Bristol

  The image is by Rosalind Robinson 'Where he leads, the past will follow'. See below for more. We parked our car at Farrington Gurney as per usual and took the direct bus to Bristol, the 376, which avoids the burgeoning parking problems, endless roadworks  and to us oldies it is FREE. Off to see a friend at the Andellie Art Gallery in Christmas Steps, Bristol then to The Royal Western Art...

It must be said that Bristol is very good at putting on shows of all types; music, comedy,  balloon festivals, and the Harbor Festival that has grown to be one of the biggest in the country of its type. We thought we ought to go especially as the weather promised not to be too hot. In the event it was sticky and unpleasant, not by tropical standards for example India, Singapore or Sri Lanka but...

Monday 17 October 1664 ....Thence to my office doing some business, but it being very cold, I, for fear of getting cold, went early home to bed, my wife not being come home from my Lady Jemimah, with whom she hath been at a play and at Court to-day. I wonder if was damp as well as cold. It was after all only October. ***** In today's special Bristol edition - visit to our buffet - visit the...

Today's the day when I must take my Volvo in for service. There is a noise like crickets chirping, and various  miscellaneous warning lights reprimanding me from the dashboard. There are times when I tend to be judgemental. Today was one of those times. I arrived to find a scene of some chaos and confusion. There was only one person at the service reception and she seemed to be having difficulty...

Saturday 23 July 1664 in which Pepys has a fling and is ashamed of it This was the day I had been waiting on albeit in a neutral state of mind when I hoped to move forward in my role as patients' representative for the Bristol area group of hospitals. My enthusiasm can only last for a certain amount of time and in the last month or so it had waned considerably. Patients for Quality Trauma...

Sometimes, the only way to get to a location outside a city centre is by car and this includes Bristol which although it has a good transport system is quite large in extent and it can take you forever to get from A to B. Mindful of the huge amount of time it took my wife to get to the city centre by bus during the rush hour I decided to set off early for the venue in North East Bristol but I...