My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Discussion on the current political situation
THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY — THEMED SUMMARY - by Carl Ben*jam*in Full talk with headings is here. 1. National Decline & Public Frustration Speaker argues the UK is visibly deteriorating: no improvement in living...
The Ten Principles of Wildlife Garden Design
We took my visitor along to hear a very detailed and thorough talk about factors to consider when planning a garden from the wild life point of view. So for all gardeners (roll of drums) here is a summary of last...
A Somerset party in a barn
One of my interviewees for my book invited me to a gathering or party on a very moonless night. Mercifully the tempest and rain of the previous days had died down and I was so glad to hear that the rain stopped just in...
Rev Ian Snares – mens Christian group Frome
This is a testimony of the Vicar at Holy Trinity Frome at our mens group this evening Thursday 13 Nov 2025 My journey to becoming a vicar has never been straightforward. In many ways, it has meandered its way through...
MAF – Mission Aviation Fellowship – saving lives in Africa
Francoise agreed to come with my to my adopted chapel and enjoy a visiting speaker, Robert Dungey, who is one of the regional co-coordinators for MAF UK 'Flying for Life'. There were about a dozen of us and Robert gave...
Honouring the Life of a Wonderful Man
It is very seldom that I attend a funeral but this one was of a friend that I was getting to know and who passed from us very recently, so we met in the chapel that I call my anchor point for worship which is...
Taking the plunge with my new book
This evening I have come to a decision that I'm going to take my book to the publishing stage with Kindle Direct Publishing without paying someone else to help me. I received quotes from £999 up, more typically £1500...
Reflections on attending a conference
Last weekend I travelled to a Bemer conference held at the Holiday Inn just outside Coventry. I decided to arrive a couple of days early, partly as a small break and partly to settle myself before the event. Coventry...
A day of contrasting videos
My most productive hours are after I wake up at 6:00 and when I have had my coffee. This is where ideas appear in front of my consciousness - new and fresh - and I also flick through my mobile phone to see what videos...
My Pen Hasn’t Stopped — It’s Just Wandered Off
I don’t have a great deal to write about in my diary at the moment, mainly because my creative energy is being siphoned off into another direction. Most of it is going into a series of essays about life in a corner of...
A good work of art to view after having teeth extracted
Off to the dentist this morning to have a tooth removed and as I have been living on soup and paracetamol for the last four days it was a relief. Francoise came along for support. Our dentist in Bath, David, is very...
Distractions but for a good reason
My time, energy and attention are now focused on the three villages I am working with, where I’m using my writing skills to record life through personal interviews. My hope is to create a picture for future generations...
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A dairy by Brian Snellgrove
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Inspired by Samuel Pepys’ Diary 1633-1703
