[Faenaduial]

Well it has been weather for hiking but I will be out and about both Saturday and Sunday and hope to log a few miles come rain or snow. Here are my answers to the survey.

1. Which of the four hobbits (Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin) do you identify with the most?
Frodo

2. Why? He has some very elvish tendencies.

3. Is there another hobbit besides those four that you identify with more? Bilbo, I love his stories, poems and songs.

4. Where did that hobbit come from? (Fanfic? RPG? Tolkien?) I think we all know.

5. What's your favorite walking song? I don't have a favorite song. What I sing depends on my mood and the area I'm hiking through.

6. What's your favorite Middle-Earth walking song?

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can ...

7. Do you sing it to a tune? Which one/where did you get it? I sing it to a tune I made up which seems to fit pretty well.

8. What's your primary method of getting to Rivendell? (Walking, running, biking... etc.)
Hiking

9. Secondary method of getting to Rivendell? (walking running etc.) Walking.

10. If you had a Shire-pony what would you name him or her? Starlight.

11. Besides the usual camping & travel stuff, what single special item is in your hobbit-knapsack and why? A sketch pad and pencils.

12. Are you travelling alone or with other Rivendell walkers, and do they have hobbit-alter-egos? My daughter and best friend, one elf and one hobbit, walk with me often and are thinking of joining the challenge.

13. Many of you have or will post quotes from the book about walking-- but for this quiz, pick one that stands out the most in your mind, and then tell us why you like it or what it means to you. I don't have my books with me to look up the quote but it is about walking out the front door. I will look it up and post later.

14. In hobbit-society, have you come of age yet (33) or not? Yes, however since I'm an elf I have not come of age (50) yet (thank goodness)!

What you can/cannot tolerate/enjoy about the Shire that we're leaving behind: I love the way hobbits enjoy the little every day things.

15. Pipes: yes or no? Not for me but I don't mind if you wish to light up.

16. Ale: yes or no? No thank you. Wine please.

17. Gardens: Yes or no? If yes, would you rather walk through, or weed & dig?

Yes and yes. I enjoy gardening and walking through them.

18. Living below ground: yes or no? I prefer above ground but underground is okay if necessary.

19. Dancing the Sprinkle Ring: yes or no? Yes to any and all dancing.

20. Huge parties: yes or no? Oh, yeh parties. The more the better.

21. What you like the least about The Shire?
Nosy neighbors.

22. Where you would want your summer cottage (or smial)? On the banks of the Brandywine.

23. Where you would settle in for the winter?
I would want to stay with the Tooks. I think we would have a jolly time.

24. What would your hobbittish proffession be? I would want to have one of the most noble professions in the Shire, cook!

25. This one is for Dragoneyes: Will you try walking barefoot at some point, and what is your plan for doing it safely? Once the weather is warmer I will take to walking on the beach!