tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post7117336989881891105..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Antidepressants AND Tolkien!: the therapeutic power of nature walks on your doorstepVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-9219215790204778672020-05-25T11:59:44.226+01:002020-05-25T11:59:44.226+01:00Hi Tara,
That is a staggeringly high number of ch...Hi Tara,<br /><br />That is a staggeringly high number of characters! Yet another reason why I don't think Tolkien is for me. I'd need a glossary to hand as I would forget who was who. The Forsyte Saga was challenging enough. ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-83868906127193239342020-05-25T11:58:22.961+01:002020-05-25T11:58:22.961+01:00Hi hajusuuri,
Thanks for stopping by!
Haha - we ...Hi hajusuuri,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Haha - we got similar scores. Yes, there is that issue about choosing routes where you won't bump into people too much. I do feel a bit better though since learning that the risk of dying from Covid-19 in my local area is a quarter of one percent so far, which puts things in perspective. I am still taking care, though, as this virus Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52500551699803276002020-05-25T11:54:24.800+01:002020-05-25T11:54:24.800+01:00Hi Undina,
Interesting to get those scores - my 1...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Interesting to get those scores - my 14 doesn't sound too shabby, but this is largely chance as I say. Tara's discovery of the sheer number of characters across Tolkien's work explains a lot!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87918392631005610112020-05-24T20:31:08.893+01:002020-05-24T20:31:08.893+01:00I just looked it up and if you include The Silmari...I just looked it up and if you include The Silmarillion there are 982 character names! Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820091082551405862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-4729917832359220282020-05-24T19:18:49.072+01:002020-05-24T19:18:49.072+01:00I got 14 out of 24. I’ll take a score > 50% .....I got 14 out of 24. I’ll take a score > 50% ... I am not fussy. I think the accented names were meant to stupefy. That said, I’m glad you’re able to go out and about and was pleasantly surprised at what you otherwise would have missed under different circumstances. As for me, whatever walks I do tend to follow certain paths where I think I will not encounter many people other than those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-38115516011778097502020-05-24T17:29:32.991+01:002020-05-24T17:29:32.991+01:00I wasn’t surprised to guess just 15 out of 24 sinc...I wasn’t surprised to guess just 15 out of 24 since I last read Tolkien a couple decades ago AND not in English. But even A., who is a huge Tolkien fan, who re-read it more recently in English, and whose memory for names is superior to my, guessed correctly just 19. Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-1352726824934154812020-05-24T15:52:28.035+01:002020-05-24T15:52:28.035+01:00Hi Tara,
I was quietly hoping you'd do well a...Hi Tara,<br /><br />I was quietly hoping you'd do well at the quiz - or better than me, certainly - I think I got 14, but it was mostly dumb luck. You would really have to have been on an awful lot of different brands of SSRIs to have a hope of doing well. Hence why I thought only a pharmacist - or therapist maybe - could find it a breeze. I laughed at your comment about the accents...that Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-24543325692735365862020-05-24T15:47:55.862+01:002020-05-24T15:47:55.862+01:00Hi Undina,
You have a lot of very impressive tree...Hi Undina,<br /><br />You have a lot of very impressive trees to walk under in your part of the world - or neck of the woods, should that be? I did think of NorCal when I took the top photo, and my friends who used to live in Occidental, completely surrounded by tall redwoods.<br /><br />Okay, so I don't think I ever tried to read The Lord of the Rings, but I am not drawn to anything of a Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-60615965918642805222020-05-24T15:41:26.407+01:002020-05-24T15:41:26.407+01:00Hi Jillie,
Glad you enjoyed the post, and that yo...Hi Jillie,<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the post, and that you are familiar with the cheese in question. ;) Nature is indeed putting on a good show at the moment, as with the lilacs. I bet it is lovely down your way too.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-4277874427362867502020-05-24T15:08:53.035+01:002020-05-24T15:08:53.035+01:00I was gutted I only got 16 out of 24 for the quiz ...I was gutted I only got 16 out of 24 for the quiz b,eing acquainted with both Tolkien and antidepressants. The ones with the accents were a big clue too as you don't see those on your average SSRI. <br /><br />lovely pics and it's so nice you're making new local discoveries. I particularly liked the tree lined pathway to the magical realm of Aldi. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820091082551405862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-27836397763110744032020-05-24T09:42:01.423+01:002020-05-24T09:42:01.423+01:00Beautiful pictures! I love walking under trees. So...Beautiful pictures! I love walking under trees. So, the paths you chose look very inviting. I hope you’ll enjoy more discoveries on your future walks, and your body won’t object to that activity.<br /><br />I have to ask! Did you try to read Tolkien and didn’t like it, or did you not even try? I’m not a big reader these days (and I decided to stop feeling guilty about it - maybe one day I’ll get Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-72059118460412834002020-05-24T09:04:28.732+01:002020-05-24T09:04:28.732+01:00Beautiful photos, excellent puns and general lovel...Beautiful photos, excellent puns and general loveliness. Nature really is rather gorgeous. <br />Thank you for making me smile! I am still giggling over La Vache qui pee ...<br />JillieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com