The Solstice Skinny Dip

It happened like this….Bev – “Well I have just agreed to do a sunrise skinny dip at the lake for … More

Frills & Chills

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

Three cars arrived one… two… three… pulling up in the car park within seconds of each other as if in … 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

“Faffing Brings Its Own Rewards” The picturesque Cumbrian Mountains close in around Brother’s Water on three sides, but that morning … 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?

Sketches of Mary for the picture “How To Walk On Shingle”