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Greenwood Hobbit
Doriath
May 9, 5:11pm
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It's a merry (or should that be Meriadoc?) month of May Fiesta!
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The blackbirds are nesting in the hazel thickets, the gardens are full of spring flowers (in my part of the Shire, anyway) and the Fiesta Fairies at The Green Hobbit are stocking up the buffet with baked goods, savouries and a pile of freshly-picked salad leaves for the calorie-conscious! The bar's open; Wobbly Bob's drink of choice this week is Hobgoblin Session IPA. What's yours? Settle in with a glassful and a plateful and tell us about your week. Cheers!
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Greenwood Hobbit
Doriath
May 9, 5:52pm
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Altaira's otherwise engaged temporarily, but will be visiting Fiesta later/tomorrow.
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Annael
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May 9, 8:52pm
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I've just sent off my major project to the authors for a final look
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And am now starting to pack for my trip to Colorado which begins TOMORROW! (Well, heading to the big city with the cat; he will stay with friends for the next six weeks while I travel here and there). I fly to Denver Monday, spent four days there seeing friends & family, and then I'm doing THIS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5kJbn4OSsM
So next Friday, imagine me watching the Rockies go past my window!
From Sacramento i'll take the Coast Starlight home again.
I am a dreamer of words, of written words.
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Greenwood Hobbit
Doriath
May 9, 9:07pm
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That looks like an amazing journey!
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Enjoy yourself! I've never seen a train with an upstairs before - is that like 1st class and 2nd class?
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May 9, 9:40pm
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Cool! What a great way to see the country. :) /
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Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Fantasy novel - The Arcanist's Tattoo
My LOTR fan-fiction
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Ataahua
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May 9, 9:46pm
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A glass of your finest mimosas, thank'ee barkeep.
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I'm heading off south on Monday to Palmerston North, where I'll have a bone marrow biopsy at their hospital. (It's not the greatest reason for a day off work, admittedly.) The results will determine which treatment they'll use to knock this tumour out of my lung, so fingers-crossed that my bone marrow turns out to be picture-perfect for a middle-aged Tolkien geek. 
We have sunshine today! (Yesterday was gloomy and wet.) Once I've finished breakfast I'll head out on my bike to enjoy it. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Fantasy novel - The Arcanist's Tattoo
My LOTR fan-fiction
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cats16
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May 9, 10:58pm
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Glad to hear your flowers are doing well.
We recently returned from a wonderful trip abroad, this time to China. We had great weather and a fantastic time! Quite surreal to say I've now been to the Great Wall.
Coming back to real life has been a bit of a drag - naturally, work seemed to stay quiet while I was out and got chaotic once I returned. I guess I'll take that as a backhanded compliment!  But thankfully the weekend approaches.
We have a heatwave through the weekend - the first big one of the year always feels so darn hot! So it'll be evening walks and A/C and some reading in the meantime. And brunch for Mother's Day on Sunday.
Wishing all the Mom's and motherly figures a Happy Mother's Day!
Join us every weekend in the Hobbit movie forum for this week's CHOW (Chapter of the Week) discussion!
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cats16
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May 9, 11:01pm
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Must feel so good to ship it off! And have fun on the trip - I'm sure it'll be hard to pry yourself from the window taking in the view!
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cats16
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May 9, 11:02pm
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Sending good vibes and even better luck!
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I hope you'll be able to at least have a fun lunch or something to counter the annoying doctor stuff.
Have a good bicycle-y weekend in the meantime!
Join us every weekend in the Hobbit movie forum for this week's CHOW (Chapter of the Week) discussion!
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May 10, 2:05am
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That looks an amazing journey - and by train is such a wonderful way to experience it.
Have a great time! I'm sure you will.
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Do we find happiness so often that we should turn it off the box when it happens to sit there?
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Kimi
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May 10, 2:07am
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I hope it goes super-well.
Glorious weather here, too, after some decidedly ropy days. It does make you appreciate them all the more.
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My historical novels
Do we find happiness so often that we should turn it off the box when it happens to sit there?
- A Room With a View
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Kimi
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May 10, 2:09am
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I'm so glad to hear you had such a great time. That does sound a life-highlight sort of trip!
The Passing of Mistress Rose
My historical novels
Do we find happiness so often that we should turn it off the box when it happens to sit there?
- A Room With a View
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grammaboodawg
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May 10, 2:40pm
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Thanks for grabbing the keys, GH! :D I can definitely use some of your fare to replenish my internal batteries! What a week! One of those where you meet yourself coming and going :) Local daughter had lots of drama unfold day after day... but it is hopefully all resolved and promises a quieter week to come.
