My Somerset Life

I attend a regular Tuesday event in a group which is an offshoot of the Vineyard Church during which people meet and share for bible study and fellowship. Lest you think Christians are boring, we are a mixed Bunch that...

Saturday morning I received a letter from the Eye Department at RUH, Bath telling me that my Eylea injections for my wet macular were not going well and that they were proposing an alternative medicine, Vabyismo,  as...

Each year about 15 gardens are open to the public and unlike last year when nothing was open we had a field day going round and visiting people's wonderful gardens. We had four hours to do it, and that partly in rain...

June is THE time when it comes to local events where Joe Blogs ( to US readers - John Doe) brings his family for a free day out. 1st stop Collett Park in Shepton Mallett. The field was full of local interest stands,...

Wednesday was my birthday. So much has happened that I dont know if I will have the energy to write it all down. Left in the morning for a 47m journey to south Dorset. We stayed in a B and B in Bridport which was a...

Today's word - schizotypal .  People with schizotypal personality disorder are often described as odd or eccentric and usually have few, if any, close relationships. They generally don't understand how relationships...

Country and rural England are notable for summer fayres, usually associated with a church or a village/town. This time there was one at St Nicholas Church in Radstock, adjacent to Midsomer Norton where I live. During...

I have decided to use the diary as a store of must see videos as far as I am concerned.  They will appear at the bottom of the page so my normal diary writings will be in their familiar place. My problem today is that...

Following a number of probing questions from myself to a friend who was staying with us, he kindly went to considerable lengths to assemble information to assist those deciding whether to take an interest in such cars...