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| Extreme Makeovers: Bag End Edition by Elemmírë | 3 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/9/2006 |
| I'm getting excited about him coming and seeing his new home - he'll be so pleased! Looking forward to that upcoming story too! Glad Sam has a hand in making it special too. They'll be so excited to be together. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Just keep reading, Antane! I'm not sure exactly when I am going to begin posting 'Sewn With Love." It's complete, but part of the story takes place during Yule, so it's not exactly the season at the moment. I haven't decided either way yet. I couldn't put the Gaffer in without Sam. He just wrote himself in there, the little bugger. Wee Sam is too cute and irresistible. Having Sam around will make Frodo very happy, especially in the abscence of little Merry. Namarie | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/7/2006 |
| Your description of the room is so vivid! I can just *see* it! Isn't it fun to decorate Bag End? (I had so much fun designing Gandalf's room, LOL!) This is going to be a really beautiful place for Frodo--and the colors, so peaceful and tranquil! And I like the way you are observing the legalities! Very well done! *looking forward to the promised new story soon* Author Reply: Thank you, Dreamflower! I had another reviewer ask if there was a picture of Frodo's new room--only the one that exists in my head and is now on paper (well, online 'paper'). By the end of this tale however, everyone should be able to picture Frodo's bedroom through those desriptions alone, I hope. Yes, I most certainly had fun helping Bilbo decorate Frodo's new bedroom! I think he did pretty well for a bachelor who is unaccustomed to hard, manual labor. Bilbo made sure to incorporate Frodo's favorite colors, but made sure the room would be a peaceful place for his nephew. Frodo needs a little tranquility in his life after living in the warren known as Brandy Hall with hundreds of other hobbits, after all. Thank you, I tried to keep my legalities very basic and in order. Given how the S-B's are, I believe that Bilbo would have been very cautious and extremely thorough in looking over all the paperwork before the final signing. Since hobbits love genealogy and have a strict legal ettiquette, I chose to include a legal writer. This job would be akin to a town clerk, a paralegal, or even a rudimentary lawyer maybe. I haven't recalled reading anywhere factual that the Shire had lawyers. At the end of 'The Hobbit,' when Bilbo returns to discover all his property up for auction, those that are running the auction may possibly be lawyers ... or bankers. Tolkien gives their names, but never says what they really do. I haven't decided when I am going to post 'Sewn with Love' yet. It's all written and edited ... it's actually my very first multi-chaptered story written and my second LOTR fanfic penned. I am waiting because it is a tale that takes place over the course of several months and ends at Yule. I haven't decided if I want to post it soon or wait until December. Opinion? | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/7/2006 |
| How lovely to learn a bit about Bilbo's mother! She's usually a very little-known character in fanfic. he felt a sense of completeness to his life that he had never known before Awwww. I'm so happy for both of them! Author Reply: Very true--not too many write about Belladonna Took. And while she wasn't in my tale, per say, her former prescence as Mistress of Bag End does play a very important role. It is through her past that Bilbo finds reasurance for his future. He sees an heirloom that had been in the family for generations and he comes to realize that it will now continue to be in the family through Frodo (or so he thinks). I'm happy that you're happy! | |