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The Hobbit Hole XXVIII - Through shadows to the edge of night
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Posted on 02/24/2006 9:52:11 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Through shadows to the edge of night

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: RMDupree

$1.88 is pretty amazing. We had a sale last week on the cartoned milk, the half gallons. Anyway the sale was 10 for $10. That was amazingly cheaper than the gallon jugs priced at $3.49. We cannot go through 5 gallons of milk before it spoils, so I got my usual 2 (4 cartons).


6,081 posted on 03/30/2006 9:24:23 AM PST by Peanut Gallery
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To: JenB
...make sure to thoroughly paint the pigeons...
6,082 posted on 03/30/2006 9:26:47 AM PST by TalonDJ
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To: no one in particular
So pissed off at amazon. I went to check the status or an order I placed a week ago and it says 'shipping soon' 'expected deliver April 27-May 13'...
I selected 'super saver shipping' nor freaking hitchhiker express. How do the make a package take that long to get someplace? Deliberately leave it in a warehouse for a set length of time? It would have been nice if they had mentioned that 'super saver' meant 'a month or more'. If they had TOLD me that I would have spent the extra couple bucks. What, they just assume that since I want to save a few dollars I must not want the books until May???

Hmmm ranting does not make me any less annoyed. I wonder what the theory behind it is. Maybe going to eat lunch will...
6,083 posted on 03/30/2006 9:32:20 AM PST by TalonDJ
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To: 2Jedismom
we're officially under a tornado watch.

EEK!

6,084 posted on 03/30/2006 9:32:21 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: JenB

Woo-HOO! I'll have ~power~.

;-)


6,085 posted on 03/30/2006 9:33:06 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: 2Jedismom

Good shoppin!!


6,086 posted on 03/30/2006 9:35:36 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: TalonDJ

Wait, those are the instructions for how to kill a ninja. She didn't want to know that. Darn.


6,087 posted on 03/30/2006 9:35:58 AM PST by JenB
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To: TalonDJ

Is one of the things you ordered on backorder? Take that out and they should ship the rest.


6,088 posted on 03/30/2006 9:36:56 AM PST by JenB
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To: Peanut Gallery

I simply cannot wrap my mind around seeing $1 for a half-gallon. I'd love to get milk at that price. :-)

Milk is about $3-4 per gallon here. Walgreens has it on sale every other week though, so I grab a couple of gallons there when I see it.

Does the cartoned milk taste different to you compared to the plastic jug kind?


6,089 posted on 03/30/2006 9:37:10 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: RMDupree; HairOfTheDog

Just a "Be aware and be ready" kinda thing, you know? I always get the hall ready and make sure the jedis are completely dressed, including shoes.

Our hallway is the center of our house and has no windows, so that is where we would go in case of a tornado. I put blankets and cushions in the hallway during a watch.

I wish we had a cellar, though. Or a safe room.


6,090 posted on 03/30/2006 9:37:23 AM PST by 2Jedismom (The light at the end of the tunnel is most certainly not a train.)
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To: TalonDJ

Do you have it set to "Ship items as they become available" or "Group my items into as few shipments as possible"? Perhaps one of the items is out of stock and is holding up the rest of the order.


6,091 posted on 03/30/2006 9:38:16 AM PST by ecurbh (Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: JenB

BTW, did you get the book?

(curious also to know about this dark magic...just in case...)


6,092 posted on 03/30/2006 9:38:24 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (http://www.cafepress.com/liberalitees - Because they're too fun not to mock!)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Oh, yes, I did, yesterday! Meant to tell you. Thanks!

You know, after what I just typed out to Ruthy, I'm gonna look up a tutorial online and just send links ;-)


6,093 posted on 03/30/2006 9:40:47 AM PST by JenB
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To: TalonDJ

Same thought here as ecurbh and JenB already mentioned.

Make sure there isn't any one thing holding up the whole order.


6,094 posted on 03/30/2006 9:41:57 AM PST by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
it's a fine line between a smart feller and a fart smeller.

ROTFL! Sounds like my Daddy! One of his favorite sayings was "that's about as effective as a fart in a whirlwind." Lordy I miss that man, but I'm carrying on in his stead; my kids are continually amused at the little sayings and such I've inherited.

6,095 posted on 03/30/2006 9:42:23 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: JenB
I listened to "Son of a Witch" on the drive to Pittsburgh.

I think that even though the author is a big gay liberal...not that there's anything wrong with that......the books, at least this story line are growing on me.

6,096 posted on 03/30/2006 9:43:07 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (http://www.cafepress.com/liberalitees - Because they're too fun not to mock!)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Is the author the same one who wrote "Wicked", on which the musical is based?


6,097 posted on 03/30/2006 9:46:09 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

Yeah, this is the sequel. I want to see the show as well.


6,098 posted on 03/30/2006 9:46:38 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (http://www.cafepress.com/liberalitees - Because they're too fun not to mock!)
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To: Peanut Gallery

If you have a deep freeze, you can freeze the milk in the plastic half-gallon jugs. It puffs up and gets all round, but I've never had one burst. It defrosts well, too...I just set it on the counter overnight and it's cold and *almost* defrosted by morning. No change in flavor or consistency.


6,099 posted on 03/30/2006 9:48:26 AM PST by 2Jedismom (The light at the end of the tunnel is most certainly not a train.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

I'll let you know what I think!


6,100 posted on 03/30/2006 9:50:56 AM PST by JenB
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