Morning Hasn’t Broken

Although Bridge 2 on the Middlewich has. I am sure certain that either end of a brick-built bridge isn’t really … More

An Unexploded Rat

Yonder peaceful, quiet, “full of wellness”, “life’s better by water” canals hereabouts are still ridiculously busy with manifold unaccustomed …persons… … More

Knutsen Bolts and… Stuff

Well that was a lovely forty minutes, spent cleaning out the shower sump-pump. To take a shower aboard a boat … More

A Candle To Light My Way

Only for ten or fifteen minutes, before Messrs Sun & Co got out of bed. We moved a bit early … More

Crowds and Clouds

Canal boats run like buses. This is nothing to worry about; I run like an arthritic orangutan that’s spotted a … More

Yanking My Chain

It’s not just the new Terror Weather that’s yanking my chain (kill the children and the livestock, grab the family … More

We Cruised At Dawn. Then Again At Dusk.

You can’t move for boats on this stretch (at least) of the Shroppie at the moment. This is probably because … More

Here’s Lookin’ At Ewe, Kid

Where weresheep may safely graze on the hillside – provided that they have independent suspension. No, I said suspension, not … More

Rudely Re-Awoken By A Giant Virgin

This damnable weather has returned my sleep pattern to the primordial sludge; I sleep – half a brain, one eye, … More

The Great English Bake-Off

I have written a lengthy letter of complaint and sent it to the Times (via the Minister for Weather & … More

Drunken Yobbery at Silly O’Clock

Yes that’s me in the phomatograph above. Not a trace of distortion caused by the plastic sheeting; that’s exactly the … More

Eckythump

Heron on Rutters Bridge. It’s alright though; I talked him down. It’s been Hellishly hot and also coolishly cool in … More