Loved your shorter haircut, Fran. Looks like the same haircut when you first started boating. Also loved the blonde you used to have. I am hoping your house sells quickly and your worries are gone. I enjoy your channel!
Thank you, but those haircuts used to cost so much and hair colours are just chemicals going into the water system. We are a bit more thoughtful about the way we live now we are on a boat and live more naturally
Love the connection to the Moodies! We are ever so slightly( ahem) older than the pair of you and the Moodies were a great favourite...both before we met each other and since. So sorry about the cottage..when I catch u with the rest of your vlogs I dare say things will have righted themselves! 🥰
Thank you Lyn. I hope this isn't a spoiler, but it all works out well in the end. We did love that cottage and it is a shame we had to sell it, but things change and you have to move forward
I ADORE the vintage drawers your found, perfect! And what precious memories. I love technology when used for things like converting old slides to digital images
So funny that you should comment on them. They have been in a lock up for two years, but we just brought them back to the boat for Rich's art materials and they look great!
We moved to Canada and had to leave our house unsold 6000 miles away from our new rented abode. We had to wait 9 months then on one day 2 separate prospective owners put in bids and fought it out racing each other for the prize. Hang in there.
Bless you both as you try to cut the ties that bind you to the land, and resume your new life on board. As a teen listening to the Moody Blues, zoning out to life’s troubles, little did I know that 45 years later I’d be watching a narrowboat vlog with my two favorite skippers and find out one has a familiar tie to the Moody’s. Serendipity is alive and well.
Just found this, so don't know if it'll come back to you, this is my home, my back yard is the countryside, now the canal, above summit lock. , has a pub,and was a lock keeper, above to the east are two reservoirs that the canal company owned, Hollingworth lake was built with a pumping station to supply summit, in its day this was engineering engineering guinius, today very few see it because they have cars, not legs. Sorry if went on a bit ❤❤
OMG, I'm so sorry that your buyer pulled out of the contract! That really must be desperately stressful. I hope you find another buyer very soon. I love your connection to the Moody Blues, Richard! And love the 1970s slides of your family and "Threshold". Thank you so much for sharing these. I really enjoy your vlogs!
So far have binge watched up to this episode. You are such a lovely couple. Hope all turns out well with your cottage. Quite touching at the end. So fortunate to relive wonderful memories via your slides. Moody Blues connection, how cool! I Know Your Out There Somewhere... Peace
You've heard the term "It's Grim Up North ". Another thing we have so much water we've never been very good at looking after it. You know saving for a sunny day. Lovely to see the dogs, what are there names. Selling, buying and moving, the stress of it. Wishing you all the best and thanks for posting, cheers.
Fran, just wanted to thank you for sharing your bread recipe. I think the glug of oil did it! I really didn’t think it would rise but surprise(!) all nice and bubbly. Have recently started watching you on you tube and followed all your adventures. Take heart, you’ll be fine. Being together is the greatest gift. Good thoughts coming from New England.
Whenever something bad happens to me i always think well at least i didn't lose an arm or a leg.Kind of puts things into perspective.Don't let the sneak trying their luck with the house get you down.You've still got the house and you've still got the boat.It's Christmas and you've both got your health.Good luck for the future.Kind regards.
Rich, I love the fact that you are a Moody Blues fan, they are one of the best groups to come out of the 1960's. I only have 4 of their albums at the moment, but I keep going to charity shops and markets trying to find the ones that I don't have. My best find from a charity shop is the Seventh Sojourn album an import from Israel. Stay safe and well Rich and Fran, safe boating.
Look at you two going to classical music concerts 😳. So she was worried about floods but those floods wouldn’t worry her if you dropped the price. Tells you a lot that does 🙄
So sorry you have had this disappointment, but sometimes things happen for a reason. You have each other and your lovely homely boat. Keep smiling. Look forward to your next vlog. Despite the sad content this was a lovely video.
You have each other, the boat and the dogs. Life is full of ups and downs but things usually work out for the best. If you end up on the Peak Forest canal near Disley or New Mills I can show you some great pubs that would cheer you up.
Did you add the stems to the Dandelions as well? Our garden will be a bright yellow in a few weeks with lovely big flowers and bees. Once they are gone to seed our whole big lawn turns into wild strawberry flowers and once the tiny berries pop it smells amazing. 😋
Dont look on it as a problem keep moving forward follow the dream , we mowed to france 15 years ago and never looked back we had loads of set backs but got our dream in the end, good luck
Hi Fran & Rich we have just finished watching your channel from episode 1 and are now up to date. Really enjoyed your story so far and have been taking loads of notes for when we start our own narrowboat adventure in spring 2020. We think the drone footage is great and are amazed at the stability of the pictures from such a small unit. Val finds that she has so many things in common with Fran (even including the Raynaud's) and she hopes that our paths will cross at some point in the future. Congratulations on your recent marriage and we are sure that the right buyer for your cottage will come along soon. Keep up the great work, happy cranking and cruising. Stay safe Val and Ade
Hi Val and Ade. Thank you for watching our videos and commenting. Hopefully you have learnt a lot from our mistakes and will be better prepared than we were when you start your own journey. Im sure you will have a great time learning how to do things your own way anyway. Good luck and look out for us next year. xx
Hi guys. So sorry to hear the bad news. I'm sure many of us have been there but you will overcome in the end. You just have to be patient and keep your eye on the future goals as that's what's important. Don't focus on negativity. Good luck and keep smiling. Regards Colin
I like that slide scanner thingie, I could do with one of those. Glad you got through your awful time with your buyers pulling out of the deal. Onwards with life on the cut.
