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mark12_30 · 03-26-2003, 08:38 AM

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Lembas report: The alternate flour mixture worked well enough. I forgot how much per frying pan, and they came out thicker than I'm used to, which bummed me out at first: but it turns out that "movie-thickness" (think Sam, "More Lembas Bread...") is fine, just different than cookie-thickness. So... I learned something.

We went most of the way up "Mount Tom" this morning. In Seattle terms, It's a glorified sand-dune. I think the elevation is over 400 feet. No, that's not a typo, I wasn't trying to say four thousand. I mean four hundred feet. This is Rhode Island, after all.

Personally I'm guessing that they named "Mount Tom" after a turkey. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

It was fun. And we each had a square of Lembas on the way. And I was even on time for work after that.

By the way, is anybody else kind of intrigued by the whole "Walk To Rivendell" thing? For those who walk or might like to, check it out.
Walk
challenge Since I'm walking anyway, I thought, "what the heck..."

Bottom line: Frodo was a serious walker! I'm developing a healthy new respect for the fellow, and his companions too.

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03-26-2003, 08:38 AM	#326
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,407	(Blush) [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Lembas report: The alternate flour mixture worked well enough. I forgot how much per frying pan, and they came out thicker than I'm used to, which bummed me out at first: but it turns out that "movie-thickness" (think Sam, "More Lembas Bread...") is fine, just different than cookie-thickness. So... I learned something. We went most of the way up "Mount Tom" this morning. In Seattle terms, It's a glorified sand-dune. I think the elevation is over 400 feet. No, that's not a typo, I wasn't trying to say four thousand. I mean four hundred feet. This is Rhode Island, after all. Personally I'm guessing that they named "Mount Tom" after a turkey. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] It was fun. And we each had a square of Lembas on the way. And I was even on time for work after that. By the way, is anybody else kind of intrigued by the whole "Walk To Rivendell" thing? For those who walk or might like to, check it out. Walk challenge Since I'm walking anyway, I thought, "what the heck..." Bottom line: Frodo was a serious walker! I'm developing a healthy new respect for the fellow, and his companions too. [ March 26, 2003: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.