Field Notes & Stories
Just A Little Pebble
A tiny impact on the back of a leg seemed like nothing. A few hours later, it was a very different story - and a reminder that sometimes the smallest...
Just A Little Pebble
A tiny impact on the back of a leg seemed like nothing. A few hours later, it was a very different story - and a reminder that sometimes the smallest...
Making Room for Art
Charlotte’s life on historic boats gave her skills, friendships and subjects for her art. But eventually the logistics began taking more than they gave. Moving ashore has meant something unexpectedly...
Making Room for Art
Charlotte’s life on historic boats gave her skills, friendships and subjects for her art. But eventually the logistics began taking more than they gave. Moving ashore has meant something unexpectedly...
Here’s An Ordinary Picture
An entirely ordinary photograph of the back cabin in my boat. Except, when I started looking properly, I realised it was telling quite a story.
Here’s An Ordinary Picture
An entirely ordinary photograph of the back cabin in my boat. Except, when I started looking properly, I realised it was telling quite a story.
Sleep Is Such a Bloody Waste of Time
Harry New makes traditional rope fenders, buckby cans, music and trouble for anyone trying to count how many projects one person can reasonably have on the go. He restores old...
Sleep Is Such a Bloody Waste of Time
Harry New makes traditional rope fenders, buckby cans, music and trouble for anyone trying to count how many projects one person can reasonably have on the go. He restores old...
Bob’s Leather
I thought Bob was offering me a carrier bag of leather scraps. He came back the next day with six or seven enormous trays of upholster’s leather … and, unknowingly,...
Bob’s Leather
I thought Bob was offering me a carrier bag of leather scraps. He came back the next day with six or seven enormous trays of upholster’s leather … and, unknowingly,...
The Chimney That Came Home
More than three years after I accidentally pushed my stainless-steel chimney into the North Stratford Canal, I’d pretty much accepted it was gone for good. Then a dredging team found...
The Chimney That Came Home
More than three years after I accidentally pushed my stainless-steel chimney into the North Stratford Canal, I’d pretty much accepted it was gone for good. Then a dredging team found...
Looking for the People History Missed
Historian, performer, former nurse, boater and an undisputed authority on compost toilets, Kate Saffin has a talent for uncovering the people history has overlooked - and bringing their stories vividly...
Looking for the People History Missed
Historian, performer, former nurse, boater and an undisputed authority on compost toilets, Kate Saffin has a talent for uncovering the people history has overlooked - and bringing their stories vividly...
The Book Swap at Hillmorton Locks
At Hillmorton Locks, a cardboard box of donated books gradually turned into something much bigger. I stopped to find out how a simple book swap, built from recycled scraps and...
The Book Swap at Hillmorton Locks
At Hillmorton Locks, a cardboard box of donated books gradually turned into something much bigger. I stopped to find out how a simple book swap, built from recycled scraps and...
A Conversation with Rex, Volunteer Lock Keeper,...
Waiting for the tide at Brentford Tidal Lock, I spent an hour with volunteer lock keeper Rex watching the Thames slowly return. We talked tides, aircraft, retirement, volunteering and the...
A Conversation with Rex, Volunteer Lock Keeper,...
Waiting for the tide at Brentford Tidal Lock, I spent an hour with volunteer lock keeper Rex watching the Thames slowly return. We talked tides, aircraft, retirement, volunteering and the...