I have always had a strong desire for the truth, I find lies and omissions bordering on sacrilegious and whenever I see a lie I want to expose it. Again following the example of Samuel Pepys, from time to time I include political and controversial things. For controversial please read 'material causing people to think'. When I have had my coffee and glanced at the latest news I switch on my...
No less than 44 gardens to visit over a period of three days. For some reason we did not prioritize the visiting due mainly to the weather but we made up for it today Sunday. I can only give you a fraction of the amazing and original gardens that we visited with the added privilege of meeting the proud owners. Who needs a book on garden development when you can see it all before your very eyes?...
Lovely sunshine and blue skies. A cool wind so you want to stay in the sun. A visit to my acupuncturist Martin who focused on my kidney and my heart. He found an arrhythmia in my heart and recommended I get a check up via the doctor. My stomach problems that have been plaguing me for years have eased due to a change in my attitude fostered by Martin particularly by telling me that gastric...
The acupuncture meridians are not to be dismissed - lightly or otherwise. They are streams of energy that flow though the human body and probably through the planet (though the name for that is a lay line). When Martin put a needle into me at one place, I can feel the merest prickly sensation. When another needle of the same size is inserted somewhere else, it feel like a red hot nail. I lie...
Yesterday evening, Thursday, I attended with 23 other men a talk about God and chaos at the Rugby Football club in Frome. It was a so called curry evening prepared by a very good cook who offered a mild chicken curry laced with coconut milk. Delicious. He got a round of applause at the end. The speaker was James Carey. He earns most of his living income from writing comedy scripts for the BBC...
We collected a supply of logs from Longleat - 180 kg for about £33. We reckon to keep us going for the winter we shall need about £75 worth with coal after the fire has started. It takes a lot to remove the charisma from Frome. There were limited people wandering around but a lovely warm atmosphere. I wanted to go up to the mask wearers and shake them.
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Inspired by Samuel Pepys’ Diary 1633-1703