Vanaladiel
Ringbearer
Alliance: House of Thranduil
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
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Posts: 24641
Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:27 pm |
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I hope you don't mind CR but I have come and gotten her from you and have taken her into the Inn to find her mommy.  Plunge has given her a juice to help distract her as well. 
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Cock-Robin
Friend of Eagles
Alliance: Valinor
Last Visited: 20 Nov 2009
Joined: 05 Sep 2001
Posts: 2294
Location: Walking around the country and seeing folk
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Posted: Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:34 pm |
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No, I don't mind. It was good. Beryl has lots of friends.
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Bard of the Eagles, Bard's Guild
And all those who see me
And all who believe in me
Share in the freedom I feel when I fly!
The Eagle and the Hawk, John Denver
Gwaeryn and Robin, The Expected Party!
Meneldor and Brondgast, Knights in Training
Boartooth the Mace, Redemption: The Reckoning
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Vanaladiel
Ringbearer
Alliance: House of Thranduil
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Posts: 24641
Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Wed Nov 4, 2009 2:30 pm |
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Yes she does!!  Thanks hon!!
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earendil81
Defy Gravity
Alliance: Stewards of Gondor
Last Visited: 18 Nov 2009
Joined: 04 Apr 2002
Posts: 3045
Location: in the middle of organizing a wedding, I let you guess
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Posted: Wed Nov 4, 2009 6:22 pm |
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Well, I posted it... My muse decided that she had worked enough on that one and went on strike 
Oh well
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Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know.
Writing
<-- Eari dressed to the nines for the latest Automn Bard Festival
Laesha and Eilathen in
The Expected Party
Heryngūr in
The Return of Thuringwethil
Class of 2002
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
I do believe I have been changed for the better
And because I knew you
I have been changed for good
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Vanaladiel
Ringbearer
Alliance: House of Thranduil
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Posts: 24641
Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Wed Nov 4, 2009 9:16 pm |
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Eari I think you did a great job sweetie!! I am glad that you part in this festival with us. The more the merrier!! 
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earendil81
Defy Gravity
Alliance: Stewards of Gondor
Last Visited: 18 Nov 2009
Joined: 04 Apr 2002
Posts: 3045
Location: in the middle of organizing a wedding, I let you guess
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Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know.
Writing
<-- Eari dressed to the nines for the latest Automn Bard Festival
Laesha and Eilathen in
The Expected Party
Heryngūr in
The Return of Thuringwethil
Class of 2002
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
I do believe I have been changed for the better
And because I knew you
I have been changed for good
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PatriotBlade
Healer Of The Wilds
Alliance: -None - Female-
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 04 Jan 2002
Posts: 3035
Location: My own crazy, mixed up world.
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Posted: Thu Nov 5, 2009 3:38 pm |
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Thanks everybody! I probably won't be able to get on tomorrow, but I should be able to get on Sat.
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Thank you, TORC Angel!
~*~
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep...
~*~
From "Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening."
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Vanaladiel
Ringbearer
Alliance: House of Thranduil
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Posts: 24641
Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Thu Nov 5, 2009 8:23 pm |
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Not a problem Heather. I will post something about you needing to do some errand and how Beryl is staying with me for a bit till you get back. I don't mind.
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earendil81
Defy Gravity
Alliance: Stewards of Gondor
Last Visited: 18 Nov 2009
Joined: 04 Apr 2002
Posts: 3045
Location: in the middle of organizing a wedding, I let you guess
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Posted: Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:56 am |
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I was going to say that one day is not that long and then I remembered I am among bards.
I remember a time when missing 20min meant that you were out the loop and the action  (Lurea and Hobbi's wedding someone  )
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Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know.
Writing
<-- Eari dressed to the nines for the latest Automn Bard Festival
Laesha and Eilathen in
The Expected Party
Heryngūr in
The Return of Thuringwethil
Class of 2002
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
I do believe I have been changed for the better
And because I knew you
I have been changed for good
Characters' Gallery
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Ilyda
Ranger of the North
Alliance: Dol Amroth
Last Visited: 14 Nov 2009
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 1063
Location: O-H! I-O!
