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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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