My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Media – video binge watch
How I filled my bank holiday There's about 3 million things I could do today including sitting in traffic jams on motorways, dodging the rain, enjoying the sun where possible, and spending too much on instant food of...
Dragonfly day plus the British habit of apologizing
This is the time of year which I call famine to feast . Everywhere you look there is an open day, Arts Trail, County Fair, Village Fete, specialist interest days, and if you're not careful you will miss them. The...
The secret of productive group meetings
What is it that makes a worthwhile social meeting? Today we traveled to meet some people with whom we had been working remotely on the same topic which is about how we see the world versus how the people who are...
The difficulty in concentrating – a common problem? + NHS vs Private Dentists
I normally flip through the news first thing and today an article by Dr Mercola, about the difficulty in focusing and concentrating is a subject that I can relate to this 100%. Read this brief article below Feeling...
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...
Bristol to London for £2.99 vs. a Latte @ £3.50 ……off we go again
Off to London to celebrate a friend's birthday. I need a regular 'fix' of London and London life styles and culture though I no longer wish to live there. With regard to writing in general, a diary is meant to be a...
First Class science fiction – Area 51 + local political meeting
I do not know it is true, false, or partly true but it is a brilliant piece of imaginative writing and it transfixed me this morning for over an hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rclRtlI3CHI Local Public meeting...
Before you do anything else, watch this video – 10 year old prodigy
A crazy Gemini Day as it happens So this is going to be one of those days when us Geminis leap around in various directions at once. Geminis cannot stand boredom. We are cheap to maintain as we are a 24/7 entertainment...
Wedmore Festival in full splendor + an account of a heart attack + Tuckers Grave Inn
Scroll down for Wedmore Festival account Today was quite a rare day when I had to get up early to arrive at the Christian men's breakfast in St John's, Frome for 8 am. What a lovely time of day to drive. Little...
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...
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...
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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