Egads! I appear to be the centrefold in August’s edition of Canal Boat magazine #narrowboat #england

Well, Cardinal Wolsey is, anyway… “Me & my boats – Nuns, Normandy and Nightlife.” Page 20 in the print edition. … More

Whether the withering weather will, and home again home again herons #narrowboat #england #canals

I always and only think of herons as solitary birds. It has been my assumption to date that any and … More

Hot stuff #narrowboat #england

I spotted a CaRT spotter yesterday – first one for ages. This one had disguised himself with a very casual … More

One misty, moisty, very sad morning – a stroll along the Middlewich #narrowboat #england

Went for an early morning perambulation. Made it useful by taking the rubbish up to the CaRT bins at Barbridge, … More

Four and a half miles to the toilet and back. Red light on Thunderbird III, Captain. #narrowboat #England

Well, to the Elsan station, anyway, and that’s damned near the same thing. Ingerlund has been hidden under a ridiculous … More

Hints & tips from a Domestic God #narrowboat #England #featherdusters

When enthusiastically shaking out one’s “feather” duster while leaning through the boat’s side-hatch, and coincidentally doing so “at” the relatively … More