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The Hobbit Hole XXVIII - Through shadows to the edge of night
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Posted on 02/24/2006 9:52:11 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Through shadows to the edge of night

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: Overtaxed
The monsters have discovered the squirrel feeder outside... The squirrels are NOT amused. Pictures!

Unhappy squirrel... up above...

"Look how high I am!"

Hmmm... now how do I... hmmm....


3,961 posted on 03/19/2006 4:44:11 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: Lil'freeper; Overtaxed

Good info - thanks!

If I keep it in a good sunny spot and make sure it stays wet...do you think I'll be able to use some of it by later in the year?


3,962 posted on 03/19/2006 4:44:52 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: HairOfTheDog

Ruh-roh!

I could hear unhappy squirrels while I was laying out the tarp. Not sure if it was due to the kittens or due to me wavin' a big flappy scary monster around.


3,963 posted on 03/19/2006 4:45:54 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton
Very good :~D

I was thinkin' if you felt like shoveling, you could get some loads of poo to spread thick and then put the tarp over that... it'll sit hand help cook the grass faster.... seriously! I'll give you a barrow and a pitchfork!

3,964 posted on 03/19/2006 4:46:20 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Hm...well, if that'd do it...maybe I should. And it'd kinda compost in place, no?

What happens to the dead grass when you rototill? Does it get mixed in?


3,965 posted on 03/19/2006 4:47:30 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

If it rots well enough you can just till it in. You might end up with some big clumps of root and sod you'll just pull out.

If you use pure manure, spread out on the grass, it'll just kind of cook the grass under it, especially with the tarp over it, fresh manure is really hot.

Then in a month, till it in...


3,966 posted on 03/19/2006 4:49:59 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: HairOfTheDog

BTW, there's a Scotch Broom (or whatever they're called) right in the middle of where I want my plot. I cut part of it off, mashed the rest of it down and put the tarp over it. Am I being overly optimistic to dream that'll kill it enough to make it possible to pull the root out?


3,967 posted on 03/19/2006 4:50:38 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: HairOfTheDog

I guess I'll come over and get some. If I'm gonna do it, I gotta do it now, before it gets dark.

Means moving the tarps again, durn it. But if it'll speed things up...and help my garden...I should do it.


3,968 posted on 03/19/2006 4:53:40 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

No - not too optimistic, it'll die. If you cut the mature plants off at the ground, they don't come back.


3,969 posted on 03/19/2006 4:54:35 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: RosieCotton

You must be loving your garden! I'm jealous, I would love to have some flowers going this year. Oh well, I have enough to do, I guess...

Hmmm, swishy skirt and bouncy music. My feet won't stay still.


3,970 posted on 03/19/2006 4:54:50 PM PST by JenB
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To: RosieCotton

Okay - you can have as much poo as you want :~D


3,971 posted on 03/19/2006 4:55:10 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: JenB
You must be loving your garden!

I think right now, she's just loving the ~idea~ of her garden ;~D

3,972 posted on 03/19/2006 4:56:02 PM PST by HairOfTheDog (Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: RosieCotton; HairOfTheDog; RMDupree; JenB; Overtaxed; Lil'freeper; SuziQ; g'nad; Ramius; ecurbh; ...

Our theology lesson for today.

If you're having lunch at a Chinese buffet and you realize that the tune you're hearing on the Muzak is "We Are the World" you can take that as a definitive sign that the end times are upon us.


3,973 posted on 03/19/2006 4:59:05 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (http://www.cafepress.com/liberalitees - Because they're too fun not to mock!)
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To: Lil'freeper

After a while, the worms show up on their own.


3,974 posted on 03/19/2006 5:12:02 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Corin Stormhands

Speak for yourself, I think we have another six years according the the Ancient Mayan End-O'-Things Calendar. I heard about it on Coast to Coast radio the other night.


3,975 posted on 03/19/2006 5:14:06 PM PST by JenB
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To: RosieCotton
t also has a little space underneath...I take it that's a good thing, for aerating it?

Yes! You can always just poke holes through it with a long stick or something. I think they have compost pile aerators than you can use if you want to spend the money. I've got one of those plastic bins that you can take apart. Once in a while, I'll just take it apart, re-assemble it, and shovel the stuff back in.

3,976 posted on 03/19/2006 5:15:41 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: HairOfTheDog

Uh oh! Hope The Monsters don't get stuck in a tree!


3,977 posted on 03/19/2006 5:18:00 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: RosieCotton
do you think I'll be able to use some of it by later in the year?

Probably

3,978 posted on 03/19/2006 5:19:39 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Corin Stormhands

Heh, we had Chinese tonight also; the place we like usually has Chinese type music in the background, tonight was Kitaro; quite pleasant, his 'Silk Road' album IRRC.


3,979 posted on 03/19/2006 5:22:46 PM PST by osagebowman
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To: HairOfTheDog

Great Kitty pics - they do grow up fast, climbing trees, enjoying wildife viewing. I trust kitty got down without resorting to the services of the Volunteer Fire Department.


3,980 posted on 03/19/2006 5:25:51 PM PST by osagebowman
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