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The Hobbit Hole XXVII - And there are many paths to tread...
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Posted on 01/16/2006 6:56:15 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

And there are many paths to tread

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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To: 2Jedismom; Overtaxed

Morning - Ahhh, getting some rain today. We're ready for some moisture, it's dry enough we don't mind it being on a weekend, this time. Guess it'll be inside stuff today.


2,401 posted on 01/28/2006 5:50:39 AM PST by osagebowman
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To: osagebowman

Morning!

[sip]

Watching the water pond in the yard....scoping out rain garden and "regular" garden spots. Hmmm.....most of the ponds are right over the gas line.


2,402 posted on 01/28/2006 6:14:03 AM PST by Overtaxed (Free the hydrates!)
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To: All

Mornin'.

Gotta get ready to go out and get my stuff for the trip.

Roofing guys woke us up at 7am by playing hopscotch above our heads. Thankfully, they're doing the shingles today so this should be the last time they give us an early morning wake-up.

Back later!


2,403 posted on 01/28/2006 6:23:11 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: osagebowman; Overtaxed

It started raining early this morning, around 5:30am I guess and so Steve got a good night sleep before having to go out and sample!

And he gets overtime for it too...woohooo!


2,404 posted on 01/28/2006 7:13:43 AM PST by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: Overtaxed

It seems the rain is 'telling' you where to put the 'rain gardens'; still, the downspouts would seem to be the 'right' place.

Looks like dejavu drive in has been preempted by Ken Burns' Civil War. That was a wonderful series.


2,405 posted on 01/28/2006 8:05:15 AM PST by osagebowman
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To: 2Jedismom

Hmm. still raining here. Wednesday was a beautiful day up here and I had a two streams to evaluate, easy access via a new sewer line easement. Third stream was posted so it wasn't done.


2,406 posted on 01/28/2006 8:08:19 AM PST by osagebowman
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To: osagebowman

Heh! Steve was assessing a stream as part of his Blue Thumb volunteer thing he does day before yesterday. He sat on a sanitary sewer pipe that went through it to draw his samples.

Then yesterday he couldn't find his pager.

Went back out there and sure enough, there was his pager, right where he'd been sitting...in about 4 inches of water.

Oops! LOL

It's still drizzling here, the majority of the state got rain though and we're thrilled.


2,407 posted on 01/28/2006 8:16:18 AM PST by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: Lil'freeper; RosieCotton
Woohooo! I got a Sprout Master!

One of the ladies in BA CHEF posted in the egroup that she was giving it away. I was the first to ask for it! The Sprout Master is supposed to be a deluxe sprouter!

I really love this lady...have for many years! Since I first started homeschooling and had no one besides Steve to encourage me. She and her husband have been mentors for Steve and I. A real friend.

Another one of those people that the Lord placed in my life at just the right time to help me.

And now she's given me a sprouter! LOL! I could shimmy!

2,408 posted on 01/28/2006 8:27:07 AM PST by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: 2Jedismom

Cool! Let us know how ot works!

I still would like to get a sprouter at some point.


2,409 posted on 01/28/2006 8:31:11 AM PST by RosieCotton
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To: 2Jedismom
Heh...and shimmying is always permitted on occasions like this. ;-)
2,410 posted on 01/28/2006 8:31:44 AM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

G'morning! We're going out for some breakfast... be back in a bit.


2,411 posted on 01/28/2006 8:43:14 AM PST by ecurbh (Let's build a snowman! We can make him tall or we can make him not so tall...)
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To: RosieCotton
Yes indeed!

...This lady is the first lady in CHEF that I contacted when I was convicted to homeschool. I had told my mom and she was constantly giving me private school information. I finally said "Mom, these private schools don't allow homeschoolers to take just one or two classes...if we go to a private school, I won't be able to homeschool and we are homeschooling." She hung up on me. It was devastating to me and I turned to this lady...didn't even know her and she's been a great source of encouragement. She's older than me...her last child is graduating soon. And her husband used to be the president of Big CHEF. And they go to our church. Wonderful mentors.

2,412 posted on 01/28/2006 8:44:37 AM PST by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: ecurbh; RosieCotton

Morning!!

I'm logging off...hopefully Steve will be home soon, but nonetheless, Oklahoma Gardening is coming on.

See ya later!


2,413 posted on 01/28/2006 8:50:34 AM PST by 2Jedismom (Expect me when you see me!)
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To: osagebowman

Yeah, looks like.

No need to worry...I've got lots of MST3K to watch.


2,414 posted on 01/28/2006 8:52:34 AM PST by Overtaxed (Free the hydrates!)
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To: ecurbh

Heh.

Be back in time for the game.

Got the pre-game show coming up in a few minutes.

We haven't been doing so well lately.


2,415 posted on 01/28/2006 8:55:00 AM PST by Overtaxed (Free the hydrates!)
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To: TalonDJ

Why were you up so early on a Saturday? Ungh.

My muse has returned - the evil one who makes me want to write when I have ten million other things to do.


2,416 posted on 01/28/2006 9:36:34 AM PST by JenB (Slapped with the Cold Fish of Obviousness)
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To: JenB

oops, I should not have mentioned stories the other day.
Up? er I woke up and was awake. Figured I might as wel kill stuff and steal preciouses


2,417 posted on 01/28/2006 9:49:59 AM PST by TalonDJ
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To: TalonDJ

Eh, good enough reason :-)

Of course, if I had gotten up earlier, I'd have a chance of getting through my list of Things To Be Done and having time for writing or something today... oh well.


2,418 posted on 01/28/2006 9:52:27 AM PST by JenB (Slapped with the Cold Fish of Obviousness)
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To: TalonDJ

Now that was well and truly a Funkle Spam!


2,419 posted on 01/28/2006 9:55:13 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: 2Jedismom
It's good you had someone who was encouraging for you. It can get discouraging sometimes.

I'm glad you got your sprouter. When I buy bean sprouts, they always go bad before I can use all of them because I'm the only one who eats them. I love them fried up with yaki soba, stir fried soba noodles.

2,420 posted on 01/28/2006 10:00:23 AM PST by SuziQ
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