I am posting this on behalf of Roslyn because of a temporary fault in MY system!
Welcome to Week [3] in the reign of Regal Roslyn as the story of my life in Derbyshire continues. As I mentioned in my last instalment, when I became a mother, my life started to revolve around our two children. One of our many rewarding parental duties was taking them to the swimming baths, and they could both virtually swim before they could walk! Little did I realise at the time, just how big a part swimming was to become in our lives!
Both children obviously inherited the competitive genes from me and John (he was a County Footballer) because at the age of 6 they were both signed up to the local swimming club. Within a few years, they were training five nights a week and competing in League Galas for their club most Saturday evenings -- no mean feat for two children whose father couldn’t swim a single stroke! Even after many “lessons” from them on holidays in the UK and abroad, John still hasn’t mastered it!!