The Hall of Fire

I've never read Dickens, so I'd be interested. Is there a Dickens for Dummies book? Oliver Twist or Christmas Carol?

But surely, if the Sil were to have been published at the time of LotR as Tolkien wished, it would have been in this very "rootish" form.

No idea Tom. It's probably not indiginous to Ireland. Much of Muckross Gardens was planted and cultivated by the Landlords.

I stand corrected



































































... but unconvinced.

Some pics of Muckross House and Gardens in Killarney National Park, where I spent Saturday. Unfortunately the battery on my camera ran out, so I only have these few to share. http://www.thehalloffire.net/albums/Killarney/100_0733.jpg http://www.thehalloffire.net/albums/Killarney/100_0734.jpg http://...

Its far from simple. Lets face a few facts. Without terrorism, Ireland would still be under British Rule. I'm not saying its justified, but thats the simple fact. As far as I know, the only country ever to win Independance through peaceful means was India, under the leadership of Gandhi. In every ot...

Well, Mrs Alatar did suggest that we have everyone over to our house for a Barbeque, weather permitting. I suppose it depends on the numbers.

(Ok, I'm not sure inbuilt candlesticks do much for the sound, but they look so cute. :) ) Did you have the keys cleaned or renewed? I used to think those old ivory keys yellowed with time. I think the thing about the Candlestick holders is more that they are usually the first thing to be damaged. T...

Photos as promised: Fully open, with Music Stand folded out http://www.thehalloffire.net/albums/Piano/100_0703.jpg Music Stand in, and top closed http://www.thehalloffire.net/albums/Piano/100_0704.jpg Close up of Brass Candlestick holders and Inlay http://www.thehalloffire.net/albums/Piano/100_0705....

Oops! Sorry.... you're next anyway!

I can't play it, but I got it anyway! My wife's boss was buying a new piano and offered to give us the old one because we're into music. Naturally, we gratefully accepted. It's an old Upright made by Crane and Sons of Liverpool and Dublin. The piano was given to us free, but we knew it would need a ...

Wow, that was quick! Ax has it...

It hasn't been announced yet. Still hoping!

Great news. I have been following Project Gray Company for a while, expecting this. Given the name and concept art it was obviously going to be a LotR game. Eä have brokered a great deal whereby they have rights to both the Movie world and the books. This means they can use the wonderful art design ...

I hadn't even heard of this! I read the books way back when, and enjoyed them, but recently I tried to read them again and found them very juvenile. Goos animated movie fare though... Dragons' Weis Likes Movie Author Margaret Weis told SCI FI Wire that the upcoming film version of her book Dragons o...

I'll offer one:

Used to be even more than the quantity required (7)

From what I've heard/read about it I can see definite room for improvement. I listened to an audio bootleg of the first act and was staggered to find that despite the huge amount of comression of storyline and the frantic pace required for exposition westill had a 5 or 6 minute Song and Dance sectio...

I have to admit I'm a little uncomfortable with the whole "Athrabeth is the key to everything" concept. We had the Silmarillion and Lord of the Rings for years and they survived quite happily without the Atharabeth to explain everything. Besides, how much do we really know about the Athrab...

In case anyone's interested Bucklebury Ferry In the Eastfarthing of the Shire, adventurers will discover the River Baranduin, commonly referred to as the “Brandywine” by Hobbit-folk, flowing out from the Hills of Evendim far to the north. One of the often-used crossings of this large and slow-moving...

I still think Priscilla fits the clue...