tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post267066678133759837..comments2023-12-01T10:35:12.938+00:00Comments on Boatlife: Cruising Aboard NB Valerie: A Long Cruise and A Week at Wolseley BridgeLes Biggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200731053479474814noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-88584999240163252482017-09-07T15:22:35.179+00:002017-09-07T15:22:35.179+00:00Jaq
It was lovely for sue and I. I needed some ah...Jaq <br />It was lovely for sue and I. I needed some ahhhhh time after the funeral. Brownies were delish. Flying back to the u.k tomorrow night so I will give you a call. Xxx carol. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-55940782782304006992017-08-28T13:13:38.102+00:002017-08-28T13:13:38.102+00:00Do hope so Jaq, will keep in touch...
You really ...Do hope so Jaq, will keep in touch... <br />You really should publish, tho some editing would probably be necessary <br />btw, twas I that is interested in Gerson - so maybe over tea&biccies? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280922466592513615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-86121497931030448462017-08-28T12:47:39.399+00:002017-08-28T12:47:39.399+00:00Hi Chris,
Well I plan to be here for two weeks a...Hi Chris,<br /> <br />Well I plan to be here for two weeks as I am painting the boat. it would be lovely to have a good natter over tea and biscuits. You are a brave woman for climbing up your house to break in! The roof of the narrow boat is about all the height I care to deal with. Good on you!<br /><br />I hope we do meet up soon, <br /><br />Jaq xxxMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-28435037365864133962017-08-28T12:44:52.508+00:002017-08-28T12:44:52.508+00:00Hi Mike,
Thank you, thank you, and thank you for...Hi Mike, <br /><br />Thank you, thank you, and thank you for the belly laugh! I am so relieved to know I have fabulous company in the club for knob heads who lose their keys in their pockets! Les would be having a good laugh over it and I hope you and Pam did too. <br /><br />Love Jaq xxxMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-65957877808054561702017-08-28T12:42:55.146+00:002017-08-28T12:42:55.146+00:00Hi Carol,
Thank and thanks for checking with me ...Hi Carol, <br /><br />Thank and thanks for checking with me via the blog. I keep trying to call you and G. and every time I start to dit and I get sidetracked. I cannot tell you how exhausting it is to single hand. I literally feel like two people in one skin!<br /><br />I promise to call soon, <br /><br />Love jaq xxxMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-54313336736863144252017-08-28T12:41:29.554+00:002017-08-28T12:41:29.554+00:00Hi Carla,
Thank you so much for leaving a commen...Hi Carla, <br /><br />Thank you so much for leaving a comment. I am chuffed to bits that you are still following along with me. I am so sorry you and Bill have had so many losses and trials one upon another. Thank good ness you have each other to lean upon. If we dare to love then we will experience the devastation of loss as it comes to us all in the end. Les lives on in me and it is my pleasure to keep his memory alive. He was and is my joy. <br /><br />I am so touched that you enjoy my writing. Your praise is like honey as writing is a solitary and lonely occupation so it is with relief that I read you enjoy reading my scribbles. I am working on turning my blog into a book manuscript and hopefully I will be able to find a publisher for it. <br /><br />You are most welcome to come visit! the dinette makes into a lovely double bed and we could have such fun cruising. You would love it!!<br /><br />Big hugs and loads of love to you, Bill, your children and their spouses, <br /><br />Jaq xxx<br /><br /><br /><br /> Mrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-8974307418593756512017-08-28T11:42:18.565+00:002017-08-28T11:42:18.565+00:00Yes, I'm hopeless with keys and always have be...Yes, I'm hopeless with keys and always have been! Once had to break into my own house by climbing onto the conservatory roof and forcing a back bedroom window open.. Maybe on a boat there might be a secure place for a spare key? I can think of a few on my boat, but not gonna advertise here!! Actually, I'm not far away at the mo'- on S&W travelling towards GH junction;then I'm not sure, probably left! You never know, our boats might cross <br />Grief takes time, that's all I know (chin up chuck, as we say in parts of Yorkshire) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280922466592513615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-52849551075859386262017-08-27T22:11:54.576+00:002017-08-27T22:11:54.576+00:00Evening Jaq,
