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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[Corin Stormhands]

Only if the mail "guy" shows up and joins in...

[JenB]

Nah, we have soccer mom mail ladies here.

Though I did go to a hair place this one time... and the male hairdressers were singing along with Frank Sinatra... that was a little strange.

[RosieCotton]

We watched a LOT of musicals growing up. A LOT. One of my brothers works in San Francisco now, and says he always feels like he knows WAY more about show tunes than any heterosexual guy has a right to...

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

I break out singing show tunes. Should I be worried?

You would be, if you were a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[RosieCotton]

What's for lunch?

I'm extra hungry today. Dunno why. I already ate my lunch, but I'm wishing I'd brought some extra vegetables or something.

[JenB]

More shrimp. I like 'em, but I think the bag my mom bought was just a little bit too big.

Being hungry is good! Means your metabolism is working right.

[RosieCotton]

Except that I've been stuck on one weight for almost three weeks...so wanting to eat everything in sight isn't very beneficial...

But I have cheese. And tea. And more snacks at home.

Guess I'll live.

Ooh, and today is payday! I could make something GOOD for dinner!

[JenB]

You do that! Make something really special. What have you been wanting (that's on the diet?)

Sigh, I haven't been very strict this week and I'm wondering about the scale tomorrow... but I do feel thinner, that's something right?

[RosieCotton]

We're in the midst of "birthday season" here. Almost all of us (Jim and I are the exceptions) have birthdays during May, June and July. So...temptation abounds, and I can't really avoid eating SOME bad stuff without causing a fuss. This weekend is Bilbo's.

But I think I'm just stalled...I've been pretty good, for the most part.

Hm...I'm thinking steak and asparagus for tonight, or in any case something and asparagus. It's even on sale this week! I love asparagus...

[JenB]

Oh, that sounds good - the steak, anyway. I don't care for asparagus.

In my family, we have at least one birthday per month from October to March. Then we skip April, mine's in May, and nothing until October again. But there are a lot of cakes in that period.

Sigh. I'm going to miss that. Not the cake, the fun of it. And maybe the cake, too.

[RosieCotton]

Yeah, birthdays away are tough. Especially if its your own - no matter how people try to make it up to you, it isn't the same.

We have two in May, three in June, and one in July...then the two of us in October. The one in July used to complain that we were all broke by the time it got to HIS birthday. ;-)

[JenB]

Heh, true! And Christmas is even worse!

[ecurbh]

Thank you vey much for the nifty boots!! I've been using hiking boots and Hair's riding boots were all worn out and leaky.

~ecurbh and Hair~

[RosieCotton]

I was in bootcamp during Christmas one year. That was...rather sad.

[Overtaxed]

Kewl! Glad you like 'em ...now you can muck out the barn in style!

[Professional Engineer]

I'm jealous.

[JenB]

Awww...

I'll get home for Christmas this year, for sure. In the future... well, I shan't borrow trouble. But Thanksgiving will probably be me... on my own... I'll order a pizza or something...

[HairOfTheDog]

Paddock boots in the paddock? No way! They're too nice! :~D

They're gonna be for riding in! Ecurbh's been riding in tennis shoes or hiking boots which really isn't good. Need a sole like these and a heel that will not stick in the stirrups or slide through them.

[Corin Stormhands]

Wife and I used to have "Fred" cut our hair when we lived in DC. Fred had a Halloween party one year and we stopped by. He came in drag.

The shoes and the dress fit far too well to have been borrowed.

We didn't go back much after that...

[RosieCotton]

I remember one Thanksgiving in Germany...usually all of us would get together, and it was a really wonderful time. But that year, I was on temporary duty at another base, but got a ride back to my home base for that weekend. However, no one really knew I was back, and I didn't feel like I could just invite myself to someone's house at the last minute, though in retrospect I prolly coulda.

I ended up with a turkey TV dinner and a big box of chocolate. It was kinda pitiful. *snif*