This kind of certainty comes but once in a lifetime.
BBC SPORT | Olympics | Swimming | Video - Phelps seals second gold in relay
As someone who can barely do the breast stroke, watching these chaps is incredible. It just doesn’t look humanely possible to swim this fast.
BBC SPORT | Olympics | Weightlifting | Chen lifts first gold for China
These girls are 8st (48kg) and are lifting 18st (117kg). I complain when I have help my wife with the shopping !
Image via WikipediaNational Trust | Chartwell
Just came back from a lovely trip to where Churchill used to live. An interesting fact was that Churchill wasn’t sure he could afford to live there just after the war, so some friends and admirers bought the place for the nation on the proviso that Churchill could live there for the rest of his life.
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Image via WikipediaBBC SPORT | Tennis | Nadal to rest after Wimbledon win
Me and Shah really enjoyed the tennis at Wimbledon on Sunday. We were both on the edge of our seats and we both wanted Federer to win so that he could get the sixth in a row win. I didn’t realise until today that Nadal was from Manacor in Mallorca. We’ve been there and it’s a lovely little town.
It seems we can put great sporting events in Britain. We just can’t win them.
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Image via WikipediaWelcome to Wimpole
We had an afternoon out at Wimpole Hall yesterday and it was brilliant just to get away from the normal hustle and bustle. It was fascinating to see how the other half used to live as the Hall had been restored to how it was prior to the 30’s when it had been stripped on it’s indigenous fixtures and fittings. .
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