A good read. Well done on all fronts....Evening Jaq,<br />A good read. Well done on all fronts.<br />A few years back I walked the Ridgeway and for one stage left my car in Tesco car park at Princes Risborough. On returning I couldn't find my keys but was certain I'd left them in the my jacket in the boot. I called out the AA who took five minutes to break in but I could find no keys. I told the AA man I would call Pam to come with the spare keys, thanked him profusely and gave him a fiver for a drink. In order to get at my money I had to remove the car keys from my pocket!!. They'd been there all along. Now that IS a knobhead.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />MikeMikeWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094792444424123629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-55567250546223202432017-08-27T06:50:28.374+00:002017-08-27T06:50:28.374+00:00You're doing great Jaq! Love and hugs from us...You're doing great Jaq! Love and hugs from us xxx<br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18155792486454776550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-55074586475426101552017-08-26T20:57:01.120+00:002017-08-26T20:57:01.120+00:00Hi Jaq,
I continue to read your blog and I am en...Hi Jaq, <br /><br />I continue to read your blog and I am entertained and inspired by your stories!<br />It has been a tough couple of years for Bill and I, as well. Bill's sister took her own life a year and a half ago. We find ourselves still reeling from that loss. Than my mother died a month later and the care for Bill's mother increased until she, too, died a year after my mom. These losses do not really compare in magnitude to the loss of a constant life companion and lover, but I can empathize with your pain of losing Les on some level, as many of us can. You are a gifted writer and the way you can keep Les's memory alive in that way is truly beautiful.<br /><br />So now, here you are - taking life by the horns and moving forward! I love the way you have chosen to memorialize your husband with daffodils. It is nice to read the "Les stories" in your blog. You have a way of making me feel as though I knew him personally.<br /><br />Keep on living to the fullest and writing about it. Your stories are so very interesting!<br />If I ever get a chance to visit England in the future, you know I will look you up...<br /><br />Love, CarlaCarla Michaelsennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-3683245938051138102017-08-26T17:58:54.295+00:002017-08-26T17:58:54.295+00:00Thank you Maffi, that means a great deal to me.
...Thank you Maffi, that means a great deal to me. <br /> Big hugs for you too!<br /><br />Jaq xxx<br />Mrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-72750125552795009672017-08-24T22:07:54.302+00:002017-08-24T22:07:54.302+00:00Jaq I am so proud of you. I think Les would be too...Jaq I am so proud of you. I think Les would be too. Hugs!Maffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03421290414058624906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-13604547268219036532017-08-24T21:40:41.490+00:002017-08-24T21:40:41.490+00:00Hi Chris, Yep and that is why Les always made sure...Hi Chris, Yep and that is why Les always made sure all of our windows were tightly closed whenever we left the boat. I will be mindful of it as it is shocking how easily someone can access if anything is left open. I also have to pay closer attention to whete my keys are at all times. That is one of the issues inherent inmourning. I am distracted frequently by my thoughtsof Les and the accompanying emotions. It is at such moments that accidents can and do ocur.<br /><br />Jaq xxxMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-11509658256764877742017-08-24T21:34:48.347+00:002017-08-24T21:34:48.347+00:00Hi Sally,
Yes Trentham and the Dog and Doublet wa...Hi Sally, <br />Yes Trentham and the Dog and Doublet wait ahead of me. I am trying to decide which direction to cruise from here: onward to the Shropshire Union or turn around and head up the T&M towards the Macclesfield canal, which would take me past our meeting place.<br /><br />Ithink we all misplace our keys at least once. It is such a universally shared experience. <br /><br />Love Jaq xxxMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-1974773379822567412017-08-24T21:05:16.583+00:002017-08-24T21:05:16.583+00:00i Karen,
I am so pleased you enjoy reading the po...i Karen, <br />I am so pleased you enjoy reading the posts and living through my joys and sorrows, trials and successes vicariously. It is a wondrous thing that you can be landlocked halfway across the globe suffering from wildfire smoke and still be here with me.<br /><br />Every time I consider cruising new water it terrifies me. I cannot wrap my mind around it really, and thankfully I don't have to face it now.<br /><br />Give Jim a hug from me and keep at least one for yourself. <br /><br />Love Jaq xxxMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-84599136992006029102017-08-24T20:51:22.732+00:002017-08-24T20:51:22.732+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-34191252983205240152017-08-24T20:05:38.560+00:002017-08-24T20:05:38.560+00:00Just remember, if you can break into your boat - s...Just remember, if you can break into your boat - so can somebody else... especially a slim yoof <br />Chris <br />nb Ceiriog Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280922466592513615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-24004614879625205892017-08-24T18:13:25.282+00:002017-08-24T18:13:25.282+00:00Getting close to where we met at the Dog and Doubl...Getting close to where we met at the Dog and Doublet for that lovely dinner with you and Les! Had to laugh at the key incident - just the sort of thing I would do ��Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-38692528760356760752017-08-24T17:39:56.901+00:002017-08-24T17:39:56.901+00:00Ah life on the cut. We land locked folks to get a...Ah life on the cut. We land locked folks to get a sense of what your travels and meet ups are like and so enjoy it from afar. Lady ... you just keep on solving problems and challenges one after another. Will it be a good or sad day when you move on to waters beyond what you and Les shared?