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Budgeford Bacon Bash
By Lina Willowwood A pork-flavoured, farm-located Grand Summer Picnic! Come pat the friendly farm animals, eat grand food, marvel at the tranquil Shire farm life and have fun! And enjoy the grand premiere of the play “Ode to Ol' Bloodtusk!  Date: Sunday July 2 Time: 7:30PM ((UK, 2:30PM servertime)) Location: Milo Bolger’s farm just NE of Budgeford, The Shire. Time to visit Milo Bolger outside Budgeford again! Yer will be hard-pressed to find a finer farm in the Shire. As hard-pressed as the local apple cider, that is. Just perfect for a summer picnic with lots of bacon! Additionally, a local theatre troupe is about to do what them G.L.O.B.E. fellers in Winterhome never managed: Write and perform a play called "Ode to Ol' Bloodtusk". After the dress rehearsal during yule, it is now time for the grand premiere, during the Big Budgeford Bacon Bash. Come and be enchanted by this tale of Bristling Boars and Boorish Bounders! Things to look forward to:
Please note, this is a roleplaying event primarily geared towards hobbits. Taller folks are welcome too if them manage to find the way to a distant hobbit farm. Milo Bolger's farm is east of Budgeford, at map coordinates [30.7S, 64.5W] )) |
Name the Snake!
By LinaWillowwood It is high time we named the Brockenborings mill snake. Did yer ever wonder why there are so few shrews and mice in Brockenborings? The reason is easy to see, it is in plain sight. Up by the mill, it lies there always. In sun, rain, sleet or hail, it just doesn’t move from its spot. Well, apart from hissing at anyone passing by, that is. And possibly eating any rodents unlucky enough to come within the village borders. It is the Brockenborings mill snake, of course.  Strangely enough, the snake has never been named. For years has it been a permanent fixture of the village, but no-one thought of giving it a name. And I suppose asking it what other snakes call it wouldn’t help much. Those fangs really don’t invite constructive conversations. Penny and me talked about this the other day, and we decided that this won’t do, this nameless snaking. So, instead, we’ll run a name competition. And this is where yer can help out:
((No real rules beyond this, but we’d prefer names that are somewhat fitting in a Tolkien world)) Get yer snake thinking hat on and slither out a good suggestion for us! Yer are of course welcome to add more than one suggestion too. |
Shire Tramps to entertain at the Yard Party
By Peppy Bristlebrush Another Yard Party with a special featured band is coming to us on June 8. This time you'll be entertained by the Shire Tramps. This well-known duo, consisting of Miamo and his sister Tulpau, does not need to be introduced any further, but those in the know say that they get better every time they perform! So don't miss it and come dance! And be amazed at what can be done with just two instruments in the hands of gifted musicians!   All
good people are welcome at the Bird and Baby Yard Party, a weekly
event featuring you, our patrons! Sometimes there are visiting bands or
other planned events, at other times, entertainment is provided by you,
the patrons! |
Oldfurlong Closed fer Repairs
By Acorne Oakley A word from the editor:Hiya! That was a wonderful Forest of OAKS on Saturday May 13!!! I have so many folks ta thank fer makin it so grand.... thanks
ta Polnolunie who started it off wit a HOT number.... a brave dwarfie
throwin off his shirt ta show us his muscular chest and his agile shakin
of his bovine clanker fer us all while Master Gerhalt was singin of the
great Samwise Gamgee. Then came the fabulous 10th
Anniversary Tribute ta Middle Earth music with 11 truly outstandin bands
back-ta-back playin one song each... Andune Ensemble wit the lore-filled hallowed lyrics of the huggable Hollyhawke Breakfast Club wit the lovely Lady Lark singin of travelin down "Great East Road" Evendim Hillbillies wit the great talent of my idol Miss Emylou..so glad they came in from Oatbarton! Brandywine & Biscuits who gots t'gether ta play a stunnin bit of heavy metal which will probably be their last song ever... White Flames who reminded all of us of the sweetness of livin in our Shire Travelin
