tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719547749348746152024-03-19T06:39:33.673+02:00Pycella's TalesPycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-17183510232389573922020-12-28T10:49:00.002+02:002020-12-28T10:54:06.203+02:00A short lecture on ale brewing and ale tasting<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3xGWp3F9QQcBxdJvW_EEbGtDNGW9ofafZEFLOSEgKqFvAL0X4IEsZNRurnlyslEstxso06glmwUonp8LNblSJTHWGnYvB9KOc8nTjxqC5R9Y4PKHaT9oGCcpUoUcFjQRU5mpA3D1jPw/s1903/Tired+waitress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1903" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3xGWp3F9QQcBxdJvW_EEbGtDNGW9ofafZEFLOSEgKqFvAL0X4IEsZNRurnlyslEstxso06glmwUonp8LNblSJTHWGnYvB9KOc8nTjxqC5R9Y4PKHaT9oGCcpUoUcFjQRU5mpA3D1jPw/w640-h332/Tired+waitress.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p>It's yule, and we have to celebrate it with some food and drink! Here's a short ale brewing lecture I held at the Green Dragon Foreyule Party on 18th December 2020.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ale Brewing and Ale Tasting </b></p><p><i>A short lecture by Pycella</i></p><p><i> </i><br /></p><p>As yer know, I am a pie seller by profession, but lately, I have also tried my luck in brewing ales!<br />And I have been lucky too. Not sure if luck has somet to do with it though... but aye. I’ll quickly introduce yer to the brewing itself.</p><p><br />To brew ale, yer need water, malted grains, hops, yeast and patience. Lots of patience. And maybe some nice, additional things to spice things up. Brewing consists of several steps: In my small-scale burrow brewing, the main phases are mashing, boiling, and conditioning. And lots of washing… You see, keeping things clean is very important in ale brewing. Yer might need to hire a professional dishwasher, or just anyone who turns up last at yer ale tasting… If yer don't keep things clean, yer ale might not taste good at all.<br /> </p><p>So here’s what I do when I brew ale: I warm up the water to a certain temperature, and then add the malted grains. During the mashing, the starches of the grains will turn into sugars that the yeast can “eat” during the fermentation. The more sugars, the more alcohol there will be. The mashing will greatly influence the body of the ale, its richness. Then the grains are filtered and we will have this sweet liquid called “wort”. Next comes the boiling phase when hops are added to the wort. The hops balance the sweetness of the wort with their bitterness. Depending on their variety, they can add an earthy, spicy or fruity flavour to the ale. Yer can also add other spices during the boiling phase, like yule spices… or even biscuits! If you ever need to keep yer biscuits safe from others, yer can hide them in yer ale! After boiling comes the cooldown phase. When the ale is at room temperature, it’s safe to add the yeast.<br /> </p><p>Then the ale will be fermented for a few weeks. This is when the sugars are turned into alcohol. After fermentation, we still need to condition the ale. For that, we will add some more sugar to the ale and let it condition in a keg or bottles. During conditioning, air bubbles will form. This usually takes another few weeks. So the largest part of ale brewing is actually waiting…<br /> </p><p><b>Ale tasting </b><br /></p><p>By now, I am sure yer all ready to wet yer whistles, so I have brought some ales for tasting. I am myself, after all this lecturing… I'll taste them now and analyse them fer yer!<br /><br />I have poured my ale samples in small glasses. Now, ale tasting is an art, so let me tell yer how it's done properly. Before tasting, we inspect the ale visually, that means with yer eyes only! Then, yer can take a good sip and keep the ale in yer mouth for a moment. And after that, yer can swallow it. This way, yer should be able to catch all the characteristics of the ale. After tasting one ale, eat a slice of bread or drink water to cleanse yer palate.</p><p><br />And NOW let’s start with the fun part: the tasting itself! I'll start with the <i>Yule Biscuit Brew</i>. It's a dark ale, a thick creamy foam and a yule biscuit on top. It’s a stout spiced with gingerbread! A tempting yule scent is rising from the glass… Some sweet secrets are hidden beneath that creamy foam on top!<br />Let’s have a taste... So sweet and rich! This tastes like liquid gingerbread.<br /> </p><p>Let’s cleanse our palates before our next ale. For our next ale, we have <i>The Garden Dwarves’ Yule Surprise</i>. Here it is: dark brown ale and light foam on top. It’s a brown ale spiced with cinnamon, cloves, star anise and other yule seasonings. It’s not as dark as the previous ale. There's a lovely yule scent too! I'll take a sip... Oh, a perfect combination of yule flavours! That foam gives yer a small beard too… a garden dwarves’ surprise, indeed!<br /><br />Now, last but not the least, we have the <i>Bounders’ Porter</i>, a very dark ale with thick foam. Porters are actually very similar to stouts, as yer can assume from the dark colour. Porters are basically dark ales that are popular among porters, hence the name too. And they have a high alcohol content, hence they are popular among bounders too. I'll inspect this <i>Bounders’ porter</i> by taking a sip... Dear me! This is certainly as strong as any bounder… Oh, and there's a hint of coffee. I added a small amount of fresh coffee during the fermentation. Just to help them bounders stay awake a bit longer…<br /><br /><br />That’s about it! Thanks for attending this short ale lecture and ale tasting.<br /> </p>Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-19001767270050660022020-11-07T10:24:00.000+02:002020-11-07T10:24:59.985+02:00The Hobbity Yule Calendar 2020 is coming!<p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t5rCIOcjEEF1A4llDMNPBioTB2r3DAAZ-hb1PiPpVc0BwMueqw0dUGlQrrflO5ghtyvvW4JtI7bXfuML2mYGAchHZRqR-OhacutneDYf7-dApJlCEo5jnmjj0GE0Pjg_Fyi1fcVjwKY/s1782/Almi+and+children.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4t5rCIOcjEEF1A4llDMNPBioTB2r3DAAZ-hb1PiPpVc0BwMueqw0dUGlQrrflO5ghtyvvW4JtI7bXfuML2mYGAchHZRqR-OhacutneDYf7-dApJlCEo5jnmjj0GE0Pjg_Fyi1fcVjwKY/w640-h234/Almi+and+children.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It's time to share the hobbity yule cheer again! </p><p><br /></p><p>The hobbity yule calendar is soon here! In the past three years, we have put together a yule calendar, sharing yule-themed pictures, recipes, songs, poems and videos to others each day from 1st to 24th December. All who feel like hobbits at heart can send entries and help everyone build a merry mood during these challenging times.<br /></p><p>Here are some examples of entries:<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> A yule-themed picture, LOTRO screenshot, slideshow, drawing, or a video made by you</li><li> A yule poem, story, or a song</li><li> An introduction to a local yule tradition you’d like to share to other hobbits</li><li> Your favourite yule recipe</li><li> Yule decoration ideas, riddles, games…<br /></li></ul><p><br />Feel free to get creative as well! Each entry is valuable, so don’t be shy to share your stuff. For inspiration, you can take a look at the previous Yule calendars which are stored <a href="https://hobbitycalendar.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html">here</a>.<br /></p><p>Let the Quickpost deliver your entries to<b> pycellawoodberry(a)gmail.com</b>. Please send your entries as early as you can, so that the calendar preparations can be made in time.</p><p>Please help us make the hobbity Yule calendar and spread cheer among hobbits and other folks! </p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>The collective entry for 2020: show us your yule cards!</b><br /><br />In addition to the normal entries, we also publish a special collective entry: a yule-themed slideshow with pictures sent by the LOTRO community members. Earlier, folks have sent pictures of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJrQ888LEbo">yule trees </a>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojk-wA6zM_Q">yule food</a>. This year, we would like to see yule cards! Show us in pictures the yule cards you have received or sent yourself. Maybe you even have crafted some by yourself? Now is the perfect time to cheer someone up with a merry yule card.<br /></p><p>Before you send the picture, please make sure that the picture is taken/owned by you, and/or you have permission to use it. If you wish, you can tell where you live (state/country) – we might add the information to the slideshow. It is always nice to see how widely spread the community is!<br /><br />Please send your yule card pictures to Pycella (see address above) on <b>15th December </b>at the latest. <br /></p>Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-38272352723742588202020-10-29T14:17:00.001+02:002020-10-29T14:17:28.418+02:00Picnic Pie<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUnTpJOWNl0EVAxdtPkLpAe7aZjK6TXdffKLY9bDhPQFdfKGS8Od1CVDY6FLxLrgdW8qom5HWr6gUKbZZgXLk5afyc3EeMuE-kpEeEYjHjQGoGQ9zqHuWRrLANkj3QzuVt1ntWvICyw8/s1491/Strollers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1491" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUnTpJOWNl0EVAxdtPkLpAe7aZjK6TXdffKLY9bDhPQFdfKGS8Od1CVDY6FLxLrgdW8qom5HWr6gUKbZZgXLk5afyc3EeMuE-kpEeEYjHjQGoGQ9zqHuWRrLANkj3QzuVt1ntWvICyw8/w640-h408/Strollers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>‘Twas midsummer in the Southern Farthing<br />One pleasant mornin’ in the month of June<br />As I was gardenin’, I heard her singin’<br />She came down hummin’ a sweet picnic tune</i></p><p><i></i></p><p><i>Her song was lovely, yet it made me hungry<br />My belly rumbled loud, and I had to sigh<br />But in her basket was a well-kept secret:<br />She’d brought a homemade sweet picnic pie</i></p><p><br /><i><i>Chorus:<br />She had no jools, no costly diamonds<br />She had the fairest eyes as blue as sky<br />Her touch felt warmer than the summer sunlight<br />And in her basket was a picnic pie</i><br /><br />We sat for hours among the flowers<br />I munched the picnic pie and enjoyed her song<br />But as the night fell, she bade me farewell<br />And like that pie we ate, the spell was gone<br /></i></p><p><i><i>Chorus:<br />She had no jools, no costly diamonds<br />She had the fairest eyes as blue as sky<br />Her touch felt warmer than the summer sunlight<br />And in her basket was a picnic pie</i> <br /></i></p><p><i> ...</i></p><p><i> </i><br /></p><p><b>About the song</b></p><p>Here are the first song lyrics I have written for the Songburrow Strollers, another kinship band of the Grand Order. Surprise, surprise: it's a pie song again! The song is best sung to Galway Shawl. Below my favourite version of the song, although it's a longer version than the one I wrote the lyrics for. Feel free to create lyrics for the missing verses!