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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2023
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There are so many beautiful things to see as we cruise and so many interesting stories to tell about this place, but there are hardly any boats here at all? Why? In this NARROWBOAT vlog, I cruise into Droitwich Spa Town and find out about so many interesting places. Would you stay here? Sit back, relax and enjoy! Take care🌻🦋
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The church is absolutely beautiful, patterns galore & fabulous colours. Thank you for taking us there.
It took my breath away when I stepped inside; what an incredible work of art. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Could be Ravenna so high quality
Butterflies help to spread pollen , the more butterflies the more plants the more plants the more butterflies. unfortunately for farmers the butterfly larvea eat their crops so the farmers use pesticides . the canals create a place where wildlife can thrive but it needs help from mankind. never take it for granted though .
I agree with you entirely. More and more farmers are now using companion planting to keep the pests off their crops. Sustainable methods are the only way forward. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
No matter what has happened on a busy Friday when I sit down and watch your vlog, my heart slows down and you remind me just how beautiful our world is. Thank you so much and very much looking forward to your book xx
To hear that makes me feel so happy, thank you so much for such a lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
England is such a beautiful Country, you have a very special way of presenting just how special each location you visit surely is. Your narration and superior photography makes each of you vlogs a true teat to watch. My wife spent several weeks in England many years ago and we are in the planning stages of a trip to your Country in Spring 2024.
Wishing you and Mr. m a wonderful and enjoyable weekend.
What a kind and lovely comment, Leon- thank you so much😊 How exciting that you are both planning another trip over here and the spring is the best time too! Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
A beautiful vlog...no, much more than a vlog...a nature program, expertly filmed and edited. Cant wait for that book!! 😊
You are so kind, thank you so much!😊 Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
You never disappoint. Another beautiful little journey. And I am so impressed with your photography. I swear the wildlife must line up to be photographed by you!
You are so kind, Jody- thank you so much!😊 There is so much wildlife along the canal in Droitwich, so I was spoilt for choice really. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
Grand vlog has always lovely nature tc till next time the oldies 🤗🌷🌺🌹👍
Thank you so much Ann! Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
It's beautiful spring weather, sun and the peace is enjoying.
The channel is a valuable asset, but it's a good thing it's been preserved.
Ah, spring is just so good for the soul isn't it! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
What a gem of a place, who knew? That church is incredible and the area seems to be teeming with wildlife - perfect for you and I know how much you love your corvids! Zeph is such a poser!! Sending love as always xxx
Hi Lizzie, I do really love the corvids- there is something so beautiful about them. Zeph is a poser isn't she!😂 Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super rest of the week, take care🦋🌻
A beautiful vlog Vanessa. The nature shots were a delight, especially all of the cute fluffy young water birds. You managed to see a lot of butterflies too, absolutely lovely to see so many especially so early in the year. Droitwich looks delightful especially the beautifully decorated church. Lovely poem and drawing of the raven too, I enjoyed every second of this video. Stay safe you 3. X
Hi Shirley, thank you so much for making me smile with your lovely comment. I am so pleased that you enjoyed every minute of the vlog- it means a lot for me to hear that.🤗 Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Thanks for this beautiful guide along a quiet river - and for reaffirming joy in seeing nature's patterns with the seasons in town
I am so pleased that you enjoyed gliding along the river with us! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super week, take care🦋🌻
Excellent stuff so peaceful and calm, and wasn't Droitwich a surprise? Droitwich to me when I were a lad, was just a name on my radio dial.
It is definitely a surprise- I loved my stay there! Thank you so much for your kind comment. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
Hi Vann. We really enjoyed your vlog (as always) today. So happy to see 11K Sub's. Happy Day!
🤗 Hello you two! How lovely to hear from you. I hope you are well. Thank you so much for the 11 subs congrats- I am still pinching myself!😂 Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
About to start my 5th week in hospital. Your video on the Droitwich Canal brought so much pleasure to me It really has brightened up my day no end
So many butterflies BIRDS and insects to see.. The church was so very beautiful. Capped off with the raven and the buzzard - fabulous!
