"For so it seemed to them: Lórien was slipping backward, like a bright ship masted with enchanted trees, sailing on to forgotten shores, while they sat helpless upon the margin of the grey and leafless world." ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

I have analyzed my decorating issues and I have determined that the only solution is to get bigger bookshelves.

5yo nephew: What's that book you're reading? Me: Lord of the Rings. It's really good. Nephew: Can you read it to me? Me: Well...it would take a really long time to read it all. Nephew: You could just read half.

This is the content I come here to see.

This is also the content I come here to see.

By their fruits you shall know them... and the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

The neverending dilemma of do I keep working on the current WIP or do I dive straight into my shiny, new idea? (I'll keep working on the current WIP, but it's always too tempting. 😑)

So maybe reading "The Departure of Boromir" when you're already emotionally drained isn't such a great idea. Unless you WANT to cry.

I really enjoyed this one and this is a great price!

Not to be one of those people, but no matter how you look at it, it doesn't make sense to start the 12 Days of Christmas on December 1. (And anyway, the 12 Days of Christmas start ON Christmas and changing the date to use it as a marketing gimmick is kind of annoying.)

The Nativity scene!!!!

Full disclosure: This is my blocking policy, too. Then I feel bad when I see people upset that they were blocked by people who have never interacted with them, because I'm actually way more likely to block someone who's trolling one of my moots than someone who's trolling me. 👀

I got to take a snowy walk. 🥰❄️

I always keep my coats in my bathroom. And two bathtubs in the same room is soo handy. Plus combining the huge walk and the guest suite and putting it in the same room as the family/dining/great room is sheer genius. Not sure about the huge wakmin closet, though.

I really didn't expect Anna Karenina to include, amongst other themes, the message "Don't do drugs, kids."

This is so cool!

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