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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: RosieCotton

Well, what's worse is Pippin has this odd kind of mysterious hernia or something on his chest... if you pick him up a certain way, there's this very obvious protruding lump that sticks out like it's coming from between his ribs... if you push on it, it disappears.

It causes him no pain when it happens or when I push on it, but it's bery curious.


3,721 posted on 02/06/2006 4:51:37 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
We'll have to have this guy stand in instead:


3,722 posted on 02/06/2006 4:52:20 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: HairOfTheDog

Uh-oh. Are they going to check it, then?

Hope it's nothing serious.


3,723 posted on 02/06/2006 4:52:54 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: Overtaxed

He sorta looks like Corin :~D


3,724 posted on 02/06/2006 4:53:25 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Overtaxed

I want a garden gnome!

Not to be confused with other sorts...


3,725 posted on 02/06/2006 4:54:07 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

I'm gonna mention it and see... It's really weird.

If that doesn't complicate his surgery, he can come home tomorrow afternoon, but Tweek has to stay overnight.


3,726 posted on 02/06/2006 4:54:40 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
They even have mooning gnomes.
3,727 posted on 02/06/2006 4:56:00 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: RosieCotton

How are you feeling about this move then?

I have to admit, everything looked a lot more hopeful this afternoon when the sun came out.


3,728 posted on 02/06/2006 4:56:17 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Overtaxed
A 'must have' I think :~D
3,729 posted on 02/06/2006 4:57:42 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Corin Stormhands

*waves*

Sorry I got here after you'd already left. :-(


3,730 posted on 02/06/2006 5:02:44 PM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Still think there's potential. I do wish I was handier...I can't really do anything more complicated than painting, so I worry about all the other things that need to be done. I have a tendency to feel bad about accepting any kinda help. ;-)

I think a good scrubbing and some wall hangings and such will make a huge difference in the way the place looks...make it kinda homey. So there's that. As you said, it'll never be anything fancy, but I knew that...just didn't have the images in mind until today, so I'm having to readjust.

I worry more about whether or not the landlord is really gonna be much help. I can live with a lot so long as I have a bit of land and know I can ask for help if the sink starts leaking or other things have problems...but if not...well...I dunno what the future will bring, and I admit, it's worrying.


3,731 posted on 02/06/2006 5:03:59 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

I've got plants I'll give ya too. He'll either step forward and do the work, or you can do what we do - call a plumber and deduct it from the rent.

It's a perfectly acceptable way to do it... if you ask to do that, they'll usually agree.


3,732 posted on 02/06/2006 5:06:42 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

I'm still excited about having garden space. Just a little. ;-) I think Jen *must* be getting a little tired of my endless babble on that subject!


3,733 posted on 02/06/2006 5:09:15 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: HairOfTheDog

It's pretty solid except for the bathroom, right? And like I said, adding some things to the walls would help a lot. I'm not real fond of the paneling, just because I spent most of my time in the house trying to get that stuff OUT of the office, but at least it doesn't look buckled or busted anywhere.


3,734 posted on 02/06/2006 5:10:36 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: HairOfTheDog

In other words, I'm working back up to being all excited again, though I'm disappointed that a few of the problems will take a little time to fix. If it was *just* dirty things would have been a little easier. Really the bathroom is the main stumblingblock - can't live comfortably in a place without a working shower or bath.

And I need to use what's there as a canvas, and before I didn't have a canvas to start from. I dunno that I imagined it any *better*, just *different*. If'n that makes sense. So my daydreaming's had to rewind and reshoot. ;-)


3,735 posted on 02/06/2006 5:15:48 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

I know you want that, and I stared at the property quite a bit trying to figure out the best way to lay out your garden. Hard to imagine with all the crap in the way. It'll be rewarding just to get all that eyesore cleaned up.

The inside needs cleaned and it will be a lot better. I'll go over tomorrow and empty and clean the fridge.


3,736 posted on 02/06/2006 5:17:02 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: RosieCotton

Macrame yerself a really big fishing net to hang on the wall. It can be a giant cat tree!


3,737 posted on 02/06/2006 5:18:25 PM PST by Overtaxed
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To: Overtaxed

I'm not sure the cats really need any encouragement...


3,738 posted on 02/06/2006 5:19:36 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton
I'm not real fond of the paneling, just because I spent most of my time in the house trying to get that stuff OUT

We could paint it this summer if you decide to stay... we're gonna paint here we think.

3,739 posted on 02/06/2006 5:20:58 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: RosieCotton

Decorating for cats!


3,740 posted on 02/06/2006 5:22:05 PM PST by Overtaxed
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