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A hitch along the way
Canoes outside the marina The boat went for her survey yesterday, and some devastating news hit us, and poor David, (the seller), who has worked really hard to keep the boat well serviced and loved:...
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Spider showdown
When we moved onto the boat, it had been empty for a while – and there were squatters aboard: spiders. Now I like spiders. We used to sing ‘spider in the bath’ to the kids when they were little, and...
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My dad’s bigger than your dad!
This is a message to the hundreds of spiders that seem to have declared war and moved in whilst I’ve been away. Just five days. Five days away. I have a vacuum cleaner and I’m not afraid to use it. And...
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Hurrah, spider season’s over. Allegedly
I am reliably informed by O. that we should now see less spiders. Because it’s Autumn. I’m not convinced – we moved aboard in October and the little critters were plentiful enough then. But in fairness...
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Where we’re at
We watched last year as the swans, who worked so hard, failed to hatch their eggs. For me it was heartbreaking watching the lovely mother swan so reluctant to leave her eggs. They must have got too...
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Fairy threads
Icicles – hung there by fairies? This morning my walk alongside the Thames was witness, as it has been for the last few days, to small waves, created by the wind, lapping the river bank. This is...
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