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The Hobbit Hole XXIII - Let them go! Let them go!

Posted on 07/12/2005 8:11:36 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Let them go! Let them go!

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

...and free range bunny...


5,121 posted on 08/08/2005 5:02:12 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed
Squirrels?

*ducking*

5,122 posted on 08/08/2005 5:02:39 PM PDT by Lil'freeper
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To: Lil'freeper

Sautee in butter with some onion and whatever else sounds good?

And 2Js idea is good. Mmmm...I love breaded zucchini!

Also did it sliced, tossed in olive oil and spices and roasted in the oven a few times - I put something like Tony Chachere's on it, but any kinda spice mix could be good.


5,123 posted on 08/08/2005 5:02:52 PM PDT by RosieCotton ("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Overtaxed; Lil'freeper

I did zucchini lasagna a coupla times last year. Came out awesome. I think I salted it first.


5,124 posted on 08/08/2005 5:03:48 PM PDT by RosieCotton ("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions." - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: RosieCotton
Mmmm - that sounds good, too.

Ok, gotta go feed the kitty cats. They're *glaring* at me.

See y'alls tomorrow.

5,125 posted on 08/08/2005 5:04:12 PM PDT by Lil'freeper
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To: Lil'freeper
Sorry for the rant.

Hey, as far as I'm concerned, you're preachin' to the choir... I'd add to that, the way society has taken away the emphasis of the family as a good influence... my coworker today made a remark about "normal" people not being shaped by their families as much as I was. I think that's a horribly sad thing to do.

I also think half of the problems with kids today would be solved if the average family was four kids instead of two, it's harder to raise selfish little brats when the kids outnumber the parents.

5,126 posted on 08/08/2005 5:21:13 PM PDT by JenB (Go and catch a falling star...)
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To: Lil'freeper

Sorry I missed ya!

Becky had homework today. On her first day of school. :-/

11 spelling words, copy them 3 times each.

At least it was a short assignment.


5,127 posted on 08/08/2005 5:27:45 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Ramius; All

Evenin' everyone!

Ramius - Glad to see you're back up and running with the new tablet. :-D


5,128 posted on 08/08/2005 5:28:29 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Overtaxed

They are good...


5,129 posted on 08/08/2005 5:32:30 PM PDT by 2Jedismom (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

Good grief! That teacher isn't trying to win any little friends, is she?


5,130 posted on 08/08/2005 5:34:26 PM PDT by JenB (Go and catch a falling star...)
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To: JenB

Doesn't look like it.

I guess she figures she doesn't want to waste any time on "getting to know you".


5,131 posted on 08/08/2005 5:35:41 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

Nope. Liking the kids isn't what she's paid for...

I mean, you're on the ground there, you know the situation, but it sort of looks like it's shaping up to be a long year, wouldn't you say?


5,132 posted on 08/08/2005 5:36:52 PM PDT by JenB (Go and catch a falling star...)
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To: RMDupree

Evenin' All...

[sip]

Still a little getting-the- hang to do...


5,133 posted on 08/08/2005 5:37:27 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: RMDupree; RosieCotton

The tablet stuff is really groovy. When I'm on the phone or taking notes in a meeting I typically do handwriting and not typewritten notes. The "MS Journal" and journal files is going to be really cool.

I *really* like the tablet for just browsing the web, or lurking FR. But for posting I'll probably continue to type. It's just plain faster...

[sip]


5,134 posted on 08/08/2005 5:51:00 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: JenB

Long year?

It's shaping to be a long week, chica.

One day at a time. We'll see how it goes.

Wanna hear the most irritating little tidbit yet? In order to make sure that Rebecca is placed in the Spanish class for non-Spanish speakers - I have to fill out a form.

Otherwise, the students are automatically placed in the Spanish for Spanish speakers class.

She got a "C" in Spanish last year because they stuck her in the wrong class and she didn't tell me anything until I asked her why she got a "C".

*sigh*

And this is verbatim from the school packet they sent home:

Home Learning: Your child will receive home learning everyday. It must be completed and turned in daily; it is part of your child's effort grade. On occasion, a home learning assignment will be given a letter grade. Home learning that is not turned in on time will be marked late, unless your child is absent. If your child is absent he/she will have one day to make up the work.
* As part of home learning, your child is required to read or 30 minutes at home everyday and log it. Sign the reading log daily!


5,135 posted on 08/08/2005 5:57:03 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Ramius

The handwriting recognition is just plain cool!

But I know what you mean. I type a lot faster than I write! LOL!!


5,136 posted on 08/08/2005 5:58:10 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Lil'freeper; Overtaxed
I had so many tomaters that I had no choice but to make sauce yesterday

I hate you... we have twelve tomato plants, and we haven't picked one ripe tomato fer two fargin' weeks cuz the varmints keep gettin' 'em... we've lost over a hunert maters the past two weeks... we've kilt 6 tree rats, 2 possums and one coon, and the pilferage still ain't stopped...

5,137 posted on 08/08/2005 6:02:56 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: RMDupree
Home Learning: Your child will receive home learning everyday.

Send a note to the teacher: "Then what do we need you for?"

5,138 posted on 08/08/2005 6:03:11 PM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

That's a great idea, actually.

I already wrote a "love note" on the Spanish class packet. They provided a list of supplies needed for the class. In Spanish, of course.

No translated version anywhere to be found.

Even though I can easily read it, I didn't. I just wrote "How about providing us with this in English?" on the top of the page.

I'm no immigration-basher, but things like this DO bother me because my parents worked their butts off assimilating and learning English. It's not fair that the new folks getting here get everything baby-fed to them.

If they won't do it for themselves, make them learn it for their kids' sake.


5,139 posted on 08/08/2005 6:07:47 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree

* * *

And they wonder why people think there's something wrong with the system.

And what the heck? Automatically assume they speak Spanish? Um, no offense, but that's bloody stupid!


5,140 posted on 08/08/2005 6:07:51 PM PDT by JenB (Go and catch a falling star...)
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