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

Posted on 03/15/2004 1:45:41 PM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

But not yet weary are our feet...

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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To: Fedora
Crazy Dog may well be part horse, at least by osmosis - she hangs around the barn with me and jumps all the jumps in the ring (3'6" is no problem for her even though all she has to jump in USDAA is 22"). But her real name is Sumo's CoDoz Brown Bombshell - Shelley for short (the breeder named her - I am NOT responsible. I would have given her a Classical Greek name - either somebody's hunting dog or one of the Furies or Harpies.)
3,941 posted on 03/28/2004 6:07:52 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of Venery (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: Fedora
See, I avoid Steven King...

Ugh, I am so wiped from this trip. It's going to take me days to recover.
3,942 posted on 03/28/2004 6:08:11 PM PST by JenB
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To: Fedora
Indeed, The Shining was filmed not far from there!
3,943 posted on 03/28/2004 6:13:27 PM PST by Wneighbor (Well the view looks better from ahead than it looks behind)
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To: 2Jedismom
We planted a bunch of peppers and tomatoes last weekend.

I bought a bunch of tomatoes and peppers too but have them in the sunroom as I am afraid it might be too early up here to put them in the ground. We did plant some lettuce, spinach, peas and put 9 strawberry plants in the ground...just enough for a taste. We'll see how they do.

I love spring!!! We have some beautiful flowers coming up...not sure what kind they are though.

mrsnad

3,944 posted on 03/28/2004 6:15:58 PM PST by g'nad
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To: Lil'freeper; Overtaxed
how did you deal with deer?

Honey, we lived in the burbs, I never saw any deer! I guess you could put in a fence sround the squares, or spray some of that stuff that repels deer on the grass around the blocks.

OT used to have a problem with deer in her garden, maybe she can give you some hints.

3,945 posted on 03/28/2004 6:18:23 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: JenB
See, I avoid Steven King...

Have you read anything by him? My favorites are Shining and 'Salem's Lot. BTW, I picked up a copy of Heinlein's Podkayne of Mars over the weekend--any good? Also got A Wrinkle in Time and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Ugh, I am so wiped from this trip. It's going to take me days to recover.

I was up 'til 4 last night debating politics with a friend, so that's about how I feel today--ugh.

BTW, after you recover, you have a (part of a) short story.

3,946 posted on 03/28/2004 6:19:14 PM PST by Fedora
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To: JenB
That's great that good folks are teaching there. A lot of the 'top tier' schools are there for reasons other than the quality of their teaching. Harvard, for example, may boast about having John Kenneth Galbraith on staff, but he hasn't taught a class in years. Come to think of it, maybe that's a good thing! ;o)
3,947 posted on 03/28/2004 6:22:47 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: Wneighbor
Indeed, The Shining was filmed not far from there!

I know King wrote it when he was staying in Boulder. Where'd they film the mountain scenes?

3,948 posted on 03/28/2004 6:24:28 PM PST by Fedora
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To: All
:waves:

Hello all!

3,949 posted on 03/28/2004 6:27:20 PM PST by GulfWar1Vet (Check out my ProfilePage OR www.hometown.aol.com/MidMOFreeper :))
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To: SuziQ
Harvard, for example, may boast about having John Kenneth Galbraith on staff, but he hasn't taught a class in years. Come to think of it, maybe that's a good thing! ;o)

Definitely, LOL!--unless they have someone even worse these days--shudder!

3,950 posted on 03/28/2004 6:28:22 PM PST by Fedora
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To: SuziQ; Lil'freeper
I'm thinkin' if my neighbor and his buddies were questioning how to keep the deer outta my garden I might have to explain that a .30-06 would work very well on all bothersome varmints. (with an eyeball to eyeball look of significance right at doughboy)
3,951 posted on 03/28/2004 6:30:00 PM PST by Wneighbor (Well the view looks better from ahead than it looks behind)
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To: Fedora
Ya know. My aunt went up there and took my oldest daughter to all the filming sights. They stayed up at Ft. Collins when they were going to those places but I'm not certain of the exact locations. Aunt Cheryl would draw you detailed maps though! LOL
3,952 posted on 03/28/2004 6:31:41 PM PST by Wneighbor (Well the view looks better from ahead than it looks behind)
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To: GulfWar1Vet
~waving back~

Hi! Good to see ya! :-)
3,953 posted on 03/28/2004 6:32:14 PM PST by Wneighbor (Well the view looks better from ahead than it looks behind)
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To: Lil'freeper
how did you deal with deer?


3,954 posted on 03/28/2004 6:33:30 PM PST by g'nad
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To: g'nad
Yeah. That works for deer too. :-)
3,955 posted on 03/28/2004 6:35:28 PM PST by Wneighbor (Well the view looks better from ahead than it looks behind)
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To: SuziQ; Lil'freeper
A deer-chasing dog that stays in the backyard all night? Dang varmints ate everything.
3,956 posted on 03/28/2004 6:36:22 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed; Lil'freeper
One does need meat to go with all them fresh garden veggies!
3,957 posted on 03/28/2004 6:39:01 PM PST by Wneighbor (Well the view looks better from ahead than it looks behind)
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To: Fedora
"Podkayne" is interesting. Did you get the version with both endings? Not his best work, IMO, but nice. First SF novel I ever read with a strong female character. Heh, and her brother serves to remind me that I could be a lot less fortunate with my sibs.

Yawn. I'm going to bed.
3,958 posted on 03/28/2004 6:39:59 PM PST by JenB
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To: Wneighbor
Ya know. My aunt went up there and took my oldest daughter to all the filming sights. They stayed up at Ft. Collins when they were going to those places but I'm not certain of the exact locations. Aunt Cheryl would draw you detailed maps though! LOL

Cool :) There were some beautiful shots in the opening sequence of that film--although after that Kubrick kind of left the book behind, LOL! The TV version they did later was closer to the book.

3,959 posted on 03/28/2004 6:41:19 PM PST by Fedora
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To: JenB
Podkayne" is interesting. Did you get the version with both endings? Not his best work, IMO, but nice. First SF novel I ever read with a strong female character. Heh, and her brother serves to remind me that I could be a lot less fortunate with my sibs.

I have a 1993 Baen edition which is the first to include both endings and has a contest asking the readers to pick which ending to include in future editions. I'll let you know which ending I like best after I read it.

Yawn. I'm going to bed.

Have a good night!

3,960 posted on 03/28/2004 6:43:59 PM PST by Fedora
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