@@FloatingOurBoat well maybe, maybe not. Only because I’m working from home! Have been for 7 of the last 12 months laptop in front of me, a phone rest to the side with you two going! My paperwork to the left of that. So I scan across the screen a lot but I’m not watching every bit but listening to it all. Getting quite close to up to date now not sure on the episode number as unless you caption it on screen I can’t see it in the Playlist option I’m using which is great BTW. You can’t comment or like there either which Google ought to sort. As if you follow your main video page UA-cam doesn’t throw them up in order as you no doubt know. Funny it skipped your C***D episodes! On the main auto play page one minute I was watching you both stocking up on the Macc next Rich is going shopping mentioning getting over “you know what” and Fran no longer self isolating. I thought eh! Went back into the playlist there those episodes were! Glad you got back to health Rich and started getting longer walks in by late summer last year. Enjoying your vlogs immensely keep um coming. Cheers Ade in Somerset.
Magnificent trip you've had down Memory Lane as well, Rich! Those slides rock! No wonder you've been itching to return to the cut. And look who was with you those days on Constanze! Fran, the finder of a quirky art supply cabinet which looks to be thrilled with her new home, in service of your creativity.
We also left our home 5 years ago. We sold a town house and left to rent a small place & wait a short few months for a cheaper manufactured home to be built on a bigger piece of land on a mountain. And the pandemic happened right after we sold and the manufacturer shut down. And the contractor had no laborers. So we were homeless, couch surfing with relatives for 2 1/2 years in California lockdown. With our furniture in storage and they raised the rates on us twice because we couldn’t take our stuff out. Then when the manufacturer started back up, there was the supply chain shortages and every home cost over twice as much. And so did concrete. We ended up not saving any money at all with the move to a “cheaper” type of house. Oh yes, and to add insult to injury, because we could not get in a new house within 1 year, during a pandemic, the State counted our seed money from the sale of the old house that we needed for building the new house as an income and taxed a chunk of it out of us for still having it by the next April. While keeping our manufacturer & contractor in lockdown.
So sorry to hear the news about your house sale, keep your chin up , as and lovely old lady used to tell me on the Norfolk Broads “ Good times coming” 👍
ha! Fran really bought that vintage drawer unit!! Glad you did. I love it! and I love all those old slides ... how nostalgic and really kinda romantic.
Not sure why it’s taken me so long to discover your channel as I subscribe to a couple of other narrowboaters but delighted that I have. Great to see that a small town hall can rustle up an orchestra and audience for an evening of Mahler and Stravinsky. England not gone to the dogs yet.... Chin up on the house sale - we’ve just been through something similar, awkward buyers are a nightmare, luckily our subsequent offer was from someone who’s been a delight and all went through quickly: hope you have the same experience.
Learning the story of your family narrowboat's name took right back to 1970. My Google search of "kansas city missouri moody blues concert 1970s" set me straight as to the date AND the set list. Wow, no wonder that I felt transported from my top row seat in KCMO's Municipal Auditorium! December 5, one week before my 23rd birthday, no boyfriend at the moment but that state of affairs never has and never will keep me away from live music which I adore and consider essential for my mental health, all our mental health, truth be told. Once again, thank you for reminding me how small the world actually is and how connected we all are. We only need to look up and realize it to experience those two facts of life. Back to the vlog now--I stopped at 12:45 to go down Memory Lane!
Hope your luck improves and the house gets sorted soon. Excuse the pun but i'm in the same boat. It was nice to talk to you in Marsden Fran, shame Rich was busy at the time, hope you enjoy your winter moorings on the Rochdale.
There is one thing pulling out at the 11th hour fearing questionable flood risk ( that should have been dismissed on the searches ?) but is shows the character of the person looking for money off .... so no real worry about flood just trying their luck. As you say some people have really questionable ethics.
Is there ‘earnest money’ in UK home sale contracts? In most home sales in the US, there would have been several thousands of dollars placed up front that would have been yours if the buyer backed out (and would have been applied at closing if they had gone through). It’s there just to stop such silliness as you had to endure. Best wishes!
Aaron Granger A deposit is payable upon exchange of contracts, which will be forfeited unless the buyer completes the purchase which can happen almost immediately or by mutual agreement at any date in the future. Before exchange of contracts either side can withdraw without penalty- this allows buyers to back out if a problem is discovered.
