My Somerset Life

Reflections on the Year Summing up one year of activity is something that I approach with some trepidation, so I will write things not in chronological order but in the order that appears to me as I write this...

For the past eight or so years I have had injections for wet macular disease in my left eye, but in the last few days nature has had other ideas for me. A few days ago my right eye started playing up, and when I closed...

This was the most interesting Sunday, nothing in the diary. Good weather so Francoise asked me whether we should go for a walk. It had occurred to me but I don't need half considered it. We find out best decisions are...

This is mostly going to be an image based diary entry. We decided to take advantage of the fine weather and took our local bus to Bath. We saw many coaches parked on Wellesway, the road from Radstock to Bath. We did...

I have reflected on the article below and have decided that I'm all too guilty of imagining negative outcomes when in fact they do not happen in practise. It may or may not be due to discouraging events that have...

My new book 'Secrets of Village life in Somerset' was delivered to me today. I'm impressed by the speed that Amazon can operate when you submit a book for printing so here is a tip for all budding authors....

I've learnt over many years to trust my gut when it comes to what to do . Yesterday I received the December edition of the Mendip Times and chanced to spot the calendar note about a Wells Repair Cafe meeting. We were...

This was a conversation I had this morning with someone and I thought I would let CHATGPT loose on it to see if it could draw out the academic implications of what we talked about. I reckon they have done a good job....

Secrets of Village Life in Somerset grew out of my curiosity about what truly holds a community together. Over ten weeks, I visited residents across Priddy, Westbury-sub-Mendip and Easton, listening to their...

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...

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...