Category Archives: Swimming

Gala Appointments and Occasions

Posted on August 1, 2019 by colonialist

If I were not ill already, It occurs to me, you know, That events do go on steady Guaranteed to make me so. Take today: patiently waiting, So that patient I could be, But to find a waiting rating Just … Continue reading →

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Well-suited to a Trophy

Posted on June 9, 2019 by colonialist

Well, the netball all went well, And Jeneva buzzed around; But I do now need to tell What at Swim School then she found. Her eight-hundred metre badge To her duly handed out, But she didn’t get to cadge ‘One-five’ … Continue reading →

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Maid Day, M’aidez!

Posted on May 1, 2019 by colonialist

My day yesterday consisted of a visit to the dentist for a filling, then a visit to Oncology for checkup and drip (progress is good) and then delivering my buggy for panel beating after the recent incident. At least I … Continue reading →

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Bawl, Ball, & Not Quite Able

Posted on April 26, 2019 by colonialist

Day 26 GloPoWriMo 2019 Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses repetition. You can repeat a word, or phrase. You can even repeat an image, perhaps slightly changing or enlarging it from stanza to stanza, … Continue reading →

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GALA GLUTTONY

Posted on March 2, 2019 by colonialist

I did manage to snatch the podium pictures from the Championship Gala, and they are shown in the slide show. Then, on Thursday, there was yet another gala, this time hosted by Durban Girls’ College, and featuring DGC, Maris Stella, … Continue reading →

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Top of Top 8 in Under 8

Posted on February 26, 2019 by colonialist

An event this evening filled us with pride and joy. As part of the Swimming Squad, selected from the top eight swimmers in each age group, Jeneva was entered in the annual Junior Top 8 Championship Gala in all four … Continue reading →

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Monster no More; Swimming gets Boot.

Posted on February 20, 2019 by colonialist

The Monster Under the Bed, that became The Monster Under the House, is now a fairly normal domestic kitty. If, that is, one that is difficult to get a decent shot of!  Here is the best of many recent tries. … Continue reading →

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Things Going Swimmingly — and NOT

Posted on February 13, 2019 by colonialist

Morning spent inside a barrel With commands of, ’Do not move!’ Clad in rather scant apparel The occasion to improve, Has but little to commend it I can bring into my mind, And I rather would forefend it Even though … Continue reading →

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Playing Doctor-Doctor Bracingly.

Posted on February 8, 2019 by colonialist

You will not, in fact, be giving Very much of a concession To admit we all are living For the medical profession. It was eight o’clock I started My own visit to the doctor, And before we then departed R, … Continue reading →

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New Year DIY Solution Filtered Through

Posted on January 22, 2019 by colonialist

This Labyrinth I Roam is hosting NN1 on New Year Resolutions. Here is my little bit: When comes the New Year is when I Get energy renewed; With launching into DIY Ambition am imbued This year I sought a filter … Continue reading →

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