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REGULARS FEATURES
05 Editorial 10 The Poetry of Spring
The doors are opening Five poems capturing the essence of Spring
06 Performance 12 Year of the Quilt
A new Season of live music Three exhibitions that celebrate the
and theatre across the county importance of quilts throughout history
09 Food for Thought 17 The National Trust in Somerset
Three books on food that will Where to go and what to see in our heritage
entertain as well as provoke houses and gardens
21 The Listings 18 A Sense of Place
The ultimate guide to what's on Caroline McMillan-Davey and the landscape
and where to go in Somerset and
further afield
36 The Water Mill at Hestercombe
The final phase of the Garden restoration
45 Portrait of the Artist is unveiled
Nick Rees, potter
39 Art on the Block
50 The Last Word The biennial fundraiser for Art for Life
Take 2 books on: Nature
40 History of the World
A Somerset History in 10 Objects
42 The Great Crane Project
The beginning of a wetland resurrection
12:Attheendoftheday©V&A/NatashaKerr
36:MillWatercolourby JohnIndigo.
40:PortraitofHarryPatchbyBillLeyshon.
46 Magical Carpets
42:Adultcrane©JohnCrispin
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Persian rugs: useful and beautiful
49 Gardening by the Moon
A beginner’s guide to lunar gardening
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