The Queen and the Countess is now out in the wild, alive and well. Thank you for all the kind wishes on Paperback Publication Day. I will be running a giveaway shortly, so if you enjoy medieval fiction keep an eye open ...

Good morning from the #WelshMarches. Probably the last of the roses.

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Good morning from the #WelshMarches. A bright dawn over the orchards. All the apples are now picked and heading off for cider.

Another autumnal image from Hergest Croft Gardens yesterday in the sunshine. Looking down from the ridge towards the house. Such magnificent trees, such bright colours. Anyone tempted to visit - it closes for the year on 1st November.

Good morning from the #WelshMarches. A calm view before Storm Benjamin, looking over towards the Black Mountain ridge yesterday in the sunshine. From Hergest Croft.

The @AmpCode Librarian could not have come sooner. AI Agents have a tendancy to create a lot of unneccessary files and a folder structure that can be a bit unweildly. With The Librarian and The Oracle I cleaned up my workspace. French say, "mise en place" before you start cookin'

Good morning from the #WelshMarches. Viburnum flowering prettily pink.

Another delightful image from the 14th Century Book of Hours, the Luttrell Psalter. A lady prepares her hair for the day with comb, mirror and casket, with the help of her maid servant. It has to be said that she does not look overjoyed at her reflection in the mirror.

Good morning from the #WelshMarches. The first clear dawn sky for more than a week. Woodpeckers have returned and now on the bird table.

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Good morning from the #WelshMarches. Still raining. Yesterday’s rain brought down all the witch hazel leaves, but they make a splendid show with a carpet of autumn colour.

Good morning from the #WelshMarches. An ageless occupation for those who care for free range chickens. From Tacuinum Sanitatis, originally an 11th-century Arab medical treatise. European versions were made in increasing numbers in the 14th and 15th centuries.

So many of you clearly love Shrewsbury as much as I do for its history and enticing streets. Here some steps luring you to follow them down from the walls and through the arch in the castle. Whose feet used these steps in the past?

Good morning from the #WelshMarches. In spite of all the present gloom in this part of the world, there is plenty going on in the garden. Such a range of colours and shapes. 😊🍂🌸💕

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One of the best views when travelling up the Marches from Ludlow to Shrewsbury. Stokesay Castle and the church in all their glory. Always a pleasure to see from this side.

Good morning from the #WelshMarches. Spent the day up the marches in Shrewsbury yesterday. Always a lovely place to visit, full of history, good places to eat, and retail therapy. Discovered a new bookshop as well.

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Good morning from the #WelshMarches. Autumn leaves with a carpet of cyclamen. The witch hazels have never been so magnificent.

On this day 13th October 1459 after the debacle at Ludford Bridge, the Yorkist leaders fled. York and his son Rutland went to Ireland, Salisbury, Warwick and Edward of March to Calais. Cecily Duchess of York remained behind with her daughter Margaret and 2 sons George and Richard

Good morning from the #WelshMarches. The lane still looks green, but hemmed in by mist.