My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Fear, Distrust and the Reluctance to Get Involved
I am beginning to crank up the gears on my latest project, and I notice a considerable change in my attitude since my involvement with Chard. On that occasion, I was concerned about how people would respond to my...
My take on sanity or lack of it
Staying Sane in an Increasingly Insane World I last wrote about staying sane on 13 November 2023. Rereading what I wrote then makes me wonder whether I have learnt anything more in the intervening three years and, if...
Somer Valley Diary – My First Day of Research
I have registered the website www.somervalleydiary.co.uk so this is the christening of what will hopefully be a healthy bouncing boy. Dont click on it yet as there is no content Today was my first working day on the...
Somer Valley Diary
Somer Valley Diary – Bringing Our Community Together The combined population of Paulton, Midsomer Norton and Radstock is approximately 26,000, representing a substantial community with a remarkable variety of...
The Bosnian Pyramids – some features – Dr Samir Osmanagish
The Bosnian Pyramids: Technical Presentation by Dr Sam Edited transcript: headings and paragraph breaks added. One or two technical names are not clear. Produced by ACHES Sunday zoom group. ...
Turning Back the Clocks – and Moving Forward with Somer Valley Diary
Today the clocks went back, so I dutifully went around the house putting them all right. I have one electronic clock which is supposed to receive its instructions from a transmitter at Rugby, but for some reason it...
Somer Valley Diary – A Little Ambition Goes a Long Way
I discover that there is a forthcoming meeting of the Midsomer Norton Town Council Events Committee, which I intend to attend. It will be an opportunity to sound out opinion about the initiative I mentioned yesterday...
What’s Happening Next Thursday? One Website, One Answer
My goodness, it's blowing a gale today. The BBC and the mainstream media seem to be making an increasingly big production out of naming storms. It is no longer sufficient to have a storm or a spell of high winds;...
New Dentures, Bottomless Coffee and a Bright Idea
This morning I decided to celebrate my replacement dentures, which are so comfortable that I can easily forget I am wearing them. I have been walking much more recently, and so it was that I arrived at Wetherspoons in...
Today: An All-Picture Tour of artistic Bath
Today marked the second stage of my denture replacement programme, and for the first time in a while I am the proud possessor of a complete set of upper and lower dentures. I am now officially classified as edentulous,...
When Your Wife Has Dementia — What Does Love Become?”
She Still Knows Who I Am I was inspired to write this diary entry after a telephone conversation with a very old friend, now 87 years of age. I began in my usual fashion by announcing that I had made a note in my diary...
Dental Treatment, Bath Rush Hour and a Bowl of Porridge
This morning I visited my dentist for what might reasonably be described as the full works: the repair of both my upper and lower dentures. My dentist, David Morley, whom I have known and greatly respected since I...
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A dairy by Brian Snellgrove
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Inspired by Samuel Pepys’ Diary 1633-1703
