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A return to The Bath Society of Artists Exhibition

Before this wonderful exhibition closes this Saturday we had to go alone take another look and this time there was another explainer (see my previous entry)  by the name of  Dessanka who started her talk by welcoming us and warning us that we may run over the allotted half hour slot. We did in fact in slightly over the hour and that was because she knew an awful lot about painting and artists. I...

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The Grinch’s opinion of the Bath Christmas Market, plus a complete surprise

Scroll down for The Grinch opinion if you are not interested in art. This was the day ordained to go around Bath Christmas Market before it closes next Sunday. By coincidence, though I never believe in such things, it was necessary for me to have an appointment for an intermittent toothache. We set off bright and early for my 10.50 appointment with my dentist who is also my role model in matters...

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The most brainless parking charge sign in Bath? (P+R)

Today I went for my eye appointment in Bath and decided to go via park and ride from Odd Down. Please read this sign and tell me if you could make sense of it more than I can perhaps I'm having a brain 'off day'. I note the charges but I thought the whole point of park and ride was to save people parking in the city centre and paying high fees for so doing. I thought this was a public service. ...

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Yet more from Bath on a sunny but breezy day

Off to Bath to buy some bits and pieces for my birthday party next Sunday. We stopped off at the Methodist church in Manvers Street. There is always a welcome in this clean and bright place with plenty of social activity for the older people. someone has taken the trouble to provide this helpful flyer Sam Evans, 26, he passed away three years ago 24th of May leaving a massive hole in our hearts...

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A busy and showery bank holiday in Bath

One of the best measures of whether the tourist season has begun are for some unknown reason the number of Japanese tourists.  We decided to take the bus instead of driving and arrived about 11 am  whereupon we swiftly repaired to the newly refurbished Wetherspoons and had a hot drink . This establishment has been closed for the last month and what they have done apart from some new general...

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