There are still no border patrols, no passport required to enter Scotty McScotland from England (and vice versa). There are … More
Tag: ian hutson
A hoar frost. Is it cold, living on a narrowboat? On the roof; yes. Inside; no.
No, and yes. Yes, and no. Sometimes, but mostly not. In the general run of things, it’s warm – very … More
What began in mist wriggled through conduit and ended in light during the night.
Autumn is most definitely upon us. Last night was foggy and chilled (while I was toasty under my 99 TOG … More
The Society for the Movement of “Up” to a More Convenient Location – S.M.U.M.C.L.
Yonder human frame is emphatically not adapted well to working overhead. Drilling, stripping wires, tinning wires, crimping terminals onto wires … More
Navigation lights, LED tunnel light, auto-Taser antennae and satellite link system installed…
in place of the old tunnel light… I just hope that the red and the green are on the correct … More
The (Margot & Todd) “Dinette” is now the “Ruddy Library, what, eh?” #narrowboat #pretentiousness #moi
Well, very nearly. What was a four-seater eating area and a two-person bed is fast becoming a two-person eating area, … More
Eating the sun while it cooks me alive #narrowboat #solar
Feed, my little ones, feed… Yesterday was ridiculously, disgustingly, liver-churningly hot and humid, and today is predicted and looks likely … More
Stumbling about the Cheshire countryside soon after sparrow-fart
Body took brain on a walk yesterday morning. Brain didn’t want to go, but cabin-fever loomed and body prevailed, insisting … More
Sir Isaac Newton, gravity wells, apples and the Dark Side of the Moon
Day something-or-other of our wanderings while Cardinal Wolsey is was being blacked (hull blacked, that is, not black-balled or admitted … More
Newark Air Museum – just a load of old aeroplanes really. Splendid!
Day three of our mooching around Lincolnshire while the Cardinal’s bum was being blacked – the Bro and I set … More
Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum – a visitation
While Cardinal Wolsey’s nether regions were being blacked these past few days, the bro and I took the opportunity to … More
Diesel do; a swift kick in the cratch #narrowboat #england
New cratch cover, new tonneau cover, new engine wiring loom – and we started the engine too! Wow, was that … More
The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company. 