If there is an activity more satisfying than splitting wood, I have yet to find it. I really think paradise would be a pile of fir, a maul that was never dull, a mug that was never empty, and something suitably Wagnerian playing in the background.
...Upon rereading, I suspect that the Germanic portion of my ancestry may influence me more than I had previously believed.
Odious, dahling, you don't need to keep pretending to enjoy Wagner...we know you're only kidding!
ReplyDeleteWhatever. You know Odious, and therefore you know I'm telling the truth when I relate his virgin reaction to the Forging Scene in Siegfried: "I can't believe this wasn't used in Bugs Bunny" combined with "I want an anvil." Odious, like me and Tolkien, was doubtless a Wagnerian before he even reached the womb.
ReplyDeleteAlso, we really must start that brewery: Nothung, neidliches Bier!
ReplyDeleteLarissa, I don't even know who you are anymore.
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