Too cold for wetsuits, we better go in without them! Vobster, 16th December

Vobster at sunrise yesterday! Still mist on the water. Ruth and Jim ahead of me and when I looked up … More

Swimming through December

Vobster in December. Here are Ruth and I… and before you ask, yes I made it up, I have no … More

Sorry about the lack of cats, and indeed any art at all on this blog lately, the cats have temporarily … More

The last of my Lake District sketches (for a while). This is me, swimming the length of Buttermere, and somewhat … More

Up the ‘Dinosaur’s Back’ to the top of Blencathra, with nieces/nephews, siblings/in-laws, and Mum who with hindsight may not have … More

Wastwater, 26th October. The Bringer of Shoes! That was my brother, wandering down to see why, having swum most of … More

I went swimming yesterday – it was Vobster Quay’s ‘Glow Swim’ – this is what it looked like. A sort … More

This is our kitchen. Or, to be more correct, this WAS our kitchen until Monday morning; this week it has … More

Fruit-of-the-day… Andrew and Tony, in the pub with The Pumpkin. The Pumpkin is drawn to scale, and this is the … More

Yesterday was Jue’s 50th birthday party. Much wine and random bopping to 80s music that I actually recognize. Girls only … More