Lulu

It was lovely to see you yesterday. You didnt make a hash of reversing at all. Nice and slow and steady and the wind certainly wasn’t helping. I’m surprised you didnt hear me this morning as I had to tell Desmond firmly just outside your bedroom window not to wee on the ropes! If anyone has an answer to why there are weirdly positioned red cones on Barton Broad, Kate and I would love to know. Certainly confused me coming from Irstead bearing left to Neatishead. I dont think we’ve ever moored there without having to use our steps.

Happy New Year everyone x

Awww Helen. What a nightmare and typical it happens on a bank holiday weekend, but glad the hounds are settled. We also didn’t have the best of starts by getting caught up in a queue of cars crawling past an accident so didn’t arrive until it was too late to go out then found the front cabin covered in mould which has never happened before, even after leaving the boat for months during Covid. I had to spend an hour or so cleaning what had been previously spotless when we left the boat last time. Hope you can get things sorted quickly

I’m also a Lathams fan. I went into our local equivalent QD store on Christmas Eve and found a pink unicorn fleece blanket. No, it wasn’t on my list. I wasn’t looking for a pink unicorn fleece blanket but I saw it and just had to purchase for my 3 1/2 year old granddaughter who absolutely loved it on Christmas Day. 😁

We maybe onboard over the weekend. Not absolutely sure yet

Its ok everyone, Christmas has been saved!

So Christmas Eve just got very stressful. The family are all doing different parts of the Christmas lunch so we can all help mum who is determined to have it at her house tomorrow . All was going well. Pigs in blankets prepped, next lot of goodies about to go in then the oven died at 3.00pm. A frantic search online, most ovens out of stock or can only be delivered not collected, then found one at Currys. Just managed to collect it in time before the store shuts at 5.pm. We thanked the lad who served us and said he may have just saved Christmas. Interestingly we weren’t the only ones in the store also having a panic with appliances packing up on Christmas Eve. Graham is now installing it. Please let it work!

Merry Christmas everyone x https://www.noradsanta.org/en/ Just under an hour to go and he will be on his way, if you have all been good this year …

Simpsons? I hope Barton Turf will still be available especially as its now a dedicated water point. Really miss being able to moor there 😞

These alarms are great if they bloomin wear them! Mother in law, and my grandmother had them. We would say have you got your alarm button? ‘Yes dear, its beside the bed’, or ‘its in the other room ‘🙄

If we had stern access it wouldn’t have been such a problem but if one of us slips we both slip and i cant let him off the lead. Its been a long day but i will sleep well knowing the boat is fine. We did some tweaks with the dehumidifier and left the curtains open to let the sun come in and warm things up a bit as and when it decides to make an appearance. Still cant get over how the engine started first time. Good ole Perkins.

It wasn’t cold, it was ******* freezing! just ask Desmond who made a nest while we were checking things over 😂

Just got back from a 3 hour round trip. Decided it was too unsafe to stay on board with getting the dog on and off. Its just too slippery. Checked the boat over and engine started first time. Everything ok so very relieved. So strange seeing the main river completely frozen over but very beautiful!

Happy Birthday Pozzick! You certainly got the best birthday pressie of all this year by being found by your new wonderful family x

My favourite shop along with Bridgestones. Cake!!!!!!!!!

The blurb on their website says pie but doesn’t say its a pie on the top of the tin as far as I can see. I didn’t realise there were so many different flavours nowadays.

We always have a steak and kidney Fray Bentos in the boat pantry …. yummmmmm

Kpnut kindly sent me a photo today from Richardsons side looking over to Broadsedge where we moor and ice was across the river. We are going to check on Luna on Friday so will report in. We dont plan on going out even if the ice has gone. Cant risk being trapped somewhere so close to Christmas!

Many congratulations Grandad Chris!

Car park at work on the outskirts of Cambridge. Was not fun driving . My little car is hopeless in bad weather. Wish I still had my Rav 😞

I’ve also been slacking with the dusting

So the question is, was Grendel in shorts? 🤔

Poor hound and owners. Must have been terrifying. Those things have always scared me. Mum used to have one rattling away in the kitchen when I was a kid. I kept well away from the thing.

What a beautiful scene. A much prettier dog walk than I usually do. Very envious!

Had a flurry of some fine snowy icy stuff this morning in Suffolk at around 7am when I was walking the dog.