Hello all!

Starting tomorrow, it looks as though I will be offline at the house for a while--I am not sure for how long--it could be anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. I will try to go to the library to do stuff, but I will not be as available as I have been. Emails may pile up, and any posting will be intermittent at best. I am hoping my semi-absence will be brief, but since I'm not sure, I am going to try and set things up in advance.

I am going to post the lotr_community April challenge today, but in order to expedite things, I will make it so that you do not have to wait for me to send out prompts.

I suggest that if you have any questions you send them to Cathleen (or to Dawn if they are of a technical nature).

I'm sorry this is happening right in the middle of B2MeM. I hope to have time to catch up on your stories during Reading Week. And I may have time to finish a few stories and post them from the library.

In more pleasant news: I got to see TH:AUJ today. My son got me the DVD (It's the combo pack that includes the DVD, the Blu-ray, and the Ultra-violet whatever that is.) and he and his girlfriend and her kids came over to watch it with me and have lunch; they just left a few minutes ago. It was a wee bit more hectic than watching it at the theater, but still, lots of fun. And I am so proud of Sophie--she behaved beautifully with the kids, and we only had to shut her in the bedroom while we ate lunch. Miss Belladonna mostly hid.

I'd also like to signal boost the following community. It is having a "prompt fest" to which you can request plot-bunnies for stories set in The Hobbit. They are accepting gen prompts as well as pairing prompts, and have several of those requested already. You can post your prompt requests between now and March 26. The great part? You do not have to claim a prompt to write in order to request a prompt! (Of course, they hope you will, but it is not a requirement.) So if there is a special story you'd like to see written, but you don't think you have time to write yourself, this is a great thing to take part in!

Here's the link to check it out!
Hobbit's Tale Prompt Fest

Would anyone care to give my essay for the August non-fiction challenge the once-over?

It's a little over 2,600 words.

I finally finished my appliqued pillow, "Eagle Interventions".
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I have two poems in the lotr_community April challenge:

Sestina for Pippin

and

The Ballad of Captain Fatty (or How Fatty Popped the Pimple)

We have several other wonderful poems entered as well. Check them out: here!

I've been trying to get into LJ almost all day! Was it down for anyone else?

Anyway, here are my two latest entries for Back to Middle-earth Month:


Here is my piece for March 29, another calligraphed art piece:

"Samwise at Cirith Ungol"

Here is my offering for March 30, a poem:

Meriadoc and Peregrin, S.R. 1484

I can't believe there is only one more day to go! Wow!

Here is my story for March 25:

What Goes Around

Here is my entry for March 23:

There was echo of song

Here is my story for March 20:

In a Pinch

Still haven't finished March 18, but here is March 19:

Listening for Returning Feet

Here is my story for March 15:

A Visit with Cousin Hugo