Daughter's first fandom?

[anteros_lmc]

Got home from work the other day and discovered daughter had arranged this little tableau on the windowsill.



Suspect she may be showing tendencies of becoming a Temeraire fan ;) Pirate ship courtesy of dad, fluorescent dragons courtesy of Kinder Surprise!

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

*!!!* That's a sublime composition. Your daughter knows what's good. :D

Hehe, fluorescent Temeraire, that's a wonderfully silly picture!

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

that's a wonderfully silly picture

Hehe, good intit? :D And it matches your icon rather well I think!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

I thought so too! :D There is another, rather fabulous version of it here, if you're interested.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Ooh very nice! Daughter wants to know if the dragon is Toothless and how you make the ships move ;)

[lady-branwyn.livejournal.com]

Daughter wants to know if the dragon is Toothless
Aww. That was a very sweet film. I was surprised by how much I liked it.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

It was a lovely film wasn't it?! We all loved it :) This is my Tootless icon btw. It's actually a heron doing a convincing impersonation of a Night Fury ;)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

Daughter wants to know if the dragon is Toothless
Temeraire and Toothless actually have much in common. You'll find out when you read the books... :p

and how you make the ships move ;)
The dragon is towing it, of course, and all the pirates have to blow very hard into the sails to help him.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

The dragon is towing it, of course, and all the pirates have to blow very hard into the sails to help him.

That sounds exactly like the kind of explanation daughter would come up with!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

*sigh* Yes, my mind is four years old... ;)

I wonder, supposing they were able to blow hard enough, would the blowing actually work, or would it be a Munchhausen thing? =)

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

Bloody hell is that your back garden or a park?!


I think she could do a lot worse than Temeraire! I'm tempted by the books myself.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's the garden! And those are the cherry trees you can just see at the bottom :) Actually, the cherry trees appear to be very old with lots of dead wood so I suspect they require some attention. I need to find a cherry tree expert!

I'm tempted by the books myself.
Me too! They sound like a lot of fun. I sooo need to post a reading list, I can't keep track of all the books people keep recommending!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

I hope you two read it and write me my favourite pairing. :]
There are too few decent writers in that fandom, and the majority’s otp is one I don’t like at all.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

I hope you two read it and write me my favourite pairing. :]
Are you sure you want esmerelda_t writing Temeraire slash? I am rather worried about what Bartholomew ill make of that dragon!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_likimeya/]

He'd probably not get a chance to make anything of him before Temeraire accidentally stepped on him. ;) No, Bartholomew had better stay at home when the dragons are loose!

[nodbear.livejournal.com]

This is so delightful - even if the welshwoman in me prefers the dragons to be red.
Charming though- great to see your daughter getting her fandon priorities organised in such a creative way

and the garden looks wonderful :) - great potential for all sorts horticultural I think.

you could always add a few accessories of course - like these souvenir Algiers cannon which - er - slipped the admiralty's supply books and ended up on the terrace of an admiral's house in retirement - which is where they still are to this day

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

even if the welshwoman in me prefers the dragons to be red
I believe there were red and blue dragons too but we only ever got the fluorescent green ones!

garden looks wonderful :) - great potential for all sorts horticultural I think.
Suspect garden has considerably more potential than I have time :}

like these souvenir Algiers cannon
Hahaha! I suppose that's the AoS equivalent of keeping a WWII service revolver! He really was a bit of a lad wasn't he?! Our next door neighbours have decking with a dinky little railing around it. Partners and I have decided to go for a replica quarterdack instead, complete with binnacle and carondades. I asked if we could also decorate it with a couple of cute lieutenants but I got a stern look :}

[nodbear.livejournal.com]

Replica quarter deck - yay! just right - daughter can then be loud Emily and bellow " Shorten Sail" and " stand by to Luff up" etc to her hearts delight.

what about a ship's bell and then you could ring that at appropriate times ...

sorry these don't really go with neighbours do they? I have often wondered if one can get a ships bell sounnd file and have on ones laptop as one of the sounds - like for you've got mail or similar

Yes, still a bit of a lad even at 60, wounded in action and with a viscountcy to live up to. Never changed in that sense, the fundamental Ned inside My Lord Exmouth

Intersting to know the story of how the cannons got there and which poor seaman were bribed to transport them

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Hmmm on second thoughts perhaps the idea of daughter as Loud Emily on quarterdeck with carondades is not a good idea. She causes enough chaos as it is without access to artillery!

what about a ship's bell
Ooh! You've reminded me of something I meant to post a few weeks ago and forgot all about. More later...