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lakeside yuletide

Posted in reasons to be cheerful, swimming on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Merry Christmas! The lake is lovely and we’re swimming every day. Today we took a gazebo down and spent three hours in the water, the sand and reading the paper in the shade between swims. I swam to the jetty and was intercepted by a huge dog on the way. There were a few boats, [...]

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craving

Posted in swimming on February 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Today I am craving a swim. Usually I hit the pool first thing Monday morning but I missed it yesterday because of the kids’ colds. In Barmera I swam in the lake every day, and even one night. After a long day of travelling, eating and drinking we finally got the children to sleep and [...]

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pool people

Posted in swimming on January 31, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

The pool is starting to empty out a bit now that school holidays are pretty much over. The candy coloured, loud-in-every-way inflatable has been removed, along with the kids that only a week ago teemed all over it. In its place some of my favourite pool visitors have returned. The old ladies. They used to [...]

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swimmingly

Posted in swimming on November 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve just returned from a swim, and it was so perfect. I arrived at the pool around 3.30pm fully expecting it to be swarming with kids and learner swimmers, and was pleasantly surprised to find my only pool companions were: – an old lady, swimming with flippers, snorkel and mask – a goth, dog paddling, [...]

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