Perfect Day
On Saturday I had a perfect day. As I had gone to bed before 8pm the night before, I woke up very early. Me and the dogs headed out to […]
Category Archives: Local Places
Are Your Dogs Related?
We’ve gone away. We’re sleeping, walking and I hope I get my swimming mojo back. We haven’t gone far, we’re staying on a campsite right by the sea on the […]
Heroic Swimming Adventure
Tomorrow I set off with Alfie (my heroic wild swimming friend) on our adventure. I had a swim at Shingle Street earlier this week in my new wetsuit. Why I […]
Yellow
A couple of weeks ago on a Friday afternoon I took the dogs for a walk through fields of yellow oilseed rape and vivid green wheat. We headed out towards […]
What Mermaids Look Like
In the shadow of the nuclear power station, in James’ old, slightly too big wetsuit that I wear back to front because I like it that way, high on post-winter […]
Shingle Street Changes
A few weekends ago friends came to stay and we went to Shingle Street. There have been big changes. The spit that forms the lagoon has been flattened and has […]
On the beach
Turns out Zephaniah is scared of traffic and the sea. This is devastating news for a heroic wild swimmer. I haven’t been able to take Zephaniah out and about much […]
Heroic Wild Swimmer and Her Friend
Pete and Alfie came to visit. And on Saturday night, after a glass of wine or two, talking about a swim in the morning seemed like an eminently sensible idea. […]
Best Swim of the Year?
Yesterday was a warm day for the end of October, there was no wind and high tide was just before midday. My friend Alfie had been swimming at Sizewell the […]
Writing, Writing, Writing
I am having a few days here, reading and writing furiously. Book number three deadline is fast approaching and I needed to put order onto my thoughts and notes. […]
