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The Hobbit Hole XVIII - Though we pass them by today...
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Posted on 12/20/2004 9:01:36 AM PST by ecurbh
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Though we pass them by today...
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! |
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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, Well 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
[thud]...
What other effect can such praise from a Marine and hero have on me?
6,601
posted on
01/24/2005 7:35:05 AM PST
by
300winmag
(FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
To: RosieCotton; g'nad
I'm not sure what I'm s'posed to put in the corners - what do you fill dry wall corners with? Some sort of caulking? There's nothing there now - the first layer was wall paper, so they never bothered with any kind of fill. Mudding and taping is hard. Would a painted corner molding cover it?
6,602
posted on
01/24/2005 7:35:21 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
To: 2Jedismom
Looking forward to the pics of the Precious! Did you rent the flat trailer or what?
6,603
posted on
01/24/2005 7:36:15 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
To: 2Jedismom; 300winmag
Very cool letter from Andy. Nice work winmag!
6,604
posted on
01/24/2005 7:38:31 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
To: g'nad
Found a pitcher of yer front door...
6,605
posted on
01/24/2005 7:40:02 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(All we have to decide is what to do with the crap that we are given...)
To: HairOfTheDog
Steve borrowed it from his boss...who borrowed our shop over the Christmas holidays to hide his son's boat...he kinda owed us one.
But when we got it we found it didn't have any RAMPS! No problem at the guy's house where we picked it up...we just dropped the back of the trailer into the ditch and pulled the bug up easily...but we don't have a ditch.
In the pictures you can see us working on it and it's daylight, but by the time we're backing it onto the ramps I built, it's dark! Took us forever!
6,606
posted on
01/24/2005 7:41:22 AM PST
by
2Jedismom
(Expect me when you see me!)
To: 300winmag
I'm just so relieved he got it, you know? I was worried to death.
6,607
posted on
01/24/2005 7:42:15 AM PST
by
2Jedismom
(Expect me when you see me!)
To: 2Jedismom
2J... you have got to stop worrying to death.
6,608
posted on
01/24/2005 7:44:10 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
To: HairOfTheDog; Will_Zurmacht
LOL!!
Hey, I wish you coulda seen us driving home though...with that bug on the trailer behind us. People were amazingly tickled with the picture, I guess...lots of smiles and waves! No grumpiness even though we were driving very slow.
6,609
posted on
01/24/2005 7:47:48 AM PST
by
2Jedismom
(Expect me when you see me!)
To: Corin Stormhands
How exposed is your dry wall? If it's smoothed over and just not painted, then you're right, all you have to do is prime it.The seams were sealed, but the seal is a little rough. We were going to just sand 'em down and spackle. But the corners are...empty. If that makes sense.
We're down to that brown paper stuff on the sections, and they're in good shape.
6,610
posted on
01/24/2005 8:00:44 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
To: HairOfTheDog
Mudding and taping is hard. Would a painted corner molding cover it?That's kinda what I was hoping...that it was just a matter of covering it or filling it.
I'm not really working for perfection. I figure whoever buys the house will likely redo everything - the rest of the rooms need even MORE work, which I ain't gonna do. But it at least needs to look...like something other than bare wall.
6,611
posted on
01/24/2005 8:02:37 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
To: RosieCotton
But the corners are...empty. If that makes sense. If you've got space there, you need to tape and mud. But talk to the folks at your home improvement store. They may have another option.
6,612
posted on
01/24/2005 8:03:07 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(All we have to decide is what to do with the crap that we are given...)
To: Corin Stormhands
It's not hugh space. Just a crack in each corner.
No dwarf jokes, please!
Heh...home improvement store?
The hardware store guys might have an idea, I guess. Though I hate goin' in there. *sigh* If I get the right person it isn't so bad, but sometimes...
I don't like being treated like I'm an idiot just 'cause I'm female. Even if it may be true. ;-)
6,613
posted on
01/24/2005 8:06:59 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
To: RosieCotton
A picture would be worth a thousand words... I think we are all amazed that it was never taped and textured. Can you take pics?
If you bought the sheet rock mud without the tape you might be able to fill the seam if they are tight, but it'll crack the next time the temperature changes in the house.
But taping and texturing is a fine art.... We hired it done because it's hard to do well, and an enormous mess.
6,614
posted on
01/24/2005 8:07:22 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
To: RosieCotton
Just a crack in each corner. Then it really depends on how big a gap that is. If it's just where the corners meet, you could probably spackle and sand it. But if there's a gap, you need to cover it.
6,615
posted on
01/24/2005 8:12:08 AM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(All we have to decide is what to do with the crap that we are given...)
To: HairOfTheDog
NOTHING was ever done right in this house with regards to wall covering. So I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
I'm OK with doing a slapdash job. I shouldn't be, but I can't afford the time or materials for much more...especially when it's likely to be redone soon. I'm about half tempted to just do it with putty or something.
*sigh*
6,616
posted on
01/24/2005 8:12:10 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
To: Corin Stormhands
I was originally just gonna spackle...it's just hard to reach in. And it looks like it needs something more...which is why I was thinking caulking or something.
Maybe I can take pictures tonight. And get some more eyes on it locally, too.
6,617
posted on
01/24/2005 8:15:34 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
To: RosieCotton
OK - this is one cheater thing that might work.
White bathroom caulk in a tube, buy the caulk gun too, would probably be flexible enough to last a few months without cracking. Put it on and then smooth most of it off with a wet cloth, do it more 'coats', not just thicker, if it doesn't cover in one application.
6,618
posted on
01/24/2005 8:17:37 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
To: RosieCotton
Remember, if you ask the hardware guys, they're likely to try to "upsell" you anyway. Do your homework before you go and you'll know how much of it is crap.
I absolutely love going into computer stores. They treat me like a ditz for thirty seconds and then the look on their faces when they realize I know what I'm talking about.... too bad it can't be the same way with cars and hardware.
6,619
posted on
01/24/2005 8:21:55 AM PST
by
JenB
To: 2Jedismom
I'm just so relieved he got it, you know?I am, too. There's nothing like a sexy new weapon, that's his own property, to lift a Marine's spirits.
For those of you who missed it, here's our tribute to Andy:
6,620
posted on
01/24/2005 8:33:57 AM PST
by
300winmag
(FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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