My Somerset Life

So, today is Good Friday. I used to go to church back in the 60's when really I had no choice. Dad was the vicar and the preacher and the guardian of morals.  These days I see it more like a holiday when no one expects...

Having nothing in my diary what better than to go off for lunch at the Mendip Pantry in Chewton Mendip. We had a hot main dish. Vegetable lasagna for Francoise and a quiche for me. I love going to this place. It is...

Francoise and myself decided to visit Bath whilst I had my injection.  Just to refresh your minds I have a six-weekly injection of Eyelea as the drug is called. It is for Wet Macular in the left eye. Wet is better than...

So we sat down innocently enough opposite two people who were drinking coffee. We were at the Downside Abbey April Fayre.  Harry and his son seemed an affable enough. I heard Harry saying that he hated retirement. He...

EFT is a method of using the energies of the body and mind to stimulate the self healing abilities of the body to solve or dissolve their problems. This technique was founded in the 1990's by Gary Craig, a Stanford...

We are in the midst of this, by the way, so its worth paying attention. Stage one is demoralization.  Government says one thing and does another. Laws appear which do not make sense. The younger generation including...

Thought for the day "They may not remember what you said, but they'll always remember how you made them feel" Maya Angelou. Self seeking  self regarding  serve serving  self interest   self centered selfish  ...

Today was one such day.   I do not tend to look after myself and always have to be 'on the go'. This morning the weather was variable. I did my normal chores but suffered from a stomach ache after eating baked beans...

Yesterday Thursday we did not have much exciting food to eat for lunch so we decided to go to our favourite lunch/tea cafe in Chewton Mendip. They do excellent home cooked pastries and pies and lasagna. We had an...

The acupuncture meridians are not to be dismissed  - lightly or otherwise. They are streams of energy that flow though the human body and probably through the planet (though the name for that is a lay line). When...

Our local Vineyard group had a discussion this evening on what factors attracted us to the Vineyard church.  There were only a few of us there but a lively debate ensued never the less.  From my point of view: I have a...

As we left home for the spring equinox celebrations in Glastonbury, the  rain started. First, in spots and then more continuously. However the overall forecast seemed promising enough if you did not expect sunshine as...