There was another outbreak of “Winter Supermarket Car-Park Syndrome” on our previous moorings, and really there were things that needed … More
Tag: cardinal wolsey
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
Smoke Signals
The canal was frozen over again this morning – lightly, just enough to really cheese off the resident swans once … More
First Cruiseling of 2022
Come the Glorious Revolution my inner hamster has an awful lot to answer for. I had a comestibles delivery booked … More
Magnifibode
A misty morning spent cruising in the company of robins and kingfishers and squirrels. This is what “cruising” is all … More
Here Be Dragons
Haven’t been down this way for a month or several (no need, no desire), but thought that I would give … More
Blacking
Biennial bum-blackery, by Mr Bill Shakespode. Thank’ees most kindly go to Venetian Marina for the excellent job done. Cardinal Wolsey … More
Gone! And never called me mother!
The coal, like the caribou, are gorn. Most went up the chimney, three buckets of ash went into the eco-system. … More
Autumn in August
Ruddy England. I have, of late, turned the quilt up to “two bars”. Damned tempted on occasion to bung the … More
Whether the withering weather will, and home again home again herons #narrowboat #england #canals
I always and only think of herons as solitary birds. It has been my assumption to date that any and … More
Hot stuff #narrowboat #england
I spotted a CaRT spotter yesterday – first one for ages. This one had disguised himself with a very casual … More
Bank Holiday over & the canal returns to the purpose for which it was intended #narrowboat #england #canal
That purpose being, of course, my enjoyment. According to the “government dot com” website I have thirty-six years of National … More