[Image above is this morning’s early-morning clouds over Cardinal Wolsey.] It’s an apocalypse. They promised me that I would get … More
Month: April 2020
Pressed paper fire-brick test drive #narrowboat #boating #boatsthattweet
One pressed and dried pulped paper fire-brick. Seated on the minimum of kindling that Mr Stove requires in order to … More
57′ by 6′ 10″ of “lockdown” #narrowboat #boating #boatsthattweet
The it of it was decidedly fristy and moggy this morning, although rather like my savings account, it didn’t take … More
Romani ite domum
Things are serious when you not only have wild duck pets but you name them too. I have named these … More
Morning manoeuvres, essentials, several, for the obtaining of, sir! #narrowboat #boating #boatsthattweet
A rare photograph of yours truly, courtesy of Mr Snowgoose- thank’ee. 🙂 No idea who the white-haired old git in … More
Sending smoke signals to the Moon (as in “might as well be”) #narrowboat #boating #England
Don’t panic and don’t nobody get ReGretaBle Thumperborg on the eco-phone neiver. Mr Stove only smokes like this briefly, when … More
One fine day in the middle of the night #narrowboat #boating #England
It is a Bank Holiday weekend here in Ing-er-lund. Perversely, the The Weather is remarkably good. It isn’t usually so … More
Dropped Ice-Cream Man (English Super-Heroes) read by Mr Tony Gilbert
Many moons ago I wrote a wee collection of short stories about Archetypally English “Super-Heroes”. Being confined to quarters a … More
I Spy With My Little Eye… AN AEROPLANE CONDENSATION TRAIL! #narrowboat #boating #boatsthattweet
A while ago I was enjubilating over the absence of traffic in the skies. I still am (and I hope … More
Brand spanking new DUCKLINGS in their very first moments ever on water
Right opposite my boat there has, of late, been a pair of (well, a threesome of, or sometimes a foursome … More
