We paused to look at the oldest building in Shepton, the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, which has parts dating back to the 12th century and is Grade I listed. Although we can see the spire miles away when on our walks and looking down from high ground, it is hidden away, due to the ugly Amulet building which was allowed to be built directly in front of it in the 70s. The Amulet has had several incarnations and it currently houses a gym. However, we are told that in addition to this, work has started creating a microbrewery complete with pub...
The allotments still have a colourful appeal, even without flowers! We love looking at them any time of the year as there is always something interesting to see and signs of great industry. I admire people who grow their own fruit and veg and I am very grateful when given any surplus! The great thing about a juicer is that you can utilise large quantities of produce, especially fruit. I have recently used apples and pears from my parent's fruit trees which were either too small or ugly to look good in a fruit bowl!!
Although there is still 6 weeks until the actual day, the High Street shops have started displaying their Christmas goodies. I will be doing the gallery's window on Monday week. Inside, we currently have a display of Christmas cards, including my handmade collaged ones. We saw some great re-cycling ideas - the Father Christmas made out of polystyrene cups (above right) and for exterior display on an outside wall, how about this tyre made into a colourful planter! There were, in fact, two of them, looking very effective. The Father Christmas (middle bottom), is one of Sophie's Cakes. She is an award winning cake baker and decorator based in Shepton. She has a great display in the window of a hairdresser!
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