May I suggest you take a look at Westcountry Wanderings who have done an excellent video on both the Droitwich Canal.
I really hope that they are looking after you well in hospital? Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Michael. I will look that channel up now that you have mentioned it. Sending you my best wishes for a speedy recovery. Take care🌻🦋
Hi Vanessa. The area around Droitwich looks so nice. Amazing that the canals are so quiet. Beautiful drawings of the wildlife. Your observations of the animals and plants around you are inspiring. Take care. Nick
Droitwich is so pretty, Nick. Thank you so much for your lovely comment; I really appreciate it.😊 Have a super rest of the weekend and week ahead, take care🦋🌻
Absolutely beautiful vlog. Nature seen through your eyes is so lovely. Thank you Vanessa.
Thank you, so much, Christine🤗 I am so pleased that you enjoyed watching. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
@The Mindful Narrowboat you and Mr. Mindful have a lovely weekend too
Your Diary, Poems and Artwork are Amazing!!!
Thank you so much, that is so kind of you. Take care🦋🌻
Beautiful bridges along the way. Everything is so lush and green. Loved this video 😊🌻🦆🐕
I can’t wait for lush green again! Thank you for your lovely comment, take care🌻🦋
a "Jam Butty " !what a great Pun, ha ha Love it :-)
It's great isn't it! Thank you for watching- take care🦋🌻
Evening Vanessa what a very enjoyable vlog so much to take in beauty wise, from the lovely mosaic church to the close ups of insects what a pleasure to go with u on ur journeys😊. 2day has been amazing day for me , why u are saying well 2day l put down a deposit on my own narrowboat🎉🎉 your inspiration has made me decide to have a quiet life on the water and enjoy the beauty too😊😊. 🐕🐥🦢🦆🐟🦋🌼
Oh my goodness! CONGRATULATIONS, Simon!!!!!!🥳🥳🥳🥳 That is such exciting news! I am over the moon for you. You'll have to keep me posted and updated about it. Big celebrations for you this weekend- take care🦋🌻
Thank you for taking us along the beautiful canal and then round Droitwich Spa Town, really enjoyed the nature along the way, and the Church weren't it amazing. Anyway i could go on, once again Thank you from us both Gary n Irene All the best 👍👍👍
Droitwich Spa is a fascinating place and so, so quiet on the water. I am really pleased that you enjoyed it. Thank you for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Some simply beautiful scenery in the video today, your not helping me talk myself out of boat life 🤦♂️ 😂
Whoops! Sorry about that- I'll be seeing you on the canals then!😂 Thank you so much for your lovely comment, take care🌻🦋
Thank you for another wonderful journey. All the more interesting as it is part of my life. In late 1983 we moved to Droitwich to open a new pub, "The Pillar of salt" Named after John Corbett as he was known locally by that name for all his good will towards his employees. Happy landings.
What a great comment! How lovely to be based in Droitwich and living with all that history. Thank you so much for watching, take care🌻🦋
The butterfly on your vlog wasn't a painted lady, that was a red admiral perhaps it managed to survive the winter it looked rather old. xx
Oh my goodness, was it? All of its red and black had faded to orange and browns- what a battle it must have had- makes me appreciate it even more! Thank you so much for your comment. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Drouitwitch what a lovley village and canall thanks for all the volunteers that made it looks so pretty thanks vannessa for such relaxing video take care
When you hear about the amazing work of volunteers it makes you feel inspired doesn't it? I am so grateful to have travelled along the waterway that they restored. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Fantastic thank you Vanessa your shots of nature are the best
What a lovely canal I wish they would Leave more of them like that and have a more sympathetic approach to the towpaths and allow nature to thrive
Thanks again 💯👌
I totally agree with you. Leaving the banks reedy and wild makes it feel like you are floating through a watery safari. The wildlife is thriving here. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
what an amazing video vlog the country side the birds the piicture rendering and also the soothing music beyond words thank you
I am so pleased that you found the vlog soothing. That is lovely to know. Thank you for watching, take care🌻🦋
This was a particularly poignant vlog as this was my last trip before spinal stenosis forced me to give up boating. It is a beautiful small ring and looks far less congested with reed which only left a narrow channel on that occasion 5 years ago. The salt is utilised in the salt baths in Droitwich which I believe led to the formation of the famous Droitwich Knee Hospital - I was treated there and was amazed at the number of famous personalities who were being treated at the same time. When you get to the end and turn towards Worcester there is a pub with great food - their 'whopper cod' almost defeated me !!
