…and all three of them are millions of miles away from the Shropshire Union canal. There’s the posh bit, the … More
Month: April 2017
An icy pootle from Barbridge to Bunbury in my oddly-shaped bucket
H’yar today, gorn tomorrow, as we terribly posh folk orfen say. Except that this is more a case of th’yar yesterday … More
Two locks, half a tank of water, one canoe, an Irishman and a wasp
…all walk into a bar. No, but seriously. The Cardinal and I went boatering again yesterday. In roughly four hours, … More
New nuts, new bolts, old-fashioned biscuits
A short trip to the nice chaps at Aqueduct Marina to acquire bolts of various sizes, some of those peculiar … More
Book Review: To Be Continued by James Robertson #Scotland #Toad #Odd
…and yes, a hashtag of “Odd” is a bit rich, coming from me. Tis necessary though. As far as I was … More
Sheikh D’Ownrun meets Lola, a canoeist, & an oil gauge sensor on the run
Well there’s lovely for you, yes indeed, Myffanwy. Atcherly, is has been quite spiffing, albeit tending more towards the Rennie at … More
Book review: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare #WWII #History
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Churchill’s Mavericks Plotting Hitler’s Defeat. A book by Mr Giles Milton esq. Hardback. I got … More
North is upside down, two dogs, and one of the Cardinal’s nuts fell off.
Yesterday was an interesting day. Updown-side compasses notwithstanding, I have populated this blog with photographs of flowers from a place … More
Audlem. Hmm. Locks or the Co-op? Let me think…
I walked back down to Audlem the other day, just to get some of the photos that I couldn’t get … More
SURVIVORS – by Terry Nation, a reviewette of the 1976 BOOK
Survivors – do you remember making absolutely certain that everything was ready for you to be able to watch the next … More
A visit from the fuel boat
So, when you’re low on coal and wood and diesel and gas and things who are you going to call? Well, … More
Smitten, Bitten and Refused Entry – Guest Post by Ian Hutson…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Once upon a time I decided to buy a narrowboat to live so that I could…