<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xvqnRGrPXKY" width="320" youtube-src-id="xvqnRGrPXKY"></iframe></div><br /><p><i>Dervish - The Galway Shawl (feat. Steve Earle)</i><br /></p>Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-28818454328389844032020-10-29T12:26:00.000+02:002020-10-29T12:26:08.661+02:00Pieland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV42UBEz1TLrkf00ykuhdCftAanbTr2d4aEGsPB6Ff8y6iPr_kULPlz12swBhfJ6Rf6K2c2jquqtZHiAcf0mE4o5IG-KN9YXhDqt6_s6ocxkkfPy5mKfrg2WaOOuGjJA6AZSdbcCU5jTM/s1242/Hungry+hobbits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1242" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV42UBEz1TLrkf00ykuhdCftAanbTr2d4aEGsPB6Ff8y6iPr_kULPlz12swBhfJ6Rf6K2c2jquqtZHiAcf0mE4o5IG-KN9YXhDqt6_s6ocxkkfPy5mKfrg2WaOOuGjJA6AZSdbcCU5jTM/w640-h332/Hungry+hobbits.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><i>When I was just a restless hobbit lass<br />I heard the call of exciting foreign lands <br />I decided to get out and leave my home behind me<br />I ended up in the busy town of Bree<br />It seemed the right fit for me<br />Much to do, much to see, it was so very thrilling<br /><br />Yet I found out: there is one thing<br />I miss the most of all:<br />The pies of the Shire<br />They are quite unequalled<br />So I am heading to my home sweet home<br />To enjoy the pies of my dreams<br />Come and join me, if you please<br /><br />I am going to the Pieland<br />Ruled by pies of the highest quality<br />Full of comfort of the best sort<br />That's my kind of pie<br />I am going to the Pieland<br />Where pies lie on every windowsill<br />Pies aplenty<br />That's all I need<br />All I need<br /><br />In the Pieland, when I was a child<br />I remember the first time I ate a pie<br />That sweet taste made to last<br />As my dearest memory<br />Pies are the heart of every merry feast<br />They cheer up everyone from west to east<br />Berry tarts, mushroom pies<br />All you can desire<br /><br />Take my hand, pounce to Pieland<br />Shire pies wait for you<br />Loved by pierates, grumpy gaffers<br />Boffins, Baggins, Grubbs and Tooks<br />Let’s go back to home sweet home<br />To enjoy the pies of our dreams<br />Come and join me, if you please<br /><br />I am going to the Pieland<br />Ruled by pies of the highest quality<br />Full of comfort of the best sort<br />That's my kind of pie<br />I am going to the Pieland<br />Where pies lie on every windowsill<br />Pies aplenty<br />That's all I need<br />I love my Pieland, it's the best land<br />You see<br /><br />Come Pieland, I can promise<br />It keeps you merry for eternity<br /><br />I am going to the Pieland<br />Ruled by pies of the highest quality<br />Full of comfort of the best sort<br />That's my kind of pie<br />I am going to the Pieland<br />Where pies lie on every windowsill<br />Pies aplenty<br />That's all I need<br />I love my Pieland, it's the best land<br />You see<br />My Pieland<br />Pies aplenty<br />It’s all I need<br />All I need<br />It’s all I need<br />All I need</i><br /> </p><p><b>About the song</b> <br /></p><p>I love the Highland song by Blackmore's Night and wanted to make ingame lyrics for it. The original lyrics gave me inspiration to turn it into a song about Pieland, also known as the Shire. Here's the original tune, hum along!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mZC_PT6g6Kk" width="320" youtube-src-id="mZC_PT6g6Kk"></iframe></div><br /><p><i>Blackmore's Night - Highland</i> <br /></p>Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-92192270144410136322020-07-03T11:40:00.000+03:002020-07-03T11:40:14.782+03:00The Mystery of the Missing Rug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It all began on a busy
Friday night at the Dragon. Miss Pycella was waitressing once again, trying to
compensate for all the mess she had done in the past at the inn. However,
things would soon get even messier because, during that same night, Potty’s tab
got mysteriously lost. Barmy was furious and blamed Pycella for losing the tab
notes. He demanded that Pycella would pay a hefty sum for the tab or waitress
at the Dragon for evermore (supposing she wouldn’t lose any more tab notes).
However, as Pycella was once more sitting in her garden and holding her belly,
she came up with a plan. Namely, all that belly holding had led to some baby
rumours which had reached the ears of Pycella’s uncle Toggo. He wanted to send
their family heirloom rug for the new-born. Well, don’t ask me why. Babies need
rugs, eh? Anyway, Pycella thought that she could trade this rug for the missing
tab and save herself from the eternal waitressing duties. Now she only had to
wait for the Quickpost to deliver the rug safely to the Dragon… Surely nothing
would go wrong there!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">And yes, we can always
rely on the Quickpost when it comes to losing deliveries. They managed to bring
the rug all the way to Michel Delving, but then it got mysteriously lost.
Pycella was devastated, but she didn’t want to give up. So she asked her
friends to come and search the missing rug with her.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">On Sunday 28<sup>th</sup>
June, Pycella was standing in front of the Quickpost office, waiting for
potential rug searchers. She didn’t need to wait for long. One by one, hobbits
popped up in front of the post office, some streaming from the road, some
pouring down from the roofs. Fidgit rolled to the scene and asked if they all
would get free drinks on Potty’s tab afterwards. And then came Potty who had
tried to recruit some bounders for the search, but they were too busy standing around
their statue. One bounder came though: master Piper who had gotten a permission
to help out with the search. There was also Davlo, Saelo, Amorey, Dulcena,
Demelsa, Nimelia, Simbo, Nannie, Lina, Tibba, Nonette, Wildigard, Acorne, Aodhfin,
Gammer, Nawagrim… Twenty hobbits! “With this many hobbits about, that rug is
gonna have a hard time staying in hiding”, Miss Nonette noted. Many asked if
there were any news of the missing rug. Davlo suspected that the culprit was
Barmy himself, while Fidgit wondered if it was the mayor who was standing close
to the post office. Miss Dulcena looked around at the crowd and said: “With so
many folks out here, maybe we can all make a new rug if we can’t find the
missing one.” Nimelia shook her head. “I don’t make rugs, I just arrest rug
thieves.” Nonette added: “Also, that sounds like hard work.” Nawagrim seemed
well prepared for anything, wearing his helmet for some reason. “Yer dressed
quite robust for a rug search, Nawagrim!” noted Miss Lina who had just leaped down
from the nearby roof. “I thought it sounded dangerous!” Nawagrim explained
while cautiously looking at Gammer who was wielding a mean-looking fish, ready
to slap any rug thieves. “I recommend stayin’ on her good side,” noted Piper,
nodding at Gammer. Saelo said that someone should grab the fish, and for a
moment, there was some confusion if the fish was the official suspect in the
rug investigation. “There is somet fishy goin’ on with that rug!” Potty agreed.
Lina suggested that they could all just skip the rug search and look for Potty’s
missing tab instead, but Potty just shook his head and waved a finger at Lina,
saying: “Priorities, Miss Lina! Priorities!” The argument didn’t have a chance
to proceed into the phase involving flying rotten apples, as Pycella pounced onto
the edge of the nearby flowerbed and shouted to get everyone’s attention. The
rug search had officially begun!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After thanking
everyone for coming, Pycella quickly recapped the events that had led her to
this trouble. The hobbits listened and whispered amongst themselves. With all
this “never give up” spirit, Pycella seemed well set for eternal waitressing
duties, Miss Lina noted. Then, Pycella looked at the crowd. “Anyway, we need
some folks of intelligence on this sort of mission. Quest. Thing.” Nonette
shouted: “You’ve come to the right place!” Suddenly, Pycella drew a small pie
slicer out from her skirts and held it in the air, trying to look like some
brave rug raid leader. “What say you?” she asked and took a dramatic pause.
“What say you?” she repeated. “Thing!” Miss Lina shouted back, and someone blew
a trumpet. “One rug to rule them all!” Amorey shouted. “Sure I am intelli…
smart,” Miss Acorne nodded. Miss Pycella looked pleased. “Now, maybe we go and
see if we all fit in to that Quickpost office?” she suggested. Everyone nodded.
“We really could use a rug shot, so we know what it looks like,” Shirriff
Nimelia commented in her professional manner, as they walked in.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Suddenly the small
Quickpost office was fully packed with hobbits, many of them staring at the rug
on the floor. “THERE’s a rug!” Nimelia said, pointing at the large blue rug on
the office floor. “Needs the roll test though,” Fidgit said and rolled on the
rug, trying his best to not knock anyone down. “Funny they lost it right here,”
Nawagrim wondered and scratched his helmet head. However, Pycella sighed and
shook her head. “Nope, this is not it…” she said. “The lost rug was a green
one.” Saelo smiled. “Green one? That’s what I call taste!” Nimelia took a
poetic pose and wondered: “What mean thug would steal a green rug?” Tibba had
an idea: “Perhaps we could drop a couple of green dyes while nobody is looking?”
That caught Simbo’s attention: “Green dyes? I can make some!”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">At that point, Pycella
had walked to the Quickpost lad who has taking care of the office and poked him
gently. “He’s in for a scolding,” Miss Lina noted. Pycella cleared her throat.
“So, you said that the rug was lost when it reached Michel Delving?” The Quickpost
lad sighed: “Yes, it came fine to our post office, but then it disappeared
mysteriously. I think it was stolen! That’s what the bounders found out before
they departed for the inn for further innspections. The burglar left some clues
though. The bounders found this where the rug package had been. It’s covered in
something very sticky, like glue,” told the lad, holding out a small, dirty
note in his hand. “A true glue clue!” Lina said, while others wondered if it
was slug glue. “The plot comes unglued!” Nimelia said. “Was there anything
else?” Pycella asked the lad who shook his head: “Nothing much. However, I have
heard that there have been traces of this mysterious glue all over Michel
Delving. It seems that the culprit is here, somewhere.” Nonette said it sounded
like their smallest cousin, though she’d not be able to lift a rug. Simbo was
busy inspecting a box for pies and Piper wondered if the rug chopped up and
turned into something else, looking at Saelo’s backpack suspiciously.
