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Posts from ‘January, 2011’

the tv, part 3

In summary: the big TV made me feel confused and sad about the future of our boat lives (and indeed our non-boat lives). The slightly smaller TV is much better.  For starters it is not in direct competition with the woodburner (the big one was).  And now I feel back to normal again.  The one [...]

the tv, part 2

We changed it.  For the 26inch one. *phew*. Life is Good.  (LG).

eric and the fox

Last night Eric woke up to find a fox licking his face.  He thought it was someone out to get him, but it wasn’t.  It was a fox.  Tonight on our way home we saw the fox.  It was smallish and brown.  Apparently, according to Eric, there are wallabies in England.  And not only that, [...]

the tv

We’ve bought a new TV.  It’s four times bigger than the old TV.  Which was so small that it was like watching TV on a mobile phone. We installed it earlier.  Let me start from the beginning.  In the shop we decided that a 32inch TV would be way too big. (WE WERE RIGHT).  But, [...]

eric at work- postscript

Just thought I’d say- I know very well that living on our nice warm boat is nowhere near comparable to living on the streets, but you understand my point.  For all I know, Eric might love the adventure of it, the fact that it enables him to set-up camp wherever the devil he chooses, the [...]

eric at work

We’ve been away for a while and now it’s back to normal life and work.  Over Christmas, when we came back, we looked for Eric and were delighted to see that he wasn’t there.  Good- he’s taken himself to a “nice” shelter for some turkey.  But alas, the next day he returned and we were [...]