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Dreamflower's Mathoms II by Dreamflower	9 Review(s)
Kitty	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 6/29/2006
I wonder why they say cousins are removed? Why do they remove them? They are still cousins. grin You know, that’s only too true! Well, every language has odd expressions. Only since I’m reading so much English I have realized how many sayings every language has and sometimes wondered about some expressions even in my own language I had until now used without thinking about how odd they really are. And for someone as young as Pippin it doesn't make much sense, I suppose. Now you’ve me wondering at which age hobbits begin to learn to memorize the family tree. Poor children, particularly if they come from great families. That essay was rather amusing. So few lines about his immediate family and so much about his two favourite cousins lol It’s easy to see just where Pippin’s priorities are lying. Well, at least he wrote the whole page full to overflowing ;-) Author Reply: snicker We do say the oddest things in English, sometimes, LOL! Well, according to Miss Dora, they should begin at about age five, as soon as they leave faunthood behind...grin Yes. Well, he's probably missing his immediate family a bit, and it's less painful to think of Frodo and Merry. And once he got started on them, he found he couldn't stop. I think Uncle Dinodas will be amused...

Pearl Took	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/23/2006
"You never run out of room when you are talking." I love this!! It is much easier to write about something(one) you love. Well Done :) Author Reply: I'm so glad you love it! And yes, once Pippin hit the topic of the two people he loved most, he just couldn't stop! Thank you!

EstellaB	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/15/2006
"But he would still rather talk about it. You never run out of room when you are talking." Couldn't agree more, Pip. Author Reply: And of course, it's so true. Although if he was around nowadays and talking on a phone, he might run out of minutes, LOL!

Andrea	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/12/2006
I wonder why they say cousins are removed? Why do they remove them? They are still cousins. LOL!!! This is great! I have to admit that I asked myself the same question, but I did not think it through as thoroughly as Pippin did ;-) But the quotation list goes on: He [Merry] only gets angry at me if I am acting like a fool and get myself in real trouble so I try not to do that much though it is hard because I am a Took. Well, well, in German we say "Einsicht ist der erste Schritt zur Besserung", which would be in English (roughly) "comprehension is the first step to improvement". A great reference to the "fool of a Took"! Pippin's conclusion is right, though: You never run out of room when you are talking! Thank you, Dreamflower. That was great fun! Author Reply: I just figured it would be one of those odd things that Pippin would question--he's so full of questions and curiousity! Yes, I was indeed referencing the "fool of a Took". I get the impression that Gandalf was not being original there, that "foolishness" is something Tooks are famous for, LOL! And no--you don't. Of course you might run out of time, but you'd never run out of room, grin. And I'm so glad you had fun!

Bodkin	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/12/2006
I'm glad Uncle Dinodas put his foot down and refused to be charmed. Pippin is rather too good at wheedling his way round his family! And he would have the pen of a ready writer, once he got down to it. It's the blankness of the page - it's intimidating. The way he wrote round the edge made me think of those letters from Jane Austen's time when they turned the paper and continued to write between the words to save paper and postage costs. Though only Pippin would stop mid-sentence! Author Reply: Uncle Dinodas has had generations of Brandybucks--from his own younger sisters and brother, down through his nephews (including Saradoc and Frodo) and on down through Merry and that generation. Pippin is his first Took, but I am sure that he has seen that wide-eyed wheedling before, LOL! Yes, it's the blank paper, and also the fact that his little brain works a good deal faster than his fingers are able to write, that make writing a chore to Pippin. The other reason for that also had to do with writing straight out of the inkpot--it made writing on the back impractical. But you are right--only Pippin would stop in the middle of the sentence--grin

harrowcat	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/11/2006
This is great Dreamflower. No, you never run out of room when you are talking but at least when it is written then it is permanent. But then again when you talk you don't have to worry about spelling! Author Reply: At that age, I don't think Pip is worried much about permanence, LOL! You are right though, about the spelling.

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/11/2006
Now, this has me giggling, Pippin finally starting to write and then not being able to stop, although he apparently has learned SOME discretion along the way as he realizes he mustn't share EVERYTHING Merry's taught him. And the idea of Frodo being sad at some of the things Pippin has done is poignant. Author Reply: Well, once the topic has ventured onto his beloved cousins, he was bound to run out of room before he ran out of things to say about them. But, yes, he has discovered that older relatives may not really appreciate the finer details of some things Merry has taught him, LOL! I think that Frodo probably rarely, if ever, showed anger towards his cousins. But I also think that risking his disappointment in them would have been a far more effective tool in disciplining them when necessary. A look of disapproval from him would probably cut Pippin to the quick, and Frodo knows it. He loves and believes in them, and has high expectations of them--which means they try mightily to live up to those expectations, and not disappoint him.

Frodo Baggins	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/11/2006
Poor Pip! Though, I would give anything to be able to write an essay on family instead of transcendentalism. You did a great job with "writing" Pippin's essay. It looks very much like how he talks, which is the natural tendency when writing. Very cute! :) Keep up the excellent work! Namarie, mellon nin! God Bless, Frodo Baggins Author Reply: Thanks! I can't imagine what Pippin would make of transcendentalism, LOL! Maybe you should write your essay from his POV. What would Pippin Took make of transcendentalism, LOL!

Queen Galadriel	Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/11/2006
grin Awww! That's cute. "You never run out of room when you are talking." LOL! To think Pippin was dreading that, and here he filled up a whole page, so full that it doesn't sound like it will be very easy to read. :) God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: I think Uncle Dinodas is up to the challenge. He's tutored generations of young Brandybucks--from his own younger brother and sisters, including Primula, to Saradoc and Merimac, Frodo and Merry in their own turn, though this is his first Took, LOL! I'm sure Uncle Dinny will get a kick out of seeing Pippin's opinions of Merry and Frodo. My Pippin's not fond of writing because his mind is so full of ideas that his fingers can't keep up.

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