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A lovely little postcard-sized watercolour done by Debbie Tucker of Withypool to start off this fresher feeling Monday....
23/06/2025

A lovely little postcard-sized watercolour done by Debbie Tucker of Withypool to start off this fresher feeling Monday. Have a good week everyone. 🙂

23/06/2025

The Porlock in WW2 exhibition closes at the end of June!
Just a few more days to go.
Don't miss it!

Coming up with the West Somerset Mineral Line Association.
22/06/2025

Coming up with the West Somerset Mineral Line Association.

Good morning all. In this mad, mad world here’s wishing you a peaceful Sunday and a peaceful heart as we begin to tilt a...
22/06/2025

Good morning all. In this mad, mad world here’s wishing you a peaceful Sunday and a peaceful heart as we begin to tilt away from the sun. Solstice photo by .lock.photography

Here’s our Sunday Girl, Revd Ann Gibbs. This week her Reflection is called Longest Day. The photo is by the late Brian P...
22/06/2025

Here’s our Sunday Girl, Revd Ann Gibbs. This week her Reflection is called Longest Day. The photo is by the late Brian Pearce.

“Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy. To do nothing and have it count for something. To lie in the grass and count the stars. To sit on a branch and study the clouds." (Regina Brett)

Over the past week or so we have been fortunate to be blessed with some beautiful summer weather. Social media has been full of images of stunning sunsets, sun-kissed beaches and sunlit valleys in the area where I live. The light of the summer sun lifts us and extra daylight hours give us permission to play more – and still get the work done, those of us who are disciplined enough to do so. “I am summer, come to lure you away from your computer… come dance on my fresh grass, dig your toes into my beaches.” (Oriana Green) The temptation to wander outside and luxuriate in the warmth of Earth’s star is hard to deny and we have so few really long, hot days it does seem a shame to not take full advantage when they do arrive.

This weekend we have the summer solstice, the longest day. For some it is a day of ancient rituals and gatherings, for some it is the marking of time as we reach the midway point of the year, for many it is the opportunity to rise early and to stay outside until late in the evening, squeezing the last moments of daylight from sunset skies. Individually and collectively we all benefit from the sun and of course we cannot sustain life on this planet without it so it is good to celebrate it and give thanks for God’s creative power in gifting us with light and warmth. “On this longest day, let the light remind us that though our paths may diverge, they are lit by the same sun.” (Charles Dickens)

I have mentioned that this weekend is the mid point of the year and, while we enjoy this time of year, I know that people will also be remarking on the fact that, once the solstice is over, the days begin to shorten once again. Generally the majority of us will take this in our stride, recognising the inevitable and continuing to relish the longer days while we can. However, for some, this is a realisation that we have darker days coming which they find difficult. In response, what I will say is that now is the time to store up sunshine memories to see us through the gloomier months of the year. It is also worth remembering that it is the variations in the seasons that give each one its particular blessings. “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness." (John Steinbeck)

Be praised, my Lord, through all your creatures,
especially Sir Brother Sun,
who brings the day; and you give light through him.
And he is beautiful and radiant in all his splendour!
Of you, Most High, he bears the likeness.
(from ‘Canticle of the sun’ St. Francis of Assisi)

Happy Solstice everyone. I found this nice concise wording on the page belonging to .bc - solstice “comes from the Latin...
21/06/2025

Happy Solstice everyone. I found this nice concise wording on the page belonging to .bc - solstice “comes from the Latin words for sun (sol) and to stand (sistere). It’s the time of year when the position of the rising or setting sun stands still in its movement along the horizon. Summer solstice occurs on the longest day of the year, usually 21 June. During the summer solstice, the earth’s axis is tilted at its closest point from the sun. This means that in the northern hemisphere, the sun is at its highest point in the sky. It’s also the longest day of the year - and the shortest night.”

Pic is my own.

Added to wishlist! Leo Davey Studio/Gallery is soon to release a short series of South West Coast Path prints and cards....
21/06/2025

Added to wishlist! Leo Davey Studio/Gallery is soon to release a short series of South West Coast Path prints and cards. These will be available from his website and shop soon. Have a great Saturday everyone!

Update: now available in Watchet Visitor Centre and Chives Cafe.Isn’t this brilliant! Tea towel by Wetherell Art availab...
20/06/2025

Update: now available in Watchet Visitor Centre and Chives Cafe.

Isn’t this brilliant! Tea towel by Wetherell Art available soon. All proceeds will support the Forties event in September. I believe that there will be rations of this gorgeous tea towel and maybe other products (?) in Watchet Visitor Centre soon. lovewatchet

Thaaaaank Crunchie it’s Friiiiday! Have a fantastic day everyone. Don’t get burnt like I did 🙈: get that factor 50 on. T...
20/06/2025

Thaaaaank Crunchie it’s Friiiiday! Have a fantastic day everyone. Don’t get burnt like I did 🙈: get that factor 50 on. This post is from

Baked in glorious evening sunlight Philip Hobbs Racing & Johnson Whites yard sits proudly in West Somerset, fabulous facitlies and magnificent views no matter which way you turn…what more could you ask for.

Boats and daisies in North Devon, stumbled upon by Charlotte
19/06/2025

Boats and daisies in North Devon, stumbled upon by Charlotte

Lynmouth showing off the great British summer, in one of the loveliest Lynmouth summer pics I think I’ve seen, taken by ...
18/06/2025

Lynmouth showing off the great British summer, in one of the loveliest Lynmouth summer pics I think I’ve seen, taken by
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A quarterly, high-end publication for Greater Exmoor, including North Devon and the Quantocks, our approximate coverage area is a ‘rough diamond’, extending from Taunton in the east to Hartland in the west and Cullompton in the south. We are sold in local shops, along with Waitrose and M&S. If you missed out on summer issue we have a small number left and they are available to order through this page on on our website.

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