ELKA

Today would have been Elka Spoerri's 83rd birthday. She was born in Sofia,Bulgaria.
She eventually came to live in Switzerland and ran the Adolf Woelfli Stiftung for 25 years doing research and publishing books and organising exhibitions of his work.
She was one of the most extraordinary people I have ever known.
I think of her very often and with much love. Today especially.
We named our female kitten Sofie Elka in honour of Elka. She is also a very unusual and feisty kitten just like Elka herself.

Happy Birthday to...

Kevin Spacey with Legacy in NYC 1991.

Helen Mirren sans crown.

Mick Jagger in Marrakesh 1967 in a photo by Cecil Beaton.

CG Jung doing stonework. Have you ever read Memories, Dreams and Reflections his autobiography?

A painting called Shadow Cornered by CG Jung.

Thirsty for more

Happy Birthday Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth!

Bothy

A bothy is a shepherds cottage/shelter. We live in one.

Byre

This is a shelter for cows traditionally.

Hemmel

A hemmel with many arches. It is a shelter for farm animals.
We have a hemmel window now on the west wing, the Sunset Room with a view.
It is beautifully made by Paul Johnstone a local stonemason.

Mata Hari

I started listening to the biography of Mata Hari on the radio this morning and it is very interesting. I have always known of the name and the spy and execution aspect of her story BUT I knew nothing of her life. The book is being read every morning this week. Enjoy!

Paul Martin

Which PM is this?

Saturday 21st July was my Paul Martin's birthday, how many PM's are there out there?
The bakery one is pretty good.