To the north of me lies Calveley Services (run by C&RT) – no hot water (they can’t mend an ordinary … More
Category: Blatherings
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
A Really Rubbish Cruise
‘pparently tis some sort of “Bank Holiday” weekend, some kind of Christian festival. These things, like days of the week, … More
Kippering the Daisies
Aboveski is the view from the galley window (taken a couple of evenings ago). I’ve said it afore and I’ll … More
Replacing Two Worn-Out Old Friends
Something like twenty years ago I bought a gilet – from a charity shop, second-hand. I paid £2 for it. … More
The View from my Port’ole to-day
Steam trains… and the Red Arrows… …but sadly couldn’t get them both in the same image. Even sadderer still, there’s … More
Oddlets and Sodlets (with the usual odds and the same old sod chasing)
Choice of mooring in these uber-crowded, inner-city times and places was dictated not so much by the beautiful display of … More
Considering my options
The canals are a brilliant place to live – or rather, they ought to be. Would I have moved to … More
Cover Photo by Me – Book by Pat McDonald
It’s criminal. The main protagonist lives on a narrowboat, which means that C&RT hate him already. British crime author Pat … More
You know that your ducks aren’t really all lined up neatly when…
…you look out of the boat window into the wild, wet night and conclude that it must be a Harvest-Mouse … More
