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The Hobbit Hole XVIII - Though we pass them by today...
The Freeper Hobbit Hole ^

Posted on 12/20/2004 9:01:36 AM PST by ecurbh

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Though we pass them by today...

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!

See also: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net

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To: RosieCotton; g'nad
Where's the stick smilie when ya need him?

When I stop chuckling I'll look ;~D

4,301 posted on 01/10/2005 4:39:12 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: JenB
I'm Windows and he's Unix.

I am pretty sure the Windows, Unix, and Mac people will all be segregated in heaven too.... ;~D

4,302 posted on 01/10/2005 4:40:48 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

Ya gotta wonder about people that would come up with an operating system by that name...especially with commands like "finger".

*sigh* Wonder if the dogs are gonna cry a lot tonight. *fret*


4,303 posted on 01/10/2005 4:47:13 PM PST by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton

I bet they don't, and if they do they'll be on laps.

Call the folks and see that they got home safe. They'll be warmed that you care how they are doing. We talked to the lady we bought the horse from a few times the first week, and she called the first night to see how day 1 had gone.


4,304 posted on 01/10/2005 4:50:16 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

I don't have long distance capability from here...I can't call. Should have that switched on soon, but don't have it tonight. And the lady works evenings...until eleven, I think.

I can call tomorrow morning. I think I will. But it means tonight...I'll worry.

I'm sure they're fine. I'm just...they've never stayed with strangers! Especially Fiona. Entmoot was about the only time I've ever been away from her since I got her.


4,305 posted on 01/10/2005 4:53:22 PM PST by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: 2Jedismom
I dares ya to add the ring inscription down the side...

I'll photoshop it in a while...

4,306 posted on 01/10/2005 4:54:17 PM PST by ExGeeEye (Ash nazg chocolate, ash nazg way too cool, ash nazg PT Cruiser burzum-ishi crimping tool.)
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Back to sorting laundry...I've dragged alllll clothes out of storage and I'm going to pare them down to as few things as possible...


4,307 posted on 01/10/2005 4:55:40 PM PST by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: 300winmag

heh... last pair of Landmarks I had were made in the US... just found a tiny tag on these that says "Made in China"... bastiges... burris scopes are made stateside... I guess they've "outsourced" their binos... bastiges...

Minox huh?... I'll check 'em out...


4,308 posted on 01/10/2005 5:05:54 PM PST by g'nad
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To: g'nad

Evenin' all!! [sip]

Roger on the binos. Looks like a good unit. Roger on the Leupold scope, too... that's what's on my M77 .270.

In Binos I'm partial to Fujinon (have a big pair mounted on a tripod), but they're kinda pricey, though not as big-league pricey as Zeiss or Swarovski. But my latest find is actually a pair by Minolta of all people. Really, really clean and sharp optics but the coolest part is the oversize glass in the eyepiece. Really a lot more comfortable to look through.

Howdy all!


4,309 posted on 01/10/2005 5:28:33 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: g'nad; 300winmag

The optics guy at Captains Nautical told me once that there's actually only about two companies left in Japan and maybe one in China that make optics, and they make just about everybody's binoculars. Dozens of brands but only a small number of actual plants.

I don't know who makes them in the U.S. anymore.


4,310 posted on 01/10/2005 5:33:01 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: RosieCotton

Oh, dear. Do you have that much burnable stuff?

And why am I getting Dilandu images?


4,311 posted on 01/10/2005 5:34:34 PM PST by JenB
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To: SuziQ

Suzi... the Swarovski glass outfit is the same company. yah... they make binoculars and telescopes too. Really, really spendy ones. I can say authoritatively that I'll never own them. :-)


4,312 posted on 01/10/2005 5:40:01 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: 2Jedismom; HairOfTheDog

Good heavens... Hair... did you tell her that we used to own a yellow bug like that? that was a long time ago...


4,313 posted on 01/10/2005 5:43:00 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: Ramius

I did.... ours was lighter though wasn't it? Was going to try to find a pic and scan it.


4,314 posted on 01/10/2005 5:49:19 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

It was that bright daisy yellow... but it faded lighter over time. I'm not getting recall on what year it was. Maybe a 68 or a 70?


4,315 posted on 01/10/2005 5:56:44 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: 2Jedismom
Got a photoshop for you...here

Enjoy :)

4,316 posted on 01/10/2005 6:12:58 PM PST by ExGeeEye (Ash nazg chocolate, ash nazg way too cool, ash nazg PT Cruiser burzum-ishi crimping tool.)
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To: HairOfTheDog
This is a post to everyone who cares....

Weird Maryland Couple Begs Money Online to Build Hobbit Hole (my title).

4,317 posted on 01/10/2005 6:18:09 PM PST by JenB
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To: ExGeeEye

That's cute! And a pretty good idea!


4,318 posted on 01/10/2005 6:20:35 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: JenB

Odd. Definitely odd. Not the hobbit hole part, but the taking-up-a-collection part.


4,319 posted on 01/10/2005 6:24:55 PM PST by Ramius (Gregoirovich Nyet!)
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To: Ramius

Yup. Moochers.


4,320 posted on 01/10/2005 6:28:40 PM PST by JenB
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