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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: Corin Stormhands
I'm ~waiting~ for some visitors :~D
To: osagebowman; Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; SuziQ; HairOfTheDog; RosieCotton; g'nad
So, gardening/yard question to ponder.
First, tomorrow we finish the front flower bed and add impatiens. That and some bee balm, another pampas grass plant and Nana's "high geranium" are all I ~intend~ to plant this year. But don't hold me to that.
What I'm thinking though is that out in front of the house, along the driveway to the mailbox, I want to put in a new flower bed/garden. I'm thinking day lilies and ornamental grasses, with bulbs etc.
Question is, what's the best time of year to think about doing that? I've got to kill the grass and get the ground ready. Should I start that process in late summer and plant in the fall? OR should I plan to plant next spring?
Discuss.
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posted on
05/19/2006 5:05:00 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: HairOfTheDog
Viggo just broke his foot.
Liberal moron.
3,863
posted on
05/19/2006 5:09:10 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
I don't know a lot about bulbs, and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but I think all the perennial bulbs I've ever done I've put in the fall.
To: HairOfTheDog
Yeah, that's the best time for tulips and daffodils. I'm just tryin' to figure out the best time to plant the ornamental grasses and daylilies. And really, just when to make the whole bed altogether...
I've got another spot in front of the garage that I want to turn into a flower bed, but I'm waiting on that until I can put in a brick sidewalk.
3,865
posted on
05/19/2006 5:13:18 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
I think you plant ornamental grasses and daylillies in the spring. You could do one of those deals where you put daffodils and spring-flowering bulbs in this fall so they'll bloom in the spring and put the grasses and daylillies in in the spring.
Dunno how much area you've got to dig but....
you could start on the whole bed and see if you have time to put annuals in before it gets really hot.
Heh. The way my spring is in, I'd advise to get started on that bed as soon as you can. I've got stuff to put in the ground and no ground (well, not enough) prepared for them.
To: Corin Stormhands; RosieCotton
Ramius and Ruthy are here!
And we're hungry... gonna go to Trospers.
Rosie, can you meet us there when you get off work? We'll keep a pint cold for ya :~D
To: Overtaxed
I'm actually thinkin' time wise the fall works better. I can start preparing the bed in August when the grass is dying anyway...
3,868
posted on
05/19/2006 5:22:02 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: HairOfTheDog
3,869
posted on
05/19/2006 5:22:14 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
Corin, good thoughts, we suggest late summer and early fall so the roots have a chance to get established before winter.
To: Corin Stormhands
I'm having one!
Ok not yet, but since I am leaving work now... soon.
To: osagebowman
Plus it means I can put it off until then. ;-)
3,872
posted on
05/19/2006 5:49:02 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: no one in particular
~meanwhile~
I love the Edoras theme...
3,873
posted on
05/19/2006 5:49:30 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
Well, if you want to get started sooner you could dig out the grass and carefully transplant it to those 'problem areas', watering it well and then work the formerly grassed areas carefully, several times, thoroughly mixing organic potting soil and peat moss (hand gathered from a nearby marshy area)into the bed area, and it will be ready for the late summer or early fall planting.
To: osagebowman
hmmmm...sounds like work...;-)
3,875
posted on
05/19/2006 5:58:20 PM PDT
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Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
Yup, :-)
Not actually necessay either. But using potting soil and some starter fertilizer will increase the chances of survival.
To: osagebowman
We'll see if this becomes more than a dream.
3,877
posted on
05/19/2006 6:19:45 PM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
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To: Corin Stormhands
Mmmm... yeah, that's a pretty piece.
3,878
posted on
05/19/2006 6:31:36 PM PDT
by
JenB
To: JenB; Corin Stormhands; g'nad; osagebowman; Sam Cree; ecurbh; Ramius; HairOfTheDog; Overtaxed; ...
A bit of background: "LaGana" is the LaGana modernized "vietnam" tomahawk. I also had a couple of unused German fire axes that were donated in the name of the Hobbit Hole. Here's the email:
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I just thought I would send you a note to see how you are doing. Things here have been slow then something goes on then it gets slow again. Kinda like a “roller coaster”. EOD is very happy with the axes and crash crew is thrilled with the Lagana. One of the Corpsmen I gave a rescue knife to has actually used it several times to cut Cami’s and a Flack jacket. He loves it. Thank you very much for these tools as they have made a difference.
Regards,
GySgt D.
3,879
posted on
05/19/2006 6:59:06 PM PDT
by
300winmag
(Overkill never fails)
To: 2Jedismom
"C, why don't you bathe them in prayer and then what they're doing isn't wrong anymore...that's how it works, isn't it?" *snort* I'm impressed by your forbearance!
3,880
posted on
05/19/2006 7:45:13 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
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