Reviews (112)

lissi · 19 May 2022 · Chapter 8: The Whole Story...

The Rest of the Story is a perfect title for this story. Our more lax customs of reading in the bath would be seriously more risky in Middle Earth during Frodo's time as books were hand copied and I imagine the materials were proportionally more costly, too. What I love about this tale is the way Bilbo deals with Frodo's disobedience as naturally, as calmly as a cloud drifting by. No yelling, grudge holding, guilt-making, harsh punishment. Bilbo is kind and specific “you will remember not to bathe with my books, won’t you?” “Then you could tell me how it ends..." "I doubt that my telling it to you would help you to remember not to bathe with books." Wonderful parenting. Bilbo's a natural! Another copy of that book by JoJo Overbank would indeed be a Lost Treasure because it's plausible to think only one of them was produced in the first place given the lack of literacy among most working class hobbits. This lesson will serve our book loving Frodo well. He won't risk dunking books as we don't drop ebooks in water--though it won't be long before that precaution won't be necessary. We are so fortunate that you took the initiative to write these stories when your muse was still whispering Hobbity nothings in your ear.

Lindelea · 27 October 2010 · Chapter 14: Scary Biscuits

Ran across a picture on the web today that I thought you'd enjoy. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Sheep_sign.jpg/450px-Sheep_sign.jpg (You can delete this review if you like... I was too lazy to look up your email address... sorry...)

PIppinfan1988 · 28 September 2010 · Chapter 14: Scary Biscuits

Too funny, lol! Poor Sam in misery! I suppose the only thing that would come between a hobbit and his food would be bad cooking. For a minute there I thought for sure Sam was going to suddenly divulge his undying (pardon the pun, lol) love for Miss Tulip. Is this the same Tulip that later on in years does a lot of frolicking in the tool sheds with lads? =:-)

nancylea57 · 27 September 2010 · Chapter 13: Barking up the Long Tree

i had forgotten this one; buck and fetchit and the tall tree drawing. suggest to bilbo: he could teach frodo how ladders are made out of trees by making two steps on each page?

Antane · 26 September 2010 · Chapter 14: Scary Biscuits

Poor Sam! But his dear heart is in the right place. *hugs him and also Frodo and Bilbo for their care*. I will also say Poor Gaffer for what he's in for. *shudders* Namarie, God bless, Antane :)

Andrea · 26 September 2010 · Chapter 14: Scary Biscuits

“No, I think I’ll give the rest of them to Hamfast Gamgee and see if he can manage to be grateful for them,” Bilbo grinned. *Grins* Oh my, I agree with Bilbo that the Gaffer needs a lesson or two, but this will be a VERY hard lesson! Just a thought: If someone gave Tulip Grubb a good recipe, her cooking might improve.

Larner · 26 September 2010 · Chapter 14: Scary Biscuits

Poor, dear, hopeful Sam! This certainly fits the name Gandalf was later to grant him! Hehehehehehheeeeee!

Lindelea · 26 September 2010 · Chapter 14: Scary Biscuits

Hmmm. Bet there weren't any onions in those biscuits. This was so funny, I laughed at several points. The dog is looking at me funny. I was reminded of a delightful character (I think her name's Dotty) in a book series I read some time ago. She was infamous for her cookery, to the point that the locals had a name for the malady that followed eating her food. I think it was "Dotty's Collywobbles" though I could be remembering wrong. Some things, like onions, do improve upon longer acquaintance. Some things do get better as you go on. Life experience teaches that, alas, not all things respond to this idea. I've read *published* books where I kept reading because I was hoping the author--who showed promise, rather like a sparkle in the dark wall of a diamond mine--would get past the muddled beginning and it would get better. Bleah. There are fanfic writers (yourself included) who can write rings around some of the published writers whose books I've suffered through. I don't have time for that kind of nonsense now. I'm reduced to reading by personal recommendation, or because a book is on an academic reading list, which takes some of the adventure out of it. I don't know why, but I got a flash of Sam and Frodo toiling through Mordor, and Sam chirping, 'I don't know, Mr. Frodo, but that if we just stick it out a little further, it'll get better... p'rhaps there's a garden with a spring, just around that corner there...' And come to think of it, the irony of Frodo receiving the Ring as a gift, years later, just hit me.

6336 · 26 September 2010 · Chapter 14: Scary Biscuits

Well I hope Bibo plans to include a bottle of his indigestion cure with the 'gift'! Lynda

Celeritas · 26 September 2010 · Chapter 14: Scary Biscuits

Oh, dear! What was in those biscuits?

