Baggins! by Grey Wonderer
MaidenofValinor · 14 April 2006 · Chapter 8: The Whole Story...
Oh, I read in the bath too! But fortunately that's never happened to me. My partner would have a conniption. She's very anal about her books. I hate not getting to hear the end of stories! Poor Frodo.
Author's reply
Seems lots of people do read in the bath. I do suspect that the books of Middle Earth would be much harder to replace if dunked in the water than our books might be. LOL Thanks for reading!
harrowcat · 14 April 2006 · Chapter 8: The Whole Story...
Oh OH! Let that be a warning to all us closet bath readers! Been there, done that, got the T shirt, as they say, and modern books soak up nearly as much water as ME books! Just as well I can't take my lap top into the bath with me! Now I've got to go a hunting for the other three bits GW!
Author's reply
Thanks for reading that here is the link to the other three bits. So far they aren't posted to Stories of Arda but if you want to have a look they are on Marigold's Challenge 27 site under the title "Bath Time" Frodo's story, which you have read here, is first followed by Sam, Merry and Pippin. Here's the link. Hope this works. http://talechallenge27.livejournal.com/4433.html#cutid1
Andrea · 10 January 2006 · Chapter 6: Hide and Seek With Otho
“He thinks he was playing with older lads but mine were way older than his! Lobelia must be at least a hundred or so, isn’t she?” LOL!!! What would the Shire be without Pippin? He may be a wee bit too quick with his talking, but he knows all about fair play and he did not give Bilbo away! A real good lad ;-) And Larner is right, I think. Your little Pippin has a lot in common with Dennis. I saw that movie only two days ago on TV. Just great!
Author's reply
I have just got to see this Dennis the Menace film! Both you and Larner make it sound very entertaining. Looks like I just might have to rent it. Thanks for reading and I am so glad that you enjoyed this.
Larner · 10 January 2006 · Chapter 6: Hide and Seek With Otho
This reminded me of the Dennis the Menace movie a few years back. Now, if only he'd demonstrated on Otho how to properly tie someone so they CAN'T escape and then managed to get them into the fire and the river and everywhere else it would have been perfect! And so Lobelia is an old shoe, is she? I think from now on Bilbo is going to think of shoes he sees with a bit of nostalgia! Heh!
Author's reply
I have never seen the Dennis the Menace movie but now I am curious about it. Fires? Rivers? Folks being tied up? Sounds like quite a film to me. I do think that Bilbo would have a good laugh now and again about this since he managed to get away clean in spite of Pippin. Thanks for reviewing!
harrowcat · 10 January 2006 · Chapter 6: Hide and Seek With Otho
Just right for a cup of coffee story GW! *g*. Little Pippin really is a bright as abutton. But I thought that Pantomime season was over! Visions of 'he's behiiinnnd you' 'No you can't......yes you can' come to mind reading this story and Otho and Lobelia as the Ugly Sisters from Cinderella have put a grin on my face the size of Christmas!
Author's reply
The no you can't, yes I can bit was fun to write and I almost went too far with it. I wanted Pippin to bring out the inner-child in Otho and I am guessing that as a child Otho was a little snot. I wanted it to be close for Otho and for him to nearly go to far and forget that he was being tormented by a child. LOL Glad you enjoyed this one and thanks for reviewing!
GamgeeFest · 9 January 2006 · Chapter 6: Hide and Seek With Otho
Oh, dear! Old shoe! But this had to be my favorite: Pippin looked at him for a moment and then he said, “Did you know that when you shout your face gets really red and your eyes pop out?” LOL! Pippin is such a dear. I never thought it possible, but I actually felt just the teensiest bit sorry for Otho. No one deserves to have Lobelia mad at them.
Author's reply
Lobelia is one dangerous hobbit and I am very sure that Otho often wishes that she were someone else's problem. This time though, poor Otho had to deal with Lobelia and Pippin! I'd say Bilbo was very lucky to be up that tree, wouldn't you? LOL Thanks for the review!
