Month: August 2018

This is the time when Francoise and myself are out and about doing gardening jobs. On this occasion we decided to start our day with a  library and restaurant visit in Paulton called 'The Hub'. It was recently rescued from oblivion by a referendum in Paulton for the Parish Council to take over + help of volunteers to keep the Hub open - and everyone in Paulton to have local tax up to pay for the...

On the way I saw a poster about what must be one of the most original names of a group ever. We in Somerset know how to do our events. This was a one day event featuring (take a deep breath) judging of animals such as sheep and cows, horse trials, vintage car displays, old arts and crafts and entertainment for the children, loads of different types of food, flower competitions - you have got the...

Today I go for my 18th appointment for wet macular degeneration. In case you don't know what that means click here.  I found out about is during a routine eye check when the optometrist mentioned that she could give me another test but not on the NHS. It would cost £30 and would examine the eye in further detail.  I had the test on the spot.  She disappeared for a more than a moment and on her...

Sometimes I question what randomness means. I took my son out for a walk on a 'boys day' with a view to taking a walk along my favorite canal which links Bristol, Bath and goes on to Swindon. In my efforts to find a new starting point I got lost, so called, and we found ourselves driving amongst villages of three or 400 years old with street names like wool street'.  I did not know where I was...

We spent most of the day doing the front garden of a woman of about 85 who was confined to a wheelchair but seemed cheerful enough and bright as a button but forgetful and bit autocratic. She had a live-in helper called Samuel who used to work for the gold mining industry in Ghana but the firm was bought up by a South African conglomerate and everyone was made redundant so he came to the UK. He...

I have come across for the first time the Mother Nature Network and what do I find. Here is a Finnish artist Liisa Hietanen. who goes the extra mile in creating life-like models with a combination of crochet, knitting and embroidery. Read the article here. I am a member of a smallish affiliation group that organizes conferences and lectures. For reasons that will become obvious, it will remain...