I always get a wonderful sense of well-being watching your videos. They really should be on prescription from the NHS to relieve stress. Priceless x

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That makes me feel so happy to know. The vlogs are a pleasure to make.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

@marvinc9994

12 күн бұрын

There'd be a lot less stress if more of our urbanised population got off their fat arses occasionally - to discover our beautiful countryside by walking through it!

I’m in France watching your vlog, I don’t think I’ve ever missed an episode. In an increasing urbanised world it’s comforting to watch your videos on canal side nature. Always a joy! 😊

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

How lucky to still be in France, Jack? I bet it is beautiful over there this time of year?Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

@butchieblock9118

Ай бұрын

I'm envious!!! 😄 Albeit it's 80 degrees fahrenheit height here Gulf Coast maintenant/ahora!! Always looking to relocate!!! I cannot believe I've been in Mississippi Gulf Coast for six years. I have no complaints!! Never dreamed it!!!

@Pep_is_a_God_1604.

8 күн бұрын

@@themindfulnarrowboat. How did you first get into narrow boating, was it easy to pick up.

Thanks! For 23 minutes away from real life, I so needed it!

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you found it a bit of an escape.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

There is nothing nicer in the world than a happy dog for a friend 🧡

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so true! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care 🌻🦋

Thank you so much for playing pleasant mellow music with your videos. It makes them a pleasure to watch.

@themindfulnarrowboat

24 күн бұрын

You are so welcome. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care 🌻🦋

I’m not usually one to peruse the comments on the channels I follow on KZread. Today I did, and the reactions to your videos affirmed something, I’ve suspected since first finding your channel. Your videos are little islands of refuge where people can lose themselves in the things of life, that are truly important. Thank for sharing your world through this medium.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so appreciative of the kind and wonderful comments that I get, including from you too. Thank you so much! Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

Through algorithms, your video popped up and I loved every single moment of it. We used to own a 60ft narrow boat, but sold it a couple of years ago. We did constant cruising, but remained on Macclesfield Canal and Peak Forest Canal. This particular episode that you made was like ' Memory Lane'.....such beautiful waterways. The final scene of your video 'blew me away'. What a talented person you are. !!!! The impeccably presented journal brimming full of beautiful hand writing and masterpieces of drawings and paintings was a very pleasant shock. I presume you're a published author/illustrator.

@themindfulnarrowboat

19 күн бұрын

I’m so pleased that this was a trip down memory lane for you. Thank you so much for your lovely comment too! Take care 🌻🦋

There still exists poetry in this, often, dark and frightening world; reaffirmation that light and goodness still abide. Thank you for your channel.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you are finding the videos an escape. Making them, helps me too.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Brilliant that you find joy in the simple things, like a dog's ball, a birds home, and the value of life. Thank you.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

The simple things bring the greatest pleasure! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care🌻🦋

I find watching your videos is more entertaining what they show on TV.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you- thank you so much! Have a super rest of the week. Take care 🦋🌻

What a wonderful artist and poet you are! Thank you for sharing your beautiful narratives about narrowboating...

@themindfulnarrowboat

20 күн бұрын

That is so kind of you. Thank you so much 😊 Take care 🦋🌻

What a beautiful video. You capture our natural world with real skill and finesse. Thank you.

@themindfulnarrowboat

21 күн бұрын

That is so kind you. Thank you for your lovely comment. Have a super week. Take care 🦋🌻

Hello Vanessa - greetings from Poland Your beautiful video put the sunshine back into my life today. Unfortunatley, we had to have Tina put to sleep this afternoon. She was 14 years old and had Cusshings Disease. Our decision came after consultation with our incredible vet. What a shame you have left the Peak forest but the Macclesfield is lovely too. That walk to the postbox was terrific. And all the new life was saw was superb

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Oh, Michael, I am so, so sorry to hear about ,Tina. I hope you are okay? I am sure you must have 14 years of incredibly beautiful memories of her. Take care. 🦋🌻🤗🤗💚

Oh Vanessa ! Could this video possibly have been more tranquil and soothing and . . . to see the Green Tiger Beetle sketched at the very end was . . . TRULY SAVING THE VERY BEST FOR LAST ! I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo hoping he would be included n this weeks drawing. I chuckled at the Fox not giving two hoots at the Heron standing watch :) This was such a treat Vanessa, I so look forward each week spending time with you as you venture out on Alice Grace . The effort which goes into producing such fine films is not lost on me. May God Bless you and Zephyr this week. Cheers from Avondale Arizona.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

The Green Tiger Beetle was a delight to draw- what a gorgeous insect it is! I haven't seen one before. It is one of our fastest moving insects and my goodness, it was rapid as it shot across the ground. I had to hold my breath so not to disturb it when filming it.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

@michaelhiggins7365

Ай бұрын

@@themindfulnarrowboat Thanks Vanessa, I'm enjoying my new Vespa, but it's hot here in Phoenix with a helmet and jacket. Take good care :)

