[The view from the side-hatch.] Yes, of course there could. But it must be said that with Father Nature being … More
Tag: bully
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
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
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
Behemoths in the mist and a mega-cruise for hydrogen and oxygen mix
Doug McClure and Susan Penhaligon in their time wandering around Cheshire would have been quite used to the sight of … More
I remain pertinacious in my contumacy
After all, it was what I was tautology by Mummery and Daddyery. Those who sit in Downing Street are not … More
The Fuel Boat BARGUS cometh and goeth; the Watery Wellness Trust Ltd remains obdurately silent
Messrs Meteorillogical (sic) Office have sent wind, wind and more wind. Temperingtures (sic) though are almost balmy in comparison to … More
Still alive, still kicking, still getting in everyone’s way and causing mayhem on the system
This little fellow came along with me for part of my perambulations. I was walking, he was flying. His legs … More
It’s been a busy, high-mileage old week, and it’s only Wednesday
Been cruising far and wide like a lockdown loon, just to amuse the Canal & River Trust Ltd. The corporate … More
The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company. 