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How on earth did I miss these pictures?
Rocky looks pretty good for an old man.
Your Jack Russels look good. Are they still snappy or did they outgrow that.
So is that the boat and the canal you live on? That must be such a wonderful experience, living on a boat. It is something the rest of us would only dream of doing.
How are you handling the winter? Has it been very cold for you?
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What lovely pics Reduckto. I think boat living sounds very appealing.
I have to agree with you. Wood heat is my favorite way to heat. It is a lot of work if you cut your own wood. You have to keep it dry and feeding the stove every couple of hours is a job in itself.
Even though it is more work I will take it any day over our furnace. When the power goes out we still have heat and ours has a large flat top, approximately the same size as a cookstove top, so we can cook on it as well.
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02-11-2014, 09:42 AM
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Oh Reduckto -I've only just seen your pics!
Yes JRTs can be a bit snappy sometimes -I know. I used to have one.
When approaching people with other dogs I always had to shout out "Is it a 'dog' or a 'b****'?" I was notorious for that phrase! My dog got on ok with females but not his own sex unfortunately!
Your boat is wonderful, and I like the log storage area on top.
We have had mainly wet weather here (well, where I live anyway) and not so cold. But damp. A stove is always welcome. It's lovely to be able to cook dinner on the stove, then sit by it in the evening with the stove-door open, as you warm your toes and read a book
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LPC, you have had an interesting life. Living on a boat sounds like a very different, very peaceful life. Too bad the boat sank. I must have been a bad flood.
I have lived in a tent for a summer or two and enjoyed it. I must have been a little rougher to be actually living in a tent, but I bet you still have some fond memories of it.
Tom, I sincerely hope that your boat stays afloat in all the flooding I keep hearing about. Are you in a flood area?
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