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Village scenes this morning. #scotland #royaldeeside #garden #fountain #rurallife #villagelife #EasterMonday

In the woods: wild violet, wood anemone, periwinkle, wild garlic. #scotland #scottishhighlands #wildflowers

Had a wonderful research trip to Lochleven Castle for the novel I'm currently writing. The castle, on a small island in the loch, where Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned for a year.#scotland #lochlevencastle #castle #maryqueenofscots #amwriting #cosycrime #historicalfiction

The Willow Tearooms in Glasgow, opened in 1903. Internal and external architecture designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh; with his wife Margaret, responsible for the entire interior design from furniture to cutlery. #scotland #glasgow #tearooms #amwriting #historicalfiction

The final visit on my research trip south: Glasgow University. #scotland #glasgow #glasgowuniversity

Copies just delivered of the first in my new Poppy Proudfoot series. #Scotland #scottishhighlands #cosycrime #cozycrime #cosymystery #historicalfiction

A small haul from the monthly second-hand book sale - some for me, others for friends/family. #scotland #scottishhighlands #booksbooksbooks #amwri̇ti̇ng #villagelife

Delightful saxophone concert this afternoon, with music including Chariots of Fire, the tango La Cumparsita and Peer Gynt. #scotland #royaldeeside #saxophone #concert

What an astonishing real-life story Robert Harris tells in Precipice on events leading up to and including the early days of WW1. His novel will stay with me for a long time. #ww1 #historicalfiction #robertharris #precipice

My current read: the latest clever, slightly bonkers adventures of Miss Blaine's Prefect by Olga Wojtas. #scotland #missblainesprefect #olgawojtas #funread #booksbooksbooks

Author Jenny Colgan did a lively Q&A session in Stonehaven this afternoon. #scotland #jennycolgan #jennycolganbooks #stonehaven

The river level is very low, but it hasn't stopped one least one fisherman from trying. #scotland #royaldeeside #river #riverdee #fisherman #fishinglife

Lady Poppy Proudfoot, book 2. Featuring plucky Poppy, her disapproving lady's maid, Elspeth, keen-as-mustard Labrador, Major, and the handsome Inspector MacKenzie, investigating crimes on the Isle of Skye. #scotland #scottishislands #cosycrime #cozycrime geni.us/B0F74CDTMJauth…

Gorgeous Poppy gifts from a very kind friend, to mark the first book in the Lady Poppy cosy crime series. #scotland bookouture #cosycrime #cozycrime #poppy

Visited my sister in West Sussex and we went to Petworth House, 'The House of Art'. #westsussex #petworth #petworthhouse #postbox #postboxtopper #rural #coastalliving #artcollector

A holiday on the unique Isle of Wight, where footpaths criss-cross the island. Appuldurcombe House had a fascinating history, until WW2 when a bomb fell nearby, destroying a large part of the building. #isleofwight #footpath #appuldurcombehouse #ruin

More Isle of Wight walks. To Sandown along the prom and back to Shanklin along the cliff-top. #isleofwight #sandown #shanklin #sea #beach #beachhuts #cliffs #chalkcliffs #smugglerscove

Farringford House, Tennyson's home on Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, and the view from the top of Tennyson Down. #isleofwight #tennyson #farringford #freshwaterbay #tennysonmemorial #tennysondown

A selection of over 20,000 rare and subtropical plants at the Ventnor Botanics. #isleofwight #ventnorbotanicgarden #palmtrees🌴 #tropicalplants #vipersbugloss #botanicalgardens

Last photos from the Isle of Wight.#isleofwight #shanklinoldvillage #creamtea #steamlocomotive #steamengine #thatchedcottage #eveningwalk #sconesandjam #footplate