I can't imagine how you must have felt doing your last trip on your boat like that. It is such a special place and to hear that the salt is treating patients adds to its unique magic. Thank you so much for the pub tip too! Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Lovely blog, always look forward to Fridays ❤
Thank you so much for watching each week and supporting my channel, Lydia. I really appreciate it. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Thank you! I wondered if you could wild forage and then, the Jam boat went by and you answered my question.The Church tile work was fantastic, thanks for bringing us along!❤
Thank you so much for your lovely comment- berry foraging is my favourite, but I'm too scared when it comes to mushrooms! Take care🌻🦋
Agree, beautifully serene
It is a little gem of a canal. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, take care🦋🌻
What quality vlog. Stunning place. Have great weekend.
It is so beautiful on the Droitwich- so quiet- your kind of canal, Will. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
What a lovely place. Look forward to your posts.
Thank you for your lovely comment. Happy New Year! 🥳🦋🌻
Love your narration. Love your enthusiasm of all you meet and see. I love Droitwich too xx
Droitwich is a little gem full of gems isn't it? Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
Love your videography, voice delivery and butterfly highlights.
I am so pleased that you enjoyed the vlog- thank you so much for watching and commenting,. Have a super rest of the week, take care🦋🌻
A fantastic vlog and a beautiful town so much wildlife
It is such a beautiful part of the system. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
Although Mother Nature is my church I can never give enough credit to the craftspeople who built churches and cathedrals. The artistry and design is mindblowing thinking of the tools that they had to work with. I love the creatures that you find and draw. Have you come across 'The Mouse family that live by the brambles'? Gez is a wildlife photographer who takes amazing photos of the mice who live in his back yard in Yorkshire. Take care =-) and thank you.
Hi Lorraine, thank you for your lovely comment. I will look up the Mouse Family; it sounds wonderful. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
I just received Vanessa's 2022 Journal. Spectacular book from a very talented artist. I will enjoy this in segments in order to absorb its beauty. In fact, I now must order two more for my granddaughter and friend.
I am so pleased that you like the journal- thank you so much!😊 Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
Thank you, stunning nature shots , stay safe, Jack
That is very kind of you- thank you so much, Jack! Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Another beautiful video help me just stop for a bit and the lovely poem & sketch at the end thank you ❤
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the vlog. Thank you for your lovely comment. Take care🦋🌻
Another great vlog.
Very interesting once more.
Lovely drawing poem as good as ever.
Love watching your adventures and Zephyr at your side.
Have fun
Kev the Brinklow kayaker.😅
Thank you so much, Kev! Have a wonderful week, take care🌻🦋
Oh Vanessa, Droitwich is simply captivating, with the beautiful reeds along the canal, to the whimsical architecture of its' village. I loved the little Cobbler Shop where I can get a key cut or a shoe re-soled. The statue of the salt worker was quite a find and the swans swimming with their cygnets were simply calming to watch. Thank you so very much for yet another wonderful glimpse in to the beauty that is England, and thank you for the tireless efforts which go into producing such fine, high quality films. Sending you and Mr. M all my very best wishes from Avondale, Arizona.
