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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[Lil'freeper]

Goooood morning! Friday is so close I can almost taste it! I need a weekend - a long weekend. And fortunately Monday is a Federal Holy Day of Obligation.

In other news, I heard a fantastic song on the radio. Great celtic rock with a funky edge. I simply must hear it again! Alas, I missed the artist. *grumble*

[TalonDJ]

Not working tomorrow so today is a virtual friday :D

[Lil'freeper]

Not working tomorrow so today is a virtual friday :D

I'm jealous.

[SuziQ]

It's been so long since we paid a babysitter, I have no idea how much they're paid these days. We grew our own. ;o)

[SuziQ]

Joseph's school has the day off tomorrow, so he has a four day weekend. SirKit is taking tomorrow off because David leaves on Sat. and he wants to spend a little more time with him. We likely won't see him again until the summer.

David and Clare didn't get in until 1:30 this morning, so I'm looking forward to NOT having to get up early to drive anyone to school tomorrow so I can have a nice LONG sleep!

[HairOfTheDog]

Good morning

Must make coffee...

[SuziQ]

Must make coffee...

~sip~

[HairOfTheDog]

drip, drip drip

~waiting~

[RMDupree]

~yawning~

Mornin'. Off to fight for coffee in the cafeteria.

[TalonDJ]

So much for eating soon. Got a dental cleaning in 45 minutes.


:-D

[HairOfTheDog]

~sip~

[SuziQ]

~waiting~

I love my thermal carafe coffeepot with the start timer. It's ready when I get up and stays hot and fresh! Mmmm. Gotta get me another cuppa!

[HairOfTheDog]

Lucky duck :~D

We make espresso, four shots at a time 'round here :~D

[RMDupree]

Oh good! I was gonna pack my cafetera. Now I won't hafta. ;-)

~sip~ (Columbian Roast, not espresso)

[HairOfTheDog]

We got it covered, grasshopper :~D

[ecurbh]

Morning.

Didn't sleep well last night. That ever-expanding list of git-er-done-now project is weighing on my mind.

~sip~

[TalonDJ]

Nothing much to do there but pick one and git-er-done.
Good luck. Got a pretty hefty ever growing list myself.

[Pippin]

Good Morning everybody!

[ecurbh]

Yup. And it is job security, I guess. And it's not just me, everyone in the company is swamped. We're a bit behind the curve on our staffing ramp-up.

[SuziQ]

Mornin Pip. Going through the papers on my desk, seeing what I need to keep and what I can dump!