The New Hobbit Hole

[HairOfTheDog]

It is just a Java chat room - nothing insidious... and you don't have to voice chat... we type...

[Penny1]

The chatroom just has the option for voice chat. But many of us (like me) don't have microphones either, so much of the time we just type-chat. And sometimes we have combinations--some of us type while others use the voice-chat, which can all be done at the same time.

Yahoo usually does require a one-time install for the chatroom, as far as I know the download hasn't caused any problems for anyone's systems if that makes a difference to you.

Hope you can make it in there one of these days...chat is a lot of fun when all manage to get in there together.

[Overtaxed]

Careful, anytime there's a fight, the orcs always show up...

Be they Carter orcs or Wakefield orcs? :)

[Overtaxed]

Good morning everyone!

[Corin Stormhands]

I think I've seen some of that while driving to visit relatives... it looks like PA only flatter and more farmed, or West VA with few trailer homes.

You know you keep putting Virginia down, subtlely perhaps. But I haven't said anything negative about Pennsylvania...yet.

Trust me, I can win that one!

[2Jedismom]

Good morning everyone! It's stormy and wet outside, but I don't mind! Tonight we're going out to eat and to see that celtic band I've been talking about. Woohooo!

[Overtaxed]

So what are you going to do the rest of the day? Watch The Movie, perhaps?

Just pulled a pie crust out of the oven. I couldn't let strawberry season go by without making at least one fresh strawberry pie. I'll probably tidy up the hole some, turn the compost pile, practice until the kitty yowls in protest.

[2Jedismom]

I was thinking of starting the movie...

Yesterday I bought some strawberries and removed the leaves and cleaned them all out. Out of a quart box, I had one unedible strawberry! I just set them out on the table for people to snack on.

[Overtaxed]

I've been doing that all season. I haven't even made shortcake yet! All that's left to do is clean the strawberries, make the syrypy goopy stuff, fill the shell, and chill.

[JenB]

I don't really mean to put down VA - I thought I was putting down West VA, actually! And no, I don't like the place, but I'm decidedly biased by bad DC memories....

Hi all, in and out here. Have nice barbeques, everyone!

[HairOfTheDog]

Good morning! More later... still sipping coffee and waking!

[2Jedismom]

Maybe not a new page for you but it is for me! Woohooo!

[Overtaxed]

So did you start the movie? I did. "Fireworks, Gandalf!"

[2Jedismom]

Nope, started practicing while the boys are all out washing the car (aka playing in the hose).

[Overtaxed]

Started the movie to do laundry and clean by (I'm at the bridge.) I should practice while Her Majesty is outside. :)

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

It is just a Java chat room - nothing insidious

Well, that's good to know... Yahoo gave no warning as to what it was trying to send me, and I'm naturally suspicious of things like that.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Yahoo usually does require a one-time install for the chatroom, as far as I know the download hasn't caused any problems for anyone's systems if that makes a difference to you.

Thanks for the info! Now that I know what Yahoo was trying to do, I'll try it again. I may make it to a chat yet... ;)

[JenB]

Good afternoon, ladies! How are your Memorial Days? We've got sun and warm weather, and in a few hours we'll be firing up the gas grill for bratwurst! Grandma came over for the afternoon and we're all relaxing. Apparently our idea of "family fun and togetherness" means that everyone's on the computers at the same time...

[HairOfTheDog]

Would we send you someplace dangerous? We hang out sporadically in the chat room, when the mood strikes us or there is a live event we can chat about without going to the trouble to put it in "print" here.

In addition to chat there is also some other stuff... Mathoms we wanted to share. There are great things in the files section. The complete texts of LoTR, Silmarillion and others... Very handy to have if you want to post long quotes! And links to cool sites. We initially put a lot of photos there... although that was before Penny set up her treasure trove, so they have less value now.

Hope to see you in there soon!

[2Jedismom]

It's a dreary day here, but ok since we had two great evenings of cooking out. The two blondes are taking naps, the two brunettes are on the computers.