Month: November 2019

Well done Lidl + A mysterious cat

Our favourite supermarket Lidl has come up with a great idea for those people less well-off. Every morning first thing, 8 AM, they provide a number of boxes of food that is nearing the end of its shelf life but perfectly good. What you can see is impressive enough but you cannot see that there are additionally six apples,  one red cabbage, about six large potatoes. All this is available for the...

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Where does the time go?

There are supposed to be about 16 hours between the time you get up in the time you go to sleep but for the life of me I don't know where the time goes. Even if I don't have anything 'to do', before you know where you are, it's 4 PM and what I got to show for the day? I wonder if the answer is to do certain activities in the morning, a different type of activity in the afternoon, and yet another...

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Only in England…

We have a general election on 12 December and the local paper, the Bath Echo have decided to publish details of the candidates. One such is an independent called Bill Blockhead. Any resident is entitled to stand for any reason. Bill describes himself thus: Born as a blockhead, throughout his life Bill put his larger than average brain to good use. There was plenty of space in his rather...

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7th anniversary of our residence in Somerset

There is only one way to celebrate and that is by going to Hartleys Kitchen, rookery farm, Binegar. It's not actually in this place, but in the middle of nowhere.  If you want an excellent and jolly meal,  type in BA3 4UL or visit their website. Very few people do things well. The best cafes are family run and you can feel it when you walk in. Paul, the proprietor, has an excellent memory for...

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An autumn walk by the Kennet and Avon Canal

  It was touch and go whether we went out at all because it kept on raining but we decided to go out anyway. Some of the most beautiful scenes, some would say romantic, are to be seen in the autumn countryside and today was no exception.  Only one anomaly, a tall, athletic woman was pacing up and down the canal talking on her Skype. We found this irritating and let her pass.  At the end of...

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The abandonment of religion – but there is hope

'Religion is the opium of the people' as Karl Marx said. We should consider the full quote which puts a different context on things. "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people" but I can think of far worse forms of opium, such as consumerism, self-centredness, greed, false values, and general...

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