hols
(UK, Irish, informal) Holidays (time off work or time spent travelling).
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Have fun. Sadly we’re away on hols on that day.
I've always had several notebooks to make various lists in, from garden to house, shopping and hols. Stuff not done gets carried forward or the list gets re-prioritised. I mean, I don't HAVE to go to the garden centre…
Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) ✨ Fabulous views of the Rhinog Mountains from this log cabin available for home swap holidays. View #travel offer: www.homebase-hols.com/homeswap/43322
We have a room just for tabletop gaming in on our hols 🎲
Back fae hols and production slot secured for my Broch book ✅
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(UK, Irish, informal) Holidays (time off work or time spent travelling).
“Have fun. Sadly we’re away on hols on that day.”
“I've always had several notebooks to make various lists in, from garden to house, shopping and hols. Stuff not done gets carried forward or the list gets re-prioritised. I mean, I don't HAVE to go to the garden centre tomorrow although I'd like to...other jobs are more pressing.”
“We have a room just for tabletop gaming in on our hols 🎲”
Where are you off to on your hols this year?
“Have fun. Sadly we’re away on hols on that day.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I've always had several notebooks to make various lists in, from garden to house, shopping and hols. Stuff not done gets carried forward or the list gets re-prioritised. I mean, I don't HAVE to go to the garden centre tomorrow although I'd like to...other jobs are more pressing.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) ✨ Fabulous views of the Rhinog Mountains from this log cabin available for home swap holidays. View #travel offer: www.homebase-hols.com/homeswap/43322”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We have a room just for tabletop gaming in on our hols 🎲”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Back fae hols and production slot secured for my Broch book ✅”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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