Showing posts from 2022

Grand New Year's Snowball Fight

The highlight of Shirriff season! A new year awaits! Full of promise, opportunity and pies! No better way ter celebrate than ter pelt yer best hobbit friends with snowballs! Date : January 1st Time : 7:30PM UK (2:30PM servertime) Location : Frostbluff…

Brockenborings New Year's party

Celebrate the new year in the north! It is Green Dragon Friday! But in Brockenborings! With a New Year’s theme! Yay! Date : Friday December 30 Time : 7:30PM UK (2:30PM servertime) Location : Plough and Stars inn, Brockenborings, Laurelin server Barmy …

Green Dragon Yule Party

Last chance to spill yer drinks on the rug before yule! Let’s have a party!   The Shire hobbits have been partying their way through December, and it’s time for just one more celebration before the proper yule days: The Green Dragon Yule Party! On thi…

Winterhome wassailing

Where's the ale? Date : Monday December 26 Time : 7:30PM UK (2:30PM servertime) Location : Winterhome, Frostbluff, stable master. For the twelfth year, The Brandy Badgers go wassailing in Winterhome! Once again, the people of Winterhome have opene…

Shire Forecast – Winter Issue

Here is the winter issue of the Shire Forecast . Here you can read about the weather, latest news, and the events hobbits might be interested in. Less sunshine, colder temperatures After a relatively warm autumn, the temperatures have now dropped. In…

The 2022 hobbit Yule video, second meetup

Be quick on the draw! Yule is getting even nearer, and what better thing to do than to make a large drawing to greet yer friends a very merry yuletide? Not much! So here we go! Date : Tuesday December 13 Time : 7:30PM UK (2:30PM servertime) Location …

Songburrow Yule tree raising

Yule tree time! Serve up the mulled wine! Raise the yule tree! Let us celebrate the start of yule together! Date : Sunday December 11 Time : 7:30PM UK (2:30PM servertime) Location : Songburrow Hall, Songburrow, 4 Brookbank Street, Shire homesteads, La…

The Grand joint Yule market

All welcome to the Grand Yule Market! Merchants flock from near and far to the Yondershire ((Represented by a Belfalas house)) to sell their wares. You are welcome too! For travellers bring coin, and coin brings happiness for the canny merchant. Date …

The 2022 hobbit Yule video, first meetup

Yule love it! Yule is getting nearer, and what better thing to do than to make a large drawing to greet yer friends a very merry yuletide? Not much! So here we go! Date : Sunday December 4 Time : 7:30PM UK (2:30PM servertime) Location : 2 Silver Stre…

The hobbity yule calendar 2022 is coming!

Yule is soon here, and we need to start preparing the hobbity yule surprises for December!   Many things are happening in the hobbit community during yuletide. There are parties, "magical moving drawing" meet-ups, wassailing and maybe even y…

The Mystery of the Missing Furniture

Furniture is mysteriously disappearing and reappearing in the Shire. But why?   This year, the hobbits living in the Shire villages have been plagued by strange and mysterious events: the furniture at their hobbit homes just disappears without a trace…

Visit to distant relatives - Part 8

Found-ations of Eregion Date: Saturday November 5 Time: 6PM UK time / 2PM Servertime (due to US/EU Daylight Savings Time difference) Location: Echad Eregion, Eregion After looking for Saelo for a long time, Hobbits decided to stay in another Elven cam…

Scream Dragon Friday

The spooky season reaches the Green Dragon Inn!   The days are getting darker and scarier. Every creak in your burrow makes you spill your tea, the wind howls like Maggot’s dogs, and the freshly-baked pie on your windowsill vanishes mysteriously… Ther…

Lazy (and scary) fishing trip

The Lazy Hobbits Club goes fishing... in a scary place!   At their last meet-up, the members of the Lazy Hobbits Club managed to find some mushrooms and even an inn to rest after their efforts. This time, they feel lazier and plan to go fishing. And n…

Visit to distant relatives – Part 7

Erigigone! After going through a strange mist for two days, the hobbits finally managed to pass through it. However, there was another obstacle ahead – steep hills. But with the power of nagging and BREAKFASTS (yes, more than one), the hobbits managed…

