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Flaming Murder is going on tour! Details below: www.simonwhaley.co.uk/flaming-murd...

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A Christmas Day Walk 😁 youtu.be/zxQvChzhuf0

Today saw my 1,000th published magazine piece. That same magazine carried the news that its former editor, Jonathan Telfer, has passed away. Without his encouragement and support, that published figure would be nowhere near the tally that it is. Thank you Jonathan. RIP.

Finally, it's here! Book 3 in the Marquess of Mortiforde Mysteries. It's called Flaming Murder, and writing it was flaming murder, but it was worth it! simonwhaley.co.uk/flaming-murd...

Congratulations to this year's winner of the Doris Gooderson Short Story competition: wrekinwriters.wordpress.com/doris-gooder...

It’s not the same photo they used last Saturday because the weather is different! 🤣

Wasn't expecting to see a Snapper Simon photo today, but Shefali chose to use one this lunchtime that I took yesterday when the skies were brighter 😁

Sunny Severn-siding 5

Sunny Severn-siding 4

Sunny Severn-siding 3

Sunny Severn-siding 4

Sunny Severn-siding 3

Sunny Severn-siding 2

Sunny Severn-siding 1

No prizes for guessing which days I was dog-sitting last week 🤣

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a dog in want of a good life is in need of a human slave. Despite not starting slave duties until 7.30pm, there was still time this evening to put the dog guard in the back of the car and go out 🤣

Travelling down the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway: youtu.be/oF7Y-4sdQpU?...

Bridgnorth 6

Bridgnorth 5

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Bridgnorth 3

Bridgnorth 2

Bridgnorth 1

The Flying Scotsman flying past me on the newly re-opened Severn Valley Railway.

Not quite Monarch of the Glen 🤣

Seems it was worth getting up early to do my walk this morning 😜

Early Sunday morning shadows.

Early Sunday morning shadows.

Browsing Bridgnorth 3

Browsing Bridgnorth 2

Browsing Bridgnorth 1

Doesn't Bridgnorth cemetery look pretty on Midlands Today this evening 😁

Just spotted this from last night 😁

So, if the consultant is running late by 75 minutes on his 1st July appointments but the clock in the waiting room says it’s the 31st June, is the consultant running late or is he ahead of schedule? 🤔🤣

Many thanks to Kate Tilton and @andilit.bsky.social for their help with my article about Virtual Assistants in this months issue of Writing Magazine. www.simonwhaley.co.uk/virtual-assi...

Spotted one of my photos on a news website. Not sure which AI wrote the headline though 😜

Exploring Ellesmere 8

Exploring Ellesmere 7

Exploring Ellesmere 6

Exploring Ellesmere 5

Exploring Ellesmere 4

Exploring Ellesmere 3

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Exploring Ellesmere 1

I walked into the library for this evening's writing group, and the caretaker says, "Just seen your piccy on the telly." 🤣

Thought that image looked familiar on the BBC One o'clock news weather summary!