Watching the fellowship of the rings (first part of Lord of the Rings) for this zillionth time with my daughter this Thanksgiving Eve (I am a LOTR fan from way back)but it is the first time the ten year old has seen it. Lines like Frodo saying: "I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened." and Gandalf replies: "So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” have me in all my nerdy glory sighing with the life wisdom and wonder of it all (and swooning over Aragorn, of course as my 23 year old daughter does same with Legolas) and the ten year old who has been up and down, in and out of the kitchen restless is finally heard to say (near the heart-wrenching end) "Is this over yet?". Sigh.
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Susan, Thank you for visiting my Quiet Country House. I came over to meet you and right off the bat I see that we have something in common! I'm a LOTR fan from way back as well. We often rewatch the movie series over Christmas break... although this year I think we are marathoning the Firefly series.
How nice to meet you! Happy Thanksgiving (a day late) to you and yours.
Oh, and to re-read the books is a regular pleasure - well, every few years, anyway - although I admit to skipping over all the Elvish songs; there's so much more in there that couldn't fit into the films.
Bragg Hill!!
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