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

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Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Tomorrow we may come this way...

• 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...
• Seventeenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVII - A new road or a secret gate...
• Eighteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVIII - 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!

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[RosieCotton]

;-)

[Graybeard58]

I call shot gun!

http://www.compfused.com/directlink/596/

I know you have horses, so here's an idea for you.

(Turn on your sound)

[HairOfTheDog]

I've seen that, and it's great.... Those guys have really spent a LOT of time with that pony. :~D

[JenB]

Rosie - you're not betraying anyone. This is a job, not a secret society. This is hard, but buckle down, march in there, and do it!

Sigh... says the girl who has been trying to get up her nerve for a week to ask this professor to be her advisor.

[Corin Stormhands]

This is a mission trip?

I think I've mentioned it in passing (but who knows).

Yes it's a missions trip to do construction at a school we support there. Over the years, our church has built practically most of the school.

Trouble is, it takes a total of 15 days and I would need 11 off from work (one hits a holiday).

I can't do it even if I were to skip ShootMoot and allowed for absolutely no contingencies. That doesn't work in the Stormhands' household.

This seems callous (but accurate), we're bound to have somebody die this year.

[JenB]

You don't get compassion leave if someone dies, then?

Shame about the trip. Selfishly, though, I'm glad you don't have to make the choice between that and ShootMoot.

[2Jedismom]

Ah. I figured as much.

Well, perhaps that door is closed. Look for the open window!

[Corin Stormhands]

If it's immediate family (parent, siblings), I can use sick leave. Or I also have some "family and personal" leave time. But I'd have to use a combination of that and annual leave to make it work.

And, like I said, even that doesn't give me any "wiggle" room.

It was a nice thought while it lasted. There'll be other trips.

[Corin Stormhands]

Well, perhaps that door is closed. Look for the open window!

Yes, but in my case, it usually means I fall through the floor!

[2Jedismom]

If'n you're just itchin' to do some construction...I bet you could construct something at ShootMoot!

I'm with Jen...I'm glad it won't take away from your ShootMoot trip.

"It ain't fittin'...it just ain't fittin.' Ain't fittin'."

(Name that quote.)

[2Jedismom]

HHAA!!!

I nearly lost my breath, I laughed so hard!

[JenB]

And try to make sure the window's at ground level.

[2Jedismom]

I'm literally laughing out loud!

[Corin Stormhands]

Don't you be showing your bosom before 3 o'clock Miz Scarlet...

[RosieCotton]

Well, I did it. So...whew. Now comes the more difficult part as others will slowly hear the news.

He said he was grateful that I gave "a LOT of time"...which makes me wonder if it was TOO much. But it's really about a month. I guess that's not horribly long.

[300winmag]

The story of my life:

[2Jedismom]

He he!

[JenB]

Yay, Rosie! See, it's done, you're free from that worry.

Is he willing to be a reference?

[Corin Stormhands]

mmmmmm....Thin Mints...

[Corin Stormhands]

So, did you guys watch Gone With the Wind?