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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- January 2013 (15)
- December 2012 (30)
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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Settling in.
Now this is for real and not a rehearsal anymore I have made myself really at home today. Not in a rush to get anything done or to fit everything into one weekend. One thing I have done today is … Continue reading
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It’s Official
Dream finally came true! It’s official, it was the first night of living on Foxglove permanently. Our house has a lovely family moving into it and our new life now begins I looked across the horizon at the marina and … Continue reading
Victoria, Albert & Tigger
Look who’s back………..not only Rob but he is having a helping hand from Tigger. Looking forward to seeing the tiles tonight as Rob has been busy fitting the Victoria & Albert tiles. Looks fab from what I have seen so … Continue reading
Birthday Boy!
Happy Birthday to Roy! Breakfast in bed and a nice lie in (apparently Roy needs it now he has reached the grand old age of 51!, I mean 21 + 30). He was later greeted by Wish this morning saying … Continue reading
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Oh what a beautiful morning !
…………Oh what a beautiful day! Yes, another song title……how many of you have just sung that? The sun put in his appearance today and what a lovely happy start to the day….. Wish was excited……..she just loves being on the … Continue reading
A very sociable afternoon
Well what a hectic couple of weeks it has been since the week away on the River Trent. That seemed like months ago because so much has happened and work has been extremely busy! Well it is now Saturday and … Continue reading
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Safely Home.
Safely arrived back in the marina today after a fantastic and unforgettable week.I am so glad that I do this blog to capture all the memories that I have encountered. Had a lovely surprise waiting for us back at the … Continue reading
Back to reality…almost..
Well almost back to reality as I guess that will be work next week but what I mean is we are now back on the canals after spending 3 days on the river. It all still seems very surreal. It … Continue reading
Do my eyes deceive me?
I could not quite believe my eyes this morning when I saw a Godly like man with white hair and a white beard appearing as if he was walking on water. Could it be possible? NO!! It wasn’t………. I then … Continue reading
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