The world is full of gloom and uncertainty but our own small world has changed completely in these past few days too. A week ago after a a day of dry towpaths and sunshine, the evening turned to rain – torrential rain. All night it rained and by the time we awoke the towpath hadContinue reading “Changes”
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Marching on amid uncertainty and warring factions
March – the start of meteorological spring in the Northern Hemisphere. On the 20th of the month, the Spring Equinox or in the Pagan calendar, Ostara, night and day will balance. It is also a time of flurries of movement on the inland waterways, as the annual winter works programme which creates necessary stoppages acrossContinue reading “Marching on amid uncertainty and warring factions”
Weathering the storms when you live and work afloat
It’s been a stormy, destructive week for so many. Hot on the heels of last week’s Storm Henk we’ve had to contend this week with both Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn. The winds are still strong, but we seem in a time of respite with sun streaming through the boat windows. It’s interesting that weContinue reading “Weathering the storms when you live and work afloat”
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