The Real Life of a Narrowboat Wife

26th September So we finally had our boat families meet up in the child-friendly rain-proof venue, The Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green...

25th September I came home from a ‘writing day’ in Harlow to find there was no pushchair on the back deck. “Where’s the pushchair?” I aske...

21st September At breakfast time a boater neighbour knocked on the boat to quiz The Doctor about our solar panel. While I was feeding the...

13th September I run a tight ship: I believe in routine. I was preparing lunch for precisely 11.45am so that the baby doesn’t get too hung...

12th September When I sent a slug out to walk the plank, I shuddered to think about how many more of them may be on board. I believe the ...

11th September The baby can creep along on her tummy and is nearly crawling now. She is getting too big and too active for the hammock, so...

7th September I admitted that Harlow Town Park is a triumph of modern planning, as I enjoyed walking to the library past nature reserves an...