The Hobbit Hole X - That none have seen but we alone.

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[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...That none have seen but we alone.

• 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...
• Ninth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone

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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[Bear_in_RoseBear]

mmmm, chocolate lembas...

[msdrby]

Chocolate anything... mmm

You know, I have read here on FR an article that claims consumption of chocolate is good for having a happy baby :-) Wonder if it works post partum as well.

[Professional Engineer]

You could try it.

[ecurbh]

Ronald Reagan Dies at 93

How appropriate, it just started raining here. ~sob~ I think I'm gonna go for a walk out in the woods and cry.

[Lil'freeper]

I feel so terrible- he was the embodiment of the American Spirit.

[ecurbh]

I think its time for a new tagline...

[HairOfTheDog]

I think that embodiment of the American Spirit is what will be renewed now. He's had a long rough time of it lately... where all conversations were about his illness... Now free of the illness, we are seeing the man again in many images and memories for the week(s) to come.

[2Jedismom]

A sad day...but a peaceful one. What a full life this man lived until relatively the last few years...

[HairOfTheDog]

That is the way I am looking at it too.

[Professional Engineer]

How appropriate, it just started raining here.

Here too. Seems to be all over. Someone else commented, "the angels are even crying".

[Scott from the Left Coast]

The giant of history in our times.

We are probably all here now (on the conservative movement's website) because of him and what he did. No one greater walked the earth in our day.

[300winmag]

How appropriate, it just started raining here. ~sob~ I think I'm gonna go for a walk out in the woods and cry.

I would too, but a chilling thought came over me: will the klintons barge in for the funeral? They're ghoulish enough at RAT funerals, but they'd go out of their way to somehow sully our last goodbye for Ron. There is nothing that is too low for that pair.

[Corin Stormhands]

*snif*

I just heard. I'll be back later.

[Wneighbor]

I just heard too and came to check the news. :-(

[ecurbh]

Watching his farewell address on CSPAN right now. ~sniff~

[2Jedismom]

I got here as soon as I could...Steve and I were fixing a snack when it came on. My first thought was...I gotta get on Free Republic...but I couldn't. Him's mowin' now... :-)

[Lil'freeper]

I find myself sobbing. I'm emotionally delicate since losing my father this past winter, so I'm probably taking this loss too hard. Y'all are right about the renewal that will come from hearing his voice again, his speeches, and seeing his face.

I was just a kid in the 1980s, so the nuances of politics were lost on me. But I remember loving to see the President on TV. My childhood was rather sheltered from the craziness of the world, but I remember a nuclear 'crisis' of some sort. It was all over TV and radio. I remember college kids being interviewed about the cyanide capsules they were buying and keeping handy. What kind of thing was nuclear war that people would rather kill themselves than live through it? A cousin who visited us talked about heading to the hills and said we should do the same since we had 19 missile silos between us and Tucson. It scared me.

But then President Reagan would come on TV and everything seemed to be ok. His voice was a comfort. It was strong, in charge.

People can debate his policies till the cows come home, but nothing will tarnish my childhood memories- as naive as they may be.

My prayers for the family for their strength during this time. And may God bless Pres. Reagan.

[Wneighbor]

I don't have CSPAN. But I hope somebody here besides me is crying.

The kids and I discussed it. They are all too young to remember him but we are about to watch Sante Fe Trail in memory. :-(

[Wneighbor]

Well, I don't really feel free to be here with the kids here. I am trying to be an entertaining hostess for them. Show them a good time away from home you know. But, this has upset me and that bothered them. They are educated in Christian school and well-mannered children. They were concerned cause I had tears.