A Slow Boat through Ricky

8th and today – Moored Batchworth, Rickmansworth, Grand Union Canal

A wonderful weekend just gone.  It’s always so nice to see the youngsters, and of course my four grandchildren.  It hasn’t been long since Christmas so the two younger grandchildren remembered Grandma this time without the usual frown and thought “I do know her, but let me think, let me think… where have I seen HER before”… You can see what is going through their minds!

They are growing up so fast now, and I think from now on, they will remember their Grandma

It took all of yesterday to recover from the party mood.. well it was good, and I didn’t get to my bed until 4am on Sunday morning after the party night.  Just a few hours sleep, and up early again on Monday morning to drive back.  Yesterday I took all day to recover!

Galley wise, the refit is going OK, but it’s got a bit slow now.  Fitting the the top cupboard is taking time.. lots of curves and cut-outs.  Still we are nearly finished, and hope to do so tomorrow before starting on the refit of the bathroom! 

Took everything out of the bathroom cupboard today in readiness, only to find that the washing machine was not going to fit in that cupboard by just one inch, so we are going to have to take the whole thing out and build a new cupboard.

That was OK except it meant I had to walk half a mile back to the wood yard to get a 8ft x 4ft piece of board!  I managed to chat up one of the guys there (like one does if you are a female wanting something!  ), and he very kindly cut it into three pieces for me, which I then strapped onto the trolly and set off back, much to the amusement of drivers who had to wait for me to cross the pedestrian crossing on my way back before reaching the towpath!

 We once again are moored in a delightful area with lakes and plenty of walks for me and Lucy.  It is very quite here, although Rickmansworth is less than a mile away, the only sound to be heard is from the huge amount of water foul that visit the lakes.  This area is also very popular with boats.. Most have mooring permits, not a bad place to take up a residential mooring.