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Following a chance meeting in Midsomer Norton High Street today, a friend in my Christian Mens' group whose son is a paramedic told me about a new app called What3Words.com . This is designed to tell others where you are in geographical terms when you may want to call 911 in America or 999 in the United Kingdom. The entire Earth has been divided up into 1 m squares. With the aid of your mobile...

I seem to be banging on about Corona and other problems but then why should I apologise. I do follow Samuel Pepys' example; he was very much concerned with the matters of the day especially the Great Fire of London which was started in a bakery so we are told. I do try to take time off. One of my main interests in life is healing and all its aspects not to mention diagnosis which can be a form...

Word of the Day  'Pertussis' At the end of our close (street), builders are starting to put in some flats, five in number if I'm told correctly. This is the entrance though it is not used by trucks because it is too narrow. It reminds me of how the old way of life is being overridden by a new way of life. I am living on a sheep farm.  I would love to take the sign away and put it in my room but...

On a lovely bright day we proceeded to our favourite fish and chip come country kitchen presided over by the ever jolly Paul and his assistant for the day, a lady from South Africa who did the serving. The restaurant itself is closed so if you want attention you ring a bell and you have had to pre-order food. Amazingly, the restaurant is doing good business because Paul has cultivated so many...

Today I feel like I've woken from a bad dream to find that the dream is reality. I saw the video below and it gives me some inkling of the huge economic problems that the world never mind the United Kingdom or the United States of America are going to put up with due to this outrageous overreaction to the 19th variation of COVID. If this goes on even for a few more weeks it is doubtful whether...

A querent (derived, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, from the Latin quærēns "seeking", the present participle of quærere "to seek, gain, ask") is "one who seeks". I've known the word query but never used the word querent. I'm worried if I use it in my daily speech, others will not understand it so maybe I should change it for 'enquirer'. Françoise was frustrated at Sainsburys today...