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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: 2Jedismom; Corin Stormhands; RosieCotton; TalonDJ; All
Just finished my 2nd cup! Holiday Traditions with a splash of Irish Cream in it.

Delicious!

Anyone hungry?


4,781 posted on 12/01/2004 6:50:09 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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To: 2Jedismom; g'nad; SuziQ

I struggled with math too, but I still managed to pull mostly As and Bs (my high school was really not very academically challenging). But I dropped math as soon as I knew I had enough requirements for college. The guidance counselor (a former math teacher) wasn't happy about that (she's the one who told my sister with the MSW that she wasn't college material). The guidance counselor also ignored the fact that for our school I got the second highest score on the math portion of the SAT (when in doubt, pick "C")

We've been making some inquiries and wife has met an admissions counselor from Virginia Tech. We can work with the math as long as he has enough credits.

What has become more evident in the past year is that he excels in certain areas. He was asked to be part of the percussion ensemble (only about 8 students) instead of playing in the regular concert band. He's doing really well with the production. Spanish teacher says he's doing well this year.

And I've actually seen him take the initiative to get some projects done. That's progress.

Once we've mastered actually doing the work then we'll work on quality.


4,782 posted on 12/01/2004 6:55:28 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (It's beginning to look a lot like RamaHanuKwanzMas)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Best of luck to Nana! As I read on another board, "Motion is lotion" and it's pretty much true, once the doctors give the green-light.


4,783 posted on 12/01/2004 7:11:51 AM PST by LSAggie
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To: RMDupree

We're having waffles! Not the fancy yeast-risen kind that I like best, just the self-rising flour pancake recipe I always use. I just cook it in the waffle maker because I don't want to dirty up a pan. But the kids think they're a real treat.

1 C self-rising flour
1 C whole milk
1 large egg
1 heaping Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp oil

Whir it up and cook! Can be whipped up the night before even and stuck in the fridge.


4,784 posted on 12/01/2004 7:16:33 AM PST by 2Jedismom (o\UU/o)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Since he doesn't seem to want to study a hard science, or be a programmer, I think there's only so much math he needs... just tell him he needs algebra and geometry for the SATs, but nothing more advanced than that. (The reason I didn't get a perfect score on my math SATs was that there were a handful of problems I hadn't seen in four years, having gone on to more exotic maths. But then, I like math. Shoot me.)

Oh, it's so much warmer today. I think it's in the 20s already. Darn, I have nothing to take for lunch...


4,785 posted on 12/01/2004 7:16:38 AM PST by JenB
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To: Corin Stormhands; RosieCotton; g'nad
the dining room looks great!

Thanks. It's just paint. Sherwin Williams' "Kirsch Red"

Rosie, there's lots of decorate-by-numbers books out there. I'm fond of Chwistopher (sic) Lowell's "7-layers" series. His TV show is good, also. But I recommend taping it so that you can fast forward through the cross-dressing skits. ("We LOVE that! Don't we girls?")

4,786 posted on 12/01/2004 7:18:22 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Error 404. The page you requested was not found.)
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To: Lil'freeper
"Bless your heart- is this your first time shopping?" .....

LOL! There you go!

4,787 posted on 12/01/2004 7:19:46 AM PST by SuziQ (W STILL the President)
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To: 2Jedismom
We had oatmeal this morning. Irish oatmeal made with a half-pint of cream. It was vey good with honey.

We didn't have any eggs. :(

4,788 posted on 12/01/2004 7:19:51 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Error 404. The page you requested was not found.)
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To: 2Jedismom

I've been occasionally making sourdough flapjacks. I use the recipe you had, but use milk instead of water - and my starter is older now and doesn't really have any yeast flavor to it.

Makes wonderful flapjacks!


4,789 posted on 12/01/2004 7:20:34 AM PST 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: SuziQ
Ya know. There's a book on being a GRITS for those of us who weren't so blessed.

Although as a southwesterner, I can curse up a storm in Spanglish. But that's not very charming or ladylike.

I might get the book.

4,790 posted on 12/01/2004 7:20:51 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Error 404. The page you requested was not found.)
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To: Lil'freeper

Gorgeous color!! I could never get SSQ to go for red in the dining room. Best I could prolly muster is a darker blue than will be in the kitchen/family room combo.


4,791 posted on 12/01/2004 7:20:56 AM PST by SuziQ (W STILL the President)
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To: 2Jedismom

hehehe...I'm sitting here at my desk munching on Cracker Jacks.

Not a very healthy breakfast at all!


4,792 posted on 12/01/2004 7:21:27 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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To: Corin Stormhands
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah,
Here I am at Camp Granadah.
4,793 posted on 12/01/2004 7:21:55 AM PST by SuziQ (W STILL the President)
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To: Lil'freeper

Heh...it's not just the paint. If that were MY house, the table would have tons of junk piled on it, there would be obvious fingerprints on the cabinet (if I hadn't managed to bust it already), and everything would be messy.

*sigh*

I try to flylady, but I fall off the wagon regularly. And the dogs being what they are makes it far harder. Not that the cats help any either, but...


4,794 posted on 12/01/2004 7:22:04 AM PST 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: Lil'freeper

Your dining room is gorgeous, such a rich color!

Off-topic, but "The Cholesterol Myths" is an absolutely fascinating book. It is jaw-dropping amazing how these "scientists" have so completely ignored those portions of their studies that do not fit the conventional wisdom. I thought about getting a copy for my physician, and I still might, but she would probably be sued for malpractice if she didn't prescribe statins to those with high cholesterol levels.


4,795 posted on 12/01/2004 7:22:35 AM PST by LSAggie
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To: Corin Stormhands
But, speaking of Nana, the brace comes off today! Now to just convince her to be mobile again.

She's going on the Parish Prayer list today!

4,796 posted on 12/01/2004 7:22:50 AM PST by SuziQ (W STILL the President)
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To: LSAggie
"Motion is lotion" and it's pretty much true, once the doctors give the green-light.

I'll have to remember that. Wife is also pretty good at not doing for Nana what Nana can be doing for herself.

4,797 posted on 12/01/2004 7:23:37 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (It's beginning to look a lot like RamaHanuKwanzMas)
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To: RosieCotton
there would be obvious fingerprints on the cabinet (if I hadn't managed to bust it already), and everything would be messy.

LOL- you can't see the kitty prints in the pic. They love to explore. And you can't see the boxes and boxes and boxes of stuff that we still haven't unpacked cuz' we moved them into another room. We just spruced it up for picture takin's sake.

4,798 posted on 12/01/2004 7:24:10 AM PST by Lil'freeper (Error 404. The page you requested was not found.)
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To: Lil'freeper

Mornin' LF!

Your dining room really does look lovely!

I used to watch Christopher Lowell every day when I was home with Becky. I'm a big fan of his decorating techniques and shortcuts too.

He's quite "swishy", but a terrific designer!

I believe he has his own line of homewares at Burlington Coat Factory, doesn't he?


4,799 posted on 12/01/2004 7:24:11 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My heart remains in Washington, volcano or no volcano....)
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To: Corin Stormhands
The doctor understands this now. He's agreed to not tell her anything negative that could possibly happen, because she would sit around worrying until it did happen.

He needs to start the "Happy Talk".

4,800 posted on 12/01/2004 7:24:22 AM PST by SuziQ (W STILL the President)
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