Are we back?

It was one of my Grandchildren's second birthday yesterday, and bless her but the day for her started of with a visit to A+E at 4.30am, she had been out all day yesterday with her cousins to Legoland, Windsor, and probably had too much sun. Still the adults enjoyed the water pistol fight whilst she was having an afternoon snooze, DID I SAY ADULTS?

Well I had better update what has been happening on 'MR', we have spent the last two weeks meandering up and down the south Oxford, firstly to be around for the party yesterday, secondly, to go to the Cropredy Festival, which is where we are at now, although the festival doesn't start 'til Thursday moorings here are at a premium and come Thursday it'll be single file through here, and lastly our friend, Wendy who lives on her boat at Enslow is having a party for her staff at the end of the month and has asked us to babysit a barrel of Real Ale for her whilst it settles......Maybe.

The South Oxford at this time of year is really a most beautiful Canal, the colours and sights are amazing, last night we sat and watched the sun go down and saw the most wonderfully Pink sky I have ever seen, this morning watching the Sun rise into a crystal clear sky framed the night very well.......yuck

Jill made a decision last night, We are going to the Macclesfield in September, I love it when she's forceful. We made some friends on our and their inaugural cruise in May. Linda and David were taking their boat home to the Macclesfield when they bumped into us, not quite literally but almost and that was how we met. They are an amazing Couple, David had been diagnosed with Parkinsons, he is in his late fifties and decided the decease was not going to beat him, so he went out and bought a 62ft narra, amazing!.

I just maybe able to persuade Jill to put some thoughts together and give you her side of our recent past, I'm sure that if she does it will be a little more readable than my untidy mutterings.

Theft from Boats

We were never, no I can't say never, burgled whilst living in bricks and mortar although we did have our shop broken into. The community on the cut has taken another knocking, we were burgled last night, by whoever, who had one hell of a thirst on, 36 cans Cider and 36 cans of Bitter. The next time this happens, I shall have found a volunteer on whom to test my new chainsaw, the arabs have the right idea, cut 0f their f*****g hands. Am I pissed, no I don't have any alcohol to get pissed on.
OK Mum, I shan't do anyone any damage, but at this moment in time I possibly could. No time has passed and I am calming down, but beware burglars I am sleeping with my chainsaw.
We are at Twyford wharf south of banbury heading down towards Enslow and the Rock of Gibraltar. Jill has been back now for 2 weeks and is slowly chilling out again that was until last nights antics. Anyway more from Jill when she lands, perhaps she has and it's still me at 10,000 feet.

Home Sweet Home

Arrived back early evening Weds & celebrated in fine style with John from Meredith & his visiting friend from Germany. They gave Graham a couple of excellent bottles of wine by way of thanking him for jump starting their boat & it would be exceedingly unboaterly not to invite them round to help us drink them - & several more (just to compare qualities you know). After a late start & paracetomol we pulled pins & headed south in gorgeous weather. This was the 1st summer's day I've spent on the boat & unfortunately short lived as yesterday was horrible & today (Sunday) it hasn't stopped raining, so holed up between Rugby & Braunston. At least it will give me a chance to find things again as, in my 6 week absence, Graham has re-filed the entire boat - & I do mean the entire boat including my wardrobe (my goodness he must have been bored)!