Interior decor

Chertsey's undercloth 'glamping' accommodation has been evolving for a while now, slowly and quietly, but I think we may have reached a watershed on the Brownhills trip. We have transitioned from obviously makeshift arrangements in the hold of an unconverted boat to something that is starting to look worryingly like a 'normal' boat, albeit one with red oxide steel walls and inconveniently low doorways. And this transformation has been achieved by the simple expedient of forty five quids' worth of carpet roll end.

It is now, according to Enceladus Sarah, 'a glorious ‘home within a hold’ – dry, cosy, full of perfectly curated pieces drawn from all sorts of eras that yet manage to form a beautifully congruent, consonant – and now, newsflash, carpeted – whole'  Why, thank you :-)

In Brownhills, I also bought a new kitchen bin. We had previously been deploying the gorgeous bucket that Blossom painted for Chertsey when I first bought the boat, but its capacity was rather limited. Two problems have now been solved at a sweep, as the bucket has become the vegetable storage facility.

Ricky also benefited from Brownhills shopping activity. He was a bit at a loss after his old, smelly, torn bed got left out in the rain

But Jim found a garish but very acceptable substitute in the high street pet shop