from Cornwall

just visited on foot from our wonderful friends' clive and anne down the coast - cliff cottage - where they filmed ladies in lavender in prussia cove, cornwall. I thought you might like to know that not only is it the most beautiful place on earth but that i have been there since i was 15 twice a year on masterclass and chamber courses, and always stayed in that cottage! infact that is where i met my first teacher! the clip i saw brought back horrid memories of scary rehearsals, but the place itself (which julian visited with me last year) was the seed of pretty much all the important and inspiring things that ever happened to me - first loves of man, music and nature! -so pretty overwhelming to revisit! i heard that when they were filming, the ladies on the 'open chamber music' week got very excited about the young actor although they were pretending to be excited about the dames!
it's very late, i can't get to a computer often, and tomorrow i have to drive to stoke on trent from penzance then rehearse and play an opera . - forgive being out of touch but lots of love to all. ruthx