Older trail runners, I learned valuable wisdom on today’s exhilarating KVK: when a fit younger runner waves you past, it’s not because they think you’re faster, they’re just desperate to nip behind a rare convenient bush and will whippet past you on the next cliff climb.

V excited to be performing in a concert of baroque goodies in Penzance’s magnificently completed Catholic church as part of next month’s richly varied festival there.

Only two days until the paperback of #TheGarnettGirls launches on 11th April from HQ Stories. This pretty blue and yellow sprayed edges edition is available in indie bookshops. And I will be out & about doing lots of indie bookshop events to support it 💙💛

Action shot from this Friday's BBC Gardeners World...

In case you're a National Garden Scheme fan planning your next trip, or simply fancy a giggle as I attempt not to deadhead my own fingers on camera, Trevilley is the subject of a short film on this Friday's BBC Gardeners World. Needless to say, Him Outdoors managed to hide throughout ...

Great to see North Cornwall Book Festival recommended alongside the big boys and girls of the business in #TownandCountryHouse !

Congratulations to all the winners - this is such a special award, coming out of the blue, often to writers who have been working quietly for decades. Another fascinating group of nominees to discover.

We’re very excited about this. It’s just one of the many good reasons to clear your diary in early July. Full lineup reveal coming soon …

In the middle of today’s ten mile run I was seduced by a tempting swing in Trevaylor Woods…

Thrilled to see I’m not the only one who loved Neel Mukherjee’s latest. And even more thrilled that he’s in this summer’s Penzance Litfest line-up! theguardian.com/books/2024/mar…

I swore off twitter a year ago but...

The righteous outrage around the cancellation of the Aye Write festival is not merely a conversation about the merit of literary festivals, or whether Scotland’s first city deserves one. It is much, much bigger than that...

Are there young poets at your breakfast table or in your classroom? Hurry hurry and get them to write an entry for this year's Causley Trust Young People's Poetry Competition before the closing date of April 1. Full details are here: causleytrust.org/open-for-entri…

Bookings are coming in fast to visit our garden at Trevilley for National Garden Scheme in May and June. If you wait until we're on Gardener's World in April, you may be too late. Full details here: galewarning.org/trevilley/

Dear hive mind (of a certain age), what would I have paid for the Casals box set of Bach Suites in 1975? It’s £50 on Ebay now…

Thrilled to see the unveiling of Endelienta Arts’ shiny new website which henceforth is also the site for @ncornbookfest. Do visit to see all that’s going on there and save to your favourites. endelienta.org.uk. To jump the queue for book fest tickets, become a patron!