h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

As it is here... though the rest of youse will have to wait a bit. Here we have sunshine and we have rain... and is usual at this time of year, we have too much food! and all the rest.
We have Gerard and Megan here for Christmas, and it is wonderful! I thought it would be terrible, and it would have been if not for them - because we had spent every Christmas since 1996 with Garth, either at his place, or with him here, especially 2002 and 2003.
Yesterday was Megan's 28th birthday, and we all went to the Zoo, so we could see elephants. (She is an elephant fan, and I am not kidding!) My favourites were the lions, the Cavy, the sealions, giraffes and various monkeys, especially the Cotton Top Tamarins. So and so almost human! The Orang-outans made me somehow, maybe because their 'enriched' environment made me think of prison, as the keeper shut a solid door, because we were there all day, and it was just before closing...

So, a Merry Christmas to all, and a Happy New Year, and I wouldn't be me if I did not say: "Jesus is the reason for the season"...

Have a Merry Christmas Adelaide
I'm sure you'll be thinking of your brother and I'll be thinking of my father but theres also a future to look forward too so have a Happy New Year too
(and don't let the weather get you down)

Merry Christmas to you and yours.


az

Adelaide,I send every wish possible to you and your family, health and happiness the main two, Tomorrow I will drink a toast to all my friends on hootoo and the friends I've yet to meet

We're off 'till the 4th. of Jan.

Have fun, all of you.

alji

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!!!

'Making friendship with an animal invariably ends up in a tragedy'.
not with this one it doesn't.
wishing you health and happiness and not to many hangovers
the Animal

I know this Christmas will feel sad not having Garth with you. But you *do* keep him alive by loving him . . . he is not forgotten.

Tomorrow Noggin and I will raise a glass in memory of Garth and we will be thinking of you.




az

Adelaide,

Happiness is always tempered with sadness at this time of year. I do hope you have a good Christmas in spite of everything, and the same goes for anyone dreading this time for whatever reason.

I found my Christmas Card list much depleted this year, so I will remember all the people for whom Christmas will never be quite the same again

Bless you all, Merry Christmas and best wishes for a better New Year

to all,

Websailor

Thank you all, Blackberry, azahar, katkodl, Websailor, Animal - for your wishes and your thoughts of Garth - we've had a great Christmas so far, with Gerard and Megan here - lots of phoning as well, Megan phoned her Mum and Gerard's grandmother phoned him, I phoned my friend Richard, Jim texted his friends - too much to eat and lots of lovely s...
I hope you all have a great and wonderful day for today, our time - your Christmas. Thank you all for your friendship this year - and I look forward to lots more next year!

Oh, and alji, Merry Christmas and all that, to you as well!

Glad to hear that you had a nice Christmas!

It was wonderful, and I hope yours is as well!

We had a good christmas, glad that you did too!!

Cheers, MV! Happy New Year...

Thanks and likewise/..