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In the spirit of transparency and accurately catching up on book posts, let’s flash back to April… It had been a little over two years since I’d been on an airplane. I wasn’t nervous, far from it in fact…I was elated! My best friend… Continue Reading “Our Beautiful Mess”
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It’s time I introduced you all to my friend, writing colleague and fellow Tolkien lover, Arwen. On her blog today, she speaks the absolute truth about NC summers for the Hobbit at heart!! Check it out 🙂
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A few of months ago, I was looking for a way to keep track of my reading and truthfully, I needed a clean slate. Yes, I’ve had Goodreads but it’s been long forgotten and I didn’t have the bandwidth to update it. Thankfully, I… Continue Reading “A Deadly Legacy”
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Only a year after it’s release 😉 I finally took the time to experience Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender It’s a beautiful show with SO many rich and deeply moving aspects, that have taken over a month to fully process. While I am in… Continue Reading “Water is the Element of Change”
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My first thoughts about starting this blog contained the opening paragraphs of The Hobbit . I have always loved how Tolkien started that story with the simplicity of describing what a hobbit home looks/feels like. As if he was letting us know from page… Continue Reading “Stop and Smell the Roses”
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Posted on December 8, 2024
by Candice N. Carpenter
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There were a couple of reasons for my excitement to participate in the December Writer Friends Challange (@writer.friends.challenge). The first is that I figured the last month of the year was sure to produce enough inspiration to complete most of the prompts and secondly,… Continue Reading “I’m Back in December”
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When I was curating this space, over 5 years ago, the idea I had in mind was to create my own virtual version of a hobbit house. I wanted the reader to be able to imagine a cozy space containing many rooms, nestled someplace… Continue Reading “By the Light of a Peacock Lamp”
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Several years ago, my Aunt, knowing my affinity for both the UK and a great television series, sent a text over to me that read… “You HAVE TO watch The Five, on Netflix! You will love it!” She knows me very well, so, there… Continue Reading “Another Day in Paradise”
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Brushing off the dust with a re-blog from the first place I published words ❤
In regard to my two week holiday abroad, the question I have been asked the most is “What was your favorite part?”. As you might be able to tell from my previous posts, there are many things that I could have given as the… Continue Reading “Don’t Tell Me It’s Not Worth Fighting For”
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On Wanderwood Lane 