Dear Readers
Movie Time
As you know, we filmed our first ‘On Location with Holly’, an endeavour which was not without its share of hilarity. Yes, I definitely generated some footage for another Blooper Reel.
Nevertheless, Mike the Cinematographer and I got it all in the can and it has been edited so that I can present it to you shortly, in fact, at the end of the next paragraph.
Now, there is a good deal of learning on the job here so if you notice a certain small grey cloud intended to mask the registration plate of my car bobbing around like a flag on 4th July, please bear with me and enjoy the entertainment. That skill will doubtless improve with practice!
(https://amandacadabra.com/ac1-trailer/on-location-sunken-madley/)
There is in fact an entire book written about Monken Hadley, inspiration for Amanda’s village of Sunken Madley, so you can expect many happy returns to explore its juicy details. I have an anecdote that is a personal favourite that remain a mystery to this day. I look forward to sharing that with you.
Meanwhile, another puzzle …
The Mystery of The Toe
First to recap:
It was like this. About a week after the shoot on the village green, which inspired the one in Amanda’s village, I noticed something I’d never seen before. The second toe of my right foot was bruised underneath. I had no recollection of having kicked anything or dropped any object, light or heavy onto it. It was not painful, and I could move it freely. Nothing that a Google search suggested fitted.
Over the next couple of days, the bruising spread to the sides, but still no explanation offered itself. Whatever could have caused this strange phenomenon? The answer lies, of course, in the videos.
Solved
The solution was to be found in a piece of jewellery, one I hadn’t worn for some time. I was inspired to don this trinket by the photograph on the sales page of my fetching fake, be-mooned and starred toenails of black and silver. It was fine while I was stationery, but when touring the village green in search of optimum settings for filming I was sharply reminded of why I rarely wore it.
Indeed, the culprit, the perpetrator of the incident to my toe was … a fiendish toering! I had begun to guess and had my suspicions confirmed when a thin bridge of bruise began to show, joining the interesting blue on either side of the hapless digit.
So there it is, solved and the take home for me was, toering: wear only when stationery.
The Last Day of The Special Offer
Yes, this is the final day of the offer for the Cornish language online beginner classes I’ll be teaching from next month. That is, the first 3 classes free. Details are here. After today it will go up on Eventbrite at £5 per session for the 6-week introductory course, so you’ll still have the opportunity to join at very low cost.
Next?
I look forward to bring you the next video, and possibly a new Q&A by editor Kim Brockway, this time with me about my eventful adventures bringing to you the audiobook of Amanda Cadabra and The Hidey-Hole Truth.
Holly
PS If you want to start the series now:
