Tigger
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 50: Enlightenment
I *love* this story!!!! I adore how Pippin started it all by upending Piper in a very sudden and painful way. Sometimes, that's the only way to get sense into someone's head. Speaking of that, you know what I'd love?
I would love somehow if there was a major gathering for something important where Legolas or the Twins were also attending and there's Rosa going on in her ignorant and foolish way about how it's nothing but moonshine and The Travellers should be ashamed of themselves telling the children there are such things as Elves as everyone *knows* there aren't and then her bringing up the Mad Bagginses and then...
Either she's introduced to them by one of their hobbit friends or they decided to take matters into their own hands, but either way Rosa finally gets the comeuppance/slap upside the head she richly deserves. Rosa trying to defend herself and her beliefs on her anger on what Frodo did to her baby by not only making him a rebel, but then turning him against his dearest Mommy and then having who/whomever tell her differently and it perhaps finally entering the various thick levels of her brain it really is the truth would also be priceless IMO!!!
This of course is only a suggestion and if you run w/it great and if not, that's okay too. Considering it's an idea that's in your "world" of characters though....As I said, just an idea. :o)
Just one thing though. I wish I could join them all in that Sun Room. If only...
Sigh...I really do adore this little tale of Pippin fighting the good fight w/the little ones against the rubbish ignorance of Auntie Rosa. I think I might have reviewed this before, but not sure, but I don't think it really matters either. :o) Anyway....Thanks for the great little story m'dear!!
Author's reply
I'm just glad you had this to write, Tigger! And perhaps I just might get into that one day, although I have had a confrontation between her and Frodo and her and Freddy. But perhaps one between her and an Elf just might make the difference to her! Heh!
And I, too, would love to join them in the Sun Room to hear Pippin reading the story to the children of the Great Smial!
Andrea
· 18 January 2013
· Chapter 53: A Little Surreptitious Reading
Well, I would suspect that dwarves know about decorum, but that their definition differs very much from Dora's ;-)
Aunt Dora is perfect in this little story. I wonder how much of the story she already had read before Bilbo arrived. Obviously, old Gandalf did not leave an impression as negative as Thorin and Company.
Author's reply
I so agree, Andrea! Heh! We know that the Dwarves, for all the teasing in their song, still didn't damage the plates or blunt the forks and knives, so I suspect they had better manners than they were showing at the time.
And I loved depicting Dora in this tale. I'm not certain just how far she did get, but obviously she made it about to the point where Bilbo is despairing that his plates and flatware will survived their use by the Dwarves! Heh! And I strongly suspect that this was enough to distract her from property damage to the front door to Bag End.
Antane
· 16 January 2013
· Chapter 52: Dark Receding
Bilbo knows his Frodo well, doesn't he? :)
Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Oh, but indeed he does, and thanks to all for that! Heh!
Antane
· 15 January 2013
· Chapter 53: A Little Surreptitious Reading
I'm glad that Frodo is feeling better! With all the flu going around, this is a timely story. Dora's in trouble now, isn't she. :)
Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
I had a bad bout of stomach flu last week myself, and will definitely be carrying my inhaler with me to try to head off some of the worse symptoms if the other hits. Having watched several I've loved fight off pneumonia, I know how wonderful it is when the lungs can work properly again.
I'm not certain just how much trouble Dora's in, but the Dwarves of Erebor had best be glad that she's not in a position to march in and put a flea in their ear about Proper Deportment as a Guest in Someone Else's Home!
Antane
· 15 January 2013
· Chapter 54: The Teller of Tales
Oh, I love this! *ache*
Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
I rejoice that you do. Thanks, Antane.
Tari
· 11 January 2013
· Chapter 53: A Little Surreptitious Reading
I love these tales. You can write one for my birthday anytime even if there are no elves in it.
Author's reply
I'm so glad you like it, Tari! It's fun to write involving Aunt Dora now and then. Just let me know when your birthday approaches and I'll be glad to write for it. Thanks so!
Dreamflower
· 5 January 2013
· Chapter 53: A Little Surreptitious Reading
LOLOL! Trust Dora to latch onto the etiquette (or lack of it)!
Now that's got me imagining what might have happened had Dora showed up at Bag End that fateful day!
Author's reply
Well, of course that would disturb the old girl! Heh!
And now both of us are wondering that. Aargh! Who knows what emerge now? Heh!
Sunny
· 5 January 2013
· Chapter 53: A Little Surreptitious Reading
I see that even the formidable and oh-so-proper Aunt Dora gets sucked into Bilbo's writing!
And I bet he won't forget to put his writing away again! :D
Author's reply
Oh, yes, some tales appear to be irresistable! Heh!
shirebound
· 5 January 2013
· Chapter 53: A Little Surreptitious Reading
I enjoyed this so much! Loving, attentive care for Frodo, the infamous mash brew, and especially Bilbo having to defend his precious memoirs before he was ready to share them. Aunt Dora is just perfect here.
