My Somerset Life

Brian Snellgrove

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Is gardening good for our health?

Introduction The benefits of gardening - I was motivated to write this because American Dr Robert Malone wrote about his professional political work but also about his garden, saying how important it was for his mental...

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Can you ever have too many books? + AI talk

I'm still resting after five straight days of activity with our friend and also as reported yesterday more visits to art galleries and centers which I enjoyed enormously.  I have to let things settle so today I'm doing...

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Bank Holiday In Cheddar – with a difference

An entirely different side of Cheddar. Whilst the tourists frequent the numerous coffee shops and visit the caves I was there on other business. Cheddar is only a small town but it punches well above its weight with...

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Day three of my bank holiday weekend

There are no less than three arts trails which start today so after breakfast  we jumped in the car and arrived at a place called Blagdon. It is in the Chew Valley and a very old village. You can tell it is old by the...

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Day 2  of the May bank holiday weekend.

How to please a guest I want to come back now to the topic of giving a guest the best possible experience. First, I think it's much easier to please a single person than a couple because very few couples I know have...

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Anyone complaining of getting old?

then Watch this REEL About age in general, I hear people saying that they are nearly 60, nearly 70, coming on for 75, and I feel like saying well so what. Look at Mary Berry the cook. She is 90 and is as bright as a...

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