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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Is self love selfish?

I found this article under a message from an Arcturian Council source via https://goldenageofgaia.com/2022/11/29/the-9d-arcturian-council-through-daniel-scranton-why-most-romantic-relationships-dont-last/ I am...

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A perfect day

Just occasionally things conspire together to make a day as near perfect as I could hope for.  We were supposed to pick up our hire car yesterday Monday in order to have our beloved older Volvo repaired. The previous...

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The world of the MedBed

So last night I tried the medbed, which is a futuristic device utilizing quantum entanglement. Se a rather glorious picture of it here.In order to take part you don't need to visit anywhere. You need to upload a...

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