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dernwyn
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Feb 22 2011, 1:10pm
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that you're all safe! Give the boys big hugs from all of us! 
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
"It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?"
-Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 22 2011, 1:11pm
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Thank you so much for checking in!
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I'm so very glad to hear that all of you are OK. Being with all those scared horses doesn't sound very safe. Whew! And how scary it must have been for NZS to be up on the fifth floor! I'm so relieved to hear he made it out safely.
What a terrible year this has been for you, with all the aftershocks. It sounds so unrelenting.
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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"A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories
leleni at hotmail dot com
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Slayer_Of_Orcs
The Shire
Feb 22 2011, 1:16pm
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I went to the NZHerald site via your link ...
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Very dramatic images and videos. So sad to hear of the death toll ... even one death is too many. I hope that there will be some help from other countries offered and accepted ... if required. The International community can be tight-knit under these circumstances.
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We are waiting ...
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entmaiden
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Feb 22 2011, 1:26pm
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I'm so glad to see everyone checking in safe and (mostly) sound. I'm heartbroken at the damage to the cathedral. I was there just last September after the last quake, and while there was some damage, it seemed to be holding up.
The damage looks to be devastating. Christchurch is such a beautiful city and it's so sad to see parts lying in ruins.
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FarFromHome
Valinor
Feb 22 2011, 1:28pm
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The pictures of the stricken cathedral really bring home the devastation. My heart goes out to everyone in that beautiful city. We visited about six months ago and fell in love with the place, so it's heartbreaking to see it like this. And so much loss of life. At least it's comforting to see that all our TORnsibs have come through safely. Wishing you lots of luck and courage for the next little while.
They went in, and Sam shut the door.
But even as he did so, he heard suddenly,
deep and unstilled,
the sigh and murmur of the Sea upon the shores of Middle-earth.
From the unpublished Epilogue to the Lord of the Rings
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entmaiden
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Feb 22 2011, 1:33pm
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Give those boys of yours a hug from me -all of them! How terrible that the cathedral is so badly damaged.
Thanks for thinking of us and checking in. We were worried
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jflower
The Shire
Feb 22 2011, 1:40pm
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Great to hear you are all okay!
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When I heard the news this morning the first thing I thought was if you and your family were okay. Take care and stay safe! Good to hear that your home is also intact.
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jflower
The Shire
Feb 22 2011, 1:47pm
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Good to hear that all the tornsibbs in the area are okay!
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I haven't been around much but I think about the people here at torn all the time. When I heard this news this morning my thoughts immediately went to wondering if everyone from torn in the area was okay. Take care and be safe.
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Starling
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Feb 22 2011, 2:15pm
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I didn't know there was such a game
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Now you have got me curious.
I nearly dozed off before, but then there was another big thump and now I am wide awake again.
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Greenwood Hobbit
Valinor
Feb 22 2011, 2:32pm
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in this stable (barring the odd insignificant twitch) country, in my solid little house with all my things around me, what it feels like to have your home and your life shaken and buckled by that kind of force. Must be terrifying. So sad that people have lost their lives, and so many are injured. Thinking of all those affected, and wishing them luck - and strength - to deal with what lies ahead.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 22 2011, 2:36pm
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Cathedral
The one I have is plastic, so the pieces are more detailed than the traditional wooden ones: link
When my kids were little we didn't play the actual game, just used it like a jigsaw puzzle, trying to get all the pieces to fit together. It's beautiful when it's completed. I suppose that's a metaphor for the hard work your city has ahead of it :-(
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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leleni at hotmail dot com
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(This post was edited by Aunt Dora Baggins on Feb 22 2011, 2:40pm)
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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 22 2011, 2:44pm
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I just turned on my computer for the morning
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and saw the news. I came straight here to see if our Kiwi TORnsibs are all right.
Please, y'all take care of yourselves, and each other, and know that those of us Up Over are sending thoughts and prayers your way!
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Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?
A man may do both. For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!
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greendragon
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Feb 22 2011, 2:45pm
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Thank goodness you are all ok!
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So glad all our ChCh sibs are checking in. Glad your house is largely unaffected Ro. I hope you were able to soothe the poor horses - such frightening events must be even more bewildering and terrifying for animals.
