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| The Way Home by Lindelea | 4 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 7/7/2025 |
| That the old Man and the Hobbits should come to represent the passage of time is interesting. And now it is the Pony that leads and the horse that follows. That Bill, Shadowfax, and the Voices all agree that it is time to move on.... Indeed, time to move on. Author Reply: I have found myself contemplating the qualities and characteristics of time lately, and some of that has crept into the latest stories. But isn't that the way writing so often works? It can be like a vehicle for pondering life. Hmmm. I wonder what happens when they don't all agree? For some reason, I had a flash just now of that Mork & Mindy episode where Mindy explains democracy to Mork, and Mork brings an immigrant (a Russian guy? I can't remember) home and "plays democracy", with the two of them outvoting Mindy when there's a disagreement of some sort. Robin Williams was such a brilliant man. Thanks! | |
| KathyG | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 6/29/2025 |
| Between Shadowfax and the Voices, Bill is well protected! I was wondering if the Voices were still going to guide him now that Shadowfax is keeping him company. Guess I have my answer! How does a pony make any sense of time, I wonder? Author Reply: From my experience, ponies and horses seem to have some way of telling time, though I haven't a clue as to how they do it. It may be that some of the brighter ones react to certain times of day, and the others around them follow like the herd animals they are? Or maybe they all have some sense of time? During the years I had my mare, I boarded her at a stable where all the horses (and a couple ponies) were turned out to graze and to hang out and play in a large pasture for several hours a day except when thunderstorms were in the forecast, if I'm remembering right. The stable employed someone to turn the horses out in the morning and bring them in again later in the day, as well as fill the feed boxes and hay-nets and water buckets and clean the stalls and put down fresh bedding. I can remember seeing the herd – or most of them, anyhow – cluster around the pasture gate when it was time to go in for supper and bed, and I've seen some individuals waiting at the gate when their humans (bearing carrots and other treats) were due to show up (those that showed up at a regular time, that is). But I have no idea how they kept track of what time it was. Thanks so much for reading and pausing to share your thoughts and questions! | |
| Lady Forlong | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 6/29/2025 |
| Everyone tells time by what's important to them. Naturally, for hobbits it's food ;) Author Reply: Quite naturally! They tell time by food, and they have all these food-related metaphors and idioms... Since I have long been fascinated by food myself, I have found Shire-folks a lot of fun to hang out with. Thanks! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 6/27/2025 |
| I have come to realise that meals are a way of keeping time for my hobbits! A very astute observation, Bill! Author Reply: Telling time by meals seems quite characteristic for hobbits, don't you think? It reminds me of how I used to navigate by food-related locations, such as grocery stores, restaurants and fast-food places. ("Take a right two blocks past [name of pizza place]...") Thanks! | |