Postcard discovery
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Voronwë the Faithful
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I saw that, Tosh. Lucky guy! I've seen quotes for how much he can expect to get for the postcard and fireplace that were petty astounding.
"Spirits in the shape of hawks and eagles flew ever to and from his halls; and their eyes could see to the depths of the seas, and pierce the hidden caverns beneath the world."
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ArathornJax
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The question is if you were him, would you sell the fireplace and the postcard, or only one and which one?
I think I would keep the postcard and sell the fireplace.
I think I would keep the postcard and sell the fireplace.
1. " . . . (we are ) too engrossed in thinking of everything as a preparation or training or making one fit -- for what? At any minute it is what we are and are doing, not what we plan to be and do that counts."
J.R.R. Tolkien in his 6 October 1940 letter to his son Michael Tolkien.
2. We have many ways using technology to be in touch, yet the larger question is are we really connected or are we simply more in touch? There is a difference.
J.R.R. Tolkien in his 6 October 1940 letter to his son Michael Tolkien.
2. We have many ways using technology to be in touch, yet the larger question is are we really connected or are we simply more in touch? There is a difference.
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ArathornJax
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1. " . . . (we are ) too engrossed in thinking of everything as a preparation or training or making one fit -- for what? At any minute it is what we are and are doing, not what we plan to be and do that counts."
J.R.R. Tolkien in his 6 October 1940 letter to his son Michael Tolkien.
2. We have many ways using technology to be in touch, yet the larger question is are we really connected or are we simply more in touch? There is a difference.
J.R.R. Tolkien in his 6 October 1940 letter to his son Michael Tolkien.
2. We have many ways using technology to be in touch, yet the larger question is are we really connected or are we simply more in touch? There is a difference.
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BrianIsSmilingAtYou
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Interesting. I commented on this at B77 as well.
But apart from that, the part of the article that stunned me was the closer:
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But apart from that, the part of the article that stunned me was the closer:
BrianIsTolkien moved to Oxford in 1972, after Edith died, and sold the Poole bungalow for £23,000 to Stephen Frankel, who put it on the market for £1m in 2006.
Developers Cranbrook Homes (Southern) Ltd bought the property and secured planning permission to replace it with two four-bedroom family homes.
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All of my nieces and nephews at my godson/nephew Nicholas's Medical School graduation. Now a neurosurgical resident at University of Arizona, Tucson.
What do you find surprising about that Brian? That seems wholly unremarkable to me. My parents built their house for £7000 in the early 70s and its currently worth about half a million. And by todays standards you could put not 2, but 4 houses on the same plot of land.
Even my house is worth 6 times what I paid for it 12 years ago.
Even my house is worth 6 times what I paid for it 12 years ago.
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End