When Karen was pregnant, we started nightly walks. One of them took us past a house in Chalfont St Giles called Rivendell. I liked the sound of the name. It brought to mind the Yorkshire Dales, and we always smiled when we saw the house. The people who live there have no idea that it has acquired cult status with us.
Just after Owen was born, I found another house called Rivendell in the next village, and was intrigued. A friend told us that Rivendell was a place in Tolkein's Middle Earth. So much for my Yorkshire theory!
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