Bears have literally pulled down my fences and pitch railings to get to my bird feeders. And everyone says bears aren’t around now. But they are, as Katie discovered! I’m so sad not to have bird feeders up, but bears just love them.

Do you recommend it? Coming to Edinburgh in April. What else should I see?

Hello Roxana, it’s so kind and friendly over here on Bluesky. Reminds me of the 70s. When of course we didn’t have social media…

Well of course the followers of Newt don’t actually read …

He has all the qualifications: he lies, he’s a narcissist, he’s a con man, and he is totally lacking in honor. And he knows how to get attention. That’s the super qualifier.

And thank god for you. You save me from having to read all sorts of nonsense I might have read, lead me to what I do what to read, but mostly keep me laughing in this rather humorless moment.

Hey! That is terrific idea!

Listening to stories has always been just as powerful as reading them. In fact, we’ve been listening for millennia before we could read. Our brains are attuned to hearing a story.

This breaks my heart, although you’ll notice that I am on Bluesky right now and not reading a book.

Uh, no. I can give myself a piece of cheese.

We sweet old ladies will keep sweetly pushing you forward, sweetheart.