Droitwich is such a special, little town and to see all of the lopsided houses and unique shops was such a treat, but for me the wildlife absolutely steals the show and huge credit has to go to those that manage that area for keeping it wild and alive. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
Lovely drawing especially the raven. I also loved the yellow wagtail, a favourite bird. I liked to see them on the grey tiles of my roof…..before they moved elsewhere I am afraid.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I wonder where your wagtails went? I hope they return. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Hi, Found your VLOG about a week ago and found them all brilliant, so relaxing, knowledgeable, and entertaining, your sketches of Birds and little furry animals is out of this world what an artist I don't know how you even start about such beautiful sketches, you must have done a lot of research to produce such, narrow boating is something I have always dreamed of doing myself but the nearest I got to that was taking a day boat on the Norfolk Broads and getting shouted at for not passing oncoming boats Port to Port lol, hay-oh lol, I think the deciding things for me not getting round to it is although being born in Cleethorpes, Lincs I am a non-swimmer and also like yourself suffer asthma, keep up you wonderful journey and vlogs, now in my 70's its probably not going be an option for me now. Martin
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Martin. I think that non swimmers probably make the best boaters as they will take extra care not to fall in! Have a super rest of the week. Take care 🌻🦋
What a delightful waterway !
It really is! Thank you so much for watching. Have a super rest of the weekend, take care🦋🌻
As ever beautiful ❤
Thank you so much, Sue- take care🌻🦋
Lovely, lovely ...thank you
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care🌻🦋
Wonderful video as always...so look forward to seeing these at the end of each week 🙂
I am so pleased that you tune in every week and watch. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Thanks for another fun Friday aboard the Alice Grace. Now I know what a Raven looks like in the wild and that Church was really cool I saw something on you tube the other day that made me think of you I know you had a thing for Otters but I never thought of them as pets. They are such cute little guys and make great little sounds when you pet them don't know what Zeph would think if you had one living aboard :) Steve
Hi Steve, thank you so much for your lovely comment. I don't think Zephyr would approve of any new crew onboard- she likes to be Top Dog!😂🐾🐾 Have a super rest of the weekend, take care🌻🦋
Lovely video again Vanessa. Amazing when the sun comes out the world looks like a different place. Have a great week.
It makes all of the difference doesn’t it! Thank you for your lovely comment. Have a wonderful week, take care 🌻🦋
@@themindfulnarrowboat Thank you. You too!!
The Sacred Heart church was my school’s church. Had to serve mass many times there.😎
What an incredible place to serve mass, Jack! I have never seen anything quite like that in a church before. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Just found your vlog... Love your soft... Gentle... "Mindful" approach about traveling the canals...
Many questions to ask.. camera... Your journals.. thank you 🙏🏻.. Nameste ❤
Thank you for finding my vlog and taking the time to make such a lovely comment. Welcome aboard!🦋🌻
Charming as always, thank you for sharing your adventures and taking us along 🙏✝️🙏🇨🇦
It is a pleasure to have you join us on our weekly travels. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Was only thinking today that I hadn't a butterfly yet and there you go Thanx guys
Seen lol
The tall grasses and wildflowers along the Droitwich is like a butterfly paradise. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Grateful as always for your weekly offering of beauty, history, poetry and connections with our fellow creatures. The sculpture of the salt worker is magnificent and the Droitwich canal is really a treat. The ceramic work in the church was truly a work of devotion. I loved the Corbeau drawing. We are lucky to have three crows visiting us all year round and to hear their calls. Thanks so much Vanessa for this week. Take care and safe journeys Vanessa. Wendy xxx
Hi Wendy, the call of the crows is special isn't it? Thank you so much for your lovely comments. I am so pleased that you enjoyed the vlog. Have a super week, take care🦋🌻
Really loved your contenet. Specially identifying flora faun etc.
