A summer in Exmouth

We’ve taken the opportunity to spend the next couple of months in Exmouth on the Devon coast. According to Wikipedia, it’s a port town, civil parish and seaside resort situated on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Exeter. This does sum up the place but I should also mention it has an extensive sandy beach and is located close to other delightful seaside spots such as Budleigh Salterton.

We’re here to clear the flat of my husband’s elderly aunt who’s now in a care home. Her place is situated not far from the beach and so on alternate days, I run along the seafront, get back in time for a quick online pilates session and then settle down to some daily writing with Writers Hour. The new novel is progressing slowly but I find even adding a couple of hundred words keeps the story alive in my mind.

This week we are attending a series of lunchtime concerts as part of the Budleigh Music Festival 2024. On the programme has been Ryan Corbett, who plays a Bugari Spectrum classical piano accordion made in Castelfidardo, Italy. What a remarkable sound! We’ve also attended a session from the Avalon Trio who play piano, cello and violin.

Do you find engaging with other arts stimulates your creative process? I’m crossing my fingers that all this music will have a positive effect on my writing.