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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: osagebowman
What are you going to go see?
I think tomorrow I'm either going to go see Narnia again, or else watch King Kong, depending on how long I decide I'm willing to sit still!
To: osagebowman
What time should I be at your place?
To: RosieCotton
Narnia--3 hours of Kong is a little too long.
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posted on
12/31/2005 12:43:05 PM PST
by
osagebowman
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To: Overtaxed
About 10:30ish should work fine.
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posted on
12/31/2005 12:44:18 PM PST
by
osagebowman
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To: osagebowman
OK!
Finished raking up the leaves in the front yard.
Found tufts of squirrel fur...hehehe
To: Lil'freeper; RosieCotton; Ramius; HairOfTheDog; Overtaxed; osagebowman; SuziQ; g'nad
Yup. He got a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas. I figgured it was a good place to start. He can upgrade when he outgrows it. I have dreams of someday ownin' enough land to grow my own grapes for my own wine. But that may just have to be a dream.
Spent the afternoon gettin' leaves out of the driveway. Then I moved the bulbs and iris what would be in the way of thenaybersnewfence if'n they ever get it built.
The bulbs were already growing. I prolly kilt them and the iris. One things fer sure. If the iris don't bloom this season, I'm givin' up on 'em.
To: Corin Stormhands
Heck! Those iris I got from OB and LSA are putting out leaves fercryinoutloud. Think I overmulched some pansies...oh well. I can always fill in when spring comes. Got one daffodil with leaves up.
To: Overtaxed
Speaking of, when we took Gyps for a walk earlier this week we saw violets blooming in among the dried leaves.
3,268
posted on
12/31/2005 12:50:38 PM PST
by
osagebowman
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To: Corin Stormhands
I'd like to try my hand at wine someday, though I may or may not live anywhere conducive to grape growing. They sell kits that use concentrated grape juice. Of course, at that point...you're hardly doing any of the wine making, but still...it'd be something.
The Hobbit Hole compound should have extensive vinyards...
To: osagebowman
I've got pansies blooming....the ones that weren't overwhelmed by the mulch. My dandelions are blooming.
To: Corin Stormhands
How much wine are you talking about? We get enough grapes from our two scuppernong vines to make quite a few gallons of wine. Heck, we even get a gallon of grapes from that poor, struggling concord vine.
I'm thinking of planting a couple of concord vines here....bet the squirrels would love them.
To: Overtaxed
I don't know. Haven't really thought it through. I haven't gotten any grapes off of my vine here yet.
To: Sam Cree
Sam,
Jeanne has our prayers... take good care of her my friend...
God bless...
3,273
posted on
12/31/2005 1:27:47 PM PST
by
g'nad
To: Corin Stormhands; Lil'freeper; RosieCotton; osagebowman; Sam Cree; SuziQ
I have dreams of someday ownin' enough land to grow my own grapes for my own wine. In VA?... better win the lottery...
btw, the Piesporter turned out great... got great reviews from everybody what's tried it...
3,274
posted on
12/31/2005 1:30:35 PM PST
by
g'nad
To: g'nad; HairOfTheDog; Ramius; ecurbh; SuziQ; Lil'freeper; RMDupree; trini; ksen; Sam Cree; ...
Blessings to you all my friends.
We're headed to a friend's house for dinner. See y'all next year.
To: Corin Stormhands
WOOO HOOOO!
What a party!
3,276
posted on
12/31/2005 2:17:43 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: Overtaxed; Corin Stormhands
The Burpee catalog came! I'm happy dancin' like Snoopy!
To: Corin Stormhands; RosieCotton
Rosie looks awesome in that blue!
To: Lil'freeper
Do you think the beer will be ready by midnight? Forgot to buy some sham-pag-nee.
3,279
posted on
12/31/2005 2:23:27 PM PST
by
big'ol_freeper
("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." Pope JPII)
To: osagebowman
Hmmmm.....if the car guy overfilled the oil, would it result in an oil spot under my car?
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