Thank you so much for such a lovely comment. I am so pleased that you are enjoying the content. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Your roof top vegetables and flowers looks great. As every week it is such a treat to listen, you are such a great narrator. I seem to be getting a strange unsynced vlog. Wonderful seeming old mills and how some people really do care about our wild life. That is good it is only your boat on the canal. Such research you do every week. How do you find out all these facts? The church definately looks European. Amazing place.
Thank you so much, Vanessa😊 I have some strawberries appearing, but sadly my cucumbers have died. I shall have to replant some more. Have a super rest of the weekend, take care🌻🦋
Thank you Vanessa for another informative video, I was in Droitwich a few days ago, there is so much I havent seen, I must explore the church with the mosaic pictures.I learn so much from you.take care x
The church is definitely worth a visit; it's about a 15 minute walk outside of the town. Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Christine, take care🌻🦋
Lovely vlog. I went to the brine baths in droitwich years ago, sadly its closed. The community fought to reopen the ,outdoor lido, natural salt water pool. I went weekly swimming there throughout the summer it's so invigorating swimming outdoors and no high chorine to cause red eyes.
The church was very interesting. ❤
That does sound like a great thing to do; I read about the power of the Droitwich salts and that they put them in the lido pool. I bet is gets busy there in the summer. Thank you so much for watching, take care🦋🌻
Yes it does get very busy but they have sessions which can be booked on line. 😄
Vanessa, that is an incredible video. You are my absolute favourite youtuber. The canal was so lovely, full of life, plants and birds. I was taking screenshots to sketch. To top it off you poem and drawing of the raven were stunning. Thankyou so much for sharing life on the beautiful canals with Zephyr and Mr M. ❤️🙏🐕🦆
I am honoured to be called your favourite youtuber- thank you so much! I love the fact that you have taken screen shots to sketch- feel free to email me your drawings of them: themindfulnarrowboat@gmail.com It would be amazing to see them! Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
@@themindfulnarrowboat i wasn’t sure whether it was alright to draw from the screenshots. Thankyou. I’ve been struggling to get motivated to draw snd sseing how your drawing skills are developing is amazing. My idea was to send you the sketch but I am really lacking in confidence. I’ll try to do it. It’s a challenge. My dream for myself is to live in England because I was born there and have a strong connection to the countryside. I’m 69 so I’ll put more effort into it. Sorry for rambling on😕Thankyou Vanessa❤️🙏🕊️🐕🦆
@@Bpl541 I think it's an amazing idea to sketch one of the screen shots. Find a quiet time, get out your sketching things and just enjoy escaping into your artwork! Happy sketching🌻🦋
Nice guitar notes.
I am pleased that you enjoyed the guitar. Take care 🦋🌻
Thank you for this time out
Thank you for taking time out to watch too. Have a super week, take care🦋🌻
Another beautiful video!
Thank you so much 😊 Have a wonderful week, take care🦋🌻
That Raven drawing is stunning as is most of your footage & all your drawings . Thankyou for sharing the beauty that you see & love. The poem is wonderful too. I love this time of year, with all the flowers & trees waking up & bursting forth with new life & colour, & the birds singing so sweetly.
Thank you so much for such a kind and lovely comment. I also, think this time of year is breathtaking. The blossom this year is particularly incredible. Have a super rest of the weekend, take care🦋🌻
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A beautiful, gentle presentation of the English countryside. Your drawings reflect nature perfectly. Thank you. In my eyes, there is nothing like the southern English countryside anywhere in the world. I am fairly well traveled and have lived away from the UK for many decades, yet I still miss places like this and hope they never disappear.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. It is really beautiful here and an absolute pleasure to cruise through. Have a super rest of the weekend, take care🦋🌻
Beautiful, Thankyou for this x
Thank you so much The Slush Boat! That’s so kind of you🤗 Take care🦋🌻
Wow, i randomly happened across your video and I’m super pleased i did. You are a wonderful lady sharing such a wonderful journey. Thank you for giving me so much enjoyment. You have a new subscriber.
Thank you so much for randomly finding my channel and welcome aboard- Greg! I am so pleased that you have subscribed. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Such beautiful drawings it’s lovely and it’s nice to see the town and canals again at drotwich
Thank you so much, Philip. It is a great place to visit isn't it? Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
Heaven ❤😊 thank you 🙏 I’m not getting notifications for some reason. ❤
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. You are not the first person to tell me that they haven't been getting a notification. I have no idea how that bit works, but I put out a vlog every Friday at 4:30pm. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
@@themindfulnarrowboat thank you ❤️💕
Perfection
That is very kind of you!😊 Thank you for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Enjoyed the vlog, thank you.
Thank you so much, Andrew! It is great to know that you enjoyed the vlog. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
I love your history of the place, thank you!
You are so welcome. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
Always enjoy your vlogs. History, art, poetry, canal cruising and great video quality. Thank you and Best wishes.
That is such a lovely comment- thank you so much😊Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Wonderfully done !!
Thank you so much! Have a super rest of the weekend, take care🌻🦋
Just came across your vlog. So relaxing, you have a lovely soothing voice and your vlog overall reflects your personalty. It's marvelous how each Narrowboat channel has its own distinct vibe.
Welcome aboard! Thank you so much for clicking on my vlog and for your lovely comment too.😊 Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
What lovely videos
Thank you so much- I appreciate that! Take care🌻🦋
Im not religious in the slightest but that church looked amazing.
It really was. The details in the mosaics across every wall and ceiling was incredible. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Just came across your channel, really informative, wonderful photography and artwork. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
Welcome aboard, Patrick!👋 I am so pleased that you have found the channel. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super week, take care🦋🌻
Thanks Vanessa for taking us along on this beautiful cruise to see everything growing again and all the wildlife with their new family's. The church looked wonderful but as always your Journal was fantastic. Take care and all the best. Stevie
The canals are alive with new, fluffy families and full of all of the drama that goes with it! Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Hi Vanessa: Queen Anne's Lace, Forget-Me-Nots, and lush reeds adorn the banks of the restored Droitwich Barge Canal, the perfect habitat for birds and wildlife. Butterflies and bees, buzzard and ravens; geese and goslings; swans and cynets do soar, paddle, and flutter in the sky and waters. Old salt mills and mosaic-tiled church in Salwarpe. A narrowboater's paradise to cruise and explore. Thanks for sharing! Jenny 🦢🦆🐤🦋🥀🏵🪲🐝 (not quite a poem but oh well!)
Jenny, it is a beautiful summary of the vlog- thank you so much!🤗Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
@@themindfulnarrowboat Thanks, you too.
This has to be on par with blood pressure lowering medication lovely, calm and scenic presentation good for the heart and soul. Thank you so much.
That is such a lovely thought, thank you so much! Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
Wonderful...
Thank you so much, David. Have a super week, take care🌻🦋
@@themindfulnarrowboat Next week my wife and I will sail north of Rio...
That sounds so exciting! Happy sailing!!!🌻🦋
It is a dead end so a bit of a pfaff when going up the Severn to Stourport is the alternative option with lock keepers doing the work. Especially if you’re renting and have limited time.
Thank you so much for answering my question. Have a super week, take care🦋🌻
@@themindfulnarrowboat Just seen your latest video. Looks like I was wrong about the dead end although I did the Avon - Severn - Sharpness Canal myself in the late noughties before the Droitwich canal was finished in 2011 to join the Worcester - Birmingham Canal. However still locks and bridges galore in all directions.
