Fangirling while moving to our new mooring
As you may know we have a new linear mooring in Eggington that I am very excited about. Instead of studying for post-graduate exams I am planning a woodland garden…
Spending money but not boating
Ahhh lockdown. A time, albeit enforced and unwelcome, to stop. Take in the air and consider options. Give careful consideration to the next round of renovations on the boat. Save…
Little jaunts
I feel I need to preface this little blog with a disclaimer - it does not describe any non essential cruising in lockdown, just the random bits we managed over…
Lockdown with a broken boat
I see a lot of CRT (Canal and River Trust) bashing on social media but the way in which they have worked with us to help us get our boat…
October half term – Fradley to Rugeley
We left Fradley and passed through the cute Woodend Lock (wire.promises.instincts), collecting a free pile of apples from the bucket on the lawn of the lockhouse - I didn’t just…
October half term 2020 – The River…
That magical rare confluence of events had occurred, the rare triad of me having annual leave over half term and Keith being off for a week between shifts - hurrah…
A little pootle out in the summer sunshine
My Dad, the boats handyman, joiner, painter, problem fixer and general dogs body, loves my boat. I think it was very nice of me to buy a project for him…
Cheeky quick one
I'm loving our new wooden bespoke painting from the lovely people at cartoonmeplaques (if only I had the technical ability to hyperlink this!!) on fb. Anyway, I adore it and…
The maiden voyage Part 3 The Great Crash of 2020 (still midsummer)
We left Wheaton Aston and continued on our journey south on the lovely Shropshire Union Canal with temperatures warming and a clear sky. At Autherley Junction we turned left after…
Meet the dogs
We have a pile of dogs. They range from medium size to very small, not stinky to very stinky, biddable to totally ignoring us. They all go in the cut…