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Vanaladiel
Ringbearer
Alliance: House of Thranduil
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Posts: 24641
Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:15 am |
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Hey!!!!
ONCE A BARD, ALWAYS A BARD!!!
Now if you guys think you can get out of it so easily, you have another thing coming!!
Get your selves on over to the Prancing Pony Forum and join the party, festival thing!!
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Ilyda
Ranger of the North
Alliance: Dol Amroth
Last Visited: 14 Nov 2009
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 1063
Location: O-H! I-O!
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erinhue
Warrior/Bard of Belfalas-Illuvatar's Bright Spirit
Alliance: Dol Amroth
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 03 Aug 2000
Posts: 20336
Location: Just south of Ground Zero
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Posted: Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:00 am |
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Vanadarlin's right. Being gone for a time is not reason to think you are no longer welcome here. Come on over to the festival and say howdy even if you are not going to post a poem. Come back here and just chat, let us know how you are doing whereever you are doing it. We always got a chair waiting for any of our wandering members. A bard's return is always cause for celebration so come around often and give us lots of reasons to celebrate 
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Faramir and Boromir dressed smart casual for the MoME Pagent |
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Vanaladiel
Ringbearer
Alliance: House of Thranduil
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Posts: 24641
Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:48 pm |
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Yes indeed!!! I love to party and yes a returning wanderer is the best reason to party!!
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JudyA
Mariner
Alliance: House of Gilgalad
Last Visited: 20 Nov 2009
Joined: 16 May 2001
Posts: 7028
Location: Sydneeeeeeeeeeeeeey
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Posted: Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:31 pm |
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Hey Vana, next time you're chatting over at the Pot, would you introduce me to our newly arrived Bard?
S'funny... I sound like something out of Jane Austen, asking for an introduction.  But given that I don't know Ilyda's bardic history and background, I shall go all 19th century on you...
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PatriotBlade
Healer Of The Wilds
Alliance: -None - Female-
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 04 Jan 2002
Posts: 3035
Location: My own crazy, mixed up world.
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Posted: Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:05 am |
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I was able to get on, but there wasn't much to respond to (THANK YOU, Vana!), and I'm again unsure how soon I'll be able to get on (We haven't had home phone or internet for nearly three WEEKS!), but I've moved myself off to handle an emergency in the kitchen, so have fun with Beryl and I'll see you again as soon as I can. Thanks, All!
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Thank you, TORC Angel!
~*~
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep...
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From "Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening."
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SilverScribe
Scribe, Wanderer, Warrior ... Bard of Rhudaur
Alliance: House of Earendil
Last Visited: 20 Nov 2009
Joined: 06 Mar 2002
Posts: 21757
Location: In the wild . . .
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Posted: Sat Nov 7, 2009 8:21 pm |
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So cool to see you back again Ilyda!
hands her a beer . . .
I've been run off my feet this week, but now I'm off until Thursday, so I should be able to do something or other with the fat monk, whether or not Matrim shows back up, LOL.
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Scribe, Student, Istari understudy, Bookworm, Lore Seeker, Warrior, Wanderer, Poet, Storyteller and General Nuisance.
~Bard of Renown(with Title), Bards Guild | Second Mate, Mariners Guild | Bunch 'o White Council Awards 2002-2006; An embarrassment of riches . . . ~
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Image is the result of my flagrant misuse of pencil crayons and shameless abuse of Photoshop. My heartfelt apologies to David Cherry for savageing his original work "Bladeswoman".
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On the road again in
Redemption: The Reckoning
~ Proud Member of SOMA ~
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"When you carry a broadsword, you never have the same problem twice."
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Ilyda
Ranger of the North
Alliance: Dol Amroth
Last Visited: 14 Nov 2009
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 1063
Location: O-H! I-O!
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Posted: Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:11 am |
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SilverScribe said:
So cool to see you back again Ilyda!
hands her a beer . . .
Oooooh, thank you! *takes a big sip* I appreciate this much more now than I did a few years ago. I couldn't even drink legally when I joined the Guild, but only in the US, I think.
Judy, I think you may have marked yourself regionally. (And by saying what I'm about to say, I will too!) I had no idea what Scrumpy was when you put it in your post and had to look it up. It sounds great, and I'd love to try it myself, but Ilyda doesn't drink, unfortunately. I'll keep an eye out for it, but it might be hard to find here in the Midwest.
