I’m left handed, and learned yesterday that the proportion of the population who are left handed, has not changed in thousands of years. A reminder that while life was very different 4,000 years ago, people have hardly changed at all.

I keep meeting people who have moved to Leiston because it is affordable, and close to so many amazing places. It’s perhaps time people challenge their perception of the town, and invest here.

It's time to stop chasing roles in other organisations, and instead, focus on writing my next book, and then the one that will follow that!

Leiston's first book festival was a huge success, showing the world that Leiston remains an innovative town. Next year's festival will be even bigger and in time, our festival, with its focus on landscape and environment will become nationally known.

Walking in just my sandals, through some Essex woodland with a Christian naturist, helped me appreciate the connection most of us have lost with the natural world. Our conversation will appear in the first chapter of my next book, Down to Earth.

A wasp sting on an early morning bike ride forced me to choose between life and death. I chose life, so now need to live my life fully.

I’ve just started work on my next book, and realise that I’m continuing a Suffolk writing tradition that was started by Thomas Tusser more than 450 years ago.

Golly, my latest book has been long-listed for a Wainwright Prize. That’s probably the most prestigious nature writing prize around.

I am a pragmatic Quaker, choosing to follow my instinct and conscience rather than blindly follow the herd.

Tickets have just gone on sale for Leiston’s first book festival. Have you bought yours yet?

Holidays are an opportunity to both reflect on life, and try new things. I’ve been in the USA doing both!

He always saw himself as a farmer, but to generations of young men, he was a mentor too, helping them develop confidence and a love of the land.

There are few writers whose words move me as much as those of Ronald Blythe. Reading him, strengthens my conviction that I too must write, and stop allowing myself to be distracted.

It was a pleasure to talk about my book to folk in Blaxhall yesterday. The village hall was packed and I sold and signed more than 30 copies of my latest book.

It was great to be able to spend time the other day talking about life as an author, with students at Wymondham College.

I’ll be popping up all over the place, talking about my latest book which launches on 4th April. Here are details of events that first weekend, 6th & 7th April.

It’s taken more than 50 years, but finally I’ve written, and can hold in my hand, the book I’ve wanted to write since I was a teenager.

It’s always good to see things through the eyes of others. It stops me taking for granted, just how lucky I am.

The prejudice of the man I sat beside at the concert was shocking. I should have thumped him.