Visit to distant relatives – part 6

The journey through the mist continues! Will there be any mist opportunities?   Date: 2nd October 2022 Time: 6:00 PM (UK, 1 PM server time) Location: Tham Lumren, The Angle of Mitheithel After walking through a strange mist for hours, Hobbits finally …

Autumn hobnanigans

We gather to play some fun games again!   Once again, folks gather in Breeland to make them chucks fly. Also, the hobbits of the Grand Order and Hobbitry-in-Arms have heard of this hobnanigans and wish to have their share of the fun. If you are a hob…

Grand Order 15th anniversary party

Fifteen kegs of brandy by the wall! The hobbits of The Grand Order of the Lost Mathom have great delight in inviting our friends and acquaintances to a party of special magnificence, on occasion of our 15th anniversary! Date : Saturday October 15 Time…

Shire Forecast – Autumn Issue

Here’s the third Shire forecast this year, now for the autumn season! As usual, it covers the weather, latest happenings in the Shire, and an overview of events of hobbit interest. Remember, if you have anything that could be shared in the upcoming s…

Lazy Forest Stroll

The Lazy Hobbits Club goes for a lazy stroll in the autumn forest!   After a long and lazy summer break, the Lazy Hobbit Club is gathering once more. Their club helps out local hobbits with small chores – lazily. This time, the lazy hobbits will assis…

Green Dragon Yarrrday

Time to shiver the timbers of the Green Dragon once again! Yarrr!   Date : Friday September 16th Time : 7:30PM UK time (2:30PM servertime) Location : Green Dragon Inn, Bywater, the Shire   The autumn storms arrrr here, ‘n that means dangerous times fe…

Visit to distant relatives - part 5

Mist-erious, under open skies The leg that started in a roofless inn lead the hobbits through a land with a lot of ruins… and roofs. After failing to find a shelter under a roof (for very obvious, but private reasons), and shooing away a few big cats,…

A visit to distant relatives - part 4

Under open skies When they learnt that next parts of the journey might leave them without proper food, the hobbits did not make haste to set off on the road. Instead, they prepared a lot of food that (hopefully) would be enough till the next safe food…

Bards Day

Come raise yer glass for Ronald Dwale again! Date : Friday September 2 Time : 7:30PM UK (2:30PM servertime) Location : Ivy Bush inn, Hobbiton, The Shire, Laurelin server Welcome to the annual Bards Day in the Ivy Bush Inn! A day to remember the writer…

The Great Shire Cluck-Off: North Downs

All the things we have to hendure! Date:  Sunday 21st August 2022 Time:   7.00 PM UK time/2:00 PM server time Location:  Sandson’s Farm, The Delving Fields, The Shire Tis time for another Grand Order of the Lost Mathom and Hobbitry-in-Arms hendeavor! …

A visit to distant relatives – part 3

To unknown snacks! After three dinners (and one of them being a GRAND dinner), and two glorious lunches, Hobbits made their way to the entrance of Lone Lands. Will they be able to find more glorious meals on the way? Or it was the last one they found…

Green Dragon Friday on the move

Major mayor mischief again! If all goes to plan, the Farmers Faire starts early August. For more than three weeks, Bywater will be a festering pool of chaos, noise and screaming people running around in the Green Dragon, while the mayor eats all the f…

A visit to distant relatives - part 2

Scold the Old Forest Since Master Bilbo disappeared and appeared again a long time ago, some of the Shire folk been looking outside of the borders. What was there? What kind of folks were living in faraway lands? How was the life there? Many similar q…

A visit to distant relatives - 1st leg

Everwait awaits! Since Master Bilbo disappeared and appeared again a long time ago, some of the Shire folk been looking outside of the borders. What was there? What kind of folks were living in faraway lands? How was the life there? Many similar quest…

Bee lecture in Nobottle

To bee or not to bee? Miss Almi answers yer questions on bees!   Summer can be busy time for many, and even more so for the bees. These small creatures might seem frightening to some, but they are pretty important for us all in many different ways. If…

The Shire Forecast - Summer Issue

Here’s our second Shire forecast for you. It gives yer a good overview of the seasonal weather, some of the latest happenings in the Shire, and other things of hobbit interest. (Please note that this is not the Shire orecast , these two publications …

