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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: TalonDJ
81
posted on
02/24/2006 1:50:13 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
82
posted on
02/24/2006 1:50:59 PM PST
by
TalonDJ
To: TalonDJ
*Sigh*. Me too. It would be nice to be there to say "welcome back" when you walked in the door.
83
posted on
02/24/2006 1:55:15 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
2 weeks... or 197 days, depending on how you want to count...
84
posted on
02/24/2006 1:59:32 PM PST
by
TalonDJ
To: TalonDJ
Hey, at least we're under 200 now...
85
posted on
02/24/2006 2:01:53 PM PST
by
JenB
To: FrogInABlender
That was my first thought too. :-(
But he hasn't vomited - or at least Hair hasn't mentioned that. He'd be vomiting or drooling if it was poison.
86
posted on
02/24/2006 2:09:02 PM PST
by
RMDupree
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To: HairOfTheDog
Oh dear... hope Cartman's OK. He has seemed less active than usual the last couple days.
87
posted on
02/24/2006 2:10:32 PM PST
by
ecurbh
(I think you know exactly what I mean when I say, "It's a shpadoinkle day!")
To: ecurbh; RMDupree; FrogInABlender; Corin Stormhands; vetvetdoug
Well... I'm back.
I didn't make it all the way to the vets. Cartman seems fine now. I am so full of self doubt I just don't know what to do.
Here's what happened. Cartman came in, and, I might add now, seemed a little frantic... He came gallumping across the yard like he was in what he calls a "hurry". He then started pacing around rather out of sorts. He knocked some dishes off the desk, and then went up on top of the little bookshelf the other cats jump up on a lot but he never does.... knocking the picture frames off onto the floor as he went. This is when I noticed he was panting... and he looked scary! Growling at me when I touched him.
Well, I called the vet and acted like I thought he was dying, had this tense conversation with the vet about whether, if I came right in could I get in quicker than 3:30 because it was such an emergency, shoved him in the crate and posted what I posted before and headed out the door.
On the way there I could tell that whatever it was had passed. He wasn't panting, he wasn't frantic, he purred when I opened the gate and pet him. I stopped on the side of the road and tried to figure out if I should still even go to the vets, let alone trying to trot into the lobby and act like I was having this big emergency... They'd look at the cat sitting there all relaxed and think I was a lunatic. There's nothing unusual or wrong with him ~now~.
So I came home. The cat's still in the crate and happy there... I still have the other cats locked in the bedroom, and he's been grooming and now he's napping. He purrs now when I pet him.
And I've been staring at him trying to figure out what to do. Appointment in 30 minutes... But nothing to see. WTF DO I DO NOW?
vetvetdoug, I've always appreciated your input before. I hope I'm not abusing the privilege...
88
posted on
02/24/2006 3:03:05 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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I think you can tell in the early panting picture how red his ears were... and now they're not...
89
posted on
02/24/2006 3:07:52 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
My advice, take him to the vet and describe what happened, have the vet examine him. The vet may be able to see some evidence of what was happening earlier. If not, at least the incident will be on record in case anything unusual happens again.
Always on a weekend, isn't it?
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
It is always on a %^*$% weekend. ;~\
What if he was just ~hot~ ? I hate feeling like I am just panicking over nothing.
91
posted on
02/24/2006 3:10:49 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog; RosieCotton; SuziQ; Overtaxed; osagebowman; g'nad; Corin Stormhands; JenB; ...
Just heard from our recruiter, Rose got the job... she starts either Wednesday or Monday, not sure yet.
Party time!
To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Rose in RoseBear
Glad to hear it. CONGRATULATIONS ROSE!
93
posted on
02/24/2006 3:15:53 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Well, for good or ill, I cancelled the appt. Talked to the vet too instead of just the receptionist before. They're open till 7:30 tonight, and open tomorrow too, so we left it that I would bring him in if I saw anything remotely unusual again.
94
posted on
02/24/2006 3:22:37 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
WOO HOO!!!! Congrats Rose!!
95
posted on
02/24/2006 3:26:21 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: HairOfTheDog
Well at least you talked directly to the vet, so he'll know what's up. Here's hoping Cartman was just hot from doing some running around.
96
posted on
02/24/2006 3:27:17 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Rose in RoseBear
So now she can park crooked and everything? Kewl!
To: HairOfTheDog
Poor Cartkitty? Might he have gotten hold of a varmint that didn't agree with him?
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Huzzah! A good end to a good week!
99
posted on
02/24/2006 3:31:34 PM PST
by
JenB
To: HairOfTheDog
Ahem...I meant "Poor Cartkitty!"
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