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Today is the day of summer solstice but also the day when over 200,000 people arrive at Glastonbury for the famous annual event. We decided to go via Wells not Shepton Mallet and thus avoided all the queues as our journey would have been half an hour longer. We arrived at Chalice Well at 20 past 11 in the morning and were greeted with a fairly cloudy sky. The number of people at the summer...

Last evening after being out in the sun for many hours I realised that I could not read text. Even the computer was difficult to read.  This was scary. I washed my lenses several times but no no avail. It looked like there was a fog or mist.  This morning when I rose the mist had dispersed somewhat.  I went to the optician and they commented that my symptoms were typical of a cataract.  I must...

Yesterday, much sitting in front of my computer screen. I am reading a discourse on left brain hemisphere 'vs' right brain hemisphere by Iain McGilcrist. His article is entitled 'Left-brain thinking will destroy civilization'. Have a read. So, off this morning to the Vineyard service. We had a talk on Romans 12 Verse 1.   Tally, one of the local group leaders, gave the talk. It was her first,...

Françoise and myself decided to visit Bath whilst I had my injection.  Just to refresh your minds I have a six-weekly injection of Eyelea as the drug is called. It is for Wet Macular in the left eye. Wet is better than dry as dry cannot be treated.  Each injection costs the NHS about £800 per shot plus the cost of the staff time etc. Say £1000. I would be surprised if  more than 1 cc was given. ...

So we sat down innocently enough opposite two people who were drinking coffee. We were at the Downside Abbey April Fayre.  Harry and his son seemed an affable enough. I heard Harry saying that he hated retirement. He had 'retired' 11 years ago from running a number of garages. He was a born salesman so he still buys and sells cars privately. As soon as I said I owned a Volvo, off he went. He...