My novel, the Penzance Litfest, and Chapel St Cafes

I did say this blog was about walking, writing and sitting in cafes. I have been doing a lot of all of those things since I lasted posted a café review, but my writing activity has been diverted towards publishing my first book as an independent author: The Dangerous Truth about Mad Catwomen.

In the meantime, I have visited some very memorable cafés. Notably Mr Billy's in Chapel Street Penzance, where the food is delicious; the service friendly; and the coffee and tea superb. It deserves its own post




Rippley in her first modelling job



Another favourite is the Lost & Found, also in Chapel St, Penzance, I frequent it frequently, because we hold the Writers' Café Penzance there on a Tuesday afternoon. And there will also be more on that later.
The Lost & Found makes, in my opinion, the best cake. Last week's Courgette & Lime cake was a triumph. I have never been convinced by courgette cake before. It seemed like a vegetable too far in the cake stakes, but I am a convert. It was probably the lime flavoured cream cheese frosting that won me over, but the cake was delicious too - soft and moist and yummy.


And finally, in Penzance, The Exchange deserves an honourable mention. The Exchange is one of our favourite venues for the Penzance Litfest, of which I am the co-chair for 2013/2014.  It's become our default meeting place for impromptu planning sessions. Yesterday John Pestle & I sat talking about how brilliant our volunteers are, and what we need to do to make their volunteering an enjoyable rewarding experience; Peter Levin (Chair) & I sat and talked about the excellent session already lining up for next summer; and then conferred with Patrick Gale, our festival patron, about some of the people we might invite down.
So more on all of that later too.