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Brian Snellgrove
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Sunrise – Françoise gives advice to a trauma victim
I wrote to my friend, this is the day that the Lord hath made, rejoice and be glad in it Today is a 'first' in that I'm going to include material from a meeting that my partner Francoise has experienced when she went...
Ilminster is slowly growing on me
Today the focus is on Ilminster, which is in South Somerset, which probably most of you know only by name, but it is a small village somewhat south of the A303 which is one of the main arteries between London and the...
Bridport Hat Festival
The Bridport Hat Festival started in 2010. The festival was the brainchild of Roger Snook, who wanted to create a fun event that celebrated hats and brought the community together, eventually raising money for...
I am actually going to have a break
Dear Diary (as they say), I have not written anything since Sunday's blockbuster entry, but a lot has happened. I got a very good response to my Priddy article, and on Monday a Christian friend of mine, John,...
The Secret Life of Priddy
To set the scene, here’s a bit of context for what follows. I scan the Mendip Times each month to see what is going on. You would have thought that after my major effort yesterday in Stanton Drew I would have had...
Is Stanton Drew the ideal ‘escape to the country’ location?
On a fairly rainy day we kept our agreement with ourselves to go along to Stanton Drew for their annual fair, it so happens its 20th anniversary. These fayres and fetes are a custom in country places. I have written...
A visit to a Somerset Lavender farm
Francoise is at that stage of recuperation when she needs to have a walk, so I thought, why not go to Somerset Lavender Farm, which is in a small village called Falkland about 6 miles from where we are. It is an ideal...
This needs to be considered by all us Brits.
August 25 2025 By coincidence I also came across this video, relevant to the morning's mood. A humorous song entitled 'I Can't Wait for the apocalypse' Put the two together and you have the catalyst for what follows:...
Are we mind-controlled? If so, do we care?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7z_8Sh-vbg We decided to have a real holiday today, so we got up late and had no obligations, goals, or objectives. We ended up having lunch at three o'clock in the afternoon and then...
High Littleton and Hallatrow Village Day 2025
If you dont know anything about this village, it is on the A37 about 8 miles south west of Bath in Somerset. High Littleton and Hallatrow, Somerset, have Saxon origins. High Littleton, recorded in the Domesday Book of...
An unexpected trip to the A&E at RUH Bath – and the consequences
Big consequences of 'small' accidents This evening I was pacing around in the A&E at Bath RUH waiting for Françoise to return from having a treatment by the doctor after having been called in for an x-ray. I had to...
What do these videos have to do with anything + Pyrography
Gosh this is heavy material David Rogers Webb - The Great Taking (2024). Highly technical from the financial point of view. I got to this via Mike Yeadon. FINAL WARNING: Dr Mike Yeadon Interview (4K) | Oracle Films....
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