Rhyddid - live the questions now

Marina life

I know it has been a while since I last , seems I keep saying that. The move to the new mooring went well and the people about me are really friendly. As far as my liver is concerned maybe a bit too friendly, fortunately I now cycle to work so I can at least cycle off the excess drinking.

The view from the front (bow!) is very nice, as this picture taken this morning shows.

Work is progressing and I have started on getting the inverter working. The batteries are connected to the link box, via the kill switch, and the inverter has a DC feed. So, weather permitting, I should get mains to and from the inverter this weekend.
I have ordered the roof fitting for the cooker chimney and once that is in place I can get the cooker plumbed in and get some heating! Not a bad thing as autumn does seem to have arrived.

I'm on the move!

Yes, tomorrow I am off to a new mooring at the Thames and Kennet marina. I dropped the car off there this morning and said hello to my new neighbours and very friendly everyone seemed. I finished the tiller arm this morning and unlike my friends in fixed homes, no packing to do! Just start the engine, un-plug the shore power then untie the ropes and away we go. The river is rather busy this weekend, it being a bank holiday and also the Reading Festival. So will take some pictures of the journey, not that it is that far and the new view from the front deck.

Finally an update

Yes, well it has been too long since I last updated, the bathroom took much longer to finish and it still needs some work. I suspect it will get a rebuild some time in the new year. Because I didn't want to post saying I'm still working on the bathroom and just didn't bother and work was getting me down so I didn't wont to write about anything else.

Anyway work hasn't changed, but I have started to do the outside paint. I went for Ivory White in the end. I will do some black trim as well, I just really want to get some paint on before the winter.

Also I am on the move, I am moving to the Thames and Kennet marina on the bank holiday weekend. It isn't the cheapest place, but it seems very friendly and has all the things needed like water, power and elsan disposal on hand.

So not much news after so long, but I will make an effort.

I have a shower

Well it has taken a while, but finally I have a working shower. There is still a good deal of work in the rest of the bathroom and the fall from the shower waste to the pump is only just sufficient so I will need to raise the tray before too long to improve things. On with tiling for the next few evenings and then I need to decide on the floor covering. I have to admit it was very nice not having to run across the back garden of where I am moored to get a shower this morning and I will really appreciate it the first day it is raining!

Bathroom tiles

A really good weekends progress. The shower cubicle has tiles on all three walls, floor to ceiling, the shower is plumbed in and the tray is inplace. Now all I have to do is wait for the adhesive to dry and I can start grouting, another diy first. As this is my first attempt at tiling I have to say I am rather pleased, the only bit that really needs some more work is round the shower taps. So home via Wickes to get another box of tiles, downside of walking everywhere is I can only get one box at a time, Then on with tiling and yes I am finding it as boring as everyone told me I would and there isn't space to swing even a small cat.

My first tiles

Well at last I have put the first tiles up in the bathroom. All five of them, but it is a start!

Almost a bathroom and other bits

Too long again between posts! I have uploaded some pictures over the last couple of weekends to show progress and now time for a few words. The bathroom is slowly making progress and the plan is to stop at Wickes on the way home and pick up some tiles and weather permitting, as I need to cut some wood and it has to happen outside now, I hope to start the tiling this week.

Saturday afternoon was a big rehearsal for the Gay Chorus at the end of June. The show is coming together really well. Sunday I went along to the boat show at Beale Park, not quite on the scale of Crick, but worth a couple of hours. I did meet a man who was very passionate about batteries! It has got me thinking a bit more about what I do about power. Well the sun is shining and I have been spending to much time in the office recently so time to get home.

Great weekend canal boating

Well I had a great weekend doing canal boat things. Saturday I went to my first Crick Boat show. I had the best day weather wise and if you are thinking about boating it well worth a visit. Stopped by Heritage stoves to ask about my chimney and I managed to buy a chrome tiller arm. I also seem to have volunteered to help on the RBOA stand next year.
Sunday and Monday I pressed on with work inside. I decided that the wall beside the toilet needed to match the other bathroom walls, so down it came and a frame was made to match the other side. It makes the walls square and hopefully easier to hang the door. I have finished the frame for the sink which will also give me a cupboard underneath albeit with a small door and the lighting pelmet is finished as well, so all I need is some more moisture resistant MDF to finish lining the walls and the tiles and I will have a bathroom!

Friday evening

So it Friday evening and I am enjoying Planet Rock, a Greene King IPA whilst sitting on the front deck of Rhyddid. Does it get better?

Simple things

The simple pleasures in life