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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:
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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: HairOfTheDog
Yeah, for the scenery, you do need to see it in person. Helps with the scale, that's for sure!
5,141
posted on
12/02/2004 10:28:24 AM PST
by
SuziQ
(W STILL the President)
To: SuziQ
A number of years ago, my family decided to go with the 'draw names' method of exchanging Christmas presents. We draw names for a person, and just get a single small gift (no more than $35 or so) for that person. That really helps eliminate any pressure for those of us not as financially well off to spend beyond our means. So Hair and I only have to get presents for my older sis and a sis-in-law. And some fun little stocking-stuffer-type things for the nieces and nephews.
5,142
posted on
12/02/2004 10:29:09 AM PST
by
ecurbh
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To: HairOfTheDog
I remember being fascinated by miniatures for doll houses and train sets when I was little. There are some amazingly accurate miniatures out there!
5,143
posted on
12/02/2004 10:29:15 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: RosieCotton
I think you should just give 'em all cards that say:
Merry Christmas! In your honor this year I have purchased an airplane ticket to the Bahamas. Whilst there I shall consume multiple adult entertainment beverages which I shall drink to your good health.
5,144
posted on
12/02/2004 10:29:38 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(It's beginning to look a lot like RamaHanuKwanzMas)
To: SuziQ; RosieCotton
What got me to be a scarf user was the white silk scarf my dad got me a long time back. Who can say WW1 flying aces looked girly? Eh?
It is not real silk I think. It is just 100% polyester in a thin tight weave. one flat lay and a hem around the edge. Nothing much to it except the 'Link' logo from a government contractor. I keep it in my leather flying jacket. I also have a wool one that I think I got from my grandmother a few Christmases back. Together the are invaluable for sledding expeditions. The wool one is a dark brown on a lighter brown pattern that could never be called girly.
5,145
posted on
12/02/2004 10:30:39 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
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To: RosieCotton
Not if you cut it right off a sheep.
5,146
posted on
12/02/2004 10:31:14 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
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To: RosieCotton
I want to find some of the really good little trees. These just don't look like much in the pictures:
To: TalonDJ
5,148
posted on
12/02/2004 10:34:51 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: HairOfTheDog
The family project we are planning for Christmas is to landscape and then add onto an old N scale set we have. Many years ago one Christmas my parents gave the set to us. They had spent a month or two of late nights building it in their bed room and we were totally shocked. 'N' is a very small scale and they had made an very cool layout on a roughly 6'x8' board. Many years after that bugs destroyed most of it when it was in storage. We rebuilt a lot of it but the landscape is still blank Styrofoam. Now that the folks new house is done we are going to finish it up right for when grand kids come over (hah! Dad will probably play with it the most).
For my family it is not a real vacation unless we under take some massive project like renovating part of whoever's house we are at. I joke that when I have the money and the land I will buy a big pile of wood and invite everyone over for a week and they will build me an entire house. I think I will need a wife and kids before any of them come to visit though, so that plan is on hold :(
5,149
posted on
12/02/2004 10:38:16 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
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To: HairOfTheDog
Those would look better with a train driving past them.
5,150
posted on
12/02/2004 10:39:08 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
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To: TalonDJ
*sigh*
My brothers have always had very firm and not very logical ideas on what is or is not girly.
For awhile I remember several of them wouldn't wear red - and certainly nothing with purple in it at all, even if it was just as part of a plaid pattern. This was when they were four and six, I think. And no amount of arguing on Mom or Dad's part did any good.
5,151
posted on
12/02/2004 10:39:36 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: RosieCotton
Some of my favorite jackets have been red and I have had some pretty cool shirts with a good bit of purple on them. I prefer tactical colors er... I mean 'earth tones'. Bright colors are good but only if you are sure you are not going to be attacked by ninja and that is almost never certain. Those darn ninja turn up in the most obscure places.
5,152
posted on
12/02/2004 10:43:34 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
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To: TalonDJ
Heh...I don't believe their reasons were even THAT logical! ;-)
5,153
posted on
12/02/2004 10:48:04 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: Corin Stormhands
Sounds good to me!
Mmmm...warmth...
5,154
posted on
12/02/2004 10:48:43 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
To: TalonDJ
I am sure you are right ;~D
To: RosieCotton
Whatta morning. I finally get to sit at my desk, for lunch. Class in fifteen minutes.
Let's see. There was the reinstall Norton on virtual machine project. The load fifteen hundred bits of software onto a computer project, interrupted (it's still ongoing) by a weird problem with the domain server. Ugh.
And I might not even get to anime club tonight unless I can convince a friend to come (to drive; otherwise I don't have time to go home and get my car.)
5,156
posted on
12/02/2004 11:01:22 AM PST
by
JenB
To: TalonDJ
You tell 'em! Ninja are everywhere. They sneak around and then leap out at you.
I think this is more true on college campii than in the rest of the world, though.
5,157
posted on
12/02/2004 11:02:18 AM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
Hmm you are right about that. Although there were more on average every where we went in Japan than over here. I am a little glad I did not visit a college in Japan. That might have been a pain. The Starbucks ninja were the worst over there. They were not very good at ninjitsu but they kept following us around and building a new store ever where we went.
5,158
posted on
12/02/2004 11:10:01 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
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To: TalonDJ; JenB
Did I ever tell you that the stunt double for the orignial Japanese Red Power Ranger lived with us for a year?
5,159
posted on
12/02/2004 11:14:04 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(It's beginning to look a lot like RamaHanuKwanzMas)
To: Corin Stormhands
That would have been really really handy for when people in rubber suits come and attack you.
5,160
posted on
12/02/2004 11:19:36 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
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