My own private thoughts and ignorance about the canals and waterways. (And no-one else's, except as quoted.)

Granny Ainsworth's Button Bags
5 Jan 2012 at 12:57pm
American author Jim Ainsworth has written a charming piece on his blog, entitled Granny's Buttons. He records how his wife retained his mother's old spare button bags after she died: My wife Jan sp...

Granny loses bid for place on the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
31 Dec 2011 at 10:00am
Dismay! I learned yesterday that Granny hasn't been accepted for a place on the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant , the 1,000-craft procession down the river on 3rd June 2012. I was quick off the mark...

Granny does the Four Counties
31 Dec 2011 at 9:10am
Granny has begun a week's tour of the Four Counties Ring, setting off from Burton-upon-Trent today, and returning next year. (Sven Latham has an excellent account of the Four Counties Ring from a w...

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