My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Combined visit to Glastonbury and Wells
Not often that you have a blazing log fire when the temperature is 25 degrees but that is the custom in chalice well when I and Françoise went to join the celebration of Lammas which is to do with the first harvests. I...
The entire disgrace of the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics
normally this is to record my day to day activity as me. However I have put this here because I do think it will be deleted soon. How much more evil does the world have to be before people 'twig' what is going on,...
A very sunny and warm day – not much going on, until…..
Today is very hot which is my excuse for doing very little apart from routine things, answering correspondence etc but one thing that I read shook me out of my day which I have printed in full below. It shows me how we...
Encounter with a pigeon in Wetherspoons
This diary is two days compressed into one. Sunday 28th July - As the weather was good we decided to go to the famous Cheddar car boot sale about which I refer my readers to the many references within this volume. We...
Have I got cancer of the throat?
Today is my appointment at the RUH in the ENT department to see if my sore throat is just soreness itself or whether it is a sign of some sort of growth. My mother and my sister passed away from cancer so it is in the...
A trip to a community cafe and meeting place in Shepton Mallet
Off to buy some goldfish in Dobbes which is a large gardens superstore near Shepton Mallet. They stopped selling fish years ago so we went to an adjacent place and bought four goldfish for £20. This may sound a lot for...
Towards a new venture in Frome
I have not written about this much but I am taking an increasing interest in the town of Frome, population 28,500 as of 2021 as it is more analogous to my social and cultural needs than Midsomer Norton where I...
Donald Trump Assassination attempt special
It is not every day that a leading figure is the subject of an assassination attempt. I remember Olaf Palme. JFK, Martin Luther Kind, Bobby Kennedy, Here is a blow by blow account of how the 'alternative' media have...
One url, 1000 positive images
FACEBOOK MEMBERS ONLY As I am occupied on many things today, this will have to do as my soul (sole) contribution. Warning - it is addictive but a wonderful balance to gloom and doom / dystopian material. sit back...
A weekend in one entry
I've just returned from a week end during which I went to a party thrown by my son and his wife whose fifth wedding anniversary it is. It is very pleasant, and that pleasant feel does not diminish over time, when you...
A two in one Sunday
Two contrasting elements to my day. To a farm run by two of the leaders of what used to be called the Vineyard for a combined meeting which included the usual repetitive singing and praising but also a testimony of...
Fly on the wall – Notices in our local St Chad’s surgery
I had I had cause to visit my local GP and whilst waiting for him I decided to have a look around the waiting area to see who was saying what, which potential problems were being identified and how they were trying to...
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