
It was Easter weekend and there was a narrow-boat gathering and although the weather was cloudy I got some decent shots. I took this shot on a landscape ‘scene’ setting, but then switched to manual for this better shot. (more…)
7, April 2015 | Categories: culture, life, local, photography, The Black Country | Tags: boat gathering, narrow-boats, narrowboats, Tipton, Tipton Cut | 2 Comments

The Aldi super-six this week are parsnips (600g), leeks (500g), snack pack grapes (170g), mangetout (150g), carrots (1.2kg) and white potatoes (2.5kg). They are all 49p each. Those offers finish on the 8th of April. (more…)
2, April 2015 | Categories: Finance, food, local, Money, save money, The Black Country, Thrifty, Thrifty Thursday | Tags: narrow-boats, save money, Thrifty, Tipton | 2 Comments

Today, as my title suggests, I’m going to use some of the photos I’ve taken this year of narrowboats and canals. I have a lot of readers who are bloggers, so I’m going to include some information and advice on blogging too.
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24, December 2014 | Categories: Blogging, Christmas, Christmas, local, photography, Ramblings, social media, social networking, The Black Country | Tags: blogging, Canals, Google, narrow-boats, narrowboats, narrowboats and canals, Wednesbury | 1 Comment

There’s a narrow-boat gathering and a beer festival next weekend so I was on the canal on Sunday, getting in some practice. Here you can see the narrow-boat has just come out of the lock near the weighing station. (more…)
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15, April 2014 | Categories: Art, Blogging, culture, NeoDigital Art, photography | Tags: barges, Black Country, Canals, narrow-boats, narrowboats, Tipton | 3 Comments