Here’s another breadcrumb-of-the-internet post.
An online friend, the irrepressible Ian Hutson, sold his house and bought a narrowboat as a domicile. So long as the coppers don’t catch up with him, he prowls the canals of merrie olde England. A curmudgeon of the first water (see what I did there? canals … water…), he probably delights in telling young hooligans to get ON his lawn, which is, you know, WATER.
ANYWAY, he did a guest post on the wonderful blog of Chris, the Story Reading Ape’s Blog, about wintering on a narrowboat. Geez Louise!
Now, if you don’t know what a narrowboat is (it’s a boat which is narrow, duh), here’s a Wiki article about it.
And here’s one about the history of the British canal system. It goes back a ways. Purty durn cool, if y’ask me.
A WRITING PROMPT BASED ON MY POST: Write about someone or something who lives in or on or around water.
MA
Dan Antion
November 24, 2017 at 7:35amI’ve seen cabal boats. Trying to imagine living on one. I may have to sail in over.
Ian Hutson
November 24, 2017 at 9:44amHi Dan! Living on a narrowboat is an extraordinary experience, total peace to total chaos and sometimes both on the same day. Since I have to move everything on and off the boat manually it’s also helped maked me realise what is important and necessary – and what is not… even the ashes from the fire have to found a home, somewhere! It’s great fun and utterly terrifying. 😉
Dan Antion
November 24, 2017 at 11:21amWishing you the best of luck.
Marian Allen
November 24, 2017 at 12:46pmAccording to His Grace, The Dook Of Locks, it has its ups and downs, but slightly more ups, with the ups being uppier and the downs being less downier than a-land.
Chris Graham
November 24, 2017 at 8:42amCan’t reblog, so shared on Twitter and both my FB pages, Marian 😀
Ian Hutson
November 24, 2017 at 9:45amMany thanks, Chris! Much appreciated. 🙂
Marian Allen
November 24, 2017 at 12:46pmThanks, Chris!