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Brian Snellgrove

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A garden job that never was – an old friend

I very seldom visit Telegram, mostly using Facebook, Youtube, twitter, but I did so today because a friend of mine had sent me something he wanted me to read. I do not normally use Telegram. I never actually got to it...

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A breath of fresh air during the fading lockdown

We decided to take a 10 mile trip to experience some fresh air in the deep country knowing that we might see a police officer on the way who might ask us what we are doing. However, the police you see on TV are on the...

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Where did the day go

I get so frustrated sometimes looking at the clock, seeing that it is 5:30 in the evening and wondering whether time went so I'm going to use this bank holiday as a model for writing down exactly what I do. I'm...

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Not the happiest day of my life

It is with a heavy heart that I realise this whole corona thing is a fake largely orchestrated by Bill Gates, as I have said before, to realise his dream of having everyone controlled and vaccinated. We are seeing the...

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Dawn Chorus – Hot Cross buns

This morning I rose early, around 5:30 AM, to one of the most spectacular dawn choruses I've heard for some time. A multitude of birds, a wonderful orchestra which set me off for the day.  After making an excellent...

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The sheep get more sheepish

Outside Tesco's this morning. The queue to get in bends in and out on itself. I reckon it's good to take about 50  min to get in the store. The bigger the store, the longer the queue. I'm getting to like corner shops...

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A positive attitude to cancer

It is not often that I reproduce someone else's material (with permission)  but I'm so moved by this letter from a long-standing colleague of mine, David Dees, but I do so  in the interest of helping us all myself...

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14th day of lockdown – maintaining the fear

I have to say that for me the soft lockdown doesn't really make much difference, I go out and about in the car and on foot.  I don't have to make sure that I'm out of the way of people because as soon as people in the...

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Back to nature – agreeing to differ

What a lovely morning it is so later on off to do some mowing for a lady in Peasedown. I had two conversations today on business matters which were productive.  I say that because many conversations at the appearance...

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A virtual church service

For me, Sunday wouldn't be Sunday without some type of religious worship and I won't let the fear mongers beat me. The Church of England has been enterprising enough to produce a church online website where we can join...

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A lovely bright sunny day

You may or may not do that I do remote psychic readings on the telephone and by e-mail.  I spoke with a lady who had been abused by her husband who left.  Her two sons adverts the habit and one of them beat her up...

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