Meanwhile, Pycella inspected the note that had stuck into her hand. It wasn’t
Potty’s tab, it was too small to be that one. Moreover, it had riddles written
all over. Before anyone would pull the rug from under everyone’s feet and dye
it green, Pycella suggested she would read the first riddle (that might lead to
their rug and culprit). “A ruggle?” Miss Tibba pondered, and Nonette got into
her riddle solving pose. Before Pycella had a chance to open her mouth, someone
already guessed the answer was “duck”, the traditional answer to any riddle
imaginable. Pycella shook her head and read the riddle out loud:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“I reckon a toad wrote
that note,” Fidgit concluded. “Toads are sticky.” A teapot of love? Ears? Old
friends? Quite vague hints! Nimelia sighed. “That rug is doomed.” Pycella
scratched her head. “Is there a place in Michel Delving with all these things
present?” she wondered. “Maybe old friends hang out in the Inn!” Nonette
suggested. “Can’t be wrong ter check an inn,” Tibba agreed. Nimelia said that
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So they all headed
towards the Bird and Baby, closest inn to the post office. On their way,
Nimelia patted her pickaxe and noted that they could turn over every stone in
Delving until they found either a teapot, or the rug. “Never seen hobbits move
so fast,” Miss Demelsa observed as the thirsty hobbits streamed into the inn.
There were some fine rugs at the inn too, but they were all red. Nimelia walked
straight to the counter. “Right, I’ll have the usual! Oh, no, wait, I am here
on business.” Many hobbits were heavily occupied at the counter, inspecting the
ale kegs of love, ordering riddle solving ales, pie, and whatnot. “Can I order
a green rug? That would speed things up,” Nimelia said. Piper the Bounder was
inspecting a pint of Carlo’s finest. Some hobbits headed to the back room and
spotted something in the corner. A rabbit! “He must have good hearing!” Lina
noted. She also spotted a lovely teapot with a heart on it on the nearby table.
“There’s some old fellas nattering here,” Nonette said, pointing at the elderly
hobbits standing in the room. “Anybodee carry a rug past ya?” Miss Acorne
asked. Simbo pondered if the rabbit ate the rug. Piper looked at the old
fellows in the room. “I know these chaps. Bookworm types. They’d never take a
rug, unless there was something to read on the backside of it.” Pycella walked
to the teapot and peeked inside. There was something there! “Tea?” Tibba asked.
“Oooooh ale?” Master Aodhfin asked hopefully. Pycella then pulled out some sticky
pine needles. “Pine? No Pie?” Simbo sighed. Pycella shook her head. The needles
had stuck to her hand. “You’ve started a collection, Pycella!” Nonette giggled.
“I’ll not shake Pycella’s hand today...” Lina nodded. When Piper was inspecting
a book one of the bookworms was reading, the others wondered if there was a
pine tree in Michel Delving. Well, maybe they could get more clues by looking
at the other riddles in that sticky note? Pycella read the next one.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Ah, the forge?” Tibba
said. “Anywhere Nimelia is...” Lina said, looking at Nimelia who was already
clutching a forging hammer in her hand. “Just tell me what you need hammered!”
she said with excitement. Miss Acorne scratched her head: “A vault has
treasures!” Nonette nodded: “Maybe it’s the vault-keeper fellow. He’s the
thief! I knew it.” Yet Pycella thought the answer might not be that
straight-forward. “Is there another place with a hammer, than the forge?” she pondered.
“The auction house,” Nannie noted. “Ah, that’s a great idea, Nannie,” Nonette
agreed. “Oh! And treasures abound at the auction house!” Dulcena added. The
eager hobbits headed for the auction house, yet some could not pass the counter
without ordering more drinks for the road. “An ale, and fast!” Lina shouted at
Carlo, pounding her fist on the counter like an auctioneer. Others were
shouting their orders of drinks and snacks with a pace that made Pycella happy
that she wasn’t waitressing at this inn (as of yet). Nimelia was waving her
hammer at Carlo. “An ale and a snack for the road! Half a hog should do!” When
all were set, they continued to the auction house that was on the other side of
Michel Delving. Good that everyone had something to drink and munch on their
way. Piper had taken the other half of Nimelia’s hog. Pycella hadn’t ordered
anything, because it would have stuck to her hand too. The hobbits strolled
through the night-time town, all finding their way to the auction house in the
end. “A drink is very distracting for adventurous Hobbitses” Saelo noted,
sipping his homemade ale that he carried in his backpack. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">At the auction house,
there were rugs, but wrong colour again. There was a small green piece of cloth
over the auctioneer’s stand, but it was too small for a rug. “It won’t grow
like my belly either,” Pycella grinned. “The thief wouldn’t have auctioned it
off by chance?” Dulcena wondered. “Whatever the highest bid is, I DOUBLE it!”
The others were also interested in the auctions. “Can we bid on pies?” Fidgit
asked. Amorey hopped behind auctioneer’s stand and shouted: “Going once, going
twice, SOLD! to the chubby hobbit with gravy stains,” pointing at Simbo. “Err..
Which chubby hobbit with the gravy stains?” Potty asked, looking at his stained
old tunic. Wildigard was fuelling Piper the with some take-away mead, wine and
ale. Meanwhile, Lina had spotted a box in the middle of coin piles. “Hey, here
is treasure in plain sight!” she shouted. All gathered around the box, at least
those who were not busy with bidding on pies and eating snacks. Pycella looked
into the box and pulled out some pumpkin pieces, all sticky with glue. “Bah not
a sausage...” Fidgit sighed. Pycella shivered. “I lost my appetite for today.” The
pumpkin pieces got stuck in Pycella’s hands too. Everyone else was scratching
their heads. Was someone making a sticky slug pumpkin pie? This was getting
very mysterious! “So someone broke a pumpkin then tried to glue it back
together?” Piper wondered. Lina grinned. “It’d be fun when someone bit into it,”
she said, and Piper nodded: “I tried that on my folks once. Spent a week pulling
weeds.” Then Pycella remembered that there was still one more riddle in the
note that was stuck to her hand. Maybe that would lead them further? She read
it out loud:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Very tricky! Was there
a bull somewhere in Michel Delving? Maybe at the Stables? Nannie said that
there are some cows by the road to Little Delving. Maybe it meant those? Or
maybe there was a bull at Sandson’s farm? “Maybe it’s not a real bull?” Pycella
thought. “Bullseye, some sort of archery-type place?” Dulcena suggested. “The
training halls,” Amorey nodded. The halls were almost next door, so the hobbits
decided to check. “I still reckon it has something to do with sausages,” Fidgit
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The hobbits walked to
the training halls, eating most of poor Hugo Broadbelt’s pie on their way in. Once
inside, everyone started to inspect the place. “Where’s the bull?” asked
Fidgit, probably ready to eat it. Piper straightened his hat and walked to some
trainers. “These two fellas look mighty suspicious. Where were you when Pycella’s
rug was stolen? Huh?! I ought to put you in the lockholes. I’ve got my eye on
you. and don’t you forget it!” Potty greeted his former trainer Lilabet and
then spotted something nearby. “Oh! A bow! Yer think they will let me try one?”
he asked hopefully. And there, a bullseye target for archers! “The bull is
here! Or rather his eye,” Nimelia observed. “Training dummies are filled with
straw. And there’s three of them,” Gammer noted, pointing her fish at the
training hall dummies. “Might be someone should interrogate these straw dummies
then. One of them could be the culprit,” Miss Dulcena suggested. Before anyone
could stop her, Lina was smacking one of the dummies. “Yer questioning the
dummies, Lina?” Pycella asked. “Well, I wanted to hit somet...” Lina shrugged.
Then Pycella saw something on the floor next to the dummies. “Something fell
off the dummy when miss Lina hit it” she said. “Not stuck very well then. It’s
probably safe!” Nonette suspected. Everyone held their breath (except for
Piper, who was still interrogating the trainers) while Pycella lifted a mathom
from the floor, also sticky with glue. “I’m glad it was not a red pointy hat
that fell of that dummy!” Potty grinned. “Gluethon, it seems,” Saelo observed.
It must belong to the mathom house! However, the glue mystery was still
unglued. “Does all this glue mean we should stick together? I am bamboozled!”
Saelo shrugged. “What a way to treat mathoms...” Lina noted with disapproval.
“Maybe it can be washed,” Aodhfin suggested. “Should we bring it to the Mathom
House then? Would serve them right...” said Tibba while Simbo was peeking under
her hat and looking for the lost rug. “Let’s go glue Brombard’s Foxtail!” Lina suggested,
and off they went.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“I have a bad feeling
about this,” Piper said, as they ascended the steep road towards the Mathom
House. “Imagine us heading to the mathom house...” Lina muttered. “Things get
lost there. Maybe that’s what happened to the rug,” Nimelia suspected. “If it’s
lost there, they broke it too, I bet”, Lina commented. “On the other hand, them
might have twenty green rugs...” Tibba said hopefully while munching on her
snacks. Once inside, Piper was already attacking another Foxtail with a hard
stare and questions. Then they saw the pine tree in the corner, and a pumpkin
by the fireplace. There was also a slug in a cage. “All yer bits are here
including big boxes,” Nannie said to Pycella. “This must be where they make the
glue,” Potty said, eyeing the slimy slug. Meanwhile, Piper had progressed from
interrogations to the keg inspection. “This must be the crime scene!” Nimelia
concluded. “The thief must be here!” Acorne nodded. At this point, many of the
hobbits were already helping themselves at the feast table. It had been a hard
climb up the hill after all. “That tiny pink oliphaunt looks way too innocent!”
