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The Hobbit Hole XVII - A new road or a secret gate...
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Posted on 11/03/2004 6:16:42 PM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

A new road or a secret gate...

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: Lil'freeper

D'oh!


3,901 posted on 11/26/2004 4:21:12 AM PST by ItsOurTimeNow (Mmmmm....leftovers...)
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To: ItsOurTimeNow; JenB; Corin Stormhands; RosieCotton; Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; HairOfTheDog
Morning! Happy Day-After! It's the Christmas season- yaaaay! May it be Courier&Ives-ey for all of you and yours.

Corin, I'm going to postpone posting a pic of my fully decorated tree out of deference for you. ;)

We're going to try to get the dining room painted this weekend. I need a trip to the big orange Depot to get some mounting screws to use with the ceiling medallion. Am also going to swing by the grocery store and get fixin's for Christmas yummies: Fudge and cookies.

We're doing another cookie exchange at work. *sigh* I don't know why I let myself get sucked into those things. The fudge is a family tradition that my Dad always took care of. Now that he's not with us anymore I've decided to continue the mission.

I've made no headway on Nanowrimo. < 10K *sigh* Maybe next year. In the interim I think I'm going to work on a recipe/memoir book of my Dad's recipes. He was quite the country cook and there's lots of stories to tell.

3,902 posted on 11/26/2004 4:26:47 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Error 404. The page you requested was not found.)
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To: Lil'freeper; ItsOurTimeNow; JenB; g'nad; RosieCotton; Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; HairOfTheDog

Mornin'

Sun's out here. But it's a chilly day. I'm just havin' muh coffee and waiting a bit before I start powering up the noise making equipment. Gotta re-clear the leaves once more afore the decorations go out. So I'll do that and then make Jr. get out and help me haul down from the ~attic~.

We're enjoying the fact that we have no rehearsals today, and I don't have on until 3:00 p.m. tomorrow.

Decided not to make the trip home.


3,903 posted on 11/26/2004 5:15:55 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (It's beginning to look a lot like RamaHanuKwanzMas)
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To: Corin Stormhands

"So I'll do that and then make Jr. get out and help me haul down from the ~attic~"

Be careful, man. Remember what happened last year!


3,904 posted on 11/26/2004 5:24:51 AM PST by ItsOurTimeNow (Mmmmm....leftovers...)
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To: ItsOurTimeNow; Corin Stormhands; Lil'freeper; All
turkey with ketchup

~shudders~

Good morning!

3,905 posted on 11/26/2004 5:52:15 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: ItsOurTimeNow; Corin Stormhands

No kidding, Corin! If you go to the attic, at least make sure someone has the camera!


3,906 posted on 11/26/2004 5:53:23 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: HairOfTheDog; ItsOurTimeNow
turkey with ketchup

~shudders~

Yep, turkey with ketchup is far more frightening than the ~attic~.

Fortunately the Christmas decorations are in the "safe" zone.

3,907 posted on 11/26/2004 5:56:49 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (It's beginning to look a lot like RamaHanuKwanzMas)
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To: Lil'freeper
I think I'm going to work on a recipe/memoir book of my Dad's recipes. He was quite the country cook and there's lots of stories to tell.

That will make a cherished gift to family. I did a compilation of some really old writings in our family a few years back and really glad I did.

3,908 posted on 11/26/2004 5:57:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: Corin Stormhands; SuziQ; osagebowman; All

Hi All!

Yep...made the flight yesterday morning with no problems. 2-hour layover in Nashville was kind of a bummer but I brought plenty of book along. 'Course by the time I got to Raleigh the car rental place was down to the tanks. The smallest thing I could find was a LeSabre.

Dinner preparations were well underway when I got there. Thanks to my nephew who prepped the coconut, we had coconut cake with the fresh stuff the way it was intended. Note: never fix sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, or pumpkin pie because Brother and Sister-in-Law will bring them. We did okay on that except that the Violin Sister invited a friend over for dinner and he brought a pumpkin pie. We were still down one pie from last year. :)

I didn't get to the computer yesterday. My uber-geek nephew brought his desktop from home and a laptop (I think. I'm not sure who the laptop belonged to) and he set up a network so he and his cousin and my brother could play some game all afternoon. The younger kids were on the TV with the Nintendo. Us wimmin folk were sittin' and chatting most of the time between dishwasher loads.

Hope everyone had a great Turkey Day!


3,909 posted on 11/26/2004 6:01:29 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed
Make that "We wimmin folk."
3,910 posted on 11/26/2004 6:03:28 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

Good morning! Glad you got there in time for dinner!


3,911 posted on 11/26/2004 6:22:56 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: Overtaxed

Good Morning OT. Glad you made the journey safe and sound. LeSabre - that's a tank alright. 'give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around' comes to mind.

Sounds like a great visit - food - friends - family. Did Mr. Darcy (?) get his fair share of the turkey?

Snow melting nicely here, it's in the 40's and sunny.


3,912 posted on 11/26/2004 6:26:17 AM PST by osagebowman
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To: HairOfTheDog
Mmmmm....dinner.....
3,913 posted on 11/26/2004 6:26:18 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: osagebowman

I don't think either of the cats got the human-grade turkey. They were too busy trying to dodge all the people. :)

'Course Mr. Darcy might have had Thanksgiving Dinner at the neighbors' house. Right now he is crunching peacefully on his dry food.


3,914 posted on 11/26/2004 6:28:37 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed
I didn't get to bring home any leftovers this year!

But ecurbh and I are going to BBQ the free turkey he got... so we'll have that.

Then he's gonna make some turkey soup.

3,915 posted on 11/26/2004 6:32:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: osagebowman
Gidget and the interior of your truck are none the worse for the experience.

Gidget is fine this morning.... want's me to get a bird. ;~D

3,916 posted on 11/26/2004 6:33:58 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Hehehe....what exotic ingredient is he going to use this year?


3,917 posted on 11/26/2004 6:35:17 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

No turkey for Mr. Darcy? Dry food?

Miss Kitty needs to 'series' talk with Mr. Darcy regarding food at home versus at the neighbors.

Ours seem to be having a good time watching the birds at the feeders.

Gypsygirl has found the yew bushes where sparrows et al hang out. Loves to stick her head in the bush and watch the birds fly out.


3,918 posted on 11/26/2004 6:35:48 AM PST by osagebowman
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To: osagebowman

I think Mr. Darcy likes eating out. :)

I think both cats were outside during dinner so they missed out.


3,919 posted on 11/26/2004 6:38:34 AM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

I don't know! We've got no more steps, we're all settled!


3,920 posted on 11/26/2004 6:39:13 AM PST by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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