The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

But not yet weary are our feet...

• 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...
• Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

New verse:

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!

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!

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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[Wneighbor]

I've decided, after all these "experiences" that I'll make a very good retiree when that day comes, way off in the future.

You and me both!!! The more I think about it, the more Mexico sounds like the ideal retirement spot too! Sunny and warm.... Just across the river in the Big Bend! :-)

[stands2reason]

What else do you listen to?

I also like classic rock and alternative metal in addition to classical and jazz. And the blues --- Stevie Ray Vaughn on guitar, Armstrong, Bechet on horn. Love percussion, but hate vibraphones.

I love acoustic guitar, esp Spanish and Latin American guitar. Flamenco. Tropicál. I like FIRE esp. in classical music. I don't want to be put to sleep.

I like pretty much everything except modern country, sugar pop, and rap. And girly hair bands from the 80's.

BTW do you have access to a decent library?

[stands2reason]

I missed the first four singers. Pink hair girl did pretty good today. She finally belted. Had Matt (big guy) not been flat, he would have been good, but if my uncle had boobs he'd be my aunt.

What the heck was the hobbit thinking? Bad song choice.

Someone please just give LaToya the contract, and let her get started on her debut album. She's beyond ready.

Doesn't look like Camille's getting over her stagefright.

[stands2reason]

There was a bowyer who had the tag line: "carve a little wood, pull a few strings, sometimes magic happens". I always got a kick out of that one.

Bowyer? Is that what they're called? Now I've heard of Fletcher (arrowmaker) but not Bowyer.

[stands2reason]

I'm an alto!

Me too. My range is from B flat (2nd line on bass clef) to high F (top line on treble).Actually I'm more of a contralto (girl tenor).

[Fedora]

BTW do you have access to a decent library?

Depends on the subject :) I own a few thousand books on certain subjects I'm interested in, so between that and the Internet I have pretty good access to works on esp. religion and history (my majors), philosophy (my minor), martial arts and Chinese herbalism (one of my jobs), psychology (something I'm interested in writing about), writing and publishing (my career goal), and certain fiction authors like Tolkien. Beyond that I have access to a small-town library system which isn't as good as what a big city or major college would have but allows me general access to a lot of stuff. Why do you ask?--did you have a book to recommend?

[Lil'freeper]

Good Morning! Halfway to Friday! Wheee!

[Lil'freeper]

Pink hair girl rocked! I was so pleased to hear her rendition of that song. She even had the country break in her voice. Awesome. The only one of the nite.

I was intrigued during the little dance number how hot Matt looked in his dancin' outfit. It was kind of the Garth Brooks effect: average guy puts on a cowboy hat and "Woah-momma"! He should have worn a hat for his performance. And he should have gone for a better tune- maybe something upbeat by Billy Ray Cyrus or Garth Brooks ("Standing Outside the Fire", perhaps?), or that Tolby Keith (sp??) "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue". He would have done great with the line: "Weeeee'll put a boot in yer a$$, it's the American waaay..." Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler", or "Coward of the County" would been good, too.

Yer right, the Hobbit was bad. Bring back the goofy hairdo. And a better song choice- ugh! See above Kenny Rogers' suggestions. If ya can't sing country, at least sing an entertaining song.

I was expecting John Stevens to break out some Marty Robbins. But he did great with his song selection. Someone needs to give *him* a contract. He won't win the competition, but I'll buy an album by him. Such a great voice.

And yeah, LaToya was plain awesome.

[RosieCotton]

Heh...I can't usually afford red meat for me, let alone for a cat. But she gets the best I can afford...usually one level better than the grocery store brands.

I appreciate the thought, though! And I think maybe it's a bit more hopeful than your friend guessed, since it wasn't so much a matter of the cancer having spread as it was that he may not have gotten it all. He said he went as "wide" as he could, but didn't cut much deeper than the tumor itself since it would have involved the lung and been a much more serious surgery. But I don't believe it's spread to the lung yet...I just worry that if and when it comes back, it may.

I think he did the best he could do. He's a good vet...I trust that he'll give me the best advice he can.

And she isn't young...she's nine, which is just below the average, but she's mostly Siamese - a mix so far as I know, but her personality and appearance are very much Siamese, so she definitely has that risk factor, which apparently can mean they get it a bit early. In any case...she's had a fairly long life, and if this buys her another year or two in comfort, that's all I can ask for.

[RosieCotton]

Good morning! Are we the only ones up? Hm....

[TalonDJ]

*yawn* I am awake... stupid snooze button...

[RosieCotton]

Heh...I go through cycles with my alarm clock...I'll get so I'm hitting snooze until I JUST have enough time to get ready and get to work, then get disgusted with myself and move it farther away, so I at least have to sit up before hitting snooze. Usually within a couple months I'm back to the staggering out of bed just in time to get to work again.

I think I need to put it across the room. I'd get a lot more done in the morning without ANY access to snooze.

[SuziQ]

I had to get up WAY too early this morning, especially considering I didn't get to bed til almost 2! I just got busy doing stuff and lost track of the time.

SSQ had to get up early this morning to report for Jury Duty at 8. Don't know if he was actually called, but he had to be there just in case. I got up at 6:30 so I could have a cup of coffee with him and make him a sandwick for lunch. Have been cleaning off my desk since; the piles are getting a little lower! ;o) But I think I'm gonna go back to bed for an hour or two; my eyes are burning!

Hope kitty is doing better this morning. Did she keep you up much last night?

[RosieCotton]

She was quiet last night. She got the door of the bedroom closet open and slept in there. I think she felt more secure being in a small, sheltered place like that.

I have to run home at lunch, though, because I forgot to give her her antibiotic this morning. Should be OK since they gave her an antibiotic injection fairly late in the afternoon yesterday, but I don't think I should wait until tonight.

[Lil'freeper]

I can't usually afford red meat for me, let alone for a cat

Ugh, I know how that goes. I tried a raw food diet with Oliver when his urinary tract problems started up. He turned his nose up at it. Good thing! Can't afford it now with the house anyway. Might try again someday when there's more room in the budget.

[HairOfTheDog]

Good morning! I am glad she was quiet last night.... was gonna be tough to manage otherwise between being caged and hurting herself.

I woke up to the hardest rain I have heard in a long time... Was pretty loud in here, and louder in the barn, like someone tossing gravel at the roof. Let Bay out to pee and he was happy to come back in! I fed the horses their breakfast inside. Seems to have stopped and they are outside now....

[2Jedismom]

Good morning all!

Steve is down 14 pounds now! His goal is 175 (from 210). Since he's really only overweight in his abdomen, it's noticeable that it's coming off...his shirts started drooping across his chest first and now his pants are getting loose!

Needless to say, he's thrilled. Eating better than he has in years. He normally just picks up a bunch of danishes or a couple of cheap frozen pizzas and gorges on junk all day. Washes it down with huge cups of coffee with whole milk cutting it in half...with about a quarter cup of sugar in it.

Well, NO MORE! He has cut way down on the coffee, using Splenda to sweeten it and a vanilla Atkins 1g carb shake as creamer. Every night, I cook up his whole menu for the next day. Today it's sauted spinach, big salad, baked pork chops with lemon pepper, celery sticks with garlic cream cheese. Snack includes string cheese sticks, salsa-flavored pork rinds and avocado. Comes out to about 15g carbs. He can have 25 (first week post-induction for those of you that know). But he's coming home tonight, so I'll be able to fix supper.

I'm very busy, but everything is fine.

[Wneighbor]

Morning 2J!

Been up picking up clutter in the house for about an hour. Time to stop for a break! :-)

It's nice and warm here but cloudy and looks like we could get showers sometime today! Nice spring day! Gotta get my lawn mowed though.

[schlohweiss]

Hey mom! Good Morning!

[TalonDJ]

I put it 4 steps away from my bed. And I can STILL hit snooze and go back to sleep instantly. I usually hit snooze 6 or 7 times and then come in to work a bit later than I would prefer.
The problem is in the short 10 minute spaces between snooze hits I have the coolest dreams to I always want to hit it again. Have you ever had a dream where you were fighting 'matrix style' in zero gravity? Most of my dreams are action movies.