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Vanaladiel
Ringbearer
Alliance: House of Thranduil
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Posts: 24641
Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Mon Nov 9, 2009 5:33 pm |
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I am so curious about some of the names folks have chosen for themselves here. Ilyda how did you come up with your name?? I know how Scribbles came up with hers and I know how Judy A and I came up with ours but I would love to hear the story behind your ID name.
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Ilyda
Ranger of the North
Alliance: Dol Amroth
Last Visited: 14 Nov 2009
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 1063
Location: O-H! I-O!
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Vanaladiel
Ringbearer
Alliance: House of Thranduil
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Posts: 24641
Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:38 pm |
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When I joined I went to the Barrowdowns website and used their translator and it gave me this name from my birth name. I loved the name so I chose it. Then in 2003 I got divorced and chose to change my name legally: Vanaladiel Meril (Sindarin for Rose) MacRae (maiden name taken back to its Scottish background) but then I got married last year so the last name has changed again.
Everyone here and my friends knew me by this name so why not take it legally. I had always hated my birth name causes my folks wanted a boy and they never let me forget it. My birth names were all male names or male spellings.
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JudyA
Mariner
Alliance: House of Gilgalad
Last Visited: 20 Nov 2009
Joined: 16 May 2001
Posts: 7028
Location: Sydneeeeeeeeeeeeeey
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Posted: Mon Nov 9, 2009 10:52 pm |
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Oh Vana, really?!?! That must have made you feel so sad 
I did try the name thing on the Barrow Downs once too, but I recollect that what it came up with for me was kinda odd. Must go back and remind myself...
Worked for you, though!!!
Ilyda: I'm in Australia and I haven't really seen scrumpy here, either. But I do like cider anyway, and you can get scrumpy in regional pubs in the UK. I had some there years ago, and it's that I've been describing - homemade brew of that pub, with a heady scent of apples and a lovely rosy orange colour. 
*swoons just thinking about it*
Seemed like the most appropriate thing to be imbibing at the Splintered Chamberpot
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earendil81
Defy Gravity
Alliance: Stewards of Gondor
Last Visited: 18 Nov 2009
Joined: 04 Apr 2002
Posts: 3045
Location: in the middle of organizing a wedding, I let you guess
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:59 pm |
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Vana, I knew you did not like your birth names but I had no idea you were given male names
Ilyda, how do you pronounce your screen name? I tend to pronounce it [ee'leeda] but maybe [i'lyda] might be more accurate 
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Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know.
Writing
<-- Eari dressed to the nines for the latest Automn Bard Festival
Laesha and Eilathen in
The Expected Party
Heryngūr in
The Return of Thuringwethil
Class of 2002
Who can say if I've been changed for the better
I do believe I have been changed for the better
And because I knew you
I have been changed for good
Characters' Gallery
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Ilyda
Ranger of the North
Alliance: Dol Amroth
Last Visited: 14 Nov 2009
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 1063
Location: O-H! I-O!
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:14 pm |
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I always pronounced it [I-'lei-da] with the Y as a long i, but your way sounds pretty cool too, Eari. That's one I've not heard before. It sounds more refined your way.
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JudyA
Mariner
Alliance: House of Gilgalad
Last Visited: 20 Nov 2009
Joined: 16 May 2001
Posts: 7028
Location: Sydneeeeeeeeeeeeeey
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:44 am |
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Okay, get this:
Using my married name, it tells me that (according to the Red Book of Westmarch) I was an "Unwanted Umbarian". Charming.
Best name option is a not particularly Elven-sounding Elf name: Rūdhthoronwen. Not
bad
, but not mellifluous like Vana's!
