Showers, sunshine and socialising in Stone

It's certainly been an interesting weekend here in Stone at another of the Roving Canal Traders Association Floating Markets. Arriving on Thursday afternoon, we slotted in between 'Here be Dragons' and 'Reverie', in the middle of a line of ten trading boats. Trading and socialising Barry set up shop on Friday, and there were a … Continue reading Showers, sunshine and socialising in Stone

Satellite Spotting in Stone

Spring is really showing herself at the moment. The trees are all suddenly sprouting their leaves, the blossom has bloomed, the birds are singing merrily, the bees are buzzing and best of all the sun is shining and even becoming quite warm! We'd aimed to travel to Barlaston yesterday afternoon, on our way to Stone, … Continue reading Satellite Spotting in Stone

Transposing online contacts into real life people

The past week has seen the stars align in our favour when it comes to meeting three lots of beautiful people we've only previously had online contact with in the past few years. I know there's a lot of chatter on social media about how much it can take over our lives, and remove the … Continue reading Transposing online contacts into real life people

A Chance meeting en route to Stone

I got a bit of a 'ticking off' yesterday for not keeping our blog and whereabouts up to date and feel suitably chastised! I do believe I've a legitimate defence though, in that until today I'd only spent three days on board Areandare in the last three weeks. So I'm thinking you'll all understand how … Continue reading A Chance meeting en route to Stone