tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109258042024-03-08T03:06:02.838+00:00Confessions of an English Actor/Mum/WhateverMy life really - how do you describe that? Read it and see....
I was photo-a-daying for a while but now it's just my rambling...Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.comBlogger1201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-36336783187181492602016-11-24T21:35:00.004+00:002016-11-24T21:43:25.377+00:00Toby's ManifestoSo...Toby spent a very long time writing this in order to get elected by his peers to School Council. Toby has ADHD and suspected ASD and isn't the most popular kid in class. So he didn't get elected. And he was utterly heartbroken. BUT I posted this manifesto on facebook and had the most awesome response from my friends. So I'm tweeting it out there and putting out here for anyone to comment on.Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-29055172724047083882015-03-23T16:12:00.001+00:002015-03-23T16:19:39.979+00:00Pictures for TiffeySallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-39253214536946275892014-12-31T08:53:00.000+00:002014-12-31T08:53:13.926+00:002014 in retrospect
So it's the last day of 2014 and as everyone does, I'm looking back. And it's actually been the best year I can remember for a while. I know not everyone can say the same - I have some friends who have had a truly dreadful year. But for me 2014 was a good one. A dream came true - Cosi Fan Tutte in the West End - I met a hero - Armistead Maupin. My boys are getting older - Toby in the Juniors Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-53401766695403837862014-05-21T15:36:00.001+00:002014-05-21T15:36:35.351+00:00Crazi Fan Tutte!
So my dream came true last Friday -made my west end debut in Cosi Fan Tutte at the Coliseum. It was a magical wonderful night - made all the more specialby my lovely sis and sis-in-law sending me the BIGGEST bouquet imaginable. I saw it by the stage door and assumed it was for one of the principals and then squealed with excitement when I saw it was for me!
Reviews have been Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-67036553212400671712014-04-20T14:18:00.000+00:002014-04-20T14:20:42.028+00:00so...an actor post for the first time in ages....I got a job! Woo hoo! I'm two weeks in but am taking the opportunity the Easter weekend is giving me (ie I am not exhausted) to update my blog!
I'm working with Improbable Theatre in collaboration with English National Opera. Phelim McDermott, the director, has directed operas before and gets a skills ensemble involved - actors and performers - to help construct the world of the opera.
We're Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-59032210875171863402014-03-27T08:16:00.000+00:002014-03-27T08:16:23.923+00:00So.....Yet again my resolution for doing a photo a day seems to have fallen by the wayside. Hey ho. My life is chaos it doesn't surprise me.
BUT I have news! Exciting happy clappy news. I've been trying really hard to kickstart my acting career recently - be a bit more proactive. I paid for IMDB pro so now if you look at my imdb page here, you can see my photo. I've done a lot of workshops with The Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-49545936700910666932014-01-30T18:42:00.006+00:002014-01-30T18:42:52.997+00:0029/365/2014
Yes! Old pics from the shed. As you can see, this one didn't escape the damp. But I love it. Baby Bert and Baby Me. We've been together since 1991 which is a headfuck really. 23 years. We are so young in this pic!!!Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-81142368607052706042014-01-30T18:42:00.003+00:002014-01-30T18:43:01.490+00:0028/365/2014
We're finally getting the horrid shed at the bottom of our garden replaced. I thought I'd be able to clear it out at the weekend but I had to do it today without the help of strong husband. Luckily my amazing Daddy came to my rescue and between the two of us we chucked and bagged up years of crap! I am a hoarder. There were lots of things in there that if I'd looked at closely, I'd probably Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-55962907732079684712014-01-30T18:41:00.002+00:002014-01-30T18:43:07.915+00:0027/365/2014
Clogsilk's birthday! I meant to get a picture of her in her funky new hat (what I bought her) but I forgot. The only pic I took was of these rather posh crispsSallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-88373544909590946582014-01-30T18:39:00.000+00:002014-01-30T18:39:10.947+00:0026/365/2014
Another filler....and another photo of food! I must stop taking food pics for at least one month of PAD....is there anything better than the retro joy of Arctic Roll?Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-80622914412509532362014-01-30T18:37:00.003+00:002014-01-30T18:37:31.535+00:0025/365/2014
