Six months into casting off tethered lives… the three of us (2 x 2-legged and 1 x 4-legged) are still afloat and healthy. This week however – brought a disaster. On Monday I couldn’t trust myself to speak to Steve despite the fact he had managed an awesome 20-mile virtual race the day before. InsteadContinue reading “Highs, Lows, Lessons and Stats: 6 months on”
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Springing forward and spring cleaning
On the water, the towpaths and in the wider world outside there is a sense of movement all around us – even if we are still static, until at least 12 April it appears! To avoid intense frustration building up we are taking action. It’s been a busy week for us both workwise but amidContinue reading “Springing forward and spring cleaning”
Education, inspiration and pure entertainment – it’s all in a name
The names we bestow upon inanimate objects tell us so much – generally about ourselves – our identity, personality, sense of humour (or lack of it). Onomastics or onomatology, the study of names, absorbs some people for years. Looking at narrowboat names I can understand why – they offer up a entire world of education,Continue reading “Education, inspiration and pure entertainment – it’s all in a name”
Lessons in mindful consumption from a tough challenge !
Spoiler alert to start – blog details an epic fail with highly recommended side-effects for individuals, businesses, in fact for anyone who consumes anything! There are challenges one rises to, those achieved with struggle or panache and there are those which just flop, flounder and fail. For two of us the challenge of living onContinue reading “Lessons in mindful consumption from a tough challenge !”
Planning our great escape from lockdown
Lockdown has been a long haul this time – not a long haul that takes us to new locations but a long haul to nowhere which has reinforced why segregation is used as a punishment in prisons. It seems ironic that taking off on a boat to enjoy a panoply of changing sights, sounds andContinue reading “Planning our great escape from lockdown”
Covid positive at last!
I’ve been struck this week by the ways in which this pandemic has created, strengthened and developed communities – it is a genuine Covid positive. It’s something I hope we don’t lose as we head out of this initial crisis, but from which I hope we learn. Environments of both home and work will needContinue reading “Covid positive at last!”
Everything you’ve wanted to know but had no-one to ask about living and working afloat
Since we left bricks and mortar behind to live and work from our 50ft floating home we’ve encountered recurring questions. This compilation of what we’ve been asked may cover things you wanted to know, so this week’s blog is for you. Every boat and every boater differs – our answers are just that – ours.Continue reading “Everything you’ve wanted to know but had no-one to ask about living and working afloat”
Top 10 tips for small space and more effective work/home living
Anyone who knows me knows I may be organised but I am not renowned for being neat and tidy! This trait, combined with moving to live permanently on a 50ft narrowboat has given me a particular challenge. Narrowboats are compact homes that demand ingenious and creative storage spaces if we are going to have spaceContinue reading “Top 10 tips for small space and more effective work/home living”
Learn the language for a great 2021 staycation afloat
Matt Hancock’s taking his staycation in Cornwall this year we hear. He’s advising people to book UK holidays for 2021. In our experience, one of the best self-contained breaks is on a narrowboat. Having given up our old bricks and mortar lifestyle after Lockdown 1 to live permanently on a narrowboat, we noticed between LockdownContinue reading “Learn the language for a great 2021 staycation afloat”
Making changes – reducing impact. Positive wins in lockdown and beyond
Hunkering down on a canal can, we’ve recognised, be a good place to be during a storm as water levels are managed in a way that’s difficult (if not impossible) on a river. We sat listening to Storm Christoph winds howling (and stealing a piece of fake grass off our roof which was protecting theContinue reading “Making changes – reducing impact. Positive wins in lockdown and beyond”
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