Peace is good for us all, as individuals, as businesses, as a nation, but is only really valued and appreciated after turmoil. We can become complacent when faced with Peace that endures which is dangerous. Stability and growth require Peace. We humans need constant reminders of the importance and beauty of Peace to prevent usContinue reading “SOAR-ing Peace – beware complacency”
Author Archives: pickingupducks
Goal setting for life
Goals are strange things – they can motivate and inspire but also leave us feeling bereft when we achieve them, or failures when we find them unattainable. Since the autumn of last year when we left London after Steve had achieved his goal of running the London Marathon, we’ve been heading slowly, circuitously around theContinue reading “Goal setting for life”
Travelling through time and place
This week has taken us 47 miles and 46 locks through Shropshire into Cheshire, back to Shropshire and then to Staffordshire. We left the Llangollen Canal in glorious sunlit days preceded by moody misty starts. Through lush green Cheshire countryside we made good time, going with the flow of the River Dee waters hastening downContinue reading “Travelling through time and place”
Dramatic revolution afloat
Three key lessons this week: Take NOTHING for granted in your life. Be patient – good things are worth waiting for. Technology can be marvellous in many ways! Loyal blog, Instagram or Facebook followers will be familiar with stories of hand washing on towpaths alongside water taps, hunting down laundrettes and lugging bags of washingContinue reading “Dramatic revolution afloat”
Full Monty shows the power of volunteers
This week we’ve been on one of the shortest stretches of canal new to us – the 7 miles of the Montgomery Canal (known as the Monty). This stunning canal which straddles the Anglo Welsh border is beautiful, special (site of special scientific interest SSSI) peaceful (at the moment) and well worth a visit byContinue reading “Full Monty shows the power of volunteers”
Going international
Let’s be honest – travel between nations with a narrowboat in the UK is limited unless you are prepared to pay for trucks to transport your boat! To get to Scotland or Ireland trucking is required, but to reach Wales – you just keep cruising which is what we’ve done this week. We’ve spent theContinue reading “Going international”
Giving up
Scouring the news for glimmers of positivity seems an exhausting process – but we all need these to give us hope, not just about the current situation, but for our own wellbeing. Looking around us and making our contribution to improving the world around us can be one way to help us get through bleakContinue reading “Giving up”
So lar, so very good
Storms, winter chills plus threats from war and sanctions to fuel supplies and costs are challenging individuals and businesses right now. The lessons we’ve learned may help everyone. For us living in our 50ft home/office/workshop staying comfortably warm is something people feel we struggle with. If I had £1 for every time someone says “IsContinue reading “So lar, so very good”
How was it for you?
Were this week’s storms horrendous, stressful, expensive, devastating or over-hyped events for you? Storms are not something floating home owners take lightly. Storm Eunice was of course only the latest storm of this winter. In the past 4 months we’ve floated our way through 6 named storms each affecting our narrowboat home/office/and work in differentContinue reading “How was it for you?”
Work-life collision
Just when we thought we’d got that work-life-balance thing spot on – but we’ve been discovering how confusing it can be when work and life collide. It’s more of a linguistic shunt than a literal crash… so to explain… One side of our business is property letting – bricks and mortar, rather than floating homes.Continue reading “Work-life collision”
Pickingupducks 