It Was A Very Good Year by Grey Wonderer
Elemmírë · 3 January 2007 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
This was utterly great, Grey Wonderer! You had me laughing out loud, especialy at Pippin's "Pippishness" and unique outlook on the past year. Very well done! Happy New Year to you! ~Elemmírë~
Author's reply
I just love it when people laugh out loud at these. It is because of the Pippin that dear Pippin is my favorite hobbit. LOL Thank you and thank you for reviewing this one. Happy New Year!
GamgeeFest · 2 January 2007 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
Sometimes Pippin’s thoughts could ensnare the listener in such a way that you couldn’t work your way back out to reason. LOL! That is such an accurate description! And that Violet Greenholm sounds like a very interesting lass to be stuck in a closet with. Errol glaring at Merry was a hoot. Pippin does have an unusual way of looking at things, doesn't he? He does alway manage to see the best in everything though, and for that reason I think he'll find the next year to be just as good as the last.
Author's reply
Thank you! That line about Pippin's thoughts was one of my favorites so it is nice to know that it amused someone else too! Miss Violet is a handful and thanks to her mother she knows way too much gossip. With her supply of half-truths and rumors and Pippin's imagination if Frodo doesn't put a stop to things then there is no telling how much trouble will come of it all. LOL Errol is still not quite over Merry putting him in that shed at this point. hehehe Even though, as Pippin pointed out, it was an adventure for Errol, the Rabbit is still not too pleased with Merry. I think, with the exception of when Frodo leaves the Shire, Pippin is the sort who finds good in everything. He will find his usual joy in the coming year.
Pearl Took · 1 January 2007 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
Wonderful!! This was a very fun story. Such perfect Pippin logic! Have a most excellent 2007, GW! And thank you for so many wonderful stories :-)
Author's reply
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the Pippish! You have a wonderful 2007 also. I hope to see you in Scotland this year!
Hai Took · 1 January 2007 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
lol Pippin is quite a character! I loved all his reasons for not wanting to leave the old year. Sometimes I quite understand wanting to stay in an old year. I liked how not all of Pippin's memories were exactly good but he found something pleasant or something to be proud of in each one. Frodo and Merry certainly have their hands full with everything Pippin comes up with! I hope THEY manage just as well in the new year as they did in the old ;) Thank you for the laughs!
Author's reply
Hai! Hello! Long time since I heard from you. Hope you are well. Thank you for stopping by. It is always nice to hear from you. Yes, Pippin is quite a character. I've had years that were so good that I wanted them to go on too so I understand Pippin's feelings. This year I was ready to move on though. Here's hoping that we all have a wonderful 2007 and thank you again for stopping by! It was like seeing an old friend.
Baggins Babe · 1 January 2007 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
Oh dear! I'm starting to turn into Pippin! I know exactly how he feels - this year was a nice one for me and I was sorry to see it go. I love how stubborn Pippin can be - he thinks he can stop Time if he tries hard enough! As for his priceless insults to Frodo......I was howling at this. I just love your Pip, not to mention Merry's exasperation, Frodo's indignation, and all those delightful incidents you have regaled us with. Even Errol put in an appearance!
Author's reply
LOL So now you need Frodo and Merry to come by and explain why you have to move on too, do you? (It wouldn't be a bad thing to have them drop in.) Thank you for reading and reviewing and I am very glad that you enjoyed this one. Errol just had to turn up one more time before the year was over. He refuses to be left out.
TopazTook · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
Quite the "backhanded insult" Pippin gives Frodo there -- he's just not dull and boring enough to be entertaining. I like all the references to your other stories, as well. When he was 12...it was a very good year. :) Happy 2007!
Author's reply
Yes, Pippin has a talent for insulting without actually meaning to do so. Fortunately, I do think that Frodo and Merry know him well enough to take this into account. (I think.) Thank you for reading and reviewing! Happy 2007 to you also!
Dreamflower · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
Oh dear, GW, another beautiful howler! I do so love your Pippin's Pippish! I too, have sometimes wished I could make time stand still! Would it be lovely to be able to read LotR again for the first time? Now, you have just *got* to tell us about some of these other things--I do want to hear about Merry's fish and how Pippin got locked in the closet with the very interesting and amusing Violet, and I'd love to see Frodo giving her mother "The Look"! and I would dearly love to hear all the funny remarks that Pippin and Merry made about the Mayor's speech, and about Pervinca's laryngitus--you will have to write a *lot* more of twelve-year-old Pippin to suit ME! LOL!
Author's reply
I actually think in Pippish! LOL It would be wonderful to have that first time for reading LOTR again. It's a bit like Pippin said of the cider. There is only one 'first time' and the second time is just what comes after the first! Hey, if you're right then the plot bunnies from this story could actually get me through until about May of 2007. I won't have to come up with a single original thought in all that time! Thanks for reading and reviewing this year and Happy 2007 to you!
Larner · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 0: Happy New Year, Lindelea and PIppinfan1988!
May I add my own thanks for this prologue, GW. Heh! And this is the last time for a good year in one way and a bad one in another....
Author's reply
Unlike Pippin, I will be glad to see this year go. It was not one of my better ones. Here's hoping that we all have a wonderful 2007! Thanks so much for reading and reviewing!
Dreamflower · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 0: Happy New Year, Lindelea and PIppinfan1988!
And Happy New Year to *you*, GW!
Author's reply
Thank you! Hope your new home turns out to be everything you could want.
