Deny this one too if you will, my dear dissembling, double-dealing, perfidious, mendacious, pecksniffian, weasel-hearted, Janus-faced Watery Wellness Trust Ltd. … More
Tag: canal
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
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
E.P., M.I.S.P., and n.b. BARGUS
It’s been a funny old week, some parts of it so strange that I cannot tell of them on the … 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
Surveillance, Saraharan Sand, and Pyornkrachzark’s roller
It’s been a funny old week. The planet that I am currently living on (‘Earth’, according to the locals) has … More
