My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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A thought for the day, which I find helpful
Our Deepest Fear By Marianne Williamson Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness That most frightens us. We ask...
A day of unexpected conversations
I went along to the Vineyard group as I normally do on Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. for a so called super Sunday. This is when newcomers and children are invited. There is no actual service. I arrived about 10:10 ish;...
Exopolitics Special. UFO’s ET’s Time travel – you name it
I am using this post as storage for a number of excellent videos on the topic of life beyond earth. Sometimes I think that focusing on this is the only way of staying sane. In what part of a pile of s h i t do you...
How the other half live
Falcons are so cherished in the UAE that they are permitted to ride uncaged in the passenger cabins, with their own personal seats, no less. I can see that the people who have this sort of life and share the same...
A strange St Valentines Day
It was not a good idea to go out to lunch not having booked. The day turned into a warm and sunny one so we thought we would go to lunch. First stop, the Old Down Inn. We drove into the car park. On seeing there were...
I love this guy
Pre-Birth Experience, Life Before Incarnation & Why We Come to Earth with Christian Sundberg | NLS. Some people have such friendly voices. This chap is talking about the value of love. Just enjoy it. ...
Imbolc – the first stirrings of spring
Imbolc or Imbolg, also called Saint Brigid's Day, is a Gaelic traditional festival. It marks the beginning of spring, and for Christians, it is the feast day of Saint Brigid, Ireland's patroness saint. It is held on 1...
Second Coming Special
As a Christian I have strong views on the Second Coming of Jesus. For any person who is also interested I am making this one of my posts and will add to it from time to time as I come across sources of information,...
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...
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