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: June 2013
1 month gone.
Can you believe it that one month has already passed since we got Foxglove back…… You know what that means don’t you??? Oh yes…. Can’t wait…… I can now wax it!! I love doing this, I find it quite relaxing. … Continue reading
Eh up Duck!
This is quite a common saying around The Potteries area but this is not what I am on about….I am talking about the wildlife, ducks, geese and coots. Someone said at the marina a few weeks ago that they weren’t … Continue reading
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Give me a sign!
Well I certainly got a sign today … one that I have been contemplating for a while. What kind of sign? You may ask. Well … it was this kind of sign…. Yes you’ve guessed it … decided to … Continue reading
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We have a winner!
Well done Davide ( my Italian Stallion!!) You spotted all 5 correct. P1 – Boiling on the temperature gauge. P2 – On the gauge behind the white chimney. P3 – On the left of the canal in the middle of … Continue reading
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Shiny & New – (Spot the tigger!)
Roy kept busy this weekend polishing up the engine…… It looks stunning and very shiny. Don’t you find it strange though that he actually enjoys this , yet give him a duster and hoover and it is a different matter … Continue reading
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Nappies!!
Nappies are of cause for babies!! So why on earth has Roy gone out and bought lots of packs of nappies I might ask? It is not because I am pregnant ( It would have been immaculate conception if I … Continue reading
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Better Late than Never
I do not know where to start. So much has happened since I last blogged. We got Foxglove back after the big re-paint, no signal on the phone, couldn’t up-load videos, too knackered to blog after 12 hour cruising days, … Continue reading
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