It is 12 months and 1 day since we put the deposit on Bella, then Heyford, with Oxfordshire Narrow Boats. Regular readers will have seen that we have not had an easy time selling the house which funded this new life of ours. We are delighted to say that after 3 failed attempts, our house is now lovingly in the hands of a three generation family, the sale finally complete last week. This picture is of a G+T sitting on Bella's aft bench in the stern. When we took it in March, it signified a weekend out and a warmish evening, a respite from the house and world finance market worry. Now it represents a little leisure, a grateful toast to all who helped us in those intervening months (you know who you are!) and a sign of a big relaxed sigh as we look to the next phase of what life will bring.