The good weather has finally come to Michigan and looks like it wants to stay. So much greenery is awake that I'm on my second round of mowing the grass in one week. I think I'll grab a pink lemonade and get back to the outer chores ;)
Thanks for taking such great care of us Greenwood Hobbit... and have a great weekend!
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Greenwood Hobbit
Doriath
May 10, 2:52pm
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Coming right up! Best of luck with the biopsy -
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sounds a bit ouchy, but I hope the results are what you wish for and the treatment can proceed quickly.
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Greenwood Hobbit
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May 10, 2:54pm
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Hope the memory of it will keep you lifted up through the tricky times. Cheers!
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Greenwood Hobbit
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May 10, 3:00pm
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Hope the daughter drama has settled down now -
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we still have good weather here. The ground'scrying out for rain! I've been out with a friend all day so far, to the grounds of Bolesworth Castle; there are many events held on the estate, but the woodland garden areas are only open two days a year and we've been lucky to enjoy shady woodland walks, great Cheshire scenery and total rhododendron overload! Colours you'd never dream of wearing together seem fine when it's rhododendrons...
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May 10, 4:31pm
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What a great feeling to get that editing job off for its final look.
And may you have great weather and no complications during your travels! Send us some "postcards"!
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May 10, 4:37pm
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Fingers AND toes crossed that the biopsy and subsequent treatment will work out for the best!
And have a relaxing bike ride. Any particular route you're taking/took?
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May 10, 4:40pm
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That must have been an overwhelming experience! What kinds of souvenirs did you bring back?
Stay cool (at home and at work!), and thank you for the Mothers Day wishes! 
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May 10, 4:43pm
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I'm sorry to hear that it's been "one of those" weeks for you both, and hope all is as well as can be for your daughter now!
How is the clearing of the fallen trees coming along?
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Greetings, GH, and thank you for handling the bar serving as bar-mistress today! (And handling Wobbly Bob, who seems to be off snoring in a corner, too much Hobgoblin last night, eh?)
We returned late last night from a get-together with all of hubby's sibs and spouses at his sister's house north of Boston - meaning, lots of traffic getting there, and getting home.
But we had a wonderful time, poking through old family picture collections and deciding how to handle them all. And eating: the hosts made cheeseburger sliders, and we had a salad with baby spinach, onions, feta cheese, strawberries, and toasted pecans, and baked beans cooked in their grandmother's ceramic bean-pot. I brought zucchini chocolate cake, their Mom's recipe.
It sounds like you had a lovely day for wandering around Bolesworth Castle! Aren't the "rhodies" gorgeous when in full bloom! One of my lilacs is suddenly bursting with flowers, probably thanks to the drenching rains of this past week. Hoping for some nice rains for you!
Zucchini Chocolate Cake:
In one bowl, sift together 2 1/2 cups flour, 4 Tbl cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp cloves, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder.
In another bowl, cream 1/2 cup soft butter, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, and 1 3/4 cups sugar. Beat in 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, and 1/2 cup sour milk or buttermilk.
Add in the dry ingredients, and 2 cups shredded zucchini, and 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
Pour into a greased and floured 9" x 12 " x 2" pan; bake at 325F for about 45 minutes, until the cake is pulling away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out "clean".
No need to frost!
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grammaboodawg
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May 10, 5:14pm
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*waves hankie* ENJOY YOUR ADVENTURE(S)!!! :D Wow... you've waited a LONG time for this! I hope it's everything you wished for and that the weather is phenomenal :D
But the golly-gee is the train ride. I love train excursions! I've longed for the train ride the length of NZ's north island again; but this Zephyr would absolutely fill the ticket if I don't get back to the Northern Explorer (NZ). This is stunning! I've bookmarked this link so I can go back again and again... sometimes with the sound off... though I'll miss the Nebraska references ;)
Have a WONDERFUL TIME! We'll need pics and a report, fersher! :D
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May 10, 5:59pm
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Girl... you've got this! You've been on my mind and in my prayers, and there's no doubt you're a warrior who total conquers every hurdle thrown at you! It will be so good to finally get some clear answers and a definitive path/attack plan to get this tumor GONE! I was a bone marrow donor for my sister years ago. It astounds me how medicine has discovered ways of making things happen!
You've got me hanging onto your bootstrap! *warm hug* Hang in there! :D
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Elvenhome
May 10, 6:48pm
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Wow! You were at the Great Wall!? That is so thrilling! I love how you can see The Wall from space it's so profound!
I think taking the work chaos that flared up when you got back is a back-handed compliment; but still.... sheesh!
I hope you have a great Mother's Day brunch and restful weekend!
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