Month: September 2025

Ilminster is slowly growing on me

Today the focus is on Ilminster, which is in South Somerset, which probably most of you know only by name, but it is a small village somewhat south of the A303 which is one of the main arteries between London and the south-west. We booked it for the Bridport Hat Fayre because on booking.com I couldn't find any decent accommodation along the coast, with parking at a decent price, so I had to look...

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Bridport Hat Festival

The Bridport Hat Festival started in 2010. The festival was the brainchild of Roger Snook, who wanted to create a fun event that celebrated hats and brought the community together, eventually raising money for head-related charities. We arrived on the Saturday morning about 10:30. I drove Francoise as near to the center I could and then discovered a parking place about a mile away, which suited...

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I am actually going to have a break

Dear Diary (as they say), I have not written anything since Sunday's blockbuster entry, but a lot has happened. I got a very good response to my Priddy article, and on Monday a Christian friend of mine, John, telephoned me to say how much he enjoyed the article and how it warmed his heart. Something within me triggered; I could call it inspiration. A new idea is born I thought it would be a...

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