Author's reply
I'm so glad you did enjoy this, Shirebound. Looking at that period when in my-verse Frodo was recovering from pneumonia has been rather fun, seeing how Dora's presence managed to involve Frodo and Bilbo. Heh! And it is hard to let others read what we aren't ready to share as yet.
eiluj
· 5 January 2013
· Chapter 53: A Little Surreptitious Reading
Oh my! Dwarves and decorum? **snicker**
It's always nice to see Aunt Dora. And of course Bilbo and Frodo.
But what happened about Ponto's mash brew? Did Frodo get a taste? Did Dora find out? Was the teapot really a casualty of the thirteen dwarves' visit? If it was made for Men, it must have been difficult for hobbits to pour -- or did Belladonna use it for flower arrangements -- or maybe as a punch bowl -- or did it have pride of place on a sideboard or a corner table? Why did Isumbras choose such a gift? I'm sure that teapot could tell a few tales of its own.
And -- really, you've left several more questions unanswered here! The frogspawn in Dora's bath; whether Frodo got any apple fritters; Bell Gamgee's illness; how much of the story Aunt Dora was able to read before Bilbo's return; what Aunt Dora had to say about Gandalf; who designed the cover of Bilbo's red book; all the ways Aunt Dora had been getting on Bilbo's nerves while helping care for Frodo; whether or not Aunt Dora had met Balin when he visited Bilbo in 2949 ... and last but not least, exactly how dwarves might explain to hobbits what proper dwarven decorum consisted of....
Author's reply
Well, leaving those questions allows one to continue filling in gaps, of course! Heh!
Ponto's mash brew came from a story I read some years ago, I suspect on FF.n, in which everyone got fairly ripped on such stuff, so I found I had to include it somewhere in one of my tales. And I suspect one day Frodo will get a taste, but I doubt it will be this day.
And just what dwarven decorum might consist of Gimli and Dorlin haven't told me as yet! Heh!
Thanks so, eiluj!
harrowcat
· 5 January 2013
· Chapter 53: A Little Surreptitious Reading
Two weeks ago I would also have been coughing from laughing so hard. Great little gap-filler as usual!
Author's reply
I've not had the latest version of the flu to make the rounds as yet, although I'm certain I will before all is said and done. Glad you weren't reduced to gasping from laughter--I now tend to develop asthmatic symptoms after having a good case of any respiratory infection, so have to carry my inhaler at such times. I'm so glad you enjoyed this! Thanks so very much!
Lindelea
· 1 January 2013
· Chapter 52: Dark Receding
Alas, poor Frodo! For the time did indeed ripen to fruition in his time, and it was up to him to hold back the darkness with his own body, hopes, and dreams.
I love Dora's affection for Frodo (and Bilbo, even as she freely expresses her exasperation), and the fact that such a Bastion of Propriety should, for once, forget to have a fresh handkerchief handy...
Author's reply
Yes, she does love her nephew, and her exasperating cousin. And I suspect she was terribly embarrassed to find she didn't have a handkerchief in her keeping, and that she was heartily grateful to Bilbo for the loan of his. I suspect she's most pleased to find it was clean and freshly pressed.
Unfortunately Frodo did prove as responsible as Bilbo predicted, and he did his best to help push back the Dark.
Love to the family and the beasts.
shirebound
· 1 January 2013
· Chapter 52: Dark Receding
It makes my heart happy to see Frodo so loved and cared for. And of course this is so lovely (and true)...
the dark will find itself drawing back as much from the pure flame at the heart of our lad there as it will from anything.
Author's reply
I am so very glad you like seeing Frodo well cared for, Shirebound, as I love the same! And in the end he did help turn away the Dark!
Thanks so very much for the feedback!
Antane
· 25 November 2012
· Chapter 51: The Wedding Invitation
I echo the young woman's words, as do those down through the ages. And bless Merry for being a help to the wounded in a time of need. *hugs them*
Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
She and Derunol have their happiness together because of Frodo's actions, after all. And I suspect that Derunol helped Merry as much as Merry did him, for Merry needed a listening ear that day.
Thanks so much for the comments, Antane!
Teresa
· 24 November 2012
· Chapter 51: The Wedding Invitation
How lovely that Derunol and his lady invited Frodo and the others to their wedding! Did a certain Ranger also make an appearence? It's also good to see how Lalia's chair was put to good use! I'm glad that Derunol didn't allow despair to keep him from his love, though I suspect that if he had tried to avoid her he'd have gotten a visit and a firm lecture from Frodo; and his lady would have had quite a few things to say herself. Sighs, if only Frodo could have settled down with Narcissa and raised a large family like Sam and Rosie! Between those two families, and those of Merry and Pippin's the Shire would have never been the same! But, Frodo did leave his mark through the children of his cousins and his brothers of the heart; and through the people that he touched through the years. Many thanks for another wonderful post! :)
Author's reply
I first wrote about Derunol during the summer, with him fretting in his bed that his life was over--until Merry heard him crying out in his dreams and gave him a drink of water and some good Hobbity comfort and wisdom, sharing some of his own worries with the young Man. Suddenly he and his Gilien insisted on making their way into another story! It was Sam who in the end must fill Bag End with the family Frodo could not father within the Shire, and so it was through his influence on others to the good that Frodo left his most lasting legacy.
