Lemonading through

If life gives you lemons they say – don’t be sour – make lemonade! Or as Monty Python  would have it ‘Always look on the bright side of life’. This week we had every opportunity to get miserable, fed up and utterly despondent. Our goals were being thwarted every turn it appeared. We left theContinue reading “Lemonading through”

Planning another leap or two this month

If January was our time of hibernation, February is time for preparation. Preparing for what we need to do, for getting ourselves and the boat to the right place, and making sure we are all where we need to be. It is still a time for planning rather than big movements because this is theContinue reading “Planning another leap or two this month”

Channelling our inner detectives – hell with water

Living afloat we are very aware of the importance of water for life and for transport. News stories this week warn of a current drought risk across parts of England. That’s a commercial danger for agriculture. The map from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology indicates it could affect our cruising plans this year.Continue reading “Channelling our inner detectives – hell with water”

How to belong – anywhere

Food for thought time this week. Being on a boat, moving about all the time has given me a heightened sense of belonging which seems so strange, when it doesn’t seem as if now I belong anywhere! It’s made me curious about what it is that makes us feel we belong? Is there anything fromContinue reading “How to belong – anywhere”