<br />Karen in Pullman where smoke from fires keeps my eyes tearing.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-38359226492374807802017-08-24T13:07:39.912+00:002017-08-24T13:07:39.912+00:00Hi Jaq, It is good to see that you are getting hel...Hi Jaq, It is good to see that you are getting help where needed. I am sure I would have been in a flat spin if I thought I had locked myself out of the boat; thankfully that is something we cannot do as we have to lock from the outside. I am glad there was a knight in shining armour nearby to rescue you. Rugeley was the site of my first dunking into the canal - just to my thighs, but that was more than enough!! Take care and keep blogging. Love Jennie xxxJenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991436741087480533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-89663383267472650762017-08-24T11:00:24.176+00:002017-08-24T11:00:24.176+00:00Hi Marilyn,
Yes, by and large people are being a...Hi Marilyn, <br /><br />Yes, by and large people are being angels, and I agree with you; I know I feel so pleased to help out if someone needs a hand. That is one of the blessing of being on the cut I think. <br /><br />I noticed when I was moored up at Wolseley Bridge (70, T & M) that a lot of the boaters who stopped and moored up near me temporarily, were catching the local bus into Rugeley, getting their shopping and coming back with it to cruise onward instead of mooring up in Rugeley to get their shop.<br /><br />It will be such fun to see you again soon, soon, soon!<br /><br />Love Jaq xxx Mrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-12757742069958392522017-08-24T10:57:04.248+00:002017-08-24T10:57:04.248+00:00Hi Debbie,
I loved your blog posts! I really mis...Hi Debbie, <br /><br />I loved your blog posts! I really miss Bobby and I am not a dog lover, but your poss about TB and Bobby and your life in geneal were lovely. <br /><br />Well knobhead is a term I picked up over here, probably from a northern comedian!! It certainly rang true in this case!<br /><br />I am so pleased you still find my posts interesting and worth reading after six years, and I would love to have you visit. I am currently moored up at Tixall Wide on the Staff and Worcs. I will be here for two weeks while I hopefully finish painting the boat. Then I have a friend visiting from the States and I am away for about week at the end of September. After that I hope to head up to the Maccie and Peak Forest canals. I look forward to meeting you sometime in the near future Debbie. <br /><br />Love Jaq xxx Mrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-68619752594201344582017-08-23T18:02:17.270+00:002017-08-23T18:02:17.270+00:00Hi Jaq,
David and I moored up in Rugeley when we c...Hi Jaq,<br />David and I moored up in Rugeley when we came up this way, and I was nervous about it, as our friends Bill and Carole had told me they didn't like mooring there - yoofs ... <br />But David and I had a very peaceful night. <br />However I think it's sensible to moor up away from possible troublespots, esp on your own!<br />People are being very kind and helpful, aren't they? I always think that most people do like being asked for help! It seems to bring out the best in us, I reckon!<br />Looking forward to catching up soon, friend, Mxx<br />Marilyn, nb Waka Huiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485346080040799974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-4097938082048591482017-08-23T16:36:46.135+00:002017-08-23T16:36:46.135+00:00Hi Jaq, I am back on a laptop and blogging again! ...Hi Jaq, I am back on a laptop and blogging again! I only wish my blogs were as interesting as yours! You are a special lady and somebody I would love to be like in the way you just get on with things! I think I left a comment somewhere on one of your blogs, but I can't find it so maybe not! I have just been giggling to myself after your comment about being a, 'Knob Head' that made me laugh out loud. You are not a Knobhead, far from it, but hearing you use that term was so funny. I always thought it was a Scouser phrase but obviously not! You still continue to amaze me, you always have and always will. I am so sad that we have not met in person yet, even more sad that I didn't meet your lovely Les and yet, I feel like I know you both personally, such a weird but pleasant feeling. So love and hugs to you and I hope the day is getting nearer that we finally have a face to face chat over a cuppa and a brownie. Debbie xxlife afloat on nb tickety boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548167874813057123noreply@blogger.com