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

Posted on 12/17/2002 7:32:02 AM PST by 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.


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To: ksen
Way to go, ksen! Handyman extraordinaire!

I've got those itty bitty sugar ants everywhere in my house. They are driving us nuts. You can't leave anything on the counter for more than a minute without them suckers climbing in. *shudder*

I have almost run out of Terro Ant Killer just trying to keep them under control. I told my mom that we should take part of the insurance money and have the house tented. It's never been tented, so why not?

49,861 posted on 07/02/2003 6:45:17 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
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To: Overtaxed
A donut chain that has stock??

Hm. That's an interesting one.

I've never had Krispy Kreme donuts. All we have are Dunkin Donuts...magnificent coffee, not so good donuts.

49,862 posted on 07/02/2003 6:45:41 AM PDT by RosieCotton (HHD)
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To: trini
Morning trini!

I've almost caught up completely here, so breakfast will be set out in a moment.

49,863 posted on 07/02/2003 6:45:53 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
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To: RosieCotton
Miss Emily is actually my sister's cat. HRH Pretty Girl will be spending the week with Miss Emily and Mr. Darcy.
49,864 posted on 07/02/2003 6:46:49 AM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: RMDupree
No, nightcrawlers are good for the garden, good for fishin! They till up the earth, aerate and fertilize the soil. They are a beneficial.

Cutworms curl into a ball and sleep during the day, then come out at night and eat huge chunks of plants, esp. things like broccoli. Sometimes, with new seedlings, you can wake up in the morning to find your plant cut off at the base, just lying on the ground. Very disappointing! Putting a dixie cup around the base of your plant will help prevent that. They are a pest.
49,865 posted on 07/02/2003 6:48:23 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (HHD with 4 Chickens)
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To: Overtaxed
Miss Emily is actually my sister's cat. HRH Pretty Girl will be spending the week with Miss Emily and Mr. Darcy.

Oops...got mixed up. OK, so she'll actually have a little vacation while you're gone? Not a bad deal, right?

49,866 posted on 07/02/2003 6:49:07 AM PDT by RosieCotton (HHD)
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To: 2Jedismom
That's what we did before we replaced the bottom of the cabinet where our pipe leaked. I didn't see too much mold, but it had a mildewy smell...

Right around where the leak was the wood was all black, and there was the mildewy smell. The wood was still solid, but it was very black. Now it actually looks like wood again.

Before I put the new stuff back in I sprayed the wood with a coat of polyurethane to hopefully give it a bit more of a seal.

Doesn't that give you a nice warm fuzzy feeling?

It sure did. ;^)

Thank you for still pinging me...

Your welcome..... ;^)

49,867 posted on 07/02/2003 6:49:39 AM PDT by ksen (HHD;FRM - Entmoot or Bust!)
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To: Overtaxed
Steve's trying to refinance our house. They'll have to inspect it again, I guess. Sigh.
49,868 posted on 07/02/2003 6:51:19 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (HHD with 4 Chickens)
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To: RMDupree; All
Way to go, ksen! Handyman extraordinaire!

This is practically the first major handyman project that I've attempted. I was very nervous about screwing it up and then having to spend major bucks to fix the additional damage I may have caused.

Three things have really helped this to be a success...so far....

1. Prayer!
2. The advice of my father-in-law, and
3. The help I received here in the Hobbit Hole.

Thank you everyone. This place is really amazing. If anyone has a question about something, someone in here has a good answer, or can at least point in the right direction.

49,869 posted on 07/02/2003 6:54:17 AM PDT by ksen (HHD;FRM - Entmoot or Bust!)
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To: RosieCotton
That is one cute pooch-arooski!

What is the cat doing??? Looks like it's holding on for dear life...like the couch is gonna float off any minute!
49,870 posted on 07/02/2003 6:55:51 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (HHD with 4 Chickens)
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To: ksen
If anyone has a question about something, someone in here has a good answer, or can at least point in the right direction.

Yep. It's a great resource.

So...just what IS the meaning of life?

49,871 posted on 07/02/2003 6:55:56 AM PDT by RosieCotton (HHD - I know, I know...it's 42.)
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To: 2Jedismom
What is the cat doing??? Looks like it's holding on for dear life...like the couch is gonna float off any minute!

Heh...I think actually he was trying to get her to play. Note the look she was giving me...

Kind of a "what is WITH this nutty cat?" sort of look.

49,872 posted on 07/02/2003 6:57:38 AM PDT by RosieCotton (HHD)
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To: RosieCotton
So...just what IS the meaning of life?

Um,.....64?

49,873 posted on 07/02/2003 6:58:44 AM PDT by ksen (HHD;FRM - Entmoot or Bust!)
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To: 2Jedismom; HairOfTheDog; Overtaxed; Corin Stormhands; g'nad; Lil'freeper; Wneighbor; Alkhin; ...
OK folkses. Breakfast is on...

LOL!

49,874 posted on 07/02/2003 6:59:40 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
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To: 2Jedismom
Are they white with red heads? I've seen those things!
49,875 posted on 07/02/2003 7:00:45 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
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To: ksen
This is practically the first major handyman project that I've attempted.

It sounds like you did a great job!

Now we can work on teaching you to wear skivvies!

49,876 posted on 07/02/2003 7:01:53 AM PDT by RMDupree (HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
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To: RosieCotton
she'll actually have a little vacation while you're gone?

Uhhhh....yeah, I guess. Must be pretty bad when your pet needs a vacation from you. :)

49,877 posted on 07/02/2003 7:03:08 AM PDT by Overtaxed
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To: RMDupree
Chill pills...LOL!
49,878 posted on 07/02/2003 7:03:19 AM PDT by RosieCotton (HHD)
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To: RMDupree
Yum! Thanks for the coke. I'll save my chill pill for later when I'll really need it.
49,879 posted on 07/02/2003 7:03:30 AM PDT by trini
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To: RMDupree
Oh no, I think you are thinking grubs! They eat at the roots and such...they are havoc on grass. Those turn into junebugs if we're talking the same thing!

Cutworms look like grey, nondiscript smooth catapillars.
49,880 posted on 07/02/2003 7:04:44 AM PDT by 2Jedismom (HHD with 4 Chickens)
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