Author: Claire

  • Fest begins

    Began, really. First show last night. Sie Weiss Alles. Really interesting piece – surprising even. Don’t think the write-up does it justice. Worth seeing and entertaining as well as serious. Today begins with breakfast at the booking tent – can’t wait. Then at least 4 shows. Maybe 5. I am sad to be have to…

  • Walking into the mist

    Today was a difficult morning. It was cold and I was tired and getting out of bed was a strain. By the time I was ready to go (late, of course – or at least later than usual), the sun was up, bathing the waking valley in golden-red light. I walk to work. The reasons…

  • Morning

    Some mornings are a gift. Today, as I opened the curtains, above the hill across the valley from me the sun rose, a giant luminous, golden-red ball against the cloudy sky. Fine drifts of cloud across the face of the deep-pink-red ball just emphasized the intensity of the colour. I rushed inside to get a…