I’ve made it to my first milestone! After
walking over 65 miles (104.6 km) I have come to the farm of Mr. Maggot. Getting
there was certainly an interesting experience and I have enjoyed reflecting on
the hobbits’ journey through the Shire. To celebrate making it to this
milestone I made the dish that Farmer Maggot served Frodo, Sam, and Pippin: a
mighty dish of mushrooms and bacon! Everything you see in the picture is organic
and the chives are from my own garden. The burgundy that I sautéed the mushrooms
and bacon in is from a local winery.
While it is nice to celebrate the
small victories, me journey is just beginning! I have yet to make it out of the
Shire, and I still have most of Middle Earth to cross. For Frodo at this point
in his journey, he also was feeling the magnitude and urgency of what was yet
to come. He knew that the black riders were a very real and threatening danger.
After leaving Farmer Maggot’s, Frodo would absolve to not even tarry a day in
Crickhollow but to get the ring on to safety. The race to Rivendell was on.
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