What do you "assign" to the Shire? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Holbytlass · 07-02-2005, 10:53 PM

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chocolate
rollercoasters

Lhunardawen · 07-03-2005, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Larien Telemnar

Chocolate: Light, Milk, Dark, White, any kind!

Unfortunately, white chocolate has been sent to Mordor.

There's only one thing I can think of right now...bubbles!

Holbytlass · 07-03-2005, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

Unfortunately, white chocolate has been sent to Mordor.

Muwahaha- by yours truly

I didn't mention it here because I was trying to keep things upbeat!

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-03-2005, 09:09 AM

I would assign patchwork and quilts to the Shire. With the Hobbits' love of bright colours and comfortable things, I can well imagine them sewing leftover bits of their clothing fabrics into cheerful patterns for blankets and other things. There would be cotton calicos for the summer, cozy wools for the winter, and the scraps of velvet (from the rich Hobbits' clothes) would be made into decorative crazy quilts, like those in Victorian days.

Quilting bees are a sociable activity I could easily imagine taking place in the Shire. At first thought, one might wonder if they'd have time to sew, what with meal preparation taking up so much of their day, but since the families were large, I'm sure some of them were able to pursue other handcrafts. I can see the Hobbit women and girls sitting around a quilting frame, gossiping about Bilbo's quirks or whether Rosie wasn't going to look for another fellow soon, now that that Samwise chap had disappeared so long - and the fact that the armour Merry and Pippin wore must be horribly uncomfortable and heavy...

I'm sure Tolkien would have approved, as he was all for handcrafts instead of industrial production!

Lathriel · 07-08-2005, 06:45 PM

This message should be sent to the Shire. My granparents are becoming hooked on LOTR!!!!!

07-02-2005, 10:53 PM	#1
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07-03-2005, 09:09 AM	#4
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I would assign patchwork and quilts to the Shire. With the Hobbits' love of bright colours and comfortable things, I can well imagine them sewing leftover bits of their clothing fabrics into cheerful patterns for blankets and other things. There would be cotton calicos for the summer, cozy wools for the winter, and the scraps of velvet (from the rich Hobbits' clothes) would be made into decorative crazy quilts, like those in Victorian days. Quilting bees are a sociable activity I could easily imagine taking place in the Shire. At first thought, one might wonder if they'd have time to sew, what with meal preparation taking up so much of their day, but since the families were large, I'm sure some of them were able to pursue other handcrafts. I can see the Hobbit women and girls sitting around a quilting frame, gossiping about Bilbo's quirks or whether Rosie wasn't going to look for another fellow soon, now that that Samwise chap had disappeared so long - and the fact that the armour Merry and Pippin wore must be horribly uncomfortable and heavy... I'm sure Tolkien would have approved, as he was all for handcrafts instead of industrial production! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

07-08-2005, 06:45 PM	#5
Lathriel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through Middle-Earth (Sadly in Alberta and not ME) Posts: 612	This message should be sent to the Shire. My granparents are becoming hooked on LOTR!!!!! __________________ Back again