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Ancestress by Dreamflower	6 Review(s)
GamgeeFest	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 6/29/2012
This reminds me of when my nephew was smaller and they were all worried because he wasn't talking. They were trying to say he was autistic because he also likes to put things in organizes lines. I can't stand the fact that if a child is "behind" in his development, they try to label it as a mental problem. He's almost six now and you can't get that kid to shut up. All these kids being diagnosed as autistic or ADD or what have you, you really have to wonder how much of it is actually true and how much is just the parents and teachers not wanting to deal with the kid anymore. The goodness Buk was raised by sensible parents. Author Reply: Old-fashioned parents were usually willing to wait for their kids to do things in their own time.

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 6/19/2012
Oh, but already the Oldbucks (eventually to become the Brandybucks in time) are begun! Author Reply: Yes, it does seem that way, doesn't it?

Virtuella	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 6/16/2012
Nice update. It's lovely to see all these very different children come into the world. Author Reply: Thank you, dear! I am hoping that each one shows a unique personality!

Andrea	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 6/15/2012
This one is not so easy to place, but he might be an ancestor of the Brandybuck family (look at his name!), because he likes the river and learns to swim and is an expert for hole-building. Author Reply: I was a little obvious with this one, huh? LOL!

Kaylee Arafinwiel	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 6/15/2012
Timeline, during the early years of the Third Age: -3 - Tûk and Adamanta are married. (Bûk and Briar Rose are the names of Tûk's parents, Adamanta of course only has Eru (and one could argue for Yavanna), but I expect it would be odd to think they showed up in person. Lol!) 0 - Briar Rose's birth. She has blue eyes (like movie!Frodo, heh :) ) and dark hair. 3 - Briar Rose becomes a faunt. Raz is born. This is probably around the time Briar Rose follows Tûk about, receiving trinkets from him to keep. 5 - Adamanta "Addie" is born. 6/7 - Around this time, Kali and Ban are born.* 7 - Raz burns his fingers, wheedling biscuits from his gammer and ending up with an upset stomach. 8 - Addie is learning to talk and sing. 10/11 - Buttercup is born.* 13/14 - Buttercup becomes a faunt. Adamanta realizes she is with child.* 14/15 (or very late in 13) Bûk, named for his grandfather, is born. 15 - The Wood-elf Galasgil comes to the village and makes a set of shepherd's pipes for Addie. He teaches her, as well as her brothers and sisters to read and write. 16/17 - Around now, Galasgil departs, much to everyone's (but especially Addie's) dismay.* (16?) 17/18 - Bûk finally learns to speak, though he speaks well from the beginning.** (25?) 26/27 - Bûk learns to fish, and becomes an excellent angler. He also makes friends with a Stoor, and learns to swim. (Why do I suspect him of being a Brandybuck ancestor...?) (33?) 34/35 - Bûk apprentices to his "Uncle" Gamba, Tûk's first cousin on his mother's side. (Is Briar Rose sister to Gamba's mother, or Gamba's father?) He becomes an excellent hole-builder. (This furthers my suspicions. grin I wouldn't be surprised if Bûk married one of Gamba's daughters...) Anyway, as you can see I love how Ancestress is coming along! The timeline is fun to make! Bûk m. Briar Rose (at least one sister, Gerda, and one nephew, Gamba) 1 s. (Tûk) at least 2 (?) d. (unnamed) Tûk m. Adamanta 1. Briar Rose 2. Raz "Little Tûk" 3. Adamanta "Addie" 4. Kali (T) 5. Ban (T) 6. Buttercup 7. Bûk 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. (3 lasses, 2 lads left... :) ) Please clarify the years so I can stop going with either-or, as this is frustrating wry grin* :) ** This reminds me of an old joke, from a joke book nearly as old as me: A boy lived alone with his parents. He was extremely well-behaved, but never spoke a word, until he was eight years old when he startled his mother and father at dinner by saying, "Pass the salt." After a few moments of silence, his father demanded, "How come you never spoke before?" "Well," his son replied with a shrug, "until now everything was all right."

shirebound	Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 6/14/2012
You're filling out this family history so beautifully. Author Reply: Thank you dear! I had so much fun with this particular section of the story-- figuring out each child's name and personality!

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