Being the extremely boaty person that I am, I spend a bit of time on the canal and boating forums (Boat nerd alert). I’ve never been brave enough to post, but I do love to lurk and observe. Recently I’ve witnessed a spike in topics in which the poster discusses wanting to purchase a boat […]
Read more "Why Living On A Narrowboat Is Not The Answer To Mortgage Free Life"I’m almost scared to blog about this but I can’t help but think we’ve got away without a winter? I know I’ve said it now and impending doom is likely to befall us all, but it’s the 21st January and we’ve barely had a frost this season? This time last year we were frozen in […]
Read more "How To Survive Winter On A Narrowboat"I’m going to be a tiny bit annoying today, yes even more annoying than normal! I’m going to post about George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces … again, exactly a week after I last did. I assure you it’s for good reason and not a total mind block on anything else to blog about. Honest. Last night […]
Read more "George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 2018 Narrowboat Conversion"Can you make Swans like you? I think to call them your friend is to put a human emotion onto another animal, but yes, I genuinely believe you can make Swans like you, and perhaps more incredibly remember you. I try to keep abreast of the things which bring people to our blog, so I […]
Read more "Can You Make Friends With A Swan"It’s a tale as old as time, don’t judge a book by it’s cover, but it’s next to impossible not to isn’t it? I’ve written before how as a species we are prone to stereotyping, boxing things up to make life easier and save brain power (For Netflix). When we purchased Fantine we were overwhelmed […]
Read more "Making Your Mark On Your Home – Judging A Book By It’s Cover"George Clarke has been exploring the extraordinary world of inspirational small builds in his eighth series of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. We’ve blogged about this show before, it’s a total Sunday evening guilty pleasure, next week they have their youngest amazing space creator who will be transforming a narrowboat, so grab your Sunday evening snacks […]
Read more "Raising A Family In A Small Space"I attempted to come up with a witty title, but really one word was all that was needed. This is a call out for help from our fellow boaters! I’ve mentioned a few times now that we are hoping to renovate the kitchen (Hopefully later this year) and the floor at the same time. Whilst […]
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