My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Unwritten rules of staying with friends
Before we start: A reminder that the sowing season is arriving. Staying with friends Today I want to reflect on the features, the politics, the advantages and disadvantages of going to visit other people and stay in...
How meetings can be productive, + being a good client
Reflections on meetings that I have attended I have lost count of the number of meetings I have been to, large or small, harmonious or fractious, successful or confusing, aimless or full of purpose. As you may know I...
Are we worrying unnecessarily?
People sitting on their own Today's diary is occasioned by a remark someone in our church made to me when I was sitting by myself in an armchair in the church hall as a produced to the church meeting. The evening of...
When did you last contact your friends?
A few days ago I wrote a circular letter to about 60 people with whom I have had contact at various times. They consist of those who I regard as friends but also professional colleagues. Such is the time pressure on...
Time at my computer + a Boring Film
I just felt like putting in this one. It has no relevance to the article. A fanfare in the face of chaos? I cannot remember living in such exciting times where the stakes are high and getting higher. At stake is the...
How do we write a book?
Do you write a book or does it write itself? I find that when the time is right, a book will write itself. I have written three books on energy and auras and I wrote from my heart and the whole thing was finished in a...
The complete Guide to booking hotels (in the UK)
I may be teaching my grandma to suck eggs* but this is the total of my experience over the years. The first hotel I ever stayed in was in 1955 when I was 11 years of age and it was at Number 7 De la War Parade,...
Poem – Still He Walked
For me, a quiet day. I rose very early to make some bread. Not every day has to be full of activity. I did come across this poem on WhatsApp and I think it is worth all our attention, at least from those who believe in...
Near Death Experiences – what do they mean?
NDE's near death experiences are when during an operation or after an accident you temporarily leave your body and have insights and intimations of what life is like on the other side. It has nothing to do with...
A Community Food Fridge in all areas? + MUST SEE film on Gratitude
Farringdon Gurney is a small village of about 1100 people which punches above their weight in terms of social provision.Today's talks were about seed provision and discussing certain local services. The hall...
Make yourself more beautiful? – fun with an app.
Today turned out to be a very lazy day. Off to buy two dozen eggs at our local farm then onto the butchers for some fresh un pasteurized unhomogenised milk. Westfield Methodist Church is fast becoming our stopping off...
The wonderful English language- chapter 53 – …inter… + our moral compass
Are we using one word or phrase when another would be more appropriate? The history of inter, a transitive verb is a prefix occurring in loan words from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,” “in the midst of,”...
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