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

Well here I am in Holland staying with my sister, who I have recently got back in touch with, after a gap of some many years, too many.

We are in Gouda, in their new house they got a few years ago, and it's lovely.

The break is doing me the world of good, especially after all the events that I've gone through over the past few months?

I'm sure that when I do get home I will feel a lot better about things. As my sister and her husband came to see me, and cleared out all my late wife's clothing and stuff for me, as I could never seem to do it, even after several attempts?

Then they took me back to Holland with them in their car, and I will fly back home, after a wee break.

Mind you, it's so nice here, I think that could be a while now, that how nice it is.

Maybe might even squeeze a Snippet out of this, as I have the time these days to write more, just not felt up to it, after my late wife passed.

Will let you all know when I get home.

Smudger.

Good to hear from you enjoy yourself mate you deserve it, looking forward to the photos and a Dutch beer report

Enjoy your break, Smudger

A couple of with good company will do you a world of good!


lil xx

Oh I'm so pleased you're getting a break, and how nice that you got in touch with family again.

Holland is a lovely country.

Well, my flight is booked for coming home on Friday, but I will be returning here for Christmas and New Year, so I've only got six months to wait.

So I am looking forward to that already

The weather here has been fantastic for the past few days, a real heat wave!

Smudger.

Cant think of anyone who deserved it more

The decent weather will allow you to get out and about at home

Plus you have something to look forward to just at the time when you'll need it


I look forward to reading your journal/snippet



lil xx

I'm back home now, and the air line assistance people were fantastic, they got on and off at both airports, so a big to them all.

As for doing a Snippet on it all, I think I will, as after my break away I feel a lot better now, more confident and my moral has been lifted as well.

I've even made a start of clearing the house, and packing away all the ornaments and stuff, until I can find somewhere or someone who wants them.

When the nights draw in again I will start writing them again, well, I will see how the first one goes?

Smudger.

Well done very pleased you had such a good time

How far are you from Glasgow, if you need to donate anything try Emmaus.

Emmaus Glasgow
Contact information
0141 353 3903 [email protected]

Thy did collect and will find a home for your donation not dump it a proper charity that really works and wastes nothing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmaus_(charity)

I'm about an hours drive from Glasgow, all my late wife's clothes went to the cancer research charity shop.

Most of the stuff I have now, are ornaments, Tiffany lamps (which were expensive to buy) and a collection of lead crystal and antique perfume sprayers.

Not the sort of stuff us males have a use for

Smudger.

They will put them to a good use and the dont sell to the trade, there is always E-bay if you are up to it.

Good luck

Aye! The thing with EBay is, having to wrap it and send it, all that crystal is very fragile, so would need a lot of bubble wrap, and the postage is expensive!

I might end up taking it all to a car boot sale

Smudger.

Probably best

What are you doing to keep yourself busy after the holiday

Well, I'm in the process of clearing out the house, to make it more minimal, my late wife bought a lot of ornaments, even she admitted that she went over the top.

I've made a good start in the kitchen, and gave away a lot of baking gear and other stuff that I will never use, to a young couple down the road, they were well pleased with it all.

So I used the new storage space, and cleared all the clutter from the kitchen tops, it look a lot better now

Smudger.

Good start and your kindness will not be forgotten

Going to make a start in the living room next, but I will leave that for the next rainy day, as I'm not going to waste all this good weather, being stuck inside.

I've got the cardboard boxes and the bubble wrap ready, for all that crystal and ornaments, also got one of the two seater settees to go.

Smudger.

A good start well done keep it up

Today I took the old garden seat, which was rotten, round the back, sawed it into small pieces, with the power saw, and burnt it

There is some thing about having a bonfire, that seems cleansing, gives you feeling of moving on.

Smudger.

Smoke was always a message to the gods