Potty said, pointing at the oliphaunt figure on display. Aodhfin headed to the
cellar that was full of ale while Simbo got stuck to the slug. Well, at least
they had found the source of the glue. Now, they just needed to find the
culprit…</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Then, Pycella saw a
trace of glue leading upstairs. And there he sat, on the staircase, a lad
covered in glue. “Woha!” Nimelia exclaimed. “Has he glued himself down?” The
lad had labels in his hands. “He’s been a bad lad. They made him sit in the
corner,” Piper noted. “Been there many times myself,” he added. Dulcena was
feeling bad for the poor glued hobbit. “Perhaps he has glue on his bottom and can’t
get up?” Simbo wondered as well. Well, the culprit or not, the lad could not
escape Pycella’s questions. She asked him if he knew something about the Michel
Delving glue mystery. He sighed. “I knew someone would find out. I meant no
harm! It was just an experiment! See. I have always wanted to be a mathom
seeker. A famous one. Me and Master Slugwise had a promising future ahead of
us.” Pycella looked confused. “Slugwise? The plot thickens!” Nimelia said. “That’s
an... interesting name,” Dulcena added. The lad continued. “Yes. I wanted to
make him a slug who tracks mathoms! See, the Mathom Society made a few riddles
that would lead to particular places in Michel Delving where mathoms were
hidden. It was like an initiation, you know.” Nimelia scratched her head. “The
Mathom Society looking for the Mathoms they lost, eh?” The lad sighed. “I am
not good in riddles, but master Slugwise could sniff them out for me. So with
his help, I could discover them mathoms and the places they were hidden in.” Acorne
nodded. “I knew that slug was involved.” Lina said: “Initiation, eh? I never
knew slugs could sniff…” Saelo sighed. “I will need a two-hours-long bath after
this nevertheless.”</span></div>
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finished yet. “There’s this one thing that needs explaining though. You see, a
rug disappeared from the Quick Post office. Do you have any idea where it is? Did
you glue it somewhere?” The lad blushed crimson: “Well, that’s where things
didn’t go so well. See, Master Slugwise has some appetite for old rugs…” For a
moment, everyone was as silent as someone had just glued their lips together.
Then they started groaning and muttering. “‘s a Minna-slug!” Lina concluded,
referring to Minna the Pig at their kin hall, also an animal who liked to eat
all old stuff, mostly mathoms. “Invite him for next Friday!” Tibba suggested. “He
ate the rug?!” Pycella gasped with horror. The lad smiled nervously. “Yes, he
did. That’s when I decided it would be wise to keep him locked out in the
Mathom House. Saw that cage in the hall? That’s him inside.” Lina grinned. “Slugwise
is not so rugwise, then,” she said. “Maybe if she’s nice to Barmy it’ll only be
half-forever?” Nawagrim said comfortingly. “Well, at least I am not stuck yet,”
Pycella said, pointing at the lad who was glued to the floor. “Quite forward of
you, Pycella!” Nonette agreed. “Poor lad, though. But he deserved all, maybe
worse,” Saelo said. “Well, you can always just take off yer pants” said Pycella
to the stuck lad and headed back to the hall to scold he slug with her sticky
hand.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Well, technically we
found the rug!” Nimelia said as they wandered back downstairs. “Yer think Barmy
will approve?” Lina wondered. “Maybe you should have the lad and the slug do
the bartending for eternity,” Nonette suggested. Potty inspected the slug in
the cage. “Yer think he’s still digestin’?” Saelo pulled out is dagger to
threaten the slug, but then realized how silly he looked like. Nawagrim removed
his helmet, finally feeling safe to do it. Pycella went to the cage and got
into the scolding position, waving her sticky hand. “Master Slugwise! What have
you done?! I never thought a slug would lead me to my doom…” Acorne comforted
Pycella. “I say make the slug do yer waitressin’!” she said. Saelo shook his
head. “Nay, Acorne, I wouldn’t prefer glued tankards,” he said. “But that way
ya could hold onto the tankard,” Acorne noted. “Time ter fetch them green dyes,
Master Simbo,” Tibba whispered, nodding at one of the Mathom house rugs. “Dastardly
slug, you owe us a rug!” Nimelia scolded the rug in the cage. “Maybe we can
sell Slugwise to the Quickpost, and buy a rug from the money?” Nimelia
wondered. “Oh am sure Miss Ambrinna could find a use fer him,” Nannie agreed. Pycella
sighed and looked at the other hobbits. “Well, at least the mystery got solved!”
Lina raised a finger: “Half-mystery solved, at least! I still wonder where
Potty’s tab is.” Fidgit hopped up. “I know where Potty’s tab is! In his
pocketses!” Everyone’s eyes were suddenly on Potty who was wriggling under his
hat. “There must be a reason he never wants to remove that hat...” Lina
muttered. Gammer sneaked to Potty and peeked under his hat. “No peekin’ under
the hat!” Potty shouted, clinging to his hat. “Keep a slug under yer hat, then
yer hat won’t fall off!” Fidgit advised.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Luckily for Potty,
everyone was feeling a bit peckish, and the fully laden feast table in the hall
got their attention. “After all that excitement I feel a bit sluggish,” Demelsa
said. “Another job well done by the Bounders I’d say,” Piper said happily,
finding himself a good spot at the table. Pycella sighed. “Now I need to
waitress at the Dragon for evermore.” Lina smiled. “A happy outcome for all!”
she said, adding, “well, for us, at least! Of course, yer will get a couple of
weeks off when that belly grows a bit larger.” Pycella rolled her eyes. Potty
shrugged. “Barmy doesn’t know what the rug looks like does he? We’ll just bring
him another rug!” Nonette patted Pycella on the shoulder. “Someday you’ll find
a barter that doesn’t get stolen or eaten!” Pycella smiled. “Well, things could
be worse. At least I am not stuck to the floor in the Mathom House! And I can
always dodge the waitressing by hosting instead!” Everyone agreed it was much
better to be stuck at the Dragon than in the Mathom house. “I’d like to be
stuck....in the cellar of the Bird and Baby!” Fidgit said. “If your belly grows
very large, I can take over some shifts if you want... Like a few of them, not
all of them,” master Aodhfin said. “Now there’s a fine gentlehobbit,” Tibba
said, loading her plate. “I’d volunteer to stand in for you on occasion, but I
insist on sampling each pint before it goes out,” Nonette said. “Quality
control, after all.” Potty looked up from his plate. “We can make the
waitressin’ easier! We can order a few beers at once instead of separately!”
Pycella beamed. “Yer all so very kind and helpful!” she said. “All in a day’s
work, Miss Pycella,” Piper nodded. “Fortunately, the Mathom House has its own
Slug Lockholes.”</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">And so they all sat
around the table, discussing the rug case and serving food and drink to poor
Pycella who couldn’t use her sticky hands for eating and drinking. She wondered
if Miss Almi, her former nanny and a bath lover, would give her a good scrub afterwards.
When everyone had had a good share of the food, it was time to dance a bit to
Amorey’s lute playing and singing. Everyone did their best to spill drinks and
food on the Mathom house rugs. Tibba was leaning over to Nawagrim and explaining
about how to feed someone who got glue on their hands. Nawagrim thanked Tibba
for her advice and said to Pycella: “Now I can help yer grow yer belly even
more!” After a few songs, everyone was starting to feel a bit sluggish. It was
time to take a nap! “I need to solve the mystery of my pie,” Simbo said. “It
went missing again.” Tibba pulled Simbo’s sleeve. “Don’t forget them green dyes.
This rug would look lovely in green.” she said, pointing at a rug on the floor.
“100 you wanted, wasn’t it?” Simbo asked. Piper walked to Pycella. “I’m glad
the mystery is finally solved. Please let me know if anything else turns up
missing. I’ll be happy to search all of the taverns,” he said and waved
good-bye. And everyone left the Mathom house and master Slugwise with their
bellies full and minds at ease. Expect for Pycella who was bound to have a very
thorough bath in near future.</span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I got the idea for
this event pretty early, already in December 2019. Miss Ambrinna (our Quickpost
lass) milks slugs to make slug glue for the stamps, so I thought maybe there
could be a slug-related accident in Michel Delving where the post office was. The
original idea was that someone would send a rug to the Dragon as a gift for
Barmy, but the rug would disappear on the way. But then, the current (very
worn-out) Dragon rug got a good scrub during the Yule days, so a new rug was
not really needed. Well, I decided to wait a bit so that the dust would
literally settle on the rug and there would be a need for a new one. Then,
during the spring, something happened at the Dragon.</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I was waitressing during
a busy night at the Dragon. There was much chatter and action going on, and I
was close to the counter. Suddenly I saw Potty behind the counter, and he grabbed
some papers. Ha! I knew it was the tab notes he took. I think no one else saw
what he did, as things were quite busy at that moment. Later in the kin chat, Potty
wrote that he threw some papers into the fire. The tab was no more! At that
moment, the cogwheels started to spin in my head and I came up with the plan
described in the above story. So in a way, this adventure was a communal
effort. I love how the interactions of others can give inspiration for new
events and stories. Even during this adventure, the others contributed how it
turned out. For example, I hadn’t thought that the culprit in the Mathom House
had actually glued himself to the floor (and he was even in charge for labels,
according to his own NPC talk)! That notion came from the other participants.</span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Thank you all for
taking part in this adventure! It might have been a bit chaotic and it was
sometimes hard to herd 19 hobbits, but I hope everyone had fun. Oh, and now I
don’t have to make up more excuses why I am waitressing at the Dragon. I like
the waitressing part (even though my roleplaying might make you think
otherwise), as much as I love hosting the Dragon. Of course, if anyone else
would like to do some waitressing at the inn, please have a go! It is a nice way
to liven things up a bit.</span></i></div>
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<i>When I was born, I was born to pounce<br />To reach the skies that lie so high above<br />I can’t just go walking, it’s sooo very boring<br />So when I am out, I pounce like I am soaring<br /><br />When I worked at the Post, things went all wrong<br />The ales I delivered all turned into foam<br />I guess it’s because I pounce all the time<br />It might get messy, but it’s not a real crime<br />How I love to pounce<br />I don’t care if the others think I am daft<br />I just love to pounce<br />I will do it until I am all wrinkles and old<br /><br />When I worked at the Dragon, as a waitress<br />All my duties ended up in a huge mess<br />Pouncing inside is quite a talent<br />It’s something that I never have learnt<br />I tried my best at the Hobbiton fields<br />But I pounced them veggies into mushy squeeze<br />I wonder if there’s a fitting job for me<br />A reckless lass who likes to pounce free<br />How I love to pounce<br />I don’t care if the others think I am daft<br />I just love to pounce<br />I will do it until I am all wrinkles and old<br /><br />But then again, after all these past mishaps<br />I don’t really mind my dear obsession to pounce<br />When all I’ve angered chase you all around<br />I can escape, thanks to my pounce<br />How I love to pounce<br />I don’t care if the others think I am daft<br />I just love to pounce<br />I will do it until I am all wrinkles and old<br />I will do it until I am all wrinkles and old</i><br /><br />
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<b>About the song </b><br />
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If you ever see a pouncing lass in the Shire, that's probably me! I don't know why, but for some reason I love to pounce almost all the time. The following song has been inspired by this obsession of mine. It is best sung to a tune by Arcade Fire: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains).<br />
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Last year, we put together a slide show of Yule tree pictures sent by members of the LOTRO community. <a href="https://hobbitycalendar.blogspot.com/2019/11/december-19-2018.html">The result</a> was very lovely and atmospheric. So it would be nice to make a similar slide show this year as well... with Yule food!<br />
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Please
send a picture of a Yule food/meal/feast. It can be an old picture from
a previous Yule. Please make sure that the picture is taken/owned by
you, and/or you have rights to use it. You can tell where the picture
has been taken (state/country), so that we can add it to the slide show.
