The Year Dot 2026

 Some time ago I fell into becoming a Supporting Artist (SA) or an ‘extra’ as they used to be called.  I prefer the term ‘moving background scenery’ because that is what we really are.  Anyone with dreams of stardom that think serious acting roles may come from this opportunity with this art form are sadly deluded.   My first experience was working in a series called Delicious with Dawn French, Amelia Fox, Ian Glen and Sheila Hancock.  I loved every minute of it.  The whole process fascinates me and I love being a part of it.   I am at the back to the left of the pillar What I really wanted to be in was Poldark and I patiently waited for the call but it never happened.  Then one day when I was moaning about my lack of appearance a fellow SA said to me, “You know it’s set in a time of famine.”  Well what did he mean? Also dyed hair was a no no, and I now have blond highlights which I don’t think were adorning female heads in 1760 or whenever i...

 This week I am at a loss for choosing a topic to write about.  When I look up writer's block the advice is to just sit down and write, no matter what comes out.  The very act of producing words can help. We are now in June and every week I have written a blog as I said I would as a new years resolution to get me writing.  I am ashamed to admit that I haven't written any of my book on Emily Hobhouse for a while which gets me thinking on why I am writing it in the first place.  When I started writing hardly anyone had heard of Emily Hobhouse and when I discovered her in the early 2000's I wanted everyone to know about our Cornish humanitarian, philanthropist and her work improving conditions in the British Concentration Camps in the Boer War and also her part in the feeding of thousands of children after WW1. This month it is one hundred years since her death and The Story of Emily is commemorating this next Saturday, I am looking forward to going.  Especia...