The Khayamanzi Narrowboat Weblog

Thought I'd post a few pics on here of the snow around my parts just for future posterity and interest!

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ALTHOUGH POSTING HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT INFREQUENT LATELY, I FELT I WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO WISH ALL READERS A VERY MERY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. I am now enjoying my annual visit back down...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/12/very-merry-christmas-to-you-all.html

Better late than never! This is the weekend post. The weekend saw some lovely weather on Saturday but the day was too busy with coal runs, cleaning, Christmas card writing, present buying and wra...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/12/weekend-walks.html

After the stress of surviving Ofsted last week followed by the school discos last night, this morning was a relatively lazy day. I had to pop in to school this morning at 11.00 for an hour as we...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/12/feeling-christmassy.html

So I got into school this morning at my normal time of about 7.45. Got my toast and a cup of coffee. My paths crossed with the Head at around 8.00 and the conversation went as follows: "Good mor...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/11/ofsted.html

I'm sure many of the so called and self appointed blog experts would slate me for posting a blog entry with such a title that immediately denotes the importance of the subsequent text but hey I n...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/11/nothing-to-report.html

More for my own interest I have uploaded a few videos of Little Foxwood with three trains running. I spent much of the day in the village today as the wind and rain prevented anything outdoors ha...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/11/railway-videos.html

Ever since seeing the launch of netbooks, I have wanted one! I am a bit of a self confessed gadget freak I have to admit and the thought of having a fully blown laptop small enough to take to sch...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/10/netbooks.html

Just returned from a fantastic few days of walking in the Yorkshire Dales. I love it there! No boating holiday this half term, the need to simply 'get away' and clear my head was just too much. W...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/10/wonderful-walking.html

I know I've only just gone back to school from the summer but after a week of late evenings including one where the day lasted from 7.30 in the morning when I arrived in school to gone 10.00 in t...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/10/counting-down.html

Still recovering from a serious lack of sleep from as a result of our annual end of season BBQ here at Brinklow. The evening was a huge success and a great time was had by all. A good couple of h...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/10/bbq-and-trains.html

In the absence of anything 'boaty' to report on, (well, anything boaty and interesting at least,) I shall diversify this post to something education. Discussions this evening on 'The One Show' tu...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/10/education-education-education.html

This weekend the weather has been stunning! In fact, most people at the marina think it's been the best day of the year! Friday evening gave us an amazing sunset and sky... ....with the rest of...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/09/stunning-weather.html

Not an everyday sight on my way home from work but I have to say it's becoming increasingly common! Driving home from work the other day and I had to brake hard as my peripheral vision caught si...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/09/becoming-habit.html

I don't know about anyone else but I am utterly fed up with Government quangos that have no purpose! My brother mentioned the frustrations of a rediculous canal related one in his last post relat...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/09/fed-up-with-quangos.html

Monday saw me travel down to London to my father's house to spend some time with Fleur and catch some shows - our favourate past-time! I arrived on monday and early Tuesday morning my father trav...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/08/london-calling.html

With the greatest apologies to my boating readers, (watch the ratings plummit again!) now I'm back home the railways will probably and generally take my blogging centre of attention once more I'm...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/08/back-to-little-foxwood.html

The final holiday cruise post! Off this morning at 09:00 to tackle the remaining Atherstone Locks. Fine progress until I reacher lock 5, then we all ground to a halt. The pound was out of water! ...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/08/home-at-last.html

Set off this morning at 6.00! The rain and rib injury I sustained whilst falling in the other week kept me awake. I wanted the get back home ASAP now so it seemed to make sense. I love slipping m...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/08/almost-home.html

Now my posts of late haven't often had a title like that! The weather today has been stunning. Blue sky, puffy little white clouds, a gentle breeze, hot sun and cruising through some of the most...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/08/stunning-day.html

Set off this morning after a full fried breakfast and headed towards the end of the Macclesfield. En route, it was a pleasure as always to meet the crews of NB Caxton : and NB Matilda Rose : ...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/08/crew-lost.html

Firstly the weather was fabulous! The sun shone all day and got positively hot at times. The scenery was incredible as we wound our way between rolling hills and quint villages like this ....an...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/08/oh-boy-what-day.html

The trouble with blogging a day late on the canals is that I can't remember a single thing! No telephone signal at all yesterday - what bliss! So the first post tonight is yesterdays! Turned on...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturday-8th-august.html

What an amazing day! First a picture of the tunnel office last night. We were ready to set off for the tunnel from 8.00 this morning although our passage wasn't scheduled until 10.00. Just as ...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/08/standedge-tunnel-experience.html

This morning at 9.30 am a knock on the door heralded the arrival of the local photographer and reported from the local rag. Shortly afterwards another knock saw the arrival of 'Nick'. Nick was th...

http://khayamanzi.blogspot.com/2009/08/much-better-day-and-sentiment-shared.html