I'm so gutted for you guy's 😖 I hope you can find the buyer quickly or rented, keeping my fingers crossed 🤞🏻 for you both!!! I love the old pictures of Rich and his family 🧡 what a beautiful memories xxx
Man's rejection is God's Protection! I like to think it's a huge save for you that the sale didn't go through. Now, the right owner for the property will come along!!! Woohoo! Love ur shopping Fran. It's so fun to find reused items! Thanks for the slides Rich, my sis & I r just going thru some of dad's. We're a bit older than u! Moody Blues was who we used for Prom 78, Knights in White Satin! LOL Love the musical connection!!! Great walk about, Todmorden is lovely. Hope ur both relaxin' on Constanze! Blessings! Q
Oh, spot on... so nice to see you are Moody Blues fans... but I did not know of the Threshold label, thanks for that info, I thought you were going to mention "On the threshold of a dream" album.
Sincerely sorry about the house sale falling through - thankfully you have each other and can see it through to the end together. The area you're boating in now is so lovely, the landscape and history just keeps getting better. We have nothing so steeped in history here as you have in Great Britain, and I'm admittedly envious about that. How I would love to see these places someday, but, for now, I continue to be grateful that you're sharing them with us. Be safe.
Hi Lisa. I am surprised at how different things feel up north. The sense of history to these old mining and mill towns and villages us so strong and so interesting. I'm glad we can share it with you. Thank you for watching x
Love your videos! Trying to catch up as fast as we can. This video was sad when you were crying Fran😢 Watching every day and love the beauty of your travels!
As always, your videography is great! You faced this challenge with grace & moved on to the pleasures you share. Just continue taking care of each other 😊.
Well done team. Things have a way of working out. If you didn't have stress and disappointment think how boring life would be! You wouldn't have any stories to tell! We are heading into spring down here in NZ, thinking of all those poor people in Auss dealing with bush fires. If you want stress I'm thinking that is up there. Take care.
Oh so sorry. Sending all good thoughts your way. We had that happen to us and so had to let the place we were buying go too. That was 7 years ago and we still have not found another one like the one we had to let go. Hope all works out for you guys. Gloria
Great vlog... loved all the classic photos at the end of the vlog must have brought back some precious memories for you on your first stint on the boats..
Having stayed at your cottage earlier this year, I know it will sell. I am glad you cheered up on returning to the boat. I think Fran and Rich and the canal are meant to be together. What you have just been through is just a blip. Bye the way Rich, your later claim to fame started in episode 1 on youtube, and Frans. Relax and enjoy.
Thank you Grahame. Hopefully we will now find a buyer who loves the house as much as we do and who is not just worried about money. We will not be bullied. X
You must come up and do the Lancaster canal.....so annoying for the buyer to pull out at the last minute using a pathetic excuse to try to get you to reduce the price......wonder how many times they have done that."buy cheaper then sell it on at the higher price.....great memories of your time on the boat when younger......
What a great vlog! Sorry about all the headaches on selling the house. What a creative story about your parent’s boat. Looking forward to more of your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Hi you two....really sorry that the house sale stumbled.....but you know what....there are lots of folks out there looking to buy a house and there will be a new buyer sooner than you can say “The Moody Blues”...! Keep smiling....Rich you haven’t changed a bit from the handsome chap in the photos...!! Take care both and keep on enjoying life...Steve and Sue....🍷🍷
Thank you for your latest news and childhood photos Richard. With your cottage not selling, my mum recently sold her house after living there since the seventies. It was an emotional time for us all, but a relief knowing mum was free to live at the Retirement village she had chosen. Then the guy who had signed up pulled out! But within a few days another person contracted mum's house, she had to drop a few thousand, but we are glad the house sale is going ahead. I'm going to pray and believe the same for you both. At least the good neighbours are keeping an eye on your cottage. God bless you both and wishing you a Merry Christmas.
I feel for you. I'm currently in the process of selling up ready to buy a narrowboat and join all you lovely people. I've actually "sold" it twice only for both buyers pulling out. The first whilst I was over looking at boats. Not good for the mental health. Still, it'll sort itself out eventually.
Sorry this messed up process has hit you too. It must be worse for you waiting to get a boat. You need the patience of the Gods, but we just have to keep going . Good luck.
Morning Fran and Rich. We feel your pain. As it happened to us when we returned to land ten years ago. Every time we thought we had sold our Narrowboat 'Urquhart Castle' It fell through. Which just so happens to be for sale again on Appolo duck Under 'Semi trad narrowboats'. She was a real beauty. If you have a few minutes to spare, please check it out. It is actually sold. We were getting so frustrated. As we needed to go home full time to look after elderly parents. So cheer up. Don't sell the boat. You are doing one of the best things together. We love your videos. And its good having you back. Peckers up. Love Dave ane Diane. xxxxx Oh, just a quicky. What make and model is your drone, please?