PIppinfan1988 · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 5: A Good Use For Punch
LOL, that *was* a great use for punch! What a sweet moment between Bilbo and Frodo. Through your pair, I can readily see how the infamous duo got on so well together. But the whole thing about the fire was too funny. :-) LOL, for an *extremely* brief moment, I thought Saradoc was grabbing the punch bowl to run out of the Hall with! (as in, hobbits saving food and drink from disaster) LOL, I'm thinking, forget the punch, you goose, grab the *beer barrel*!! Good work, G.W.! Pippinfan
Author's reply
LOL Saradoc was probably glad when Bilbo and Frodo began celebrating at Bag End instead of Brandy Hall. Fewer fires. I seem to keep trying to burn Brandy Hall down in one way or another, don't I? (Pip's smoking lessons and now this.) Glad you liked it!
Andrea · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 5: A Good Use For Punch
“And that pop-n-jay Tobias Tunnely. Nice enough fellow I suppose but all he wants to do is to tell me about how talented he is. He’s started teaching carpentry and I think he is trying to scare up some business.” “Carpentry?” Frodo asked. Now, that started the carpentry-lessons? Well, someday Mr. Tunnely will regret, that he involved the Bagginses (and their relations) in his business ;-) That was a wonderful story, G.W. Bilbo and Frodo have so much in common. They even fled into the same room! And thanks to Lobelia, they can celebrate their birthday now the way they like it - in private! It's really a shame there is no punch left ;-)
Author's reply
Bilbo will have to learn to smoke in rooms with windows or outside. Between his smoking and Lobelia's shreiking they caused quite a stir. I sort of decided to put Mister Tunnelly into this one to connect things up a bit. I am glad that you enjoyed this one and thanks for reading!
Dreamflower · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 5: A Good Use For Punch
This was wonderful. I love your Bilbo--he's so delightfully wicked, in a good way. And setting it the year prior to his adoption of Frodo makes sense--it could very well be that this is what gave him the impetus to finally have Frodo at Bag End to live. Only Lobelia could take a casual and low mention of the word "fire" and turn it into a 3-alarm catastrophe with one loud shriek, LOL! Saradoc trying to put the fire out with the punch was priceless. And I loved the ending--a nice quiet family celebration, without a lot of hangers-on.
Author's reply
Thank you. For some odd reason someone in most of my stories winds up getting wet. LOL And I finally got to put Lobelia to good use in this one. Glad you enjoyed it.
SlightlyTookish · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 5: A Good Use For Punch
Great work once again, GW. I really enjoyed this one, from the Bilbo and Frodo bonding to the very wet finale :)
Author's reply
I'm glad you liked it. I wanted to write a birthday fiction for the day. Thanks for the review!
shirebound · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 5: A Good Use For Punch
What an adorable birthday story! “To tell you the truth, I actually enjoyed it,” Frodo smiled. “Bilbo and I had a lovely talk and there is still plenty of food left and cake too. Now that the guests are gone, we can get Merry from the nursery and celebrate with just the family.” Happy Birthday, Frodo and Bilbo! :D
Author's reply
So glad you liked it. I wanted to post something for the birthday this year. I wish I'd had longer to work on it but I wound up writing it last night after work. LOL
Larner · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 5: A Good Use For Punch
Ah, dear--the old bag managed somehow to get what needed done done--to get rid of no longer wanted guests the hard way! And it does seem Goodbody isn't much of a poet! Lovely humor.
Author's reply
Finally, Lobelia was used to her best advantage and she didn't even know that she was improving the birthday party. LOL I guess there really is a purpose for everyone, isn't there? And yes, Goodbody could have used several 'ghost-writers' for his poems. I suspect that Mister Goodbody had a very small readership. Thanks for reading!
Larner · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 4: A Toast
Poor Frodo! Drinks because he's embarrassed, then gets embarrassed because he's drunk. Gads!
Author's reply
It's a bit of a catch 22 isn't it. Thanks for reading!
Larner · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 3: An Evening With Bilbo
The little turkey!
Author's reply
He thought he had it all figured out but he hadn't counted on Bilbo. Looks like Bilbo has dealt with little Tooks before and knows just how it's done.
Larner · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 2: By His Side
If only Gandalf could have gone with him further, helped the fight further.
Author's reply
I've always wondered if that would have changed the outcome.
Larner · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 1: Rumors
Oh, hilarious, GW. Have you read Primsong's Nothing of Note? You will love it, and love seeing Bilbo doing all kinds of wonderful things to promote his own legend.
