Zara

Dear Mother and Father,

These past few weeks have been so exciting! Lina organised a secret journey for anyone who wanted to visit a certain hobbit on his birthday, so we all gathered in Stock the middle of the night, so no one would catch us. I was quite surprised at how many hobbits turned up! I don't think we can keep our secret journey very secret for long if so many hobbits know of it!

Dear Mother and Father,

I've been very excited the past few weeks because the Songburrow Strollers had planned a fifth anniversary concert that would actually be five concerts! And it was everything I'd expected! I was a little late for the first one, in Brockenborings, which was near where they hold the fencerunning races on the Bullroarer's anniversary. But I did get to hear a few songs and danced with a very nice hobbitlad I never caught the name of.

Dear Mother and Father,

Such a busy week! The Farmer's Faire has started in Bywater, so hobbits from all over the Shire have gathered to visit and taste the produce. In fact, it's been so busy in Bywater, that the Green Dragon Friday got moved to The Bird and Baby in Michel Delving, just to avoid the crowds. That didn't stop us from having a wonderful time though, and a new two-man band played... the Hillbilly Hobbits I think they were called. They had some lovely toe-tappers.

Hobbital Things To Do

It's a hobbital thing to do! It's a hobbital thing to do!
So many things we share in our Shire, green and fair
It's a hobbital thing to do!

To-o lie in the grass and to watch the clouds pass
while the sun shines high up in the blue
To smoke a pipe of Toby weed while wearing a comfy vest of tweed
to blow a smoke ring or two