Month: February 2018

It is nearly 9 o'clock in the evening and very unusually I have not found anything particularly interesting to write about so I'm going to start from zero by sitting down in front of my computer and seeing what happens. One of the allotment tenants of which I am the chairman and secretary off the Association had to resign because his doctors told him he has a brain tumour. He has maintained his...

fear is not the enemy you are facing it is the fear within you In the normal course of my day, I hear something on the radio or read something which seems to state the truth definitively and it jumps out of the page at me. I always have an urge to write such things down - as I have done here. Generally, I admit a FAULT.  I spend time thinking what could go wrong based on my previous experiences....

Notes:  Wesley, the renowned Methodist preacher came to Bath in 1739. He believed that the city was a magnet for sinners in desperate need of his guidance. He wanted Bath spa's visitors to turn away from dancing and gambling. When Wesley preached there, Beau Nash turned up to interrupt. He didn't want the hedonism and pleasures of Bath to be spoiled by the moralising of the famous religious...

Difficult to write something without shooting yourself in the foot. I wonder why it took them eight years to realise that not all was well. I suppose you could say the same thing about Jimmy Savile. they removed some people from their positions or allow them to walk away so they must have known what was going on. I would have been more impressed if they said "we knew something was going on but...

Today Sunday was a day of walking, scrambling, trying to keep our balance in the mud and looking out for seagulls relieving themselves on our head. Nearly all of the south coast of England has been made into a Coast Path National Trail. There are many downloadable walks which will keep you occupied for the best part of any year.    We just got the merest feel of it by walking from Exmouth to...

A combination of clear blue sky - obviously with the sun shining - plus very little wind makes for a certain balminess and this is February during which it is not "supposed" to be nice at the seaside. Come on now, let's all have a singalong. I do like to be beside the seaside etc. On the bus I noticed a very challenging advertisement addressed to those who are prejudiced towards those with...