I enjoy the Boat Race. There. I said it. I’m not a fan of sports – not of watching it, anyway. I’m still not accustomed to the idea that I myself could be a participant in sports but archery & fencing are both in the Olympics and therefore sports, and kayaking is indisputably a sport … More In defence of the Boat Race
Over the years, many people have bemoaned the lack of adult Brownie badges. One in four women in the UK have been involved in Girlguiding at some point in their lives and anyone who’s ever earned a badge as a Brownie or a Guide feels, however deep down in their soul it is, that it’s … More I did my Rebel Water Sports badge!
It’s a warm Sunday morning in late July. The river is quiet. The only sounds are the paddling of two swans and their fluffy half-grown cygnet, a lot of ducks quacking, a weeping willow swishing very softly in the breeze and the splash of oars as a rowing boat comes upstream. And then:- “*#$%!^*%!&! trees! … More Messing about on the river: Juliet vs the reeds
I Am A Polar Bear 