THS Book Club: The Housesitter's Guide to the Galaxy

The Love of Pets & Other Fun Stuff
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Sorry I was AWOL :exploding_head: Hope it went well. #crazyweek

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Thanks. I am sorry I missed the meeting. We have been busy off the grid on a small ship cruise in Alaska. I hope to join next time.

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Hi Jess! (@hitchedandhiking) Et al.

I apologize for not replying sooner. It reminds me of some socks I have. They say,

“If a man says he will fix it, there’s no need to remind him EVERY 6 MONTHS.”

:sweat_smile: :rofl:

I did enjoy “The Housesitter’s Guide to the Galaxy.” It was so different from my own life. And still practical. And I loved all your personal stories.

However, I technically can’t review the book on Amazon, even though I bought it there with a gift certificate. I normally boycott Amazon, and their system won’t let me review your book. (“You must have spent $50 on Amazon.com, using a credit or debit card, in the past 12 months.”) All that to encourage others who can review your book on Amazon to still do so, in my stead. :grin:

Also, I did have some questions I never got to ask. <checks notes from 6 months ago> I’ll limit it to 3 :grin::

  1. The book is “for Derek who always encouraged fun and adventure.” Who is that?
  2. In Chapter 8 (High Steaks), you tell a story about rescuing a calf from water. What happened to the calf? I couldn’t tell how long he survived.
  3. What would you add/change to the book now? (feel free to be succinct/long)

I’ll send you a DM now, too.

–Geoff

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Hi Geoff,

Thanks for your message! I’m glad you enjoyed the book.

Love your questions and curiosity.

  1. Derek is my Father-in-Law who passed away the year my book was published, and he was such an inspiration for Tom and I in our travels and adventures, so it felt fitting to dedicate the book to him.
  2. A keen eye for detail - we never found out what happened to the calf and we actually never got the steaks from the farmer either :sweat_smile: Tom was bitterly disappointed about that!
  3. I would add a LOT to the book now, with 2 more years of full time housesitting under my belt. Let’s just say that I won’t outline it here, in case a new edition comes out :eyes:

As always for those boycotting Amazon I would recommend reviewing books on Good Reads if you can. Reviews help authors ever so much! -

Thanks Geoff and catch up soon!
Jess

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@hitchedandhiking: Fair enough! I saw two entries for the book on Goodreads, so I used this one:

Here’s to many more adventures. :grin: