We had it all on Wednesday
morning: rain, sleet then snow. In the
end I put my wet weather gear on and Buddy and I went for a walk north towards
Fradley. The wind gusts nearly had me in
the water a couple of times!
We found a couple more
milestones; they were placed every ½ mile along the Birmingham & Fazeley
canal when it was completed in 1789. The
canal runs for 44 miles north of its start point at Gas Street in the centre of
Birmingham but we have only found three of the original 80+..
The rain eased off in the
afternoon but by the time Karen was on her way home it had started to pour
again so we agreed to meet in the pub where she parks the car at night for a cheeky mid-week drink. Buddy and I walked down and were looking like
a couple of drowned rats when we got to the bar. Karen arrived soon after and we grabbed a
table.
We have both found that
this week is passing by slowly. Karen is
adjusting to going to an office every day – something she hasn’t done for over
ten years. When working from home she
didn’t have to worry about other people’s space and physical interactions with
them. She also didn’t have concerns
about commuting but that tended to mean she worked longer hours.
I only talk to Buddy
during the day apart from exchanging greetings with boaters and dog
walkers. When on the boat I tend to have
the radio off and not listen to much music so we are generally in quietness.
All this means is that Karen
and I will talk ten to the dozen when she gets home and we have to make sure we
give each other time to talk through what has happened during the day. I know this is normal for most people but
living on the boat and not working means we have been in close proximity for 24
hours a day for the last 18 months. It
is a big change but exciting at the same time.
Even Buddy has been a bit
disturbed and seems to forget the time of day as he often stands at his bowl
expecting me to feed him. Twice this
week he has asked to go out at three in the morning which is something he has
never done before (he normally sleeps on his bed in front of the
fire from 5 in the afternoon until 9 in the morning with just the odd body stretch). I took him out both
times in case he wasn’t well but will ignore him next time to avoid making a
habit of it. He seemed a lot more
settled yesterday and slept through – could be something to do with the fuss he
got from people down the pub!
Anyway, as the picture at
the top shows, it looks like a lovely day today and the wind has dropped too so
Buddy and I will probably go for a cruise. It’ll be interesting to see how Karen finds
where we are moored bearing in mind her renowned lack of a sense of direction.
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