It sounds lovely, Liz, like camping only with more of the amenities and,
yes, all those small practical things that one can do, and living in all that
space and plenty of world, if not plenty of caravan, to twirl one's skirts!
Best,
Rebecca
Rebecca Seiferle
www.thedrunkenboat.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Liz Kirby <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Nov 29, 2003 6:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: A Caravan of One's Own
Oh yes - I really do think every writer should have one.
I feel incredibly lucky with the way my dream has come about. For so long I
imagined a pretty little caravan with a big table and bench seats, windows
on three sides looking out over glorious countryside. A place to work and to
dream. And now it really exisits!
From where I am pitched I look out over Shuttlingslow and Hen Cloud, and I
can see the whole of Wildboarclough (the place where the last wild boar in
England was killed in the C16th). Tonight the moon sailed over in a clear
sky full of stars and the wind sang to me as I worked.
It is so wonderful to just sink into deep concentration when I am out there.
I love the fact that there are practical things to do - I have to fetch
water, warm the place up, cook food...... it is a little environment that I
can manage really easily. I can fix things and make them work! And then it
is also a space that is just for me - if I feel like lying down for a sleep,
or sitting and watching the sky, I can. Plus it is a space that contains my
novel thinking in a wonderfully playful nurturing way.
so yes - my wish is that every writer in the world is able to have a
caravan! I think I might set up a foundation to make it happen........
Liz
and Mark - I am glad to see that you are a man of good taste. (My crook has
a pink ribbon tied in a bow)
> So you finally made it to that caravan of one's own. It sounds
> positively idyllic! Should every writer have one?
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> Best
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