Happy Easter everyone! I was delighted to be near this boat this week in a bit of serendipitous mooring! Hire boats packed with multigenerational holiday makers are evident on the waterways this week, which is great to see. As Boatdog and I passed a moored one we heard a small girl being reassured by herContinue reading “Reflections on many, many things!”
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Don’t get sent to Coventry
If living and working on the move has taught us anything it’s not to take anything at face value, or live by what others tell you. Go out there and find out for yourself, and test your preconceptions, particularly if they were built on hearsay, or experiences from the past – things change over time,Continue reading “Don’t get sent to Coventry”
Ice inside and out… nature lessons… and our few last nights locked down
To mark our extended stay here in Willington, South Derbyshire we commissioned a figurehead for the boat from the talented Paul and Christine on Foxtrot (@Foxtrotand Wood ‘N’ Crafts). Willington Will, our guiding mallard duck will see us right! We’ve also had our first Easter living on the boat so Happy Easter everyone. I reallyContinue reading “Ice inside and out… nature lessons… and our few last nights locked down”
Frightening fire onboard! Treats and making a living afloat.
The small 24 ft fibreglass cruiser behind us had a fire onboard on Sunday afternoon. The first I knew was clouds of what looked like yellow smoke billowing across the towpath – it turned out to be powder from a discharging fire extinguisher. The new boater on board fortunately was OK and so was hisContinue reading “Frightening fire onboard! Treats and making a living afloat.”
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