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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:
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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: JenB
Heck, when we got engaged, I didn't call them for two days.We were engaged about a month before they knew. We were waiting for them to notice the ring. ;~D
4,681
posted on
03/22/2006 8:38:54 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: HairOfTheDog
I was very good when Rosie was around to play chaperone.
Once she was out of the way, well, then, it was time to start being wild and crazy. Um, for my definition of wild and crazy which admittedly may not be everyone's.
4,682
posted on
03/22/2006 8:39:19 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
~They~ meaning the parents... The thread knew...
4,683
posted on
03/22/2006 8:39:28 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: HairOfTheDog
Heh, that's great. I might have tried it if I was in the same town. Nah, my sisters are nosy, they'd have noticed.
Anyway I told them we were getting engaged before I left for that moot.
4,684
posted on
03/22/2006 8:40:45 PM PST
by
JenB
To: HairOfTheDog
Yes, I remember you telling us about it. Soup and proposals.
4,685
posted on
03/22/2006 8:41:09 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
I didn't think anyone was nosier than Dona... and she didn't notice. We went through Christmas like that...
4,686
posted on
03/22/2006 8:42:33 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Bwahahaha!
Then again, you don't have nosy little sisters who are afraid Dad's "no getting married until five years after your older sister does" rule might just stand...
4,687
posted on
03/22/2006 8:44:19 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
Well, part of the problem was that it was mom's ring, and I often wore it, particularly at special times, as a remembrance... but I always wore it on my right hand. Even a nosey person would have to be paying close attention to notice it had switched hands.
If I'd never worn a ring before, she'd have noticed... as it was, it wasn't so obvious.
4,688
posted on
03/22/2006 8:48:08 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(Hobbit Hole knives for soldiers! www.freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
To: HairOfTheDog
Hmmm.... I dunno, I still think "ring on ring finger of left hand" should be a giveaway.
Oh, good, it's bedtime. I'm not really tired but I'm ready for this day to be over.
4,689
posted on
03/22/2006 8:52:14 PM PST
by
JenB
To: HairOfTheDog; JenB; osagebowman; SuziQ
Well, it seems to me that this is *it*, you know?
I mean, it was weird...because he turned it in and waited to hear back just like always and never heard back (like always) and then he gets this email from his advisor saying "You know, you need to submit your paper to the graduate college...the deadline is Friday." He got that on Monday!
So we're like "Huh...guess it's done, then!?!?"
4,690
posted on
03/22/2006 9:10:21 PM PST
by
2Jedismom
(The light at the end of the tunnel is most certainly not a train.)
To: 2Jedismom
Well, at least that hurdle has been cleared! Tell Steve we're praying for him for his defense of the thesis!
4,691
posted on
03/22/2006 10:06:52 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: 300winmag
She was an interesting little character! I'm glad I got to meet her.
*Tiny* little gal...my cats are on the small side, but she must have been four pounds, tops.
To: JenB
Re retold fairy tales: during my recent vacation the kids* were kept entertained on the road by an audio book of
Ella Enchanted. If you saw the movie, don't let it put you off the book; if you haven't, dont :)
*And, I think, the adults.
4,693
posted on
03/23/2006 2:58:23 AM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(All Hail the Great Folger, creator of hot brown goodness.)
To: JenB
'Course, it the genre is such a fave, you've probably read it :D
4,694
posted on
03/23/2006 2:59:14 AM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(All Hail the Great Folger, creator of hot brown goodness.)
To: 2Jedismom
I really think it's *done*, now...he just has to do the defense. *whew* That's good news!
4,695
posted on
03/23/2006 3:23:54 AM PST
by
Lil'freeper
("Vote for Pedro and all your wildest dreams will come true.")
To: ExGeeEye; Corin Stormhands; SuziQ; Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; JenB; RosieCotton; HairOfTheDog
Gooood morning! Izzit Friday yet???
How I wish. I have to sit in a meeting today and be the fly in the ointment. Totally dreading it because I hate confrontation and I have a lot of respect for the folks about to have their parade rained on. *sigh*
4,696
posted on
03/23/2006 3:27:36 AM PST
by
Lil'freeper
("Vote for Pedro and all your wildest dreams will come true.")
To: Lil'freeper
Must be a Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays...
4,697
posted on
03/23/2006 3:35:36 AM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(All Hail the Great Folger, creator of hot brown goodness.)
To: ExGeeEye
4,698
posted on
03/23/2006 3:46:50 AM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(All Hail the Great Folger, creator of hot brown goodness.)
To: ExGeeEye
The Babel Fish is giving me a headache.
4,699
posted on
03/23/2006 3:47:25 AM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(All Hail the Great Folger, creator of hot brown goodness.)
To: ExGeeEye
4,700
posted on
03/23/2006 3:47:42 AM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(All Hail the Great Folger, creator of hot brown goodness.)
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