Just had a look at Urquhart Castle. Was a lovely boat. It's a good job it is sold as it is just the sort of thing we may have been looking for if we weren't keeping Constanze. Rich's drone is a DJI Spark. X
Hi Fran and Rich thanks for liking our ex boat. We bought it half finished. I spent our whole three years finishing it off. As I'm a boat builder. Funny thing is that the sale price is exactly what we paid for it nearly 14 years ago. We saw it a few weeks back when watching minimal list, when they were sharing a lock on the Thames. Small world eh. We aim to be back on the water next summer. It would be great to meet up with our favourite vloggers. Oh buy the way. We both filled up with you Fran when you were telling us of the buyer pulling out. Finally thanks for telling me about the drone. I've just bought the Mavic Mini, as my starter drone. Dave xxxxxxxx
Really enjoyed the video. I feel your pain with the sale falling through. Thanks for all your efforts and for sharing part of your lives. It's really interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing more about your canal boat adventures. Cheers
Sorry to hear the bad news guys! just shows the measure of the person! Great connection to the Moody Blues, Rich.Hang in there guys and keep cruising....🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧
Wow that's amazing about your uncle Mike.. I've been a fan of his music and the MB's since the sixties and there is a striking likeness especially in your early photos. "On the threshold of a dream" Phil
I know exactly how you feel the contracts on my old house in Kent were due to be signed the day after the great storm of 1987 (lost my roof) the buyer told us they were still buying but within hours pulled out, but I had last laugh had a new roof put on and raised the price, hope you sell soon
So sorry to hear about the seller pulling out. Every seller's nightmare! But trust that all will be well, and don't worry about what you cannot control. 🤗
Your family photos are such a blessing!
Brilliant! Great old photographs Rich! Things work out people,,,,,, and lets be honest, they have for you 2. As always, thank you.
You are quite right.
Old slides remind me I have 1000's of them from my Grandparents that I need to scan into the computer. Thanks for the reminder.
One of those winter jobs I think, but so interesting
Loved your shorter haircut, Fran. Looks like the same haircut when you first started boating. Also loved the blonde you used to have. I am hoping your house sells quickly and your worries are gone. I enjoy your channel!
Thank you, but those haircuts used to cost so much and hair colours are just chemicals going into the water system. We are a bit more thoughtful about the way we live now we are on a boat and live more naturally
Lovely pictures of your family and the boat!
A beautiful venue, Todmorden County Hall. Thanks for mentioning it. I've just seen the other half of your vid. ❤. The pictures say it all.
Love the connection to the Moodies! We are ever so slightly( ahem) older than the pair of you and the Moodies were a great favourite...both before we met each other and since. So sorry about the cottage..when I catch u with the rest of your vlogs I dare say things will have righted themselves! 🥰
Thank you Lyn. I hope this isn't a spoiler, but it all works out well in the end. We did love that cottage and it is a shame we had to sell it, but things change and you have to move forward
Lovely blast from the past Rich
I ADORE the vintage drawers your found, perfect! And what precious memories. I love technology when used for things like converting old slides to digital images
So funny that you should comment on them. They have been in a lock up for two years, but we just brought them back to the boat for Rich's art materials and they look great!
Such a coincidence! I love vintage finds, especially things that are useful too!@@FloatingOurBoat
We moved to Canada and had to leave our house unsold 6000 miles away from our new rented abode. We had to wait 9 months then on one day 2 separate prospective owners put in bids and fought it out racing each other for the prize. Hang in there.
Bless you both as you try to cut the ties that bind you to the land, and resume your new life on board. As a teen listening to the Moody Blues, zoning out to life’s troubles, little did I know that 45 years later I’d be watching a narrowboat vlog with my two favorite skippers and find out one has a familiar tie to the Moody’s. Serendipity is alive and well.
Thank you x
Love the pic of your Mum. Memories are so important.
So right x
YES! This is epic!! The Moody Blues and YOU!!🎉
Wonderful depiction. Great job!
Glad you like it!
Just found this, so don't know if it'll come back to you, this is my home, my back yard is the countryside, now the canal, above summit lock.
, has a pub,and was a lock keeper, above to the east are two reservoirs that the canal company owned, Hollingworth lake was built with a pumping station to supply summit, in its day this was engineering engineering guinius, today very few see it because they have cars, not legs.
Sorry if went on a bit ❤❤
Oh I loved the pictures of you and your Mom and Dad Rich❤️
OMG, I'm so sorry that your buyer pulled out of the contract! That really must be desperately stressful. I hope you find another buyer very soon.
I love your connection to the Moody Blues, Richard! And love the 1970s slides of your family and "Threshold". Thank you so much for sharing these. I really enjoy your vlogs!
