Hullo,
I am Leelee and by happy chance I stumbled upon this site. What a thrill , the more I read the more excited I became. It seems like a little bit of Middle Earth heaven to come to and learn and share.
I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible and learning from each of you .
thank you for allowing me to come.

Welcome and Greetings, LeeLee,

Share what you know and learn what you seek

If any problems arise, dont hesistate to PM anyone, we wont bite....well, maybe one or two....

WELCOME to our happy family at PT Leelee I'm happy that you found your way to be with us and I hope you will stay and on forever See you around in the threads Hope to share and enjoy a lot with you

OOOOh.... I don't... well, not very often, OK quite often. Usually after roasting has finished.

Welcome Leelee. Enjoy.

Oh thankyou all very much.
I have to admit that I am rather slender witted when it comes to avatars and so I am seeking help(blush blush). I tried numerous times to download some avies I really liked but it kept saying that it had to be .gif. then I found some gif avies and then it kept saying it had to be 70x70 pixels and I thought I did that. sigh........I am quite worn out.
Any thoughts?

I was thinking about JRR today and remembering how, in many of his letters to family and especially Christopher he would pour out his heart about his beloved Edith, his Luthien Tinuviel's poor health or his or the pain of the war. And I remember one particularly poingnant statement he made to his son about how he and Edith had 'saved' one another. It broke my heart. And yet even in his worst moments there was always something so hopeful and light and lovely about him, don't you think?
Well that is precisely the same feeling I have when I log on to this site. It is not something I can even explain. It is wonderful

I know what you mean Leelee PTalways make me happy ,and it's nice to see friends online

I'm happy to see you found your avatar Leelee It's nice

Happy belated Hello and Welcome!

Sorry i just saw this post as of now.... Glad to see you found this site! I've noticed from quite a few of your posts you are very intelligent and have a lot of good input and opinions to give.

i need a new avatar too. Someone gave me this avatar to use when i first signed on to this site, there is nothing wrong with this one but having a avatar of T’rin Turambar would suit my name a little closer.

cool thanks for info!

Loss is SO dear.
He made this avy for me. I would still be sitting here using another box of tissue trying to make the picture the right size and type. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Thank you Loss, you are so helpful and kind. I appreciate this more than you know.

And Congratulations on over two thousand posts. That sounds so .......daunting.
And Vee, you sound both scarey and wonderfully intriguing. Just the same I am buying a suit of mithrall and sharpening my trusty sword Lady Pain. Just in case.
The rest of you, I love your posts and wish I knew you all . REally.

That is true, and we should be thankful for that because anything else would be uncivilized! ok maybe not uncivilized but a heck of a lot better than the opposite! :p

Might that be Arwen on your avatar? That face looks disconcertingly familiar.

Faerieland? I believe I have found a fellow Faerie! I shall sleep on that pillow and dream of my Queen (I hope your Arwen-obssession doesn't go as far as to make her the Faeriequeen).

Dear Cloveress,
In the Faerieland I dwell in Lady Arwen is certainly not the Queen. So no worries there.
I am glad you will use your pillow, I have one given me by her and it has been a great blessing and comfort to me.
Vir, you know so much about so m uch. I have not bumped into you now and then in Faerieland when you have your real face have I?

NEEDLE-STICK!- Vir,
no no no no dear you mustn't do that. Needle point certainly, needle me for being a ninny, that is fine, but.............nnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
And no it is not synonymous with Ferngully.
Where I go it is ancient, so very ancient, awash with glittering tides over salmon colored beaches. The hills and mountains sparkle from the heavy lodes of silver and gold. The clouds are magnificent and ethereal and you can , if you listen carefully hear faeries talking inside t hem as they ride them over the beautiful terrain.
There is an ancient library there built by the Faerie Queen and all the dialects of the ancient world are represented on the parchment scrolls.
Elves that are past numbering in years of age dwell there and they counsel any who come to them and are wondrous beautiful.
No one save actual residents of Faerieland are allowed to stay over three months, for they don't allow mortals to avoid their real purposes but only allow us to come and be refreshed and sit in perfect peace.
But........have I seen you there, I wonder?
If not please accept this crystal key that will allow you to come as soon as may be
WITHOUT your stickly pin dearest Vir. (there are police even there!)

how perfectly enchanting.

*Raises hand* I would be one, found the Hobbit in the bookshelves when I was ten/eleven years old. Can honestly say that I haven't found an author since that has the mind of Tolkien.

Stonehelm and Gandalf,
Both your stories brought tears to my eyes and seem like stories in themselves. Stonehelm-to be that young and already be immersed in such wonder and intelligent faerie must have been the most exciting adventure. Did you know of any other children that were hooked as you were?
And Gandalf, imagine being able to purchase something so fine for that price. You sound like his work has so permeated your being that you are able to pass on the wealth of it to many many people. Do you write and if so has it greatly affected how you perceive things and put th em to paper? You know as soon as I saw that you had called yourself Gandalf I had the distinct feeling there must be a very good reason. How wonderful