Hi, I'm Clara.

I'm Swiss, even though I (apparently) don't look like it.

I am based in the Ardèche region in France, trying to figure out the countryside life, as well as life in general.

I'm a tinkerer — and have I said that I love cats?

The only "pets" I had growing up were shrimps.

My first big achievement in life was snatching the top score on "Brick Breaker" when I was 8 — a score long-held by my mother on the family computer.

I love reading sci-fi (the author who tipped me over is Ted Chiang).

I traveled for more than a year twice. The first time in 2017, the second in 2024 (still ongoing).

My favorite food changes, but it always involves cheese.

No, I'm not dying. It's just hay fever.

A bit more about this website

If you want to know more about what I'm up to at the moment, have a look at my Now page, Uses page, my latest musings or my media collection. You can peek behind the curtain of this website by going to the Colophon page.

I consider this website to be a space where I can express myself freely in English, French and Frenglish without editing. If you happen to browse around here, you might find one-line notes, half-formed thoughts, doodles, full reviews or anything else in between.

To get started, here is a range of different posts that might tell you more about me:

• #44 Family gatherings (2023-12-24)
• A walk down the Sonnenallee (2023-11-07)
• Fermentation: behind-the-scenes (2023-07-27)
• Sicilian notes (2023-06-02)
• #29 Time for a break (2023-04-04)
• A list of Berlin things (2022-12-31)
• I made a font (2023-01-10)
• Destination (2022-02-13)
• My quest for true small caps (2021-01-07)

Get in touch

For those wanting to contact me: my Ouija board connection is unfortunately out of order, so you'll have to email me at hey [at] clarale [dot] com or connect via Mastodon.