Dreamflower
· 12 September 2006
· Chapter 3: In which a young hobbit discovers the delights of forbidden filth
Oh dear! Well, Merry's rescued Ferdi well and truly from the awful clutches of the lasses, and he's now delivered into the well-meaning clutches but firm of his mother. But what an adventure in the meanwhile--the pig! the mud! the dirty ribbons! I have a feeling that sister and cousins will be in just as much trouble as Merry!
At least Ferdi's had once chance to get as dirty as he likes for once, LOL! Poor little kid!
And I haven't forgotten grown-up Ferdi saying something about the two of them going off to Michel Delving...
Author's reply
Well, I expect Ferdi won't really mind the bath to follow... he likes hot water! (literal hot water that is, not the figurative kind)
And yes, you're right, he did say something to that effect... and Merry is busy thinking and laying plans... so something just might happen, you never know.
harrowcat
· 11 September 2006
· Chapter 2: In which larger sisters are likened to orcs, or perhaps trolls
Ferdi is as good a storyteller as any Baggins!!!
Funnily enough I was looking at fire buckets at a show for motorhome and American RV's yesterday. These were nice bright red plastic with the word fire on them and they wanted £5 for them!!! I bet the hobbits' bucket is much better!
Author's reply
I bet hobbits' buckets are better too!
We went to a picnic-BBQ at a friend's house, to celebrate the end of summer. (Um, is that something to celebrate?)
A little stream runs by their house, and all the children (*quite* a number, I assure you) had buckets and water cannons and had a marvellous battle, mid-stream, that lasted at least an hour, if not more. The little (one-gallon) buckets we brought for our younger ones' use proved quite popular--much easier to scoop full of water to be thrown through the air. Five-gallon buckets are difficult to lift, even when only half-full!
I heard quite a few plotting to bring one-gallon buckets "next year"...
Dreamflower
· 11 September 2006
· Chapter 2: In which larger sisters are likened to orcs, or perhaps trolls
Oh, yay! It's so good to see this again! And now I'm going to find out what's happened next!
I adore little Merry in this--he's so brave, defying the horrible lasses and rescuing poor wee Ferdi!
And all the banter afterwards is lovely, too! Especially Pippin's astonishment that *Pearl* of all people could have had an adventure!
'Lasses? Adventure?' Pippin said. 'My sisters?' His eyes narrowed. 'Pimpernel, perhaps... but Vinca was even younger than yourself, Ferdi, and Pearl much too sensible.'
'Not "adventure" in the way you mean,' Merry said, and for some reason he gave a snort. '...and Pearl was not always sensible. Frodo told me how the two of them caught two of the ponies grazing in the far field; he boosted her onto one of them and hauled himself onto the other and the two of them had races and jumping contests...'
'My Pearl?' Pippin said again in astonishment.
Ferdi laughed, but all he said was, 'It's not Pearl's adventure I was thinking of...'
'Pearl had an adventure?' Pippin said.
That had me *rolling*! I could just *hear* the amazed incredulity in his voice.
This is so fun!
Poor wee!Ferdi.
Author's reply
LOL! Now if I could only imagine Pearl's adventure, I'd love to write such... So many stories. So little time.
Poor wee Ferdi is about to have the thrill of his young life. LOL!
Thanks!
harrowcat
· 11 September 2006
· Chapter 1: In which the hobbits try to establish that adventures are not all that common
a story I haven't heard?' Pippin said, leaning forward again. He drew up his knees and circled them with his arms. 'Well, you mustn't stop there! Tell on!'
Exactly!!!! *g*
Author's reply
LOL, very apt!
Thanks!
Dreamflower
· 10 September 2006
· Chapter 1: In which the hobbits try to establish that adventures are not all that common
Oh, oh, oh! I do remember this from LJ! I can't wait to see the rest--well, actually, I can because I have to, even if I don't want to, but you know what I mean! (And now you're making me lapse into Pippish.)
Author's reply
Pippish can be very charming, you know, and *he* always knows exactly what he means, even if nobody else does. *g*
I'm just so glad I found the draft. I thought I'd lost the whole of it. Whew.
Dreamflower
· 10 September 2006
· Chapter 0: Introductory Note
Cover your ears:
*SQUEEEEEEE!!!!!!!*
Okay, it's safe now! *jumping up and down for joy!*