The shine is tarnished and the clouds aren't just outside.
Things are stressy and unhappy and I can't beleive the feelings I have being here, what I thought was my happy place. Where I felt safe and me. Has wobbled me.
Don't know how things will go, but I feel too awful.
Just want to be happy.
Will see what tomorrow brings, hopefully less tears and arguments.
Rxxx
Saturday 21 April 2012
Saturday 14 April 2012
Season 2
Begins........
A week of sorting and beetling down the K&A comes to an end and one of guests and trundling bakc up the K&A begins.
Our first guests of the season arrived today and my first dinner cooked. They all seemed happy and empty plates returned to the kitchen which is the best compliment.
We have been in Bradford for a few days now, it is lovely here, busy little spot. Hire boat hell though, do they ever look to the side of them, we are hard to miss. Or not in their case.
We head off in the morning, heading back to Seend for tomorrow night and back up to Newbury for next weekend. Looking forward to having the lovely Kat on board tomorrow night, for Caen hill help on Monday. My shoulder and back haven't recovered from last time yet! (of Caen hill not Kat!)
Off to bo bo's, more wild life spots next time.
This just fits, love life here, the peg and the hole are the same shape. Nice feeling.
Rxxx
A week of sorting and beetling down the K&A comes to an end and one of guests and trundling bakc up the K&A begins.
Our first guests of the season arrived today and my first dinner cooked. They all seemed happy and empty plates returned to the kitchen which is the best compliment.
We have been in Bradford for a few days now, it is lovely here, busy little spot. Hire boat hell though, do they ever look to the side of them, we are hard to miss. Or not in their case.
We head off in the morning, heading back to Seend for tomorrow night and back up to Newbury for next weekend. Looking forward to having the lovely Kat on board tomorrow night, for Caen hill help on Monday. My shoulder and back haven't recovered from last time yet! (of Caen hill not Kat!)
Off to bo bo's, more wild life spots next time.
This just fits, love life here, the peg and the hole are the same shape. Nice feeling.
Rxxx
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Watery Rosie
Back on the water......ahhhhhh and back in the room.
It feels lovely, just fits and feels right. Back in my wee o cabin and marching down the tow paths in my new funky boots. Which are looking after gammy ankle very well I must say.
We left Newbury on Sunday morning and made our way down the K&A to Hungerford where we moored up for the night and headed off in the morning and had a very VERY wet day locking our way to Crofton. We moored overnight at Crofton top lock last night after 10 miles of walking and 20 locks. I was wet through to my panties, but due to my marvellous new boots and jacket just from my ankles to my pants were wet! Awoke to a glorious shine in the sky this morning and a busy cleaning day on board, as after a mere 4 locks it was just trundling through a slow 15 mile pound.
We are in Devizes tonight and ready to tackle the Caen Hill flight tomorrow.
We will be stopping in Seend tomorrow night and then onto Bradford on Avon on Thursday. We will be there for a few days and picking up our first passengers of the season on Saturday. Need to remember how to cook for a gaggle of people, bit rusty!
Wildlife spot: Water vole, ran onto the tow path right in front of me. I thanked her and named her Valerie.
Wildlife un-highlight: 2 dead baby birds taken from their nest in shells.
Injury Count: 1. Got wedged inbetween the moving boat and the bank, crushed into the wooden edge, only half managed to get up onto the bank to escape, one leg left behind. Ouchie graze and bruise. Close call.
Giggle: Talk of 4D 'Adult' movies!
Smile moment: Lovely couple out for an Easter walk, sitting on a bench in the pouring rain eating their sandwiches under their hoods and walking off hand in hand.
Night night from me.
Rx
It feels lovely, just fits and feels right. Back in my wee o cabin and marching down the tow paths in my new funky boots. Which are looking after gammy ankle very well I must say.
We left Newbury on Sunday morning and made our way down the K&A to Hungerford where we moored up for the night and headed off in the morning and had a very VERY wet day locking our way to Crofton. We moored overnight at Crofton top lock last night after 10 miles of walking and 20 locks. I was wet through to my panties, but due to my marvellous new boots and jacket just from my ankles to my pants were wet! Awoke to a glorious shine in the sky this morning and a busy cleaning day on board, as after a mere 4 locks it was just trundling through a slow 15 mile pound.
We are in Devizes tonight and ready to tackle the Caen Hill flight tomorrow.
