tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post8923903897172904348..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Wild Swimming.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8007554084649955342011-09-14T04:32:01.543-07:002011-09-14T04:32:01.543-07:00Hi Pat! Thanks for the explanation! Have a nice da...Hi Pat! Thanks for the explanation! Have a nice day!Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87741919303072405412011-09-13T03:38:31.984-07:002011-09-13T03:38:31.984-07:00Yes, his money has gone well over the million now ...Yes, his money has gone well over the million now - quite an achievement although, like John, he is not a character I particularly like in his TV show. Of course his real persona may be totally different. Thank you for your comments.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68721125413142163632011-09-13T03:04:29.438-07:002011-09-13T03:04:29.438-07:00I gather the sum is now something over £1,000! Wha...I gather the sum is now something over £1,000! What an achievement, both physically and in cash terms!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3536393598660938592011-09-12T14:28:06.438-07:002011-09-12T14:28:06.438-07:00My husband's grandfather swan the R. Derwent f...My husband's grandfather swan the R. Derwent from York to Malton and won a prize (early years of the 1900s it would have been). I'm a softy Southerner . . .Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19531671812031069502011-09-12T12:33:17.791-07:002011-09-12T12:33:17.791-07:00It is raining in Tucson with some wind... no pool ...It is raining in Tucson with some wind... no pool for me today as there is lighting too. <br />I wish him well and hope he finishes. <br />Why oh why is there raw sewage entering the Thames ? <br /><br />Hope all is tied down and your all safe inside.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81163140425849009452011-09-12T12:30:40.474-07:002011-09-12T12:30:40.474-07:00I love the story about the naked swimmer! I'm ...I love the story about the naked swimmer! I'm so glad that David Walliams has done it...hope that he's alright. what a great comment from Gwilym...I've just come back from Morecambe and the Bay was wild this weekend...the stone jetty is still there!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84655855384152361952011-09-12T11:34:16.773-07:002011-09-12T11:34:16.773-07:00I wish him well but I am not a fan of his overblow...I wish him well but I am not a fan of his overblown personality!<br />oh I sound like a crabby old git!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4418563473973455182011-09-12T10:38:12.848-07:002011-09-12T10:38:12.848-07:00I have my own layers of fat, but will read Roger D...I have my own layers of fat, but will read Roger Deakin's book in favour of the real thing! I do hope David Walliams completes his swim and that he doesn't harm his own health in the process. It's a good thing there is a doctor on hand to keep an eye on him.<br /> Get a move on Katya and leave us alone to hopefully enjoy a golden autumn.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68387633141169360042011-09-12T10:18:23.786-07:002011-09-12T10:18:23.786-07:00....and I thought it was a rough late afternoon sw.......and I thought it was a rough late afternoon swim in Lake Almanor, Calif. when I was whipped off my little boogie board and smashed up against the dock when the wind picked up unexpectedly! Grapes and hot choc, no way...........a dry towel and a nice glass of wine at the fire pit worked well though! Will this qualify as Wild Swimming?<br /><br />Good luck to this man - is he an actor?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36789275325745511222011-09-12T07:24:07.844-07:002011-09-12T07:24:07.844-07:00Can I just have the grapes and hot chocolate pleas...Can I just have the grapes and hot chocolate please? Oh, and a bit of singing's always nice.<br /><br />Have you heard of Annette Kellerman, Weaver? Well worth a look-up on Wikipeadia. I think Radio 4 did a play about her recently too. First lady wild swimmer, and then some!Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79343712191521223892011-09-12T07:16:20.310-07:002011-09-12T07:16:20.310-07:00I had enough trouble this morning staying upright ...I had enough trouble this morning staying upright on my bike in the wind! I'll stick to dry land, if you don't mind. Don't mind reading about wild swimming in Waterlog though.<br />The WV for this comment is GRITTI - David Walliams doesn't look it but he certainly is!John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64529419100746954462011-09-12T06:43:08.859-07:002011-09-12T06:43:08.859-07:00Amazing what these wild swimmers get up to. A woma...Amazing what these wild swimmers get up to. A woman recently tried to swim from Cuba to Florida (2nd attempt) but I think she didn't make it. There used to be swimming races from across the dangerous waters of Morecambe Bay from Grange-over-Sands to the Stone Jetty near the Midland Hotel at Morecambe. I remember going to watch such a race as a child. No neporene suits in those days - only goggles, trunks and layers of fat.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1772030229229946252011-09-12T06:40:12.720-07:002011-09-12T06:40:12.720-07:00I am definitely not tough enough for that sort of ...I am definitely not tough enough for that sort of thing (softie southerner!). It is so windy here that I can't hang the washing out - but actually quite warm and sunny as well.<br /><br />Pomona xPomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.com