It is always nice to see how widely spread the community is!<br />
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Please send your Yule food pictures to Pycella by Quickpost to pycellawoodberry(a)gmail.com on<b> 15th December at the latest</b>.<br />
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(EDIT: The deadline for sending the pictures has been extended.) Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-29187877416988534762019-10-25T12:26:00.000+03:002019-11-07T16:02:59.739+02:00The Hobbity Yule Calendar 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Are you dreaming of a hobbity Yule?<br />
Let’s make that dream come true – together!<br />
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In the past two years, the hobbits of the Grand Order of the Lost Mathom kinship have put together a hobbity Yule calendar, sharing their Yule-themed pictures, recipes, songs, poems and videos to others each day from 1st to 24th December. The calendar has been quite popular, getting people into a cheerful Yule mood. So it would be lovely to organize the calendar this year as well!<br />
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This time though, we would need your help. Do you have something to add as a calendar entry? Here are some examples of entries:<br />
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<li>A Yule-themed picture, LOTRO screenshot, slideshow, drawing, or a video made by you</li>
<li>A Yule poem, story, or a song</li>
<li>An introduction to a local Yule tradition you’d like to share to other hobbits</li>
<li>Your favourite Yule recipe</li>
<li>Yule decoration ideas, riddles, games…</li>
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Feel free to get creative as well! Each entry is valuable, so don’t be shy to share your stuff. For inspiration, you can take a look at the previous Yule calendars from <a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/threads/a-hobbity-yule-calendar-2017.2743/">2017 </a>and <a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/threads/the-hobbity-yule-calendar-2018.2893/">2018</a>.<br />
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Let the Quickpost deliver your entries to pycellawoodberry(a)gmail.com. Please send your entries as early as you can, so that the calendar preparations can be made in time. This year, the Yule calendar will be hosted as a blog, and not on the kinship forum. More information to come!<br />
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Please help us make the hobbity Yule calendar and spread cheer among hobbits and other folks!Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-35430068123126437232019-09-09T16:24:00.002+03:002019-09-09T16:24:28.230+03:00Dye Seller the Brave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />It all started a long time ago in the Shire.<br />At that time, the King Arvedui of Arthedain called for aid from all good peoples, also from hobbits.<br />Master Merimas Whitfoot was occupied with arranging his dyes at the market, when the King’s messengers arrived.<br />”Hear ye hear ye!” they shouted and started to read a message from a very long piece of parchment.<br />”We, King Arvedui of Arthedain, hereby call all free peoples to defend us in the battle against the evil forces of Angmar.”<br />They went on for quite some time, but Master Merimas did not listen to the summons.<br />He had more interest in having his dye phials in a proper order at his booth.<br />But then, the messengers arrested the dye seller's attention too.<br />”It will be a great honour to make your own people proud of you – we should all be ready to die for a noble cause!”<br />”Dye for a noble cause?” Merimas repeated and jumped out from his booth.<br />”Where can I enlist?” he shouted over the crowd.<br />Everyone cheered for this brave volunteer, and Merimas felt already proud of himself.<br /><br />That simple lad never realised what the mission was actually about...<br />”I bet they have a huge shortage of colour up north!” he pondered.<br />”I am going to bring my very best dyes along with me!”<br />Someone also mentioned that the hobbits should bring a bow…<br />So he selected his most colourful bow tie and put it proudly around his neck.<br />”I will show them the proper way to dye!” he declared, as the company of hobbits departed from the Shire.<br />The others gave him an odd look, and no wonder…<br />Dozens of colourful phials were strapped onto his backpack, all clinging like bells as he went.<br />But as the oncoming battle was weighing heavily on their minds, no one paid much attention to the dye seller.<br /><br />As they approached the northern realm, it was already quite beaten up after centuries of war.<br />The land was bare and and deserted, the buildings were in ruins.<br />This didn't upset Merimas.<br />”This land certainly is lacking colour! I will make millions dye sales here!”<br />Finally, they reached the battle fields and joined the western forces at a campsite near Fornost that was taken by the evil sorcerer.<br />Merimas immediately started to offer his dyes to the generals, but they didn't seem to have any interest in his high quality products.<br />Merimas was a bit disappointed, but he didn't despair.<br />”These fellows already have nicely coloured banners and clothing, so I need to find another customers,” he thought and left the camp.<br /><br />It was quite dark when he reached another camp, surrounded by dark banners and an awful smell.<br />The camp was set up outside a great city wall, towering up towards the grey, gloomy skies.<br />”What a mess this place is,” Merimas sighed. ”It needs decorating!”<br />So he entered the camp and looked at the place. It looked empty, but there was all kinds of gear around.<br />”Looks like armour, shields and weapons,” Merimas observed.<br />”And no colour on them! They will just blend into this dull environment. I cannot allow that!”<br />”Good thing I brought a lot of yellow dye. That will stand out a mile!”<br />So, he started to paint all the stuff he found: shields, helmets, spikes and other stuff that lacked colour.<br /><br />Suddenly, he heard someone approach. It was a big warg, coming right at him!<br />”What are you doing here, maggot?” the warg snarled.<br />”Well, I am here to dye!” Merimas replied, not forgetting his mission.<br />The warg looked a bit surprised; it certainly hadn't expected this kind of courage from a small hobbit!<br />”What a cheeky little creature you are!” it said. ”You want to try it on with me, silly maggot?”<br />”If you want to!” Merimas answered and, without further ado, he smacked one yellow dye phial at the warg's face.<br />The warg didn't look too happy about it, so Merimas decided that it was a good moment to run for his life.<br /><br />As Merimas darted out from the enemy camp, he was closely followed by a pack of wargs, who had been summoned by their newly-dyed lieutenant.<br />But Merimas only cared about his dyes:<br />”I am not yet finished with dying!” he thought. ”I need to accomplish my mission!”<br />And so he took his backpack and threw it down on the ground as he was running down a steep hill.<br />All the phials cracked and the dyes spread on the ground.<br />He continued running, but the wargs slipped on the slimy dyes and rolled down the hill, ending up into a furry pile.<br />But Merimas just kept running until he was happily back at the western forces' camp.<br /><br />As the western forces marched into battle the next day, Merimas was gone, probably looking for safer dye markets in other lands.<br />But his deeds did not go totally wasted.<br />For when the enemy army approached, it could easily be spotted, brightly coloured as it was.<br />The hobbit archers that were positioned on a hill could clearly see their targets.<br />Besides, the rainbow-coloured wargs didn't look that scary to the soldiers on the battlefield.<br />And as we know, the enemy was forced to retreat on that day.<br /><br />So, what is the moral of the story? I think that...<br />Even if you are not brave nor bright, you might still accomplish great deeds that matter.<br />As an old saying of dye sellers goes:<br />”All that is gold does not glitter, but that can be solved with dye.”<br />The End.<br />Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-203076618710141572019-09-09T16:12:00.000+03:002019-09-09T16:52:41.963+03:00The Grumpy Hobbit Goes Yellow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know a story about Staddle. The hobbits who live here are much like the ones who live in the Shire. There are wild tweens, lazy burrowers and of course, grumpy hobbits. This is a story about a grumpy hobbit who lived here.<br />
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There was this grumpy old hobbit lad. You never spotted him in a good mood. He just went around, complaining about everything. He was annoyed by most of the things, especially loud, lively, cheerful things. They gave him a headache. Also things like bright colours annoyed him. That’s why he always dressed up grey.<br />
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Needless to say, the fellow was a bit lonely too. It’s hard to get friends if yer grumpy all the time. Whenever he was out, the others tried to avoid him and never talked to him much. It bothered him a bit and just made him even grumpier. But one day, one single mishap changed things for him.<br />
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The grumpy hobbit didn’t have a wife to help him with the daily chores at his burrow, but the friendly neighbour helped him with some, like doing the laundry. This lady was very good and diligent with the laundry… except for one time.<br />
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This time, when the grumpy hobbit returned to get his washed clothes back, the lady was blushing.<br />
“I am sorry, sir, but I think one of my youngsters had put a pot of honey among yer laundry,” she said.<br />
The grumpy hobbit looked at his clothes, all bright yellow now. “Goodness!” he exclaimed. Them were all his best clothes, all now disgustingly bright yellow.<br />
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For the next week or so, the grumpy hobbit just hid inside his burrow, ashamed and angry. Then he run out of food, and was forced to go out to the marketplace. In his bright yellow shirt. He was almost unrecognisable!<br />
“I look like a fool”, he thought. “Everyone will just laugh at me now.”<br />
But they didn’t. To his surprise, everyone was suddenly smiling at him and talking to him merrily.<br />
“What on Middle-earth is going on…” he thought, when a vendor had reverse-haggled the price of the taters she had sold to him.<br />
He never had experienced friendliness like this. “Could it be the yellow colour of my shirt?” he pondered. Maybe wearing a merry colour didn’t hurt after all.<br />
And more was to come. When he was inspecting the cauliflower offerings, a tall lass from Bree-town walked to him. She started a nice conversation with him about the harvest and such. She was a bit tall and even a bit burly, but there was something in her eyes that made the hobbit lad’s heart beat faster. And that dark voice of hers... It was like there was some magic in the air…<br />
When the hobbit returned home, he thought about all what had happened.<br />
“The yellow colour really pays off,” he concluded. “I will wear it next time as well!”<br />
And so he did. Each time afterwards, he received friendly service from the market vendors. And each time, the tall lass was waiting for him with a smile on her face.<br />
