Soggy is a word wholly inadequate for describing the towpaths hereabouts at present. Mud-wallows is a phrase more fitted to … More
Category: Blatherings
Requiescat in pace… Are “burials in t’canal” becoming popular? #narrowboat #boating #boatsthattweet
‘In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti, oy vey, Toothpick-Charlie, you squealed once too often and da boss can’t … More
There were summat on t’roof last night – summat wi’claws #narrowboat #boating #boatsthattweet
There’s a row of buttons beside my bed. The sort of buttons that you can’t press accidentally; you have to … More
Sometimes tis best to look up at the sky rather than at where we’re headed… #narrowboat #boating #boatsthattweet
I am a simple little squit of a hominid. Small things catch my attention and amuse me. Squirrels, badgers, sunrises, … More
The House-Keeping Slattern and the Gyroscopic Dare-Devil Arachnid #narrowboat #boating #boatsthattweet
From November to March my stove-top fan whirrs away almost constantly at about eleventy-twelve revolutions a minute, the only exceptions … More