So far have binge watched up to this episode. You are such a lovely couple. Hope all turns out well with your cottage. Quite touching at the end. So fortunate to relive wonderful memories via your slides. Moody Blues connection, how cool! I Know Your Out There Somewhere... Peace
Thank you so much, glad you are enjoying the videos xx
You've heard the term "It's Grim Up North ". Another thing we have so much water we've never been very good at looking after it. You know saving for a sunny day. Lovely to see the dogs, what are there names. Selling, buying and moving, the stress of it. Wishing you all the best and thanks for posting, cheers.
The dogs are Archie, the sprocker spaniel and Jess , the little black terrier. Thank you for watching and for your comment
Fran. The word you were looking for was, liberating.
Wow great pics and memory’s and the house will sell just a little blip 👍😉
Fran, just wanted to thank you for sharing your bread recipe. I think the glug of oil did it! I really didn’t think it would rise but surprise(!) all nice and bubbly. Have recently started watching you on you tube and followed all your adventures. Take heart, you’ll be fine. Being together is the greatest gift. Good thoughts coming from New England.
Yes, it is hard to find honourable people in UK today, I wish you all the best.
Whenever something bad happens to me i always think well at least i didn't lose an arm or a leg.Kind of puts things into perspective.Don't let the sneak trying their luck with the house get you down.You've still got the house and you've still got the boat.It's Christmas and you've both got your health.Good luck for the future.Kind regards.
You are right. Sometimes the emotions just get the better of me, but we know how lucky we are and are fine now we're back on the boat. X
Nice video. Hope the sale of the house did go well. And your fame: Lovely story.
Rich, I love the fact that you are a Moody Blues fan, they are one of the best groups to come out of the 1960's. I only have 4 of their albums at the moment, but I keep going to charity shops and markets trying to find the ones that I don't have. My best find from a charity shop is the Seventh Sojourn album an import from Israel. Stay safe and well Rich and Fran, safe boating.
I hope the place sells quickly. Great pictures at the end too! Thanks for sharing..
Look at you two going to classical music concerts 😳. So she was worried about floods but those floods wouldn’t worry her if you dropped the price. Tells you a lot that does 🙄
That says it all! X
So sorry you have had this disappointment, but sometimes things happen for a reason. You have each other and your lovely homely boat. Keep smiling. Look forward to your next vlog. Despite the sad content this was a lovely video.
Thank you
That was a really nice vlog even with the bad news. Bad news happens though.
Tell me about it
Loved the pics!
Been there, done that, if someone can mess up their job, they will. Including Solicitors, surveyors, and estate agents.
You have each other, the boat and the dogs. Life is full of ups and downs but things usually work out for the best. If you end up on the Peak Forest canal near Disley or New Mills I can show you some great pubs that would cheer you up.
We have been there already. Loved that area x
Did you add the stems to the Dandelions as well? Our garden will be a bright yellow in a few weeks with lovely big flowers and bees. Once they are gone to seed our whole big lawn turns into wild strawberry flowers and once the tiny berries pop it smells amazing. 😋
Your lawn sounds amazing, just as ours would be if we had one. I did cut most of the stalk off, but the green sepals were left on the flowers
Stick in there! I've been struggling to get moving on with my house too, I've been convinced everything will turn out alright EVENTUALLY!👍👍👍
All worked out well for us eventually. I hope it does for you too
Dont look on it as a problem keep moving forward follow the dream , we mowed to france 15 years ago and never looked back we had loads of set backs but got our dream in the end, good luck
Hi Fran & Rich
we have just finished watching your channel from episode 1 and are now up to date. Really enjoyed your story so far and have been taking loads of notes for when we start our own narrowboat adventure in spring 2020. We think the drone footage is great and are amazed at the stability of the pictures from such a small unit. Val finds that she has so many things in common with Fran (even including the Raynaud's) and she hopes that our paths will cross at some point in the future.
Congratulations on your recent marriage and we are sure that the right buyer for your cottage will come along soon.
Keep up the great work, happy cranking and cruising. Stay safe
Val and Ade
Hi Val and Ade. Thank you for watching our videos and commenting. Hopefully you have learnt a lot from our mistakes and will be better prepared than we were when you start your own journey. Im sure you will have a great time learning how to do things your own way anyway. Good luck and look out for us next year. xx
Hi guys. So sorry to hear the bad news. I'm sure many of us have been there but you will overcome in the end. You just have to be patient and keep your eye on the future goals as that's what's important. Don't focus on negativity. Good luck and keep smiling. Regards Colin
I loved walking on hills above Todmorden
Last went up Stoodley Pike a Napoleonic War Memorial in Sep 2019
I like that slide scanner thingie, I could do with one of those. Glad you got through your awful time with your buyers pulling out of the deal. Onwards with life on the cut.
So sorry it fell through. Keep your smile on....things will turn around.
