"The first day of the dwarves' New Year," said Thorin, "is as all should know the first day of the last moon of Autumn on the threshold of Winter. We still call it Durin'sDay when the last moon of Autumn and the sun are in the sky together. But it will not help us much , I fear, for it passes our skill in these days to guess when such a time will come again."
"The Hobbit" - J.R.R. Tolkien
Poor Thorin. No WiFi signal ... no Siri to ask in good olde Middle Earth. All he would of had to of done was click on this link:
http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/d/durinsday.html
and he would of found out this year, Durin's Day is on October 13th. Except on other sites I've seen it listed at being on the 14th. That's a long time for a hobbit to be waiting for the thrush to knock.
Anyway ... so in honor of Durin's Day I am enclosing the first picture from my new journal of a dwarf ... I'm not sure if it's Durin but he says it's his day.
I hope you enjoy. And have a great Durin's Day!!!
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