Less said

Today was not a day to write home about. Rain and wind, then wind and rain, which all rather discouraged our thoughts of cruising into Brewood and walking the half-mile to join with the parish church for worship. Instead we caught up, via the internet, with what had gone on in our own church down south a couple of weeks ago. This afternoon I cleaned up the inside of the window frame that I'm hoping to re-insert tomorrow. That involved removing old silicone sealant, which is always a thankless task. But I suspect that bits of old silicone would have an effect exactly opposite to that for which they were originally squeezed into position, making the window more, not less, liable to the ingress of water.

One bright note, however. We were passed last night by NB Pippin, travelling south.

We'd seen this boat before, but it had never occurred to me that this is the nickname of Peregrine Took (from Lord of the Rings) of whom it could never be remarked that he "said less". It is therefore worthy of inclusion in my list of Tolkien-themed boats, and I won't hear of any objections that it might instead be a type of apple, unless originating with the boat's owner. So Friday's edition lasted just two days, and here's the update.

Arwen Evenstar
Aragorn
Bilbo Baggins
Brandywine
Earls of Rohan
Frodo’s Dream
Galadriel
Gandalf
Goldberry
Hobbit
Lord of the Rings
Lóthlórien
Many Meetings
Pippin
Riddles in the Dark
Rivendell
Shadowfax
Silmaril
Smaug
Strider
The Arkenstone
There and Back Again
Thorin
Tom Bombadil