Last night I went to the big match - Matlock vs Buxton in the Derbyshire Cup!

I've watched Matlock twice before, both times have been fun.

Last night it was cold,  I was wearing 4 layers of merino and stayed toasty warm for the full 120 minutes!

The match was a replay - the result [...]

Today I went swiming in the Sea.

Not very warm over here but I was feeling brave.

Off up to the farm at the weekend to see family and meet some new prize winning Merino Rams.

Photos to come…

Hope all is good back in the UK

Mirrors (in NZ)

Sitting in a Research Methods lecture with the sun shining and rumours of winter conditions up on Hellvellyn yesterday morning was just too much, so after an hour or so, me and fellow slacker Ben Wills bolted for the door, grabbed our axes and raced over to Glenridding.

We found plenty of [...]

Back from Spain and Training in the cold again.

Snow in Cambridge today not much fun on the water.

But just enough snow to chuck around after training.

Pete  

Reeds LS Merino -Flame   models own

The guys at Natives run one of the best snowsport websites.

They've branched out and are now publishing Tribe Magazine.

It's available from:  snowdomes. Xscape. dry slopes. Ellis Brigham stores and many popular spots over in the alps.

They know snow…… they loved our baselayers…….

Mirrors

For the potential Cambridge University Boat Race crews the new year begins with a training camp in Banyoles Spain - venue of the 1992 Olympic Games rowing events.

Training is always hard but I'd rather it be hard and sunny than hard and freezing cold like it is back home.  It's good to be here.

Winter [...]

Well woman down to be precise.

Today we've lost Mirrors for one month. She just got on the train to head down to London for her Flight back home to NZ.

She'll be busy with her brothers wedding but also doing some sales and visiting the sheep stations to check how things are going.

Have [...]

Just going through all the forms rules and regulations for the NEC outdoors show.

There are far too many. More than any normal person can comprehend let alone enforce

My particular favourite :

no person shall dispense alcoholic spirits to visitors without prior permission.

Upon permission the maximum quantity of any sample shall be 10ml.

[...]

This morning at the petrol station a watering can flew towards me at high speed. If it wasn't for my lightning reflexes I would have been taken down.

Mirrors

Lots of wind and rain today – but not enough.

As a Kayaker I check the water level at the weir every time I cross the bridge at the end of our road.

Even In summer It”s a force of habit.

The weir is my gauge I know exactly what level it must be at [...]