It's Saturday. So the only thing I do of note is sit in a freezing cold shed, surrounded by the smell of manure, and watch my boy on a horse. I wanted to share this one, even though I've already PADed him this month, because this was Oscar with a new leader - he's usually too nervous to let anyone but his favourite Charlie lead him - but she wasn't there. So Georgia did the honours and she was Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-84056821192015519842014-01-30T18:36:00.000+00:002014-01-30T18:43:17.054+00:0024/365/2014
I'm not going to have many more Fridays with Clogsilk. I'm going to miss our adventures when she starts work full time in February. Boo hoo. So we just HAD to go to Bluewater and enjoy the last day of Blue January Yo Sale. HOW many pictures of sushi have I had this month?Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-7943311028389525182014-01-30T18:34:00.000+00:002014-01-30T18:34:36.377+00:0023/365/2014
God help me...I accompanied Toby's Year 2 class to the National Gallery. I was NOT allowed to take photos in the gallery but I snuck this one (apologies to the Gallery but I was taking the kids picture, not the picture's picture). The tour guide was very snotty and quite rude to our class teacher. As someone who works in Museum Education myself, I wasn't impressed. Kids didn't care though. Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-8240675326455184192014-01-30T18:31:00.003+00:002014-01-30T18:31:12.834+00:0022/365/2014
I created sausage pasta bake in an attempt to make Toby eat it. He picked out the sausage. Left the rest....sigh...Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-7765387852430544172014-01-30T18:30:00.001+00:002014-01-30T18:30:23.086+00:0021/365/2014
A total filler cheat pic - I didn't take ANY photos today!Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-91290585250682884082014-01-30T18:29:00.001+00:002014-01-30T18:29:32.838+00:00God I'm so behind! Already!! 20/365/2014Apologies for utter crapness. And be prepared for mass uploading here!
On Mondays I tend to escape the house (my cleaner comes and I have middle class guilt and can't be there when she is) so I snuck to Westfield Stratford. It was so nice! Really quiet compared to the pre-Christmas rush period. Had a mooch....and a coffee.....Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-38940741114139394682014-01-19T15:28:00.003+00:002014-01-30T18:30:40.510+00:0019/365/2014
Toby's birthday party today at Pizza Express in Blackheath. Kids loved it. I was knackered!Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-47218907596270902522014-01-19T15:28:00.000+00:002014-01-30T18:30:33.466+00:0018/365/2014
My lovely chap allowed me to shave his beard off. I got part way through...and the battery ran out. So he looked quite demented for an hour and was unable to leave the house....Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-83404642025617274962014-01-19T15:27:00.001+00:002014-01-19T15:27:37.918+00:0017/365/2014
Clare and I at Bluewater playing with our cameras. And eating sushi. AGAIN! It's only cos Yo have a sale on!!Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-47539640518332864472014-01-16T21:23:00.000+00:002014-01-16T21:23:03.168+00:0016/365/2014
I think my feet look funny here!Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-26671508623531208562014-01-16T21:22:00.003+00:002014-01-16T21:22:37.230+00:0015/365/2014
Yes that is the love of my life. My partner of 23 years. Being a sock doggy.....Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-73573643334978925112014-01-16T21:22:00.000+00:002014-01-16T21:22:12.337+00:0014/365/2014
I baked!Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-45732803853282361612014-01-16T21:21:00.003+00:002014-01-16T21:21:44.570+00:0013/365/2014
It wasn't Blue Monday...Yo has Blue menu every day in Jan and I love it....all my favourites
Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-54653311087459258152014-01-12T20:05:00.001+00:002014-01-12T20:05:44.592+00:00Aaaand a slightly navel gazing, non photography post....Since starting PADing again this year, and talking about blogs with some friends the other day, I've started re-reading old posts.
Hindsight is so damn interesting.....reading about how I was struggling before the 4 letters that have come to define my daily existence reared their ugly head. (ADHD in case you're new here)....reading how I struggled with the diagnosis...reading how amazing my Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10925804.post-31920284911817773132014-01-12T18:22:00.005+00:002014-01-12T18:22:32.779+00:0012/365/2013
Sunday lunch in our house - I used to make roast chicken but the boys utterly love Toad in the Hole these days so it's become a staple. I used to cheat and use Aunt Bessie's until I realised how bloody easy it is to make it yourself (and tastier and cheaper!)Sallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07071603538322993364noreply@blogger.com0