Daisy Gamgee's Fresh Flowers, Herbs and Produce (The Shire)

[mistress-tanwe.livejournal.com]

The best of the Shire's most famous farms and gardens: come here for the most fragrant flowers of Hobbiton, herbs from Buckland and beyond, including sweet galenas from the Southfarthing, and the freshest and largest vegetables in Arnor. (This stall is for prompts set in the Shire.)

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OR

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On their wedding night, Fëanor and Nerdanel end up not sleeping at all, as they are too busy enjoying each other.

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Comments

Bilbo Baggins, Belladonna Took Baggins, Bungo Baggins, gen or het

[dreamflower]

What about a story about Bilbo's childhood or youth, featuring his parents?

RE: Bilbo Baggins, Belladonna Took Baggins, Bungo Baggins, gen or het

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Yes, what about that...Hmm...^.^ What's the age difference between Bilbo and Dora, again? :)

Saradoc,young Sam,'What does the Master of Buckland do?

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

While Saradoc Brandybuck is either picking up or dropping off Merry at Bag End, Saradoc tries to explain the job of the Master of Buckland to a young, curious, Samwise Gamgee. Other characters welcome, the other Gamgee kids, Frodo listening in, Bilbo, the Gaffer, whatever you like.

Re: Saradoc,young Sam,'What does the Master of Buckland do?

[dreamflower]

OK, GW, I've resisted this one long enough. *forks over another farthing*

Frodo, Sam, (the Gaffer optional) gardening

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

Frodo decides to plant a section of the garden himself, believing he will enjoy raising his own tomatoes, potatoes, whatever you want him to attempt to grow is fine. How well does he do? Does he get any help? Is Sam offended? Amused? Annoyed?
This can be pre-Quest of post-Quest.

Re: Frodo, Sam, (the Gaffer optional) gardening

[dreamflower]

Well, here goes another farthing! I hope I won't be broke before the Faire officially opens!

I love this prompt, GW!

Sam, Gardens of Lorien in Valinor

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

This prompt is inspired by engarian's beautiful poem she posted recently in the tolkien_weekly community: http://tolkien-weekly.livejournal.com/1088010.html

It got me thinking about Sam and his love for gardens and how that would look once he leaves Middle-earth. I would dearly love to see something written that would involve Sam and the gardens of Lorien (Irmo) in Valinor. How could Sam have that experience without it killing him? Some sort of special dispensation? A dream? An out of body experience? Hand wave the problem away? (I'd probably do that :-) Whatever inspires you will be great!

RE: Sam, Gardens of Lorien in Valinor

[mirach-ravaia.livejournal.com]

Sam did travel to Eressea to reunite with Frodo when he was old, so I see no problem with that. It would be just a short trip to Valinor and the gardens :) (I don't think the Ban of Valar is very clear about whether he would be allowed there or not...)

I think I would like to claim this one for a drawing - is that alright?

Frodo Baggins, Merry Brandybuck and/or Pippin Took; gen; hurt/comfort

[dreamflower]

At some point after Frodo becomes Master of Bag End, one or both of his cousins comes for an extended visit. Either Merry or Pippin gets hurt or is sick, and Frodo becomes the main caregiver. I prefer the book-verse timeline, so that his cousins are considerably younger than he is. And Sam can be a part of it too, but I'd prefer he not take over Frodo's role as caregiver. Competent Frodo is definitely a plus.

RE:

[baranduin.livejournal.com]

♥ competent Frodo :-)

[kgreen20.livejournal.com]

Before Blbo leaves the Shire for good, Sam gets badly sick or hurt (perhaps on the job); his illness or injury could be life-threatening. Frodo and Bilbo have to take care of him. Merry and Pippin can be visiting when that happens, if you wish.

(Have I just used up a farthing?)

[dawn_felagund]

Yes, it costs one farthing to leave a prompt.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Frodo is planning a farm raid in the Marish. Who does he involve and how do they carry it out?

Rangers in the Shire Gen

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Are the Rangers ever seen in the Shire? If so what do the Hobbits make of them? Do the Rangers ever openly help the Hobbits or have the Hobbits ever helped a sick or injured Ranger?

Re: Rangers in the Shire Gen

[dreamflower]

I need to claim this one!

Sam Gamgee, Maglor, gen

[maglor-20.livejournal.com]

Sam meets Maglor in one of the forests in the Shire. Can be drama, or whatever you like. I just think it would be interesting to see these two interact.

Re: Sam Gamgee, Maglor, gen

[dreamflower]

Here's a farthing. *adds to the basket*

Smials! An art prompt, gen

[dreamflower]

"in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort."

Smials. Hobbit holes. Round doors and round windows, grass on top, roof-trees, gardens filled with flowers; cosy comfort inside, sitting rooms with warm hearths, kitchens full of good smells and pantries laden with food. Grand warrens like the Great Smials or Brandy Hall, modest manors like Bag End, or humble holes like Number Three Bagshot Row

Drawings; paintings; photo manips; blueprints; models; collages; quilts; whatever your hands can make, show your idea of the quintessential hobbit dwelling.

RE: Smials! An art prompt, gen

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Ooh, an art prompt! I can't promise it'll be very good, but I'll try my hand at it...

Sam and an Elf in the Shire, pre-LotR, gen

[independence1776]

Sam “believed that he had once seen an Elf in the woods [of the Shire].” What happened that day?

(Quote from Fellowship, The Shadow of the Past.)

Re: Sam and an Elf in the Shire, pre-LotR, gen

[lbilover.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love this prompt. I'd like to claim it.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

Posting from the IPad app so unable to use a subject line.

Sam, Frodo, gen fic about fishing and swimming.

