Author Archives: james

Swimming, 4th March 2019

Posted on March 5, 2019 by james

After the disaster of my last session I was determined to do better today and I’m pleased to report that’s how it went. Not a big improvement on my previous best performance, but an improvement nonetheless. Today I managed nineteen … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #44

Posted on March 5, 2019 by james

During last week I managed to get most of the final piece of cladding at the tops of the walls in place. All that remains now is a piece above the door and the piece below the flap in the … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 1st March 2019

Posted on March 4, 2019 by james

I wasn’t feeling great when I went to the pool today. Nothing specific, just not quite right. No idea why. Clearly there was something not right as the session was a complete disaster. I couldn’t even finish the set. Not … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 28th February 2019

Posted on February 28, 2019 by james

Quite a successful day in the pool today. I repeated my current set and managed to make eighteen reps before failing, two more than yesterday. After that I had no more failures, though the last couple were quite tough. Afterwards … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 26th February 2019

Posted on February 26, 2019 by james

Much quieter in the pool today, though as I warmed up I felt that it was going to be quite a struggle. Didn’t sleep too well last night and as a result I wasn’t really feeling on the ball for … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 25th February 2019

Posted on February 25, 2019 by james

It being the first day back at school today, I went to the pool expecting it to be quiet. Within a couple of minutes of me getting into the water it was already far busier than usual. Turns out that … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #43

Posted on February 25, 2019 by james

I didn’t have much time for work on the observatory this weekend, but I did manage to cut some additional timbers for the frame to support joins in the external cladding where they didn’t end on an existing part of … Continue reading →

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Building an observatory. Construction #42

Posted on February 25, 2019 by james

I’ve now put together my list of things that need to be done to keep the project moving forward. This is not an exhaustive list, but should get me a fair bit further on. In fact, it’s two lists. The … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 21st February 2019

Posted on February 21, 2019 by james

By contrast with earlier in the week, today I was the only person in the pool when I started swimming, though two or three others did turn up during the course of my session. Odd that it should be so … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 19th February 2019

Posted on February 21, 2019 by james

Awkward day, today. The pool was very busy and I found it difficult to establish a rhythm early on. My set was the same as yesterday, but because I couldn’t really settle in I even had one failure in the … Continue reading →

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