How to live like a hobbit

This week we’re joined by Rosie Hill of A Blog for My Mom to chat about her family’s homesteading journey! Rosie shares about her experience, what she’s learned, and her favorite resources for anyone interested in taking steps towards living like a hobbit in this way. I hope you’ll enjoy it!

As a big fan of Lord of the Rings, I decided to plant a pretty little perennial garden outside of our hobbit hole to bring our upstate NY Shire to life!

A retired carpenter built himself a kind-of Hobbit house, and is living comfortably off the grid at 90 years old, tourists notwithstanding.

"The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places. But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater." --J.R.R. Tolkien

This Hobbiton review includes both the pros and cons of visiting Hobbiton as well as answering the question "is Hobbiton worth it?".

Today we are welcoming Chas Burrell to the Tea with Tolkien blog! Chas is the incredibly talented woman behind the blog, At Home with Chas . After following her on Instagram for years and learning so much from what she’s had to share, I asked her to write this post for the Tea with Tolkien comm

While The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings stand out as his most influential works, there is so much more to Tolkien than hobbits, dwarves, and elves! His lesser-known shorter works, including letters, essays, poetry, and short stories, offer a unique glimpse into the way he under

"I think I will always be a bit of a hobbit at heart. I love my books and the comfort of home. Second breakfast is never optional. And in my mind a simple life can be a good life, even if we do all secretly long for adventure..."

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