Anyone who has read the wonderful Narnia tales of C.S. Lewis is well aware that it was through a clothes closet (called a wardrobe in the British world) that our heroes entered Narnia. This particular post, however, is about what could be found IN a wardrobe.  The costumers who produced the magical attire were a…

Merry and Pippin were right after all.  Second Breakfast is fun, though fattening.  It transpires about 9-10 or so in the morning, and can even be followed by Elevensies for those Hobbits looking to be the most well-rounded of the bunch.  Ann and I were fortunate enough to make one Second Breakfast at a renowned…

Hobbiton is an idyllic place where sheep may safely graze. But even Hobbits need clothes to wear, and in Middle Earth the number one supplier of materials for said outfits are sheep.  It has been said that New Zealand is a country of 4 million people and 40 million sheep. I imagine the proportions were…

You will no doubt by now be familiar with this fellow. (courtesy LOTR/ New LIne Cinema) Bilbo Baggins lived at Bag End in Hobbiton.  And I am happy to be able to report that the story he wrote about his life ‘There and Back Again’ should become a movie called ‘The Hobbit’.  The sad part…

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