The wrong kind of dog


Day 57

I’ve decided Ella must simply the wrong kind of dog. Come rain or shine she wants to go out for a walk. At least twice a day. Hail can be battering the roof of the boat and the wind blowing you off your feet but she still has wagging tail, lolling tongue and doeful eyes.

So many other people seem to have dogs that only want walking in nice weather. At the weekend. On a sunny Sunday afternoon we’ll see a lot more dogs and their owners than a wet mid-week evening. It’s not fair, I want a fair weather dog.

Health risk?


Day 56

There’s a coal fired power station about a mile from where we’re moored. The prevailing wind blows in the opposite direction from the mooring which I’m glad of. I wonder how much harm it actually does if you live in the shadow of one of these things long-term?

Mmm… wood smoke


Day 55

A smoking chimney – always a welcome sign when getting home on a cold, wet day.

Fecking cold!


Day 54

Icy roofs on the boats along the mooring this morning, fecking cold walking the dog!

Be afraid…


Day 53

Flynn has been trying on some of the Fair Trade hats we have in stock, I think he’d be disappointed with how much the cuteness of the hat takes the edge off his fierceness.

Cherrylicious

Day 52

We have just got a wholesale order of soap in. The cherry soap smells good enough to eat…

Cheese Wax

Day 51

I ordered a load of waxed paper for wrapping the soap we’re selling and instead got this! If anyone wants some cheese wax and colouring (for the price of postage) mail me!

Leeches

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Day 50

I love home ed. One kid turned up at a home ed group this morning with a pot of leeches he’d collected. I’ve learned loads today. From an eight year old. Ace.

Ducklings

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Day 50

Today started off as one of those days where EVERYTHING goes wrong. Anything I tried to do resulted in something being broken, dropped, lost or revealing several other things that needed to be sorted. This afternoon was brightened though by a very welcome visit from friends.

We saw our first ducklings of the year as well today, though they didn’t hang around long enough for a decent photo. Those dots at the back of the photo against the concrete and pilings, that’s them, honest.

Roof crap

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Day 49

One advantage of having a mooring for a while is the space outside to store things. The roof of the boat has filled up with all the various sorts of crap we’ve managed to accumulate and cart around for the last few years. Now I’ve got a chance to actually sort it. Or just pile it up outside…