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

Dear Rick,


Summery green? A very poetic works van!

Rick, I like reading all that you have to tell me. Life is interesting. That is a sad picture you paint of the many who pass away in hospitals. I feel that way about my darling Father. He was a wonderfully wise and loving man. He spent a week in hospital before drifting into a comatose condition. I was there with him at the end, but it was a sad sight. I loved him(and my Mother and brother) so very much. Long story.......

I have been at a 'churches together' service tonight, at the church I back on to. There was a large party of us Baptist lot there! Tea and cakes was really yummy. And it was great being with my lovely friends. I never want to go home after church--they are all that I have(apart from my daughter[and brother in Australia]).

Well, my daft ex sent me a text this afternoon. The words were something like "I fear that you want companionship more than love"(meaning sex). I have made it known to him that sex will follow in any relationship of mine if love and friendship are right. Not before. He then stated that he is "young"! Same age as you and me. So, he is a virile stud, and I am an old woman(according to him). No wonder I prefer my church friends. They are all ages. We have such a laugh together, and so much fun at church. Tomorrow evening is the start of another Alpha course. We host it, so several of us muck in and help with the meal(s). It will mean lots of laughs and silliness. My ex pictures us as old fools sitting somberly together in a drafty dark hall, with no fun. He has no idea what we get up to.

YesI do think that grey days make one weary and tired. But, I do believe that winter is about relaxing and the sleep of everything in nature. Ooh, Rick~~please write me a poem about the Winter dying earth, and the Spring re-birth. Please.

Do tell me when you are going to have that scan done. It hopefully will be very soon. You are obviously still suffering with your tummy.


It's raining heavily here. But it means that my flat is cosy and warm. Yes-warm! At least, the sitting room is. And I have no heating on at the moment. The beautiful church we were in tonight was very warm. Apparently it costs about £9 an hour to heat it.

I'm eating celery and hummus--utterly delicious!

Polly

Hi Polly,another moody day,rain please go reign elsewhere,another four o clock leap(I wish)from my pit it the morning have to be in Bath again by seven am.
Work's not going to well as everybody seems to be whinging(must be that time of the month for blokes,up to their eyeballs in testosterone,lucky them?)about the company management etc new brooms etc still wont affect me yet I'll just be negative and feign deafness,WHAT!yea I guess its a game two can play as long as we both know the rules.
Anyway nuff said,are you keeping your amourous wanton boyfriend in check if he's still a little frisky just give him another rusk(if he's a toy boy)or an hearing aid if he's as olde as me.

Hi, funny blue-eyed poet.

I've just switched the computer on as I haven't been home all that long. I have had a bowl of the last of the yummy casserole that I made. One good thing about living alone is that one can be 'cosy'. I switched the little lamps on, put the heating on, covered myself in a rug(after changing from my walking gear to my night-time long wool skirt etc), and ate my bowlful of hot food whilst reading my Country Living magazine that arrived today. Puss is happy. I'm warm and fed. The tears haven't yet started.


The ex is an ex. We haven't seen each other for 3 years. He sends stupid, immature texts that do not endear him to me. There is no romance. No giving. All he has told me is what HE wants~~not what he would love to give me. As I am such a loyal and giving person, his selfishness and childishness does nothing for me. And he is our age. Yes, I think he does need a blooming rusk! And a biccy-peg(remember those?).

Maybe your moody blokes need an injection of classical music, or poetry. Lucky them for having an over-abundance of testosterone?? My ex has the same problem! He can get rid of it elsewhere. I am a woman who desires compassion and care within a relationship.

By the way, Rick~~when you use a '?', do you really mean to use a '!' ????? I get a bit confused sometimes as to whether you are asking a question or making a statement!!

Hope you are having a yummy supper. Do you do any of the cooking in your house? What is your 'signature' dish?

Sorry about my punctuation miss(this is me raising my hand to ask a question,please miss)
perhaps I need the rusk?

Young Rick , the punctuation was only a nuisance when it caused me to wonder if you were asking a question(in which case I must reply), or just making a statement. Doesn't matter really, though.

