These past few days have been such balm for mind and soul, tucked away in a beautiful landscape and garden, falling down the rabbit hole of a big writing project and surprising myself with my own productivity!
So lucky to be supported by the amazing generosity of creative friends and family, who’ve offered me a place to stay, a room to work in, a desk with inlaid conch shells, and space to lay out my yoga mat (I even used it once…) - not to mention community, family, great conversation, wild swimming, new connections, and peace away from the city.
Eternally grateful to
@natasharivettcarnac ,
@tomcarnac and tribe, and the Devon land where the Apple Barn vision is unfolding. Check out Natasha’s co-created apple-barn.com, both for micro press and residency news, and also her beautifully slow, deep Arts & Ecology podcast.
It was a real delight, too, to be back in Devon again, two years on from the end of my time at Dartington. This time, without a festival to run, I also got to make the most of pottering around the area, saunas and BBQs on the beach… 😉
And I even managed to drop in briefly on the old place - the gardens still look beautiful,
@greentablecafe is thriving, and though the Hall stood empty and silent, I listened very carefully, and I’m pretty sure I could hear the walls still reverberate with music.
