a crying shame that such a scene would be frowned upon nowadays, allowing children to work with knives and boiling water! And I had to love the game and the song. Especially this verse: He eats it every day now, As witnessed by his bum. LOL! Just delightful! Author Reply: We coddle our children far too much nowadays. They grow up not knowing how to do all sorts of things. But since the children of the Shire learn how to cook before they learn anything else, they would be quite used to using knives and such at an early age. That game is actually a version of one I used to play with my friends to and from band competitions. Great way to pass the time if you could find someone who didn't know how to play it, lol. And then of course, as soon as they did figure out how to play it, we would change the rules. ;) And the song, lol - Gaffer gets no peace. He's a good sport, though. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/25/2005 |
| You got me hungry! And I adore those mathoms (especially Sam's, of course). :D Author Reply: It does sound delicious doesn't it? Sam's gift is my favorite also, naturally. Gaffer may say he doesn't approve of Sam "learning his letters" but I like that think he was actually quite proud of the fact that Sam could read. | |