For everyone, as we enter the last week of Christmas shopping, let's not forget Who this season is really about: Jesus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SarPJv6rUiQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhzWypOp-E4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRVXopkh3KQ

*Opens large red sack* What have we here?

To Ann:

To Islie:

To Engee:

To Shi:

To Jaygee:

To Ariel (I hope that you don't mind that Father Christmas used the words to your poem 🙂 )

Merry Christmas!

For Tenny and Ariel, who have been very good this year. 😆

A couple generically-addressed gifts here....

To Hobbit fans, some cast interviews (Cumberbatch is the star of two, Armitage of one, Freeman appears in another):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIchDtT8nKM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRLTAd32DtI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2uBmSAEldI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAAm_VattKQ

For How To Train Your Dragon fans (especially Ariel 🙂 ):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9a4PvzlqoQ

To Always: I brought along a few visitors, who wish to present to you:

Drawing Tips from the Dawn of Time

Bulldog: First, decide what it is you would like to draw--is it animal, vegetable, or mineral?

Elephant: If it is an animal, take great care in drawing its nose. If it has something that could be called a Nose, of course.

Bulldog: I object to that remark very strongly.

Bear: Remember that animals don't just roll over, so draw them standing up.

Warthog: If you're drawing a sort of tree, its roots should be on the muddy end of it that spreads out more.

Jackdaw: Drawings with a joke in them are best.

Elephant: Hold the pencil properly. I think I might say (meaning no offence to anyone present) that, perhaps, for that sort of work, my kind of nose--

Bulldog: I object to that remark very strongly.

*thanks her visitors and hurriedly herds them out*

To Tooky:

A Christmas set!

Today I have some shiny linkages for some special people:

For Lily of Archenland and Narnia Girl: Tolkien artwork by Ted Nasmith and John Howe
http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=1&page=1 (The Hobbit)
http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=21 (LotR)
http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=35&page=1 (The Silmarillion and other)
http://tednasmith.mymiddleearth.com/site-map/j-r-r-tolkien/ (beware of slight nudity in the Silmarillion link from Ted, you probably want to stay away from it)

For Ariel of Narnia: CS Lewis Quotes
https://twitter.com/CSLewisDaily/media

For Benisse: Prayer Quotes (not all are appropriate or applicable but there are some gems in here)
http://www.jucoolimages.com/prayers.php (this site is a bit flashy with annoying adverts but the quotes and pictures are good)
http://www.prayers-for-special-help.com/Prayer-Pictures.html
http://www.quotesvalley.com/quotes/prayer/

For Shi of Narnia: Photography links
http://www.theamazingpics.com/ (this site loads a bit slowly and has adverts, but it's worth the wait)
Two photography blogs by two of our very own TLCers -
http://defineweird-phrecklemeridon.blogspot.com/
http://rhoswenfaeriephotography.blogspot.com/ (neither has been updated in a while, but I'm sure you will appreciate what's there)

Merry Christmas all!!!!!

All links approved by Ajnos. These sites are not associated with TLC. Click at your own risk.

Let's see here...
I have some sets for Islie! She's been a very good giraffey this year.


Oh, look! Left-handed snails!

And look what I found for Ariel!

Dear Lisee, I have gathered passages from the Bible that go along with several of the keywords from Philippians 4:8. I hope you enjoy them. 🙂 Love, Elf

TRUE:
Psalm 117:1-2
1 O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.

HONEST:
Luke 8:15
But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

JUST:
Isaiah 26:7-8
7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

PURE:
James 3:17-18
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

LOVELY:
Psalm 147:7-8
7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

OF GOOD REPORT:
Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

VIRTUE:
2 Peter 1:5-9
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

PRAISEWORTHY:
1 Peter 1:7
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

THINK:
Psalm 119:30
I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

*Opens sack* I have here some sets! 😀

To Ajjie:

To Eria:

To Gypsy:

To Esprit:

To Tenny:

To Ethrand:

Merry Christmas!!!

To Aygee: a poem inspired by Tangled.

Rapunzel on the Verge of Adventure

Night and day,
Work and play,
I stay up in my tower.
I dream delights:
To see floating lights,
My wish grows every hour!

To Ajnos: a hedgehog poem.

Brave and bold is the hedgehog,
A faithful beast is he.
He travels the land for adventure,
He sails across a shining sea.
Never ignoring a beast in distress,
The honorable hedgie will help, do his best.
For, brave and bold is the hedgehog,
And a faithful beast is he.

All links approved by Ajjie (youtube is not affliliated with TLC; click at your own risk etc.)

To any LOTR/Hobbit fans...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZNqs0YgWkM

To Eria:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxHVjcjetLw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvnUYsZm8Lc

Some clean Hobbit humour for Ann and anyone else who clicks 😉 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McQmXZQEy5c

To Ariel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNPIih4X7SA&list=PL6AAB281CE5DDEED5

To Engee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W22gpBv00gg

To Esprit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oos7tkWrKyY

To Lily of Archenland:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKzQcl1zBKo

Merry Christmas!!!

I have a few presents here 😀

For Ariel:

For Jaygee:

For Gypsy:

For Shi:

Merry Christmas until next time!

For Ariel and Ajnos, I have two Middle Earth fics, K-rated, both rather long and heavy on the Biblbo presence.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2405289/1/Nothing-of-Note is a slice-of-life fic involving a walking tour of the Shire, Frodo's adoption by Bilbo, Elf-towers, and a mischievous employment of a certain Ring.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2456490/1/Stone-of-Erebor is a mystery occuring during a visit to the Dwarven kingdom of the Lonely Mountain.

Both have some lovely characterization and description. This elf quite enjoyed them, and hopes the recipients shall, too. 🙂

Links approved by Tooky.

For Eria: