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The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
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Posted on 09/02/2004 2:18:28 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

...Pass them by! Pass them by!

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: 300winmag

That is great news, we are glad to hear it. Changes to a diet like that do require a bit of planning and substitution but so much better than the alternative(s).

Few years agow we had the dead man's lever on the electric lawnmower go south, took it apart and then used it the rest of the summer by unplugging it to shut the motor down. Glad the yard isn't a big one.


581 posted on 09/05/2004 8:02:47 PM PDT by osagebowman (HHD -)
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To: 300winmag

Doh!!

Well, that's good news about your mom, anyways...


582 posted on 09/05/2004 8:04:17 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: osagebowman

Steve mowed our entire back yard today...something he hasn't done a lot of lately! LOL No time.


583 posted on 09/05/2004 8:05:24 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: HairOfTheDog; g'nad

Rosabelle laid her first egg today! Steve noticed her in the box for a long time...just hanging out in the box. Then, while eating lunch, we noticed she had come out of the box and Joshua ran out and sure 'nough! The prettiest pale blue-green egg you ever saw.

I got a pic...just a sec.


584 posted on 09/05/2004 8:07:07 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: 2Jedismom; HairOfTheDog; ecurbh; RosieCotton; JenB; 300winmag; osagebowman; g'nad; Lil'freeper; ...
Evenin' folks. Corin was here today...

Just back from the reunion. Glad to hear Sam and Ruthy are okay. I just checked again, ksen has MY number, I don't have his...something's wrong with that...

Lessee...

Nana is in the rehab facility. Therapist has been getting her up, so that's progress. Two indepdendent sources today (one a woman at church who has had a hip replacement, and two wife's cousin who is like a medical research engineer/scientist type) said that this happened because the replacement hip was the wrong size...which means that it will continue to happen until we get the right size. We'll have to ask Mr. Doctor about that.

Luke is spending the week in NC with wife's older sister.

We're trying to race and get stuff done around the house to be ready for the school year...we'll never be ready...

Tomorrow the pool closes for the season...woo hoo!

And...Corin did NOT do South Beach this weekend...

Gotta go. See y'all tomorrow.

585 posted on 09/05/2004 8:19:02 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom.)
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To: HairOfTheDog; g'nad
Here is the picture of the egg...you can't really tell it's bluish in color but it is. I'll try to get a "comparison" shot tomorrow.

And here is a picture of Joshua and Steve sitting in the chicken run. Steve is petting Benny Hen.


586 posted on 09/05/2004 8:19:08 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Evening Corin!

~waves~


587 posted on 09/05/2004 8:23:02 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Republicans are better at balloons - It's a simple kind of competence. ~Chris Matthews)
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To: 2Jedismom

~chuckling~


588 posted on 09/05/2004 8:23:20 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Republicans are better at balloons - It's a simple kind of competence. ~Chris Matthews)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Glad you're back safe from your adventures, Corin.

Ok, when ksen comes back we need to get this stuff organized... I think you and Hair need to have everybody's numbers, you're responsible people and this worry isn't good for hobbity-types.

Fess up, who else is currently withholding vital information?


589 posted on 09/05/2004 8:23:55 PM PDT by JenB
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To: Corin Stormhands

How beautiful! Just like I imagine my little bit of land will be like!


590 posted on 09/05/2004 8:24:22 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear

True, but with enough ingenuity, and the blessing of their customers, something could be done to remove the high poles and dangling wires!


591 posted on 09/05/2004 8:24:42 PM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004-Because we MUST!!!)
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To: JenB; HairOfTheDog
I think you and Hair need to have everybody's numbers, you're responsible people and this worry isn't good for hobbity-types.

ohfercryinoutloud, ain't I responsible for enough people already???

592 posted on 09/05/2004 8:25:10 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Does life ever seem a bit surreal to you?


593 posted on 09/05/2004 8:27:03 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: 2Jedismom

That's the valley were Nana and Papa grew up. It's just across the street from Papa's home place.

And there's 39 acres for sale. We'd love to, but just don't have the bucks. Wife's sister asked if we'd like to buy it with them.

I said, "Sure, if y'all can make the payments for the first 20 years..."


594 posted on 09/05/2004 8:27:10 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom.)
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To: 300winmag

Good to hear your Mom is home and that it was nothing too serious!


595 posted on 09/05/2004 8:27:56 PM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004-Because we MUST!!!)
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To: SuziQ; Overtaxed; Bear_in_RoseBear; HairOfTheDog

After Isabel, Dominion Power got a LOT of criticism over not spending the bucks they had to bury wires. They raised rates and opted to not do the work.


596 posted on 09/05/2004 8:29:00 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

That's the problem with responsibility... it never gets less, only more.


597 posted on 09/05/2004 8:29:13 PM PDT by JenB
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To: 300winmag

Good news about your mom. Home is good.


598 posted on 09/05/2004 8:29:30 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

The good thing about Oklahoma is there is pretty land...and it's really pretty reasonable (though out of our reach now...heck, a new microwave is out of our reach NOW.)

Someday, there is a real possibility...


599 posted on 09/05/2004 8:29:51 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: Corin Stormhands
Corin, out standing in his field!

Glad to hear you got some idea of what the problem is with Nana's hip. I hope the Doc gets that straightened out for her; I know she'll be happier, and so will you!

600 posted on 09/05/2004 8:30:48 PM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004-Because we MUST!!!)
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