Christmas 2007

Almost done for another year! Christmas 2007 gradually sinks into history and 2008 looms fast. I trust all my readers have had/are having a good holiday season. My present list included a pocket knife, a bottle of waterless wash and shine, The DVD set 'Yesterday once More' from the British Waterway Archive collection....

.....and the excellent little book 'The last Number Ones'....

This is the story of Rose and Joe Skinner, the last of the 'number ones', (owner operator,) and whose boat 'Friendship' is immortalised in the Ellesmere Boat Museum which I was able to visit and see during the summer.

Amongst my gifts was the 'Water-Buoy'.....

I wanted one of these little gadgets as the inconvenience and costs involved in loosing my keys overboard far out-weigh the cost of the device and if it works, it will be invaluable. It's just another insurance policy that I hope I'll never need to use!

Ah well, tomorrow - more Turkey and salad etc. and a visit to Steve, my brother and the family to catch up with stuff and do the whole pressent thing again!

Heres to 2008 and a good 'road ahead' to boaters everywhere.