The Cat of Blackmore

I do not know this cat’s name, but he lives at Blackmore Farm, a fantastic 15th century manor house. His … More

Getting In

My thermometer says it is still barely six degrees (though discussions with people on site suggest it might be nearly … More

This is the recovery position for winter swimmers, not for drunk people. Though addled brains, an inability to speak in … More

I know a certain lady fond of dipping. I would not be surprised if she had swum, summer and winter, … More

…at Vobster Quay. So foggy was it that the nice people who work there said could we just swim widthways … More

I attempted to draw this morning’s swim from memory. Tricky… I am not used to ‘realistic’ landscape stuff and I … More

Cat-of-the-Day: Je suis Charlie. On the whole, Arthur and Percy have no views on current events, but we wanted to … More

Yesterday at Vobster, getting out of the lake after the last swim of the year. Wave cheerily to the nice … More

Went for a bob in the sea this morning. Couldn’t really call it ‘swimming’ as it was rather like this. … More

A fine and lively evening in the Ring o’ Bells at Moorlinch* last night – the Chalice Morris men came, … More