Grand Summer Picnic

Time to nick picks! Date : Sunday June 19 Time : 7:30PM UK/BST (2:30PM servertime) Location : On top of The Hill overlooking the party tree in Hobbiton, where the summer pie races used to be held, Laurelin server. We are pleased to invite all hobbits …

Lottie's burrow-warming

Bed-bouncing awaits! Date : Thursday June 16 Time : 7:30PM UK time/2:30PM servertime Location : 4 Wending Way, Cloverbottle, Shire homesteads Lottie has a new burrow (or, rather, she has had it for a while), and now it is time to warm it all proper-li…

The Badgers "Bend that elbow" rehearsal

Chuck a chuck up yonder! Date : Monday June 6 Time : 7:30PM UK time Location : Tighfield, outside the Elbow's End inn, Yondershire The Brandy Badgers never really play concerts, but them’s pretty good at having public rehearsals. And they’re just …

Hobbit Game Day in Breeland

Time for some fowl play and tag!   This time of the year, many hobbits are busy at their farms. All work and no play can make a dull hobbit, so we better give hobbits an opportunity to enjoy some games. That’s why we are heading to Breelands where we …

The Green Dragon Is My Home

A song for the Greenest Homely Inn.   Last Friday, 20th May, we celebrated the 14th anniversary of the weekly hobbit gathering at the Green Dragon in Bywater. Miss Lina already wrote something about the special evening here . In addition to pie tastin…

One dragon, five pies, 14 years and guest aplenty

Green Dragon Friday moves into year 15! I'd like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who helped make the 14th anniversary party of Green Dragon Friday a grand and jolly celebration! This includes everyone who attended the party, all those w…

Green Dragon Friday 14th anniversary

Roll on fifteen! Green Dragon Friday is 14 years old , and we shall, must and will celebrate! Welcome hobbits! Bring all yer hobbit friends! Date : Friday May 20 Time : 7:30PM UK (2:30PM servertime) Location : Green Dragon Inn, Bywater, The Shire, La…

The Great Shire Cluck Off: Lone-lands

One wing to bring them all! Have you ever dreamt of being a chicken? Roaming around with your feet in the dirt, eating worms, living your best life? This could become a reality! It’s time to fly the coop and plant our feet into the wide world to solve…

Lazy GDF Anniversary Preparations

The Lazy Hobbits Club helps Barmy out with party preparations.   Our first Lazy Hobbits meet-up turned out to be pretty fruitful. A ton of apples were gathered for a huge apple pie that was later served at the Early Pie Day party in Songburrow. All …

Hobbit Historical Field Trip - The Yondershire

Hither and yon again! Date : Saturday April 30 Time : 7PM UK time / 2PM servertime Location : Meet in Little Delving What is the history of the Yondershire villages? Who lives there, and are there any famous inhabitants? Is there a Hithershire too? An…

The Shire Forecast - Spring Issue

Here’s our first Shire forecast for you! It gives yer a good overview of the seasonal weather, some of the latest happenings in the Shire, and other things of hobbit interest.   Warmer and brighter days ahead The weather is slowly getting warmer, and …

The Fish-hiker's Guide to Yondershire

An Amazing Brandy Badgers Adventure! (ABBA) As usual, we’ll just have to go try find those singing spring badgers in the Shire forests, who greet the spring with song. As usual, we’ll probably be disappointed. So the Brandy Badgers have a backup musi…

The Great Shire Cluck-Off p2!

Fly, you fowls! A Hobbitry-in-Arms and Grand Order of the Lost Mathom joint hentures! Have you ever dreamt of being a chicken? Roaming around with your feet in the dirt, eating worms, living your best life? This could become a reality soon enough! It’…

Fishin'

Poetry from the pond! Wybert is one of the new poets on the Shire arts scene, and here is one of his works. It is about one of his favourite pastimes: Fishing! Fishin' I loves to fish the babbling brook, I casts my rod with baited hook To lure the…

The Great Shire Cluck-off

Joint hentours! A Hobbitry-In-Arms and Grand Order of the Lost Mathom monthly collaboration! Have you ever dreamt of being a chicken? Roaming around with your feet in the dirt, eating worms, living your best life? This could become a reality soon enou…

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