The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone

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[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

A sudden tree or standing stone

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...
• Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...
• Seventh Thread: The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...
• Eighth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we may meet...

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red, Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet, Still round the corner we may meet A sudden tree or standing stone That none have seen but we alone. Tree and flower and leaf and grass, Let them pass! Let them pass! Hill and water under sky, Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait A new road or a secret gate, And though we pass them by today, Tomorrow we may come this way And take the hidden paths that run Towards the Moon or to the Sun. Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe, Let them go! Let them go! Sand and stone and pool and dell, Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead, And there are many paths to tread Through shadows to the edge of night, Until the stars are all alight. Then world behind and home ahead, We’ll wander back to home and bed. Mist and twilight, cloud and shade, Away shall fade! Away shall fade! Fire and lamp, and meat and bread, And then to bed! And then to bed!

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[Fedora]

Oh, yeah, I was going to tell you, AMC is premiering a special version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory tonight which includes behind-the-scenes commentary and stuff. I've seen them do this with other movies, it should be pretty interesting!

[RosieCotton]

Yeah, if my sister could work an 8-hour day for $100/ hr she'd be sittin' pretty.

Yep, that's the downside...can't do it all day every day unless you're really good at marketing and live in a big area, and even then you'd be lucky to play a gig a day. And for every hour of performance...you put in a LOT more behind the scenes. Not really all that efficient. But it's still nice to get paid!

[RosieCotton]

We're only averaging a gig every couple months, for the most part. And most are MUCH lower pay...especially as usually there are more of us. The most I'd ever made before was forty dollars as my share of a longer gig we played at a summer festival.

[HairOfTheDog]

We are on our way down there.... see you in a little over an hour... :~D

[Fedora]

That explains it--that did sound like pretty good pay for one gig! I'd guess you'd have to play pretty often to make decent money at that. It was nice you got to make some money this time around, at least! :)

Which reminds me, I still have to fix my guitar. The screw holding one of the tuning keys on came loose and got lost, so right now one string doesn't work--sigh. . .

Been moving hay bales this afternoon to re-set up my archery range. I had to take it down for the winter because I needed the hay bales to cover up the septic tank so it didn't freeze over. Now that the weather's (relatively) warmer I finally got around to moving them back, and they were all waterlogged and much heavier than when I moved them originally. There were about a dozen, so I got a good workout from it--tempted to count that as my aerobic exercise for the day, LOL!

[Fedora]

Virtual viewing alert! The Hobbit is premiering on the Cartoon Network in 10 minutes :)

[Fedora]

And they just announced they're premiering Bakshi LotR next Sunday. . .

[RosieCotton]

Sometimes I'm very happy I don't have cable...no chance of stumbling across that atrocity while channel surfing.

[RosieCotton]

Made hot wings yesterday...they were really, really good! I didn't have OT's recipe handy, so I just used the one on my bottle of Frank's Red Hot. It calls for 1/2 cup Red Hot and 1/3 cup melted butter, and you just dip the wings after they cook. I hadn't made them before, and was amazed how good they turned out. Yum! Still have a few leftover to bring for lunch tomorrow.

I might mix in part Tabasco next time. Frank's is flavorful, but not very spicy. I don't like 'em TOO hot, but a little wouldn't hurt.

[Fedora]

Sometimes I'm very happy I don't have cable...no chance of stumbling across that atrocity while channel surfing.

Sorry to hear you don't have cable--you want me to tape it for you, then? :)

[Fedora]

Those wings sound good!!!

The movie is up to Laketown--the Lakemen are singing about the Mountain King's Return :) About to meet Smaug the Giant Kitty-Kat. . .

[RosieCotton]

Smaug the Giant Kitty-Kat killed the thread.

I think he looks more like a demented fox, myself.

[Sam Cree]

Yes, the apples of which I spoke were very small also.

Good evening everyone.

[Sam Cree]

OK, now I know who Frank Cho is...I'm not that much of a comic art fan, but I'm definitely a fan of that person.

He is a real master, IMO.

[Sam Cree]

Meant to post Darksheare to the previous item.

Lots of that guys art can't be posted here...but it is very good.

[JenB]

Ugh, I survived. The party was from 3-6. We got the last of them out less than an hour ago.

It was good! Just more people than I like dealing with. So tired. I don't know if it's mercenary to be happy to have gotten quite a few little checks, but hey, it's going to the Colorado fund.

[RosieCotton]

Being happy to get money when you need it isn't mercenary! Glad it went well. Yeah...dealing with crowds just sucks the life out of ya, doesn't it?

[JenB]

It sure does. Going to watch one episode of Kenshin, then... one nice present I got was a book of reflections on Psalms by CS Lewis, so I'll read some of that, then bed.

I'm taking wings for lunch tomorrow.

[RosieCotton]

That's one CS Lewis book I haven't read. I bet my Dad has it...I end up using his collection as my own personal library at times, I'm afraid. He has some awesome books...religious and political and just plain literature.

[Fedora]

I think he looks more like a demented fox, myself.

Hey, I never thought of that! Let me try that:

Smaug the magic dragon

lived on Mount Lonely

drawn like a demented fox

by the deranged Ralph Bakshi. . .

Hmmm. . .has potential--for what I don't know. . . :-)