Things To Be, People To Do

There was another outbreak of “Winter Supermarket Car-Park Syndrome” on our previous moorings, and really there were things that needed … More

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

The canal was frozen over again this morning – lightly, just enough to really cheese off the resident swans once … More

I mun admit that the Whether Forecast escaped me yesterday. A couple of times in the night while stoking Mr … More

Come the Glorious Revolution my inner hamster has an awful lot to answer for. I had a comestibles delivery booked … More

There were fireworks hereabouts last night, many, many fireworks. The oneth of January has turned out to be a ridiculously … More

Why are canal bridges generally so tight? When the canals were built these weren’t public spaces, the canals were a … More

A misty morning spent cruising in the company of robins and kingfishers and squirrels. This is what “cruising” is all … More

Haven’t been down this way for a month or several (no need, no desire), but thought that I would give … More

Biennial bum-blackery, by Mr Bill Shakespode. Thank’ees most kindly go to Venetian Marina for the excellent job done. Cardinal Wolsey … More

We’ve gone from mellow fruitfulness (the reds and golds of Autumn) to the inside of a polar bear’s boxer shorts … More

…first of this year, that is, on which I encountered not a single other boat moving… Has Winter begun? The … More