We have a new buyer so fingers crossed x
Bless ya🎉
Oh bless you both how traumatic! Great vlogs. So still binge watching at work and loving your journey. Episode 47 to here watched since last Tuesday 👍
Wow that's a lot of episodes in s short time. The world needs more jobs like yours😂
Thank you for joining us x
@@FloatingOurBoat well maybe, maybe not. Only because I’m working from home! Have been for 7 of the last 12 months laptop in front of me, a phone rest to the side with you two going! My paperwork to the left of that. So I scan across the screen a lot but I’m not watching every bit but listening to it all. Getting quite close to up to date now not sure on the episode number as unless you caption it on screen I can’t see it in the Playlist option I’m using which is great BTW. You can’t comment or like there either which Google ought to sort. As if you follow your main video page UA-cam doesn’t throw them up in order as you no doubt know.
Funny it skipped your C***D episodes! On the main auto play page one minute I was watching you both stocking up on the Macc next Rich is going shopping mentioning getting over “you know what” and Fran no longer self isolating. I thought eh! Went back into the playlist there those episodes were! Glad you got back to health Rich and started getting longer walks in by late summer last year. Enjoying your vlogs immensely keep um coming.
Cheers
Ade in Somerset.
"There's no honour left?" sadly something only a few understand. Chin Up.
Hi folks ...typical !!!your hoose would be ok !!!but cheaper if "I use theres a bit of flooding excuse in your area.." atb.. folks
Just posted then read ur reply. Almost exactly the same. Good luck Sherlock.
One of the first bands I was into Richard! the Moody Blues! We still have that album too.😊👍. Love the pics of the younger you too. Love your vlogs!
Those photos ... makes you appreciate our wholes lives are flickerings only our loved ones share.
Nice to go back and remember
Magnificent trip you've had down Memory Lane as well, Rich! Those slides rock! No wonder you've been itching to return to the cut. And look who was with you those days on Constanze! Fran, the finder of a quirky art supply cabinet which looks to be thrilled with her new home, in service of your creativity.
We still have lots of slides to work our way through and transfer onto the computer. A winters day job I think
You are a very brave couple. Cheers from Norway.
We also left our home 5 years ago. We sold a town house and left to rent a small place & wait a short few months for a cheaper manufactured home to be built on a bigger piece of land on a mountain. And the pandemic happened right after we sold and the manufacturer shut down. And the contractor had no laborers. So we were homeless, couch surfing with relatives for 2 1/2 years in California lockdown. With our furniture in storage and they raised the rates on us twice because we couldn’t take our stuff out. Then when the manufacturer started back up, there was the supply chain shortages and every home cost over twice as much. And so did concrete. We ended up not saving any money at all with the move to a “cheaper” type of house. Oh yes, and to add insult to injury, because we could not get in a new house within 1 year, during a pandemic, the State counted our seed money from the sale of the old house that we needed for building the new house as an income and taxed a chunk of it out of us for still having it by the next April. While keeping our manufacturer & contractor in lockdown.
So sorry to hear the news about your house sale, keep your chin up , as and lovely old lady used to tell me on the Norfolk Broads “ Good times coming” 👍
Best, best, very best wishes ... !!!
I absolutely agree with you re honour . Chin up it will work out .
I just want to say thank you for sharing that part of your life with us. I can see winter is lurking while it's getting pretty warm here.
One of my favorite songs "Nights in white salin" Oh, does that bring back memories.
11.16 ... I miss scenic UK so much. I even miss the wet autumn day like this one!!
ha! Fran really bought that vintage drawer unit!! Glad you did. I love it! and I love all those old slides ... how nostalgic and really kinda romantic.
Not sure why it’s taken me so long to discover your channel as I subscribe to a couple of other narrowboaters but delighted that I have.
Great to see that a small town hall can rustle up an orchestra and audience for an evening of Mahler and Stravinsky. England not gone to the dogs yet....
Chin up on the house sale - we’ve just been through something similar, awkward buyers are a nightmare, luckily our subsequent offer was from someone who’s been a delight and all went through quickly: hope you have the same experience.
Hakuna Matata!!! It is what it is!!!
Learning the story of your family narrowboat's name took right back to 1970. My Google search of "kansas city missouri moody blues concert 1970s" set me straight as to the date AND the set list. Wow, no wonder that I felt transported from my top row seat in KCMO's Municipal Auditorium! December 5, one week before my 23rd birthday, no boyfriend at the moment but that state of affairs never has and never will keep me away from live music which I adore and consider essential for my mental health, all our mental health, truth be told. Once again, thank you for reminding me how small the world actually is and how connected we all are. We only need to look up and realize it to experience those two facts of life. Back to the vlog now--I stopped at 12:45 to go down Memory Lane!
You had me welling up a bit Fran Things always work out for the best in the end
Sorry, emotions just get the better if us sometimes don't they. We are back enjoying life now x
I’ve finally sold my house after 6 months and a lot of stress. Just put down my deposit on a sailaway.
That's great news x
Hope your luck improves and the house gets sorted soon. Excuse the pun but i'm in the same boat. It was nice to talk to you in Marsden Fran, shame Rich was busy at the time, hope you enjoy your winter moorings on the Rochdale.
