A round-up. That means it’s Saturday. Welcome to another week of Sundays… We lost our son yesterday – as in: his flatmates returned to the flat and Master Guylty immediately packed his bags to join the fun downstairs. He didn’t even wait to say good-bye to his sister and me (who were out for a walk at the time). *grumps* But well, at least that means he is not eating us out of house and home anymore 😂. Young male adults have such an appetite… I ended up baking a loaf of bread every day…
Here’s the round-up.
- OMG this is hilarious. Ilaria’s Mini Nottingham is obviously also in quarantine. And 9 months on…
- And another one, just because mininottingham is so good
- A detailed look at Thorin’s battle outfit by theelvenvalkyrie
- Have you seen this adorable sketch of Dolarhyde by aninomori?
- Trrriple-rrr has always been my favourite NSFW writer. Apparently she did a story give-away, and here is a wonderful piece of fluff. A reader insert with John Standring. And totally safe, btw – no smut!
- Riepu10 has returned to Berlin. Station, that is… with some spying Daniel in a woolly hat
- I enjoyed reading the fan letter written by theelvenvalkyrie to Richard – and seeing a happy ending to her request. (Lovely hand-writing, too.)
- As a motivation to get out of your pyjamas every once in a while, I give you mezzmerizedbyrichard’s gif set of Richard in suits
- Here is some pretty Lucas by riepu10
- For the fun of it, here is a headcanon ask for fizzyxcustard. What would the other chaRActers like?
- If you are looking for some fan fic recommendations, altumvidetur has some Bagginshield recs for you
- A new version of the Thorin/Thorout theme. By fooloffatook
- And some Thorin fan art by ollysid-oops
- Always interesting to see how paintings are created. A piece of (unfinished) Thorin fan art by nerdeeart
What are your plans for the weekend? After deciding on a pattern, I am going to sew those face masks today. (I’m still looking for molleton fabric in my stash and may need to root through the box with the old baby stuff…) I have subscribed to lots of celebrity interview podcasts for some light entertainment while sewing.
I hope you are all well, wherever you are. Keep washing those hands of yours 😉
Love, and stay well,
Sonja ❤
Guylty Pleasure 
#7 Now there’s someone who knows how to keep it short (unlike yours truly). Truly great handwriting.
Those were the days, eh? Send photos and get them back with signatures? Marvelous.
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I’m telling you. I am envious just looking at this.
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I always love mini nottingham!!!! And the Dollarhyde art IS adorable.
Funny, I never thought of Dollarhyde as adorable.
(You should have mail. Email, that is. Big, honking lot.)
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Also, there isn’t enough toilet paper in that shopping cart!!!1 LOL!
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Received e-mails. And you haven’t promised too much – they are *both* pretty big!!! I’ll try to hurry through them!
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Don’t hurry too fast. You know I’m persnickity about what I post and I want my BEST to post!!!
I keep rereading and keep changing words here and there lol!
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Today is the day, I hope. Have already read the Ghosts – and loved it.
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It was a very dark piece during a rather dark time. I think the whole ghost aspect was what the historian called for.
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I loved it. It was so in character, too.
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THank you. I think I made the best decision to write it the way I did. I couldn’t have written HIM and then have him ride off to battle, knowing how it would end. I had just written William, for goodness sake and that was hard enough!
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Some of William’s anger reached over into the Ghost. But it all fits well together.
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Guy had moments of fury. Incredible fury. But William was extremely angry, most of his life. Every time he goes through a cycle of life, lessons learned are carried on. So the Ghost evolves as well. I hope that made sense.
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1. I look at these photos and think, “Oh my God, I know people who take photos of little dolls posed as if they are living lives.” Next thought is, “How delightful. And how did I miss this my whole life?”
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LOL – yes, you know such people. We do all kinds of mad things. And are happier for it 😉
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Thank you for the link love once again! Although I am taking the easy way out making those gif posts ha!
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Please continue taking the easy way out, as you put it. (It wouldn’t be easy for me. I have no idea how to make gifs!)
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” I am going to sew those face masks today. ” I wish you a good sewing day .
Une remarque: il est préférable d’utiliser 4 longues bandes de tissus, à nouer derrière la tête, comme attaches, plutôt que des élastiques. Si vous les cousez en haut et en bas cela, fait 2 cordons de tissus
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I have just run out of elastic band, so the next masks I sew will have to have ties. I’ll keep this in mind.
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I’m sorry your son’s gone, let’s hope it won’t be for too long. I know what you mean about young men and food, my boy seems to be permanently stuck in the pantry. I don’t know whether it’s boredom or anxiety but it’s worse than usual. Thanks for the Tumblr treasures. I’ve tried but am finding it really hard to imagine any of RA characters eating sweets, Lucas unwrapping a Werther’s Original? Nah. But we do know that Richard likes wine gums. I saw a trailer for Spooks on TV last night, for BBCiplayer. Seeing Richard unexpectedly was like a shot of electricity – I very nearly screamed, which would have been embarrassing.
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Starburst ,
chewy sweets he said they were around a lot while filming Frozen
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Ooh that’s a good one, so RA likes to chew …
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(Cue potential for all sorts of gratuitous jokes about sucky sweets.)
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Oh, I never knew about Starburst. Yum.
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They must be still growing… With all those sandwiches at 11pm, I’d be weighing a ton, but the boys seem to have good digestion…
I really wish that the BBC would drop their territorial restrictions for the time of the covid-19 emergency… But well, I understand… rights issues…
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Bah, that’s annoying about the iPlayer.
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Ilaria’s minis are epic! The detail she gets is amazing.
Thanks for the roundup, Guylty. It was a pleasant distraction and very welcome. I take it your son is not too far away for you to keep a discreet eye on him and set your mind at rest. Difficult times.
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You are right – son lives in the same house as I, only down in the basement. But we have cut all contact again because there are four boys down in the basement – and they don’t want to endanger my husband…
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Ohhhh, I’ve been thinking about sending a border/mat for my Thorin cross stitch to have him sign. I think that would be pretty cool!
As always, an awesome round-up!
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I’m not trying to be a downer, but keep in mind that that fan mail thing was in 2016. I don’t know how good his response rate is nowadays.
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I think Mrs Margaret Armitage kept the fan stuff going I remember getting a thank you note from her when I send a book for his birthday one year.
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That’s sweet. ♥️
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You could definitely try that.
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