It's been a dull day outside, but not so dull inside with unexpected catch ups with a couple of gorgeous girlfriends, and some more DIY by Barry ...
Month: April 2020
Day 42 – Scotland Postponed
Today we planned to be hopping in a car with my younger sister Viv, and brother-in-law Ray, to retrace parts of the journey I took with my parents and sister Linda, in August 1973. I was almost 14 years old and horribly hormonal! Sisters Kath and Viv chose to remain at mum's parents in Sunderland. … Continue reading Day 42 – Scotland Postponed
Day 41 – A Personal Plea For Economic Localisation
The global lockdown has surely provided time to reflect and consider what ways we're individually contributing to the downward destruction of humanity ...
Day 40 – A Bit of Baking and a Rare Find
It's been a quiet and calm day on board Areandare today. I've caught up with some online work, and done a spot of baking. Bread and ginger cake. Yum!
Day 39 – Kindred Spirits and Generosity
It's almost six weeks since we started to isolate due to COVID-19. Although it's a worrying time, we're mostly doing okay in our bubble its surroundings ...
Day 38 – COVID-19 Losses and Gains
Some you win, some you lose as the saying goes! We're missing precious time with our grandsons, but we've gain magical moments with Kim in lockdown ...
Day 37 – More Data Required From ‘The Common People’
Writing a blog, especially when you do it daily, increases the 'risk' of being trolled. Hence comments are moderated and not automatically published ...
Day 36 – We’ve Gotta Get Outta This Place!
We've gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do! That song was in our heads this morning; so much footfall on the Nantwich towpath ...
Day 35 – Enjoying A Change of Scenery on World Earth Day
Our planned overnight stay in Nantwich has evolved into a two-night change of scenery due to a couple of delays. It feels rather 'busy' on the embankment ...
Day 34 – Supporting Local Business
It's challenging to do a grocery shop when you live on a narrowboat and you're a long way from a supermarket. So a local off-licence delivery is perfect ...
Day 33 – Further Lockdown Foraging
After yesterday's successful lockdown-foraging recipe, today I've stepped up to dandelion honey. It's still 'reducing' for another hour or so ...
Day 32 – Missing Essential Coffee Supplies
My daily fix of caffeine keeps me chirpy. I love ethically sourced PACT coffee. I just need to find a sustainable way to get supplies during lockdown ...
Day 31 – Time For The UK To Be United
Yesterday's blog may have been controversial, but it helped some people. It's now time to unite the UK to report COVID-19 scientifically for everyone ...
Day 30 – In Defense of Stillness and Not Clapping
I find myself defending stillness, and contraversially I admit, the reasons I'm not getting carried away by the clapping for the NHS.
Day 29 – Essential Movement and a Bit of Bin-Combing
It's been a brighter and better day, thank goodness! We've moved for essentials of water and provisions - partly successful with a few unexpected bonuses!
Day 28 – Not Such An Optimistic Day
Today hasn't been such a good one, my optimism meter is running low. For a variety of reasons, all I suspect tied up with the lockdown in some way ...
Day 27 – The Battle of the Butterfly and Bilge
There are lots of interesting activities happening onboard and off Areandare during the COVID-19 lockdown. Most of it nourishing. Occasionally scary!
Day 26 – Thankful Our Basic Needs Are Met
Some may say my 'fascination' with death and dying is morbid. Weird maybe? But it it death, or life and living it, that's the primary focus?
Day 25 – A Pagan-Style Eostre Sun-Day
other quiet lock-down day on board Areandare, catching up with family and eating mostly! With a bit of DIY and a ukelele playing ...
Day 24 – A Birthday With Bollinger in Our Bubble
It's been a sublime, sunny Saturday, celebrating a birthday in our bubble, and drinking Bollinger celebrating belatedly another birth-day ...