My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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The death of a spouse, a Zoom meeting on Joy
A day of death and joy After a morning attending to domestic things I decided to go and perform gardening work for one of my clients who I knew had lost her husband a couple of weeks ago. I see plenty of videos and TV...
What does it mean to care?
Ominous Sky To me this is a reflection of our times. The sun is shining but there are dark clouds on the horizon. Possible lock downs to come. Not good. Caring Today I had a philosophical chat with my friend John. We...
Big surprise! Is it possible to have a day when ‘nothing happens’?
Certainly, nothing is happening for this aristocratic young lady. She is suffering from ennui (boredom). The only task I had today was talking to my web support techie about this website that you are reading now. We...
Nearly the Oppenheimer film, Lammas in Glastonbury
I met for an 8.30 breakfast this morning at Wetherspoons with a friend of mine, David. There were about a dozen people there. Two couples, the rest single people reading the paper and staring at their mobile phones. ...
Why does Julia Hartley-Brewer speak so fast (TalkTV)
This morning I treated myself to a full breakfast including toast, tomatoes, eggs,, plus suitable amounts of coffee. Which is only a matter of time before I turn on the news programs not I hasten to add the BBC but...
A Grey Day not a Grade A day
I was woken by a barking dog at 6.30 am. on a Sunday morning to boot. I guess visitors let their dog out for a comfort break but the barking was excessive. I guess that the neighbors who live nearer to the dog will...
The delights of morning TV – table for one, sir?
Once I wake up, I get up. Waking up is normally an indication that you have had enough sleep and the day should begin. Making a cup of coffee or two is normally my first activity after drinking a glass of water if I...
The Dark Night of the Soul
This evening we had a zoom meeting under the auspices of the Scientific and Medical Network, a so-called Virtual Pub evening which happens every Friday. In general I have quite strong views about people's behaviour...
A visit to the local minor injuries clinic + Bread making success
Toe trouble Nine days after the injury, my stubbed toe is still hurting. I was worried that I had broken it. I decided to go to the local minor injuries NHS clinic based in Paulton to see what they had to say. I was...
Poor weather, a learning day for me and my diet
I had a poor night last night and spent time dozing on the sofa and finding the least bad film to watch on TV. Interestingly, even if I have just one hour's sleep even if it is in the early morning, I rise fresh and...
We could learn a thing or two from bees.
I pass on this story from Facebook Middle Aged Club · Follow odSperntsocuh1Pt 9860cJ02tau 9htm385ct294mgaMfy0:l88f5u2u3 · My dad has bees.Today I went to his house and he showed me all of the honey he had gotten...
Images of London – Day Seven – home run
Up at 7:30 after a restless night most of which was spent watching TV. I am truly shocked at the firm Horizon that used faulty software with their post office account. This resulted in hundreds of post office managers...
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