Christine, one of the group of mates from way back when, graciously made the trip over from Frome (pronounced like "Froom"; apparently it was spelled with a double "o" at one time) for a visit and the hand-over on Monday to more of the mates. I'm SO glad she did as we've never really had a chance to sit and get to know one another, and she's a delightful and accomplished lady!
That evening the four of us went to an interesting place called The Gumstool Inn. It's part of a hotel and spa and it's cozy with a "fancy talk" menu. Here's a sample Sunday lunch menu - you'll see what I mean. Interesting also because as we were having our Sunday meal two women and later a man walked through in spa robes and slippers, carrying their clothes! We had a good giggle over that! Here are a few photos for you:
I didn't get a picture of it but they have a clever sign as you drive in that says, "Free range children. Drive with care." 😄
Oh, almost forgot - we asked Vic about the name and he convincingly told us "gumstool" was a type of mushroom. I wanted to know more so I looked it up... it's not. The following is from a website about the area -
The original market place, also known as the 'Chipping', is now a car park. The car park gives way to a steep Medieval Street known as Chipping Steps which end at what is known as Horsepool Bottom. Here fraudulent traders were ducked on a ducking stool, sometimes called a 'Gumstool', after the slang 'gummy' which probably meant something like 'mouthy.'
You can learn more here if you're interested. 😏
Right, there's Sunday done; more later. 😘
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