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The Hobbit Hole XXX - Then world behind and home ahead...
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Posted on 06/28/2006 10:14:11 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Then world behind and home ahead

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: 2Jedismom

I heard it's gonna be hot there today! Stay cool!

It's raining here... we really need it but I think this will interfere with the plan we had to go up to the beach house today. - We were supposed to weed-whack and help haul and spread bark :~\


3,901 posted on 08/09/2006 6:34:23 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

It was sooo good to hear the sound of rain when I was waking up, though! It's been forever since we had any!


3,902 posted on 08/09/2006 6:37:21 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

Agreed, I hope it keeps up :~)


3,903 posted on 08/09/2006 6:38:50 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Gonna be 104, last I heard...what did you hear?

We're home for the day. I don't intend to even get out of the house.


3,904 posted on 08/09/2006 6:46:11 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (It's hot outside.)
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To: 2Jedismom

Just heard from Becky that it was gonna be hot.


3,905 posted on 08/09/2006 6:54:12 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
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To: 2Jedismom

We're predicted to hit 102, but the weatherweenie said "Don't be surprised if it hits 105". I'm cutting the grass this morning and trying to get some water on my flower beds. Everything is so dry, it's impossible to keep enough water on the plants with these temps and FULL sunshine, no clouds. LSA


3,906 posted on 08/09/2006 7:11:47 AM PDT by osagebowman
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To: HairOfTheDog

When you don't have AC in your car, it's literally like being snowed in! When I went to Walmart Sunday (while the guys were swimming at the city pool) seriously nearly fainted when I was walking in. Had to will myself to put one foot in front of the other!

I went in through the auto repair department and sat down in their waiting area for a few minutes after buying a Pepsi from the machine. Just sat there shivering, believe it or not! I sat there guzzling that Pepsi and a man in the room said he'd just called time and temp and it was 107.

I ended up polishing off two Pepsis before getting up!


3,907 posted on 08/09/2006 7:18:20 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (It's hot outside.)
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To: osagebowman

My bean vines are ok, but the blossoms just fell off and didn't set any beans. The cukes and eggplant are gone. The peppers and tomatoes are doing ok. The grass looks dreadful.

It's misery, sis.


3,908 posted on 08/09/2006 7:21:18 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (It's hot outside.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Doesn't seem to be any more rain in the forecast. Oh well...it's nice while it lasts. And if it's done by tonight, I have an excuse to put off housework again...


3,909 posted on 08/09/2006 7:38:24 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: Corin Stormhands; JenB

Considering how completely quirky my brother's in-laws apparently are, I'm not sure *what* to expect of their wedding. ;-)

Actually any weirdness will likely be saved for the reception, but it'll undoubtably be an interesting crowd.


3,910 posted on 08/09/2006 7:45:42 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

Heh... sounds like a win-win :~)


3,911 posted on 08/09/2006 7:46:04 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
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To: All

Mornin' everyone!

Well, the good guys won the battle at Helm's Deep last night.

I wonder if their luck will hold out at Minas Tirith. ;-)


3,912 posted on 08/09/2006 7:49:35 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Life is good!


3,913 posted on 08/09/2006 7:53:28 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

Indeed, Dad decided it's too rainy to haul bark, so we now don't have that to do. today.

I'm gonna sit and design a quickie shed that we'll build two of... one for you, one for us. Light on materials, and theoretically portable, but will work to keep the rain and snow off mowers and give a place to put the dog house for a dry place for Cisco for winter.


3,914 posted on 08/09/2006 8:22:55 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Hey, that'd be awesome if we could really do it! What are you figuring on - something where we'd build a frame and then use something cheaper than wood to cover it, maybe?


3,915 posted on 08/09/2006 10:19:09 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton
Well, the roof part has to be plywood, or OSB (Oriented strandboard sheeting), at least, with that perhaps covered with a tarp if you didn't want to cover it with some kind of roofing material. A tarp alone wouldn't cut it. Not as exposed to wind and rain and snow as yours will be.

And it'd be a lot sturdier if you sheeted the sides with OSB too... not as heavy as the roof, but something like quarter or half inch. You could tarp the sides, but they may not withstand wind as well, and the structure might go wonky without some plywood sheer to keep it square.

I'm picturing the overall dimension to be two full sheets of 5/8s OSB on the roof with six inch overhang on all sides, at some reasonable slope, 8 feet at the tall side, something less than that on the short side depending on the roof angle, and two sheets of the lightest OSB we can find on each of the three sides, door on the right of the picture, to be placed on the end of your house. (Ours would be opposite to sit alongside our barn)

So it'd be 6 sheets 1/4 or 1/2 inch OSB or c/d exterior plywood (walls)
2 sheets of 5/8s OSB or plywood (roof)
4 treated 8 foot 4x4s
11 8 foot 2x4s
Bunch of various joist hangers and other brackets.

The posts could just be freestanding on the ground, or better, could be put on those cement blocks with a saddle for a post.

Just have to go and price it. I'm gonna send this design to my dad... he may have reasons why it won't work or some other tweak would be better. Some of the carpenters on the thread may have similar suggestions. The key is relatively cheap but strong enough and dry enough to keep your dog house and mower and tools out of the rain, and something that theoretically could be moved or disassembled.

3,916 posted on 08/09/2006 10:44:10 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Yeah...I guess with the wind and rain and snow we get, plywood is likely to work best. And for the roof...will it need tar paper and/or shingles of some sort?


3,917 posted on 08/09/2006 10:52:30 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton

I wouldn't go to the trouble to shingle it. Shingles add a lot of weight to it too that would make it harder to move or disassemble if you wanted to take it with you.

A tarp over the whole roof and fastened down tight might work pretty well if we don't think it's tacky. I think tarps are still considered acceptable in "Better Trailer Living" magazine :~) That OSB is pretty hardy and weather resistant, but better to protect it to keep it from wanting to bow and warp as a roof.

They do make a nice rubberized paint-on surface that could be painted right on the OSB. We could price that.
Or, we could put that fiberglass wiggleboard on it. Would take 4 sheets, I think they're 2x8 feet.


3,918 posted on 08/09/2006 11:04:35 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
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To: RosieCotton

I think the weak link in the design is whether we'd need a post in the center of the span, it might just be a little too wobbly.


3,919 posted on 08/09/2006 11:05:41 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
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To: HairOfTheDog
I think tarps are still considered acceptable in "Better Trailer Living" magazine

Heh...

Could always use black ones. They'd look *slightly* classier, and it might help keep the place warmer in winter.

I'm curious how much that rubberized paint stuff would cost, though. And wiggleboard...I still need for my front porch someday.

3,920 posted on 08/09/2006 11:20:49 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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