Stepping into Single Figures… gingerly

(Brothers Water, Cumbria, 15/10/19) To be fair, I was stepping far more gingerly than Susan and Francine: they with shoes, … More

We hear it’s still cold in Ullswater

We got to Ullswater on Saturday morning, in the wind and rain. Rosie and Francine were already swimming, right out … More

This painting was from a photo I took of my friend Jackie in Grasmere in Cumbria, late last summer. Unlike … More

It was not winter, but a cold reluctant spring and feisty April weather (I have been slow to draw this … More

You can try pausing to admire the beautiful morning, the misty view as the lake snakes its glimmering way up … More

The first leaves began to fall, it seems like only yesterday. It was a few weeks ago in fact when … More

Jackie and I went swimming in Ullswater last week. The rain in the morning was so heavy I discovered that, … More

A quick impromptu dip, in – ahem – just my bra and pants. Getting into the habit of putting a … More

Amidst intermittent torrential showers Mother and I braved Ullswater’s choppy waters. Last time I was here, the water was a … More

Chillswim Coniston end-to-end 2016 On Saturday we swam the five and a quarter mile length of Coniston, me and about … More