Month: March 2021

My writings these days are less frequent due to - a black and white landscape of conformity, masks, bad news, lies, deceit. We have to focus on our own spirit and maintain our momentum when all is crashing around us or will do so. I am a member of a men's Christian group which meets fortnightly via Zoom. They are fond of saying that 'God is in control'. Maybe my faith is weak but after reading...

Off to Glastonbury for the Spring Equinox. Due to the continuing Covid restrictions, Chalice Well was closed for group events but still open for pilgrims. They had just dressed the well-head and beautiful did it look.     I wandered around whilst Françoise spent time in meditation.     This was a small chapel off the High Street available for prayer and...

Oh dear when will this madness stop. We went to Wells on a whim, the weather being fairly good. A walk down the High Street confirmed our fears, that many shops that we had taken for granted would likely not open again. Do they get relief on their rent and rates?  I don't think so.  They are being squeezed from both ends. This included my favorite pub, one that served good quality drinks and...

We went off yesterday Friday to have fish and chips at Hartley's tearooms  (a slight misnomer as they serve breakfast and lunch). We consumed them in our car as you cant sit down in a cafe until .......date ? when covid inexplicably goes to sleep. Prior to that we went to Rocky Mountain Nursery. Next to them is a shop that sells a variety of practical bric a brac and household items. There were...

I woke shortly after 8 am worried that my full care service and MOT due on Tuesday would run over to Wednesday when i had booked a precious slot at the local re-cycle. We have a new system which I quote like where you book a time on the Internet - a 15 minute slot - and turn up thus avoiding the queues which can often appear. I decided to see if there was a cancellation and sure enough - there...

What a relief to see fewer people wearing the dreaded mask. We parked out of town and went for a country and woodland walk. Today I sold my foldable bike for fear I would have an accident. I am wobbly sometimes and do not want to risk ending up in hospital. I advertised it on the local FaceBook pages and had 16 replies within a few hours. I offered it to the first person on the list (first come,...