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Houseboat diary

Life on
the water.

Plants on the deck, ducks at the window and a home that moves a little in the wind.

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Winterising the deck

Wrapping plants and checking the ropes.

The heron next door

He visits every morning at eight.

A leak, found

Three days of searching, one tiny crack.

About the boat

Small home, big sky.

Canal Side is a diary from a houseboat: repairs, neighbours and the weather, which matters a lot here.