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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:
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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: osagebowman
Well...it ain't pretty, but hopefully it'll keep the rabbits out.
To: Overtaxed
Hmm, wondering if concertina wire comes in a mini-size for varmints?
To: JenB
"New Zealand Man Builds Hobbit Hole". Who knew?You have to be careful when you step out your front door. Who knows what adventure you might get swept up in?
3,203
posted on
05/13/2006 11:15:50 AM PDT
by
300winmag
(Overkill never fails)
To: osagebowman; Overtaxed; ecurbh; HairOfTheDog; Ramius; g'nad; ExGeeEye; JenB; RosieCotton; ...
I got this email the other day from SPC Jessica G., a medic in an attack helicopter battalion, from Afghanistan:
I am attaching some pics from the blackhawk flights I went on, the countryside is absolutely beautiful. Lots of dried up riverbeds this time a year.
You can see some of the compounds- usually the whole family (including extended family) lives in that one area together. There they do everything from laundry washing to cooking to keeping their livestock. We saw an old castle, some of the caves in the hills, lots of sheep and cattle.
It was interesting, we would fly over and a lot of people and children waveing at us, and it was really neat to be able to see the little things; laundry hanging across the compounds, children herding cattle, a bunch of camels too (can't forget the camels :-) and women working in the fields. It is an amazing country.
Her father flies a AH-64 in the same unit, and she has two brothers and a cousin in Iraq. They have all received some extra-special Hobbit Hole thank-yous many months ago.
3,204
posted on
05/13/2006 11:38:59 AM PDT
by
300winmag
(Overkill never fails)
To: All
Well, Step 1 of Big Move Saturday has been completed successfully. Movers arrived this morning about 8:30 or so, loaded up all the furniture, and took it to thenewplace. Finished about 12:30, so more or less on schedule. Now, Step 2 is for us to go and the TheTruck and start loading it up.
BTW, I've learned an important lesson: the contents of a 4-bedroom house don't really fit well into a 3-bedroom apartment. We're going to have to spend some time figuring out where everything goes... but that can wait for now...
To: osagebowman
Okay....what can you plant between tomato and pepper plants?
To: Overtaxed
Leaf lettuce or radishes until the maters get too big. Can also do chamomile or a cosmos (just 1 and a short variety like Sonata) because their leaves look so pretty next to pepper leaves or mater leaves.
Just got in from my garden. Got a good day's worth of work in and I'm pleased.
3,207
posted on
05/13/2006 1:06:57 PM PDT
by
Lil'freeper
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To: Lil'freeper
I put up another fence for the wabbits, tripple dug another third of thebigraised bed, and transplanted tomatoes, peppers, and marigolds. I think I've got too many marigolds...dunno where to put them all.
To: Overtaxed; Lil'freeper
We just hauled two big loads of gravel and spread it in front to fill in some holes and make me a nice little path to where I'm gonna park. It looks really nice, I think!
I'm contemplating using the tires to do some sorta raised bed - stack 'em two high. I dunno if they'd keep dirt in well enough since they're odd shaped...but maybe. I have *just* enough...
To: 300winmag
Very cool note from her, I'd like to see the pictures! Her father in the same unit eh? That's interesting. She's a cutie pie. I'm a jealous of her, getting to go do that.
To: HairOfTheDog
Very cool note from her, I'd like to see the pictures! I'll forward the entire email, with attachments. Lots of pictures, lots more chat. I just excerpted, because I didn't want to post everything on a public forum.
3,211
posted on
05/13/2006 2:30:53 PM PDT
by
300winmag
(Overkill never fails)
To: HairOfTheDog; SuziQ; Lil'freeper; RMDupree; 2Jedismom; Overtaxed; RosieCotton; JenB; ...
It's prom night...
Dad says "do you know how to get there?"
3,212
posted on
05/13/2006 3:15:34 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: HairOfTheDog; osagebowman; Overtaxed; Lil'freeper; SuziQ; 2Jedismom; RosieCotton; g'nad
I bought some corn plants today. They were ~cute~. :-)
Sam's already tried to dig 'em up.
I also planted the cantalope, watermelon and pumpkin, and put vinca around the edge of that bed. Luke ~helped~.
Painted some pots and put some herbs out on the deck. Got one more flower bed to mulch and put annuals in out front, and the plantin' will be over.
3,213
posted on
05/13/2006 3:19:40 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
Evening Corin; handsome couple there. RE: the caption, looks like "Okay, these are the Roolz" We noticed there were several pages of them.
To: 300winmag
Evening Winmag; great pic and story; thanks for posting them.
To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Evening Bear, Miss Rose. Glad all is well in themove. Yup, we concur, 4 into 3, hope you have a garage. Keep us posted.
To: osagebowman
Heh...thanks.
Those were the directions to the prom location. However, he's been ~advised~ of the Roolz.
3,217
posted on
05/13/2006 4:10:20 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
What a lovely couple!
And Jr looks more like you every time I see him. Handsome lad. :-)
3,218
posted on
05/13/2006 4:58:26 PM PDT
by
RMDupree
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To: Corin Stormhands
~snif~
I didn't get to go to my prom ;~\
To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Rose in RoseBear; HairOfTheDog; Corin Stormhands; Overtaxed; ksen; RMDupree; ...
Hey bear, Happy Birthday... sorry we missed it... how is themove goin'?...
we want to thank all of you for the birthday wishes for mrsnad and thenewboy... we had a great day...
3,220
posted on
05/13/2006 5:49:32 PM PDT
by
g'nad
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