The diary of a pint-sized rower
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 18th, 2012
Cox by Kate Lace is a brand new, Jilly Cooper-style novel set in the world of elite rowing, so needless to say I’ve had it on order for a while. The author totally sounds like my kind of girl: you’ve got to love someone whose biography reads: “After serving in the army for eight years, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2012
Son on the Run is having driving lessons, and what a learning experience it’s been for both of us. Although he is mercifully careful, I can’t deny we’ve had our moments… like on our first outing, when the automatic gate in an industrial estate unexpectedly began to close in on my little car as SotR [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 16th, 2011
Since last week’s blogroll post, lots of you have been clicking away on their sites, so time to roll out another one. First on this list is the fabulously named Rowing Is Awesome – well, how could I ignore a blog with a title like that? It’s full of rowing awesomeness, with some funny stuff, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 10th, 2011
“You don’t look much like a rower”, said a friend, helpfully, on learning that my new sport – and burning passion du jour – was rowing. “I thought you were a cox”, said another. It’s true, I confess, that I don’t look like a rower. A measly 5’4″ (on a good day) and a weedy [...]
