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At the moment I am caring full time for a family member and when the time comes I will be selling up and living on a narrowboat.I enjoy reading,especially about those living on narrowboats and their daily lives.The tug Nb Resolute in the above picture is NOT mine but is owned by Dave Moore and is something I would aspire to own one day although I am going to look at many boats before I make a decision on the style and interior.Tugs are looking good at the moment but have yet to look around one. My interest in narrowboats started some 47 years ago. As a lad I cycled from Luton to bridge 111 on the G.U.by the Globe to fish and watch the Morton and Clayton boats go by,full of coal with a family on board and always wondered how they kept their balance on the planks that ran above the coal and why the the dogs didnt jump in the canal.That fascination has stayed with me so when I am able I will be there on my narrowboat joining in the great community of boat owners. Find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/brassiclint or listen to my music site.Use earphones or earplugs depending on your musical taste :) http://blip.fm/Dave_Winter

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Friday, 30 November 2012

Dogs on vacation.Take your pick in the USA.


I haven't written for a few weeks due to the constant rain preventing me from walking the dogs at http://www.appledown.co.uk/ as the rules are no walking the dogs when it's raining, too hot or cold which suits me fine.Yesterday it started to clear up but it's getting colder with night frosts starting but it allowed me to walk a couple of dogs on my hours off a week from my caring.The fields have been waterlogged with so much rain but I think we have been very lucky in this area as many parts of the UK have suffered flooding. I thought I would try writing this blog using Windows Live Writer so things may be different to my usual efforts.   The first dog I walked was....

                                                                     Kingsley.

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A lovely dog who wanted to go everywhere all at the same time.
 
The second dog was…
 
ERNIE
 
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A lovely little fellow who liked his cuddles.
 
All these dogs are needing a forever home to go to.
 
I had a comment left on a previous posting from Santa Monica, California ,USA giving details of boarding kennels available in their area and thought you might like to have a look at how our friends across the water look after their dogs when they go on vacation and the amount of choices they have in selecting a boarding kennel. Quite an eye opener and great to see how much they love their dogs.
 
 
Next week it all depends on the weather again.