Category Archives: narrow boat

Weekend Sky : memories of the boat

Posted on May 20, 2022 by pensitivity101

Hammad Rais hosts the Weekend Sky photo shots. These pictures were taken when we were berthed at Pershore on the River Avon in July 2015. These below were taken in September the following year

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My take on Boats

Posted on February 17, 2022 by pensitivity101

How could I not take part in KL’s challenge this week, though the boats in her photo are nothing like the narrow boat we lived on for almost three years. Image by KL Caley For visually challenged writers, the image … Continue reading →

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The Bleeding End: a reblog for Flashback Friday 20th August

Posted on August 20, 2021 by pensitivity101

Originally posted on pensitivity101:
Hubby and I thought (stupidly) it would be nice to do the Stratford run again, hence our blogging absence for the last week. We stopped after two locks at a free mooring where it was so…

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Take Seven 23rd April

Posted on April 23, 2021 by pensitivity101

It’s Friday! Welcome to my Take Seven compilation which incorporates all 21 words (or derivatives) from the Three Things Challenge for the past week. You are most welcome to join in using as many or all of the words too. … Continue reading →

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Watery Borders: a reblog

Posted on April 9, 2021 by pensitivity101

Originally posted on pensitivity101:
Silhouetted against the sky, Arms held upwards, tall and high Watching us, as we drift by. Round the bend and this we see, Bordered each side by a tree, Restful in its tranquility. Scenes from the…

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Tuesday Photo Challenge – Row

Posted on August 7, 2018 by pensitivity101

Frank is right when he says this conjures up a load of meanings. https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/43011194/posts/1950690926 I’ve had my fair share of rows with my sister and know how much they used to upset my Mum. Our personalities and attitudes are so … Continue reading →

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More Every Day

Posted on April 26, 2018 by pensitivity101

Many of my readers know we lived on a boat in a marina for three years. In that time, we watched nature at close quarters, ducks, geese, swans, even a pheasant once which Maggie lifted on the dog walk and … Continue reading →

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Waiting Day

Posted on April 20, 2018 by pensitivity101

The cooker is due to come today, and whilst we’ve been waiting, we’ve planted the onions, watered the back garden and cut the front lawn. The old cooker should be collected sometime today, and the double glazing guy is due … Continue reading →

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This time last year

Posted on April 17, 2018 by pensitivity101

We were just getting over Easter and making final preparations for our last trip on the boat. It’s so hard to believe it’s twelve months ago that we left Maggie with MSM and set off, allowing ourselves 10 days to … Continue reading →

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The End of life as we knew it:

Posted on June 25, 2017 by pensitivity101

Today saw the door close on our boating life. Hopefully we will still keep in touch with our boating friends, but are officially no longer boat owners having signed her over to new owners this afternoon. Signing the paperwork took … Continue reading →

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