Ejected from Bramble Cuttings by Bouncers from [Unidentified Local] Boat Club

Gone half-past three in the arvo yesterday up oiks some (highly inappropriately proprietorial) chap, nails notices to living trees (something … More

Squirrel attack

Mad squirrels and Englishmen go boating in the noon-day sun. Was sat sitting peacefully, thinking about sitting some more, when … More

On the Advice of Lettice I have bought one of these… a Remoska. [Seriously, me ol’ fruit-bat’s knitted willy-warmer; great … More

It is a Bank Holiday weekend here in Ing-er-lund. Perversely, the The Weather is remarkably good. It isn’t usually so … More

Yesterday, when all my tribbles seemed so far away, a gas-qualified Boat Safety Scheme Inspector called – and a very … More

The Anderton Boat Lift raises and lowers boats some 50′ between the Trent & Mersey Canal and the River Weaver. … More

We scooted along, yesterday, at Sparrowfart O’Clock, services for the visiting of – while also endeavouring to sneak up on … More

We’ve got neighbours at the moment, the Cardinal and I – and, for once in my moanfest, I’m happy with … More

Before I say anything else I will say that the photobombed image here is not photoshopped, it is as it came … More

Middle of bloody May and I’m still clearing ice from the solar panels in the morning – while the canal … More

The Venetian Open Day this past weekend was a hoot. One of the things that made it so was hitching … More

I awoke at sparrow-cough o’clock this morning, rolled over and fell out of my pit, landing on the usual knee-deep … More