There is one thing pulling out at the 11th hour fearing questionable flood risk ( that should have been dismissed on the searches ?) but is shows the character of the person looking for money off .... so no real worry about flood just trying their luck. As you say some people have really questionable ethics.
The flood searches we're clear. She just wanted money off and we don't play those games.
Is there ‘earnest money’ in UK home sale contracts? In most home sales in the US, there would have been several thousands of dollars placed up front that would have been yours if the buyer backed out (and would have been applied at closing if they had gone through). It’s there just to stop such silliness as you had to endure. Best wishes!
Aaron Granger A deposit is payable upon exchange of contracts, which will be forfeited unless the buyer completes the purchase which can happen almost immediately or by mutual agreement at any date in the future. Before exchange of contracts either side can withdraw without penalty- this allows buyers to back out if a problem is discovered.
Hay guys sit down get a big glass of wine and relax . good things come to good people . AND YOU TWO ARE FANTASTIC all will work out fine .
I'm so gutted for you guy's 😖 I hope you can find the buyer quickly or rented, keeping my fingers crossed 🤞🏻 for you both!!!
I love the old pictures of Rich and his family 🧡 what a beautiful memories xxx
Hi Jo. Hope things are working out a bit better for you. We will be fine and we know the house will sell eventually.
The shot of the train moving around the town, looked like a model. Lovely
Agreed. An impressive view.
Man's rejection is God's Protection! I like to think it's a huge save for you that the sale didn't go through. Now, the right owner for the property will come along!!! Woohoo! Love ur shopping Fran. It's so fun to find reused items! Thanks for the slides Rich, my sis & I r just going thru some of dad's. We're a bit older than u! Moody Blues was who we used for Prom 78, Knights in White Satin! LOL Love the musical connection!!! Great walk about, Todmorden is lovely. Hope ur both relaxin' on Constanze! Blessings! Q
We are relaxing now. The new cupboard is perfect and Rich is gradually working through his family slides. Life is good. Thank you x
Yep. Buying and selling houses is the pits. Has taken us three years to get our mess sorted. Enjoy your lovely little boat. It is your hearts' home.
Oh, spot on... so nice to see you are Moody Blues fans... but I did not know of the Threshold label, thanks for that info, I thought you were going to mention "On the threshold of a dream" album.
Breathe in, breathe out and move on...and hope for speedy sale....love your vlogs ...real life!
Big hugs to you both. Hated seeing you upset ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
We are fine now. Back to cruising and smiling. Being on land always knocks us for six xx
Sincerely sorry about the house sale falling through - thankfully you have each other and can see it through to the end together. The area you're boating in now is so lovely, the landscape and history just keeps getting better. We have nothing so steeped in history here as you have in Great Britain, and I'm admittedly envious about that. How I would love to see these places someday, but, for now, I continue to be grateful that you're sharing them with us. Be safe.
Hi Lisa. I am surprised at how different things feel up north. The sense of history to these old mining and mill towns and villages us so strong and so interesting. I'm glad we can share it with you. Thank you for watching x
Love your videos! Trying to catch up as fast as we can. This video was sad when you were crying Fran😢
Watching every day and love the beauty of your travels!
Thank you Lisa. This was a difficult time, but we got through it x
As always, your videography is great! You faced this challenge with grace & moved on to the pleasures you share.
Just continue taking care of each other 😊.
Well done team. Things have a way of working out. If you didn't have stress and disappointment think how boring life would be! You wouldn't have any stories to tell! We are heading into spring down here in NZ, thinking of all those poor people in Auss dealing with bush fires. If you want stress I'm thinking that is up there. Take care.
Onwards and upwards for my favourite youtubers. Love your vids, always unscripted and straight from the heart.
Oh so sorry. Sending all good thoughts your way. We had that happen to us and so had to let the place we were buying go too. That was 7 years ago and we still have not found another one like the one we had to let go. Hope all works out for you guys. Gloria
Oh no. We feel for you. Hopefully we won't have to wait that long x
Great vlog... loved all the classic photos at the end of the vlog must have brought back some precious memories for you on your first stint on the boats..
Fear not, it will sell. There are 7.46k subscribers out here wanting it to!
Ah thank you x
Your rooftop garden is EVERSO! How wonderful! 😸. Love the pups.
Having stayed at your cottage earlier this year, I know it will sell. I am glad you cheered up on returning to the boat. I think Fran and Rich and the canal are meant to be together. What you have just been through is just a blip. Bye the way Rich, your later claim to fame started in episode 1 on youtube, and Frans. Relax and enjoy.
Thank you Grahame. Hopefully we will now find a buyer who loves the house as much as we do and who is not just worried about money. We will not be bullied. X
You must come up and do the Lancaster canal.....so annoying for the buyer to pull out at the last minute using a pathetic excuse to try to get you to reduce the price......wonder how many times they have done that."buy cheaper then sell it on at the higher price.....great memories of your time on the boat when younger......
