The Hobbit Hole XVII - A new road or a secret gate...

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[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

A new road or a secret gate...

• 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
• Tenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole X - That none have seen but we alone.
      Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
• Twelfth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XII - Tree and flower and leaf and grass
• Thirteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XIII - Let them pass! Let them pass!
• Fourteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XIV - Hill and Water Under Sky
• Fifteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
• Sixteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVI - Still round the corner there may wait...

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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[Rebelbase]

Thanks for the concern. I let it sit until just a while ago and then broke out the broom, newspapers and an old paint brush and cleaned it up.

I'm still mourning for tamales thought.

[Rebelbase]

thought=though

[Lil'freeper]

I'm still mourning for tamales though

*sigh* I love tamales. They're the perfect food. You've got me craving them now! :)

[HairOfTheDog]

Since this is such a slow day in the HH, I'll post these here too: Pics of all our brown horses runnin' today when we took their blankets off.

Cyn's trot is looking nice here:

Cyn! Open your eyes!

Rollin' rollin' rollin'

[2Jedismom]

Here is the email from my friend...apparently she's lost her voice! Sounds like it was below the knee...

Dear Ones,

Philip just spoke to Chris. I still cannot talk.

Andy's lower right leg was amputated yesterday. Chris (Mom) says that he made the decision. The surgeries to reconstruct/ bone grafts, etc. were not working and would have significantly limited his quality of life. With a prosthetic, he is looking forward to COMPLETING HIS ENLISTMENT (his words), mountain biking, etc. Chris said that because there was healthy tissue left, skin grafts were not required. He had plenty of tissue and skin to wrap the bone, etc.

Chris says that Andy is very, very positive. He is making plans to get well, go through rehab and get on with his life. He keeps reminding Chris and George (his parents) of the others at the hospital that are in so much worse shape. His only shadow was when he talked to his Mom about "girls". He said this would definitely let him know who liked him for him....Can you imagine? Not 21 yrs old for a month yet....

We'll talk to them tomorrow and then hopefully when I have my voice back, I'll have a good talk with Chris.

Please, please continue to pray for them. Chris' birthday is 2 days after Christmas. She has said all along, Andy is her gift. His life.

Thank you for caring about this special family. We all have so much to be grateful for and I am especially grateful for knowing I can count on all of you!

[Argh]

It came, I saw, I enjoyed. It sure made a lot more sense at Isengard and the Black Gate, which scenes seemed the victims of some fairly hashed editing in the theatrical release version.

[HairOfTheDog]

Thanks for the update 2J.

We're headed up to the beach house for the evening.

[ExGeeEye]

"...Elves snore and fart constantly; SNXNXXX....pffffft....SKNXKXXXX.....pfhffft...."

John Rhys-Davies, Commentary on RotKEE.

Don't shoot the messenger...

[msdrby]

tagline change

[g'nad]

shed a tear fer Andy... God bless him...

he'll be in muh prayers...

[Alouette]

Outtake of the Mouth of Sauron scene:

Messenger: Is there anyone in this rout with the authority to speak with me? Or with the wit to understand me?

Aragorn: We're from the Union.

Gandalf: We represent the workers of all the magical industries of Middle Earth, both evil and benign.

Messenger: (snarls)

Aragorn: Are you feeling at all degraded or oppressed?

Messenger: I... well, uh, we don't even have dental.

Pippin: They don't even have dental!!

(all laugh)

[g'nad]

There's little bits of glass in the shoulder so I have to throw it out.

as a jarhead, I can speak with authority on the fact that you can eat glass... just gotta chew real good...

course, about 750 ml of tequila heps...

[RosieCotton]

Cyn is sooo pretty! I love her pictures, especially!

Glad to see they're all getting along so well! Does Bay try to look after Cyn like he does the pony, or does he consider her responsible enough to take care of herself? ;-)

[RosieCotton]

Well, I'm back. Went out to the house to watch a movie of some sort, but Margaret threw a hissy fit because she has to work tomorrow and couldn't stay up...so we're waiting for tomorrow. Instead I spent several hours playing with the fire and trying not to twitch 'cause I'm feeling writing withdrawals. I need a new plot badly. After writing every day since mid October...it doesn't feel right NOT to, even if it's just something lame.

Brought out all the presents I have wrapped so far. I love seeing all the different colored wrapping papers! There's quite a pile out there by now. Most are for the youngest kids, of course. They're STILL having to be reminded not to poke and prod and shake...

[g'nad]

thegirl says yuh gotta bring Pony tuh ShootMoot...

[g'nad]

Instead I spent several hours playing with the fire and trying not to twitch 'cause I'm feeling writing withdrawals.

my professional recommendation is that you start drinkin'... heavily...

[ExGeeEye]

LOL

[RosieCotton]

To hep the creative process or escape the symptoms? ;-)

I shoulda gotten eggnog while I was out. Do have the nog part, though...in several varieties.

[g'nad]

I bought eggnog at the store the other day at the request of thegirl and when we got it home she tasted it and decided that she didn't like it...now I get to drink it...let's see, what shall I mix it with?

Mrsnad

[RosieCotton]

I'll have to get some tomorrow! Still haven't had any yet this year, and since it's only available for a coupla weeks...should take advantage!

Yeah, I know it can be homemade...but I've never dared attempt it.