The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

[ecurbh]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

[JenB]

Yes, I read most of Beverly Cleary's works. I liked Henry Huggins better - Ramona always struck me as needing a spank.

[RosieCotton]

Kinda like The Great Divorce?

Kinda! Though I think it was even hard to grasp the full meaning of The Great Divorce. I read that for the first time a few years ago...should reread that, too.

[RosieCotton]

Even harder, I mean.

[Overtaxed]

Hehehe....I'm back in the wine business again.

[RosieCotton]

I was really little when I read the Oz books, so I guess I didn't exactly analyze them very much. I could very well be disappointed if I went back and read 'em.

I remember being horribly diappointed when going back to read Lloyd Alexander's Black Cauldron series...can't remember the right name for it. It was entertaining, but wasn't that well written, really. Needed a couple more drafts, I guess. Now I see why Mom rebelled against reading those to us. We read them on our own, some of us, but she couldn't stand them.

[RosieCotton]

We definitely read LOTS of Happy Hollister books. Speaking of needing a spanking, at one point I think we were keeping track of how many times Ricky needed one.

Also read the original Hardy Boys books...and is Mrs. Pickerell the one with magic cures for various problem kids?

We also read some of the Boxcar Children books and of course Encyclopedia Brown. Also some Beverly Cleary (like you I didn't care for Ramona), Eleanor Estes (The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode was the best), and Edward Eager.

[Fedora]

I see you snaigged the Precious :)

Since you read a lot of children's books, maybe you can help me remember this one title. It was about some kids who meet a good witch, and in the course of the story they meet the Loch Ness Monster, who turns out to be friendly. I've been trying to remember the title for years and can never remember, but I think it was a pretty famous book that won some award--do you know the title?

Well, I was going to head out now but there's a blizzard, so I guess I'm staying here. How's your homework coming?

[Fedora]

I read Beezus and Ramona first, and in that one I found Ramona more sympathetic because I was closer to her age at the time than to Beezus. I think I read a couple Henry Huggins books later--I remember a scene where his friend was walking around with a balloon tied to his beanie or something like that.

[JenB]

I don't remember a story like that, sorry!

Ever read Susan Cooper's "Dark is Rising" series?

And my mom read Alexander's "Chronicles of Prydain" to us, but I rather liked them - of course, I was ten.

[JenB]

Writing's coming. Let's not say more.

Eager! I loved him, particularly "Half Magic" and "Knight's Castle". Also read Estes - my favorite was... er... "The Alley", I believe it was called. Mom read James Herriot's works to us, at various times... then there were the "Misty of Chincoteague" and other books by Marguerite Henry. And Jim Kielgaard's "Big Red" and other dog books.

[Fedora]

Only one of those I remember was Big Red. Trying to remember some other ones. . .How about Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel or Sylvester and the Magic Pebble?--those were two of my favorites.

[Professional Engineer]

[JenB]

Now we're really going back into childhood!

I read a lot of E. Nesbit and Enid Blyton stuff, too, which may be why I speak English sometimes rather than American.

[JenB]

Did my run! Hard, yes, and my stomach muscles hurt today for some reason. But wow, I'm impressed at what I can do.

Do you really think this time next week we'll be running twenty minutes?

[Fedora]

I read a lot of E. Nesbit and Enid Blyton stuff, too, which may be why I speak English sometimes rather than American.

I can see that a little bit in your posts :) Of course, reading Tolkien also tends to have that effect.

How about this series?

[JenB]

No, that doesn't look familiar... I remember a pair of children's books - "The King of Kennewick Castle" and "'Quack!' Said the Billygoat" that were weird but mostly just had these gorgeous pictures. And "Blueberrys for Sal" was a favorite, when I was four.

When I was a little older... Robert Lawson (I think) was brilliant - "Rabbit Hill", "Ben and Me" (about the mouse who REALLY came up with all of Ben Franklin's ideas) "Mr. Revere and I" (Paul Revere's horse) "Captain Kidd's Cat", a few others. Hilarious, and he had the oddest style of artwork.

And "Homer Price"! I think that was Robert McClosky and that book was so funny.

[Fedora]

I like Robert McCloskey's drawings. I have Make Way for Ducklings. I kind of remember Ben and Me; but I think it was actually Bugs Bunny who helped Ben Franklin discover electricity :)

Then I remember:

Hundreds of cats

Thousands of cats

Millions and billions and trillions of cats!

[ecurbh]

I remember Georgie and the Robbers!

[osagebowman]

PE: great poster/screen saver; thanks for posting

OT: wine production?, instrument calibration? coincidence? I think not :-)

That was a great pic of the mooters in Houston. Looks like a good time was being had by all. Gee-Haw

[Fedora]

I used to have a whole bunch of Georgie books, along with book-and-record sets so you could read along with the record--I learned to read that way, often by listening to Georgie stories :)