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The Hobbit Hole XIX - Tomorrow we may come this way...
The Freeper Hobbit Hole ^

Posted on 01/27/2005 9:59:05 AM PST by ecurbh

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Tomorrow we may come this way...

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: RosieCotton
Dumb question, as I don't know what kind of van you have or its condition.

How about letting U-Haul put a tow hitch on it and load up one of their little trailers?

Even one of the not-so-little, if the van could handle it.

4,501 posted on 02/19/2005 1:41:04 PM PST by ExGeeEye (Where's Ford Prefect when you want him?)
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To: RosieCotton
Dumb question, as I don't know what kind of van you have or its condition.

How about letting U-Haul put a tow hitch on it and load up one of their little trailers?

Even one of the not-so-little, if the van could handle it.

4,502 posted on 02/19/2005 1:41:04 PM PST by ExGeeEye (Where's Ford Prefect when you want him?)
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To: ExGeeEye

I was almost certain I only hit the post button once.


4,503 posted on 02/19/2005 1:42:34 PM PST by ExGeeEye (Where's Ford Prefect when you want him?)
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To: ExGeeEye

My van is pretty small...but more than that, I'm absolutely terrified of this drive as-is. There's no WAY I'd attempt it with a trailer. Just couldn't do it. No way no how.

It's a good suggestion, but...


4,504 posted on 02/19/2005 1:42:39 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: g'nad
really... I couldn't tell with all the hair on his head...

You cain't tell a difference? The post on the left is Christmas. It was a good 2 inches longer.

I can't wait until theboy and thenewboy are teenagers. And don't go tellin' me about how it's gonna be.

Remember this day little brother.

4,505 posted on 02/19/2005 1:53:17 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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To: RosieCotton

I'm sorry, the link was broken(my first attempt at HTML). I didn't realize that the Vermont Volunteer Services for Animals was just an animal shelter. I got the link from the Showcatsonline.com web site.


4,506 posted on 02/19/2005 1:54:05 PM PST by LSAggie
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To: LSAggie; RosieCotton; ExGeeEye; g'nad; HairOfTheDog; SuziQ; Overtaxed; JenB; Lil'freeper; ...
Afternoon. Takin' a break. This here's what I've done since 8:30 a.m.

  1. Took Jr. to the doctor. He's gone and got hisself an infected ingrowed toenail. Didn't help that a "buddy" stomped on it last week. I offered tuh take care of it. So we went to the doctor.
  2. Took Jr. over to the youth pastor's house to work for the day. Youth pastor said they started talkin' about somethin' Wednesday and he wanted to follow up.
  3. Went to 2 1/2 "yard" sales at businesses. 1) rental place, got an easel and a card table, 2) party rental place, got nothin' and drove by a janitorial service place, but didn't stop 'cause it didn't look like I'd want to hire them before they was goin' out of business. Also stopped by the Sheraton furniture sale. Didn't buy nothin'.
  4. Walmart run.
  5. Haircut.
  6. Picked up bread at Panera.
  7. Dollar Store for candles for the fireplace.
  8. Got Jr's prescription.
  9. Came home and put out the new suet feeder for thuh birds. Did some minor yard work.

And now I'm here with you fine people.

4,507 posted on 02/19/2005 2:07:40 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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To: LSAggie

I'm probably making an incorrect assumption that it's a shelter of some kind...basing it on my last experience. I thought the lady the vets gave me a number for would be someone who had a list of people who wanted cats or something...not someone with a small kennel. But that's what it turned out she had. And she said even Halvah was too old to place - said she'd likely be stuck in a cage for gosh knows how long, but if I really didn't mind doing that to my cat, she MIGHT be able to take 'em...

Hence I've been vey, VEY depressed these past few days. And have accomplished almost nothing where the house is concerned.


4,508 posted on 02/19/2005 2:13:31 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: LSAggie

Oh, and I did figure out the link...just had two letters swapped in "rescue"...so that was OK. ;-)


4,509 posted on 02/19/2005 2:14:06 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: Corin Stormhands

Hi Corin! You've been busy! I've been to the bank, then to Aldis, made brownies for the boys 'cause they got a compliment on their behavior both at the post office and at the tag agency.

