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Thursday, 11 February 2021

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 Conor, my young neighbour and occasional apprentice, created Mr. Snowman on my boat when the first flurries settled in Wivenhoe. But a rend...
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Saturday, 19 December 2020

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Well, it's that time again, and I thought we all need a little cheer-up during this most unsettling of years. Being the shy retiring typ...
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Monday, 6 July 2020

The Monty Tales

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After a period of probably 20 years, the car inherited by me that I've decided to call Monty, was started by Phil and the boys at Wi...
Saturday, 4 July 2020

New Arrival Near My Boat

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Well, dear readers - here is my latest project. Yes, I agree, it is not very boat-related. The connection is that it will one day ...
Tuesday, 9 June 2020

Audiophiliac

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For months now I've been following Steve Guttenberg's 'Audiophiliac Daily Show' on YouTube, where he waffles on about st...
Saturday, 6 June 2020

Sorry, Your Majesty

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Sorry Liz - I had no idea, until one of my nautical neighbours pointed out, that I had my Union Jack upside-down, indicating that I was ...
Saturday, 30 May 2020

Wivenhoe Open Gardens

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Last year we created a display on the boat for the 2019 Wivenhoe Open gardens amidst the Brexit talks. It coincided with my invitation...
Monday, 25 May 2020

I Don't Believe It...

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I don't believe that I've had my Boat For My Potplants for something like 10 years now, and it's only just occurred to me th...
Saturday, 9 May 2020

Back to Basics

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Well, it looks like I will finally be going back to my roots, and using my Boat For My Potplants for exactly that purpose - to ...
Saturday, 2 May 2020

NO STOPPING NOW (TALKING HIFI)

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There's no stopping me now. Spurred on by the success of having an amplifier and semi-good speakers (although there's always ro...
Wednesday, 29 April 2020

SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES

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Yes indeed. During this lockdown I've snuck down to the boat to make a few small, but essential changes. For example the right-hand ...
Saturday, 4 April 2020

IT'S CURTAINS

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I came to the conclusion a while back that my poor old Boat For My Potplants was indeed in need of a bit of a pick-me-up. It was l...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Extraordinary Times

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For so long, I've been dreaming of having time on my hands to get back to doing my blog, finishing my book, updating social media pag...
Monday, 16 December 2019

Meet Rolo

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Let me introduce Rolo to you. She's meant to be a full English Cocker spaniel but Joss, the owner, suspects she may have a bit of ...
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Saturday, 2 November 2019

WHAT A PAIR

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What do I do on the boat once a week, every week, and have been doing so for the last few years? Well, I'll tell you what I do, wh...
Friday, 1 November 2019

NO TIDE

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Well, I didn't overcome my fear associated with taking the boat out. Apart from the threat of poor weather hanging in the air, the...
Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Overcoming The Fear

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It might seem a piece of cake to all you boaty people out there, but not so for me. But this year is MY year for overcoming my fears. ...
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Saturday, 18 May 2019

Blimey!

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Blimey! What a week it's been. Jane has been preparing her art exhibition. She's so cool, calm and collected that it didn'...
Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Never A Dull Moment

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In just a week and a half from now, it will be the Wivenhoe Open Gardens, and I've promised to make a display on the top of my boat....
Tuesday, 9 April 2019

Elephant Found!

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I found an elephant! And a tiger. I have the boat. All I need is a jungle like I had for the gorilla.
Sunday, 10 March 2019

Elephant Wanted!

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Miss Baudet (the current name for The Boat For My Potplants) went naked, all for the sake of preparation. When one is invited to take ...
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Sunday, 3 March 2019

Spice of Life

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 I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want. The boat is coming back to life, with the recent addition of a secondha...
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