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Forum: The Barrow-Downs 06-10-2005, 03:24 PM
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Posted By Ealasaide
What can I say? My parents have a logic unto...

What can I say? My parents have a logic unto themselves...



Oh, dear, that would have been ugly indeed! No, I think would have exercised a little restraint with the ol' saber. Sometimes...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 06-10-2005, 01:43 PM
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Posted By Ealasaide
I suppose I should explain. That was quite a...

I suppose I should explain. That was quite a number of years ago at my parents' house. They are rather eccentric book collectors who didn't believe in pesticides. Cockroaches, the scourge of the...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-12-2005, 06:32 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Hmmmm... lobelia and cherry tomatoes... I never...

Hmmmm... lobelia and cherry tomatoes... I never would have thought of putting the two together. To be honest, I had never thought of mixing flowers and veggies in the same pot. Interesting! :)
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-10-2005, 10:00 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
KABOOM! heh heh heh But seriously... my...

KABOOM! heh heh heh

But seriously... my balcony is fairly sturdy - block & stucco - but weight is why I tend to avoid putting in any water features, like waterfalls or goldfish ponds.
I do...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-09-2005, 09:06 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Why do I suddenly hear the distant echo of "Theme...

Why do I suddenly hear the distant echo of "Theme from Mission: Impossible" ringing in my ears? ;)
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-08-2005, 07:32 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Self-pollenators now? Oh, I will have to give it...

Self-pollenators now? Oh, I will have to give it a try, then. All this time I had been picturing either taking up bee-keeping or crawling around with a little paint brush, trying to hand pollenate...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-06-2005, 04:49 PM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Thanks for the suggestions, Mithalwen. I have a...

Thanks for the suggestions, Mithalwen. I have a good start on my Container Jungle already with heather, philodrendrons, a few varieties of lily, and a jasmine vine, not to mention a fiercely...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-05-2005, 11:50 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
How about if I drag my rocking chair out into the...

How about if I drag my rocking chair out into the yard? :D

It is quite nice outside here, too, though overcast and very humid. I have just spent about an hour running the dog around the great...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-05-2005, 08:50 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Hi, everybody! I've been away from this thread...

Hi, everybody!
I've been away from this thread for about 6 mos & thought I would pop in & say "hi" before my rocking chair was chopped up for kindling by one of you frozen northerners... ;)
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-07-2005, 10:34 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Raefindel, yes, we are very close in age. I...

Raefindel, yes, we are very close in age. I graduated high school in the Class of '81. I turned 41 in September. :eek:

I saw a coffee mug right about the time I turned 40 that said "40 -...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-07-2005, 07:57 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Hilde- am I counted amongst those three? As I...

Hilde- am I counted amongst those three? As I recall Tolkien was quite a big thing with us in high school. ;) You were the only person I knew over those years who was into Tolkien the same way I...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-06-2005, 03:02 PM
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Posted By Ealasaide
I agree that the quote from Lewis is quite...

I agree that the quote from Lewis is quite striking and that it would make an excellent topic for a thread of its own. Do you plan to open one? If so, please let me know, I would like to drop in...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 10-12-2004, 04:40 PM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Hello, Raefindel! I don't believe we have met,...

Hello, Raefindel! I don't believe we have met, but welcome back all the same. :)
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-24-2004, 03:54 PM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Snowdog - Actually it depends on which tribe you...

Snowdog - Actually it depends on which tribe you belong to. You must be from the Northwest Coast! Raven is the trickster amongst the Haida, Tlingit, etc. In the Eastern Woodlands, Rabbit is the...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-24-2004, 10:51 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Interesting! Not that it has any relevance...

Interesting! Not that it has any relevance here, but in Native American Indian tradition, the Hare is a trickster, who also represents fear, in that he is a "fear-caller", i.e. he talks constantly...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-24-2004, 07:39 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Alas, the one true hair!

Alas, the one true hair!
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-23-2004, 08:48 PM
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Posted By Ealasaide
White Tree Ah, mercy! You all are too quick and too clever...

Ah, mercy! You all are too quick and too clever for me! :)

I feel like an ent surrounded by elves. I think I'll go back to my trees hroom, hroom.... at least I can keep pace with them. :p ...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-22-2004, 02:49 PM
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Views: 186,768
Posted By Ealasaide
AHA! So THAT'S what they have been talking about...

AHA! So THAT'S what they have been talking about all this time...the hair of Isildur! heehee Well, I suppose I should be grateful that Elrond didn't go in for the comb-over look. :eek: Scary!...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-21-2004, 04:47 PM
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Views: 186,768
Posted By Ealasaide
Question Hmmm... speaking of PJ's movies...this has been...

Hmmm... speaking of PJ's movies...this has been bothering me for some time:

What's with Elrond's hairline? Is male pattern baldness common among elves? Or, Elrond being only half-elven, could...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-15-2004, 06:52 AM
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Posted By Ealasaide
Thanks, Esty! Yes, I managed to get through both...

Thanks, Esty! Yes, I managed to get through both storms in relatively good shape, only I lost a great many trees to the high wind. Seeing as an Ealasaide falls in the Tolkein-Seuss Bestiary...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-14-2004, 02:23 PM
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Posted By Ealasaide
AHA, Mithalwen! That explains why we have not...

AHA, Mithalwen! That explains why we have not run across one another. I have been pretty much exclusively a denizen of the RPG forums lately, but am hoping to branch out again soon! I know I'm...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-14-2004, 12:47 PM
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Views: 186,768
Posted By Ealasaide
Howdy, howdy! Been away for awhile battling...

Howdy, howdy! Been away for awhile battling hurricanes and the like.

Welcome, Mithalwen! I don't think we've met. :)

Anything new happening with the codger set besides our usual...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 07-11-2004, 05:07 PM
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Views: 186,768
Posted By Ealasaide
Ooh.. yes! Bagged that Bandersnatch m'self, I...

Ooh.. yes! Bagged that Bandersnatch m'self, I did! My vorple blade went snicker-snack and we had a wonderful Bandersnatch stew for dinner. :D
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 07-10-2004, 08:26 PM
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Views: 186,768
Posted By Ealasaide
AHA! Busted... never read any C.S.Lewis, though...

AHA! Busted... never read any C.S.Lewis, though I always intended to. Looks like a trip to the library may be in order! :p Lewis Carroll, though, and I'm golden! :D 'Tis always brillig at my...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 07-10-2004, 08:05 PM
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Views: 186,768
Posted By Ealasaide
I just happen to have that very LP. Hmmm... Eye...

I just happen to have that very LP. Hmmm... Eye teeth, eh? :p

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What's all this "row,row, Reepicheep", eh? You've totally lost me there. (Not difficult to do!)
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