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Then, one time, things went further… The lass asked if the hobbit would like to join her at a private picnic! The hobbit blushed, but couldn’t say no… It was a new situation for him. Feeling merry, gettin’ some attention from a lass… Anyway, it would just be a harmless picnic. They took some food and drink from the market and headed to a nearby hill, where there was a secret picnic spot. The hobbit enjoyed the food and drink, but the lass just looked at him dreamily. The hobbit started to feel a bit anxious. He didn’t know how to act in these situations… He just knew how to be grumpy, that’s all.<br />
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Now, the lass was moving closer and closer to him.<br />
“You know,” she said with her dark voice. “I really do love that shirt of yours, it really suits you.”<br />
The hobbit gulped and looked at the lass. She was drooling.<br />
Suddenly, the hobbit realised that her feet were more hairy than usual. The whole lass was a bit hairy… And she was suddenly growing a lot burlier… Very much like….<br />
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A bear! With horror, the hobbit realised that the lass he had met had turned into a huge beast that drooled at him! Only now he realised that this bear-woman had only taken interest at the honey-scented shirt he had on! He didn’t want to know if she was interested in his dear body parts as well... So he jumped up and ran away as hard as he could. He ran down the road and saw a tall tree there, in the middle of the road. He climbed up and sat there… Some say that he threw his shirt to the beast and was left in peace after that. But according to a legend he never got down from the tree…. And now, the tree is always yellow, throughout the year. And for some reason, the tree is often surrounded by bears.<br />
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True story, I tell yer.<br />
The end.</div>
Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-58748694717328952732019-09-09T16:00:00.004+03:002019-09-09T16:00:59.806+03:00Hobbits at Heart<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9uRnqQPL3KHk5S-G55GxXhMUFAYdDrwmKbMMjBJjRqEn4MfoRTDs6_vBo3UJTfexXd-OtZ8rtoCCnODJIgB8XiRkKBJ60rUHYVIg7eNIL03pc2ZovnYQ8h5vKbh2bBiag6YhuTOQvwc/s1600/Hobbits+at+heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1537" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9uRnqQPL3KHk5S-G55GxXhMUFAYdDrwmKbMMjBJjRqEn4MfoRTDs6_vBo3UJTfexXd-OtZ8rtoCCnODJIgB8XiRkKBJ60rUHYVIg7eNIL03pc2ZovnYQ8h5vKbh2bBiag6YhuTOQvwc/s640/Hobbits+at+heart.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><i>We hobbits love our peaceful lives<br />Away from folks of other types<br />Dwarves, elves, and longshanks men<br />Make us scared like Sandson’s hen<br />But this thing I’ve known right from the start:<br />Deep inside, all they’re hobbits at heart.<br /><br />I saw an elluf near Woodhall<br />In a glade, hiding from us all<br />Eyes shone a light old as the sun<br />Full of memories, times that are gone<br />Morning come, birds began a song<br />The elf stood up and hummed along<br />Paying homage to the early lark<br />He was a true hobbit at heart.<br /><br />A ranger sits down with a pint<br />Stares into it, sucks his pipe<br />His face is scarred, his eyes so sad<br />Seen many fates that ended bad<br />Then a bard strums a merry beat<br />The ranger smiles, taps his feet<br />Even the saddest man beneath the stars<br />Was feeling like a hobbit at heart.<br /><br />A grumbling dwarf once passed me by<br />A lass had pulled his beard, who knows why<br />He claimed to be an important dwarf<br />Who wouldn’t bear this silly stuff<br />But as I gave the dwarf a slice of pie<br />The joy came back into his eyes<br />And when we munched that tasty tart<br />I saw he was a hobbit at heart.<br /><br />We’re all different as day and night<br />But it is no excuse for a fight<br />The stranger who might seem quite odd<br />Might have a heart worth of gold<br />Don’t judge by looks, and you can come far<br />For we all are hobbits at heart.</i><br />Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-75107896142201244052019-09-09T15:56:00.002+03:002019-09-09T15:56:41.195+03:00The Biscuit Crumbler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<i>Who rides, so late, through the night?<br />
It is a hobbit, holding tight<br />
A biscuit jar, well in his arm<br />
He holds it safely, he keeps it warm.<br />
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“Dear jar, what does make you shiver?”<br />
“Oh, the Biscuit Crumbler’s gettin’ nearer!”</i><br />
<i>“Don’t yer see it standing in the rain?” <br />
“Dear jar, ‘tis the mist rising over the plain.”<br />
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Says the Crumbler: “Oh jar, follow me”<br />
“To the biscuit heaven I bring thee”<br />
“Where days are warm like oven’s heart”<br />
“Oh, come with me, it will be smart.”<br />
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Cries the jar: “Master, don’t you hear”<br />
“What the Crumbler whispers in me ear?” <br />
“There’s naught to fear, my biscuit jar”<br />
“The winds just whistle from afar.”<br />
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Says the Crumbler: “Heed my call”</i><br />
<i>“Come, escape your own downfall”<br />
“In my land you’re so secure”<br />
“No hungry hobbits to endure.”<br />
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“Dear Master, please, don’t yer see?”<br />
“The Biscuit Crumbler, between the trees?”<br />
“My dear jar, no need to take fright”<br />
“The aged grey willow deceives yer sight.”<br />
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“I’ve called thee, praised with odes”<br />
“You're not willing, so I’ll use force.”<br />
“My master, the Crumbler grabs me fast!”<br />
“’Tis my end, he will hurt me at last.”</i><br />
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It horrifies the hobbit; he swiftly rides on,<br />
Holding the jar, ‘til break of the dawn<br />
Reaches his home, pauses on his lawn:</i><br />
<i>But in his lap, the jar is… gone…</i><br />
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((This is based on an old poem by Goethe, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlk%C3%B6nig_(Goethe)" target="_blank">Erlkönig</a>.
It is one of my favorite scary poems, so I wanted to make my own adaption of
it... Maybe not that elegant, but boy doesn't it make you shiver at the end?))</div>
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Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-42161387233222618862019-09-09T15:50:00.003+03:002019-09-09T15:50:53.116+03:00Pie That Rolled<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Once there was a pie<br />What a pie, oh my!<br />It was so very grand<br />It was served under open sky.<br /><br />But out of nowhere<br />Lobelia came<br />She approached the pie<br />Without any shame.<br /><br />Everyone was startled<br />And very much afraid<br />That Lobelia would eat the pie<br />So deliciously made.<br /><br />The folk started their flight<br />Out of Lobelia's sight<br />They did not want to get caught<br />That wouldn't end up right!<br /><br />But what came of the precious pie?<br />Oh, it darted towards the sky!<br />It went rolling down the hill<br />No one knows, why.<br /><br />On and on the pie rolled<br />It didn't stop until<br />It hit the mighty Party Tree<br />at foot of the Hill.<br /><br />And so a tradition was born<br />To run down that Hill<br />And not to be seen by Lobelia<br />That would end up ill!</i><br />
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((I wrote this poem for the <a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/threads/grand-summer-picnic-sunday-31-july.2521/">Grand Summer Picnic</a> and the related pie rolling race.))Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-74740866918627167812019-09-09T15:46:00.001+03:002019-09-09T15:46:48.869+03:00My Dear Companion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>In front of me a misty road<br />Forsaken land and barren wold.<br />But I won't be afraid, my dear,<br />For you, my friend, are always near.<br /><br />Our path is often full of foes<br />Equipped with clubs, knives and bows.<br />But you're all the armour I would need<br />A guardian who'll never yield.<br /><br />When I get weary, you carry me<br />Over hills, brooks and fields.<br />Your strength doesn't seem to cease<br />It doesn't know no boundaries.<br /><br />Dark days might steal my appetite,<br />My spirits sink in the deep of night.<br />But your song always cheers me up,<br />It clears my mind of any doubt.<br /><br />When the destination is reached,<br />I can put my mind at ease.<br />For then, at last, I see the truth:<br />All I was looking for was... you.</i><br />
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((This was one of my first poems for LOTRO, written for the Summer Poetry Competition 2015.))<br />Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-59336606394082236602019-09-09T14:59:00.001+03:002019-09-09T14:59:33.160+03:00Yule Travel DestinationsHere is an article by Miss Almi, first published in the <a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/threads/the-hobbity-yule-calendar-2018.2893">Hobbity Yule Calendar 2018</a>. Here, she suggests some alternative Yule travel destinations for hobbits who want to avoid the busy Winterhome.<br />
<b><br />Yule Travel Destinations</b><br />
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Yule is here, and Frostbluff has opened its gates yet again. The streets swarm with helpers, cleaners, pickpockets and keg smugglers. You get hit by snowballs here and there, get trampled by big folks and their deer mounts, the snowy grims make you snow-blind for minutes, you fail in cheering up snowbeasts, and the Old Bloodtusk play is cancelled YET AGAIN. Starting to feel grumpy, hobbit? That won’t do. I recommend you search for the Spirit of Yule somewhere else in Middle-earth. Here are four travel recommendations for you to get in a real Yule mood. Or not. Well, let’s see what they are.<br />
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<u>Thorin’s Hole / Blue Mountains</u><br />
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The area around the Blue Mountains is a good winter destination for hobbits with a low travel budget. A carriage ride from Needlehole doesn’t cost much and doesn’t last too long to Thorin’s Hole. Thorin’s Hole is a grand place for culture geeks: it hosts many popular music festivals and events (Dwarves’ Night Out, Winterfest, Winterstock). There is a decent tavern and a refreshing indoor river to for anyone who still hasn’t had a Yule bath. Oh, and as you can imagine, it is the miners’ favourite Yule destination. Just don’t dig too deep – it might wake up some nasty creatures, like hibernating hedgehogs.<br />
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<i>The dance goes ever on and on in Thorin’s Hole</i></div>
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If you have more coin and time to spare, you might consider Forochel, a wintery region with beautiful northern lights north of Oatbarton. It is a bit scarier to travel there, so please bring a sturdy rolling pin or frying pan along. It is the number one place to have your Yule bath – you will definitely have that “reborn” feeling after you had dipped yourself into the icy cold lake. Also, it is a grand place to catch a fish, so juicy sweet! If you feel more adventurous, you might want to take a look at the Snowbeasts, “Peikko”, which are abominable to say the least. The Lossoth folks also ride on Mammoths or Norsu. This place is probably not the best spot to look for culture events – most bards play horribly, probably because their fingers are either frozen or inside thick mittens. But yes, fishes and cool baths! Put them on your list. Oh, and you might have a slightly foggy feeling after your Forochel trip – I blame their hard drinks.<br />