You have now ASKED (not stated) that you might need a rusk. I think, instead, that you need a glass of my mulled wine and some trifle.

Anyway, Rick~~please tell me what you are able to cook! Do you like cooking? Are you into organic foods etc.? I seem to think that you are a sensible foody. Oui?

Polly,you must be worldly wise enough to know by now that most blokes dont have the patience to cook much,but I'll have ago at anything that takes no longer than an hour.
I've got a battery operated timer that I stick on the door of the fridge to stop me burning a boiled egg.R.

And you must surely know, Rick, that most gals don't climb up to guttering, or scale walls in the dark(in the rain).

Well polly,then you dont have a stand off bracket on the top of your ladder as this device makes the ladder stable and easy to view inside the guttering.
BTW,I use sticky tape and an old mop stale and tape a little curved gardening trowel to the end of the stale to clean out my guttering this lessens the amount of times Im up and down the ladder.

What is a 'stale'? And how does it save you time? Oh golly~I suddenly feel very tired. Must be that glass of mulled wine.

Hi Polly,hope you're feelimg a little better this morning,you never said how you managed to fall down the steps,is it because it was wet and slippy?
Or had you got your sexy heels on?

Hello Rick.

I ache so much. Every part of me is painful. It's not very nice. I've been sleeping on and off all day. The fall seems to have exhausted me.

I fell whilst wearing my sexy wellingtons. My foot slipped on a step just as I was about to walk down them.

I do have sexy heels--but not for the rain! They are for the odd evening out.

Hi Polly,odd evening out,sounds like a mathematical problem
Anyway I have had the most dreadful day at Dunchurch(do you remember,the farmer's field?)Ive been climbing scaffolding all day and my legs are mega sore.
Then to cap it all our truck got stuck in that awful muddy field,after arriving home hours later than I expected I feel knack'd now,we all had to wait for a rescue/recovery vehicle to winch us out That alone took over an hour.
Anyway nuff about me,(tip dont wear those heels in bed as they play havoc with the sheets)how are you now and did the hospital have a look at your damaged bits?

Dear Rick,

WHAT farmer's field? Have you told me about one? Or am I being very dense?

Do you sit in a bath for a long time, to ease away those aches of yours?

Just heard on the radio that there might be a crack-down on mini-skirts at Ascot this year. I was going to wear my green and black spotty mini.

I didn't get to the hospital after all. Going tomorrow hopefully. I felt too much in pain, and truly so utterly worn out. My back is dreadfully sore.

I think you all could have done with my wit and jollity whilst you were stranded in your van. I could have shown you all how to do tapestry, or have read poems to you.

Heels in bed? Never mind the sheets~~it's the ankle straps that would drive my ankles potty all night.

I'm struggling to keep my eyes open. I can't even be bothered much with the MB's tonight.

I hope your legs will improve overnight!!! I couldn't move first thing this morning. I hope I can tomorrow morning. I have to go out first thing.


Time for a night-cap?

I think that I shall have to lie down again and try to sleep.

Take care tomorrow if you are out and about. Hope you don't get too wet as there is more rain forecast.

'Odd' evenings out??? Yes, they are very odd. But when they do come along, I love them. Bit of a posh bird really!

'Night 'Night dear Rick. Have fun in your apple-green van.

Polly

Hi Polly,Im still working in the farmer's field,posh totti hey,me?= beer wages and a champagne lifestyle.
Still its not all kippers and lace curtains,a couple of cans of cider (industrial champagne,too the uninformed)and I'll be sleeping like a log.
However, I hope I dont wake up in the fireplace.

My eldest son and his atache(d)-e came to see me this evening,more woe and despair,I must look like a sponge expected to soak everything up.
You are so lucky to have a daughter,two sons is hard work they never seem to want to let go '

Still enough woe,hope your bones are now on the mend(dont jump any where else unless you've a parachute(recommended)still,take it easy and I hope you're up and at 'em by the weekend.

