My Somerset Life

This was the time to be at home. My sister made a supply of sandwiches for a lady who goes around and feeds the homeless. We had masses of food leftover from Christmas day which we consumed. Time to pack our bags. I...

On Christmas morning the local vicar, Debbie, picked up myself and my sister to go and visit my brother-in-law, who has Alzheimer's disease and is in a residential home maintained by Croydon Council. It is a very...

    We took a train at 10:45 from East Croydon directly to Brighton. I remember the old days when the Brighton Belle was a prestigious train that served a three course meal on the way down. I don't know how...

I would now like to give some general advice about traveling in London. I have lived in London for over 50 years and I know it's ways. It is a cosmopolitan city where members of different races get on very well here it...

Ok so this is a complicated day, a bit untidy, so I left it till the last and here we are two weeks away from the actual event. Fortunately, Françoise has made a diary so I don't think I'll forget too much. I love...

I don't know how the record of my recent visit to london will work out but I will try and give you the essence of what I have learned as well as useful prompts for my own memory to assist in recalling the details. My...

A clever use of words from an old friend of mine. This is instead of a normal Christmas card (I guess). To All Saints Church Paulton for a special coffee morning. most of the congregation turned out. It was if anything...

Q  - how many letters are in the alphabet of Christmas? A  - 25 - there's no-el Maybe it's time to start being silly. I'm going to take a few days off over Christmas including writing this diary although knowing me, I...

If you find my working habits a bit strange, bear with me. I take the view that if I wake up, I have had my dose of sleep . If I have not had enouth shut-eye then I make up for it during the day with power napping. (is...

I never know when I am going to be fired up to write something and today was no exception. We have a localized group from social media called NextDoor.co.uk.  It's content is 90% matters of local interest. People are...