Category: OWL Daily

West bound and into a ghost town.

On today’s edition of Tookish Travels, Brandon and I take our first Roadkill inspired road trip to the mountains of North Carolina   and   SPOILER ALERT…it’s a complete success.   Take a look!! *****   Now we’ve been talking cars since we met because a)… Continue Reading “West bound and into a ghost town.”

Concerning Hobbits

When I started this challenge, I had NO idea (because I didn’t read ahead), that two of my favorite tracks would be back to back and I am thrilled to be taking on this one today! Hobbits are my very, very, very favorite race… Continue Reading “Concerning Hobbits”

I See Fire

This is easily one of my favorite songs in all of Middle Earth. Not only am I am MASSIVE Ed Sheeran fan, He is a MASSIVE Tolkien fan…which in my opinion is very evident in I See Fire…a song he wrote, if I am remembering… Continue Reading “I See Fire”

Song of the Lonely Mountain

It, perhaps, shouldn’t be surprising as I complete the posts that I am, in fact, a HUGE Tolkien fan…please notice that I said fan and not scholar. I was introduced to Tolkien via the movies and while I have gone on to read a… Continue Reading “Song of the Lonely Mountain”

Down in Goblin Town

Imagine being asleep after an already weary journey only to be woken by the sound of the earth cracking and a horde of goblins coming down on you. As brave as I’d like to dream to be, I’d have likely passed out then and… Continue Reading “Down in Goblin Town”

Misty Mountains

Hearing the dwarves sing Misty Mountains in the movie, gave me chills. I think the arrangement really set the tone simultaneously for what they lost and what they were about to dare achieve. The imagery in this song is amazing! As good as the… Continue Reading “Misty Mountains”

Blunt The Knives

AHHHHH the unexpected party… For someone who just wanted to eat his dinner in peace, Bilbo sure got more than he could ever bargain for when he opened the door at the first bell ring. C-C-Can you not do that? You’ll blunt them! Oooh,… Continue Reading “Blunt The Knives”

Writing, what’s that!?

Greetings my lovlies!!! and now let’s take a big>>>SIGH<<< together.   If you had told me that when I sat down to write this that it would have been 2 months since I last wrote, I would have gotten really defensive…BUT I’d be wrong.… Continue Reading “Writing, what’s that!?”

Saying “I Love You”

What can I do, right now, in this extremely contemplative moment (besides still be drinking coffee at noon)!? WRITE…ok, cool, I know a place 😉       Five days in to year 37, on one of the MOST heavy/light weeks of the year… Continue Reading “Saying “I Love You””

Edge of Thirty-Seven

Depending on when you are reading this, I am either on the edge of 37 or, in fact, 37 years old. Blogs aren’t the place for writing books so I can’t fully describe here, all that 36 was filled with, however, I can tell… Continue Reading “Edge of Thirty-Seven”