My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Saturdays Midsomer Annual Fete
I've had very little time to write because I've been fully occupied with an event this weekend where I'm going to present a new website and my learning curve is steep and the people I normally rely on to help are not...
Making mistakes plus the Texas floods
Building a website (part 2) I continue with my website which I'm going to present to a large cohort of people to act as a stabilizer. We are part of the alternatives Society and there will be a three day meeting to do...
Building a website + another suspicious letter
Re: Your Package For Delivery Attn: Benef, My name is Mr. Thomas Bridge, assistant to "Mr. John Tilliacos" the operational manager to the Tampa Airport Vaults in Florida, USA. During my monthly routine check on...
Worrying features of BS (British Society) that don’t go away.
I'm an optimistic person by nature and try to be a glass half full person but there are certain situations that gnaw at me. We should know by now that everything in the press is controlled and they have been laying it...
Reinventing the marketplace: Frome’s big day
Today was day three of the Frome Festival which was combined with an augmented monthly version of the Frome Market that happens every Saturday. I found the atmosphere was such that I could indulge in my naughty and...
Chewton Mendip Fete vs Bath and West + how to sell without selling
A splendid day at the Chewton Mendip Fete in July 2025
Picture Postcard Perfect – the Village of Mells
Mells is one of those magic places that our estate agent told me before we ever moved to Somerset was worth a visit and that was nearly 13 years ago. Today Friday 4th July 2025 we decided on a whim to visit. To quote...
Humanity Has Reached the Breaking Point ~ Arcturians
On this wonderful sunny morning I'm taking a break from my reflections on Islam. My diary has reached huge proportions; 26Gb of text and images is quite chunky. For various reasons I have to change my hosting service...
Why do people hate Christians?
One of my favorite reporters on the YouTube scene is Neil Oliver who speaks out fearlessly not so much from the Christian perspective itself but the human perspective and I find his passionate words very perceptive and...
My life with ‘money money money’- David Wilcock and ET’s
Rise 3.45 AM and sleep fitfully on the living room sofa. So the first thing I do is to read an article on 'Medium' which is an opportunity for authors to write good quality work on various issues; this one was about...
A day off? You must be joking
Us Geminis never take time off... even when we're asleep. Awake > coffee > off we go > eat > more of the same> TV > bedtime. I love ideas. If I could have them for breakfast I would. I can never...
Worried about getting old? – thoughts to amuse
It's always a good one to look at and reexamine from time to time.. I'm 81 now and I'm very comforted to see those older than me rocking and rolling. Mary Berry the cook and demonstrator is now in her 90s. Clint...
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