Larner · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
Yes, that was a VERY good year indeed! Wonderful memories to hold for our young Pippin. And he'd best keep his mouth shut on what was told him by Violet Greenholm, I think. And the Gaffer gave up the high life to work for Bilbo? Hehehehehe!
Author's reply
I do think that for the most part, every year would have been a good year for Pippin. His personality wouldn't allow it to be otherwise. Violet Greenholm is in need of an outlet for her urge to report the news. Do you suppose hobbits had a newspaper? Imagine the gossip column that Violet and her mum could write! LOL No telling what the Gaffer might have been if he'd have stayed away from Mad Baggins! LOL
Andrea · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
“You know, Frodo,” Pippin sighed. “She told me how you keep from having sex. She said that as long as you stay out of strange lasses beds then you don’t ever have to have sex if you don’t want to.” LOL!!! Now, that's good advice indeed! Thank you for this wonderful, funny story with references to other stories I enjoyed very much, especially the story about Errol and Frodo ;-) Well, looking back at the year 2006 I'd say I had better! So, I'm looking forward to the new year. Let's see what it brings! Happy New Year to you and your family! May all your wishes come true!
Author's reply
Violet did know at least one useful thing. hehehe Thank you so much for reading and reviewing all of my stories this year. It is so nice to know that someone is enjoying them. The story with Frodo and Errol in the shed is one of my favorites also. As to 2006, I'm with you. It was not one of my best years. Unlike Pippin, I am ready for a New Year. Happy 2007 to you and your family too! See you next year!
Garnet Took · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
Aahhh! This was sweet. I can relate to the way Pippin is feeling. In a lot of ways this has been "a very good year". Some stuff wasn't so good, and it has had a decidedly down last morning, but all in all, it was wonderful. Pippin certainly had a very eventful year. Hope his next one, once he dicides to accept it, is even better. Happy New Year!. GT.
Author's reply
I do hope that everything is all right now. Sorry your morning didn't go well. I am ready for a New Year even if Pippin isn't. Thank you for reading and for your friendship. I hope the New Year brings good things your way and that you and your family have a great 2007!
shirebound · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
the three cousins stepped out into the night together on their way to the bon fire and into another entertaining year together. Thank *you* for a very entertaining year, GW! I have no doubt that Pippin will find next year as lovely as the last. Happy New Year to you!
Author's reply
Thank you and a very Happy New Year to you also! I have enjoyed your stories so much this year. Let's hope that Pippin and all of the Hobbits enjoy a wonderful New Year and that there are lots of new tales to be told in 2007. Take care!
Rhapsody · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
Oh GW, this was fantastic! Pippin has some good points in having an excellent year and why leaving it behind. I just love his logic and the reasoning between him and Merry. Children always can ask these questions about things that makes sense to us, but upon further thought we even don't have an answer to. Thanks for sharing this GW and I hope you have a fantastic 2007!
Author's reply
Sometimes, like Pippin, I think we are doing just fine with what we have. You are right about children. They ask the tough questions and they do expect answers. Most of the time they tell us more than we tell them. Thank you for reading and I wish you a very Happy New Year!
SlightlyTookish · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
*giggles* What a fun cousin fic! You write Pippin's rambles so well. And even Errol put in an appearance! I like that Merry thinks Errol is always glaring at him. He probably is! ;D Happy New Year, GW!
Author's reply
Can't end the old year without Errol, can I? Oh, and Merry is right. hehehe Thank you for reading this year and I so enjoyed meeting you at ELF. I am looking forward to more stories from you with more wee hobbits and maybe some stars? Happy New Year!
Bodkin · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
What a lot of reminders of delightful tales! And so typical of Pippin to find the brightness in events that others might see quite differently. Such an optimist! And so natural for him to want to hold on to the year - he's just at the age when kids begin to see time as a river and understand that they can't go back while not realising that that is often an advantage! His final decision - to bid the year a fond farewell - is a delightful piece of personification! But I think Frodo is right - Violet Greenholm is a person to be avoided. (Especially by Pippin!) She repeats everything she hears - without understanding it - and Pippin will stir it all up and make something completely different of it. Very dangerous. If highly entertaining.
Author's reply
I'm very glad that you enjoyed this one. I do agree that Miss Violet Greenholm is someone to be avoided and not just by Pippin. Her mother is the real danger but Violet is becoming one too. I am certain that Frodo will straighten Pippin out on this before the Took gets locked into any more closets with Violet! Happy New Year and thank you for reading this year!
PIppinfan1988 · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 1: It Was A Very Good Year
“But what about the old one?” Pippin insisted. “This was a perfectly good year and so why do we need a new one? I was enjoying this one.” That was so *Pippin*! LOL, reading this lovely tale had me going down memory lane on several occasions. I enjoy reading all of your tales, but especially the ones where Pippin is a youngster. You have such a sweet gift for Little Pippin. And a Happy New Year to you, too--wishing it full of good times and good cheer! PF
Author's reply
Pippin has that, "If it isn't broken, don't fix it." sort of thing going on here. I am glad you enjoyed it and I thank you for all of your support in 2006. Your friendship has meant a lot to me. Happy New Year, PF!
PIppinfan1988 · 31 December 2006 · Chapter 0: Happy New Year, Lindelea and PIppinfan1988!
Oh, but I enjoy reading prologues--especially yours! Usually, there is some comical remark that sets me to laughing. Here's to 2007! On to the story... PF
Author's reply
Thank you for reading and I always look forward to your reviews. They make me smile!