On the Advice of Lettice I have bought one of these… a Remoska. [Seriously, me ol’ fruit-bat’s knitted willy-warmer; great … More
Category: Blatherings
The Canal & River Trust Ltd
…after sending me a threatening email on the 23rd of December 2020 have changed their minds, at the end of … More
Dawn Manoeuvres – Hail Caesar!
I woke up the sparrows this morning – and probably one or two boaters too. The Cardinal and I upped … More
How Long Does it Take To Turn A Narrowboat Around?
With a light but disconveniencingly-vectored breeze, about three minutes. However, to get somewhere on the canal wide enough to even … More
Where am we?
Well it sure as little green apples isn’t Hackney! [With the possible exception of that abomination from Hell; the rotary … More
A Thoroughly Gloria’s Cruise
INsomnia INsomnia our battle…cry… St Trinians St Trinians shall neh-ver die… 0500hrs this morning. I think that I may be … More
A(nother) Splendiferous Early-Morning Round-Trip Trip to the Bins, the Water Tap, and the Outside Lav
The header image is of the Cardinal performing a fouetté virage en trois points in the winding hole at Bunbury … More
BROXBOURNE FLOTILLA PROTEST
Originally posted on National Bargee Travellers Association – London Branch:
On Saturday (17 April) Broxbourne’s Canal was filled with a flotilla of boats, all protesting against…
Oh but wait – it gets better…
To the north of me lies Calveley Services (run by C&RT) – no hot water (they can’t mend an ordinary … More
Signs of the times
Day One of the re-opened here’s your “freedom” back on strings hire-boat season, and the jewel in the canal crown … More
Comestibles, Canal Rozzers, Cruises
Deny this one too if you will, my dear dissembling, double-dealing, perfidious, mendacious, pecksniffian, weasel-hearted, Janus-faced Watery Wellness Trust Ltd. … More
An(other) Early(ish) Morning Walk up to ‘Canal Closed’
By ‘eck it were reet misty this morning, and wi’ a touch o’frost, too. Mist doesn’t actually photograph terribly well … More
