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Swimming, 25th August 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

It was crazy in the pool today. I arrived at the sports centre, probably five minutes before they start letting people in, and there was already a queue of about a dozen people! By the time we got in the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 24th August 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Tough one today. Another five seconds off the recovery time, so starting reps on 1’35s. Doubly tough because that interval means the hand positions for the starting times on the pool pace clock are jumping all over the place. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #31

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[23rd August] Had a bit of time out in the plot this afternoon doing some tidying up. It’s Wasp Central out there at the moment. They’re all over every square inch of everything and quite dopey with it, as if … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #30

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[22nd August] I had some time to spend in the veggie plot today. My daughter and I lifted the last of the onions — all the small ones I’d left in the ground to see if they’d get any fatter, … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #29

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[21st August] After the winds of the last twenty-four hours our climbing beans are now more “sprawling” beans. A number of the canes have clearly snapped and they don’t look good at all. Not entirely surprising, perhaps. Canes probably aren’t … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 21st August 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

It was busy at the pool today. Probably more than I’ve seen it since the first day they were allowed to open. Every lane was at least half full. Despite that the fast lane was working pretty well and I … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 20th August 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Right, off to the pool this lunchtime, bang out thirty reps of 50m at the same pace as earlier in the week, but five seconds less for the rest interval. Easy peasy! Err, no 😀 The first fifteen weren’t too … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #28

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[19th August] Whilst collecting veggies for this evening’s dinner I noticed that the courgettes are slowing down quite a bit. I don’t think the sudden rainfall has helped them at all and a few fruits had rotted from the flower … Continue reading →

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Veg plot 2020, #27

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

[18th August] I have just ordered garlic bulbs and onion seeds to plant for next year, as well as some seeds for more hardy salad crops to try growing through the winter. We have plenty of scrap wood around so … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 18th August 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by james

Well, today was “interesting”. On the positive side the lifeguards were being much more proactive about moving people between lanes when they really didn’t fit in. I still needed to “make my own space” quite a bit though, and I … Continue reading →

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