I love your narratives and your walks. Look forward very much to my weekly visit xxx Y

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you, Terry.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Hi Vanessa, I sensed you were in your Element with Zeph in the wooded area… what a beautiful escape from all the sadness in Britain at the moment. I’m moored right opposite what I believe is a Sedge Warbler… ( had to record its song on my bird app to identify it) every morning it climbs from the long grass and holds onto the highest stem bursting with so many different sounds? I’ve never heard one before as normally I get saturated by Chiff Chaffs and Blackbirds… I hope Zeph gets a new ball very soon 😊

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That sounds just like a sedge warbler. They love to sing from the a high position to show everyone how beautiful their song is! I love them!!!!Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

We always enjoy watching your adventures. We have been up Kinder Scout many times. I am now 81, and my father, who was born in Belper, and an avid walker, was on the mass trespass. He took me up Kinder and Mam Tor when I was 7, and I have loved it ever since. Thank you for evoking this lovely memory. Keep living the dream.

@themindfulnarrowboat

13 күн бұрын

What beautiful memories you must have and how proud you must be of your father for paving the way for the right to roam. He was brave. Thank you for such a lovely comment. Take care🦋🌻

Your vlogs are so relaxing! Many thanks. ❤

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you find them like that.Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Jim. Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Wonderful, yet again... Informative, interesting and picturesque..... 🙏

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you, Glenn!Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Hello again! What a great episode! Loved hearing about the narrowboat prices and builds, very good information. Beautiful scenery and commentary, as usual. Also enjoyed the history, hearing about those brave ramblers who paved the way for future generations to enjoy the peaks, valleys, and waterways that would otherwise be off-limits to the general public today. I always learn something new from your channel, and today is no different. Thanks again, and best wishes, as always!

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Weren't those ramblers brave? I am so grateful to them for getting the ball rolling on the right to roam as the places that we can go to and enjoy now are just wonderful.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Hi Vanessa another great video. Just love all that you do, I’ve been told I need a new hip, and I lose myself watching you. You have an aura about you that is so peaceful. Thank you for making such beautiful videos. Have great week and see you next week. Xx

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Hi Sandy, you must be in a lot of pain to be needing a new hip? I really hope that gets sorted quickly for you. Thank you for your lovely comment. Take care🌻🦋

I just found you on KZread, and I am thoroughly enjoying your content. As an artist myself, your sketchbook and poetry is absolutely beautiful.

@katashley1031

Ай бұрын

Treat yourself to one, she seeks them on Etsy. I bought one for myself as a birthday gift, and I absolutely love it! It's even more beautiful in person. 😊

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you are enjoying the vlogs. Thank you so much for your kind words about my art and poetry. Having time to dedicate to creative tasks is such a life enhancing thing. Happy painting and writing, Ann! Take care🦋🌻

I just love, love your dog zephyr. She is so calm and sweet.❤ Your walk through the trails and stream was one of my favourites. Thank you. ❤ It looks so much like where I live in British Columbia. Beautiful

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you enjoyed the walk, Darlene. Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Zephyr woofs a 'hello' to you. Have a super weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

Vanessa you really do get to see the most amazing scenery. Your views you take us on are just astounding. There was a clip of you when you said you were really going to miss the forest views and there was this house that was right there. I want that house LOL right by the canal. I could just picture myself in it looking out one way seeing the beautiful hills and landscape and looking behind the house and seeing the canal and the narrowboats as well as the people walking the paths. Breathtaking. I wish!!!!!! Just love it all

@themindfulnarrowboat

8 сағат бұрын

Hi David, I hope you get that canalside house one day. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care 🌻🦋

Thanks for an other beautifully vlog . My friend and I have been on 2 canal boat Holidays and I like you spent many an hour watching the wiled life and painting and writing poems , not as good as your paintings and poems though. Although I cant afford holidays at the moment you allow me to transport my self back to the canals that I love. thank you so much for all your time and effort , I look forward to your next one. Steve XXX

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is wonderful that you spent your canal holiday painting and writing poetry- the water has a very creative affect on us doesn’t it? I bet your creations were amazing. Thank you for your lovely comment. Take care🌻🦋

My end of the week reset. My "Mindful" recharge. Beautiful Countryside and a voice as smooth and comforting as chocolate. Thank you Vanessa for another supreme vlog.. stay safe and happy cruising..... John.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you, John!Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Your artwork keeps getting better and better. ❤

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you. It's all about the practice. I am not a natural artist, I am just working hard at trying to get better and enjoying every minute of it.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Your videos are always beautifully done they are very peaceful and I always learn a bit. Thankyou take care

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you enjoy the vlogs and find them peaceful. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care 🌻🦋

I first climbed Kinder Scout with my grandmother in 1948. Next week I hope to take my grandchildren there….

