My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Moving from the church as such
I recently joined a branch of the vine Yard Church in Bath. Meetings take place in a disused Methodist Church in Paulton but recently I went along to a home meeting being a small village about 5 miles from Midsomer...
A small claims court case
I recently had a disagreement with a customer, the first in 50 years gardening, but they took me to the small claims court for and over payment which of course I disputed. I received the summons 3 days after I had...
A visit to Nailsea
In accordance with our quest to visit places we have never been to, we took the 9.10am 379 bus to Bristol and then a local bus to Nailsea. The morning was very foggy, so much so that from the buses we could see very...
To Burnham on Sea (where is that?)
Today was pleasant, for a change, and the sky was blue. Many roads round here are flooded mainly due to rainwater running off the fields. Originally we planned to take advantage of the weather and visit Ebbor Gorge...
A walk in the rain
There are times when we just have to get out of the house, much as we like it. It had been raining on and off for the past 12 hours and we decided to have a wild walk and so we togged up in our water proofs and off we...
The ugly side of food poisoning
It must have been something I ate. Yes, I bought a pie from the local butchers. I assumed it was fresh but results showed otherwise. Within hours I started getting pain in my lower stomach. It was a new type of...
A sunny day (for a change) and meeting strangers
If you believe in quantum entanglement then we are all one or as St Paul said in his letter to the Ephesians. The full verse is “Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak the truth, each to his neighbour, for we are...
The perfect interview – does it exist?
How many thousands of interviews have I listened to and watched over the last .... years. Some are riveting, others turn me off at a rate of knots. Folks PLEASE do some research beforehand so your interviewee can have...
Christmas and Twixtmas
Happy New Year everyone. The period between Christmas and New year has traditionally been the time when I can take refuge and no one expects me to be in or responsive. I can choose my contact methods, whom I respond...
A funeral of a friend
Today was a day indeed. We had to travel to Oxford to attend the funeral of a very dear friend of us both; Susannah. Rain and clouds on the journey were the norm. We wanted to avoid the motorways but unfortunately...
Winter Solstice at Glastonbury
So today is the winter solstice whereby tradition we go to chalice well in Wells. This time there were many people there, about 200 I would say, and at midday we all gathered round the well itself which had been...
A great day in Bristol – and the downside of Downside Abbey
We now have a direct service to Bristol which does not go around the houses but directly from the end of my street to Bristol Bus Station taking a mere 51 minutes. We took the 11.14 to that city and seated ourselves...
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