Synchronized Swimming

We had our correct hats on, Clare and I. Perfectly synchronized with each other and with the view. The hat, … More

This Sofa is Occupied

….though it would be fair to say that it is more definitively occupied at one end than the other. Sergeant … More

Wormy is still around, but currently in favour is Catnip Dynamite, a highly bitable stuffed cloth cylinder attached to a … More

I have an electric propagator. It is basically a plastic tray with an electric heater beneath its surface, so that … More

In my (albeit fairly limited) experience, it is always colder in Ullswater. I don’t know why, but I don’t just … More

It is Sunday, the Sunday before a bank holiday Monday no less, and I am in Cumbria. Of course it … More

At Clevedon Marine Lake Grand Opening On 2nd April 2016 the Marine Lake was officially re-opened, following an extensive repair … More

This weekend was the wonderful, fantastic event The Big Chill Swim, a winter swimming gala in Windermere, Cumbria, run by … More

The lake was 4 degrees the other day, cold enough to make the nerves in hands and wrists fizz and … More

Somerset Arts Weeks is over, and we can relax, and stop purring at the general public….