Fantasy, pilgrimage,etc.and Hobbits

[John Topping]

Greetings Peter from New Zealand - the new home of Middle Earth.
I was interested to see you quote Bilbo's song (a favourite of mine - having
read it to my son many times) especially as we went to see the new movie of
the Lord of the Rings last night.  It was made in New Zealand by one of our
film-makers Peter Jackson, and I would highly recommend it as it was filmed
entirely in New Zealand giving a glimpse into our beautiful country.  See it
if you can.  My husband John and I will be making our Pilgrimage to Santiago
starting in Roncevalles in late April this year and look forward to the
mysteries of our own journey on the road.
We send our best wishes to you for 2002.
John & Marion Topping.

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From: pieter pannevis <p.pannevisaCHELLO.NL>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: Fantasy, pilgrimage,etc.and Hobbits


> As we're all pilgrims in life:
>
> Roads go ever on,
> Over rock and under tree
> By caves where never sun has shone,
> By streams that never find the sea
> Over snow by winter sown
> And through the merry flowers of June,
> Over grass and over stone,
> And under mountains in the moon.
>
> Roads go ever on,
> Under cloud and under star,
> Yet feet that wondering have gone
> Turn at last to home afar
> Eyes that fire and sword have seen
> And horror in the halls of stone
> Look at last on meadows green
> And trees and hills they long have known
>
> Bilbo Baggins reciting a poem to Gandalf as Bilbo returns to his home in
the
> Shire
>
> From: The Hobbit
> Allen and Unwin (London)
> Fourth Impression 1983
>
> ISBN: 0-04-823147-9
>
> as always...
> ...Ultreya to you all and good health
> pieter and trigo from holland
> mailto:p.pannevisachello.nl
>