Monthly Archives: November 2012

No I am not about to have a baby but we have got one more day to get everything sorted in Foxglove that needs doing before the flooring goes down. One more bit of skirting to fit and all the … Continue reading →

We are learning quite a lot about the traditional boatmans cabin now that we have Foxglove. Apparently it is traditional to have brass bed knobs inside the boatmans cabin on the port side. When a family moved onto a boat … Continue reading →

When we bought Foxglove we were given a CD of the build, starting from the basic drawing, which was spray paint on the floor right up to the finished result. Roy has also found the original photos of the Gardner … Continue reading →

What a wonderful sight I saw at the marina today, 2 adult swans with their 5 signets. They have grown so much. They crossed straight in front of my car as I was leaving today all in a straight line, … Continue reading →

I feel like the last few weeks I have counted the days down to so many different significant events happening. Countdown to the survey day, then countdown till the boat was going to be moved, then the countdown till the … Continue reading →

Things are back on track today. All jobs should be finished in time for the flooring to be put down. Everyone keep your fingers crossed. Going to be another busy weekend to ensure everything is cleaned up in time ready for … Continue reading →

There is a very famous saying from Walt Disney’s Bambi, ” if you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.” I am trying to keep that in mind when writing tonights blog…..count to 10, breathe in deep…..think positive. … Continue reading →

Going to be a very quick blog tonight as far too tired which is kind of funny because I have ordered the mattress today. It will arrive at the marina on Saturday 24th so hopefully we will get to have … Continue reading →

I cannot wait to start living on Foxglove. We think if everything is in there in a couple of weeks time we might just take the plunge and do it. To try and run a house,a full time job and … Continue reading →

Roy was being nosy today and looked outside one of the porthole windows to see what was going on outside as there was lots of movement on the marina, so much so our boat started to rock. It was just … Continue reading →