Author's reply
No, I haven't read it but I will have to now. Sounds as if I will enjoy it. Glad you enjoyed this and thanks for reading!
harrowcat · 22 September 2005 · Chapter 5: A Good Use For Punch
A perfect breakfast read Grey Wonderer and a lovely way to lead up to Bilbo's suggestion that Frodo comes to live at Bag End so that they can ' celebrate (our) birthday parties comfortabley together.'
Author's reply
Yes, with Bilbo and Frodo in charge of their own celebrations I am quite sure that they faired better and had a better time of it. I actually started to include the line from the book, but knew that it was a bit too early for Bilbo to suggest it. Glad you liked this one.
GamgeeFest · 5 December 2004 · Chapter 4: A Toast
Oh my, that was hilarious! I love Drunk!Bilbo and Drunk!Gaffer. Poor Frodo, he would have been better off just waiting at home. And that serving lass! How devilishly improper of her. :) Thanks for the laugh.
Author's reply
So glad you enjoyed it. I love drunken hobbits but haven't written them before. I may have to do it again at some point. Thanks for the review!
hobbit_lass · 24 October 2004 · Chapter 3: An Evening With Bilbo
I loved this when I read it on your LJ, and rereading it was just as delightful! Pippin's doubt of Bilbo's knowledge of lads his age is wonderful!
Author's reply
At this point Bilbo has Pippin totally fooled. the poor lad has no idea who he's dealing with . LOl Thanks for the review and welcome back!
hobbit_lass · 24 October 2004 · Chapter 2: By His Side
You conveyed what one would imagine was going through his mind at the council! Bravo! I loved the moment when his eyes met Bilbo's and they could both see the worry and the pride:) Great stuff!
Author's reply
Thank you. I imagine that Bilbo must have been terribly worried about his Frodo at that point. Thanks for the review!
hobbit_lass · 24 October 2004 · Chapter 1: Rumors
"but Frodo and I need to purchase some shovels and maybe a pick axe." This was great! I laughed out loud at the picture of Frodo watching Bilbo help to spread the rumors! Great story and when Bilbo told them they needed shovels, I almost cried:) Excellent as always!
Author's reply
Glad this made you laugh. I like the idea of Bilbo as a rather sneaky prankster. The voice trick was a little something he learned from Gandalf.
Iorhael · 30 September 2004 · Chapter 3: An Evening With Bilbo
Hehe. He's cute - that's why he has to accept the fact that most people simply pats him on his head like that.
Author's reply
Yeah, he is cute isn't he? That why we like him.
LaughingBrook · 28 September 2004 · Chapter 3: An Evening With Bilbo
I know I already reviewed the last chapter, but I just can't resist. You know, I've become, in the short time I've been reading your stories (actually, I probably read some a long time ago, if you've been writing fanfiction for a while, because I've been reading it for awhile) and I've become a small bit afraid of telling you how much I love this,in fear that your head might swell overlarge and your skill would become less than what it is. But, I tell you, this gave me a happy, warm feeling in my heart. Hm. Looks like I've babbled a bit.
Author's reply
I love when people babbled in this way! LOL Thank you so much for this and I promise to have any additional swelling removed from my head by morning at the latest. As to skill, I have no idea if what I do is a skill or just me babbling, but I am very pleased that someone is enjoying it enough to say so!
LaughingBrook · 28 September 2004 · Chapter 2: By His Side
Oh, wonderfully done! I had thought I had tired forever of fics like this, but you caught me, G.W.! By the way (blushes), Do you just hit 'reply' to respond to the reviews you recieve? I supposed that was what you did; I hadn't thought of doing it myself until you responded to my own reviews!
Author's reply
I just hit reply and that does it! LOL Thank you for the reivew and don't blush because I took forever to find that reply button when I started this business. Glad to know I'm not the only one.
GamgeeFest · 28 September 2004 · Chapter 3: An Evening With Bilbo
Ah, poor misguided child, thinking Bilbo doesn't know anything about children, lol. Seems Bilbo knows all he needs to know.
Author's reply
Yes, Bilbo has all manner of tricks up his sleeve. He knows just what works with little hobbit lads who think they're older and wiser than they truly are. Glad you enjoyed this.