It’s strange feeling that nothing much is happening on the project when the days are slipping away. Other priorities have to be dealt with and yet there is still clearly so much to do. Last night I sat down and listed everything I could think of that needs to be addressed before Rogationtide. It filled an A3 sheet. This is now sellotaped to a kitchen cupboard where I will see it every time I reach for the muesli or a tin of tomatoes. Will this help, I wonder?
The problem lies in the fact that we are going to Eigg for over two weeks, with only a day between our return and the three-day performance/installation for Rogationtide. This means I have to have all materials and equipment in place before our departure – and forward-planning is not a big feature of the way I naturally work. And the launch takes place on the evening of the first day, so I need to think about that, too. It will be a modest affair in comparison to many launches, but still ….
However, I’m heartened to find that Festial insights and ideas are now coming in thick and fast – especially when I’m in the shower, for some reason! Today I realised that there are 51 poppyheads simply because the 52nd has broken off … and how many weeks are there in a year? and what measure of time is Festial concerned with? Possibilities, possibilities.
