in love with my mailman

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and it's because you keep sending me presents for no good reason...


I'm crawling off to bed now, but I have been sitting on the recliner totally fallen into a trap a book --

kortirion sent me The Lord Of The RIngs : A Reader's Companion and flung me into an instant dilemma of just falling right in, or to get back to posting my own chapter notes. I fell in, but I do feel the need for notes and a re-read coming on.

Well, I had to look up all the Faramir references right away. One of the reasons I haven't been crazy about the last two essay/criticism style books on LOTR I bought myself was that the boy didn't even rate a mention. He did MUCH better here, which pleased me right away. Though there is never enough Faramir for me, he comes off splendidly -

"Faramir quickly develops into one of the most fully rounded and sympathetic characters in The Lord Of The Rings: perceptive, merciful, brave,responsible, restrained, aware of his position but neither boastful nor arrogant, choosing to do what he feels to be right even if it may be to his disadvantage."

and pairs it with the description of him from Tolkien's letters (modest, fair minded and scrupulously just, and very merciful)

How nice to hold that in my hands
especially after the situation that led to me leaving HASA.

I'm sure I'm going to enjoy playing with it!

*hugs*
Once again, I wish we could live close enough to crony about together!! Wouldn't we give the neighborhood a shake-up!


And while I was reading, I had a lap full of birds --

when Fritz (aspidites) came up to visit last week, she was squeezing the perch full of little Audubon stuffed sparrow-y filegs and discovered that very few of them make their bird call anymore. (I still love them, but someone should have thought about how to change their batteries!!)


She sent me new additions to my flock - a song sparrow, a hermit thrush, and a ruffed grouse that makes the most wonderful disgruntled call that Jim kept squeezing him for all night. I am picturing her quail as much like him (and hopefully I'll get the chance to see them before too long.) Errrr errrrr errrrr!

Great visit, as well! I hope we do it much more often!

Comments

Birdies

[aspidites.livejournal.com]

So glad you like the birdies...

I can just see Jim sitting there squeezing that grouse! I dithered over picking the grouse or a nighthawk (very fetching in its black-and-white), but had to go with the grouse because to my ear it sounds like a very cranky cat.

And we send you presents for the best of reasons - because you're family and we love you!

Re: Birdies

[notarysojac.livejournal.com]

As a married man, I no longer need to squeeze the grouse myself.

[bell-witch.livejournal.com]

I am so ashamed to read this. My RP Faramir has been changing so much from the people he's met that I'm not sure he's the same person anymore. I can see the progression, but looking at the beginning and the end just weirds me out.

He needs to talk to Eowyn more for grounding.

[kortirion.livejournal.com]

You're welcome - I knew you were one to really appreciate it!

It has grown on me since the first - 'WTF?' - at the obvious stuff; I suppose to the 'young ones', not knowing "shut your trap" is an expression that doesn't mean trap-door is a possibility. [But it makes me feel old! ;p]

I like that it draws on HOME for variations in the text, and works out the timeline. But quotes from the letters ocasionally destroy the illusion of reality - sad little fangirl that I am - though it does elucidate his developing thoughts. I still 'tsk' when I read 'unabashed' has to be translated - what is people's vocabulary coming to these days? Or am I really just a Grumpy Old Woman?? ^_~

If I ever get to your neck of the woods, be sure you will be the first port of call. :D