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The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
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Posted on 09/02/2004 2:18:28 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...Pass them by! Pass them by!

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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To: Corin Stormhands

Oh, dear... that sounds unpleasant. At work today?


6,541 posted on 10/05/2004 7:27:00 AM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB; RosieCotton

Yeah, back at work. I really am much better. 'Course it was a beautiful weekend and I got absolutely no yard work done...


6,542 posted on 10/05/2004 7:28:54 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (AAACK! Someone put blood in my caffeine system!)
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To: Corin Stormhands
'Course it was a beautiful weekend and I got absolutely no yard work done...

same here... muh folks came fer a visit... beauty weekend frittered away...

6,543 posted on 10/05/2004 7:31:37 AM PDT by g'nad
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To: Corin Stormhands

It was a beautiful weekend here too, and I went hiking.


6,544 posted on 10/05/2004 7:33:52 AM PDT by JenB
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To: Corin Stormhands

I still haven't planted bulbs.

I cleared out the garden last night and went to dig up the area where I wanted to put daffodils, and it's gravel. Pure gravel. Apparently the driveway used to extend further than it does now, or something.

So...I'm back to square one, with almost no time to figure this out.


6,545 posted on 10/05/2004 7:39:28 AM PDT by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: JenB

I think I'm going to go with Anne.

Which is unfortunate in a way, since if I share it with family members, they'll say it's cause of Anne of Green Gables, which isn't true...I just like the name.

If I ever have kids, I wanna name my first daughter Anne or Anna Teresa.


6,546 posted on 10/05/2004 7:41:35 AM PDT by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: HairOfTheDog
~blinks~ Why are you up so early???

Had to get Mom to the airport.

That, and I'm neurotic.

6,547 posted on 10/05/2004 7:57:21 AM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: Lil'freeper

I woke up (last night) feeling completely rested, sat down at the computer thinking it was early morning, and it was only 11:30 PM.


6,548 posted on 10/05/2004 8:08:35 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

I hate when that happens.


6,549 posted on 10/05/2004 8:21:05 AM PDT by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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To: Lil'freeper

So we're both a little neurotic ;~D


6,550 posted on 10/05/2004 8:32:38 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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To: RMDupree; RosieCotton; HairOfTheDog

He's out like a light. He's taking Lortab for the pain. I got the laptop here in the kitchen and the jedis are doing school.

I served him breakfast in bed this morning, Fresh eggs, fried, with habenero pepper flakes, low-carb toast, OJ and some avocado slices, with a large cup of coffee with 0 carb whipped cream. (He likes his coffee cold with lots of creamer...more like an ice cream if you ask me, but to each their own.)

He's worked hard for so long...I intend to make this two-day break very relaxing...still, he has to go to class this evening.


6,551 posted on 10/05/2004 8:35:14 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (HHD)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Better to remember nothing than to remember something unpleasant!


6,552 posted on 10/05/2004 8:37:46 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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To: JenB

How about "Solari"?


6,553 posted on 10/05/2004 8:39:02 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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To: RMDupree

Thanks, but it needs to be a little more boring than that. And "Solari" makes me think of Unix systems, no fun.


6,554 posted on 10/05/2004 8:40:44 AM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB; 2Jedismom; RosieCotton; SuziQ; Lil'freeper; RMDupree; ksen; g'nad; HairOfTheDog; msdrby; ...

~sigh~ Nana related Good News/Bad News prayer concern...

Social worker at the nursing facility just told the Mrs. that Nana may come home Monday. First she said "we'll do a home visit with her either today or tomorrow."

To that wife said "Don't you think you should do it when SOMEONE IS THERE TO LET HER IN?" As in "weren't you going to let me know?"

SW said matters of "safety" would be addressed during the home visit. Wife said "It's not a matter of safety, it's a matter of the fact that she can't get herself out of bed to go to the bathroom."

It's just that simple. If she's ~up~ she can ~go~ by herself. But if she's in bed (where she still is most of the time), she is unable to get herself up.

SW was implying that's when we'd have to have home health care (as in WE pay for it). As in WE can't afford it...

OUR contention is, if she's not mobile, she shouldn't be home.

~sigh~


6,555 posted on 10/05/2004 8:57:42 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (AAACK! Someone put blood in my caffeine system!)
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To: Corin Stormhands

We're all on your side, Corin. It's good that Nana's doing better, but they ought to understand that the rest of your family has needs, too.


6,556 posted on 10/05/2004 9:02:25 AM PDT by JenB
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To: Corin Stormhands

Medicare and some others do pay for home health care... visiting nurses and aides are cheaper for insurance than nursing homes are. Have you already checked it out? It's a tough call to make for a family, I know. Prayers that whatever happens next is the best path for everyone, including Nana, and including you.


6,557 posted on 10/05/2004 9:03:07 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (John Kerry... Almost as presidential as Jane Fonda.)
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Mount St. Helens is spewing again - biggest "event" so far, I think.


6,558 posted on 10/05/2004 9:23:48 AM PDT by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: RosieCotton

Sigh... even I were home, I wouldn't be able to watch it on tv. Rather frustrating.


6,559 posted on 10/05/2004 9:24:16 AM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB

Pat. ;-)


6,560 posted on 10/05/2004 9:26:26 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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