The trip continues With Monte back onboard Pea Green has continued her summer adventures, heading for Braunston and a marvellous sunny weekend of trading. Along the way I have met some lovely people, including a customer from Norfolk Island in the South Pacific who bought a teapot! (I am going to claim teapot visitation rights…..) […]
Cat, gin and falling in The past couple of weeks have been busy preparing for trading from Pea Green. Though with my sloe gin ending up at the bottom of the marina and the cat making a run for it, life at Pea Green hasn’t been without mishap! Trading licence is here A few weeks […]
Where to add the name With the outside of Pea Green’s cabin painted green, and the name officially changed on the Canal and River Trust (CRT) website all that remained was to paint the new name on the boat. This of course, had to be done twice, on each side. With my usual approach of […]
Foxton and its locks I have dragged many visitors to Foxton Locks since my random move to Northants 20+ years ago. Way before my mad boat buying I would take unsuspecting guests to Foxton, only 20-ish minutes from home. Once there I always seem to have the same routine. Parking in the top car-park, meandering […]