My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Why keep a diary +Tuckers Grave Cider Inn
As we grow and gain more experience we can see things from a different point of view so although I have written about this topic before, it popped into my mind - as things do - to revisit it and see what if anything...
Conversation with a cleaner outside Wetherspoons
I have a tendency, albeit a diminishing tendency to ignore people who are doing simple jobs such as cleaning, road sweeping etc. This morning I had my usual breakfast at Wetherspoon's. I've got my order down to a fine...
Special – Pleiadians warning for humanity – everything shifts forever.
Pleiadians have given a warning that the energetic shift happening on this day March 21st will change the course of human evolution forever. This is not a time to sit back and wait, it's a moment of awakening where...
Manchester, Chester, Liverpool snapshots
Our 3-day trips were limited to four hours max. as we had to return to the coach by 3 p.m. so all you could do was to get an impression and make a mental note that if you came back do other things. MANCHESTER has a...
Package holidays vs doing it yourself.
I have a strong independent streak and will do any venture on my own if I can, but any alternative needs to be looked at quite carefully and comparing benefits can be quite tricky. For example if you're going to a new...
Massive Manchester Motorway Madness
So we are off today Monday 17th March 2025 for a five-day break in the Lancashire area including visits to Manchester, Chester and Liverpool. We are traveling with 'Just Go Holidays'. We were based in Bolton at the...
The unexpected results of buying a mower
Amazing how the mind works to bring us people we need to meet. On my social media site someone offered a self-drive petrol mower for £85. My current mower I have had for about six years now and I've abused it so much...
An unexpected detour and a surprise French film
The lunch date that never happened We were looking forward to meeting with the friend in Coleford at a community facility called The Hub where a group of good people produce lunch every Wednesday Thursday and Friday....
an evening where nothing went right
I pride myself on organising my life quite well and anything to do with travel it goes like clockwork but on this occasion everything that could go wrong did go wrong, I was looking forward to my Frome Christian men's...
Indian Call Centres -why I dislike them
I so much did NOT look forward to this call Today I had to call Sky to remove an element from my package and also to order a new sky Q box because the Sky Plus box is now redundant. I hesitated for two weeks before...
The Protocol of giving and receiving
The price of prescriptions for eye glasses Today was one of those days when I was relatively free from appointments but the day fills up as it always does. I went for an eye test to my local optician in Radstock. They...
Making New Friends
Today's soliloquy* is based on reading Lord Chesterfield's letters to his son in which he endeavours to give advice about various matters including relationships and friendships. This father is diligent and...
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Inspired by Samuel Pepys’ Diary 1633-1703
