My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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From Games to Glowing Embers – A Saturday of Unexpected Discoveries
My goodness, what a day it has turned out to be! One of those days when you start off with no particular expectations and return home having discovered something new, achieved something useful and enjoyed one of the...
Charles III – Is He Departing from His Mother’s Legacy?
Today I found myself reflecting on King Charles III and wondering how history will judge his reign. Will he be remembered as a thoughtful moderniser, or as a monarch who, despite his good intentions, weakened the...
Breaking New Ground – Allotments, Bots, Bonfires and the British Reserve
There are days when everything seems to fall into place, and today was one of them. The weather was almost tailor-made for working on our new allotment: neither hot nor cold, no rain, and just enough of a breeze to...
The Birth of a Website – From Conception to Growing Pains
There is something rather exciting about the birth of a new website. It begins with an idea, develops through a period of gestation, and eventually arrives in the world, hopefully without too many complications. Like...
Dragonfly Leisure – Much More Than a Place to Keep Fit
Making friends, improving your health and becoming part of the community. When I entered Dragonfly Leisure in Midsomer Norton for the first time, I was immediately struck by something I had not expected. Instead of...
A Day of Tidying Up, Inside and Out
Today has been a day of tidying up, both physically and mentally, and of attempting to bring myself into better alignment with the task ahead. With my forthcoming writing project, I am increasingly realising that I...
The Great British Bake-Off – Pensioners’ Edition
From Bindweed to Baked Beans – A Day of Cultivation This morning I rose early, donned my working clothes and set off for our new allotment in Radstock Road. We have acquired a plot on more level ground, conveniently...
Woman Dies, Met Queen Elizabeth Crying In Hell
My goodness, I have read outlandish things in my time, but this has to be up there with the most extreme. Read and judge if this is genuine. Watch it yourself if you wish. Judge its authenticity. Link - It certainly...
Developing a business relationship in easy stages
Learning to Choose the Right People — Even in My Eighties Last Saturday, Françoise and I met someone with whom I hope to develop the website for my proposed three-towns community project, together with its accompanying...
A New Understanding of God, Creation and Human Freedom
It often happens that I discover some of the most remarkable, and occasionally life-changing, material during those hours of the night when sleep refuses to come. Last night, Saturday 31 October 2026, was no exception....
Coleford – The Extraordinary History of an Ordinary Somerset Village
An Unconventional Historian with Plenty to Say Steve Hodges – The Hidden History of Coleford Local historian and author Steve Hodges gave a lively, humorous and occasionally provocative talk on Coleford's fascinating...
From Nuclear Submarines to Serving Jesus
This evening I went to the Frome Christian men's group. The speaker was unusual, to say the least. He was Gordon Lamb Ex Royal Navy and Church Army. An extraordinary journey of faith, adventure and unexpected...
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