Antane · 31 March 2009 · Chapter 13: Barking up the Long Tree

I love it! What a sweet story. I love most that Bilbo knows this wonderful lad is not going to run out of imagination. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :)

GamgeeFest · 31 March 2009 · Chapter 13: Barking up the Long Tree

This is adorable! I love it all, from Frodo's tree-climbing dog to Bilbo's amusement at his cousin's imagination and his well-concealed horror at finding that Frodo used all of his fine, expensive parchment to draw parellel lines on it! What a wonderful story, GW. :)

6336 · 30 March 2009 · Chapter 10: The Perils of Leaving the backdoor Ajar...

Looks like someone must have left a gate or two open too! More please, Lynda

Andrea · 30 March 2009 · Chapter 13: Barking up the Long Tree

ROTFL!!! That was great, G.W.! Bilbo might have had not much experience with children, but he treats them in the right way, which may be different, but far more effective - and funny. "Do you understand?" Frodo blinked and shook his head. “No. What’s a trance-gressum? You said you could look over mine but I don’t think I have one.” LOL! To be honest, I didn't know that word either. But now I do. It's not a charcoal stick ;-) However, the best part was when Frodo offered to draw a ladder! Just great!

Larner · 30 March 2009 · Chapter 13: Barking up the Long Tree

Poor Bilbo--his expensive parchment being used up--and for this? And now Frodo's offering to draw the ladder, too? Heh! Too funny!

Lindelea · 30 March 2009 · Chapter 13: Barking up the Long Tree

You do such a beautiful job of getting inside the heads of an old, experienced hobbit and a small child. Impeccable timing, as always. I was wincing, wondering if Frodo was drawing on some map or painstakingly translated Elvish or something. Glad it was "only" expensive, blank parchment. I have just such an energetic, enthusiastic small hobbit, and yes, they can be a bit ruinous when their imagination kicks into high gear. Whew. Glad Bilbo has an understanding of sorts with the lad.

eiluj · 30 March 2009 · Chapter 13: Barking up the Long Tree

So Bilbo keeps books behind the sofa. Trying to neaten up before visitors, perhaps? I was relieved to learn that Frodo had taken *blank* parchment to draw on. I was rather imagining -- and perhaps Bilbo was too -- that Frodo might have appropriated some scroll on loan from Lord Elrond, or a priceless Baggins family tree (a long tree of another kind).

GamgeeFest · 18 November 2008 · Chapter 12: A Shared Birthday

My, how would they have gotten through that without Merry there to help? LOL! I loved how quickly he forgot his own advice! This was a lot of fun to read. :D

GamgeeFest · 18 November 2008 · Chapter 11: Adventures Foretold

Oh, his life might be dull for a while, but he'll more than make up for it! ;) Loved Belladonna's motherly advice to her son.

Pearl Took · 18 October 2008 · Chapter 12: A Shared Birthday

Another nice gentle story! I love little Merry's coaching and his sudden fear that his gift might be a book as well. I'm glad he was so pleased with his dwarf army. The ending is perfect! Thank you for a wonderful, sweet story, GW!

Pearl Took · 18 October 2008 · Chapter 11: Adventures Foretold

Sorry I'm so late coming to this. I've been off and about a lot lately and haven't had time or mood to read much. I did make a point of remembering that you had posted some new stories so that I would come back and read them. This is so charming! I can so imagine Belladonna wanting her lad to have an adventure, and Bilbo thinking just the opposite. I love the gentle, quiet feel this has. Wonderful!

Antane · 23 September 2008 · Chapter 12: A Shared Birthday

What a lovely birthday for both of them! Love little Merry too! Namarie, God bless, Antane :)

Antane · 23 September 2008 · Chapter 11: Adventures Foretold

I like Belladonna's attitude! I wish for adventures, not potentially soul-destroying ones like Frodo's or frightful ones like Bilbo's but life on my own, just writing which would be a great adventure! Thank God for Bilbo's adventure though because our lives would be a lot more dull without his! Namarie, God bless, Antane :)

Esther · 23 September 2008 · Chapter 12: A Shared Birthday

Hi!I have just read your Baggins series and I wanted to thank you for sharing it with all of us Bagginses lovers. I love the stories about the Shire, (pre-Quest Shire) and though I like stories about Bilbo and Frodo, I can't usually find some good stories about them, so these fics have been quite a revelation for me. It's wonderful to read about our favorite hobbits like this. I specially loved this chapter because we can see the relationship between the three cousins and it's so sweet and lovely I just had to tell you. Thank you so much! I'm going now because I want to read your other fics (grin) See you soon! Esther

lovethosehobbits · 22 September 2008 · Chapter 12: A Shared Birthday

Loved these twin fics...great job! Tree