Field Notes & Stories

Just A Little Pebble

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...

Here’s An Ordinary Picture

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.

Living with a Lister

Living with a Lister

I didn’t choose a 76-year-old Lister JP2. She simply came with the boat I fell in love with - and nearly put me off buying her. Four years later, we’ve...

Living with a Lister

I didn’t choose a 76-year-old Lister JP2. She simply came with the boat I fell in love with - and nearly put me off buying her. Four years later, we’ve...

How Not to Reverse a Narrowboat (a true story)

How Not to Reverse a Narrowboat (a true story)

Silly me for thinking it would be a simple task to reverse to the services!  There are moments in boating when you know, almost immediately, that a perfectly reasonable plan...

How Not to Reverse a Narrowboat (a true story)

Silly me for thinking it would be a simple task to reverse to the services!  There are moments in boating when you know, almost immediately, that a perfectly reasonable plan...

Somerton Deep

Somerton Deep

My first completely single-handed boat trip was going beautifully … until a side hatch door dropped into the canal at Somerton Deep Lock. Cue a bikini, a magnet, an audience...

Somerton Deep

My first completely single-handed boat trip was going beautifully … until a side hatch door dropped into the canal at Somerton Deep Lock. Cue a bikini, a magnet, an audience...

The Final Edit. (A True Story!)

The Final Edit. (A True Story!)

Three seconds on television sounds wonderfully simple. The reality involved a narrowboat, a film crew and rather more chaos than anyone watching would ever know. A true story!

The Final Edit. (A True Story!)

Three seconds on television sounds wonderfully simple. The reality involved a narrowboat, a film crew and rather more chaos than anyone watching would ever know. A true story!

The story of the invention of the Book Hammock (made for small spaces)

The story of the invention of the Book Hammock ...

How a problem with books, boats and very little space led to the invention of the Book Hammock - a simple solution made for small spaces.

The story of the invention of the Book Hammock ...

How a problem with books, boats and very little space led to the invention of the Book Hammock - a simple solution made for small spaces.

Silly and Unnecessary (a makers conundrum)

Silly and Unnecessary (a makers conundrum)

A whimsical chandelier reimagined from a discarded find. Inspired by a previous commission labeled “silly and unnecessary,” I explore the joy and vulnerability of creating without commercial intent or client...

Silly and Unnecessary (a makers conundrum)

A whimsical chandelier reimagined from a discarded find. Inspired by a previous commission labeled “silly and unnecessary,” I explore the joy and vulnerability of creating without commercial intent or client...

Field Notes and Stories

Have a Rummage

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