Hello! Happy Sunday :) The sheets for this trapezoidal mattress arrived this week, and my mum's neighbour Bev did a stellar job adjusting them to shape. I was waiting for those before unpacking the bedding, and oh my god, it's everything you love about the sweet scent
Hello! And oh buoy, I'm writing this slightly hungover (oops), and spent a lot of this week either away, working or recovering. Still, the new window arrived on Monday, and on Wednesday I did the final deed: No more plastic, taped-up sheets! And it was nice to have
Hello, and happy July :) I remember boldly proclaiming that I probably wouldn't hit 100 posts, but here we are at 96 and the kitchen lead time is at least 4 weeks. Onwards! Monday was possibly the year's peak for solar energy (so far), and I got
Fuckin' hell, Dave, a giant Wotsit's just floated in! — my neighbour Brian, to Dave. Hello! Happy Sunday :) It took me a few days to recover, to not feel tired from non-stop sanding and painting, so besides a bit of wiring I happily enjoyed programming for most of
Hello! Happy Sunday :) Today I spent 7 hours helping some friends get their boat to Evesham, and I feel weathered, and raw. But it was a lovely day, and I only fell in the river once. Back to Monday — I did coat #3 of the orange after 4 hours of
Hello! Happy Sunday :) This week was re-painting Katona week, and on Wednesday I spent 6 hours trawling to the dry dock again. 4 of those I was thinking "Why the fuck did I get a boat?!", but it was beautiful — the Avon at its best — so instead I
Hello! Happy Sunday :) It's been a programming-and-get-ready-for-the-dry-dock kinda week, so on Tuesday I ordered gallons of orange paint. I can't wait. 😈 And in another instance of "Uhh have you considered doing it yourself?", I was looking at the deck thought yes, I should absolutely
I'm renaming Katona; see the end. Hello! Happy Sunday, happy June ☀️ Monday feels live forever ago, and I started by cutting, routing and sanding the final gunwale boards for the starboard side, followed by welding a big ol' bolt to the hull for the earth faults: One
Hello! On Monday I turned 30 and after a chaotic weekend, spent a few disorienting days catching up on sleep and wondering what to do next. I'd reached one North Star, and luckily the next was obvious: I'm leaving the marina on June 11th for a
Hello! A week for my ages, it's been just delightful — helping hands on the boat, 30th birthday party on Saturday, the S&P is up, and the sun's been out. It started on Monday, like all correctly-indexed weeks do, with more panelling and my jet-lagged
Hello, and happy Summer! ☀️ (also happy duckling season.) With the mattress out of the way, job #1 on Monday was cleaning that mess. The room was covered with sanded foam particles that stick to you for their life, but no match for a vacuum. I could then add skirting boards,
Hello, and happy May 4th! Another work-heavy week, but PROGRESS. In 7 days I move back onboard, and today dropped off the mattress foam for covering. I am actually excited to sleep on there, not camping, for the first time in 3 years. Sure there won't be a