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I get the narrowboat ‘ship shape’… Day 224

C.L. Peache

Saturday 2nd March Day 224

I’ve had to put my foot down and ordered Chris to stay in bed for the day to rest his very swollen knee. So, in-between feeding him, making drinks, ordering him to rest and giving him painkillers, I crack on and give the boat a thorough good clean as well as grouting the tiles, painting the wall where the cabinet is going in the shower room as we decide we want it green, fitting the sticky vinyl into the cubby holes in the shower room so they look nicer and a million other jobs. ((Alright, taking all the credit whilst he’s laid up!))

I emptied the toilet ((Oh how the mighty have fallen)) normally Chris’s job but I really don’t mind. First I wandered up to the marina office and brought a trolley back, then I loaded it with the toilet cassette, sorted the stern out and got rid of all the rubbish, all the boxes from the various deliveries to be recycled. It feels really good to be getting everything straight again even if we still have stuff to do.

I’m absolutely knackered by the end of the day but have thoroughly enjoyed having the energy to do it, as you will know if you read this blog I’ve had one cold after another as well as bloody hormones playing up so it’s nice to actually be able to get something done. A very satisfying Day Done! Until tomorrow. x

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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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