tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post1378011969570984461..comments2024-02-14T10:20:33.725+00:00Comments on Relatively Retiring: In at the Deep EndRelatively Retiringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-3884178978223542502015-05-16T10:17:40.415+01:002015-05-16T10:17:40.415+01:00I'm concerned that the pattern has been "...I'm concerned that the pattern has been "generally unpleasant" or miserable,RR.<br />Although I don't know you, I can read you, admire you and regret your difficulties. As I do.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-88790538627571623812015-05-04T21:42:45.519+01:002015-05-04T21:42:45.519+01:00Gosh, I think we must have been separated at birth...Gosh, I think we must have been separated at birth. I too would hate to pothole or go up in a balloon and haven't swum for years because I would feel embarrassed in a swim suit. Good for you!<br /><br />Sorry you've had a miserable year. I hope the next ones are much better. Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-89993543497018284992015-05-02T10:25:06.378+01:002015-05-02T10:25:06.378+01:00Tummy control swimsuits sound excellent, RR. But, ...Tummy control swimsuits sound excellent, RR. But, some of us - well me - have thighs which have turned stringy, pubic hair that has migrated down the legs, and a generally scrawny superstructure that one might have doubts about offering to the public gaze.<br />Is there any hope for swimming attire that is not Victorian nor Islamic, but just ....discrete? Somewhat concealing but still celebrating? Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-27322362323679580542015-04-26T18:03:06.092+01:002015-04-26T18:03:06.092+01:00Jenny and P.Pete: how wonderful to inspire. Actual...Jenny and P.Pete: how wonderful to inspire. Actually I think it's warm water and really good goggles that do the trick! Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-13160147562578933262015-04-26T10:36:19.292+01:002015-04-26T10:36:19.292+01:00I've been thinking about swimming again. I'...I've been thinking about swimming again. I've never been good at it, and a few years ago made a diligent effort to get better. I improved, but never got to the stage I was aiming for. Partly that was because the instructors didn't recognise what I now think was the main problem — I worked that out for myself, eventually, but that was just before I headed to South America, and I never picked up where I'd left off. You might have inspired me to get started again.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-26752015548204656642015-04-25T23:09:42.342+01:002015-04-25T23:09:42.342+01:00Well done! I think that is an excellent way to de...Well done! I think that is an excellent way to deal with the difficulties of the past year - how good that you can learn to improve your swimming. You almost inspire me. At least the pool is warm - the cold is one of the most offputting things - apart from having to put my head under water... and.... Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-37670150385712448382015-04-25T08:35:04.288+01:002015-04-25T08:35:04.288+01:00gz: he's got to want to do it!
Leslee: someti...gz: he's got to want to do it!<br /><br />Leslee: sometimes the Welsh is a bit unecessary, as with road signs that say 'Wrexham' for the foreigners and 'Wrecsam' for the locals.<br /><br />Zhoen: the swim suit is a big part of the problem (literally, in my case).<br /><br />mm: hello!<br /><br />Julia: I'll take a rain-check on the potholing, thank you.<br />Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-58249396467253721512015-04-25T07:43:11.963+01:002015-04-25T07:43:11.963+01:00Oh wonderful! And good for you!
It is, in my worl...Oh wonderful! And good for you!<br /><br />It is, in my world, very important to push the boundaries of one's courage, to spend much time out of one's comfort zone etc.<br /><br />And I'm with you on the pot-holing, which makes me think we should do it!<br />Or maybe not :)<br /><br /><br /><br /> Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365391659955928592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-5863551277992562952015-04-25T06:52:48.405+01:002015-04-25T06:52:48.405+01:00Bravo!!Bravo!!mmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-26299856768060544192015-04-25T01:13:39.389+01:002015-04-25T01:13:39.389+01:00Courage is an underrated virtue, that leads to une...Courage is an underrated virtue, that leads to unexpected satisfactions. <br /><br />The water wants to help you. I like that a lot. <br /><br />My cousin send me a holiday photo once, with her in a bathing suit beside a pool. I decided then and there that if she could be that comfortable being seen in a photo, then I would try to aspire to the same sangfroid. After all, I'm about the same shape, and her two decades older. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-33272962919546977542015-04-24T22:33:29.805+01:002015-04-24T22:33:29.805+01:00Brava! Or how brave! I'd have been challenged ...Brava! Or how brave! I'd have been challenged enough trying to make out those Welsh names. ;-)<br /><br />They do water exercise classes at my gym, though I've not gone to any. The water is supposed to be a good medium for injured or older joints. I used to love to swim, but I was lucky to have lesson at a young age. I really should go swim at the gym one of these days.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489924859026895536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-48601131416462988582015-04-24T22:05:53.335+01:002015-04-24T22:05:53.335+01:00good for you...you'll have to teach The Pirate...good for you...you'll have to teach The Pirate!!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-19194793299493689672015-04-24T18:39:09.390+01:002015-04-24T18:39:09.390+01:00Marigold: thank you. I so nearly chickened out. I ...Marigold: thank you. I so nearly chickened out. I can really recommend these adult only classes for very small groups.I can't say I enjoyed it, but I will make myself continue, especially as I now have three tummy control swim suits!Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-20924655478221594262015-04-24T18:23:06.055+01:002015-04-24T18:23:06.055+01:00Well done! Like you swimming has never been my me...Well done! Like you swimming has never been my metier probably since I fell in a boating lake aged 5 and almost drowned. The very thought of jumping in makes me cringe and as for getting my face wet well...! Such a shame especially when some years ago I went on holiday with a friend to Turkey and we went on a boat trip round the islands set in turquoise sea and a couple of times the boat dropped anchor and most of the others enjoyed jumping into the warm clear water and I was left climbing down the ladder and only able to swim near the boat where I could grab hold if need be! It's never too late to learn things though and I do admire your spirit.Marigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.com