Yeah...I think that's who I'd be most comfortable with.
Unforunately, there're aren't that many of us up in the Northeast! I think you and I are the only hobbitty FR people from New England.
Our daughter is a Tolkien geek, too! She loves reading the Hobbit Hole! I usually have to chase her off my computer when I want to catch up in the evenings. During the day she's doing her homeschool thing, but she'll sneak on sometimes at lunchtime!