What a great vlog! Sorry about all the headaches on selling the house. What a creative story about your parent’s boat. Looking forward to more of your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Fran and Rich Hope you find a new buyer soon.
Hi you two....really sorry that the house sale stumbled.....but you know what....there are lots of folks out there looking to buy a house and there will be a new buyer sooner than you can say “The Moody Blues”...! Keep smiling....Rich you haven’t changed a bit from the handsome chap in the photos...!! Take care both and keep on enjoying life...Steve and Sue....🍷🍷
Thank you for your latest news and childhood photos Richard. With your cottage not selling, my mum recently sold her house after living there since the seventies. It was an emotional time for us all, but a relief knowing mum was free to live at the Retirement village she had chosen. Then the guy who had signed up pulled out! But within a few days another person contracted mum's house, she had to drop a few thousand, but we are glad the house sale is going ahead. I'm going to pray and believe the same for you both. At least the good neighbours are keeping an eye on your cottage. God bless you both and wishing you a Merry Christmas.
I'm sure it will all work out well. Fortunately we have the best neighbours in the world looking out for us.
Beautiful. What great family memories!
Hoping you find a good buyer - sooner than later!
And may I just add it’s high time we saw a new range of arran knitwear under the brand of “Young Richard”👍🏼☺️✅
Steve you should have seen us all in our Starsky cardigans, Rich Bob Dad and me all had one we must have looked proper sight.
Ah the infamous Starsky look was actually modelled on you guys however I hear ya mum was more of a quiver over Hutch
I feel for you. I'm currently in the process of selling up ready to buy a narrowboat and join all you lovely people. I've actually "sold" it twice only for both buyers pulling out. The first whilst I was over looking at boats. Not good for the mental health. Still, it'll sort itself out eventually.
Plus, lovely photos at the end.😊
Sorry this messed up process has hit you too. It must be worse for you waiting to get a boat. You need the patience of the Gods, but we just have to keep going . Good luck.
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Had to play knights in white satin after you said about your lineage, what a blast from the past...woop woop, made my day. Stu.
Morning Fran and Rich. We feel your pain. As it happened to us when we returned to land ten years ago. Every time we thought we had sold our Narrowboat 'Urquhart Castle' It fell through.
Which just so happens to be for sale again on Appolo duck Under 'Semi trad narrowboats'. She was a real beauty. If you have a few minutes to spare, please check it out. It is actually sold.
We were getting so frustrated. As we needed to go home full time to look after elderly parents.
So cheer up. Don't sell the boat. You are doing one of the best things together. We love your videos. And its good having you back. Peckers up.
Love Dave ane Diane. xxxxx
Oh, just a quicky. What make and model is your drone, please?
Just had a look at Urquhart Castle. Was a lovely boat. It's a good job it is sold as it is just the sort of thing we may have been looking for if we weren't keeping Constanze. Rich's drone is a DJI Spark. X
Hi Fran and Rich thanks for liking our ex boat. We bought it half finished. I spent our whole three years finishing it off. As I'm a boat builder. Funny thing is that the sale price is exactly what we paid for it nearly 14 years ago.
We saw it a few weeks back when watching minimal list, when they were sharing a lock on the Thames. Small world eh. We aim to be back on the water next summer. It would be great to meet up with our favourite vloggers. Oh buy the way. We both filled up with you Fran when you were telling us of the buyer pulling out. Finally thanks for telling me about the drone. I've just bought the Mavic Mini, as my starter drone.
Dave xxxxxxxx
Love the blast from the past
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I love the Moody Blues! How fun to see those pictures. Thanks, and praying for a buyer for your home.
I like the old boat
Absolutely fabulous vlog you guys - Fran my heart went out to you - both of you of course but you two will be just fine 🥰 love you two 😘😘😘
loves ya back. We're all smiles again now x
Loved this vlog
Thank you!!
Really enjoyed the video. I feel your pain with the sale falling through. Thanks for all your efforts and for sharing part of your lives. It's really interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing more about your canal boat adventures. Cheers
Sorry to hear the bad news guys! just shows the measure of the person! Great connection to the Moody Blues, Rich.Hang in there guys and keep cruising....🇬🇧🇨🇦🇬🇧
B......merrrŕ. Karma comes round fast these days. next year is your awesome year! onwards and upwards. Love you guys.❤
Let's hope so. X
Wow that's amazing about your uncle Mike.. I've been a fan of his music and the MB's since the sixties and there is a striking likeness especially in your early photos.
"On the threshold of a dream"
Phil
Thanks Phil. They were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame last year- just a measure of how big they still are.
I know exactly how you feel the contracts on my old house in Kent were due to be signed the day after the great storm of 1987 (lost my roof) the buyer told us they were still buying but within hours pulled out, but I had last laugh had a new roof put on and raised the price, hope you sell soon
So sorry to hear about the seller pulling out. Every seller's nightmare! But trust that all will be well, and don't worry about what you cannot control. 🤗