My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Honest and courageous journalism
I have been questioning what part, if any, of news, never mind mainstream news, should play in my life. So much is lies or obfuscation. Can we learn to say what we believe without fear of consequences. I am...
Barking dogs
For some months now I have been bothered by the barking of dogs near my home. I sometimes wonder whether their owners realise just how intrusive persistent barking can be, particularly in what is normally a peaceful...
Crying and Britishness
https://rumble.com/shorts/v7er1lq Check this one out, sweet hearts, and be amazed. The number of a number of people I see apologising after crying is quite incredible. It just shows how messed up our understanding of...
Peace of mind through stepping away?
Thoreau and the Art of Stepping Away On July 4, 1845, while America celebrated its independence, 28-year-old Harvard graduate Henry David Thoreau walked into the woods outside Concord, Massachusetts, and began an...
Précis of a Castle Cary Museum visit
We drove around today visiting Poundbury, a town created by Prince Charles. More of that later. On our return we passed by Castle Carey and visited the museum The visit to Castle Cary Museum provided a lively...
Things that depress me, and things that raise my spirit
Things That Depress Me There are many things in modern society that leave me feeling discouraged or saddened. Some concern politics, others culture, and others simply the way people relate to one another. Whether or...
profound thoughts on reading and knowledge – anon
I know people who ‘read’ enormously, book for book, letter for letter, yet whom I would not describe as ‘well-read.’ True, they possess a mass of ‘knowledge,’ but their brain is unable to organize and register the...
The Allegories and Symbolism of the Heart in the New Testament
Few symbols appear more frequently or carry greater theological significance in the New Testament than the heart. Modern Western culture tends to associate the heart primarily with emotions or romantic love. The New...
The Allegories and Symbolism of the Eye in the New Testament
Here is a 1,000-word essay suitable for an academic or theological audience. Among the many symbols employed in the New Testament, few are as rich and multilayered as the eye. Although the eye is a physical organ of...
Edgar Cayce’s Final Revelation
NB this is a transcript of a Youtube video Edgar Cayce revealed something before he died that no one dared to publish widely. Something that has been kept hidden for decades in archives that ordinary people never...
Far Left Fascist-Extremists In Government By The Back Door…. Hope Not Hate
I am including this in my diary as a matter of public interest. Their website is https://hopenothate.org.uk Mick Bolton Jul 19, 2026 THE HOPE NOT HATE FILES: How a Communist Front Group Captured the British State PART...
Can you be happy and be alone?
You Can't Be Happy Alone – Was Aristotle Right? Aristotle believed that human happiness, or eudaimonia ("flourishing"), cannot be achieved in isolation. He argued that we are social beings by nature and that a life...
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