Tolkien Birthday Toast

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To the Professor! :cheers:
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The Professor! :cheers:
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Someone should translate that into Quenya, or at least Sindarin.

Oh, and :cheers:
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Post by Voronwë the Faithful »

Another year, another birthday!

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"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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Post by vison »

Happy Birthday, JRRT. :love:
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The Professor! :cheers:
There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound.
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And Mary Ann!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

:cheers:
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The Professor! :cheers:
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To J.R.R. Tolkien, to whom I am indebted not just for the treasure of his work but for some of the best and most stimulating friendships of my life. :cheers:

Oh, and Ax, too.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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To the Professor, and to Tom Bombadil sighting. :cheers:
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Primula Baggins wrote:To J.R.R. Tolkien, to whom I am indebted not just for the treasure of his work but for some of the best and most stimulating friendships of my life. :cheers:
:cheers:
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It's time once again to raise a glass (or coffee mug) in honor of the birthday of the inimitable J.R.R. Tolkien. :cheers:
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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Toasting JRRT in Darjeeling Tea!!
:cheers:
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The Professor! :cheers:
There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound.
~Diana Cortes
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Tonight I will have a wee dram in Prof. Tolkien's honor!

(not that I need an excuse for a wee dram).
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The Professor! :drink:

(Sorry, but that's how we toast in Ireland!)
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Morning Thunder here. ;)

The Professor!
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:cheers:
"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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The Professor! :cheers:
There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound.
~Diana Cortes
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