Life Afloat On Narrowboat Tickety Boo

My dream to buy a boat was a simple enough task, granted a bit scary delving into the very unknown but what could possibly go wrong? What indeed! Everything that could have been thrown at me to put me off, was flung! My sheer determination to see this dream fulfilled drove me on regardless,and now I have been rewarded with the simple life I craved!

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Autumn…

I always bang on about how much I love Autumn, here’s why…

You can’t beat the natural colours of Autumn, just lovely!

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