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The Hobbit Hole XXXVI - O! Water cold we may pour at need...

Posted on 05/03/2008 8:48:06 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog

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To: Lil'freeper

~snif~

such a beautiful snaig


6,001 posted on 09/18/2008 4:14:53 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Community Organizers for McCain-Palin now at http://www.cafepress.com/writeside)
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To: Lil'freeper

Heh...yer gettin’ the idea.

I don’t know what they’re thinking, but I was hoping for sort of a Gandalf meets “The Santa Clause” meets “Northern Exposure” kind of look.


6,002 posted on 09/18/2008 6:48:12 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Community Organizers for McCain-Palin now at http://www.cafepress.com/writeside)
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To: Corin Stormhands
Err. That kind of sounds...interesting.

When I started doing the Holly Fair, I started collecting St. Nick figures, and I lean toward the Bishop of Myra, or Victorian Father Christmas look, with the long robe, rather than the Thomas Nast, jolly old fat man, design. The first one I bought was a hand-painted wooden one, and he has a long light blue robe; it is beautiful.

6,003 posted on 09/18/2008 7:12:56 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Lil'freeper

LOL! That outfit reminds me of my mother. She LOVED to crochet, and we must have 10 afghans or bedspreads that she did for us, or for one of the kids. She did a bedspread for SirKit and me that ended up so heavy, we couldn’t use it! It’s nice for a decorative look, but you can’t sleep under it!


6,004 posted on 09/18/2008 7:14:55 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

Well, this costume needs to be more Victorian. But the guy who did it last time had his own costume made. It was bright red and looked more like a Cardinal than Father Christmas.


6,005 posted on 09/18/2008 7:26:07 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Community Organizers for McCain-Palin now at http://www.cafepress.com/writeside)
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To: Corin Stormhands
Well, Saint Nicholas wasn't a Cardinal, so his robe wouldn't have been red. Bishops wear a sort of magenta, which is closer to burgundy.;o)

I chose the burgundy and hunter green color combo, cause I liked it, and I was going for something more Victorian looking.

6,006 posted on 09/18/2008 8:13:23 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

I’m thinking that they wanted a splash of red on the stage. We’re more historically “representative” than historically “accurate.”


6,007 posted on 09/18/2008 8:26:07 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Community Organizers for McCain-Palin now at http://www.cafepress.com/writeside)
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To: SuziQ
This is it. But a little less flashy and without the hat.


6,008 posted on 09/18/2008 9:38:20 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Community Organizers for McCain-Palin now at http://www.cafepress.com/writeside)
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To: Corin Stormhands

We spent all morning at a McCain/Palin rally.

Talon is supposed to post a thread and pictures. It was fun, especially the protesting teenage girls being hauled off by police.

Now I have to work.


6,009 posted on 09/18/2008 11:09:23 AM PDT by JenB
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To: JenB

We missed our rally Wednesday evening; we had church stuff. A conservative co-worker and his wife tried to go but got there late and couldn’t get in despite having tickets. Oh, bother, said Pooh.


6,010 posted on 09/18/2008 12:01:38 PM PDT by ExGeeEye (I'm Right Guard, here to prevent B. O.)
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To: JenB

Shouldn’t they have been in school?


6,011 posted on 09/18/2008 12:24:20 PM PDT by darkangel82 (If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
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To: darkangel82

They might have been college students. It’s hard to tell with young unwashed hippy chicks. Plus there were at least some high school students in the crowd from schools in the area.

And lots of homeschoolers. We saw a pair of moms - one with 6, one with 9! - and a lot of other “hmm, they might be” families too.


6,012 posted on 09/18/2008 12:34:58 PM PDT by JenB
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To: Corin Stormhands

Oh, vey cool!! Is the robe red or dark green? The garment underneath it looks gold.


6,013 posted on 09/18/2008 12:56:14 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: JenB; TalonDJ

WooHoo! Can’t wait to see the pictures!


6,014 posted on 09/18/2008 12:57:39 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

It’s a forest green. I’m not to fond of the gold underneath. A little too sparkly.


6,015 posted on 09/18/2008 1:03:43 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Community Organizers for McCain-Palin now at http://www.cafepress.com/writeside)
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To: Corin Stormhands

I think the sparkle of the gold will be mitigated somewhat by the deep green. It’s very nice, and should look great up on stage, and on video.


6,016 posted on 09/18/2008 1:15:07 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Corin Stormhands

That’ll make you look right Elfish.


6,017 posted on 09/18/2008 3:50:40 PM PDT by Lil'freeper (Read my lipstick!)
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6,018 posted on 09/18/2008 4:57:02 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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Me, too! Me, too!

FreepMail coming your way!

6,019 posted on 09/18/2008 5:33:11 PM PDT by Rose in RoseBear (HHD [... twenty-four weeks since I started work ... I'm not sure I want to do this much longer ...])
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6,020 posted on 09/18/2008 6:40:53 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands (Community Organizers for McCain-Palin now at http://www.cafepress.com/writeside)
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