I'm experimenting with Substack. I can't help feeling that blogs like mine may have had their day. But if my Substack is to succeed, I need to know what you want to see there. So I'm asking. Talk to me. Please! substack.com/home/post/p-17…

The Annual 'Harvest in Scotland' Post I do seem to write one of these every year, so here we go! ailishsinclair.com/2025/08/the-an… #MondayBlogs

Field of Gold | Sheila Sharpe, Mystery Author ✍️ via FictionOnTheWeb ow.ly/mBQe50Wx1pR The first occupant I saw in Julia's conservation studio was a nine-foot-tall Madonna: her face flaking, her oversized halo full of cracks, her dull white gown ripped and stained. #MondayBlogs

After this hot, dry August, many gardens are looking distinctly past their best, but Rosie Amber 📚 🌷's seems to be the gift that goes on giving. #MondayBlogs

On my blog this week: Napoleon on Elba. A summary of how Napoleon went from ruling most of Europe to governing a small island in the Mediterranean. tomwilliamsauthor.co.uk/napoleon-on-el… #MondayBlogs

On my blog this week is a very old piece I wrote about Napoleon's exile on Elba. I've posted on Substack to show what I can offer in the way of historical stuff. Blogs seem to be dying so I'm trying out Substack. Give it a go. It's free. substack.com/home/post/p-17… #MondayBlogs

I was in the breakfast room at Marble Hill today. The table is laid for tea. Tea was quite a thing in the mid-18th century. Marble Hill House will be open on Bank Holiday Monday and is, as ever, free.

It's a funny time of year. Some things are flowering for a second time while my geraniums (having done nothing all summer) have finally bloomed. Here's what's happening in Rosie's garden. #MondayBlogs

Searching for Shadrack Byfield 📅 29 August, 12pm-1pm 🎟️ Free (attend in person or online) Join Dr Eamonn O’Keeffe as he explores the War of 1812 through the eyewitness account of a disabled British veteran of the conflict.

Still exploring the War of 1812. The National Army Museum hosts excellent talks.

Four things greater than all things are,— Women and Horses and Power and War. - Kipling Came across this for the first time yesterday. Surprised not to see Tansy Kelly Robson ✍🏼🎬⚔️🐱🏦 quoting it on a regular basis.

Readership of my blog (and, I suspect, all blogs) is fading away, while Substack seems flourishing. So no blog post this week, but on Substack, there's Napoleon’s escape from Elba, a note on Georgian furniture, and some fun stuff. Have a look. tomcw99.substack.com/p/the-escape-f… #MondayBlogs

The Georgians did like being rude in verse. (I think they were quite rude in prose too.) There's a very funny example in this week's 'All things Georgian'. georgianera.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/gue… #MondayBlogs

August is over and summer is almost ended but, despite the weather, British gardens are still giving. #MondayBlogs

I have a couple of Henry Cecil's books on my bookshelf. I haven't read them for ages, but they're still there for a reason. #MondayBlogs