Mud, wind and pandemics. Oh yes – and “Harry” and “Thing” and ReGretable Thunberg are all in the country. Exactly how … More
Month: February 2020
Water-sports, washing-machines, wet-rooms, well really, wavelets and winds #narrowboat #boating #England
All manner of modes of transport are used on the canals. This chap looked very chipper heading south, down-wind, but … More
Storm Dennis – full of coal and sprouty goodness #narrowboat #boating #England
It’s been a bit odd, so far, as Storms of Armageddon go. There’s been news on the interwebbing of the … More
The best-laid mice of plans and men – and of Ciara and Dennis #narrowboat #boating #England
Featured photograph © courtesy of Sir Erasmus Kinkenrotten of nb Snow Goose. Cardinal Wolsey at the best chandlery within twenty-four … More
From howling winds to blue sky to flat o’calm and huge (meteorological, not social) snowflakes #narrowboat #boating #England
Howling winds trying to blow the covers off earlier this morning. Blue sky and a touch of sunshine, ditto. Muffled … More
Storm Ciara – akin to being the stationary tail-end Charlie of a canal pile-up #narrowboat #boating #England
It’s windy, certainly, but it isn’t in any way a constant wind. Nothing nothing nothing wind wind wind BLAST THUMP. … More
Moored in splendid isolation – what do other folk know that I don’t? #narrowboat #boating #England
Well they’ve been on about it for days now, some great depression motoring in from the Atlantic. The latest “oh … More
It’s a lousy, rotten view, but someone’s got to look at it, while it lasts… #narrowboat #boating #ItsNotHackney
Hashtag IT’S NOT HACKNEY. I don’t think that apostrophes are used in hashtags, are they? Punctuation’s probably a bit too … More
A kink in my hose (but my doublet is fine) #narrowboat #boating #England
Several kinks actually, but this morning one of them – slap bang in the middle of the length of hose … More