Hello Rick. 01.29 am

I've had to get off the couch because my legs were in a horrid cramp. I've just listened to the shipping forecast and national anthem!

Coo~~a champagne life-style. Lucky you! Mine is far from that I'm afraid. Posh and poor!

'Kippers and lace curtains'! Hmm~~does that also mean lilac bedrooms, and a breakfast bar?? What about retro lamps(those ones with the moving stuff inside them), and banana hooks(to hang one's bananas on)?? I think that those last 2 items would be 'just you'!

Here things are mostly old oak and pine, and cottagey. My favourite bit, here in the sitting room, is my 'corner' chair. It is early 18c~~ a bit wobbly in places, but I adore it. I have a black rag-doll sitting on it. I used to have my teddy bear, that I had as a child, on it.

Anyway, I'm sure that these things are of no interest to a man!

What exactly are you doing in a farmer's field? Are you doing a barn conversion?


I do hope that all is well with your son. His 'atache(d)-e ??

Daughters can be hard work too although mine was an angel. She and I never argued or anything like that. We had no problems together. She has always been a bit like a sister to me. Now she is more like a Mummy to me(which I love)! I don't get to see much of her though which makes me very sad. She is a very academic young woman, and extremely busy with her career. When we do get together for lunch or a day out, it is always a happy affair. She has so much to tell me about her happy life-style. She is very, VERY happy in her marriage.


I had my X-ray at the new hospital today. It's lovely there, and everyone is so kind and helpful. I would love to do some volunteer work there. I am very stiff and still in lots of pain. Must see my GP tomorrow. And I keep wanting to fall asleep. It must be because the fall gave me such a shock, and also took all my energy away. I feel most uncomfortable.

I hope that you don't get too wet today. How are the aching legs? Any better yet? A long warm bath etc....

Right~I'm going back to my couch now. Or maybe I shall make some tea first. I have some wholemeal hot-cross buns to eat!

'Night 'Night

Polly
x

Hi Polly,I was only joking about the Champagne life style but the beer wages I think are the norm for most of us.
I was still in the farmer's field again today,surrouded by white sheep with blackheads(and yes I've no idea what those type of sheep are called,reminded me of teenage depression)you can smile even if it hurts.
Ne'er mind,yet an old cottage and posh totti,one gets the feeling somebody could win the jackpot there,anyway head up gal and I hope you get a good night's sleep.R.

Hi, Rick. 2am and I am not yet asleep. I have again slept on and off all day. I've hardly moved from the couch. I feel so uncomfortable everywhere.


The sheep are Black-faced sheep! Well, I think that they are. Are you able to tell me why they remind you of your teenage years? Or was that a joke?

Just noticed, via an email, that one of my posts was removed. I managed to find it. The following 2 posts have also been removed. It's rather odd because my post wasn't rude or offensive, or racial(as if I would ever do that), or anything. It was a totally innocent line . I'm rather annoyed and wish I knew what the mods were thinking of.

I hope you have a happy weekend. I have things that I should get done but I really can hardly move with the pain, so it will be a weekend on the couch(boring). At least I have several unread books to get through.

Goodnight.

Polly

Hi Polly,(the pun although you failed to see it was teenagers having blackheads,yuck!ne'er mind)I got the morning off as this afternoon the lads and I are going up north to Thirsk(a few miles past York)we've got a night job to do cant start untill at least eight o clock tonight,so it'll late am(sunday) when Im off to bed next.

Anyway its not cold out so I suggest you let your dogs tow you as you hobble along for a short walk,no good lying there feeling sorry for yourself.

Head up gal up and at 'em

Cor~lucky you going to beautiful Thirsk. I know it so well. Thirsk is where the vet Alf Wight( James Herriot), lived and worked. I saw him once, many years ago, when I was in that part of the country with my brother.

I'm about to go out for an hour to a friend's home for a cup of tea. The dogs are too strong for me whilst my whole body is aching. I don't want to make things worse. I also have fybromyalgia, so the fall will not have helped it at all.

Take care and travel safely.

Polly