The Cook Book and Bosorne Books news

1. Lafrowda Day

St Just’s Fiesta. Once again the sun shone.,The streets, squares and Plen-an-Gwary were filled with happy people, stalls, dancers, processions and music. Read the rest of this entry »

“The genuine oasis-in-the-wilderness. Best bookshop in Cornwall by a long way. Upstairs from the cafe (the coffee was superb) were rooms of rare treasures. Owner refuses to put his titles on the internet hence the presence of such quality. Prices varied but that is of little concern. Visit recommended.” – Chris Harte 20.04.10. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Family News

Philippa returned from a wonderful three weeks with our family in Vancouver Island, “besotted with the grand-children.” Read the rest of this entry »

1. Family News

Philippa flew off to visit our Canadian family at the beginning of the month. She’s out there for three weeks with plenty of story telling, book reading, games and cuddles from our three grand-children, now aged 9, 4 and 1. Read the rest of this entry »

Seven years ago, on 31 January 2003, we bought the “St Just Tea Rooms” with the vague idea of running a ‘book-café and absolutely no idea of what was involved. Looking back, it seems incredible that we opened at all. It’s more incredible that we are still here, well into our dotage, and that you, dear guests, still come in, still love the place. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Stormy start to December

Endless gales seemed to have been sweeping in from the Atlantic, bringing equally endless rain. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Perspectives of War

The Collective, a group of St Just artists, have had a powerful and disturbing exhibition of their perspectives of war in The Cook Book. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Family News

We had an amazing month with Ellie. She had been away from home for exactly two years when she arrived at Heathrow on 14 September. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Family News

Great excitement! Ellie will be home from Australia for a month, arriving in the UK on the same day that she set off on her travels exactly two years ago. It will be lovely to see her again after so long. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Family News

We are really looking forward to seeing Ellie again – she’s coming home for a month, arriving in the middle of September, exactly two years since she set off on the Ozbus adventure that took her across three continents, onto Mount Everest and ended with her happily working in Brisbane. Read the rest of this entry »