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Today Wednesday was a bit of a sad day because the gardening job I had looked forward to doing had been taken from me on the spurious pretext. Since either of us have anything much to do with decided that it was time for a walk. We need a pleasant day to counteract the dreadful shenanigans going on in the houses of Parliament where the government seems set on a process of self destruction. How...

I've just returned from a week end during which I went to a party thrown by my son and his wife whose fifth wedding anniversary it is. It is very pleasant, and that pleasant feel does not diminish over time, when you know you've got the whole day to make a three-hour journey and you can do what you like and loosen up the purse strings a bit so we went to the lavender farm at a Falkland which is...

Cross country rides take longer than you think. I departed from base around 10 am from Midsomer Norton which as most of you may know is about 10 miles south of Bath,  and I set my satnav to avoid motorways and thus just travel on normal A roads.  The total elapsed time according to the AA will be 2 hours 55 minutes for a distance of 145 miles. However before going to my destination I wanted to...

Why 'Bank' holidays? they don't have them in most other countries including France and USA. In the UK we owe our statutory bank holidays to John Lubbock, first Baron of Avebury, scientific writer (who studied ants and tried to teach his poodle to read), banker and politician and who, in 1871, drafted the Bank Holiday Bill which, when it became law, created the first bank holidays. The first...

I have held off a few days to fully contemplate the passing of a person I have known for 45 years. We journeyed up via Avebury avoiding the M4 and I paid my respects to the ancient stones. In some way I feel they comprise an advanced communication system, otherwise such stones would not be placed in strategic places throughout the world. The funeral occasion (I will not say 'service' for reasons...