Thanks so very much, Teresa.
Antane
· 3 October 2012
· Chapter 50: Enlightenment
Nothing like setting the record straight! :)
Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Oh, indeed! And Pippin would always want the record set straight, and particularly among his own.
Andrea
· 26 September 2012
· Chapter 50: Enlightenment
“What if you have to be away and can’t read for a night or two—or more?” asked the older lad.
Pippin smiled sideways at Piper. “Then my beloved nephew here will read instead of me,” he decided.
Sounds like a punishment. But I think Piper has changed his mind after hearing what Pippin and his father told the children about the "Mad Bagginses". Now he will be delighted to listen to and to read the Red Book.
Author's reply
I suspect that Pippin, as well as Aragorn and Frodo, would tend to turn to creative responses to many infractions that would tend to lead to people learning rather than being limited to mere punishment. And I suspect Piper will rejoice to be there to hear the readings and be glad when it's his turn.
Thanks so for the response!
Tari
· 24 September 2012
· Chapter 50: Enlightenment
It would be interesting to see how the minds of the little ones are changed as the Red Book is read to them. I certainly hope you will be posting more on this subject.
Author's reply
Hmm--perhaps I will do so someday, although I'm not competely certain as to when. Thanks so, Tari--it's always gratifying when someone wishes to see more on a topic!
shirebound
· 22 September 2012
· Chapter 50: Enlightenment
I just *love* what Pippin tells them, and with what reverence he speaks of Frodo. But I think this is my favorite line:
He realized that sometimes doing the unexpected is exactly the right thing to do, and bother what other people think.
That's something I need to learn more fully, myself. Thank you for this nice story.
Author's reply
I think it is something we all need to keep in mind at least at times. That is part of what wisdom grants us--the ability to discern when we need to do the unexpected. And I suspect that Pippin, Merry, and Sam would all tend to speak of Frodo with a good deal of reverence.
Thanks so, Shirebound!
Linda Hoyland
· 22 September 2012
· Chapter 50: Enlightenment
I'm glad Pippin is keeping the story alive.
Author's reply
We know that he was the one who provided Aragorn with a copy of the Red Book, complete with Bilbo's Translations from the Elvish. It stands to reason he also did what he could to keep the story alive within the Shire as well, and particularly among the Tooks where he'd become the Took as well as the Thain. Thanks so, Linda.
eiluj
· 22 September 2012
· Chapter 50: Enlightenment
Thank you for remembering The Birthday.
Author's reply
You can thank (or perhaps blame) Dreamflower for reminding me! Heh! Thank you so much, eiluj!
Andrea
· 6 September 2012
· Chapter 49: Snubbed
Well, Frodo was patient and polite for a very long time. Respect!
But in the end he couldn't bear it any longer which is very understandable!
However, the best of all was Merry's last remark to the man ;-)
Author's reply
There were a few times my husband considered purchasing a tavern, although he always ended up thinking better of it, thank heavens. I can think of few things that I find more unsettling than having to deal with conversations with drunks, and particularly those whose topics of conversation are boring to begin with. And I'm SO glad you enjoyed Merry's parting comment! That was the comment that came into my imagination and demanded a scene to give it a context!
Thanks so very much, Andrea!
Lindelea
· 3 September 2012
· Chapter 49: Snubbed
LOL! Just when it appears he needs rescuing, Frodo proves his mettle. Once again.
Delightful!
Love the comparison to the S.-B.s and the voice cold enough to frost a glass. (And how dare the Man tap Frodo on the head! Makes me grind my teeth!) Love the cousins' somewhat detached observations. If Frodo were in any real difficulty, you know they'd jump in (and we know that Samwise would jump down a dragon's throat for Frodo, if Frodo would just give the nod), but until then they have no trouble standing a little apart and making pleasant observations as if they're just passing the time of day...
Poor Frodo, having to dress up, and then having been raised with such good manners as cause him to suffer fools (if not gladly) for far too long a time...
(We have not been around much this weekend. Are you in town?)
Author's reply
Oh, yes, it's not been precisely the best day for Frodo, and particularly now with this one traipsing after him all over the hall and seeking to monopolize the conversation, getting more and more improper as his alcoholic intake increases. Am so glad this gave so many a giggle! Heh!
Fiondil
· 2 September 2012
· Chapter 49: Snubbed
LOL! Way to go, Frodo. That's putting the idiot in his rightful place. What a lout. I bet that was the last time he was ever invited to attend a royal feast and serve him right. Thanks for sharing, Larner.
Author's reply
I strongly suspect that you are right, Fiondil. This one began gnawing at me yesterday morning as I was driving home, then getting on me worse while I headed to the doctor's. I had no choice but to write and post it this morning! Heh!