Sometimes we all need a stark reminder to stop and take stock. This week has brought us some truly awful reminders. Routine can act as a blinkers for us, so that we fail to see the big picture, as we become bound up in the minutiae of careers, and daily life. Small issues can appearContinue reading “Shocked into sense this week”
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From drought to escaping the flood in one (sl…ow) move
Having waved a fond farewell to wonderful friends from France with whom we’ve had an awesome week, I was just debating what to have for lunch (and as is my wont when I’ve been talking French all the time, debating with myself en français) when the Skipper announced we were on the move – NOW.Continue reading “From drought to escaping the flood in one (sl…ow) move”
Diversity takes many forms in our life
June has been as mixed with weather, soundscapes, landscapes and emotion as ma month could be, and we are only a couple of weeks in. We started the month on a high, having travelled from a mooring on the outskirts of a market town in the West midlands in baking sunshine to meet our newlyContinue reading “Diversity takes many forms in our life”
Highs, lows and a mishap or two
Normally this blog is positive, hopefully upbeat and in some way uplifting. This week it is also honest and reflects the HUGE HIGHS and frightening lows we’ve encountered in terms of humanity. We have experienced good and bad on our travels this week, but fortunately not in equal measure. We have been cruising sections ofContinue reading “Highs, lows and a mishap or two”
May madness
May – a month of promise, of blossom and new beginnings and for us, the distinct possibility of embarking on a voyage to unknown waters where we could very well get lost. “Not to have passed this way is to have missed something unexpectedly impressive and extremely important to the understanding of modern history”, saidContinue reading “May madness”
discover.narrow.boat
As boaters, like all the emergency services as well as those who need their help, we have a lot to thank musicians who got lost when trying to find far flung venues or gigs. If you’ve ever got lost while following a postcode or trying to find an address, then you will know the shortcomings.Continue reading “discover.narrow.boat”
Mind maps – mapping the past for the future
How does your immediate world look? In these times of uncertainty it can be invaluable to focus on the minutiae of life, the things we can affect, and to ensure others know the good parts, the best bits. We’ve been struck this week by how unique our individual maps are. We’ve travelled this week –Continue reading “Mind maps – mapping the past for the future”
Offering thanks to ‘The Schemer’
We are only here moored this week in Derbyshire because 260 years ago an Act of Parliament brought into reality the vision of a self-taught engineer united with the foresight of two wealthy businessmen. Without James Brindley, politician and industrialist Lord Gower and Josiah Wedgwood a famous potter, the Grant Trunk Canal now known asContinue reading “Offering thanks to ‘The Schemer’”
It is just FAB in action
FAB aka Fading Affect Bias has been enacted on board nb Preaux in just a few days. Within hours of the flood warnings for navigation being lifted and the repairs to a lock ahead being complete, the sun came out and off we went. By the time we had navigated through Barrow Deep Lock, underContinue reading “It is just FAB in action”
Living in yesterday today
Guess what – we are still moored on the River Soar, and because we are back in flood again it seems we might be waiting a little longer! John Flower, a renowned landscape and architectural artist of the 18th and 19th centuries was known as ‘the Leicester artist’, and he knew the Soar intimately. HeContinue reading “Living in yesterday today”
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