Frills & Chills

It had rained and rained… and rained. It had probably rained on World Tutu Day – which is a Thing … More

The Arrival of the Trifle

PLEASE NOTE: To see this picture at its best, scroll down to the version below the story, and click on … More

Absolutely delighted to be interviewed by Jonathan Cowie for the January Issue of Outdoor Swimmer! Thank you Jonathan for a … More

My 2023 Christmas offering: a card designed to be held in the hand as a proper card, and turned upside … More

Those who do not swim outside in the winter never get to experience one of the small delights of the … More

There was much debris on the high spring tide: seaweed of course, and the occasional tree branch brought down by … More

You probably expect absolute truth from my pictures, so I have to break it to you: this drawing is not … More

“We’re going for a swim later”, said Hilary. “We’re going skinny dipping”, said Bev.I laughed and wondered where, because I’d … More

Why have so many capable swimmers never swum round the Pier, and why did it take me four or five years of swimming at Clevedon before I did?

Swimmers views regarding the weather can be as capricious as the weather itself. We love water, but not when it … More