Here's my inspirational message for today: I'm an indie author, and I've been practising Transcendental Meditation since 1992. Sometimes I really can't be arsed to do either.

The Perfect Housekeeper is out now. My first Domestic Disquiet novella: darkly witty British psychological suspense about marriage, manipulation, and a very efficient housekeeper. Set in 1990. Unsettling rather than gruesome. books2read.com/perfecthousek…

Bad husbands, old flames and 99p/99¢ book bargains 🍸 All three of my Reinvention romcoms are just 99p/99¢ each for a few days – usually £3.99/$4.99. Three women. Three spectacularly messy lives. Three chances to start again. books2read.com/ex-files

Someone messaged me on eBay asking if I could post a photo of myself wearing the black raincoat I had for sale, so they could see how long it was. I didn't comply. But I was sorely tempted to send this. 😉

Went into the garden without his tiny snack. My robin came and sat on the arm of the chair until I went back inside to fetch it. He has trained me well, the bossy little bunch of feathers.

Four funny, feel-good quick reads just 99p/99¢ each for a few days. Free via Kindle Unlimited. Expect fresh starts, romantic mishaps and a little magic in Walkies, Darling!, Awful Wedded Husbands, Holly’s Holiday Angel and Faye & the Fairy Godmother. books2read.com/awfulweddedhu…

The two junior seagulls, Len & Leo, currently living on our roof, doing their regular bedroom-window inspection.

All three books in Milly’s Magical Midlife are reduced for a few days. ✨ Baking and Entering is just 99p/99¢, with books two and three at £1.99/$1.99. Witty British fiction, fresh starts and a little magic. books2read.com/bakingandente…

New release! 📚 Murder at Margrave Graveyard is out now – book five in Gertie Goodspell’s Midlife Mysteries, written under my pen name, Hetty Hexley. An English village, a horrid man and one unfortunate garden gnome. On Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited: books2read.com/margravegrave…

I regret to announce that I have not sold a million copies of my books so far this month. I hope this doesn’t damage my author brand. God, I hate the word brand.

A little blog post on intuition, books, boxes, and why being called bonkers (story of my life) can be a compliment.... janetbutlermale.co.uk/blog/c…

West coast of Scotland weather app notifications... Rain about to stop Rain about to start Rain about to stop Rain about to start How about ringing the changes with a sunshine alert?

Today I told the dental hygienist her treatment felt like a luxury spa treatment compared to the agony of stubbing my toe last week. Are toes directly wired to the gates of hell? Still hobbling, which is apparently called hirpling here in Scotland.

The little jam jar contains cheese for a wee robin who visits. But this clever magpie nudges the jar as a 'subtle' hint. Of course, he gets his reward!

Looking across River Mersey from a bench in Birkenhead a week ago today.

This month’s featured series: Milly’s Magical Midlife Book 1 – Baking and Entering – 99p Book 2 – Scone but not Forgotten – £1.99 Book 3 – Once Bitten, Twice Pie – £2.99 (The cat insists these prices are temporary) Start here... books2read.com/bakingandente…