Hobbits are not mentioned in Tolkien’s creation myth, the Ainulindalë published as part of The Silmarillion. So what are they and where did they come from?
-
-
In August 2023, I got to cross off a big, big item on my bucket list: I went to Middle-earth. We traveled throughout Aotearoa (New Zealand) for 3 weeks. It was, in a word, unbelievable. Here is a summary of our trip, from the notes I wrote as we explored. And if you’re just here for the pretty pictures, no worries – I’ve got a slideshow for each day. You can’t miss them. 😉
-
I unabashedly love Halloween. Always have. When I was in high school, we lived in an absolutely perfect trick-or-treating neighborhood – a bunch of quiet streets with tons of kids. We’d come back with pillowcases full of candy and spend November on a non-stop sugar high. Most years I put a lot of effort into putting a costume together, and I’ve come up with some really good ones. Almost every year since having my kid,…
-
I’ve been working on a lot of badges since I last posted about this, and since then I’ve taken a pottery class (and signed up for another one), traveled to New Zealand and put together a 197-page scrapbook of our trip, wrote a bunch on this here blog, did a lot of crafting, and planted a garden this year.
-
Behold my magnum opus: The Golden Sims I first created this in September of 2020 and don’t think I’ll ever create anything this good again. (click an image to embiggen)
-
More later when I actually get the chance to write and post photos, but holy shit I loved New Zealand.
-
We’re going to New Zealand!!! I’ve got my carry-on packed other than my RA meds, which require refrigeration. Music, movies, books downloaded. Knitting project packed. Receipts and confirmations downloaded onto my phone. Passports are packed. WE’RE ACTUALLY GOING TO NEW ZEALAND HOLY SHIT WTF!!!!!!!
-
I’ve had a LOT of hairstyles over the years. From ultra long down to my butt in 6th grade to that time I cut my own hair in high school to pixie cuts, from platinum blonde when I was a kid to rainbow when I was, well, a very large kid, I’ve always enjoyed changing it up.
-
Cue Seinfeld joke here. But seriously, we know that the Elves have three rings of power, and that they’ve been wearing and using them for a while. Why weren’t they affected like Men?
-
Celebrimbor was one of the greatest of the Elven smiths, save only maybe for his grandpappy Fëanor (dick). But who was he, really?