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<u>Misty Mountains</u><br />
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If you love blizzards and dangerous activities such as jumping off cliffs, you should travel to the Misty Mountains area. The accommodation options are few, mostly some campsite tents and uncomfortable strongholds where your sleep will be disturbed by loud snoring sounds, probably originating from a dwarf or a dragon. The food is bad, even though the meat is rumoured to be back on the menu in Goblin Town. Not much for culture lovers in this area either. Not much of anything. Well, if you look for a brutal and possibly the most painful death, you have plenty of options here (get killed by giants, snowbeasts, bears with winter-sleeping disorders, wargs, worms, goblins, and numerous other evil creatures one can imagine, plus all those chances of falling off cliffs when you do a Misty Mountain Hop). So, hmmm. Well, let’s look at one more alternative destination, shall we?</div>
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<u>Wildermore</u><br />
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Now, we come to our last destination which is my personal favourite: Wildermore! If you have the coin, I strongly recommend that you come here. Taverns, snowmen, beautiful icy crystals here and there, good services all around. Forlaw is a wonderful town with picturesque, rustic cottages that certainly make a hobbit feel like home. The tavern has a heated terrace with live music, and there’s always a pork roasting on the fire. Take a stroll through the town, pop into the shops, and go pat the horses and chucks at the stables. And if you go outside of town, you will discover a hunters’ paradise: elks, bulls, all you need for your pie filling. After all that, you can go and rest in Thrymm Red-beard’s home and let his songbird sing you to sleep. This travel destination leaves no-one cold, despite the outside temperatures: it has the right peaceful feeling one seeks on Yuletide. Bring your friends, and Forlaw covers all the rest.</div>
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<i>Pork! Do I need to say more? Wildermore! </i></div>
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A Merry Yule to all of you,<br />
Miss Almi<br />
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Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-35545442202925315552019-09-09T14:51:00.003+03:002019-09-09T14:51:38.241+03:00Rice Pasties<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />Rice pasties (also known as Karelian pasties) are a traditional Finnish food. The most common version of this pasty has a rye-wheat crust and a rice porridge filling, but other fillings feature buckwheat, barley and potato. The pasties are rather easy to bake (making the porridge is the hardest and longest part in my opinion). The pasties are not only a Yule dish – we eat them all year through, at feasts, for breakfast, as a snack… But they go down well during Yuletide too.<br /><br />First, you need some rice porridge. <a href="https://thecountrybasket.com/risengrot-riskrem-recipe/"><b>Here </b></a>is one detailed recipe.<br /><br />When the rice porridge is ready and has cooled down, you can make the crust. Here are two alternatives: one with rye and wheat, and the other one with buckwheat (if you have the coeliac disease and can’t eat wheat nor rye). Pick either one! I personally like the buckwheat one, it gives the pasty a nice and crispy crust, but not too thick.<br /><br />1. Preheat the oven to 250 °C.<br /><br />2. Mix the dough (pick either one of these two alternatives, a or b):<br /><br />a) For the rye–wheat dough:<br />2 dl cold water<br />2 tsp salt<br />3 dl rye flour<br />2 dl wheat flour<br /><br />Mix the salt with the cold water. Little by little, add the rye flour, then the wheat flour and knead into a solid dough.<br /><br />b) For the buckwheat dough:<br />2 dl cold water<br />½ tsp salt<br />2 tsp psyllium husk<br />3 dl buckwheat flour<br /><br />Mix the salt and psyllium husk with the cold water, and let the husk swell in the water for 10 minutes. Little by little, add the buckwheat flour and knead into a solid dough.<br /><br />3. Add so much flour that the dough doesn’t stick to your fingers. Sprinkle some flour (rye/buckwheat) onto the baking board and roll the dough into a bar. Cut the bar into small pieces (~20 pcs.). Roll the pieces into small balls and flatten these so that you get thin (0.5 cm) circle-shaped crusts.<br />
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<br />5. Bake the pasties in the preheated oven for 15–20 minutes until they are golden brown.<br /><br />6. Mix some melted butter with some milk (you can use a 50–50 ratio or melted butter only). When the pasties have been baked, brush the pasties with the butter–milk mix (this will soften the crust).<br /><br />If there is some extra dough, you can just bake it into small flat breads without filling.<br /><br />You can eat the pasties as they are, but if you like, you can add butter or egg-butter spread.</div>
<br />Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-79461763812418618052019-09-09T14:43:00.004+03:002019-09-09T14:43:42.342+03:00A Snowbeast Paper Doll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is another Yule-themed paper doll: a pink snowbeast! The snowbeast might look a bit like one of the Order members who often dresses up as a snowbeast on Yule. I also added a Yule dress, for events where this snowbeast must be in disguise. You might still add the horned cap though! And I also made pink bagpipes for the snowbeast, I bet she likes to play those. Below is the link to the printable PDF (or just download this picture here and print it). I recommend you use strong paper or glue some backing paper on the back side of the doll, so that it will last longer. Enlargen the picture and/or adjust color settings if needed.<br />
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This snowbeast might also appear in the Yule video miss Lina is currently working on. You can also spot her in the end of this 2016 video here:<br /><br />
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<i>The 2016 Laurelin hobbit yule video</i><br />
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<a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/attachments/snowbeast-paper-doll-pdf.2701/">Link for downloading the image as PDF</a>Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-23809939568548117932019-09-09T14:36:00.002+03:002019-09-09T14:36:44.218+03:00Shire Quickpost Yule Delivery Game<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Shire Quickpost needs quick hobbits, especially during Yule. Here is a simple board game with a simple objective: try to deliver a Yule gift from the Brandy hall to Michel Delving before the other Quickpost hobbits. Good luck!<br />
<br /><b>To play the game, do the following:</b><br /><br />1. Print the attached PDFs (see below) that include the rules and the sheets for the board itself. (I had to make separate files for each, because otherwise the file would have been too large to be uploaded to this forum post.) If the pictures are too dark, adjust the brightness settings of your printer and print them again.<br />2. The sheets A, B and C are to be set vertically to each other: sheet A is the topmost sheet and C on the bottom. You can cut off the marginals at the connecting edges so that there are no gaps in the Quickpost route. I have added arrows to show to which direction the route should continue.<br />3. If you wish, you can laminate the sheets to make them more durable and/or attach them together with tape.<br />4. Get a 6-sided dice and game pieces for all players, and you’re good to go!<br /><br /><b>Background:</b><br /><br />The structure of this boardgame is based on an old, free board game I got from my bank’s kids club ”Leo the Lion Goes on a Summer Picnic”. It was the cruellest game imaginable – just when you thought you were winning, you ended up going back a long way, just because ”you forgot your keys at the beach. Oops!” I replaced the content, but the rules and structure are basically the same as in my old game. The pictures are more or less edited screenshots from LOTRO.<br /><br />Enjoy! If you spot any essential mistakes in the game, please let me know and I will correct them as soon as I can.<br />
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Links for downloading the PDF files:<br />
<a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/attachments/quickpost-game-rules-pdf.2673/">Quickpost Game Rules</a><br />
<a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/attachments/sheet-a-pdf.2674/">Sheet A</a><br />
<a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/attachments/sheet-b-pdf.2675/">Sheet B</a><br />
<a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/attachments/sheet-c-pdf.2676/">Sheet C</a><br />
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(This game was first published as a part of the <a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/threads/the-hobbity-yule-calendar-2018.2893/#post-25341">Hobbity Yule Calendar 2018</a>.)Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-73301095449454366162019-09-09T14:26:00.001+03:002019-09-09T14:26:17.219+03:00Yule Log Cake from Frogmorton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Here is a traditional Yule cake from Frogmorton! I amended it a bit though – no frog legs in this one. Basically, it is just a sweet roll that has been formed in a way that it looks like a log. There are many ways to make this one. I tried this recipe a week ago and it worked – the log was eaten in 24 hours!<br /><br />I suppose you can use many things here as the filling (your favourite jam, buttercream, whipped cream, chocolate mousse…). In my area, we have flavoured quarks that make the filling a bit lighter than for example the buttercream.<i><br /><br /><b>For the dough</b><br />4 eggs<br />1½ dl sugar<br />¾ dl wheat flour<br />¾ dl potato starch<br />3 tbsp cocoa powder<br />1 tsp baking powder<br /><br /><b>For the filling</b><br />1 dl raspberry jam<br />2 dl whipping cream<br />200 g flavoured quark (I used quark flavoured with chocolate & mint)<br />1 tsp vanilla sugar<br /><br /><b>For the frosting</b><br />100 g dark chocolate<br />200 g flavoured quark (I used quark flavoured with chocolate & mint)<br />1 dl whipping cream<br />cocoa powder (optional)<br /><br />Preheat oven to 225 °C. In a bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar into a hard, light-coloured foam. Mix the dry ingredients together and add them into the egg–sugar foam carefully.<br /><br />Pour the dough evenly onto a baking pan covered with baking paper, smoothen it if necessary. Bake the dough in the preheated oven for approx. 7 minutes.<br /><br />Take another baking paper sheet and sprinkle it with sugar. Place the baked dough on the paper and let it cool down. Spread the raspberry jam on the dough.<br /><br />For the filling, whip the cream and add the quark and vanilla sugar. Spread the filling on the dough. Leave an area of 5 cm free at the front edge. Roll the dough. Place the roll with the seam side facing down. Cut the both ends “clean”, and then cut a piece off from both ends. Place the long remaining piece onto a serving tray. Form the two cut pieces into “branch stumps” and attach them onto the log or on its sides.<br /><br />Make the frosting: Melt the chocolate and mix it with the quark. Whip the cream and add it to the chocolate mix. Spread the frosting over the cake. Take a fork and run it down the length of the cake to make the surface look like bark. You can sprinkle some cocoa powder (through a sieve) on the cake to make the surface darker.</i>Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-37960400287306833342019-09-09T14:21:00.002+03:002019-09-09T14:21:55.066+03:00Fast Apple Pie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>For the crust:</b><br />75 g butter<br />1 dl sugar<br />1 dl whipped cream<br />1 egg<br />2.5 dl wheat flour<br />1.5 tsp baking powder<br /><br /><b>For the filling:</b><br />3 apples, peeled, cored, sliced<br />2 tbsp chopped almonds / pine nuts<br /><br /><b>For the topping:</b><br />1 egg<br />1 dl cream<br />0.5 dl sugar<br />1 tsp vanilla sugar<br />1 tsp cinnamon<br /><br /><br />For the crust, melt the butter and let it cool down in a bowl. Mix the baking powder into the wheat flour. Mix sugar, cream, egg and the wheat flour with the melted butter. Press into the bottom and edges of a greased pie pan. Place the apple slices on the pie crust and sprinkle the crushed almonds and/or pine nuts on top. Prebake the apple pie in the oven (200 °C) for 15 minutes.<br /><br />For the topping, mix the egg, cream, sugar, vanilla sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and pour the mix over the prebaked pie. Bake the pie for another 15 minutes or until it is baked properly. Serve the warm pie with vanilla sauce or ice cream.</i>Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-22966507333259005742019-09-09T14:19:00.002+03:002019-09-09T14:19:34.008+03:00Your Hobbity Yule NameHere is a fun post I made for the Hobbity Yule calendar 2018.<br />
