We set off on a sunny Tuesday morning at the propitious time of 12:12 to have a three-day celebration of Francoise's birthday. My car was newly serviced, pretty much full of petrol, so well-serviced that it hummed along. I have been aware for some time that Dorset people are different from Somerset people. I'm not saying better or worse but there is something like a time warp that I experience...
Folks I came across this on REELS and it so sums up what I feel. See video link at the end - Ed. <<Steve Attridge, left We despise you because you look and sound like the horrible, sneaky kid at school who held the bully's jacket and smirked while he beat up a smaller, weaker kid. We despise you because you care more about sausages than you do people. We despise you because you let...
Come on now, own up. Who has never heard of Numpnet Thrubwell? This is a small village and civil parish in dairying country on the western edge of Bath and North East Somerset, in the county of Somerset, England. It is about 15 km south-west of Bristol. The name is believed to mean 'the Grove at the village well' from the Celtic nemett and the Old English wiell. Within the parish, the Fairy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giT0ytynSqg&t=352s This video is the best part of two hours but the speaker really knows what he's talking about and has the historical perspective not to fall into the trap of misleading us and certainly is not speaking for reasons of pecuniary gain I could not sleep much so decided to get up early. We have a blue sky as I write, 6. 24 a.m, and for some...
Lammas, also known as Loaf Mass Day, is a Christian holiday celebrated in some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere on 1 August. The name originates from the word "loaf" in reference to bread and "Mass" in reference to the Eucharist. So off we go on a warm but cloudy morning and arrived at Chalice Well about 11.15 am. Mercifully the great crowds that were there in the Midsummer...
I have a bee in my bonnet. I don't know whether anyone will take notice of me, but my role in life includes helping the helpers behind the scenes. One of the ways I can be useful is at a conference or gathering. In the old days, before the internet, lecturers were sought out to enlighten the masses. They were delivering new information that many had not heard before. Now we all have access to...
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