Life Afloat On Narrowboat Tickety Boo

My dream to buy a boat was a simple enough task, granted a bit scary delving into the very unknown but what could possibly go wrong? What indeed! Everything that could have been thrown at me to put me off, was flung! My sheer determination to see this dream fulfilled drove me on regardless,and now I have been rewarded with the simple life I craved!


Saturday, December 24, 2011

Happy Christmas!

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