A Lovely Line of Duckies

When the going gets tough, the tough… learn new skills. Rumour has it that this pandemic has seen people perfecting … More

The Neap Tide, for Hilary’s Birthday

The Neap Tide, for Hilary’s Birthday For Hilary’s Birthday, the moon presented her with a neap tide: slow, sluggish, and … More

I am doing one more print run of calendars, so if you’d like one and haven’t yet bought one, you … More

To be honest, I’ve been selling calendars for next year for a couple of months on the quiet, but I … More

We had gathered on Cawsand beach and walked to Penlee Point – a lovely group of Kingsand & Cawsand swimmers … More

I’m very happy to be able to tell you I will once again be in Hyde Park at the Swim … More

Compiling the pictures for the calendar for 2020, I have found one more drawing that got missed off this blog, … More

Inspired by the swims at the Henley Swim Festival 2019 This is a rare drawing for me – a swimming … More

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

(with apologies to triathlon friends and Richard!) “I thought that was you”, Richard Smith said to me on Thursday afterwards. … More