Very few narrowboats move at Fradley as the storm rages

Moored Fradley Junction, Coventry Canal

A quiet day today, well it has been in here.. outside the storm rages on and peering out of my back doors you would not believe this was the scene in mid July…

But it is the same everywhere.  As I have been doing stuff on the computer today, I have had my email alerts on from Waterscape, and one after another of warnings of places that are shut.. River Severn is shut as is, believe it or not, the Oxford Canal as well as Braunston Tunnel, the latter they say just as a precaution.. gawd I do hope it doesn’t cave in! . In fact loads of stoppages are coming in.. a couple on the Kennet and Avon canal due to trees down as well.

I know there are a lot of boaters stuck sort of K&A and Thames and have been for quiet some time.  They are all just getting going again and now might be stopped once more.

Ann of NB Moore2Life phoned earlier.. “The water is at the top of the hard edge here, it has gone up 3 inches since we arrived”.. EEK! They are on the Oxford Canal at the moment, and looking to head south towards Cropredy.

Very unusual weather this is.. anyway, here are the pics I promised of the back cabin cupboards having been painted with roses.

And a close up of the one top right….

The white lines round the outside are just glass crayon and are there as a guide for Carol who painted these roses yesterday.  I am just waiting for the paint to really harden before wiping the white lines off.

Lucy is looking at me, and now I feel guilty.. I had better don my wet gear and brave the elements for an hour or so.. she has been really patient today and now she is being a bit insistent as the light fades..