Just checkin' in. We're out working on the Bug. I found a toy soldier and a Terminator doll that looks like Ah-nold but it's face flips open to show a cyborg. I tucked it away...think I'll pull it out and give it to Joshua on the maiden cruise.

Which is so obviously a long long time away. He he.

See ya later!


4,510 posted on 02/19/2005 2:15:25 PM PST by 2Jedismom (http://kimsbug.blogspot.com/)
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To: 2Jedismom; HairOfTheDog; RosieCotton; All
Yep, I been busy. Sounds like you have too. We're turning the dining room into an "official" office (moving furniture yet again).

Wife is packing away her Ruby Depression glass. We're getting rid of the "pie safe." (see pic below). It's officially an antique, but it's not in the best of shape. It was my great grandmothers, but it sat out on a porch for decades.

If'n anybody wants it, it's free to a good home. And there's no cats involved.


4,511 posted on 02/19/2005 2:20:39 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

I like it! But the shipping would be a little high on it, and this place is jam-packed full. I own a china hutch somewhere... It's at Dona's house I think ;~D

I'm here - we've not been busy today, though ecurbh is currently in town, so he's doing better than me. I played a bit outside (dog poo patrol) and that's about it. More fun and games a bit later (horse poo).

My life :~D


4,512 posted on 02/19/2005 2:26:31 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: HairOfTheDog; Bear_in_RoseBear; Rose in RoseBear; SuziQ; g'nad; RosieCotton; JenB; Alkhin; All
It's a neat piece of furniture. But it's very fragile and not too practical. It wouldn't make the trip cross country. We just don't have room for it.

I'm in a "get this crap out of my house" mood. Just listed four books for sale on Amazon.

I've been reading John Jakes' Savannah or A Gift for Mr. Lincoln. I usually like Jakes. He did North and South and the Kent Family Chronicles - The Bastard and several more.

But he must be getting old. Or careless. I put the book down when I read the following line.

Ah, but this new mistake felt so good. He'd worry about consequences tomorrow..

It's a book about the South set in Savannah during the Civil War. Need I say more?

4,513 posted on 02/19/2005 2:35:06 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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To: Corin Stormhands
Ah, but this new mistake felt so good. He'd worry about consequences tomorrow...

I think that was in Erica Jong's Fear of Flying ;~D

4,514 posted on 02/19/2005 2:47:24 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

I've never mistaken you for a Southernor...


4,515 posted on 02/19/2005 2:53:13 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Heh...And I won't mistake that for a compliment ;~D


4,516 posted on 02/19/2005 2:54:59 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

'course not.

I changed "accused" to "mistaken"

;-)


4,517 posted on 02/19/2005 2:58:56 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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To: LSAggie

Thanks to you, I decided to do one more search on Siamese rescue, and found that the nationwide Siamese rescue site has a message board. There aren't any local groups, but there's a forum that lets people post cats looking for homes...we'll see if anything comes of that.

If it works, I owe you big time! ;-)

I'd really feel better about someone with experience with Siamese taking 'em. They aren't for everyone and that's for sure.


4,518 posted on 02/19/2005 3:01:20 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: HairOfTheDog
HOTD--and other movie/book fans...

I found "Elbereth Gilthoniel"-- it has driven me crazy trying to find the words in Howard Shore's many choruses, but maybe I'm not the only hobbithead looking for it . It is in the early scene where Frodo wakes up in Rivendell, has recovered and walks onto the balcony, the first two lines of the elven hymn are sung. This is only my favorite scene in the whole movie, and I couldn't recognize the lyrics! Finally, I heard it.

"Welcome to Rivendell, Frodo Baggins."

4,519 posted on 02/19/2005 3:06:29 PM PST by Mamzelle
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To: Mamzelle
It is in the early scene where Frodo wakes up in Rivendell, has recovered and walks onto the balcony, the first two lines of the elven hymn are sung. This is only my favorite scene in the whole movie, and I couldn't recognize the lyrics! Finally, I heard it.

I've never known what many of the very ethereal lyrics said either.... Thanks for letting us know.

4,520 posted on 02/19/2005 3:16:10 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
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