Tag: working boats

Ashby canal , boat cat , Canal , Canal journey , History & canals , Narrowboat

To the end of the Ashby!

by Kay September 20, 2018 6 Comments

The mythical Ashby It seems that Autumn has arrived in the last few days. There is still a bit of summer to come as I share the rest of Pea Green’s adventures. My plan to head up the Ashby Canal looked in jeopardy after Monte’s swim and a weekend of trading. I decided to check […]

Boat fixing , Canal , canal art , History & canals , Narrowboat , roving trader

Blobs in the right places aka canal art

by Kay June 26, 2018 18 Comments

Blobs in the right places – starting to paint It’s almost a year since I first attempted to put the blobs in the right places and paint something that resembled the traditional painted roses found on the old working canal boats. It was a miserable time as I had just failed the written upgrade of […]