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The Hobbit Hole XXIX - Until the stars are all alight...
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Posted on 04/20/2006 2:10:46 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Until the stars are all alight

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: Overtaxed

I think some may have gotten kilt, too...we had that nice sunny weather, but I wasn't around much to water it.

There are a few patches that will likely need fill dirt. I thought it'd grow OK right in front, but now I can see where little rocks are keeping grass from coming up in a few places.


1,721 posted on 04/30/2006 4:28:34 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

I just let my grass grow enough to reseed itself. Yeah...that's what I'm doing. :)


1,722 posted on 04/30/2006 4:31:34 PM PDT by Overtaxed (If you don't want to hear the answer, don't ask the question.)
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To: RosieCotton
Ain't ya proud of me? ;-)

Yes!

We went up and got a whiskey barrel for flowers and a tomato plant out front. And a little hanger for a hanging pot too by the gate.

1,723 posted on 04/30/2006 4:41:34 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

Sounds nice! Where'd you get 'em?

I need to start planting some of my seeds now it's warmer. But every time I plan that, I look at the forecast and we have *one more* night where we might get frost.

May try to rototill next weekend...


1,724 posted on 04/30/2006 4:43:47 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: HairOfTheDog

I have yet to put up my hooks on my gate...or to get flowers for 'em.

I can't remember what I decided on, either. Geraniums?


1,725 posted on 04/30/2006 4:44:48 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

Drove by Rutledge Farm where the corn maze is and they say they are planting this year's corn maze next week. So I'd think they'd know when is the best time!

I bet we won't get frost now.... I'd go for it.

We got the stuff here at Ace on 93rd. They didn't have a LOT of flower choices. No impatiens for the shady pots by my porch, but I was able to get some red and white geraniums, petunias, and blue Lobelia. for the whiskey barrel and the hanging pot.


1,726 posted on 04/30/2006 4:47:56 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: RosieCotton

Geraniums or petunias... it's gonna be hot out there.


1,727 posted on 04/30/2006 4:49:03 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

I'm thinking of going to Home Depot to look for hanging stuff...but there it's easy to get dazzled by choices. ;-) On the other hand, I could ask how much it costs to rent a rototiller. Maybe worth the trip.

Geraniums can take sun and heat, no? Whatever I put down there will be vey exposed.


1,728 posted on 04/30/2006 4:51:07 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: HairOfTheDog

If I do go to Home Depot, want me to check for impatiens? I got some for in back, so they do carry 'em. Mine weren't great, but it was the middle of the week when I picked them up. I imagine the selection is better on weekends.


1,729 posted on 04/30/2006 4:51:52 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

Thanks, but no, I'll get them next week, I need to get more potting soil to fill the pots and such anyhow.


1,730 posted on 04/30/2006 5:00:09 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: RosieCotton

Geraniums would be able to take it, they like heat. You'll have to water whatever you put out there every day. I barely get enough sun for Geranius even at my gate, but I'm gonna try. My petunias sure did good out there.


1,731 posted on 04/30/2006 5:02:03 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

I'm just trying to decide if I'm motivated enough to go to *town* again. I went to Ace earlier to get something to put over the burn barrel, but didn't think to check for plants - or get a lighter, for that matter.

But if I get 'em, I can hang 'em tomorrow evening and won't have to go out on a work night.

And I'm *sure* you're all very interested in my mental processes...


1,732 posted on 04/30/2006 5:13:11 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

You can come over and watch us fill our whiskey barrel, maybe that'll help you decide if you're motivated to do more or not. :~D


1,733 posted on 04/30/2006 5:27:36 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

Mmmmmm.....whiskey.....


1,734 posted on 04/30/2006 6:21:50 PM PDT by Overtaxed (If you don't want to hear the answer, don't ask the question.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Looks like you practically motivated the thread to death there.


1,735 posted on 04/30/2006 6:31:12 PM PDT by JenB
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To: HairOfTheDog

Hey, will those whisky barrels fit over the painted tires?


1,736 posted on 04/30/2006 6:50:14 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: JenB

By the time I asked her, she was gone ;~D

Hey - Rosie... Is our big chain we used to pull fence still over there?


1,737 posted on 04/30/2006 7:05:51 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: RosieCotton

err... pinging Rosie this time...

Hey - Rosie... Is our big chain we used to pull fence still over there?


1,738 posted on 04/30/2006 7:06:23 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

Oops...

Hm...I dunno. If it was, it'd be in that pile of fencing stuff, I'd think. You can cover over and check...I'll start looking around.

Man...tackling all kinda phobias today. Burned some paper and cardboard in the burn barrel. My heart is still going pitter-pat, but I think it's almost done burning down.


1,739 posted on 04/30/2006 7:09:02 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

~chuckling at Rosie and the burn barrel~

The chain would be in a bucket, I hope... that weighs about 40 pounds.


1,740 posted on 04/30/2006 7:11:06 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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