We moved office today. We were in a great office, but it was too big for us, so was feeling a bit weird being on two banks of desks at one end, and of course burning more money than necessary. So we've decamped to a WeWork, initially in Monument, but ultimately back in Southwark on … Continue reading Moving Office →

Katie and Owen came to visit us with Lana this weekend, and a fairly chilled time was had. It's nice to just be able to chill out without feeling we should be doing anything more significant than, for example, making pizza for the kids' tea. We took them to the Forest School which has started … Continue reading Brighton Visitors →

There's been a big gap in the blog for a good reason, and it's also put a big gap in everything - I've been ill, as have the two girls. Draw up a chair while I tell you a tale. Fully dressed, in bed, still cold. Yuk. You're already up to date as of last … Continue reading So much for careful planning… →

With 5YO back at nursery, I had one day of transition planned before starting the next Running-centric phase. I had a double whammy of grooming lined up - Ted's Grooming Room first for a haircut and shave as two weeks on the boat had left things pretty scruffy and I thought I'd let a professional … Continue reading Cultural & Preening Intermezzo →

Following our trip, here's a summary of the boats and boat companies from my subjective perspective. Le Boat has one big advantage: it has a lot of bases, so you can start one place and end another (as appealed to me with Castelnaudary to Port Cassafières). This also means you've got guaranteed free parking space … Continue reading Boat Hire Company Lowdown →

The Fonserannes went pretty well, in the end. The first couple of biggish boats went in together, and in fact each chamber moves quickly (much more quickly than your average lock, IMHO). So we got into the second batch of three boats (one moored boat ahead of us had no signs of life - I … Continue reading Beziers – ashamed of its canal? →

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton