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Is a staycation an attractive option?

 I can cast my mind back many decades when as the son of a Church of England vicar we never had much money and we went to holidays in hotels where this sort of pastoral need was accommodated. We went mainly on the South Coast of England probably because it was quite near my father’s parish which was in Streatham Common, South London. We typically went for a week. Such simple things as paddling...

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My Somerset Life by Brian Snellgrove

My Somerset LifeBrian SnellgroveClick below to select a topic or search by keywordLatest EntriesWelcome to My Somerset LifeA dairy by Brian Snellgrove words across articles Inspired by Samuel Pepys' Diary 1633-1703

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The end of another week and the start of a weekend

My week is divided into two parts, Monday to Friday,  which I regard as working days even though I do not get paid and then the weekend. On Friday I prioritize tidying things up, fiddling with semi important matters that can wait a few days. My love affair with the English language continues with this dreadful pun (above), only suitable for winding down on Friday afternoon. I am not sure where...

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The Magic of writing a diary (or journal)

When I started writing this diary seven years ago I had no idea it would grow to the size it has done. Normally my attention span is very small and I soon lose interest and do something else. This character trait shows itself most with books which I start to read and give up about page 50. There are three aspects to doing anything apart from conceiving it. The first is looking forward to...

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Papa’s Restaurant + walking barefoot on the beach

I have just received a wonderful video called 'the Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding. It extols the benefits of walking bare footed. Running time 1:15:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ddtR0XDVU Anyway, I digress. I cannot remember the last time I had a rock fish. I was sitting in one of Weston-super-Mare most famous fish and chip shops, how to order a large cod, when I saw...

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Chemtrails and a day out

So this is what the wonderful authorities are doing. I went out very early this morning, about 6:30 AM, and saw a plane spraying chemicals. You can tell chem trails apart from vapour trails because the chem trail stay in the sky for a long time. They consist of barium, aluminium, strontium, and other chemicals designed for various nefarious purposes. You may ask, how did I know that it was not a...

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