I wrote to my friend, this is the day that the Lord hath made, rejoice and be glad in it Today is a 'first' in that I'm going to include material from a meeting that my partner Francoise has experienced when she went for a check-up with her damaged wrist this morning. She met 'by chance' someone in the waiting room of the RUH Fracture Clinic so this could be a bit of an example as to how to...
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...
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...
To set the scene, here’s a bit of context for what follows. I scan the Mendip Times each month to see what is going on. You would have thought that after my major effort yesterday in Stanton Drew I would have had enough of writing, but that's not the way it works with me. If I write a good piece then that stimulates me to write more, so in my search today Sunday we noticed a small entry...
On a fairly rainy day we kept our agreement with ourselves to go along to Stanton Drew for their annual fair, it so happens its 20th anniversary. These fayres and fetes are a custom in country places. I have written many times about the stones in the field and the timelessness of it. The population of Stanton Drew is recorded as being 781 in 2021 so let's make a wild guess and say it is ow 850....
Francoise is at that stage of recuperation when she needs to have a walk, so I thought, why not go to Somerset Lavender Farm, which is in a small village called Falkland about 6 miles from where we are. It is an ideal place to go to for light refreshments and a tea or coffee, not to mention the most delicious local ice cream. "At Somerset Lavender we have a farm shop and cafe, where you can...
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