Useful Links
- Canal Journey Planner Nick’s Canal Route Planner
- Martyn King Sgin writer
- Mercia Marina Location– On the peaceful and tranquil Trent and Mersey Canal
- Narrowboat Baker
- New & Used Boats New & Used narrowboats, widebeams & Dutch Barges for sale
- Rob Shone Narrowboat Joinery
- Sally Tooze/Boat Painter Re-painted Foxglove
Blogs We Follow
- Hadar Working narrowboat built by Roger Fuller
- Marpessa 2 Follow Nick & Emma on our previous narrowboat MARPESSA 2
- Narrowboat One thing after another A diary about two lads and Eddie the dog who are fitting out, travelling, and generally enjoying life aboard their narrowboat.
- Parisien Star Australians living their dream of a year as liveaboards on a narrowboat
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Recent Posts
- Familiar Sights 15/03/2015
- Where did they all come from? 14/03/2015
- Day of rest…or so we thought! 13/03/2015
- On Top of the World 12/03/2015
- Every Little Helps 11/03/2015
- Happy Birthday – Wish (7 Today!) 10/03/2015
- Gone are the days of high heels!! 09/03/2015
- Just A Walking In The Rain (Whistle) 08/03/2015
- Tap To Snooze 07/03/2015
- Llangollen – Here we come! 06/03/2015
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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Buenas Noches
Good evening to everyone out there. I promised to say hi to a certain Spanish Gentleman who is following the blog. Buenas Noches Miguel. The narrowboat is far more comfy than a camel!! I find it quite interesting looking at … Continue reading
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He’s Back!
Went to check on Foxglove tonight and guess who made an appearance? Tigger!! There he was sitting on the toilet. I have not seen him for a couple of weeks. Not even sure where he was left. Anyway, walked through … Continue reading
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Helping Hand and Fabulous Results
Early morning call today from Laura Ashley saying they were at the marina at 8am. Mad rush to get there as I was on my way to work. Luckily Iain who I work with was passing that way and so … Continue reading
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Box full of goodies!
Met Roy at the boat tonight because a box of goodies had arrived that he had ordered. He got his 4 brass knobs! – Lucky Roy Shower curtain – Bit long but I am sure I can do something with it. … Continue reading
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Back to work :-(
This weekend has been so good I just did not want the weekend to be over. Monday today and back to work. Received lots of texts saying how beautiful the boat is which was really nice. You know who you … Continue reading
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An Amazing Day
Today has been wonderful. We went to Foxglove bright and early today and from the moment we arrived it has just been amazing. We took more of our belongings, from saucepans to photos, candles to colanders. We started to unpack … Continue reading
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And The Winner Is…….
What an amazing few weeks the last few weeks have been and finally today Foxglove is looking like home. We could not have done this without the help of certain people and so tonight we bring you: ” The Tigger … Continue reading
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Dinner for Two
Quickly nipped over to Foxglove tonight to see what the carpet looks like…. WOW what a huge difference. It had completely changed the feel of the boat. Just had time to quickly set the dining table in place just to … Continue reading
Forgot my camera
I was so eager to go and look at the kitchen flooring that has just been laid that I forgot to take my camera so I could take a photo for tonights blog. I was really nervous about what it … Continue reading
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The Worrier
Anyone who knows me well enough will know I worry far, far too much. Well I am having one of those moments right now. I think I have put far too much pressure on myself to get everything perfect for … Continue reading
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