Eilean Donan (not) sat sitting in the middle of Hurleston Reservoir’s ninety-six million gallons of fish-poop and seagull-pee. Ideal perhaps … More
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On The Cusp
Mentally, of insanity. Meteorologically, of Winter. Imagine if you will a great Warehouse of Weather in the sky. They’ve finished … More
Baby It’s Coaled Outside
We’ve scooted, we’ve mooched, we’ve comestibled and we’ve bunkered. We’ve also put the chimney back on. The it of It … More
Dead Wood-Fish and a Very Suspicious-Looking Man Photographing My Home
One never really knows, does one? Not showing any obvious ID, systematically – and patently inartistically – photographing the boats … More
A Neat Summation of the General Opinion of The Canal & River MisTrust
…and it’s not me gasbagging on for a change. Well worth a watch (or a listen) and captures the essence … More
A Magical Mooch a la Cruise-ette Domesticus
If a scoot to the services can ever be described as such! There’s one thing about oiking up the Bunbury … More
Who is Hunting Whom, and Why?
It is as well, when living on a boat, to be ware, very ware, at all times and about all … More
A Brace of Most Pleasant EnCruisinations Indeed
After a volte face it is as well, given the limited reasoning capacity of Canal & River Corporate, to mooch … 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
Mother may well have loaded the guns at Lucknow, but I’m surrendering at Llangollen
Royally rammed again yesterday. A long stretch of straight canal, no wind, no other boat traffic, I’m moored quite tidily … More
Yesterday I Ate a Tuno Sandwich
Given that the supermarkets unceremoniously (and without warning) dumped yours truly last year, and given that they are undoubtedly working … More
National Association of Boat Owners
My name is Legion, for we are many. So sayeth the cloven-hoofed one at The Watery Wellness Trust Ltd., generally … More