Greetings, book people. It’s snowy again. I’ve been able to take some long days to plan and rest. I’m still watching the light. Thank you for being here!
At the Pond is a collection of essays about a place: The Kenwood Ladies’ Pond at Hampstead Heath in London, a public swimming pond that has been open to women since 1925. As a water person and a swimmer, I was preordained to love this book. Well, I loved it, and then some.
Thanks to my mom and brother for providing many of these pictures.
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