The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads!

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Journey to the Cross-roads
The Two Towers Edition

Come on! Come in! -if you would like to have some seedcakes and a pint and relax a while. (If it is a special occasion, we still have a few bottles of the old wineyards left!)

Our first thread ( New Zealander builds Hobbit hole ) reached 4,100 posts, and we thought that was big. Our second thread (The New Hobbit Hole ) held us for over 48,000 posts, and we loved it dearly. We talked about moving to a new thread for the last 38,000 posts, but we are really slow to muster! Finally, the time has come. Tomorrow (at 12:01 am, to be precise!) The Two Towers comes out, and we start a new chapter.

[My back yard]

Yes, sometimes one does.

[HairOfTheDog]

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[Argh]

Hi, My!

[Lil'freeper]

There are some things we just need Mom for, and no one else

Amen!

[RMDupree]

So quiet in here today.

*sigh*

I'm heading out in a few minutes. See you all later tonight if I can sneak online!

[My back yard]

Glad to hear your niece is alright. Kids, can't live with them ....

Now here's a tagline, but it doesn't fit.

War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. - Faramir

[My back yard]

Hi.

[Overtaxed]

So quiet in here today.

I think we need to recruit more dwarves. :)

[Wneighbor]

It is quiet in here today. What gives?

besides bran

I have new cookies today. *BIG GRIN*

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Cool! Sent you a FReepmail about that... hope you like them!

[Wneighbor]

WOW, you were here after all. I was starting to think everyone was out happy today.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Oh, I've been lurking pretty much all day, have been working on cleaning off my desk. I make use of the vertical filing method (throw it on the stack) and I have about 2 years worth of "files" to go through.... about half-way done, but once I finish then I have to prepare multiple tax returns, yippee.

How was your weekend?

[Wneighbor]

My weekend was hurried and not long enough! But, speech was well. I too still have to prepare my tax return. I'm putting it off till next week. (spring break)

I think that vertical file method sounds pretty good. My method is more horizontal. The papers cover any and all horizontal surfaces available. randomly.

[Wneighbor]

oh no, i need a tagline now.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Glad everything went well with your speech, and with your trip!

Rose and I have a business tax return that has to be filed by March 15, so I can't put it off any longer (yes, I am a procrastinator.) Once I get that done, however, the personal returns don't take much more time, so I'll probably file all of them at once.

[Wneighbor]

Yes dear, you better get this one done. I usually try to have my returns done by March also. But, now that I've got this gig where I get spring break from work... it just seems like the perfect time to wrap up all those loose ends.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Time for me to go pick Rose up from work... will be back later, perhaps. If not, have a good evening!

[Wneighbor]

Have a good evening. I'm on my way home to have cookies.

[Overtaxed]

I just finished painting the front steps....what's for supper?

[osagebowman]

OT: after a good day of painting, order out, a pizza.

Know what you mean about non-treated lumber. I rebuilt our front porch in the late 70's, treated lumber (besides using penta with a pump sprayer or brush) was pretty much unheard of. So bout four years ago Sue and I ripped it all off and started it again, this time everything is CCA and the porch floor is milled tongue and groove CCA. All the 1 X 2 upright screen (not lattice) underneath is as well. Pile of sticks we assembled. Anyway, should last for another 35 years or so which by then I doubt we'll care. We started on Memorial day weekend, and finished up over the 4th of july, just the two of us. Sue went from a 16 oz to 20 oz hammer, I was using a 28 oz by the end of that job. Seems heavier now for some reason. :-) Sue stripped all the old paint off the railings (after disassembly) and used galvinized nails to reassamble. That was a fun project actually. The building inspectors drove by but never stopped to chat, I was renovating not building. ;-)