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| Hobbit Tales by PIppinfan1988 | 79 Review(s) |
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| cathleen | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 5/20/2008 |
| This is absolutely lovely, and a little sad too. Thanks for sharing it with us! | |
| Garnet Took | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 5/18/2008 |
| Oh what a sweet and loving story. This is so true of couples who really love each other. They have bad days, they may even quarrel, but they always make up in the end. It is so obvious that your Pippin and Diamond are maddly in love with each other. It is a love to envy, in the best sense of the word. All through this story I kept thinking of "May I Have This Dance for the Rest of My Life" and the song on Pearl's sight fits perfectly with it. Both are perfect for this story. Great job once again. Author Reply: Hi, Garnet! Oh, I am a firm believer in that Pippin and Diamond had their *bad* days -- all couples do, but they were just as you said, "madly in love with each other". I suppose even I'm envious, too, in the worst sense of the word, lol, but I think you know what I mean. ;-) Yes, both of those songs were inside my head when I wrote this. :-) Being that we're talking on phone, lol, I will reply to you more on this on the phone. :-) Thank you for reading and leaving words of encouragement! | |
| Mum's the Word | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 5/18/2008 |
| What a lovely snippet of hobbity family life! All of the details make this scene easy to visualize, and of course the family love just shines. Your story brings back so many happy memories of my own great-grandmother's and mother's button boxes -- and now my own box. Not only were there stories with many of the buttons, but from the time I was about three, my mother would string a large, blunt needle for me and let me "sew" buttons, stringing them together in whatever pattern I might want, while she sewed by hand or machine. After the string was full, either I'd "unstring" the buttons one at a time, or we'd snip the end of the string and delight in watching the buttons shower back into the button box. I've passed that pastime down to my daughter, who now loves needlework as much as I do. Kudos to Eglantine for sharing her memory treasures, and kudos to you for writing such a wonderful story! Hugs and blessings, Mum Author Reply: Hello, Mum -- nice to see you! And thank you for the sweet compliments! I have been so tickled and delighted to know so many readers have shared in this experience, with buttons or other needlework, mothers, grandmothers, and daughters -- and I have very much enjoyed each and every story that *I’ve* been told in response. I love it! Rummaging through my own grandmother’s button box had been long buried beneath layers of adulthood: stress, worry, responsibilities...you get the idea. For whatever reason, they resurfaced back in January and the Muse would not let me alone until I wrote a story around it. It pretty much wrote itself, lol, but I’m glad it came about -- I love your happy story and how much it has touched you and now your own wee one. Thank you so much for reading, and replying with your own tale. I hope to hear more as time goes on, as they add warmth to my own memories. Many, many blessings back to you! :-) | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 5/18/2008 |
| This is lovely. Such a romantic story. I'm so glad that you've posted it here. You brightened my day with this one. Thank you! Author Reply: Whatever I can do to contribute to brightening your day, please let me know! You poor exhausted lass! I've been meaning to send you another one of my emails soon. :-) Thanks for stopping by to read -- knowing the weight you carry upon your shoulders makes me appreciate your words of encouragement that much more. :-) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 5/17/2008 |
| Romance can be difficult to slip in when one becomes a public figure; I'm so proud of our Pippin for managing it! Author Reply: Oh, I totally agree! Paladin and Eglantine had been coordinating the Yule Feast for so long that it looked effortless to Pippin and Diamond. They -- at least, Pippin -- had forgot the struggles his parents faced initally. I like to imagine Pippin loved his family with all his big heart and soul, and would most certainly make sure he managed it. :-) Thank you so much for stopping by to read! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 5/17/2008 |
| What a wonderful look at an important day through Diamond's eyes. I really like their little family, and their more extended one. I have a feeling Merry knew what the problem was when he asked her to dance--he'd know she was feeling frazzled and alone. He probably nudged all those other relatives to ask her when he realized that Pippin was going to stay tied up! And I loved the ending, Diamond and her Knight, dancing together finally--just beautiful! Be interesting to see a story where Diamond finally gets the best of hateful cousin Saffron! *grin* Author Reply: Thank you! Yeah, Pippin had a couple scenes, but generally, this was indeed from Diamond's perspective. Glad you like the relatives! I like to think Merry was quite the perceptive lad as well. I probably didn't convey that like I truly wanted, thus it appears I'm not a very good beta. :-P That entire scene is what I saw when I listened to Pearl's elemental song. The rest of the story builds up to what I saw/felt in that scene. I had hoped *something* of that would show through. LOL, someday you just might see the "human/hobbit" side of Saffron, but we'll have to see. I'd hate to keep her a bitter lass for the rest of her "life". ;-) Thank you for reading and leaving a kind word. :-) | |
| cathleen | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/19/2008 |
| Oh, this is so sweet! And it brings back wonderful memories of my own dear granny's button box. Thank you for that. Author Reply: Sorry for the late reply! I'm glad Eglantine's button box is evoking so many nice memories for us all. Thanks for reading! | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/13/2008 |
| What a sweet picture you paint PIppinfan. I love the little touches of family life. What a shame that in today's throwaway society so few children will know this joy. Author Reply: My apologies for this late response! You said it very well -- and thank you for the sweet compliment! Thanks for stopping by to read! | |
| Garnet Took | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/9/2008 |
| Oh, Pippinfan, I love this story. What a neat way of preserving treasured memories. The children are adorable, as usual. Bonnie's comment about little plaits all over her sister's head was priceless. Can you imagine the kinky mess her hair would be after that? Pippin is such a good husband and father. I bet he actually enjoyed the chance to put one of the children to bed. Daddy daughter time, ahhh. Nice story behind the story, too. I have a quilt that my mom gave me that her mom made, and she used to tell which outfits the pieces had come from. It was a small way of getting to know the grandmother I never met and my mom only remembered from a little girl's perspective. Sorry to be so slow to review. RL has been "interesting". Author Reply: Glad to see you! Yes, I've read just how interesting. :-P I think the quilt is just as fabulous an idea as buttons boxes. It runs off the same idea; pieces of quilt or buttons that once adorned a favourite garment giving a pleasant memory to someone. It was nice that your mom passed those memories on to you. Thanks..and well, I think Bonny is going to prove to be a handful for her parents. I just have a feeling that "Parents Revenge" is going to rear its ugly head in this little lass. :-P I imagine that Pippin, like his father, enjoys each of his children; there *are* more to come, lol. Heather isn't the last! In my fantasy world of hobbits, I like to imagine the parents having the luxury of making quality time for their brood. Thanks for stopping by to read -- I know its been hectic for you. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/8/2008 |
| We'd do the same with the button boxes my grandparents kept, and for a time I had such a collection as well. Similar to patchwork quilts made from garments that had been especially beloved, and for me certain of my books, there are so many memories that can be tied to such things. Lovely, very likely story. Lovely, Pippinfan. Author Reply: I am just over the moon with how many folks keep/kept a button box or jar. As I've said, I never once thought my own great-grandmother was the sole person to keep one, but I am just as pleasantly surprised. Yes, I can see why most people would keep buttons; for practicality, of course, but mostly for the wonderful memories attached to the garments they once adorned. Thank you for stopping by to read and for the sweet encouragement. | |