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Brian Snellgrove

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A day of shame

I went to the chemist for a prescription. As it happens they are positioned next to my doctor's surgery.  Whilst waiting I noticed a woman complaining that her daughter was in extreme pain and had scars and blotches...

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Just finished my 10th ZOOM meeting this week

Slowly but surely I am adapting to life without many real social contacts. I guess we have to survive to live but whether it is a good thing is questionable. Am I over adapting? I look forward to the meetings and each...

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Sainsbury’s vs the unmasked raider

So off I go to our local Sainsbury's in the middle of the day to refresh our stock of bread and wine (not for communion). When I enter I say that I am exempt from the wearing of a mask. Instead of the nice lady there...

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A visit to a ghost market in Wells

Saturday is a bigger spend day because we go out. Off to Midsomer Norton market. The bread person was not there due to a medical operation. We went to our fish stall. Deliveries of fish were very limited due to delays...

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Fish and chips haute cuisine

So we decided on a whim to go to lunch at Hartley's Kitchen for some fish and chips. Now these are not your average product. They are not cooked in fat but I guess butter. The batter is very thin and edible. The mushy...

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I am rich beyond my wildest dreams – not

Dear owner I am Mr. James Dee, Head Officer-in-Charge, Administrative Service Inspection Unit United Nations Inspection Agency in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Atlanta, Georgia. During our investigation, I...

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Watching TV – is it worth it?

I have not watched Mainstream news since March 2020. No, not one little bit of it. It is a lie - a disinformation and propaganda machine like no other. I view Russia Today. However, for whoever is interested, this is...

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Travels in North Devon

We left last Friday to see a group of kindred spirits living in a communal house in North Devon. I was able to do some psychic readings on Saturday and Sunday and a talk on the Saturday night which was apparently well...

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