From my room with a view, time to enjoy the last of the warm sunny days before the clocks turn back and the storm season gets going.
The low sun plays tricks on the water turning it from hues of blue to sparkling silver and sombre grey. Walking along the water’s edge, you can feel the chill in the air as the sea breeze stings your face.
The garden, in contrast, is full of autumnal russet sedums and skimia, and fading hydrangeas and roses.
It will all be gone soon as we start the annual clearance to get the garden ready for winter. Then it will be time for reading and writing. I am working on a new novel for publication next spring hopefully. In the meantime, I will be giving talks at book clubs and gatherings of friends who want to know more about LOUISA’S LAMENT and the pioneering women of Guy’s Hospital whose lives were crushed in 1880 because they challenged the traditional orthodoxy.
You can order a copy from patoakleypublishing.London where you can also book a talk for your gathering of friends.
Old Lady by the Sea 