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Tag: ian hutson

A weekend in Scotty McScotland with frozen eyeballs and the Bro.

There are still no border patrols, no passport required to enter Scotty McScotland from England (and vice versa). There are … More

england, ian hutson, narrowboat, scotland, winter

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

autumn, cardinal wolsey, england, ian hutson, narrowboat, winter

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

autumn, cardinal wolsey, electrics, england, ian hutson, narrowboat

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

cardinal wolsey, electrics, england, ian hutson, narrowboat

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

canal, england, ian hutson, narrowboat

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

canal, england, ian hutson, narrowboat

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

england, ian hutson, narrowboat, panels, power, solar

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

avro, bomber, cardinal wolsey, england, ian hutson, narrowboat, skeleton, vulcan

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

canal, cardinal wolsey, england, gravity, ian hutson, isaac newton, narrowboat, physics, Woolsthorpe Manor

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

air museum, canal, cardinal wolsey, england, ian hutson, lincolnshire, narrowboat, newark

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

bus, car, cardinal wolsey, england, ian hutson, lincolnshire, museum, narrowboat

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

canal, cardinal wolsey, england, ian hutson, narrowboat

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