Today was another day of jobs as I sorted out cleaning the tiles and varnished the wood above the fire as it was really dry. I also got the old Brasso out to clean up the brass ring around the top of the fire and ended up using a bit of wire wool to get off the stubborn bits. ((You know anyone following your blog for your writing have probably switched off by now)) Well, this blog is about my life in general and since I intend to create a book about these adventures this is all strictly information and pre-research carried out. ((Bloody writers, always have a bloomin answer up their sleeve. I’m going back into my data box)) Chris cracked on with the grinding and sanding of the fire to remove a lot of the pitting and the flue pipe and they have come up a treat.
It always takes so long to do anything on a boat ((You make it sound like it’s because you’re none stop grafting when in fact 85% of the time you’re actually chatting!)) It’s actually gathering information and knowledge Brackets also being friendly. The one thing about boating is everything takes three times as long to do anything because you have to allow for networking. ((Oh, the famous networking! I see now!)) It is lovely chatting to people and explaining what we are doing and how things work this boat but also getting advise from boaters who have been living this life for years.
Chris managed to get the first coat of paint on the fire and we managed to come up with an interesting way of letting it dry inside the boat as we had intermittent showers all day!
Right, that’s it for today. Not too much to report other than my legs are still achy either from slipping the other day or all the graft but if you don’t use it you lose it right!
Until tomorrow… x
Published by C.L. Peache
After living in various parts of the UK, including Wakefield, York, Derby, and the Yorkshire Dales, I now live on a Narrowboat cruising the canal network. I enjoy reading, writing, travelling, walking, kayaking, watching all forms of motorbike racing and socialising (networking).
At the beginning of my writing journey, I started my blog which tracks the ups and downs of writing. ((I need to mention that my blog posts are usually visited by ‘Brackets’!))
To the books…
My fantasy series, Festival of Time was completed with the publication of Book Three: Battle in November 2022 and now joins, Book Two: Rescue, and Book One: Escape. Click ‘books’ on my website to find out more and follow me on social media for updates – I love chatting with readers and authors.
In 2021 I joined Saga Fiction and now have three stories published on their app; A Christmas Wish, Decisions, Decisions, and A night lost to the past. Power of Nature a thriller/mystery novel is available on eBook. Finding Love, is my latest romance/rom-com novel and is available as an eBook and paperback on Amazon.
I’m part of a wonderful writing group based in Newark; The Fosseway Writers and have stories in various anthologies including; The Brinwade Chronicles, which is a collection of 28 Gothic stories by 13 writers. Burning Old School Ties, Blood, Sweat and Typewriters and our latest book, Writings on the Walls, Available on Amazon.
In February 2019 I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand. During my time exploring this wonderful part of the world I kept a journal and this became 187 Kilometres, turn left – which is a guide to our 43-day bucket list adventure. Available on Amazon.
In December 2018; Game of Souls I published my first horror novella. Available on Amazon.
Current projects:
SagaFiction: Mystery/thriller novel based in Jersey
I’m very excited to start rewriting my psychological series, which will hopefully be published in 2024!
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