tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post4297109032262135633..comments2024-03-28T23:08:18.504+00:00Comments on You are witty and pretty! : River Flows In You - the Trip on a Narrowboat (Part 1)Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-5019946693245927302013-10-13T12:58:49.764+01:002013-10-13T12:58:49.764+01:00But, Paul - and that is true! - in the end the Bis...But, Paul - and that is true! - in the end the Bishop of Salisbury gave us his blessing. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-50550538580392956542013-10-13T10:46:21.814+01:002013-10-13T10:46:21.814+01:00Wild Cat ale on the wild English Canals, something...Wild Cat ale on the wild English Canals, something tells me raucous behaviour was sandwiched somewhere in between!Mr Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570356924117694493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-66380518895540171512013-10-11T17:52:04.814+01:002013-10-11T17:52:04.814+01:00Dear Susan, your trip with a friend seems very com...Dear Susan, your trip with a friend seems very comfortable! After our adventure, I spent four days with husband in utter luxury at the Baltic Sea - so I recovered in no time. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-49051972003022909952013-10-07T19:43:44.715+01:002013-10-07T19:43:44.715+01:00Welcome back! It sounds like you enjoyed quite the...Welcome back! It sounds like you enjoyed quite the adventure, and I'll be looking forward to hearing more of your tales. I've spent time on a friend's houseboat before, and while we had a glorious time, we never left the berth. Not nearly as strenuous as your experiences with the locks...Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-15001863602120596182013-10-05T18:00:24.511+01:002013-10-05T18:00:24.511+01:00Dear Suze, thank you! I discovered more than one s...Dear Suze, thank you! I discovered more than one symbol on this canal journey - and learned that a good Real English Ale sometimes can enhance the right Taoist mood - makes me serene and relaxed (though 'sober' might not be the quite appropriate word :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-11451411273384822752013-10-05T17:37:04.125+01:002013-10-05T17:37:04.125+01:00Britta, this was a fantastic post! I love this:
...Britta, this was a fantastic post! I love this: <br /><br />'I just WAS. THERE. In the very moment.'<br /><br />of course, as any good Taoist would ;) but I also loved the 'pob' and the clever use of the cigar jack and giving a fire alarm its proper place on the musical scale. This was wonderful!Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-1529894852875972212013-10-05T16:58:35.257+01:002013-10-05T16:58:35.257+01:00Dear Pondside, you would have liked it! And for a ...Dear Pondside, you would have liked it! And for a week I absolutely enjoyed 'a bath in the crowd' - made me feel young, and gave so much fun like a school trip. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-68825101110365071452013-10-05T16:38:50.738+01:002013-10-05T16:38:50.738+01:00What fun! I don't know about doing it with ni...What fun! I don't know about doing it with nine others, but the premise of combining water, slow boat, slow food and good weather is one I could embrace!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-84087937482500945252013-10-05T06:35:21.437+01:002013-10-05T06:35:21.437+01:00Dear Susan, it was the best "thing" I ex...Dear Susan, it was the best "thing" I experienced since ages - I am so happy! The locks were heavy work - we all know: for everything one always has to pay a price, Happiness is when it is absolutely worth it. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-41638597279597165232013-10-05T06:32:10.321+01:002013-10-05T06:32:10.321+01:00Dear Tom, you know that I really regretted to have...Dear Tom, you know that I really regretted to have missed you in Bath. At least we have telephoned - and, now in Berlin, I will look up some talented English Ale brewers here (we have them!) and show you and H.I around when you visit me in Berlin! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-2539128702056561792013-10-05T06:30:03.712+01:002013-10-05T06:30:03.712+01:00Dear Rosemary, yes, I was somewhat surprised mysel...Dear Rosemary, yes, I was somewhat surprised myself - I didn't know about the beer connection, and I was an absolute beginner in this field (but an eager learner). The crew was changing over the week when some of the London people had to work (at very interesting places), or the children go back to London school. <br />The next few days I'll be at the Baltic Sea, after that I will write Part 2 - and so my 'life ship' will slowly change pace and get into calmer water. (And the Tao laughs...)Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-37402054377015581732013-10-05T03:09:00.302+01:002013-10-05T03:09:00.302+01:00Ah, such an adventure you've had--and lived to...Ah, such an adventure you've had--and lived to tell the tale. (I took an afternoon ride on a canal boat and watched others handle the locks, so I have some sense of the work you had to do there.) Welcome back!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-11830001915595763562013-10-04T23:38:10.031+01:002013-10-04T23:38:10.031+01:00How exciting! Sorry I missed your trip through BO...How exciting! Sorry I missed your trip through BOA.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-4289759940072807232013-10-04T19:25:45.744+01:002013-10-04T19:25:45.744+01:00Dear Britta - I did suspect that you might be havi...Dear Britta - I did suspect that you might be having an adventure on a canal boat/narrowboat, but you did a Pub Crawl, as we call it, too!!!<br />Yes there is no time to sit and knit or read - it is a case of all hands on deck especially when some members of the party abscond.<br />Glad you have had a lovely holiday, good to have you back, and looking forward to Part 2.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-26709247416421169022013-10-04T17:47:15.894+01:002013-10-04T17:47:15.894+01:00Dear Jackie,
to live on such a boat as your niece...Dear Jackie, <br />to live on such a boat as your niece is very inspiring, I think - and one boat owner showed us his boat, built after his own instructions, that could really allure me to try it. Happy weekend to you too - tomorrow I'll enjoy your latest stunning blog post! XXX Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-55569621992145351882013-10-04T17:36:14.231+01:002013-10-04T17:36:14.231+01:00Our neice lives on a Dutch barge with two children...Our neice lives on a Dutch barge with two children ..... it's brilliant and beautiful inside Britta { they had two dogs at one time as well !! } ......... happy weekend to you. XXXX Jacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.com