A young Sam (12 to 18 years) takes Frodo to his favorite fishing spot and at some point during their fishing trip, Frodo offers to teach Sam to swim. Your choice as to how the topic comes up in conversation. What is Sam's reaction? Is he interested? Frightened? Shocked by the offer? Does he agree to it or argue against it? Why does Frodo offer in the first place?

[dreamflower]

Sold! I just can't resist your bunnies. *hands over farthing and adds the bunny to the already full basket*

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Well...I wrote a little snippet similar to this once! I could expand on it, maybe? Would that be acceptable? :)

Gen, Frodo & Bilbo, mischievous rascally tweenage time

[febobe.livejournal.com]

Bilbo brings Frodo to live with him at last...but how does Frodo cope? Perhaps he's not immediately ready to settle down and stop being a rascal. How does Bilbo coax the civilized young tween out of Frodo that he surely believes is in there, however well-hidden? Show us the events and escapades of this process. Does Frodo raid Aunt Dora's garden and get marched back to return vegetables and apologize and wash dishes for her all week? Does Frodo do anything that deeply troubles Bilbo, or is it all just tween mischief? And how does Bilbo's love set Frodo straight? What is it that leads Frodo back into the "straight and narrow" path?

Enjoy,
Febobe :)

Gen, Frodo & Bell Gamgee, first mtg h/c

[febobe.livejournal.com]

How do Frodo & Bell Gamgee (Sam's mother) first meet? Perhaps an illness or injury calls her up to help tend Mr. Bilbo's young heir. What happens? Does Frodo simply have a cold, and Bilbo feels at a loss, or is it something more serious? Is Frodo injured when Bilbo's out and the Gaffer sends his youngster Sam running to fetch his mother to help the young master? How does Frodo relate to Bell? Is he immediately consoled by her presence, or is he determined not to like someone who will never be his mother? How does this first meeting go? You may include subsequent meetings, but please include their first encounter during this situation. :)

Happy writing,
Febobe :)

Goldilocks Gamgee, change in need for propriety

[kgreen20.livejournal.com]

As we all know, the Gamgees always insist on being proper, and apparently, it's not proper for a working-class hobbit to speak like a gentlehobbit. But when Goldilocks Gamgee accepts Faramir Took's proposal, the Gamgees are faced with an unexpected situation: neither is it proper for the Thain's wife to speak like a working-class hobbit! And when Pippin dies, Faramir is going to become the next Thain; therefore, the rustic speech that Sam and Rose have always used won't be proper in this situation. How do the Gamgees deal with this complication? Have Sam and Rosie's children long since learned to speak like gentlehobbits, since Sam is the Mayor of the Shire and the Master of Bag End, or does Goldilocks have to work to change her way of speaking in prepration for her upcoming role? You could have the Tooks helping the Gamgees deal with this complication, if you wish.

Elanor Gardner, Maid of Queen Arwen

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

At age 15, Elanor became a maid to Queen Arwen of the Reunited Kingdom - the envy of all other Hobbit lasses, or not? Did she go alone, whom did she meet, did she learn anything from Arwen that she later entered into the Red Book? Any first crushes, perhaps, did she thrive under Arwen's wing?

RE: Elanor Gardner, Maid of Queen Arwen

[astris-eldalie.livejournal.com]

Casually just gonna... slip in super late... aaaaaand claim this one.

Female hobbits, gen/het/slash, back or life story

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

In honour of International Women's Day write about your favoroute hobbit lass: who was she, what is her story? What makes her strong and fantastic?

Family Trees: any character, gen

[dreamflower]

Choose a character from one of the Hobbit family trees, one who has no other information, and create a character profile of him or her, based only on the name, the family and the date of birth.

RE: Family Trees: any character, gen

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I want this one :)

Frodo's parents: Drogo, Primula, gen, het

[dreamflower]

Why were they on that boat? What happened?

RE: Frodo's parents: Drogo, Primula, gen, het

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

I wrote this one. I'm not certain that I like it but I wrote it. So, here's a farthing and a request. Would you be willing to read it over and see what you think before I post it? It's rather dark and that concerns me. It's also rather long so if you don't have time I can send it to my usual beta. Since its your prompt though, I thought you might have some ideas on the subject. Also, I may have some of the canon off course.

Marcho and Blanco of the Fallohides, gen

[dreamflower]

Why did King Argeleb II grant the Shire to the hobbits? Did he just feel sorry for them? Did they render him some great service? Did he just notice how industrious they were, and think they'd be good Stewards for that land?

Oldbucks to Brandybucks; gen; why the name change?

[dreamflower]

The Oldbucks crossed over the Brandywine to settle Buck Hill, but why did they feel they had to change their name?

RE: Oldbucks to Brandybucks; gen; why the name change?

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I swear, Dreamflower--you keep putting up prompts I've already written to! Aargh!

Now and For Always--LOTR the musical, gen

[dreamflower]

Let the song inspire you to create art, story or whatever:

RE: Now and For Always--LOTR the musical, gen

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Here is my farthing, and I will have you know that by this weekend I should have the CD of the musical. But I can't understand the staging for Galadriel!

Four friends, gen, this picture

[dreamflower]

Did this happen before or after the Quest? Where in the Shire are they, and what are they doing there? What's the occasion? Is anyone else there, out of our sight? Or is it just the four of them?

Sam, Merry, Pippin, Folco Boffin, Fatty Bolger/Frodo PG

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Sam, Merry, Pippin, Folco Boffin, Fredegar Bolger regarding Frodo. How do any or all of these come to the realization that Frodo isn't aging, that their beloved almost grown cousin has apparently waited for them to catch up with him and is no longer their elder but a peer? What do they think might be the cause of his apparent agelessness at this time? What do they plan to do about it? Do they want to do anything about it?