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The Hobbit Hole XIX - Tomorrow we may come this way...
The Freeper Hobbit Hole ^

Posted on 01/27/2005 9:59:05 AM PST by ecurbh

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Tomorrow we may come this way...

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: g'nad

I hope ShootMoot has a "No French Spoken" rule...


461 posted on 01/30/2005 6:34:41 PM PST by JenB
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To: JenB; g'nad
I hope ShootMoot has a "No French Spoken" rule...

Oui. ;~)

462 posted on 01/30/2005 6:46:38 PM PST by ecurbh (.. .-.. --- ...- . .... .- .. .-. --- ..-. - .... . -.. --- --.)
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To: g'nad; SuziQ; HairOfTheDog; JenB
hey, at least it ain't French... havetuh talk to our resident Huegenot fer that...

Hey...I don't claim the country or the theology.

463 posted on 01/30/2005 6:55:57 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

But you admit to the ancestry...


464 posted on 01/30/2005 6:58:12 PM PST by JenB
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To: JenB
But you admit to the ancestry...

Along with Scots-Irish, Cherokee, English and quite possibly African-American...

465 posted on 01/30/2005 7:02:39 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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To: ecurbh
Oui. ;~)

I'll be watchin' yuh ecurbh... always watchin'...


466 posted on 01/30/2005 7:03:24 PM PST by g'nad
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To: Corin Stormhands
Along with Scots-Irish, Cherokee, English and quite possibly African-American...

what are yuh, runnin' fer office?...

467 posted on 01/30/2005 7:04:52 PM PST by g'nad
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To: Corin Stormhands

Classic American mutt...

I'm just teasin'. My dad's family more than likely has some french buried up there - and of course if you go back far enough, when the Normans rolled over the Saxons I must have some ancestry from that... we just don't discuss it in pleasant company ;-)


468 posted on 01/30/2005 7:05:22 PM PST by JenB
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To: g'nad
what are yuh, runnin' fer office?...

Oh wait...I left out Hebrew...

469 posted on 01/30/2005 7:05:35 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

that's more like it...

g'nite... I'm beckoned...


470 posted on 01/30/2005 7:07:48 PM PST by g'nad
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To: g'nad

mmmmmm...beckoned...


471 posted on 01/30/2005 7:12:16 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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Hello and good night everyone!

Got in way too late to stay and chat so I'll catch up with you all tomorrow.

(((Hobbit Hole)))


472 posted on 01/30/2005 7:33:50 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My resolution? Spend more time with my friends in the Hobbit Hole!)
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To: osagebowman; g'nad

I'll try the gripper material tomorrow, if that don't work, the thing is probably going to stay in the palm for awhile. The vascular system of a palm, unlike other trees, goes through the entire trunk, therefore palms are a little softer and allow greater penetration by arrows.

I'd love to make my own arrows, but not sure where to find the time for the moment.

I have the idea that it might be fun to shoot fish, have to research that a little as to how to set up a reel, etc. However, I think that the reel does not need to be on the bow - I'll just attach a normal fishing line to an arrow, once the fish is "hooked," he can then be played from a normal rod and reel.


473 posted on 01/30/2005 8:02:15 PM PST by Sam Cree (Democrats are herd animals)
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To: no one in particular

Izzit Friday yet?


474 posted on 01/31/2005 4:23:23 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (One Iraqi purple finger took more courage than John Kerry's three purple hearts.)
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To: Corin Stormhands
Along with Scots-Irish, Cherokee, English and quite possibly African-American...

When folks ask me what ancestry I got from my Daddy, I always say 'redneck'. ;o)

475 posted on 01/31/2005 4:27:32 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: Corin Stormhands

you wish...


476 posted on 01/31/2005 4:28:27 AM PST by g'nad
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To: Lil'freeper; ExGeeEye; JenB; Alkhin; Corin Stormhands; Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; HairOfTheDog; ...

Good morning!

Yikes, what a weekend! I need another weekend so's I can recuperate...

The office is painted!!! We put a third and final coat on last night, so tonight I can remove all the masking tape, clean up any spatters, and put all the furniture back. Yeesh, that was a lot of the work. I did most of the actual painting myself, though Jim helped with the last bit last night. The edging about did me in...so tedious, and since much of it was a little above my head even when I stood on a chair, my arms are kinda sore. Yeah, I'm weak.

The end result is far from perfect, especially examined up close, but it's also better than I hoped for, so I'm very happy! It looks really nice. It's about the same color as OTs computer room, BTW. I like it! I'll enjoy it for as long as it's mine, much as I hope that isn't long...

Also worked all over the rest of the house, though in bits and pieces and it's kind of hard to see that much has been done since most of it was stuff like reorganizing the cabinets and sorting through small pockets of junk that had accumulated on the backs of shelves and things. I'm getting to the point where I almost automatically chuck things without a second thought. I'm dangerous. ;-) I'm slowly paring down the books, but those are the toughest. I think I'll get rid of all the paperback classics I have since those are easily replaceable or borrowable from the library, but all my mystery paperbacks...I dunno if I can find the older ones again. Same goes for a lot of the hardbacks, which of course are heavy and take up space. If, when I come to pack the van in the end, I have to choose between clothes and books...well, it'll be hard...

I'm really still stressed about the realtor coming tomorrow! I still have so much to do! I know it's not like she's the prospective buyer, but I still wish I was closer to ready. I have the office to move back, more organizing to do, need to defrost the freezer, and plenty more cleaning. *sigh* But it's coming. Just wish I had a few extra days, but at the same time I don't wish for 'em 'cause I want to get this started!

Starting back on the diet today. I've stalled long enough. I actually started for ONE DAY before I got sick, and then everything kinda fell apart. Now I'm gonna do it for real. Went grocery shopping yesterday for healthy stuff, so I have no excuses. I still have at least ten more pounds to go...sure would be nice if I could at least lose five before the wedding.

On the ancestory thing, I don't believe I have a single drop of French blood. Norwegian, Scots, Dutch...a bit of English (the Nottinghams on my Mom's side), but that's about it.


477 posted on 01/31/2005 6:41:38 AM PST by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: All

Good morning!

478 posted on 01/31/2005 6:50:36 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: My resolution? Spend more time with my friends in the Hobbit Hole!)
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To: RosieCotton

Congratulations, Rosie! So when's the realtor coming to look?

Remember, it's cheaper to ship a box of clothes than the same sized box of books. Let me know what mysteries you're referring to; if they're Agatha Christie, I've probably got 'em but outside her and Conan Doyle my mysteries are pretty thin.


479 posted on 01/31/2005 7:02:35 AM PST by JenB
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To: RosieCotton
Wow you have been busy. The diff between hardback and paper back is only size. They are about the same density so the really don't make a box weigh more, you can just fit fewer in it. You probably already know this but be sure to pack them in SMALL boxes. The only thing heavier than a box of books is a box of rocks. Mom has both so I should know. She use to collect them and still has some nice pieces. It was alway funny seeing movers pick up a box and going "ugh, what is in this? Rocks?" We point the the label that clearly said, 'Rocks'. heh. The nice thing about clothes and books is the boxes can stack plenty high. If they are the limiting factor for truck packing you must have a ton of clothes (A ton of books is to be expected of a Tolkien fan).
480 posted on 01/31/2005 7:07:58 AM PST by TalonDJ
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