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The Hobbit Hole XXVI - Home is behind, the world ahead
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Posted on 12/11/2005 8:37:40 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Home is behind, the world ahead
New verse:
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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! |
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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: RosieCotton
It's called optimism.
The lack of *anything* to do at work is called boredom, which state I am currently experiencing.
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posted on
12/12/2005 8:09:05 AM PST
by
JenB
To: Lil'freeper
How about, "I pitty da foo who strays from der quest!"
122
posted on
12/12/2005 8:09:50 AM PST
by
TalonDJ
To: TalonDJ
Oh dear...and I thought we'd finally put that mental imagery to bed!
123
posted on
12/12/2005 8:12:54 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(NaNo Wordcount:: 50026)
To: HairOfTheDog; RosieCotton; JenB; All
Hello folks. watched LOTR FOTR followed by LOTR TTT on TNT Cable last night, from 4:30 pm till 11:30 pm last night. To paraphrase Gandalf, we don't get to choose the troubles we have to face, we only get to decide how we will face them -- this has been a consoling thought these days.
We had a nice small Mass for Mrs. Sulla here in Ocala last Friday, they had a much larger one with a couple of dozen cousins and such where she grew up near Philadelphia on Saturday. My daughter did the Bible reading there, I was not in shape to, and a good friend of my wife did the reading here.
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Hi LCS. It's good to see you. I'm praying for you right now. How are you doing?
125
posted on
12/12/2005 8:18:11 AM PST
by
JenB
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
I watched this too, last night, though I could have put in a disk... I thought it was mildly interesting to see it with commercial breaks... LoTR has entered the real world and it now has ads. :~D
Thinking about you often, and praying that you will be given the strength and hope you need now.
((((((((((LCS)))))))))))
126
posted on
12/12/2005 8:41:01 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: Lil'freeper
Mmmm! I'm enjoying my low-carb pecan meal pancakes!
1/2 Cup Pecan meal
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp cloves
1/8 tsp ginger
3 tsp bulk Splenda
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
Whip everything together and cook just like pancakes on medium heat in a non-stick pan or well-seasoned greased cast iron skillet
The whole batch is about 3 counted carbs! Mmmm!
127
posted on
12/12/2005 8:42:42 AM PST
by
2Jedismom
(Expect me when you see me!)
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
The others have said things better than I could, but I am praying for you. We're here when you need us.
128
posted on
12/12/2005 9:12:03 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(NaNo Wordcount:: 50026)
To: 2Jedismom
I made those with almond meal at one point. Turned out really good. Too bad nut meal is so mind-bogglingly expensive! Whole nuts aren't much better, though they were cheaper at the natural foods place back home than they typically are at the regular grocery.
129
posted on
12/12/2005 9:13:48 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(NaNo Wordcount:: 50026)
To: JenB
Wrapping presents here. Good thing my whole family goes by the "At least it's covered" method of wrapping...they ain't necessarily pretty.
I'm still trying to decide whether to give the heavy duty slinky to Jim or to Stephen.
And Halvah is determined to get at and unwrap the presents. Beast.
130
posted on
12/12/2005 10:33:30 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(NaNo Wordcount:: 50026)
To: RosieCotton
Yeah, my family has a "slap a little more tape on it" philosophy of wrapping.
It's really, really, really, really, really boring here today.
131
posted on
12/12/2005 10:36:33 AM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
And hey, this year I'm using wrapping paper, so they can't complain.
I should still get one more small present for either Stephen or Jim, depending on who doesn't get the Slinky. I guess I can use my wander-until-something-looks-interesting method of Christmas shopping at some point.
132
posted on
12/12/2005 10:40:01 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(NaNo Wordcount:: 50026)
To: RosieCotton
Walk to the mall and see what appeals...
133
posted on
12/12/2005 10:40:57 AM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
Ack! Not
the mall!!!
Maybe I'll just give Stephen the cribbage board. It's still in plastic.
But...then I'd need a bigger box.
134
posted on
12/12/2005 10:42:29 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(NaNo Wordcount:: 50026)
To: JenB
Or I could give up my slinky...give one to each of 'em so they can race and such.
But I wannit.
135
posted on
12/12/2005 10:43:34 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(NaNo Wordcount:: 50026)
To: RosieCotton
So get a bigger box. That saves you a trip to the mall.
136
posted on
12/12/2005 10:44:14 AM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
I wish I didn't have to buy a box. We had soooooo many at work. *sigh*
I'd still have to go *out* to get a box.
But I guess I still have time.
137
posted on
12/12/2005 10:47:34 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(NaNo Wordcount:: 50026)
To: RosieCotton
Might be able to help you out with the box thing. And yeah, you've got plenty of time.
138
posted on
12/12/2005 10:49:45 AM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
Which, considering Ben's present isn't even *here* yet and I'm only half done the blanket, is probably a good thing.
Ooh...got a call from the college. I'm being referred for a computer support position. I should at least get an interview, if nothing else.
*only barely refrains from dancing around the house*
139
posted on
12/12/2005 10:54:08 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(NaNo Wordcount:: 50026)
To: RosieCotton
Woot! So they kept you in their database? Excellent!
140
posted on
12/12/2005 10:57:34 AM PST
by
JenB
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