My Somerset Life

I escaped to our allotment today - anything to make a change from my four walls / computer screen. You may ask - why not walk away? The topic is so fascinating that I cannot wait to see the next chapter of the book of...

So we turn up for day two of the Paulton job. It is a joy to do it but there is a certain lingering of the husband of the customer who died 10 years ago. We had much to burn so started the bonfire about 11am. The wind...

We went to do a garden clearing job for a fellow congregant who owns a house in Paulton.  It is a lovely job. Since the passing of her husband ten years ago the garden has not been tended and has become overgrown. The...

It is in Failand, somewhat South West of Bristol. We set off at 9am and soon encountered monumental traffic jams. We moved one car's length at a time down a side lane and it took 30 minutes to reach the main road.  I...

The celebrations started at sunrise or what would have been sunrise had we been able to see it. Dancing round the maypole and the like started 7.30 am. Celebrations were held all over the town. We arrived about 9.30...

09.00 To the men's Christian group in Wetherspoons. For various reason there were only two of us there but we had a good 50 minute conversation. I realized (again) that I am sensitive to the openness and the ability to...

The recipe for an enjoyable day out is lovely sunny weather, the right surroundings - in this case the historical ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, an interesting theme and a bunch of intelligent aware people as punters. The...

Saturday is a day when we go out and about and leave the normal working routine behind. Nearby there is an 'old skool' restaurant that's opened up. It used to be a tea room and shopping unit combined but now the shop...

This morning Friday I felt like doing ... absolutely nothing.  I rose at 7am, cooked a plate of baked beans and fried eggs and then found that I had no impulse to turn on my computer for my usual morning routine. I sat...

Last night I went to a talk by the head keeper at Wells Cathedral Gardens. Normally, a 90 minute slide show would have bored me to death but the voice of the speaker was energizing and enthusiastic so I stayed with it...

Hi Brian, Following the latest Ofgem price cap announcement and increase in our variable tariff prices from 1 April, we've reviewed your energy use and Direct Debit to check your monthly payments are set to the right...