{{hugs}} to you all. Thanks for checking in!
'There are older and fouler things than orcs in the deep places of my fridge...'
'You never know what will happen next, when once you get mixed up with TORnsibs and their friends.'
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deej
Tol Eressea
Feb 22 2011, 2:47pm
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Love and good thoughts to everyone in Christchurch and throughout New Zealand.
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I can't even begin to imagine what the people of Christchurch are going through - i'm sure many people are still trying to recover from the previous earthquake. I'm glad to hear that our TORn-sibs and their families are okay, but saddened to hear that so many others were lost. My love to you all.
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Starling
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Feb 22 2011, 3:13pm
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A relative of mine had this game and I have played it (badly) a few times. I always liked looking at it and mucking around with it even though I was hopeless at it.
I had no idea it was a New Zealand invention.
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L. Ron Halfelven
Grey Havens
Feb 22 2011, 3:19pm
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Glad you're all right; appalled at the level of damage.
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I can't watch the news coverage without thinking back to our day in the city. How is Eldarion taking the aftershocks?
Fight for us! And regain your honor, learn valuable technical skills, and qualify for up to four years' college tuition under the GI Bill! What say you?
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Annael
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Feb 22 2011, 3:40pm
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glad to hear you and NZS and Eldarion & his brother made it through okay. What a frightening thing.
The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives.
- James Hillman, Healing Fiction
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Ethel Duath
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Feb 22 2011, 4:17pm
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I was so worried about your school kids too! And your new house! I can't remember--are you right in the city, or in the suburbs?
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Ethel Duath
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Feb 22 2011, 4:21pm
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I'm so glad hubby and kiddies are O.K. This would be so difficult for children to comprehend, and to find a way to feel safe again. 
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Ethel Duath
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Feb 22 2011, 4:22pm
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I always get the time different mixed up. Is it night there now? We'll just hang in there with you until you can sleep again.
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ElanorTX
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Feb 22 2011, 4:29pm
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ditto thank God so many are safe //
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"I shall not wholly fail if anything can still grow fair in days to come."
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Starling
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Feb 22 2011, 4:41pm
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I have given up on sleep and made coffee. I had some water left in the kettle from this morning so I used that.
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shadowdog
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Feb 22 2011, 4:43pm
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Furballs can be funny that way.
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I lived in Los Angeles for 30 years and lived through numerous earthquakes. The first time my fox terrier felt one, she ran outside barking at it. When it stopped, she came prancing back in all proud of herself. From then on, she would bark frantically at every quake to chase it away. So glad you and the others who have checked in are all holding up. I know what you are going through with the aftershocks. You never know if it is going to be a bigger one; and finally you are just wishing they would stop. <<<<HUGS>>>>> to all.
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Oiotári
Tol Eressea
Feb 22 2011, 4:54pm
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I use my radio as an alarm, so the very first thing I heard this morning was that there was about the earthquake and that 65 were confirmed dead. I was glad I had heard about it yesterday (except the death count) as otherwise I would have been really startled this morning.
..The land of long-forgotten name:
......no man may ever anchor near;
..No steering star his hope may aim,
......for nether Night its marches drear,
..And waters wide no sail may tame,
......with shores encircled dark and sheer.
..O! Haven where my heart would be!
......the waves beat upon thy bar
..For ever echo endlessly,
......when longing leads thy thought afar
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Starling
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Feb 22 2011, 4:54pm
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I am close to the central city
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My new house was slightly damaged in the 7.1, damaged a bit more in the Boxing Day quake, but seems to have come through the 6.3 fairly well.
It was awful for the parents of the children I teach, because their kids are in a special needs unit and come from all over the city. One boy left school at 4.00 and got home at 6.30. The traffic was a nightmare, and lots of roads impassable.
One of our mothers was so worried and couldn't get to us by vehicle from her suburb, so she walked all the way (miles) through the liquefaction to get to her little boy, then pushed him home in the wheelchair.
The worst part was sitting outside for hours in the cold, everyone shivering from the cold and from shock. We managed to briefly go back into our building to get blankets to wrap around everyone. Then we huddled together like turtles for a couple of hours of regular aftershocks.
I am looking forward to daylight.
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