On Friday I drove down to Poole, to swim in the sea with the lovely ladies – and two gentlemen…
The Transformation
I have several jumper-dresses, which I mostly live in through the winter – a single item of clothing that takes…
Single Figures
On Wednesday the marine lake had dropped to 9.5 degrees. This is not an unpleasant temperature at which to swim…
Strata
On Friday we swam from Lulworth Cove to Durdle Door: Fiona, Sara, Marcus, Jim, Chris and I. We had wetsuits,…
Love rekindled
The central heating is not yet on, though I’m inclined to think it might be soon, but the log burner…
Low Autumn Sun on Sunday Morning
Last Sunday I got up at 6.30 to fit in a swim in the Marine Lake at Clevedon. The lake…
Synchronized Swimming
We had our correct hats on, Clare and I. Perfectly synchronized with each other and with the view. The hat,…
The Glow Swim at Vobster Quay
September 15th: Vobster Quay’s annual ‘Glow Swim’ and the swimmers are ready to go. Once, twice… four times round the…
This Sofa is Occupied
….though it would be fair to say that it is more definitively occupied at one end than the other. Sergeant…
Two new calendars for 2017
Originally posted on Art by Nancy Farmer:
My small and sometimes tidy studio is once more full of boxes: not only are there…