Bilberries who taut us all a brand new dance.....I herd sumone say it
mite be the third dwarfie dance but I no it be the "New Hobbit
Dance" *giggles* Chantefables who thrilled us all wit their combination of a fabulous song and a few funny antics ...thanks dear cousin Louellana :) Mondbarden whose outstandin version of "I See Fire" is so movin it makes me see the blood in the breeze.....*shivers* A Rock and A Hard Place who had us singin along wit them.."~Whoah oh oh oh oh oh oh!" Brandy
Badgers who wuz a bit reluctant ta share any of their fermented berries
wit us but wuz willin ta share a lovely song just like they treat their
hobbit friends ta at the Green Dragon on Fridays and Die Bunten Voegel wit their incomparable "Ode to LOTRO"!!! Next
came the lil orchestra wit the BIG sound playin songs of earth, wind
and river from Russian folk-metal...the HOPE! May the Hope always be
around ta entertain us! Followed by a brother and
sister who constantly impress us wit the fabulous sounds they can create
wit only two instruments...the amazin Shire Tramps! and then... Instant Play! Such
truly incredible music that it seems that time wit them goes by all two
fast...like they get ta the last song...and it seems they've only
played fer an instant instead of the 30 minutes they actually
played... *chuckles* Followed by Skarn whose music
was so excitin...even the slow songs was rockin so much that sweet
Shirriff Nimelia almost went ta get a pickaxe. then came the awesum ARDA! who shared sum wonderfully sweet ..and swingin..... musical memories wit us Ta end the evenin it seemed like time fer a drink...so...in came rollin the Kegs! the fabulous dwarfies of the last band....the Rolling Kegs! A
very special thanks ta Miss Bil fer bein the voice of backstage at the
Forest and helpin keep things runnin so smoothly *kiss* and ta Master Skepto fer givin so many folks them fireworks *hugs cause I no kisses embarrass ya* and
ta Master Tiny fer sharin drinks wit so many folks *kiss*....I no ya
meant well when ya tried ta put out the fire wit ale...*hugs* and my dear friend Ponso who is always so kind and generous sharin pipeweed wit all of us Thanks
ta all of ya fer comin whether it be ta play or sing or dance or share a
beer or smoke sum or light up the town square wit them many bright
fireworks!*kisses* (( And fer any who couldnt make it ta the Forest of OAKS this year...here be dear Holly's magic movin drawings so ya can see everythin ya had ta miss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCB-0mHkxhE&t=4235s)) like all the tables and benches.. and there may have been a wee bit of a fire smolderin in sum ashes near the big OAKS tree...to pass the time while they work. I'll keep ya updated on their progress.... Many warm hugs ta all of ya til then, Acorne.# # # |
Tales of the Shire Night
By Nannie What would life be like without stories? Sitting at yer Gammer's
knee, listening wide eyed as she spun those tales which sent shivers up
yer spine. Yet, what would happen if'n they were forgotten? Ah invites ye all ter come tergether, bring a tale ter share or come just to listen. Yon night is open ter all. This time we'll meet above Bag end, food is planned and the table set. What a grand night we'll have! What: Tales of the Shire Where: Picnic area above Bag End When: June 3rd, 8pm ((UK, 2pm servertime))  |
May 18 Yard Party Surprise Feature (Not The Crazy Ladies of the Forest!)
By Toadflax Nosely  All
good people are welcome at the Bird and Baby Yard Party, a weekly
event featuring you, our patrons! Sometimes there are visiting bands or
other planned events, at other times, entertainment is provided by you,
the patrons! |
Yard Party Special with Department of Harmony and Dance
By Toadflax Nosely Department of Harmony and Song returns to the Yard Party. You know what this means: You gotta come dance!  All
good people are welcome at the Bird and Baby Yard Party, a weekly
event featuring you, our patrons! Sometimes there are visiting bands or
other planned events, at other times, entertainment is provided by you,
the patrons! |
Come join us in the Forest of OAKS!