If I use my maiden name, then the Red Book says I am an "Annoying Vanyar", if you please!!! Best name option is Rūdhardawen. *sighs*
Mr JudyA is a "Tragic Gardner" in the Red Book and conjures up the Elven name Balėheruion. Which has a certain ring to it. Poppet becomes Amandaliel, while the Little Fairy manages the quite impressive Pellaquįrė ... which I thought was kinda nice.
btw to get somewhat back on topic, I bought some organic British-made cider (no scrumpy to be found, sadly) this afternoon and had some with dinner. Not rosy-orange, but still a nice aroma and tasted pretty good
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Ilyda
Ranger of the North
Alliance: Dol Amroth
Last Visited: 14 Nov 2009
Joined: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 1063
Location: O-H! I-O!
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:06 am |
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Ooh, sounds good Judy. Cider is a little harder to find here in the States. It's not nearly as popular or easy to find as it is in the UK, which is a shame, since I rather like it.
My poem is finally up in the festival, yey. I got very wordy with it, in the end. I counted, and it's 68 lines, which may be the longest poem I've written in a very long time. It was a little slow going because I've never written in blank verse before, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, all in all. Sorry I'm a real downer on the mood, though.
I need to get ready real quick and head into work by 1pm (Ack!), so I'd better go.
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Vanaladiel
Ringbearer
Alliance: House of Thranduil
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 02 Feb 2002
Posts: 24641
Location: Beautiful Pacific Northwest
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:13 pm |
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I am a "don't tell me what I can or can not do" or "how to feel" kind of person so I took it as a challenge and rose above the names. Growing up ALL my teachers kept saying at the beginning of each school year "I was expecting a boy!" when they would meet the students and do role call each time.
The military tried to draft me!
My CAT/SAT scores always told them I would be a great mechanic.
I always got junk mail for Mr. that part I hated. Not anymore though.
That is just what I faced daily so I was thrilled with the opportunity to change my name. Now you can see why I do not even say what it used to be. Because now is what is important to me, not the past!!
But moving on I love going to the Barrows down site and just seeing how names translate out. It isn't truly accurate but it is fun!!
Rūdhthoronwen would be pronounced Roth thoron wen or closer to it!! I actually like it very much!! The DH sounds TH!
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erinhue
Warrior/Bard of Belfalas-Illuvatar's Bright Spirit
Alliance: Dol Amroth
Last Visited: 19 Nov 2009
Joined: 03 Aug 2000
Posts: 20336
Location: Just south of Ground Zero
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:25 pm |
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Sorry to have been absent but I've been a bit distracted lately. I suppose it is the time of year. Saturday marks 4 years and I can't believe that much time has passed. I said that this year I would bring Dan and spend the time with the In-laws. Not looking forward to that, not that they are not grand folks, I just would rather not see them, or anyone I guess.... but I did give my word and they are Dan's grandparents and he wants to see them. I shall return on Monday in better spririts I surely hope.
Be well and Be happy and if you got someone to love, hug tight to them.
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Faramir and Boromir dressed smart casual for the MoME Pagent |
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rwhen
Gettin' Older
Alliance: Grey Havens
Last Visited: 20 Nov 2009
Joined: 08 Aug 2001
Posts: 20483
Location: Daytrippin'
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:27 pm |
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You are in the hearts and minds of all of us at this difficult time.
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Love is as big or as little as a hug!!
I will always treasure and remember your appreciation. Thank you. -2007 WCA's
Overwhelmed by your support and appreciation. Thank you. - 2008 WCA's
The Expected Party!!
is now on the road to Gondor to celebrate. Join us.
Also trying to get
Tyg and Maedhros wed.
and getting into trouble with
Rally The Eldar.
Time out of Mind, forever bound to my Knight Ayslhyn
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JudyA
Mariner
Alliance: House of Gilgalad
Last Visited: 20 Nov 2009
Joined: 16 May 2001
Posts: 7028
Location: Sydneeeeeeeeeeeeeey
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:06 pm |
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Oh, darl.... I wondered what was up.
We're all with you in spirit  And we'll all be here for more  and when you get back.
Vana: They tried to draft you?! No wonder you were so glad to see the back of it. Dear me. btw I figured out the pronunciation of "my" name - know a little bit about Welsh, which is the root lang from which that name derives. A very melodious language, but full of little traps. 
Ilyda: I often resort to blank verse too, when I'm writing something serious. Rhyme just doesn't seem to work in that scenario. Oh, and you only need to go to the festival thread to find out what I thought about it
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