Hi, I'm Clara.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

And 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.