Back to the tranquility of the Ashby

Christmas and New Year, Moored Ashby Canal

A wonderful festive time on the south coast, spending the time totally enjoying the whole family.  I was on the go just about all of the time.  Lucy came with us, and was really surprised when she met her pal Tilly.. the last time she had seen her she was just 5 months old.. now she is bigger than Lucy herself!  They had a great time together too!

But now we are back aboard No Problem.  The biggest shock is the quietness of our surroundings.. family life is wonderful, but it sure is noisy!  Four grandchildren kept me very busy during the day, and in the evening it was time to spend some quality time with their mums and dads.

I was very tired today, but Vic almost pushed me out the door to take Lucy walking.  I think he saw I wasn’t too happy to do that today… well I was feeling extremely out of condition after totally indulging over the last couple of weeks.. but I went, and after huffing and puffing climbing the first few stiles it wasn’t long before I was bobbing along, my thoughts this afternoon going over the most wonderful time I had ‘dan saff’.

We just moved up a couple of miles today, more for Chas and Ann on Moore2Life who kindly looked after No Problem while we were away, lighting fires when it was below zero, and starting the engine each day to let the rads give the boat a bit of a heat through… thanks to you both

Many thanks to all those that have left good wishes on the blog and via emails, Although I am still missing the family life I just left a bit, I am glad to be back home, anyway the brasses need doing badly!