You should do Video Shorts - Just purely compilations of Your Wildlife Shots - They're lovely - And would be welcomed by those who won't watch a full-length video ... Just a thought 🙂
That is such a good idea! Thank you so much for the suggestion. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
So...Egg Lane Bridge...I wonder if it got that name for being the path to walk down to the farm to get eggs? 😂 🥚🍳 Oh now I'm hungry for my breakfast 😂
I thought exactly the same, so I looked it up, but I couldn't find the reason for the name. As it led over to the mill though, I'm guessing that they may have kept chickens and baked with their flour? Take care 🌻🦋
You always refer to 'we' and yet we never seem to see your 'crew'. Is there a crew member or are you solo cruising. If the latter i really want to compliment you on managing alone and yet still being able to take such great content and editing it so well. A very relaxing and enjoyable watch. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your comment. I am with my husband, but he doesn't want to be in the vlogs. He likes the fact that I am filming, editing and keeping a diary of our travels though. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
i forgot to mention have you seen the artwork at frazeley junction bridge its quite good
I shall look out for it when we head back that way. 👍🦋🌻
Hi Vanessa what a lovely video. How do you know the name of all them bugs and butterfly’s. Beautiful scenery where you are going now. Are you planning on coming through Gloucester docks? Have great week 😊
Hi Sandy, thank you so much for your lovely comment. I am learning as I go and making plenty of mistakes along the way when it comes to knowing the names of all of the insects. I use books and identification keys as well as apps. We are going to go all the way to Sharpness. Have a super rest of the weekend, take care🦋🌻
Love the nature side of your blogs and the beautiful drawings in your log, may I ask what your pencil's/crayon's you use ? Also can you rub out if you make a mistake ...thank you
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I use Derwent Watercolour pencils. They are so nice to use and can be rubbed out. Take care🦋🌻
Your nature photography is wonderful as always but I really can't let this vlog go without noticing The Jam Butty boat - utterly brilliant! I might be tempted to spend a lot of money on their jams & chutneys and then bake scones and make ploughman's lunches endlessly to savour all those yummy goodies 😂 Take Care 🦋
They have a website www.wildsidepreserves.co.uk It is such a great idea isn't it? Your cooking plans sound wonderful!😋 Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
@@themindfulnarrowboat Ooh thanks for the link 🌼
Wonderful Vlogs. Stay healthy and produce many more
Thank you for your lovely comment, Chris take care🦋🌻
You ask, where have all the boats gone? Sadly you are only the 4 th u tuber in 5yrs to visit the Droitwich canals, and yet its a great canal, lovely town and packed with history. I love it any i am in and around Droiwich. Know i will remember your vlog when ever i pass through. so thanks again for such a memorable moment in fime
It baffles me as to why there aren't many boats there; it is absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
any way to rig up a rainwater catchment system?
We have a rain catcher, but we haven't used it for a while. It is like a tent with a funnel in the middle which sits in a container. I should set it up again. Thank you so much for watching. Have a super weekend, take care🦋🌻
'So sad that we celebrate such low levels of wildlife now - "shifting baseline syndrome". (Dot)
I understand what you are saying. It is wonderful to see so much more consideration of letting the wildlife grow though. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
Why did you bring your dog into the sanctuary?
Thank you for watching the vlog. Do you mean the church? I am not really sure which sanctuary, but if I take Zephyr in anywhere, I always check that dogs are allowed first. If she isn't allowed in, then I don't go in either. Have a super weekend, take care🌻🦋
@@themindfulnarrowboat the sanctuary is the part of the church you entered, the nave.
So how did the mosaics and church escape the destruction wrought by King Henry VIII when Catholicism was replaced by Church of England?
Good question, the mosaics came long after the Tudor times, which is why they remain intact. Thank you for watching. Take care🦋🌻
Vanessa, I'm enjoying your Vlogs. You seem to indicate that it is just you and your dog on the journey. But, who is driving the boat when you are not aboard. Might it be your husband that never appears in the videos? Please be transparent.
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. In my earlier vlogs, I tell viewers that my husband- Mr M, doesn't want to be in the videos as he doesn't use social media and his job wouldn't approve either. My work is online teaching, making these vlogs and I have an Etsy shop so I use social media all the time. I have made a vlog about my work too. I hope that answers your questions. I understand that it might be frustrating not to see who I am travelling with, but I respect my husband's wishes and he respects mine too. Take care🌻🦋
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