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| Moments in Time by Larner | 15 Review(s) |
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| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 12/21/2007 |
| ROTFL! Oh my, the little rascal! But a smart little rascal, and a perfect darling! Oh, that was a good one! God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: So very glad you enjoyed it, my Lady. Yes, very smart little rascal--however else might he be? Glad to give you a good giggle! Heh! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 10/1/2007 |
| Oh Bilbo, you stinker!!! Putting that sweet little fauntling up to such a trick! LOL!! This was so fun to read--what a treat to come home to! I loved all the little touches: most especially that Lily (soon to be Cotton) made the cake, and the use of a certain euphemism! Those really made me snicker! I really enjoyed this! Author Reply: As to whose idea it was in truth--well, that's questionable. And sweet the small Hobbit might be, but NOT innocent, as his mother can attest! Heh! And what other euphenism MIGHT I have used? It's such an appropriate one for Hobbits, and we WILL borrow from one another, won't we? As for Lily Brown--had to check to make certain the last name was proper; but once I'd found it I had to see to it that she had her part in the preparations for this birthday! So glad you enjoyed that! And again, welcome home! | |
| Armariel | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 9/30/2007 |
| Yes, late reviewing--been sick all week, better now! Gee, poor old Lobelia, she really comes in for it, doesn't she? (And I'm as guilty as anyone else...heheh) A nice trick...not that it will teach her to keep her mouth shut and refrain from crashing parties or anything! And it was cute how Frodo didn't want to wear the awful shirt and how they spilled the grape juice on it and refrained from actually pinning the deed on him to dear auntie Lalia....... But goodness me...imagine being named Bachelorbutton! Now a story about her might be interesting;);) ~~~~{~@ Author Reply: It's fun to have at least one character we can throw slices of cake at with impunity, isn't it. Heh! And I didn't wish them to have to lie for Frodo's sake, but give him a viable excuse for not wearing the shirt. Heh! As for Bachelorbutton--they shortened it to Button as a nickname, and she appears in "The Acceptable Sacrifice" and I think I mentioned her in one other story. But I do like to give the full garden exposure! Heh! Had to run last night to get to work on time, so didn't have a chance to answer then. So glad this gave you a giggle. | |
| Baggins Babe | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 9/29/2007 |
| Oh saucy, adorable little Frodo! Those incorrigible Bagginses! This was perfect - little Frodo is just the cutest little lad and I can just see him innocently delivering the cake! *snerk* The dragonfly blanket makes another appearance! I love that, and that Frodo used the symbol as his signature. Author Reply: It's so much fun to think of the days when Frodo was just a delightful little kid. And I'm certain he and Bilbo both thought this was a wonderful way to get rid of the unwanted party crashers. And so glad you appreciated seeing the dragonfly blanket again! Yes, a possible second influence for choosing the dragonfly as his signature sign. | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 9/29/2007 |
| This was hilarious !Young Frodo is so sweet .I loved the ending. Author Reply: So glad you enjoyed it, Linda. I loved having something fun to write about. And I myself just loved the idea of Frodo taking part in this "birthday present" to Bilbo. Thanks so for the comments, Linda. | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 9/27/2007 |
| Forgot to mention that I loved the joint cutting of the cake too! :) Reading the other reviews, yes, a lovely tribute to his mother to take up that dragonfly as his own signature. And I hope your muse is tickled enough to do those stories for harrowcat - the Frodo and Aragorn one sounds esp. interesting, though it would be nice him and Faramir too. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Well, it WAS their joint birthday--ought they not to cut the cake together, do you think? Yes, I think that the dragonfly on the blanket might have been part of why he used the dragonfly made of the stylized "FB" to sign his drawings. As for the story for Harrowcat--well, we're thinking on that one, of course! Heh! | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 9/27/2007 |
| LOL - Frodo's hiding place. :) Lovely little faunt, isn't he, softly glowing. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: I once hid on the far side of Dad's grand piano, sitting on the windowsill with my feet up on the lower beveling of the soundboard case. The rest looked for me for about a half hour before giving up. But my little brother was the one who figured out the laundry basket worked for him--wouldn't have worked for the rest of us--we were too big! And I suspect that Frodo was indeed a lovely little faunt. | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 9/27/2007 |
