Things To Be, People To Do

There was another outbreak of “Winter Supermarket Car-Park Syndrome” on our previous moorings, and really there were things that needed … More

England – On Ice

It was a tad chilly this morning. The ice in the puddles wasn’t quite thick enough to support the weight … More

The canal was frozen over again this morning – lightly, just enough to really cheese off the resident swans once … More

Come the Glorious Revolution my inner hamster has an awful lot to answer for. I had a comestibles delivery booked … More

A misty morning spent cruising in the company of robins and kingfishers and squirrels. This is what “cruising” is all … More

Haven’t been down this way for a month or several (no need, no desire), but thought that I would give … More

Biennial bum-blackery, by Mr Bill Shakespode. Thank’ees most kindly go to Venetian Marina for the excellent job done. Cardinal Wolsey … More

The coal, like the caribou, are gorn. Most went up the chimney, three buckets of ash went into the eco-system. … More

Ruddy England. I have, of late, turned the quilt up to “two bars”. Damned tempted on occasion to bung the … More

I always and only think of herons as solitary birds. It has been my assumption to date that any and … More

I spotted a CaRT spotter yesterday – first one for ages. This one had disguised himself with a very casual … More

That purpose being, of course, my enjoyment. According to the “government dot com” website I have thirty-six years of National … More