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Today, a new title shall be bestowed upon you: a Silly Hobbity Yule Name! Choose the day and month of your birthday from the picture below and see if the resulting name makes sense! (Click on the picture to make it larger.)<br /><br />Warm regards,<br />Lazing Bloodtusk</div>
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Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-62223195648745643032019-09-09T14:16:00.002+03:002019-09-09T14:16:37.352+03:00Sweet Lingonberry Pie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the northern part of the Shire, lingonberries are quite common at the table. Crushed lingonberries are a grand side dish for venison foods, among others. But we also use them in pies!<br />
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Here is one of my favourite sweet pies that is also easy to make. It is my version of the key lime pie: here, the exotic lime has been replaced with Overhill lingonberries. I love how the lingonberries balance the sweetness of the pie here. Only the egg yolks are used in the recipe, so you can fry the egg whites for breakfast or make some sweet meringue from them.<br />
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<i> For the bottom crust:<br /> 200 g biscuits, crushed<br /> 100 g butter, melted<br /> 2 tbsp sugar<br /><br /> For the filling:<br /> 1 decilitre lingonberries<br /> 6 egg yolks<br /> 400 g sweetened condensed milk<br /> 1 tbsp vanilla sugar<br /><br /> For the topping:<br /> 1 dl whipped cream<br /> 1 tsp vanilla sugar<br /> lingonberries</i><br />
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<i>Preheat oven to 150 °C and grease a springform pan. For the bottom crust, mix the crushed biscuits with the melted butter and the sugar in a bowl. Press it into the bottom and the sides of a 24 cm springform pan. Bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. When the crust has been prebaked, take it from the oven and preheat the oven to 175 °C.<br /> </i><br />
<i>For the filling, press the juice out from the lingonberries in a cup. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks and the condensed milk until the mix is light-coloured and foamy. Continue whisking the mix and pour in the crushed lingonberries (along with their juice) and add the vanilla sugar too. Pour the filling over the pie crust evenly. Bake the pie in the oven for 15 minutes until it’s set.<br /> </i><br />
<i>When the pie has cooled down properly and you have removed it from the pan, you can top it with whipped cream (sweetened with vanilla sugar) and lingonberries. You can also sprinkle some biscuit crumbs on top – whatever you like!<br /> </i><br />
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<i>You can also use more lingonberries in the filling, if you like. The pie is really sweet, so it’s good to balance the taste with lingonberries. The pie works with 4 egg yolks too, if someone has been visiting your chicken coop and you don’t have enough eggs.</i>Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-15542754605064375072019-09-09T14:10:00.002+03:002019-09-09T14:10:45.554+03:00Lazy Yule Apples<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a lazy Yule apple recipe that builds on the essential ingredients of any tasty food: sugar, butter and crispiness!<br /><br /><b>Pycella's Lazy Yule apples</b><br /><br /><i>6 - 9 apples<br />100 g butter<br />100 g sugar<br />100 g almond flakes<br />2 tablespoons wheat flour<br />2 tablespoons milk<br />(cinnamon etc.)<br /><br />Peel the apples (I used a sweet variety), remove the seeds and cut the apples into wedges. Place them into a buttered tray and prebake for 10-15 minutes at 200°C. Combine butter, sugar, almond flakes, flour and milk in a pot and heat it until the butter has melted, mix it well. You can add some Yule seasoning to the mixture (cinnamon should work well). When the apples have been prebaked, spread the mixture over them and bake for another 15 minutes (or until the topping looks nicely brown) at 220°C.<br /><br />Tip: if you don't have enough almond flakes, like I did, you can use pine nuts too, or something similar.</i><br />
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(This recipe was first published in the <a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/threads/a-hobbity-yule-calendar-2017.2743">Hobbity Yule Calendar 2017.</a>)<i> </i>Pycella Woodberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974289397919699909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871954774934874615.post-77868312931160963772019-09-09T14:06:00.002+03:002019-09-09T14:06:30.005+03:00Cleaning tips for YuleHere is an article that was originally published in the Hobbity Yule Calendar 2017.<br />
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Yule is getting close now, so it's high time you start to clean up your burrow! Here are some tips how to make Yule cleaning easy. They have been gathered from some wise Shire hobbits.<br /><br /><br /><b>1. Bring the dirty dishes to Winterhome</b><br /><br />Are you sick of dishwashing? Then you probably could try out this old tradition that will make your cleaning a lot easier: bring the dirty dishes to Winterhome. At Yuletide, dishwashers from all Middle-earth gather there to clean up the filth and dirty dishes. No one will notice a few more piles of dirty dishes there. Throwing your dishes to the closest pond is not recommended, as this is not good for the environment. Leave the ponds for the weeds and old shoes, please.<br /><br /><b>2. Put all your extra stuff into one big pile</b><br /><br />If you have lots of stuff in your burrow and you want to make the place look neat in a heartbeat, just put everything into one big pile. Feel free to decorate the pile by hanging paintings or curtains on it. This makes cleaning a lot easier and faster, and you won’t tip over anything that has been left on the floor. If someone wonders about the pile, you can tell them that you are hiding their Yule gifts in the pile. No one will suspect anything.</div>
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<br /><b>3. Drive unwanted guests away with crazy decoration</b><br /><br />If you are not into cleaning at all but don’t want to let others know that your burrow is a mess, you can always drive others away with crazy yard decoration. The furniture vendors are selling all kinds of weird stuff these days. Put a giant bowling ball in front of the door, or maybe a haunted Yule tree. No one will bother you.</div>
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<b>4. Get a pig that will eat the Yule decorations</b><br /><br />Do you want to get rid of your Yule decoration easily? Let a pig do it for you! Pigs are omnivores: that’s a fancy word for creatures that can eat virtually anything they think is edible. Be it mistletoe, garlands, or Yule stockings, it’s all just a great feast for the oinkers. If you don’t want to take a pig of your own, there is one at the Songburrow Hall that you could borrow. For as long as you like. Like forever. Please, help us, it is eating our mathoms and Potty’s napping chair!</div>
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<b>5. Skip the whole cleaning and go for a holiday trip instead</b><br /><br />If you are not home at Yule, why clean it up? Go to a nice holiday location instead. Winterhome is a beloved attraction during Yuletide, and it has some good accommodation and activities to offer. Snowball fights, snowmen, theatre, eating contests… That place is free of all stress. And when you book a room there, remember to give Lobelia’s details when they ask for the billing address. If they ask who you are, just say that you are Miss/Master Underhill. That's what they all do. <i><br /></i></div>
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<i>Dear inn guests,<br /><br />To celebrate Yule, I have prepared you a merry drinking game you can try out during your weekly gatherings at the Green Dragon. It is a simple game: just take a gulp of your drink when the following instructions tell you to do so. Should you run out of your beverage, please don’t hesitate to come to the bar and let me fill your pint again, and again, and again, and again.<br /><br />Yours sincerely,<br />Barmy Rootknot<br />Green Dragon innkeeper<br /><br />The Green Dragon Friday Drinking Game<br /><br />During GDF, always take a gulp of your drink when…<br /></i><br />
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<li><i> someone complains about the ale prices at Green Dragon</i></li>
<li><i> someone complains about how dirty the old rug is</i></li>
<li><i> someone tries to put their drinks on Simbo’s tab</i></li>
<li><i> someone drops their mug on the floor</i></li>
<li><i> someone drops their instrument while playing</i></li>
<li><i> someone falls asleep at the inn and doesn’t respond to others</i></li>
<li><i> someone mentions turnips</i></li>
<li><i> someone plays the bagpipes</i></li>
<li><i> someone plays the Drums® (unauthorized)</i></li>
<li><i> someone has played a very quick dancing tune</i></li>
<li><i> someone keeps dancing even when there’s no music</i></li>
<li><i> someone throws a snowball or a rotten fruit</i></li>
<li><i> someone comes in wearing a hat (and without taking it off… manners!)</i></li>
<li><i> someone starts to speak something incomprehensible</i></li>
<li><i> you hear barking, meowing, peeping, chirping, howling, roaring… noises that shouldn’t be heard inside an inn</i></li>
<li><i> someone starts a rumour</i></li>
<li><i> someone lights up fireworks INSIDE the Dragon (if this happens, the culprit will have to pay all drinks on behalf of the present inn guests).</i></li>
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<i><br />PS. Feel free to entertain yourself with this merry drinking game all year round, not only during Yule.<br /><br />PPS. If you need more challenge, you may add more rules to the present ones. Just don’t lose your coin purse during the game! You can always leave your coins to me (for safekeeping, of course). </i><br />
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(This game was originally posted in the <a href="http://www.lostmathom.org/threads/a-hobbity-yule-calendar-2017.2743">Hobbity Yule Calendar 2017</a>.)<br />
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