Staying at Hay on Wye during the book festival
It's bloomin freezing, and wet. It doesn't seem to have deterred the visitors. Dad and I left Oxford in the sunshine. It took about 31/2 hours with a stop for coffee at a Garden Centre near Ross
Arriving at Hay I promptly fell asleep.
Dad stays at the La Fosse Guest house. We have a top floor room which has been renovated since I stayed 2 years ago. The breakfasts are great.( fab bacon)
I wandered around the town, visiting second hand shops and mooching around looking for a reasonably priced pair of socks to wear inside my wellies ( easier said than done)
The town was heaving with people, live music played in the market square and people were making the best of the weather.
I had a very late lunch in a hot panini of fresh ham and strong cheddar. With hot chocolate to warm me up from The sandwich Cellar,(which I heartily recommend, it is tiny but I got our lunch there today too)
I went out in fit flops and my rain coat. Back to the room for my warm coat and wellies before I braved the festival.
I arrived at about 4.45 pm. It was so busy and people were scraping for seats in the friends tent.
I went to see event 169 which was by the curators of the David Bowie is exhibition at the V&A . The talk was by Victoria Broackes was scripted and a bit dry. The audio visuals didn't work properly but Geoffrey Marsh had a but more spark with his anecdotes. I wanted more 'noise' from the presentation. It was a prese in format which I liked but the video links sound failed
The festival seems well catered for in terms of food and drink. If the weather was fine there would be lots if places to sit.
Local and international businesses are show cased. E.g the RSPB and the Granary restaurant . The book shop was mad, with people queuing for books to be signed.
Talking of signs the sign posting around the festival seemed better than usual but not quite as aesthetically pleasing as when the Guardian used to host it . I miss the quality art events, that encouraged you to join in
Back to the B&B to warm up and bed
The weather wasn't a lot better today. I met Dad for lunch I managed to find a Guardian paper for Dad, not sure what that says about my political leanings at the Telegraph sponsored event. I speed walked from town and am all hot and bothered. Waiting in the friends tent.
I squeezed in a couple hours of writings his morning , I need to keep citing theory, which is driving me mad. I know I have made copious notes and blog entries about things, but you can only search within the blog titles not the main text . I need to be a lot more systematic with my titles and indexing! Not my easiest skill set. Especially frustrating when I haven't got my box of books with me .
I am on 3,500 words of 5,000 so nearly there.
It's bloomin freezing, and wet. It doesn't seem to have deterred the visitors. Dad and I left Oxford in the sunshine. It took about 31/2 hours with a stop for coffee at a Garden Centre near Ross
Arriving at Hay I promptly fell asleep.
Dad stays at the La Fosse Guest house. We have a top floor room which has been renovated since I stayed 2 years ago. The breakfasts are great.( fab bacon)
I wandered around the town, visiting second hand shops and mooching around looking for a reasonably priced pair of socks to wear inside my wellies ( easier said than done)
The town was heaving with people, live music played in the market square and people were making the best of the weather.
I had a very late lunch in a hot panini of fresh ham and strong cheddar. With hot chocolate to warm me up from The sandwich Cellar,(which I heartily recommend, it is tiny but I got our lunch there today too)
I went out in fit flops and my rain coat. Back to the room for my warm coat and wellies before I braved the festival.
I arrived at about 4.45 pm. It was so busy and people were scraping for seats in the friends tent.
I went to see event 169 which was by the curators of the David Bowie is exhibition at the V&A . The talk was by Victoria Broackes was scripted and a bit dry. The audio visuals didn't work properly but Geoffrey Marsh had a but more spark with his anecdotes. I wanted more 'noise' from the presentation. It was a prese in format which I liked but the video links sound failed
The festival seems well catered for in terms of food and drink. If the weather was fine there would be lots if places to sit.
Local and international businesses are show cased. E.g the RSPB and the Granary restaurant . The book shop was mad, with people queuing for books to be signed.
Talking of signs the sign posting around the festival seemed better than usual but not quite as aesthetically pleasing as when the Guardian used to host it . I miss the quality art events, that encouraged you to join in
Back to the B&B to warm up and bed
The weather wasn't a lot better today. I met Dad for lunch I managed to find a Guardian paper for Dad, not sure what that says about my political leanings at the Telegraph sponsored event. I speed walked from town and am all hot and bothered. Waiting in the friends tent.
I squeezed in a couple hours of writings his morning , I need to keep citing theory, which is driving me mad. I know I have made copious notes and blog entries about things, but you can only search within the blog titles not the main text . I need to be a lot more systematic with my titles and indexing! Not my easiest skill set. Especially frustrating when I haven't got my box of books with me .
I am on 3,500 words of 5,000 so nearly there.
We had a good hearty supper at the Granary another place I am happy to recommend the seat and tables are a bit rough and ready but the food is good and there is lots of choice. Talking of nice things to eat I had a heavenly elder flower sorbet from Shepherds near the castle.
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