Reviews (6)

Virtuella · 29 July 2008 · Chapter 1: Rosie's Perfect Peach

Awww, now we know why Rosie is the perfect wife for Sam the gardener! I think you have captured the atmosphere of this summer day beautifully, and it reminded me very much of my own childhood days and of eating fesh fruit and vegetables directly from my parent's garden. Thanks for this lovely tale! A wee nitpick: "Stepping down the ladder carefully, Rosie’s Da offered the fruit to her. Remembering her manners, the lass said..." I find it a little bit awkward to have the same participle construction twice in a row, I think it might read smoother, if one if the sentences had a different syntax. Otherwise I found your style spot on.

Larner · 29 July 2008 · Chapter 1: Rosie's Perfect Peach

Ah--you are correct--fluffy indeed, and beautifully so. Love it, Neilia.

cathleen · 29 July 2008 · Chapter 1: Rosie's Perfect Peach

Very sweet moment between father and daughter! This was lovely!

eiluj · 28 July 2008 · Chapter 1: Rosie's Perfect Peach

Warm fresh-picked fruit! Yes! But we need to know what happened next -- did the tree grow? Was it always known as Rosie's tree? Did its fruit meet her expectations? Did her brothers have their own trees -- especially once Rosie had her own tree? Did the Cottons share peach pits with Sam? Did he plant them at Number 3 and/or at Bag End? Did Rosie move into Bag End and have some familiar Cotton peaches already growing there?

Pearl Took · 28 July 2008 · Chapter 1: Rosie's Perfect Peach

A lovely story and a lovely memory. Did the pit grow into a tree? Thank you so much Neilia!

shirebound · 28 July 2008 · Chapter 1: Rosie's Perfect Peach

That's just lovely. A perfect afternoon indeed.