Adriellyn

I hadn't been able to find any source for wine-glasses in Bree. Seems Butterbur has enough that he just has to buy a few when a merchant comes to town with some, to replace those as broke since the last time. But I hear that there's glass-blowers in the Shire and that's the place to go. It's an easy ride of a day there and a day back, as near as one can come to a safe road, and I always wanted to see the Shire anyway -- I been as far as Buckland but never crossed the bridge.

Having a house that's yours, even if only rented, and having the chance of people visiting -- especially, but not only, because you're courting -- calls for a lot of things to have on hand. I'm sure I've barely scratched the surface of what a host should be ready to offer, and I've already spent as much as I can make in a half-dozen visits to the marshes gathering goblin ears. And just for things for my visitors to drink!

What a day it had been. There had been times when she had a couple people in her shop at the same time, rarely though it happened, but that day she had had not two. or even three, but five. Five people in her shop.