One mildly misty middlingly moisty but merry morning #England #narrowboat #offgrid

Yesterday I watched a large squirrel going about his winter preparations. For ten minutes and more we eyed one another … More

Churchyards in the rain, hell in the village, cows in the meadow #offgrid #narrowboat #england

An Olympic-sized swimmering pool was fitted to the Cardinal overnight last night. My goodness me but did it ever rain. … More

One or two of the practicalities, and their usefulness in social cleansing #offgrid #narrowboat #england

The canals, eh? Nothing to do but totter around occasionally waggling the tiller and calling down to the engine room … More

Down grisly Grindley Brook locks straight into the yapping maw of a harpie #narrowboat #offgrid #England

A splendid day, yesterday, most splendid indeed. The Cardinal navigated back down through grisly Grindley Brook locks with ne’ery a … More