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The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...
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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...

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: Bear_in_RoseBear
I didn't realize it had already posted. When I hit post the first time, it was hanging up some, and I minimized it and went on to something else waiting for it to post. When I came back later, I saw that the Posting Comment was still showing, so I hit Post again.

Vey strange.

5,701 posted on 09/28/2005 8:35:30 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Ramius

Snorting Elk, eh? Never tried that. Wonder where I can score some.


5,702 posted on 09/28/2005 8:43:32 PM PDT by ecurbh (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: ecurbh

You gonna need some BIG papers for that!


5,703 posted on 09/28/2005 9:13:12 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: ecurbh

Well... it was limited production, and its all gone. :-)

It was the only home brew batch I did that was ever really good. I've done some others after that, but they didn't ever really measure up.

It would be good and useful thing to try again... one of these weekends....


5,704 posted on 09/28/2005 9:18:09 PM PDT by Ramius (Help us buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net)
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To: Rose in RoseBear

Heh...the only Ethan I've known well was a very tall, very nice, but rather boring guy I worked with at my last job. Monroe could work...though again, I've known people with that name.

What about one of those snooty kinda names that are last-names-used-as-first-names?


5,705 posted on 09/28/2005 9:20:37 PM PDT by RosieCotton (Pray, hope, and don't worry. - St. Pio)
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To: Rose in RoseBear

I'm too much into description...so yeah. I usually totally have them imagined. Sometimes they connect with real people...sometimes not. Really depends, I guess.

I'm afraid my cool guy characters tend to have rather similar mental images, though. I should work on mental originality, I suppose...


5,706 posted on 09/28/2005 9:22:03 PM PDT by RosieCotton (Pray, hope, and don't worry. - St. Pio)
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To: RosieCotton
Someone suggested Langston Monroe ... but breathing "Oh, Langston!" just doesn't sound real passionate, you know?

"Lang" is lame; she'd have to call him "L.T." or something. I've decided to name Ethan's father Langston; it suits.

"Oh, Ethan!" sounds a bit better, do you think?

"Veronica" is going to turn into "Vonnie," I suspect; I'm not real crazy about "Ronnie." I have a friend whose name is Veronica, and her family's pet name for her is "Vero." I'll have to think about that.

5,707 posted on 09/28/2005 9:34:36 PM PDT by Rose in RoseBear ([...there's no pet name for Ethan ... maybe "Than?" Or maybe his initials? E.L.? E. J? E.M.? ....])
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To: Ramius

tagline fix.


5,708 posted on 09/28/2005 9:35:30 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 800 knives and counting!)
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To: Rose in RoseBear

The name is Dirk. Dirk Gently.

:-)

OK... OK...


5,709 posted on 09/28/2005 9:37:48 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 800 knives and counting!)
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To: Rose in RoseBear

Heh...my co-worker's Mom called him "Ethie" once in the presence of another co-worker (they did stuff together on weekends, and all his family live around). He's not lived that down to this day, I don't think.

My characters generally have rather boring, common names. Maybe this time I'll do something like go through the phone book looking for outlandish names...


5,710 posted on 09/28/2005 9:38:44 PM PDT by RosieCotton (Pray, hope, and don't worry. - St. Pio)
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To: RosieCotton
I usually go through various magazines for my romance novel characters. But this time, I'm modeling them on actors and actresses; I don't have time to mess around with looks.
5,711 posted on 09/28/2005 9:40:46 PM PDT by Rose in RoseBear (HHD [... besides, when I describe 'em, the actor or actress may not come to your mind ...])
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To: Ramius
No, no, Dirk Diggler!
5,712 posted on 09/28/2005 9:41:50 PM PDT by Rose in RoseBear (HHD [... love that movie! ...])
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To: Rose in RoseBear

Anyone we know?


5,713 posted on 09/28/2005 9:43:15 PM PDT by RosieCotton (Pray, hope, and don't worry. - St. Pio)
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Urgh...hadn't realized just how late it was getting. Good night, all!


5,714 posted on 09/28/2005 9:47:25 PM PDT by RosieCotton (Pray, hope, and don't worry. - St. Pio)
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To: RosieCotton
Well, here's how I described him for one of my writing lists (I asked them for help with his name):

He's six-foot-two, lean (one might say rangy), muscled, smooth caramel complexion, killer dimples, shaved head.

5,715 posted on 09/28/2005 9:47:35 PM PDT by Rose in RoseBear (HHD [... he's a busy man in Hollywood these days ...])
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To: Rose in RoseBear

Nobody likes my ideas... [snif]

:-)


5,716 posted on 09/28/2005 9:51:48 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 800 knives and counting!)
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To: Rose in RoseBear

Well... room service is here. Finally brought my wild tur... uh... dinner. Time to circle the wagons.

Nite nite all. :-)


5,717 posted on 09/28/2005 9:56:06 PM PDT by Ramius (Buy blades for war fighters: freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net --> 800 knives and counting!)
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To: Ramius
It was the only home brew batch I did that was ever really good

gotta batch of "Old Scrote" in the carboy for 11 days now... be in the bottle in 10 more...

5,718 posted on 09/29/2005 1:18:24 AM PDT by g'nad
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To: Rose in RoseBear
"Veronica" is going to turn into "Vonnie," I suspect; I'm not real crazy about "Ronnie."

a Marine don't pick their nickname... it's given... p'rolly somethin' like "Vee"

5,719 posted on 09/29/2005 1:21:23 AM PDT by g'nad
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To: ExGeeEye
REVEILLE!!!
5,720 posted on 09/29/2005 3:32:53 AM PDT by g'nad
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