Field Notes & Stories
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...
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)
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
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!)
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!
Nick’s Flower Baskets
Aldgate has spent 90 years earning her keep on Britain’s waterways. These days, instead of lime juice or phosphorus, her hold is filled with hanging baskets, compost and plants. I...
Nick’s Flower Baskets
Aldgate has spent 90 years earning her keep on Britain’s waterways. These days, instead of lime juice or phosphorus, her hold is filled with hanging baskets, compost and plants. I...
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)
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...
Good news! New life for your old welly boots!
Old wellies, it turns out, still have plenty of life left in them. With a little imagination, they can become something useful, colourful and completely unexpected.
Good news! New life for your old welly boots!
Old wellies, it turns out, still have plenty of life left in them. With a little imagination, they can become something useful, colourful and completely unexpected.