Lady Chatterley’s gardener #narrowboat #boating

They (contractors on behalf of the Canal & River Trust on behalf of Her Majesty in consideration of we; The … More

Can you be booked for children’s parties or do you just do funerals, wakes and state executions? #narrowboat #boating #moaners #miseries

The gentleman looked rather blank when I asked him that. I was cruising past, standing on the stern of my … More

[Main photo: sun-a-rise over the Cardinal, 24/08/2019.] Well, tis noon and I think that I have done for today all … More

Boating eh? No matter where you moor, no matter it’s at the full extent of my pocket rocket’s full zoom, … More

Flip of a switch today. Yesterday was lashing monsoon rains, semi-demi-galeforce winds and a certain coolness in the temperature. Today … More

It’s late autumn here in England. Yes, yes, I know that the month is Augustus, but according to reality – id … More

Hatstand was not impressed. I have no idea why I do these sorts of things, it’s not as though the … More

I mentioned in my previous post about some of the rules imposed on the canals being positively Byzantine (the product, … More

Her Majesty’s Met Office is frothing at the ears again, issuing wind and rain and thunder and lightning warnings. Well, … More

The Toddbrook Reservoir dam stands, still – just. The Royal Air Force has re-inforced it at the spillway breach with … More

Oh my goodness gosh and wotnot – another dirty-great chunk of canal and canal-related infrastructure is on the endangered list… … More