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 ...
living on a narrowboat during coronavirus
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 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 ...
Day 23 – Feeling Quiet and Reflective
How are you doing out there? If you're anything like me, you'll be up and down - depending on what 'news' you've allowed yourself to be exposed to ...
Day 22 – A Mindful Meander To Morrisons
An essential journey today to fill our water tanks, and empty our loo. A walk to the supermarket in the spring sunshine brought many surprising delights ...
Day 21 – Lockdown Living On A Narrowboat
Living on a narrowboat in lockdown has many advantages to living on land. Admittedly there's a few disadvantages! But we wouldn't have it any other way ...
Day 19 – Good Neighbours Stories
I've been incredibly inspired today reading about how the world is coming together, in spite of the past years' political climate ...
Day 18 – A Sublime Sunny Sunday
It's been a sublime sunny Sunday on and off Areandare. Appreciating the simple, free things that surround us each day. Reflecting on where we are and why ...