No Time for Narrowboats

Today was about anything but boats. Now that my knee is on the mend, I actually mowed the lawn, for only the third time this year! Neither of us has put in any time in the garden this year, but luckily it doesn't look too bad.
Our gardening philosophy is Darwinian, if it survives without much attention, it's still in the garden, if it can't take neglect and it dies, it isn't ... harsh but practical.

Main task of the day was collecting Liz's replacement car from Wellingborough. Doesn't have the panache of the Alfa, but it is a very nippy, practical little beastie.
We paid exactly what we got for the Alfa, and I'm sure the fuel consumption and reliability will be much more realistic.
We intend to use the two cars to hop the boat around the canal system as soon as is practical.