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The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...
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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...
New verse:
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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! |
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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! |
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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: Bear_in_RoseBear
"Shameless Precious Looting" might fit nicely in the keywords.
But I won't do it.
1,901
posted on
09/02/2005 7:12:31 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: g'nad
The phones are down all over the place. My brother wasn't able to call his son until late Tuesday night, 24 hrs. after the storm. SirKit's brother also couldn't get any word out until then. It could be that your friend just hasn't been able to get someone with a Sat phone yet. The regular phones are not working; land or cell. I guess some folks have the opportunity to get to someone with a satellite phone, and some don't.
The phones are still out in some parts of Hattiesburg, as well. I talked to my big brother this morning and he's trying to contact my older sister, Brenda, who is in H'burg, and he can't reach her. He found out from my younger sister that Brenda's house is gone, and he's trying to let her know. They actually had two homes and a cottage on their property, which is right on the water in Ocean Springs. Their concrete block cottage was 12' off the water and about 100' back from the edge of the yard where the steps went down to the beach. The storm surge came up far enough to wash that structure away. They had a smaller house about 300' off the beach, and it is still there, but that house had been rented. I don't know about the little cottage that was between the two.
It will be tough for her and for my brother, but they are alive, and grateful to be so. SirKit is going to call FedEx today to see about shipping a pallet down to the coast with some of his tools so that they can start rebuilding. He had recently bought a new table saw, and still has his old one that works, he just wanted to update because the other one is almost 35 years old. At least that would give them something to start with. SirKit also said it would be good to try to recycle the wood left over after the houses came apart. He's thinking that folks could remove the nails, let the wood dry for a bit, then it could be used to at least make some temporary shelters.
1,902
posted on
09/02/2005 7:14:21 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: Corin Stormhands
heh heh heh...!
1,903
posted on
09/02/2005 7:14:47 AM PDT
by
Bear_in_RoseBear
("It's a very fluid situation." -- Louisiana Governor Blanco (08/30 press conference))
To: 2Jedismom
Prayers up for Steve and the job search!
1,904
posted on
09/02/2005 7:17:07 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: RosieCotton; Corin Stormhands; HairOfTheDog; 2Jedismom; RMDupree
SirKit said he heard some preacher on the TV last night saying that every church in the Southeast should commit to taking in at least 10 people. Either house them at the church, or find a place for them live and work for them in the town.
Just think how many people that could help! In some instances, it could be a brand new start for people who had been trapped by circumstance in New Orleans, and didn't have any way to get out and make things better for themselves.
1,905
posted on
09/02/2005 7:20:42 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
I slept in! I figured my hours this week and I can go to work an hour late today thanks to my slaving extra for DemonLady Wednesday. The psychological boost of an extra half-hour in bed is marvelous.
1,906
posted on
09/02/2005 7:21:46 AM PDT
by
JenB
To: RMDupree
1,907
posted on
09/02/2005 7:23:36 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Good morning....
1,908
posted on
09/02/2005 7:23:38 AM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: SuziQ
I think the reality is that, even if they rebuild New Orleans (and they will), some people will simply just never return.
But that's a great idea. We've done that with refuges from Bosnia. I hope we can do something similar now.
The church should be on the first line of response.
1,909
posted on
09/02/2005 7:25:23 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
The church should be on the first line of response.AMEN!! Put something concrete behind those nice words we hear every Sunday!
1,910
posted on
09/02/2005 7:28:32 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: Corin Stormhands
The Poverty Pimps are on TV now, bashing the 'Compassionate Conservatives'.
1,911
posted on
09/02/2005 7:43:04 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: SuziQ
I hate those guys. They're only fuel on a fire.
To: Lil'freeper
Looks like I kilt it.
In other news:
1912 - the year AZ became a state.
1913 - the sixteenth and seventeenth amendments adopted. (it's been all downhill from there....)
To: Lil'freeper
1914 - WWI begins and the first red and green traffic lights are installed in Cleveland. George Washington Carver begins playing with peanuts and Charlie Chaplin plays "Little Tramp."
To: Lil'freeper; big'ol_freeper
1915: Red Sox win the world series. :)
To: Lil'freeper
Wasn't 1912 also the year the Titanic sank?
1,916
posted on
09/02/2005 8:21:08 AM PDT
by
RosieCotton
(Pray, hope, and don't worry. - St. Pio)
To: RosieCotton
Appears, so. Girl Scouts were also founded.
To: RosieCotton
Titanic. Cool.
Why do I have a feeling it's gonna be a really long day?
1,918
posted on
09/02/2005 8:24:06 AM PDT
by
JenB
To: Lil'freeper
1918: stupid daylight savings time implemented
To: JenB
It's already been a long day. :(
I'm engaging in avoidance behavior by freeping. :)
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