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My Birthday Mathoms  by Mirkwoodmaiden 4 Review(s)
LindeleaReviewed Chapter: 5 on 1/31/2025
A shared birthday! Such a joyful tale. I love the legend about the horses and the Moon, and how Éowyn incorporates her new-found information into helping the mare. The rapport between the girl and the mare is so touching. And now I have caught up with all the chapters in this story.

Éowyn shares so many similarities with my Tooks! Archery prowess, joy and excitement about helping foals into the world, reverence for life... I may have to add some new material to Farry and Ferdi Go to Gondor just for the purpose of throwing them together somehow... Frankly, it might even help Ferdi along in his journey to a better understanding (and appreciation) of Men. He already has some respect for Faramir and Éowyn from their interactions during the relief effort to deal with the famine that afflicted the Shire a couple years earlier. I will have to give it some thought.

LindeleaReviewed Chapter: 5 on 12/14/2024
(This chapter was posted for your most recent birthday. I didn't want to leave off reading without leaving a review! But I don't have time to read this one just now. Here's hoping I can take up where I left off [just starting Chapter 3] tomorrow...)

Author Reply: Lindelea!!

Thanks for the Birthday wishes!! Read when you can!!

((Hugs))

MM

ItarilleReviewed Chapter: 5 on 12/9/2024
Sharing a birthday with a foal--how fitting for Eowyn. Thank you for sharing your stories. And happy birthday to you!

Author Reply: Itarille!

Thanks for taking the time to review. It means a lot to me. It only made sense to be that Eowyn would have a special bond with her horse. She is Rohirrim after all! :-)

I have finally carved out a little space to do some more writing! Yeah! I am currently working on a Winter Solstice story involving Eowyn. I hope to have it ready by the Solstice!

Thanks again!

MM

shireboundReviewed Chapter: 5 on 12/9/2024
What a lovely and joyous story, and such a marvelous lesson (for all of us) about slowing down and living in the moment. Happy Birthday to you, and may your special day be as magical as your tales.

Author Reply: Shirebound!

Hello! Thank you so much!! It was a lovely birthday! I thought Eowyn deserved one as well!! I was going to add a bit of angst such as doubt as to whether the foal would survive, but in the end she does. But then I thought "Nah!" I want to write a purely happy story. Eowyn has enough drama in her life, surely there were many happy moments as well. And right now in "Destiny's Child" we are in the midst of much angst so I wrote of pure joy!

Thanks again for the review!

Merry Christmas and wishing all in Middle Earth fandom a Happy Yule!!

((hugs))

MM

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