The boat became an impossible project because we let it. At the start it was just a bit chaotic. A few jobs open at once. Nothing unusual. But the electrics had been fiddled with, extra pipework had been added for hot water, insulation had been started but not finished. Everywhere you looked there was something […]
I once turned a small problem into a full day’s work by refusing to leave it alone. It started with something minor. A settings issue on the iMac — nothing serious, just one of those slightly irritating things that makes you feel like the system isn’t quite “right.” I told myself I’d fix it quickly. […]
It took a moment to realise what was happening. As my eyes adjusted, I could see my breath—like a kettle left boiling. Cold on my lips, while the rest of me was wrapped in warmth under the duvet and two dogs. Winter had arrived. The fire had gone out. Frost traced the window above the […]
This was my second explosion, but this one was close. Not from afar. The volume and intensity left me rattled. The smack from the oven door felt like I’d been kneecapped, and across the boat the front doors were flapping open, the bolts snapped clean off. Their face was total surprise. I know they like […]