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The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...
Please see our Hobbit Hole Troop Support project blog! ^

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!

See also: http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net

Web page for our moot reports and troop support information!


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To: Overtaxed

Good Afternoon OT, got the yard cut and then put down the winter fertilizer. The dangsquirrels had covered the front yard again with cuttings, may have make a compost run.

We just finished lunch and we're heading out to look at a road study area at the north end of the shire. The road crosses the little blue and I'm checking out the oxbows that were left from the channel 'improvements' when the bridge was built. Nice afternoon for it.

Did you get your memo on Xmasinoctober for Oct. 8? We did, I saw on the website that your company was listed as participating as well as ours; even listed the houses our various companies had on the to do list. Decisions, decisions..:-)


6,101 posted on 10/01/2005 11:22:47 AM PDT by osagebowman ((Help us support our troops! - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/))
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To: osagebowman

Nope. I missed that memo. Are we supposed to be fixing people's houses? Got enough of my own fixit projects to do.


6,102 posted on 10/01/2005 11:31:28 AM PDT by Overtaxed (A buzzard is two-faced)
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To: All
Warning: The following graphic, unedited illustrations show an unapproved method of utilizing Asian tableware which may cause distress in the Orient should they be widely seen.

You have been warned.

You still have time to turn away, Ctrl-Alt-Del, or whatever you ordinarily do when shocking images are about to appear on your monitor.

Well...

...it's too late now.

6,103 posted on 10/01/2005 2:25:22 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (WW2 was NOT lost the day we DIDN'T take Berlin.)
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To: Overtaxed

Evening OT - looks like the rain finally decided to make an appearance. Nice thunderstorm. Gypsygirl has decided that she'll wait it out under the computer desk.


6,104 posted on 10/01/2005 3:29:48 PM PDT by osagebowman ((Help us support our troops! - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/))
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To: Overtaxed

Oh, the project is fixing up houses, but just light stuff, like repainting a two story house, rebuilding a front porch, putting in a new bathroom or fixing foundations. You know, stuff you can easily do in a single day with a bunch of volunteers and unknown amount of tools and/or materials. Guess we'll see you there right? :-)


6,105 posted on 10/01/2005 3:46:11 PM PDT by osagebowman ((Help us support our troops! - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/))
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To: osagebowman

Hmmm.....maybe. It would give me a chance to learn on some other sucker's house. :)


6,106 posted on 10/01/2005 4:04:58 PM PDT by Overtaxed (A buzzard is two-faced)
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To: Overtaxed

Learning at someone else's expense is always a good plan...


6,107 posted on 10/01/2005 4:22:07 PM PDT by JenB (No Plot, No Problem)
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To: Overtaxed

heh, like that attitude..btw, volunteers are supposed to get two meals, snacks and best of all A T-SHIRT.

Actually, that is only first breakfast, second breakfast and elevenses. What about dinner, tea, and supper? hmmm.


6,108 posted on 10/01/2005 4:27:16 PM PDT by osagebowman ((Help us support our troops! - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/))
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To: osagebowman

Is this house "in town?"


6,109 posted on 10/01/2005 4:36:58 PM PDT by Overtaxed (A buzzard is two-faced)
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To: Overtaxed; osagebowman; RosieCotton; ExGeeEye; RMDupree; g'nad; SuziQ; Lil'freeper; HairOfTheDog; ..
Evenin'. Reporting in with today's progress report. Whilst I did not make it to Lowes' at 6:00 a.m. I...

And now I'm checking in with you fine people. Although I'm shortly gonna go hit the couch and channel surf (fam'ly is still out)

OT/osage. Most of my annuals died since it was so dry. But can I over-winter caladium? Would they live if I potted them up and brought them in?

Gonna get a couple of HUGH accent mums (rather than the dozen or so I usually get) and just leave 'em in pots. Also gonna pot some pansies and violas.

Rosie, this months Southern Living talks about putting pansies and violas in pots but putting in some bulbs first. Seems like where you are though, you might need to bring them in during the coldest parts of the season.

6,110 posted on 10/01/2005 5:11:20 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (You are stuck on stupid, I’m not going to answer that question ~ General Honore)
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To: Ramius; RMDupree

BTW, I was right about your tagline...


6,111 posted on 10/01/2005 5:11:50 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (You are stuck on stupid, I’m not going to answer that question ~ General Honore)
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To: Corin Stormhands

What about the tagline? I'm confused! ;-)

And you kicked butt today, Master Stormhands.

Check out "Surface" on NBC if'n you like.


6,112 posted on 10/01/2005 5:25:06 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Caladiums are not winter hardy....you have to lift the bulbs anyway. I dunno if the foliage will stay purty through the winter if you brought it inside, but if you plant them again in the spring, they should come up.


6,113 posted on 10/01/2005 5:27:43 PM PDT by Overtaxed (A buzzard is two-faced)
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To: RMDupree
Re the tagline: here.
6,114 posted on 10/01/2005 5:29:34 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (You are stuck on stupid, I’m not going to answer that question ~ General Honore)
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To: Overtaxed

I'll try lifting the bulbs and just storing them. I got the impression (from somewhere) that you couldn't do that.


6,115 posted on 10/01/2005 5:30:38 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (You are stuck on stupid, I’m not going to answer that question ~ General Honore)
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To: Corin Stormhands

*laughing*


6,116 posted on 10/01/2005 5:32:23 PM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: 300winmag
It's really a dull orange color.

It's different from the regular one, anyway!

6,117 posted on 10/01/2005 5:32:26 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: RMDupree

What's "Surface" precious?


6,118 posted on 10/01/2005 5:33:20 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (You are stuck on stupid, I’m not going to answer that question ~ General Honore)
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To: Overtaxed

Yes they are..yours are a bit farther south than ours but both areas are 'way in town'.


6,119 posted on 10/01/2005 5:34:05 PM PDT by osagebowman ((Help us support our troops! - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/))
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To: Corin Stormhands
Hmmmm.....I always thought you could. Here's what Clemson University sez:
Save caladium tubers for planting next year by digging the tubers in the fall before the leaves have lost all color. Spread them out and allow them to dry for a week. Cut or pull the dry foliage from the tubers and remove all dry soil, then pack in dry peat moss or vermiculite for storage. Pack tubers so they do not touch each other. Store them where the temperature will not drop below 50 ° F.

Starting with new tubers each year may give better results since second year foliage is usually not as good as the first year. You may have better luck storing and regrowing tubers of white-foliaged caladiums than those of other types.

PROBLEMS

Tuber rot is a fungal decay of tubers in storage or during the growing season. Select disease-free tubers for planting. Store tubers properly to avoid high humidity and cool temperatures. Never store caladium tubers in the refrigerator. Tubers purchased in early spring should be held at room temperature. Leaf spot causes lower leaves to develop light tan-to-brown spots. Remove diseased leaves as they appear.


6,120 posted on 10/01/2005 5:35:12 PM PDT by Overtaxed (A buzzard is two-faced)
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