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Forum: The Barrow-Downs 04-12-2019, 02:36 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Thumbs up Thanks for the report and photos, Boro. Were...

Thanks for the report and photos, Boro. Were there some pages from Tolkien's diary? I understand that the original exhibit at the Bodleian in Oxford had some of his diary papers on display.

Inzil,...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-22-2013, 06:31 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Yes, our little smial moot was little and it...

Yes, our little smial moot was little and it lacked outrageous costumes, but we did manage to discuss some Tolkien, mostly before you arrived, G55. ;) And we had a tiny little Bilbo figure standing...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-08-2013, 10:52 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Only if Hooky agrees to be James Stewart. :D

Only if Hooky agrees to be James Stewart. :D
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-07-2013, 09:06 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
I was so envious of New Finland Moot going to see...

I was so envious of New Finland Moot going to see the Hobbit movie together. :smokin: I figured that has to be the quintessential experience, seeing the movies as a Downer coven. ;)

I've been...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 10-02-2012, 07:52 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
1420! Slurpee

Not quite! The restaurant was Middle Eastern, so the "drink" is pomegranate juice mixed I think with a bit of cranberry.
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 10-01-2012, 03:50 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Eye Shire Post Delivery

Galadriel55 and I were Ladies Who Lunch today and that gave me an opportunity to hand deliver some very important Shire Mail for her from Mithalwen.

She loves her wolf cub!
...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-28-2012, 09:10 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Mithalwen, this is a superb remembrance. Reading...

Mithalwen, this is a superb remembrance. Reading it, I felt like I was still there trouping all over the south of England with you, and doing iconic Tolkienista things with Poison Ivy and you.

I...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-23-2012, 06:54 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
I couldn't edit the photo post and see the photo,...

I couldn't edit the photo post and see the photo, so I'll try to do a name check here, Gal55

From left to right . . .

Oddwen in a red sweater around waist, next to Pomegranate in green, and...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-22-2012, 08:35 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Meet Brian Sibley, Downer

And I'm so glad you did come, Hooky, because I got to see your magnificent performance as Turin. Next I want to see you do Hamlet. There's never enough time just to talk because we're all running...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-06-2012, 05:08 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Yes, and if my new computer would accept direct...

Yes, and if my new computer would accept direct downloads from my old camera and not force me to download to my old computer, and then to a memory stick, and then over to the new computer, I would...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-21-2012, 02:08 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Oh, I say, I have been negligent. I forgot that...

Oh, I say, I have been negligent. I forgot that you Brits take your bananas with a, um, stiff upper, um, lip.

So sorry, old bean, but perhaps you will forgive me for providing a thoroughly...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-21-2012, 12:26 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Why, Agan, I am shocked, shocked I say. :eek: ...

Why, Agan, I am shocked, shocked I say. :eek:

Just because you and Mithalwen and Rune and Kath and Squatter engage in more European behaviours with bananas doesn't mean that we less sophisticated...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-19-2012, 03:35 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Indeed. Banana terror spreads. ...

Indeed. Banana terror spreads.

I-hate-it-when-Im-studying-and-a-Velociraptor-throws-bananas-on-me/251762552445...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-05-2012, 08:39 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Dearest Pitchie, Much as I would greatly...

Dearest Pitchie,

Much as I would greatly desire to savour a Wurstlandmoot, this year would be impossible for me.

I am already committed (yes, get that ;) ) to RotR in England and have two other...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-03-2012, 08:31 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Okay, Galadriel55 covered the Downs while I...

Okay, Galadriel55 covered the Downs while I covered Facebook and Wellinghall Smial. Now to crack the society page of The Downer. . . . :D

Galadriel, for all those who haven't seen her, looks,...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 11-29-2011, 09:03 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
I am so happy you accepted my suggestion. Very...

I am so happy you accepted my suggestion. Very Middle-earth.



Nothing to guess about. ;) I was positively certain that Squatter would never forget a Tolkien reference to banana skins. :D
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 11-28-2011, 04:17 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Gordon's I presume! :D Just...

Gordon's I presume! :D






Just pointing out the extent to which some Downers will go to keep moots Tolkien-based. ;)
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 06-26-2011, 05:44 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
But Galadriel55, when I invited you to join...

But Galadriel55, when I invited you to join Wellinghall Smial's Tolkien Reading Day, you said you couldn't, so I didn't think you could come for lunch. Have you changed your parents' mind? :D
...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 06-26-2011, 10:18 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Glad you liked them. And I would have to send you...

Glad you liked them. And I would have to send you some berries, no? :D

Before Formy hit Rock City to visit with Wilwa and Glirdan, he passed through my little town and we had lunch together. A...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-16-2011, 07:40 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Are you a member of the Tolkien Society smial in...

Are you a member of the Tolkien Society smial in Toronto, Wellinghall, Galadriel55?

Yes, it was lovely hosting Rune and Kath last June; (Rune I had met at Oxonmoot the year previous, and Kath at...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-08-2010, 08:15 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
Oh, how cool! An unexpected meeting. :cool: :D

Oh, how cool! An unexpected meeting. :cool: :D
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 06-27-2010, 04:18 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
There's not a Wendy amongst us. :D

There's not a Wendy amongst us. :D
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 06-26-2010, 10:30 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
And some lovely Downers are using my account!...

And some lovely Downers are using my account! :eek: :p :D

Pictures and reports to follow once Kath and Rune leave.
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 06-26-2010, 09:58 AM
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Posted By Bęthberry
The bits in bold? The bits I'm not surprised by...

The bits in bold? The bits I'm not surprised by in the slightest. :D

PS: This was Kath - oops.
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 10-04-2009, 12:57 PM
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Posted By Bęthberry
i falmalir imbë met

I'm avoiding the monumental task of posting all my photos of my trip to Oxonmoot and Wessex by posting this reminiscence here.

Five years ago I first met Estelyn and Squatter, and Esty visited me...
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