Month: September 2018

A day of stillness but sounds of disharmony

Another lovely morning.  I drop my wife off at a sewing workshop at the quilt centre here in Midsomer Norton and on my return went to see a gardening client who wanted me to cut a very large and unwieldy hedge. It is very difficult to estimate an acceptable price because people's expectations are so different.  Some people have to save every penny and other people are not bothered about the...

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A lively and very sunny morning

I awoke this morning to find a clear blue sky. Such a treat in Mid September.  Today is the day I go and collect my money from my garden customer, the supervisor of divers in Libya who arrived back at 00.00 this morning.  He  is a quiet man, very methodical and works very hard. He works 28 days on and 28 days off in unpleasant and difficult circumstances. He said that the office work has not...

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Boy – this be traditional Zomerset

We chanced on this advert whilst having tea and cakes in the afore-mentioned Bread and Beyond cafe. It was a perfect day with no cloud in the sky (daft thing to say - where else would they be). This very large field was 10 minutes by car from our humble bungalow. Once a year all the local farmers get together for a grand social. You can spot a farmer a mile away. They are tall, lean and fit - as...

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A new toy for night listening – a sad piece of news

I do not often buy 'stuff' for myself but on this occasion an exception has been made. I am increasingly suffering from electromagnetic sensitivity. We are being radiated on a 24/7 basis with waves that the human body is not designed for.  All types of devices that everyone is so fond of using are radiators and transmitters.  People in rural areas are more at risk as the device - phone, tablet...

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Witherspoons opens – just another day in Iraq – Dr Pepper

Last Tuesday, our new local branch of Witherspoons opened its doors. The brand are very good at adapting old buildings, in this case a cinema where in days of yore, Saturday morning picture queues stretched along the street.  We went along yesterday, Saturday, hoping to have a nice quiet breakfast and we found the place was so full that we couldn't even find a table. I mention this in the local...

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World War 1 at The American Museum Bath

Prosthetic face being fitted. (World War 1 exhibition - till end Oct 2018) 'twas a sunny day with billowing clouds coming in from the Atlantic. We discussed what sort of walk we could do to take advantage of one of the few days without daytime rain. I finally decided to go to the American  Museum in Britain, situated near Bath, the only one of its kind in the world outside the USA. It turned out...

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