Monthly Archives: October 2018

Tolkien quotes, again

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Having recently re-read The Lord of the Rings, I found a lot of subtle humour in the first volume, especially whenever Gandalf and Pippin, or Sam and Strider, are together. I don’t know why I noticed it more this time … Continue reading →

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Above all shadows rides the Sun

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

At about five minutes to two on the afternoon of Wednesday the twenty-ninth of August, I was coming around the corner between the bakery and the place I’d parked my car, to get my lunch. As I turned, I saw … Continue reading →

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Work and woolsacks

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Today is the beginning of Fall Break, where I get exactly two days off of class. Still, it’s four days in a row where I don’t go to school, so that’s nice. It’s about time. We have our first concert … Continue reading →

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Fire and fleet and candlelight, part I

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

WordPress Reader readers are advised this and the previous post are mostly pictures linked to Pinterest and may not show up, etc. Also I hope to have a substantive sort of post later in the week, but if it’s what … Continue reading →

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Fire and fleet and candlelight, part II

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

(EDITED TO ADD: the astute among you will have noticed that this is a “part II” for which there is no “part I”. This is because I can’t keep things straight, as usual. In my desire to post twice a … Continue reading →

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Small SCA dump

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

I haven’t been active in the local things lately, from shire meetings on up, and I don’t think I’ll get to an even besides SUN the rest of this year, if that, but I do have a couple of things … Continue reading →

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