Forest flood

 Dibden Enclosure

Kings Hat's river is in flood

A walk in the woods

This is Dibden Enclosure in the New Forest.

One of the fallen, 1918

An ancestor on my mother's side was Richard Knight, 1880/1918. 

May we remember all who gave their lives for us.

New Forest

I am sure you all are getting board with our kitchen picture so here is a pony!

And this is at Ashlett Creek, looking across Southampton Water.

I am not sure about that landing stage for getting ashore from a boat!

Kitchen refit, 2

 I can wash up in the kitchen sink now.

But the gas hob has no gas so Ann cannot cook on it yet.

The new view

The window provides more light!

And a better view.

Kitchen refit, 1

In a day it was all gone!

 Starting with the tiles

 Then the wall

And the bigger window to go in soon

We have a camping stove and the oven set up in the spare room.  Washing up on the dining room table.  Contents of the kitchen in boxes somewhere on the floor!

Remarkable

Not long ago I saw the President of America admiring the stones at Stonehenge.  Time off away from politics talking casually to a single family of four.  Just the five people and a camera man to record the event.

Then I saw the President of Russia shake hands with the winning driver of a Formula One race held in Sochi.  Time off from politics to meet as human beings.

Normally these Presidents have such power to control the world either side of a fence.

We are so lucky to be able to live in such positive times.  But take care, either President could affect the stability of world politics and your life!

Too good to be true?

Have you heard about SULNOX ?  They have mixed fuel and water in a stable emulsion.
Look at their website sulnox.net here.  Nano technology has been involved.   Demonstrations on busses and boats are being performed.

If it is true when can we have it in our tanks?

Glorious September

I always find the month of September the best, nature has settled after it's growth.

This is our 'Summer Row' at its best.

Then Josh was 12.

Got out for a drive

Ashlet Creek, near Fawley.  Molly went for a swim in the salty sea!

We just like to look at the boats.

Revisiting a canal

When I was travelling on our narrowboat exploring all the wonderful places I often thought when I was old and not on the boat that I would visit the waterways by car.

We went to visit the Melksham River Festival on Sunday and had a boat trip on the River Avon.

The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is to restore the old canal to a navigable waterway.

We met our friends Terry & Myra at Melksham and went on to Devizes.

And revisited the Kennet & Avon canal.

I'm not that old yet!  Anyway we still have the boat, just not living on it.

Kitchen Diner

But it is not in the kitchen!  This is the prelude to our kitchen refit.  The wall cupboards are on the dining table.  Every thing needs to be moved out.  Some of it is in boxes on the floor.  Now where did we put the…...

Visiting the Boat

An opportunity to go up to the boat was possible after the bathroom refit.  Geoff and Margret were nearby and invited us on board for dinner.

Next day we volunteered our help to get them part way up the hill.

We then proceeded to rid the boat of all those stowaway spiders that got in when we were away.

After a sweep through Dave and Lyn paid us a visit.

We have now cleared the boat for 'summer' use.

New Forest walk

We got out on Sunday and drove to Kings Hat.  Then walked to the open moorland.

Heather

Marsh Gentian found near wet ground

Wot a relief

It is all finished and smart.

The kitchen is next month after I have saved some more cash!
By the way we plan to spend a week on the boat soon!

Outside Loo !

Oh what a state to be in.  Just hope nobody is looking when we need to use it!

Bathroom refit

We are having a bathroom refit!  Bits and pieces everywhere, it is an obstacle course getting through the property.

Ann never did like green!

That's better.

The garden

We just love our garden and our family.  Missing the use of our boat while sorting out the kitchen and bathroom refits.

Life With a Narrowboat : Part 1

Well it's my first 'publication' with Lulu.  This first book is about discovering the inland waterways.  It is an epub file and can be read using Adobe Digital Editions.

Please go to this link to download the file.  www.lulu.com/spotlight/CharlesMoore1

Do let me know if it works for you.  I am working on Part 2 and 3 and will publish them if this one sells.