Weather situation much the same here. Bright, sunny a.m.. Madam T actually went into shorts but then back into jeans p.m. with increased cloud and decreased temperature. Cut neighbour’s lawn and now planning a retake on latest tomato chutney (too runny, so liquidising one pot and thickening it to make new base for other pots.)
Do take a look at Mr Fowler’s books if poss. As a fellow fan of “Golden Age” mysteries, I’d be interested to hear what you think. They are seriously London-based so it helps if you know the city, old and new.