Thursday 14th March Day 236 We caught the bus into the market town of Tamworth for a wander around the charity shops and get some shopping with a little visit to Costa for a coffee. As with many towns and cities in the UK we have visited you can see the lack of investment and… Continue reading A bit disheartened with my book sales. Day 236
Category: Motivation
Wind, smoke and an early start. Day 235
Wednesday 13th March Day 235 It’s a very early start as I wake up at 4am. I try to go back to sleep but stomach pains prevent it. Just another day in the life of being a woman! At 4.30am I decide, sod it, and get up and hot water bottle made and cup of… Continue reading Wind, smoke and an early start. Day 235
Boat DIY… Day 229
Thursday 7th March Day 228 We stay at Rugeley for the day and I wake up not in the best of moods ((That will be the wine you drank yesterday!)) Hey, it wasn’t my fault we had to go to the pub! ((unbelievable!)) I’ve said that it would have taken me about 3 days to… Continue reading Boat DIY… Day 229
Back on the cut… Day 227
Tuesday 5th March Day 227 After a good nights sleep due to all that fresh air and lock work, we wake around 7am to the sounds of the geese making their presence known. I’m not sure if they are kicking off and wanting breakfast, fighting over territory or just a bloody nuisance. Still, it's a… Continue reading Back on the cut… Day 227
I get the narrowboat ‘ship shape’… Day 224
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… Continue reading I get the narrowboat ‘ship shape’… Day 224
