My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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What Early Birds Get Up to – killing Christians for sport
An early bird rises I arose at 4:30 this morning after having satisfied my need for sleep. There seems little point in remaining in bed if you do not feel tired. I signed on to Channel 5 and this to be able to watch...
Zoom vs real life meetings. Is it either/or?
Before i start, here is the River Avon in full flood in Bath. Today I went to my normal Sunday service and gathering at the Vineyard Church in Radstock. Normally we go round and do things in the community but today it...
You can never tell who you are going to meet
The Methodist Bacon butty morning We went along to the bacon butty morning which is held every other Saturday at the Methodist Church in Westfield about which I have written a few times. This was my fourth visit and I...
Replete vs. stuffed + a sunny respite + FLOOD SPECIAL
Our good friend from Ireland had sent us some Christmas money for chocolates and wine. We decided to modify the term of reference slightly and go and have a meal which we did today at Paul's kitchen. This is presided...
The Ultimate guide to travel between Bristol/Bath and London – from £2.49
Getting from A to B as cheaply as possible For most of my life I have not been in a good financial situation and have had to live hand to mouth. Now circumstances have changed thank goodness but the habits of not...
The Venus Fly Trap and Trumpet Pitchers
I arose from my bed at 2:00 p.m. having decided to take half day off. I know that in the Natural World, wounded animals and those who need to take time to recover from something, exhaustion for example, retreat away...
Various ‘amuse bouche’ snippets for 2024
Tomorrow we have the start of a six-day strike by junior doctors in the UK. This issue is at the heart of our care system and I was motivated to search the internet to find how UK salaries compare with salaries in...
A faltering start to the New Year + an unusual website
Last night we watched TV end of year stuff; the usual 'best of 2023', nostalgic compilation videos of this personality or that, this time Ronnie Corbett, but far too much Freddie Mercury and Queen. I'm glad to say the...
Nostalgia- peace – telephone etiquette – priorities
Renegade church attender I believe there was a Vineyard Church service this morning in my Radstock Methodist Church but I had no impulse to go. The Christmas and New Year I regard as private time, reflection time such...
The fear campaign continues – even the forecast is being weaponized
Storm Henk – the eighth storm of the season– threatens to smash Britain this weekend as New Year is threatened by nationwide gales, rain and up to eight inches of snow. The entire country is on alert for three days of...
Are ‘woke’ people asleep or just angry?
I have not yet caught up with my week of activity in London and with so many other things pressing I made do a summary instead of my normal daily type diary. In connection with my research work, I subscribe to a lot of...
Being kind to yourself + polymath vs linguist
We are not creatures in a treadmill and we should not treat ourselves as such. Yesterday I returned from a one week's holiday in London mainly to be together with my sister and give her some support on the physical...
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