(Plunged down this rabbit hole as I asked myself: ‘Could a character feasibly be gifted Yardley’s lavender talcum powder in 1944?’ #asyoudo #amwriting #histfic)

Happened upon this series of wartime adverts for @YardleyLondonUK today. Published in 1944, the text makes much of 'naturalness' and 'simplicity'. (‘They appear in war-time packings nowadays, and you may have to search a little for them.') #WW2 #fashionhistory @BNArchive

#Autumn has definitely been switched on here in SW France.

Been doing lots of tidying-up jobs in the garden this weekend. The light has been beautiful. #autumn

Tufty moustache...

✨ It's #BookshopDay! ✨ An annual celebration of bookshops, booksellers, and the joy of shopping local. Show your support for local bookshops — the heart of our communities — where every purchase supports real people, not algorithms. #ChooseBookshops 🧡 🎨: Ashwin Chacko

Ted and I collected #autumn colours on our afternoon mooch. #dogwalk 🐕

A friend (VERY) kindly gave me her unwanted #greenhouse. It took me four weekends to deconstruct, transport and rebuild this, but it's my new happy place. Suspect I might be living in it most of this autumn. (Yes, Ted is rolling his eyes.) 💚🌿🍁 #gardening

A question to fellow #histfic writers: are any of you in peer review/mentoring groups? Or have you used professional manuscript assessment services? Would be grateful for any recommendations. #amwriting #historicalfiction

One day in Ypres on a family pilgrimage in 1931. The visitor’s relative was wounded at 3rd #Ypres, died of his wounds and was buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. The city and its buildings had only been partially rebuilt at this stage, 13 years after the Armistice. #ww1

The been-rootling-in-a-rainy-garden look. #dogsoftwitter #lakelandterrier 🐶🌧🌿

Just a reminder… this promotion lasts until the end of this month. #KindleDeal #HistFic📚

Library staff, Moss Side, Manchester, 1925 (Manchester Libraries).

Sharing my recent reading today - and saying goodbye for a while... #readingrecommendations #amreading https://t.co/Ak5D27VGKJ via @Williams13Anne

Bargain alert! 📢 In the mood for a country-house break in Gloucestershire in 1933? #TheBestOfIntentions is now just 99p on @AmazonKindle. ‘A beautifully written and wonderfully atmospheric story. It's hard to put down.’ Rachel Hore https://t.co/dwF1lE2vIx #KindleDeal #HistFic 🍏

📣 Grabbing the #KindleDeal megaphone... #ThoseMeasurelessFields is just 99p on @AmazonKindle for the next two days. ‘One of the best reads of my year... so beautifully written. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️’ Lorna Cook #KindleDeal #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance https://t.co/sHxG7SljTi 📚💋

Ted and I have been brambling. (We've been thoroughly scratched and plucked and pursued by horseflies, but... free food!) #brambles

@howes_theresa What a wonderful surprise! Thank you SO much. x

At 9.01am it’s possibly premature to say, ‘This made my day’, but… Tuesday is launched with a fanfare thanks to this lovely endorsement of #ThoseMeasurelessFields from @howes_theresa. ❤️ https://t.co/DNnKM2JrTl #histfic #historicalfiction #amwriting

This weekend's listen, as I'm gardening, is #TheWhaleboneTheatre by #JoannaQuinn. Instantly transported by it. It's making weeding gravel pleasurable (that's quite an ask). #audiobook #amreading #histfic @audibleuk @FigTreePenguin