Cirencester is another very old town dating from the Roman times, but on Saturday we were there for the Christmas craft fair. The drive over was only about a half hour. We parked in the town centre and stolled down to the Parish Church of St. John the Baptist for a look. It is beautiful with the usual stained glass and intricate stone carving. There were lots of plaques dating trom the 17th century onwards. Leaving the church we went to the Craft Fair and had a look at the various local craftspeople's work. We found one gift for Christmas and came up with another idea. Coffee time was excellent. I had a millionaire's shortbread that melted in the mouth.
We got home in time for supper and then I went by myself to a great one person play called Preparing For Elizabeth. It was an actress in her dressing room on opening night getting ready to play Elizabeth I. As the makeup amd costume went on she became more and more Elizabeth. She did a fabulous job.
The last two days have been steady, very hard, rain. We had an excellent church service at the local Baptist church. Our stay in Stroud is quickly coming to an end. We have loved every bit of it, and appreciate the kindness of our good friends here. Tomorrow we move on to London. The train pulls out at 11:04 tomorrow morning. Our next blog will be from the BIG SMOKE.