We will be stopping in Seend tomorrow night and then onto Bradford on Avon on Thursday. We will be there for a few days and picking up our first passengers of the season on Saturday. Need to remember how to cook for a gaggle of people, bit rusty!
Wildlife spot: Water vole, ran onto the tow path right in front of me. I thanked her and named her Valerie.
Wildlife un-highlight: 2 dead baby birds taken from their nest in shells.
Injury Count: 1. Got wedged inbetween the moving boat and the bank, crushed into the wooden edge, only half managed to get up onto the bank to escape, one leg left behind. Ouchie graze and bruise. Close call.
Giggle: Talk of 4D 'Adult' movies!
Smile moment: Lovely couple out for an Easter walk, sitting on a bench in the pouring rain eating their sandwiches under their hoods and walking off hand in hand.
Night night from me.
Rx
Saturday 7 April 2012
Leaving dry land
Well here we are again. Sitting with my bags packed and ready to leave dry land for another season on the lovely Tranquil Rose.
I was sure I would only feel excitement this time around as it is like my second home now, familiar and have proved to myself I could do it. For some reason this isn't so, I feel really nervous and a little anxious. I have packed and repacked many times and sit here with wriggling butterflies in my hungover tummy.
It has been a hard winter and I am glad to move on and back to being where I can be happy. In a couple of hours I will back on water and that makes me smile. Back to hard work and can't wait to get my teeth into something again after a fairly floaty 6 months, my winter of discontent as a very good friend calls it.
Anyway .... start of another chapter today. Days of windlass carrying and cake making are back in Rosie's life, hurrah to that!
I am off to Newbury where the boat is and has been over the winter and we head off tomorrow, bound for Bradford on Avon where we hope to be by Thursday. We get our new passengers a week today so a busy week of boating and getting the boat ready and looking like a hotel again!
I shall keep you posted with my movements again (err not those kind, my locations!) and would lovely to see you if you are passing or if I am close to me, give me a shout!
Right, to the boat I go!
See you on the water!
Rxxx
I was sure I would only feel excitement this time around as it is like my second home now, familiar and have proved to myself I could do it. For some reason this isn't so, I feel really nervous and a little anxious. I have packed and repacked many times and sit here with wriggling butterflies in my hungover tummy.
It has been a hard winter and I am glad to move on and back to being where I can be happy. In a couple of hours I will back on water and that makes me smile. Back to hard work and can't wait to get my teeth into something again after a fairly floaty 6 months, my winter of discontent as a very good friend calls it.
Anyway .... start of another chapter today. Days of windlass carrying and cake making are back in Rosie's life, hurrah to that!
I am off to Newbury where the boat is and has been over the winter and we head off tomorrow, bound for Bradford on Avon where we hope to be by Thursday. We get our new passengers a week today so a busy week of boating and getting the boat ready and looking like a hotel again!
I shall keep you posted with my movements again (err not those kind, my locations!) and would lovely to see you if you are passing or if I am close to me, give me a shout!
Right, to the boat I go!
See you on the water!
Rxxx
Thursday 5 April 2012
Visa take me away, to a land down under, lalalala (not quite, but close enough)
Oh yes, visa, that is a visa! My passport is now a warm squishy home to a shiny blue and silver working visa for New Zealand! It is not exciting at all and I am very calm about the whole thing. Errm yeah, well whatever....
It is big and scary and bloody exciting. I always wanted to do this, I have wanted to work abroad for many years and something or someone always stopped me. Not anymore. Rosie is off on big adventures and I can't wait to explore. At the moment not much in the way of plans apart from my departure date. Less than 7 months! I have 6 months of work before then to earn my pennies. My windlass and baking hands ready to do that.
My blog will continue of course so you can follow me around the world and look after me, all on my own in a big pot of kiwi fruit.
Night Night
Rxxx
It is big and scary and bloody exciting. I always wanted to do this, I have wanted to work abroad for many years and something or someone always stopped me. Not anymore. Rosie is off on big adventures and I can't wait to explore. At the moment not much in the way of plans apart from my departure date. Less than 7 months! I have 6 months of work before then to earn my pennies. My windlass and baking hands ready to do that.
My blog will continue of course so you can follow me around the world and look after me, all on my own in a big pot of kiwi fruit.
Night Night
Rxxx
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