First day of the festival - feel tired, and probably in truth more energized by contact with chums than with art... it is like a large rolling party - with responsibilities.
Tomorrow is the great Opera...do hope Anna & Robin will make it - probably depends on R's sciatica or whatever it is. I introduced Sheree and Clare today - they bonded over leg pain!
Had the most frantic morning viz:
Up c. 7.30 made breakfast, fruit salad etc., breakfasted guests while doing some washing etc. Organised the food and drink for its different destinations... heaved it all around the car - fielded calls about Mark's tour of duty, spoke to Radio Kent about the festival... then tidied up, dealt with correspondence, stripped double bed and made it up again, got Ned up and had Naomi over to talk about the book she wants me to do stuff with... said goodbye to Jaime - the last of the summer students... then sorted out float etc. for church, got stuff together for organ recital, went to Holy T, set up "bar" sold nothing except fruit juice - virtually, 2 glasses of wine sold, most was consumed by staff, volunteers, the organist and the vicar...then down to the Harbour - sat and chatted and was "available" for a while - the Ineke came along and hauled me off to collect wine and stuff - and take it to King's... down the mean streets of Ramsgate Eastcliff drives a car which is not itself mean - so there were one or two close encounters, and fun reversing into the King's area. Unloaded, and then chatted with various people... then back home c. 5.00pm ate a sarni - drank some water and went upstairs to relax, realised I still hadn't finished my Olympic talk so worked on that for an hour or so... have to cut down on picture research, it's very time consuming, always end up with the one I first thought of.
Then off to see Robert P's latest production - fab as always, but in v. stuffy theatre... made me yawn a lot. Outside into the air with Clare and watched the Duallers from above - quite a good crowd... great music, all covers. Specially enjoyed Shanty Town and Pressure Drop - which is now on my brain.. And, after a quick chat with the nice Aussie BnB guests .... so to bed.
Tomorrow is the great Opera...do hope Anna & Robin will make it - probably depends on R's sciatica or whatever it is. I introduced Sheree and Clare today - they bonded over leg pain!
Had the most frantic morning viz:
Up c. 7.30 made breakfast, fruit salad etc., breakfasted guests while doing some washing etc. Organised the food and drink for its different destinations... heaved it all around the car - fielded calls about Mark's tour of duty, spoke to Radio Kent about the festival... then tidied up, dealt with correspondence, stripped double bed and made it up again, got Ned up and had Naomi over to talk about the book she wants me to do stuff with... said goodbye to Jaime - the last of the summer students... then sorted out float etc. for church, got stuff together for organ recital, went to Holy T, set up "bar" sold nothing except fruit juice - virtually, 2 glasses of wine sold, most was consumed by staff, volunteers, the organist and the vicar...then down to the Harbour - sat and chatted and was "available" for a while - the Ineke came along and hauled me off to collect wine and stuff - and take it to King's... down the mean streets of Ramsgate Eastcliff drives a car which is not itself mean - so there were one or two close encounters, and fun reversing into the King's area. Unloaded, and then chatted with various people... then back home c. 5.00pm ate a sarni - drank some water and went upstairs to relax, realised I still hadn't finished my Olympic talk so worked on that for an hour or so... have to cut down on picture research, it's very time consuming, always end up with the one I first thought of.
Then off to see Robert P's latest production - fab as always, but in v. stuffy theatre... made me yawn a lot. Outside into the air with Clare and watched the Duallers from above - quite a good crowd... great music, all covers. Specially enjoyed Shanty Town and Pressure Drop - which is now on my brain.. And, after a quick chat with the nice Aussie BnB guests .... so to bed.
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