A Blog about Cornwall's Hidden Places & Untold Stories
In the summer of 1997 I was 20 years old and spending every weekend on the dance floor. This was the days of ‘Pound a Pint’ nights, of Tony and New Labour and of Leo and the ‘Titanic’. And there was only one soundtrack to that endless summer – N:Dless’ album Fur Coats in the […]
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The World’s First Zero-Waste Beauty Brand finally arrives in the UK! I never thought I’d hear myself say this but I think I’m in love . . . with a shampoo bar. When Ethique asked me to review their beauty bars I was up for the challenge, despite the fact that I am most definitely […]
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It is a dark and damp March evening but the leaded windows of St Endellion church are sending a welcoming glow out into the night. In the depths of the Cornish countryside, where the nosiest neighbours are the tawny owls, a small group of music lovers are in for a wonderful and unexpected treat. Based […]
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A woman on the edge of the sea finds a girl on the edge of life. I always used to say that no matter where I was in the world if you picked me up and dropped me down anywhere in Cornwall I would know I was home. There is something in the air, in […]
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From the 7th until the 10th March Falmouth will be playing host to a whole weekend of free events, talks, workshops and performances to designed to celebrate and nurture women and girls in Cornwall. So, what is the Women of the World Festival? In a nutshell: It is a joyous celebration of what it means […]
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This is very much my personal pick of Cornwall’s top social media stars. The online influencers that I love and admire. The bloggers, Instagram and Twitter accounts and Facebook pages I just can’t do without! Just a few years ago I was a real technophobe. Me and my old Nokia phone were quite happy to […]
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hilarious family fun, wonderfully entertaining! This show should be part of everyone’s Christmas! Going to see a pantomime is very much a Christmas tradition that began when I was a small child. So when I was asked to review Miracle Theatre‘s production of ‘Aladdin’ I couldn’t have been more delighted. And now after seeing […]
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There are some books that I turn to again and again. Ones that I regularly pull down from my bookshelf when I am researching something. Or when I am looking for somewhere new to explore. After spending just a few short weeks with Langstone’s latest book I already know it too is going to become […]
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This November will see the launch of a new exciting project created by the photographer Rick Davy. I was lucky enough to talk to him about what the ‘A Day in the Life of a . . .’ archive means to him. And he even allowed me to have a little sneak preview of some […]
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I think it is safe to say that there is no where quite like Miss Molly’s Tearoom. You will find it just outside the town of Camborne in a house called The Old College. This 200 years old building is now a fantastic wonderland of antique, vintage and retro bric-a-brac. Nestled amongst the hat stands […]
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