The Book and Wine Drinking Club drink wine and read a spot of my ‘Cheerio, and thanks for the apocalypse’ #narrowboat #author #England

Left to right, thank you to Heather, Margaret, SinDe, Chance, Kate, Robyn, and Carolyn! The Book and Wine Drinking Club … More

The terrifying 22 minute solo voyage of Captain Bean

The thing about boats is, they want to move. They want mostly to move away. Even your gen-yew-ine boat du boats, … More

I took a little gander the other day, a strollette if you will, just to see what is coming up … More

“On foot” is such a peculiar phrase. I rarely restrict myself to just using the one to get about. I … More

There is a very different feel to the sky this morning. The past couple of days have been heavy, oppressive … More

Yesterday I moved my boat out of the marina and onto the canals proper. With the assistance of yonder The … More

Pocket money? My first memories of it are five shillings a week, later increased to ten shillings a week (due … More

Bit of a theme going on here, for which I do apologise. The world in monochrome. Simpler days, less of … More

Aye, well. There’s nowt like a nice, bright, sunny, freezing, frosty winter’s day for a walk. So I walked. Ee, … More

Even when in a “car park for boats” (as I’ve heard them termed), a spell of cold weather can throw … More

Just had a Sainsbury’s delivery (met them in the marina car park). Apparently I cocked up in re the Brussels … More

Yesterday was a landmark day, a day both emotional and at the same time ruthlessly without sentiment. Yesterday was a … More