A couple of thoughts for today – “no gain without pain,” as in the utmost importance of exercising/training even when you don’t really feel like it, and “you’re never too old to scale the heights.” That second thought first. I was on my way in to the swimming pool when I overheard a lady clearly much older than me talking about a trip she had just returned from. It wasn’t clear to me exactly what she was talking about, just that she had found something “tougher than Kilima

I have spent the last two days discovering a new (ish) skill – counterweighting*. OK, so this isn’t completely new to me. I’ve performed a counterweighted hoop act and have spent the last four years immersed in creating a show where all the aerial was counterweighted. BUT . . . I was always the one on the end of the line, doing my thing, whilst Dave or someone else did the hard work - climbing up and down a ladder, essentially creating the beautiful effects on stage. Now I

A warm welcome to my first blog! A taste of everything in my life - circus, performance, Cornwall, travel and anything that takes my fancy really! I hope you enjoy and follow me through this journey... Quite unexpectedly today, I found myself returning to somewhere I spent a fair amount of time at when I was younger. Chyan Farm, near Penryn in Cornwall. For those of you who don’t know the space, it’s a farm where Swamp Circus do a lot of their work. Upon arrival, you park