The Hobbit Hole XXVI - Home is behind, the world ahead

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[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Home is behind, the world ahead

• First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit hole
• Second thread: The New Hobbit Hole
• Third thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!)
• Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...
• Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...
• Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...
• Seventh Thread: The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...
• Eighth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we may meet...
• Ninth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone
• Tenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole X - That none have seen but we alone.
      Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
• Twelfth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XII - Tree and flower and leaf and grass
• Thirteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XIII - Let them pass! Let them pass!
• Fourteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XIV - Hill and Water Under Sky
• Fifteenth thread: The Hobbit Hole XV - Pass them by! Pass them by!
• Sixteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVI - Still round the corner there may wait...
• Seventeenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVII - A new road or a secret gate...
• Eighteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XVIII - Though we pass them by today...
• Nineteenth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XIX - Tomorrow we may come this way...
• Twentieth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XX - And take the hidden paths that run...
• Twenty-first Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXI - ...Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
• Twenty-second Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXII - ...Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe
• Twenty-third Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXIII - Let them go! Let them go!
• Twenty-Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXIV - Sand and Stone and Pool and Dell...
• Twenty-Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole XXV - Fare you well! Fare you well!

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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[RMDupree]

Yeah, he hasn't come back.

Shucks.

[RosieCotton]

And I had the popcorn all ready to go...

[RMDupree]

ARE YOU POSITIVELY SURE I SHOULDN'T USE ALL CAPS??

IS IT BETTER IF I MADE THEM BOLD?

OR USE A DIFFERENT COLOR FOR EACH WORD?

[RMDupree]

Oh, I got your Christmas card. What a terrific idea!

I showed it to my mom and she thought the Santa hats were real. She actually asked me if I knew how you got all of the animals to keep them on for the picture. *grin*

[HairOfTheDog]

Heh... Glad she liked it :~D

I am not sure how honest we're expected to be about that picture ...

[HairOfTheDog]

~covers eyes~

[Ramius]

You're moving to Puerto Rico??

Maybe I skipped too much.

:-P

[ecurbh]

~sip~

[RMDupree]

*grin*

Well, no fight tonight but I ran into an old FRiend on that thread.

One of the original Elianistas of FR. :-D

[RosieCotton]

Ack! *blink blink*

That's just baaaad.

[RMDupree]

hehehehe...

My youngest sister just came back from a vacation there to visit my aunt.

The pictures are gorgeous. What a lovely island!

[RMDupree]

Thanks for reminding me!

*rummage, rummage*

mmmmm...Carolans....

[Ramius]

Mmmm.... Turkey... stand by...

[ecurbh]

Mmmm... Got some of that in the fridge.

Having a Dr. Pepper and bourbon now.

[SuziQ]

We've been to Puerto Rico, but spent almost all our time in Old San Juan. It was a lovely place and reminded me so much of the French Quarter in New Orleans.

[RMDupree]

Friday Night Hobbits' Drinking Club

[RMDupree]

I'd love to go one day. My aunt lives 2 blocks from the beaches!

When Alyson gets older I may take the trip. :-D

[Ramius]

[sip]

You can drink your fancy ales
You can drink 'em by the flaggon...
But the best in brew
For the brave and true
Comes from the Green Dragon!!

[sip]

[steps down from table]

:-)

[RMDupree]

*applause*

Buy that man another round!

[RosieCotton]

I want a table like those! Good and sturdy! ;-)

Seriously, most of the finishings in the Hobbit places were things I wouldn't mind having. Wonder what they did with all of 'em? Auctioned 'em off? Burned them?