| Oh, I *so* agree with Frodo about the clothes! Seems he had even as a three-year-old more of a taste for that than Lalia ever had! Was amused about Ferumbras’ comments to Primula about it. Great idea to stain it with juice, so poor Frodo hadn't to wear it, in spite of Lalia being there. Primula embroidered Frodo’s blanket with a dragonfly? Oh, Larner! Now I know why he used it as a signature for his drawings. How touching, this silent tribute to his mother! The last bit left me howling with laughter. Though I suspect Bilbo put the idea to Frodo, the little lad was acting amazingly well, ‚slipping’ just at the right moment to ... err ... deliver the piece of cake at the most convenient place! And then to tell Bilbo ‚happy birthday’, that was so fitting – it *was* the perfect gift to remove the S-B’s from the party! That was wonderful, Larner! You couldn’t know it, of course, but you contributed a highlight to my birthday with this. Thank you! Author Reply: As a small child I had very tender skin, and so many of the very dressy nylon dresses my mother would buy for me I wouldn't wear, not until they'd been washed enough to take away the scratchiness. And I hated it when I outgrew one white lace dress purchased when I was in primary grades to wear in a school play where I played a fairy, as it was one of the few dressy dresses I owned I could bear to wear from the start. So, Frodo's response in part is based on my own dislike for things of colors and textures that I couldn't abide. And Primula didn't exactly lie about how the shirt got stained--she just let Lalia infer that Frodo himself had stained it! Heh! The dragonfly blanket appeared in "Second Mum," so again I was working in a detail created elsewhere into a newer story. Yes, this probably inspired Frodo to use that stylized "FB" dragonfly as his signature sign. And am so glad so many enjoyed the method of removing the unwanted guests. Yes, Frodo even then could be quite the actor. Had a student who, at sixteen months, realized that when it came to any situation in which he and his sighted twin had a physical encounter the sighted boy would get the blame. So, one day little blind brother was seen by his mother standing behind the wall, waiting for sighted twin to come down the hall. Once sighted twin's steps and breathing told blind twin he was just coming through the doorway, blind twin stepped deliberately right into sighted twin's path far too quickly for sighted twin to keep from bumping him. Both toddlers fell down on their padded rears, and blind twin immediately set up a howl intended to get his brother into trouble. If his mother hadn't watched the whole thing, she'd undoubtedly have reprimanded her sighted son. So, even very, very small children can be remarkably devious at times. And a most joyful birthday to you, Kitty. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 9/27/2007 |
| Ooh what a wonderful offer! Thank you Larner. It wasn't intended to be a 'not so subtle hint!' How about that conversation between Frodo and Aragorn about the Hallow? Or more about Frodo and Faramir on the walls when they got back to the city? Or just about anything that you fancy would be delightful. Oh, is your e.mail still the same? I sometimes feel a little guilty cluttering up my reviews with chatter. Many thanks again Author Reply: Will see what I can do, Harrowcat. And, yes, the same email for the past year and a half--as long as the ISP from Mordor agrees to work properly. | |
| Fiondil | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 9/26/2007 |
| Cute, Larner. Even at the tender age of three Frodo was already fighting off "orcs", for Lobelia certainly was one in spirit if not in body. Loved the incident with the red frilly shirt. Women are so weird about what they consider suitable clothing for lads, I swear. It must be because you can dress up lasses any way you please to your hearts content and those mothers with sons must miss begin able to do so. *grin* Anyway, the obvious love between family members (S-B's not included) is a delight. Even though we know that Primula and Drogo will be dead inside a decade, it's comforting to see that Bilbo and Frodo already have a loving relationship between them, even to sharing the same sense of wicked humor. Author Reply: Yes, in her way at the time Lobelia was as much an orc at heart as Lotho later proved to be. I remember my grandmother trying to put a pair of "little old lady" shoes on me as a teen, and my insistence that if she thought to buy them she'd best get them in her size and be ready to wear them, for I certainly wouldn't! Heh! And one outfit purchased for the stepson was SO inappropriate, and the giver couldn't appreciate why he refused to wear it! There's already a foundation of love between Frodo and his cousins Bilbo and Esmeralda, anchors to cling to once his parents die. And I'd think both could be trouble when they wanted to. Except who'd believe it of that so-innocent appearing child? Heh! Thanks for the comments, Fiondil. | |