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The Hobbit Hole XXXIV - But better than rain or rippling streams...

Posted on 08/07/2007 7:52:15 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Sing hey! for the bath at close of day
That washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is anoble thing!

O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.

O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.

O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!

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To: RosieCotton
Is it heresy to say I rather like it?

Not a bit. I thought they did an *excellent* job with it.

In other news... make a list of everything that is wrong with the cosmos.

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She-witch sez it's all my fault. :P

9,401 posted on 12/07/2007 7:42:21 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Don't taze me, bro! [[NaNoWriMo Winnah! WoCo: 57436/50K]])
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To: sauropod

Ping to #9401.


9,402 posted on 12/07/2007 7:45:04 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Don't taze me, bro! [[NaNoWriMo Winnah! WoCo: 57436/50K]])
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To: Lil'freeper

How much longer do you have at this job anyway?


9,403 posted on 12/07/2007 7:53:46 AM PST by JenB
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To: Lil'freeper

RE: The print.

http://www.somersetfineart.com/s-1168-thomas-andy.aspx?startshow=1259

http://www.dcgiftshop.com/items/Grand_Ol__Gang.html

But they’re spendy. I could go for a not signed, not limited copy.


9,404 posted on 12/07/2007 7:56:15 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (7 more shows...)
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To: Lil'freeper

So there’s that. ;-)

I got in some work on the double-strange blanket this morning. It’s not taking me three hours (!! Still think that’s insane!), but I will likely finish it tomorrow. Might even run it up there this weekend. Hm.


9,405 posted on 12/07/2007 8:03:18 AM PST by RosieCotton ("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton)
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To: JenB
Until 4 January.

As irritating as all that was, and as out of control my pulse is right now, I feel very confirmed in my decision to move on. And that's a net plus.

9,406 posted on 12/07/2007 8:04:21 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Don't taze me, bro! [[NaNoWriMo Winnah! WoCo: 57436/50K]])
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To: Corin Stormhands

Hey awesome. That would make a nice gift for someone I know. Thank you!


9,407 posted on 12/07/2007 8:04:49 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Don't taze me, bro! [[NaNoWriMo Winnah! WoCo: 57436/50K]])
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To: RosieCotton

Er...*double-strand*!! Whut a typo...

It’s strangely thick, but that’s on account of the double strands...

Need coffee.


9,408 posted on 12/07/2007 8:07:15 AM PST by RosieCotton ("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton)
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To: Lil'freeper
That would make a nice gift for someone I know.

Do you still have my address? ;-)

9,409 posted on 12/07/2007 8:07:24 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (7 more shows...)
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To: RosieCotton
I'm amazed at how double-fast double-thread goes. I was working on Big'ol's Boucle Blanket while watching Tin Man on sci fi and looked down. Holy Cow! There's over two feet done already. Might have to double-thread from here on out. :)
9,410 posted on 12/07/2007 8:08:26 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Don't taze me, bro! [[NaNoWriMo Winnah! WoCo: 57436/50K]])
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To: Corin Stormhands

I don’t think I ever got it, actually.


9,411 posted on 12/07/2007 8:09:03 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Don't taze me, bro! [[NaNoWriMo Winnah! WoCo: 57436/50K]])
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To: Lil'freeper

*rats*


9,412 posted on 12/07/2007 8:09:52 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (7 more shows...)
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To: RosieCotton

Teehee.. when I was working on my Nano, every time I tried to type the word “date” the word “data” appeared on the screen. That was instructive on just how much I needed to get work out of my system.


9,413 posted on 12/07/2007 8:10:40 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Don't taze me, bro! [[NaNoWriMo Winnah! WoCo: 57436/50K]])
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To: Lil'freeper
At least she did not take your stapler.

tookmystaplergoingtoburnthebulidingdownredstaplersetfiretotheplace...
9,414 posted on 12/07/2007 8:10:41 AM PST by TalonDJ
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To: Lil'freeper

Sigh. My story is calling and I have to neglect it probably until Monday...


9,415 posted on 12/07/2007 8:14:46 AM PST by JenB
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To: TalonDJ

Heh. That’s true. But she did fire my office mate last fall over stupid stuff. He sued and got reinstated!


9,416 posted on 12/07/2007 8:15:11 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Don't taze me, bro! [[NaNoWriMo Winnah! WoCo: 57436/50K]])
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To: Corin Stormhands

We had about an inch and a half of snow yesterday and a little bit of freezing rain. Luckily it was down to wet roads with patches of slush during the commute yesterday afternoon. Temps stayed above freezing overnight but they’re predicting on an off freezing rain for the next few days.


9,417 posted on 12/07/2007 8:33:07 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Lil'freeper

I like the way it feels, too. But it *is* kinda bulky. I’m worrying about that a bit. I want a blanket like this myself because I like handling it and I like the weight of it (seems like it’d make for a nice cozy couch throw!), but it might be a little thick for a baby blankie. Oh well.

I do want to make another, about twice as wide, to keep. :) I need more yarn...

And I’d need to pick colors, which is always tough. Obnoxiously bright? Or something calm, like maybe light brown and blue?


9,418 posted on 12/07/2007 9:12:40 AM PST by RosieCotton ("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton

Is it double worsted or double sport-weight?


9,419 posted on 12/07/2007 10:02:30 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Don't taze me, bro! [[NaNoWriMo Winnah! WoCo: 57436/50K]])
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To: Lil'freeper

Worsted - it’s what the lady who did the pattern said she used, and it’s what I had.

I wish sport-weight yarn wasn’t so much pricier. :-\


9,420 posted on 12/07/2007 10:16:49 AM PST by RosieCotton ("Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." -- G.K. Chesterton)
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