Tag Archives: J.R.R. Tolkien

A Hobbit Flashback of Sorts

September 20, 2024 · by · in Travel · 1 Comment

I’ve been a big Lord of the Rings fan since I first read the book in 1966, I never thought I’d spend time in a barrow though, as I did in England in 2014. On this Flashback Friday we look back ten years ago today. When my friend Peter suggested we visit his family in […]

Known By His Initials

November 22, 2023 · by · in Books, Religion, Society · Leave a comment

Does the name Clive Staples Lewis ring a bell? I asked three people earlier today, and they all said “no.” However, when I asked about C.S. Lewis the response was a resounding “yes.” The author if the Narnia series, and theological treatises like Mere Christianity was always better known by his initials than his full […]

View From The Inside

September 28, 2023 · by · in Society, Travel · Leave a comment

Today a repost from 2014. When my friend Peter suggested we visit his family in West Mersea (that’s England for those who don’t know it), one of the incentives was that there was a Roman barrow near his home. As a long-time fan of the works of British author J.R.R. Tolkien, I came across the […]

Tolkein

January 26, 2020 · by · in Books, Entertainment · 2 Comments

Spoiler alert; the book became a hit. But probably anyone who watches Tolkein knew that already. I remember reading about this film when it was being made, but missed it in theatres. Thank you Lufthansa for showing it when Air Canada didn’t. (I should note, Lufthansa had no Canadian movies available. Sometimes hard choices have […]

Inside The Barrow

June 27, 2019 · by · in Society, Travel · 1 Comment

It has been stinking hot in southern Germany the past few days, which means I’ve been moving somewhat in slow motion. Things get done, but they seem to take longer. We have guests visiting from Canada, and we are trying to allow them to experience this area in a way tourists rarely get, to see […]

The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies

December 22, 2014 · by · in Leadership · Leave a comment

I am a fan of the books of J.R.R. Tolkien, have been for almost 50 years, which pretty much means that I am not a huge fan of the three movies spawned from his first novel, The Hobbit. I just saw the last installment, The Battle of the Five Armies which opened in movie theatres […]

Inside The Barrow

September 20, 2014 · by · in Travel · 5 Comments

When my friend Peter suggested we visit his family in West Mersea (that’s England for those who don’t know it), one of the incentives was that there was a Roman barrow near his home.   As a long-time fan of the works of British author J.R.R. Tolkien came across the idea of a barrow when […]