By Acorne Oakley Hiya! It be May agin and a lovely time ta venture back inta the forest....the Forest of OAKS *grins*  Rumours circulatin say they had quite a lively conversation.... and I have fond memories of all of us joinin Master Newel and Radagast's Pipe on stage fer the last song...his last farewell... makes me happy rememberin but mighty sad ta no that we can only hear them agin in dear Miss Holly's magick pictures. We bid farewell ta Radagast's Pipe a truly awesum band *waves Bye as a tear rolls down her cheek* *brushes the tear off her cheek and smiles* Come early...then stay late so ya dont miss a thing :) It will start wit folks gettin ta hear Polnolunie sing of the fun of visitin the Shire... followed later by the Hope which holds the record fer the longest song ever at an OAKS! Next the Shire Tramps will show what sensational music can be made wit only two instruments! Then the outstandin music of Instant Play includin sum truly exceptional classics cause their leader Sev be good friends wit Moe Zart and Instant Play surely does a fine job wit his music... Then Skarn will bring sum rocks fer all of us....or was that keep it rockin.... As the evenin winds down, dear ARDA will share their music both sweet and swingin.. We will end the evenin rollin out & rockin wit the kegs...the Rolling Kegs! Fer a list of bands and times ..look above at this poster I made fer y'all.... ((all times listed be Shire or UK time )) Durin this Forest of OAKS on Saturday May 13, I have decided ta do a 10th Anniversary Tribute ta LOTRO music ....and I'm invitin back 10 bands that have played at the OAKS afore ta play one song.... It all starts at five bells in the evenin in the town square of Oldfurlong....... there is bound ta be sumthin every one of ya folks will luv *smiles* This is gonna be a mighty rousin party ..fer sure! So join us in the Forest on Saturday May 13 fer a party ya wont soon fergit!! where: the town square of the Oldfurlong neighborhood of the Shire homesteads. ((Altfurch in Deutsch / Longuevieille en français))when: Saturday May 13th startin at 5 bells (( Noon EST/ 17:00 UK time/ 18:00 CEST )) Warm hugs ta ya one and all, Acorne |
The Badgers "save The Three-farthing Stone" Protest Rehearsal, Monday 15 May
By Lina Willowwood Rumours are spreading that some entrepreneurial hobbits would like nothing more than to mine straight through the Three-Farthing Stone. This won't stand, this minegression, so the Brandy Badgers have decided to act! By playing music!  Date: Monday May 15 Time: 7:30PM ((UK time / 2:30 PM servertime)) Location: The Three-Farthing Stone, Bywater (South of the Green Dragon), The Shire Of course, the Brandy Badgers never really play concerts, but them's pretty well good at having public rehearsals. And they're just burning in with songs they didn't manage to put into the Ziggy Piecrust musical earlier this spring. So expect a lot of songs related to that star-travelling hobbit! And the odd surprise as well. Come to dance, have fun and gaze longingly upon the Three-Farthing Stone. Never shall it be mined! We'll just have to control all members of the Badgers to make sure. ((OOC: This will be a public rehearsal with all the David Bowie songs we didn't find room for in the Ziggy Piecrust show earlier. We'll likely play a few other songs as well. As usual, we love it if lots of hobbits come to listen and chat with us. Should others like to show up as well, be very welcome, but make sure yer don't block the view of the hobbits. Oh, and remember the roleplaying policy on Laurelin with regard to names and in-character chat.)) |
Fifth Salmon Run a resounding success
By Ponso Pondhopper Last
Saturday, the eighth day of Thrimidge the Shire Angling Club held its
fifth annual Brandywine Salmon Run. Seventeen hopeful hobbits met at the
Bullroarer statue in Brockenborings before marching across the
Greenfields to a special fishing spot I found several years ago. It is
here that the salmon take a rest before continuing their journey north
to the lake, the final stage of a long swim from the seas and oceans to
the West. This is their final journey, as once they arrive at the lake
they spawn and die. So this is an ideal time to fish them as they are
fully grown. As such we always expect a
big catch at this event and this year was no exception. In total 411
fish were caught, of which 31 were salmon, of varying sizes. Five
runner-up prizes of a commemorative fishing rod were awarded to Miss
Dassa, Mister Potty, Miss Nimelia, Miss Pogonia and Miss Seggra. The
main prize winners were: 4th Mister Pipes with a catch of 33 fish 2nd equal Mister Fidgit and Miss Lina with 34 fish each 1st Mister Ozborne of the Shire Angling Club with a fine catch of 36 fish  A special prize for the most salmon caught went to Miss Acorne for her impressive catch of five salmon. No
weeds were caught! However a total of 39 old boots were pulled out of
the river, with a new title of ’Tough as Old Boots’ going to Miss
Qamellia with a catch of five boots. This
year’s Salmon Queen is Miss Dassa, whose best catch weighed in at 52lb
6oz, not quite toppling last year’s record of 57lb 3oz, set by Mister
Simbo Rumblebelly. My congratulations to all
those who took part and thanks to Mister Ozborne who contributed to the
prize fund. Let’s see if next year’s Salmon Run brings us a new record! |
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