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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- Day of rest…or so we thought! 13/03/2015
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- 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
Avoiding the inevitable.
Today we knew we had to start some painting inside the boat as it was too far gone to be cleaned. We have put this off since we got the boat and hoped my “magic sponge” would have done the job but … Continue reading
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Good News
We have found a new man to help us out on the boat. He has come to our rescue to do some of the big jobs on the boat whilst Roy and I are at work. The other man let … Continue reading
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Steady progress
One toilet ordered today. Hurray!! They came back in stock today and should hopefully be delivered next week. The generator has also been disconnected today ready for removal as it needs a new engine. We knew this when we bought Foxglove but … Continue reading
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Important Arrival
After waiting a few weeks the toilet that we really need for Foxglove will finally arrive back in stock. Never realised there was such a shortage of toilets. We have chosen to go for a cassette toilet because we are … Continue reading
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Whiter shade of pale.
I could give all my blogs song titles but this one I could not resist. Just been to B & Q and I have never seen so many shades of white in all my life. Roy is of no help when … Continue reading
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Cosy nights
The weather is starting to get really cold but this is one time of the year that was still enjoyable on the boat. When we had Marpessa we used to love taking Wish for a walk on a cold Autumn … Continue reading
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Dirty Weekend
Unfortunately not the kind of dirty weekend I would have liked. Roy and I have been cleaning up all weekend. The kitchen was disgustingly filthy. We have washed all the kitchen cupboards in and out and polished them all up … Continue reading
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Busy weekend ahead
Feeling a lot better today which is good as we have got lots to do on Foxglove this weekend and we are expecting some people to come over to quote for jobs. One visitor is going to be Tina Paramore. She is … Continue reading
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Enough said
We were going over the boat tonight to do a bit more but unfortunately I came home from work poorly and as there is not a toilet on board we thought it best that I stay at home. As the … Continue reading
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