tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post5410509596679637296..comments2023-09-05T03:24:40.988-05:00Comments on Seize the day -- the blog of writer Molly Blaisdell: HobbitonMolly/Cecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-78303200697565733462012-01-03T06:31:49.610-06:002012-01-03T06:31:49.610-06:00The first time I "read" The Hobbit, it w...The first time I "read" The Hobbit, it was read aloud to me by the world's most fantastic teacher. She added amazing voices for all the characters. She essentially acted the entire thing out for us just through her voice. I've been a fan of Tolkien ever since.<br /><br />Funny, thinking on it now I realize that the first time I heard LOTR was an audio version too. I suppose that's the obvious reason I can help but imagine it read in an English Accent. <br /><br />Glad your son is okay. Thanks, as always, for your lovely blog.Kjerstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934151755377892504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-72089178324221736102011-12-19T10:17:30.580-06:002011-12-19T10:17:30.580-06:00So much to be thankful for. Jesse is 6'3"...So much to be thankful for. Jesse is 6'3" and Jack is 6'1" I feel like I live with giants. Jack is about to turn 14 and will be in high school next year. <br /><br />It's funny about LOTR. I was not a huge fan as a teen. I read the books but I didn't adore them. I love the films. Watching them was such a DNA experience for my family. <br /><br />On my lukewarm reaction to LOTR, I always attribute it to my inability to hear an English accent in my head. <br /><br />My favorite fantasy series ever is from my teen years: The Chronicles of Prydain, the bildungsroman of Taran. I can connect with the Welsh but not the English. I'm not sure what that says about me.<br /><br />And, yes, like Ephesians 5:16...redeeming the time (KJV)Molly/Cecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754996366796005745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937707.post-34768092339807758182011-12-18T20:13:18.588-06:002011-12-18T20:13:18.588-06:00Thank God Jesse is alright. It's hard for me t...Thank God Jesse is alright. It's hard for me to believe he's already driving. He'll perpetually be 13 to me ... but then I realize that's Jack, no? <br /><br />Max read Tolkein this fall. His first time. I think it'll be a favorite. So rich. Great quote. Let us make this time here on earth matter.<br /><br />Love and God bless, Molly.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.com