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The Hobbit Hole XVI - Still round the corner there may wait...
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Posted on 10/05/2004 3:33:41 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Still round the corner there may wait...

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!

See also: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net

Web page for our moot reports and troop support information!





TOPICS: The Hobbit Hole
KEYWORDS: fourmoreyears; keywordslackers; welovepuns
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To: Corin Stormhands

Oh, there are Krispy Kremes in PA... in CO... and across the midwest, based on my trip out here. They're everywhere.


241 posted on 10/06/2004 10:37:06 AM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB

The place I go to will toast 'em for you if you ask. AND they have good coffee...and a selection of other caffeinated beverages.

It's one of my favorite places!

I don't go there often these days, but we do occasionally pick up a big bag o' bagels on Sundays for after church.


242 posted on 10/06/2004 10:37:27 AM PDT by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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To: Corin Stormhands
a friend of mine used to say, Edwards is "slicker than snot on a doorknob..."

LOL!! Gross, but totally appropriate!

243 posted on 10/06/2004 10:38:59 AM PDT by SuziQ (Bush in 2004-Because we MUST!!!)
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To: JenB

You have an oven... Put em on broil for a very little bit, just enough to melt the butter and a little toasty.

Vey yummy.


244 posted on 10/06/2004 10:44:16 AM PDT by msdrby (remind me to drink more water)
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To: JenB; RosieCotton; Overtaxed
But even if I'd bought some, I don't have a toaster!

What? Surely there's a Pawn Shop in Ft. Collins.

245 posted on 10/06/2004 10:49:44 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (AAACK! Someone put blood in my caffeine system!)
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To: msdrby
A SpaceShipOne model.
246 posted on 10/06/2004 10:50:47 AM PDT by Professional Engineer (John F'n Kerry: The Ultimate Risky Scheme.)
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To: HairOfTheDog; Corin Stormhands; Overtaxed; Bear_in_RoseBear; Rose in RoseBear; RosieCotton; JenB; ..

What a wonderful letter, 2J! It is too big to post here, so I'll link to it instead.

http://www.the-hobbit-hole.net/graphics/freep/2j_ang_letter.jpg


247 posted on 10/06/2004 10:55:00 AM PDT by ecurbh (Having come this far, our tested and confident Nation can achieve anything.)
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To: 2Jedismom

Excellent!
Good job, 2J and family!


248 posted on 10/06/2004 10:58:41 AM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: ecurbh; 2Jedismom

Cool. It's kinda hard to read here on my laptop. I'll check it out again at home tonite.

Thanks fer postin' it ecurbh.


249 posted on 10/06/2004 11:01:59 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (AAACK! Someone put blood in my caffeine system!)
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To: ecurbh
That is awesome!
250 posted on 10/06/2004 11:08:27 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: 2Jedismom

Do you have a link to the original you sent them? I wanted to send a copy to my sister who is a marine pilot down in Texas. The other sister, not Empress.


251 posted on 10/06/2004 11:15:59 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: ecurbh; 2Jedismom

Way cool!


252 posted on 10/06/2004 11:17:08 AM PDT by JenB
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To: Corin Stormhands

I've been warned about Pawn Shops... and the toasters that lurk there...


253 posted on 10/06/2004 11:17:36 AM PDT by JenB
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To: Sam Cree; RosieCotton; 2Jedismom; JenB; Corin Stormhands; All
We have a very proud elf-boy today. Here he is showing his newly earned Tiger patch.


254 posted on 10/06/2004 11:19:12 AM PDT by msdrby (remind me to drink more water)
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To: Professional Engineer

oops, meant to ping to 254


255 posted on 10/06/2004 11:20:32 AM PDT by msdrby (remind me to drink more water)
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To: msdrby

ooo tell him congrats!


256 posted on 10/06/2004 11:23:03 AM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: msdrby

Congratulations, guys!
He looks very handsome.


257 posted on 10/06/2004 11:26:09 AM PDT by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: TalonDJ
These are the pictures we sent...Joshua's and Matthew's

This is the actual letter I ended up sending...



September 28th, 2004
Commander


Dear Sir,

Three years ago, on September 11th, 2001, I recall sitting with my husband in my living room, both of us still reeling from the events of that morning. Our two little boys were in bed and we had the television off and we were just sitting, talking. It was quiet...no airplanes flying over on their way to and from Tulsa International Airport.

Slowly, my husband and I both became aware of a sound...a low "thunking" sound. A military helicopter! It was so low that our windows rattled.

We both went out in our driveway in time to see a helicopter fly right over our house. My neighbor across the street came out of her house and ran to me and said "Oh Kim! I'm so scared!"

"Don't be scared!" I replied. "When you see something like this, you know you're safe!" In my heart, I prayed a prayer of thanksgiving for whoever that was flying over. I also began my habit of praying a "hedge of protection" around the military helicopters and F-16s that fly over my house.

My two little boys and I also began another tradition...we decided that every time we heard a military helicopter fly over, we would dash out and wave and cheer for our troops. My children are homeschooled, so we're often home during the day when they fly over! We thought if someone happened to glance down and see us, they might be encouraged.

We enjoy seeing them so much when they fly over. We cheer and wave our flag at them. We have since learned that these are Black Hawks. Even our neighbors have started watching for them!

I'm pretty sure they've seen us down here waving. I'm afraid we make quite a spectacle of ourselves. Well, at least I do.

Sir, I am so proud of each of the soldiers in those helicopters. I'm so grateful for their service. I suspect that there are some specific soldiers who are flying over my home that have seen us. On behalf of myself and a group of friends who also support our troops, I would like to present them with a small token of appreciation. They can either contact me or I can send these gifts to you to give to them.

One particular soldier I saw was flying the helicopter from north to south, down Memorial, at around noon, September 19th, 2004. I live in Bixby, near Memorial and 131st Street, behind Riverview Baptist church.

Thank you for any assistance you could give me in this matter. I know this might seem like an odd request, but my boys and I have been waving at these helicopters for over three years now and I finally just decided to write.

Sincerely,




258 posted on 10/06/2004 11:27:02 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (HHD)
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To: msdrby
Congrats Elf-Boy!!
259 posted on 10/06/2004 11:27:43 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (HHD)
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To: ecurbh; 2Jedismom

Wow, what an encouraging letter!--thanks for posting that!


260 posted on 10/06/2004 11:34:16 AM PDT by Fedora
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