..Hello and welcome to Somewhere in West Cornwall. My name is Lisa, I am a writer and Post-Graduate Doctoral research student, exploring the folklore of west Cornwall as recorded by Victorian writers William Bottrell and Robert Hunt in their Cornish story collections (published 1865-80). When not immersed in writing and research, I am a hobbyist beekeeper and wild-garden & allotment grower, juggling these various pursuits within the limits of so-called ‘invisible’ disability, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. This blogsite is therefore a jumble of musings on everyday life, and a platform for my writing and research activities, pulling together these multiple aspects of ‘me’. Join me as I venture Somewhere in west Cornwall, visiting the people and places of Cornish folklore, with the occasional foray into bees and plants and, yes, sometimes, a reflection on health and wellbeing …
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