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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: SuziQ
It smells lovely - it's in the oven now. Kind of a funky color on account of I had to use red wine, but I think it'll taste good regardless...
I added some onions, too. Hope that works!
To: 2Jedismom
6,702
posted on
01/14/2006 4:36:14 PM PST
by
ExGeeEye
(What a long, strange trip it's going to be...)
To: 2Jedismom
Port is a fortified wine. Check out the
Port Wine website!
6,703
posted on
01/14/2006 4:36:57 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: ExGeeEye
I looked up sherry, and the dictionary definition of that also says "fortified wine", but from Spain.
But what on earth is "fortified wine"?
To: SuziQ
HA! We've got a cold front that just got here.
6,705
posted on
01/14/2006 4:38:54 PM PST
by
RMDupree
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To: RosieCotton
6,706
posted on
01/14/2006 4:39:09 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: RMDupree
Um....and I believe they should re-think that fire station location. ;-)Unless they are going to store all the sandbags in the county there :~D
6,707
posted on
01/14/2006 4:39:13 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: SuziQ; ExGeeEye
I'll say!! Now I know.
Well, I'm logging off. Expect me when you see me!
6,708
posted on
01/14/2006 4:43:37 PM PST
by
2Jedismom
(Expect me when you see me!)
To: SuziQ
Hey 2J, if your cholesterol medicine needs to be a high alcohol content, then fortified wines may be the way to go! Might be kinda spendy, though. ;o(
6,709
posted on
01/14/2006 4:43:44 PM PST
by
SuziQ
To: HairOfTheDog
Unless they are going to store all the sandbags in the county there :~D *snort*
6,710
posted on
01/14/2006 4:48:57 PM PST
by
RMDupree
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To: RMDupree; 2Jedismom; RosieCotton; HairOfTheDog; Corin Stormhands; g'nad; osagebowman; TalonDJ; ...
OK, so we went and got a rental car 'cause our car needs some work and I didn't trust it to make the drive. We were late, of course, but not *too* late for lunch!
Oh, here's a funny restaurant sign we saw in Johnson City, on the way to Fredericksburg...
So we got to Fredericksburg and met the happy couple outside of the Peach Tree Gift Gallery and Tea Room...
The One Ring!
After we had a nice lunch and talked a bit, Talon's sister Empress stopped by and visited...
After visiting for a couple of hours we finally parted company. We took a different route home, and during our journey we saw... a llama!
While we were pulled over looking at the llama on the other side of the road, some goats on our side of the road wandered over to see what we were doing...
A little farther up the road we saw emus, white tailed deer, and what looked like antelope... but we didn't get any pictures of them. We did get pictures of some big-horned sheep, though!
And finally, here's the funky little rental car we had. It's a Chevrolet HHR, which I had never even heard of until the rental lady offered it to us. It's kinda like a PT Cruiser, but not *quite* as cool...
And, that's it!
To: 2Jedismom
See ya when we see ya, hon!
6,712
posted on
01/14/2006 4:49:28 PM PST
by
RMDupree
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Empress; JenB; TalonDJ
Woo-HOO! Wonderful!
Talon and Jen are grinning fit to splt their faces, huh? ;-)
*waves to Empress* What a gorgeous smile!
6,713
posted on
01/14/2006 4:52:38 PM PST
by
RMDupree
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
A co-worker and I rented a PT Cruiser when we went for training in Georgia. It was a fun car to drive, but had so-so visibility.
Was this one easy to drive?
6,714
posted on
01/14/2006 4:54:55 PM PST
by
RMDupree
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Rose in RoseBear
Were da Bear and Rose on the moot?
Great pics of the intended couple ;~D
6,715
posted on
01/14/2006 4:55:03 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Great pictures and travelogue! Woulda been nice to have some of you two as well, though. ;-)
Interesting little car...I don't think I've seen one of those before!
To: RMDupree
It was easy to drive, but yeah, the visibility (through the back window especially) was a little iffy. Also, for what appears to be a large vehicle, there wasn't much room inside... we both have big water mugs that we carry when we're driving, and there was no place to put them down! Very difficult to reach into the back seat, too.
To: RMDupree
I've been a passenger in a PT Cruiser. Cute car with an amazing amount of space inside...but even not driving I felt like I was in a boat with too-high sides that made it hard to see.
Also they have no ground clearance - a major issue in snow country. ;-)
To: Bear_in_RoseBear; JenB; TalonDJ; Empress
Evening Bear - Wonderful pictures of the Hill Country Moot. Talon and Jen are great looking couple and the onering is outstanding. Cool little car you rented.
Gypsygirl waves to soontobe Vet, Empress.
6,719
posted on
01/14/2006 4:58:26 PM PST
by
osagebowman
("I'm just trying to be a better person, my name is...")
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Shoulda rented one of them monster SUV's you rented at our place!
6,720
posted on
01/14/2006 4:58:27 PM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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