Hilary Seabrook - writer, podcaster, musician

Two of the most delicious strawberries I've ever eaten. Perfect and right in my back garden.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is and if the document containing all the facts is hidden on a website, there's a reason. That's it, really. Sometimes, the best thing to do is listen to all someone has to say and then go away and check it out. We're all guilty of taking things at face value occasionally, but Google is a wonderful thing when a business proposition sounds just perfect. Not a project I was seriously considering pursuing, but definitely on my radar. Glad I did a sense check. Posted via my iPad

My job allows me the honour of interviewing many extraordinary people. Sometimes, life has thrown incidents at them and their choice has been to help someone else. It always amazes me how many strangers will help others when they could easily walk away. Other people I interview are those with a real passion. It doesn't matter if it's cutting hair, laying bricks or making films, it's fascinating to find out what motivates them. I didn't get the chance to interview him, but I heard Lewis Pugh speak last week and discovered that he's UN patron of the oceans. Partly because he's swum in every mass of water across the globe. Including the North Pole, which shouldn't have water to swim in. He's passionate about our global responsibility but he's also a very intelligent, driven man who speaks movingly about the need for a great team around you. Which led me to thinking about what drives me. What would I be UN patron of, given the option? The answer is defin...

Every once in a while you find an album that puts a spring in your step, without making you think too much. I've come quite late to Natasha Watts, I suspect. I'd heard some of the tracks from her album 'Natasha Watts' on JazzFM and decided to check out more of the same. The album is too good to possibly be called pop, although there's something missing for it to be classed as soul. Without doubt, Watts' voice is full of soul, but I wanted to hear more 'real' instruments alongside (or beneath) the great vocals and backing vocals. The trouble with downloading rather than buying a physical CD is the lack of notes, so there were times it sounds like a real horn section, like on 'Skywards'. Other tracks sounds electronic, although there's always a great groove going on. Of course, you have to love 'Leave'. It's the track I've heard the most and I do want to know who played that sax. If I had a real criticism of the album, it's ...