Month: June 2024

My 80th birthday party – key “to do’s”

14 people were invited and 14 people showed up. There is always the moment before when you've done everything you can and say to yourself, what happens if?.....    I'm glad to say that people did show up, they bought presents, everyone except one person made the attempt to dress up for the part and the occasion. As I'm de facto administrator as well as being a birthday boy everything ultimately...

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It was my birthday yesterday

I was motivated to find out (or remind myself) of the characteristics of my star sign, Gemini.  I can relate well to what was said in Directory.com so reproduce it here.  See the full article by visiting here As May nears its final weeks, Gemini season rolls in. Lucky people born between May 21–June 20 can call themselves Geminis. It’s the sign after Taurus and before Cancer in the Zodiac...

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Conclusion of short break in North Somerset

I do not like to leave anything unrecorded but on this occasion I find myself somewhat short of energy and time so I will be publishing a few pictures that will have to suffice. On the Friday morning, the day of our departure from the hotel, we decided to go along the coast to have a look at  Minehead, the historical center of one of Butlins holiday camps. The town itself is pleasant enough. We...

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Testimonies of those who have seen heaven

I have always been interested in life after death or more specifically what happens when you leave this mode of existence and move to another and what experience is people get. Advanced information is obtained when people temporarily leave their body after an accident on during an operation that goes wrong; they see things from a different point of view. Losing the fear of death is vital to a...

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A Stay at an award winning Somerset BandB+ – was it worth it?

We decided to have a  pre birthday mini holiday this time going to an award winning bed and breakfast come Hotel near Porlock in Somerset called Bossington Hall. The manager and owner, Guy, was in Liverpool receiving the bronze Award for the best bed and breakfast establishment in the United Kingdom. He came as a marketing person and took over the establishment in 2021 with very little...

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A local summer fete – Radstock in all its glory

Off to the Radstock summer fair which is held in a field adjacent to St Nicholas Church. It is one of the most local fairs I have been with local homegrown entertainment, including a pop-up town band where you did not need any musical qualifications to join. There were about 16 stalls one of which was devoted to  encouraging people to exercise by riding a bike. Support was offered for those...

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