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is amazing! How wonderful as well that you are making it part of a family tradition too. Happy climbing. Take care 🦋🌻

Hello dear lady. I am writing to you from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I've been following all your videos for a few months. It gives me a doubt but a positive one. I don't know what to choose as my main choice: his drawings, his poems, his lifestyle in his fantastic and beautiful narrow boat. It really is a peaceful life to imitate. Thank you for sharing your experiences and content. I send you a warm hug, wishing you success and good luck.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you are enjoying the vlogs.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Thank you for these beautifully done records of your adventures! I so enjoy them. I find myself relaxing and smiling as Alice Grace glides through the canal, and you narrate the scenes with glimpses of nature! Aahhh, so nice! Please give Zephyr a pat from me!

@themindfulnarrowboat

20 күн бұрын

I am so pleased that you are enjoying them. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care 🌻🦋

Thank you for sharing your life aboard your narrow boat, your dog, your journey, and your art! Your video was lovely and delightful! Love, light, and blessings to you. ❤

@themindfulnarrowboat

16 күн бұрын

That is so kind of you! Thank you for your lovely comment. Have a super rest of the weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

Gorgeous photo of the pipit. Thanks again for the journey.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

They are sweet, little birds aren't they?Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Loved the journey to the post box magical!

@themindfulnarrowboat

19 күн бұрын

It was a real adventure delivering parcels to that postbox! Thank you for watching. Take care 🌻🦋

Wonderful, Absolutely Wonderful 🎉

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you enjoyed it.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

England is such a lovely country, and the canals are a wonderful way to see parts of it. I hope they keep the ones they have and even expand on them. Whether I'm crossing Montana or watching one of your videos, I always imagine myself living in the homes I see along the way. Very idyllic scenery. I think narrowboat living would be nice for a season or a year, but I would eventually want to settle back down as I am, on my little acre. Your satisfaction in getting the black on your keel is matched by my getting the 30x36 foot slab poured underneath the pole building that's going to be my greenhouse.

@themindfulnarrowboat

19 күн бұрын

It does sound idyllic where you are. I like the comparison between hull and greenhouse too🤩 Thank you for your lovely comment. Take care 🌻🦋

@harrymills2770

8 күн бұрын

@@themindfulnarrowboat Blessings be!

A new subscriber. What a lovely time I spent watching your vlog. Hope to see next one soon. Enjoy your peaceful way of living together with your dog.❤

So look forward to getting home on Fridays after walking my Border Collie Kate , i make a coffee have a KitKat sit back and thoroughly immerse myself in your wonderful vlog thank you so much take care Terence & Kate. 🐾🐾

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I hope you had a wonderful walk with Kate this evening. I now have a craving for a KitKat! 🤭Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Brilliant vlog Vanessa, the price of a narrow boat or anything else that's popular will increase as people become interested in it. Poor zephyr loosing her ball , I think she's worth another one.. stay safe 🙏.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Hi Billy, I can't believe how much the prices have gone up for narrowboats! I have replaced Zephyr's ball now, much to her delight! Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Super video and love how you capture nature and your overall style. Wonderful drawings, by the way.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you!Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Ah, 23 minutes of pure entertainment watching yet another relaxing Vlog of yours. And, indeed, you have really inspired me to get out and about doing nature videos. Once again, thank you so much for making and sharing your delightful videos. 🙂

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Hi Paul, I hope you get out and do some photography as the trees and hedges are bursting with life!Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

It was me who asked about electric. Very nice video V.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Very good question- thank you so much for that. Take care🦋🌻

Fantastyczne i pełne romantyzmu są te twoje wodne opowieści . Dzięki za kolejny cudowny filmik !

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is such a kind comment and I love that you have called them 'water stories' too! 🥰Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Ah, poor Zephyr! I call them "spherical objects" until I'm ready to play, because their real name is so exciting (to every dog I've ever loved!).. Hope Zeph has a spare! I almost missed you laying out the cookies, had to rewind the video a bit to catch it! And I always stop the playback after you read your poem so I can read all your notes around your drawings. Loved this week's poem a lot! Thank you for sharing your journey.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Hi Deb, I think I will call them "spherical objects" too from now on! 👍🐾🐾 That is so sweet of you to stop and read the notes on the journal. The story of the life cycle of the Winter Moth really touched me this week which is why I wrote about it in my diary and drew the caterpillar.Thank you for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

I just ordered a book from you a few days ago. I’d like to think that my book went to the post with you on that beautiful walk. Your videos are very calming, in a world of rush and racket. Thank you for that.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I think it did go by way of the enchanted forest and stream! Thank you so much for buying it. Take care 🌻🦋

Beautiful, never seen a pipit or the green back beetle, thank you for showing us, mountaineering now as well, Zephyr weren't the only one to have a treat 4 biscuits. We have been away again Cleethorpes this time, we heard a cuckoo and a young vixen fox came up to our caravan last night i shared some sliced beef with her and she took a piece out of my hand, she even gave me time to take pictures of her beautiful. Great video again. All the best Gary n Irene.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Oh Gary and Irene, you heard a cuckoo and fed a vixen! That sounds like my idea of paradise. I bet you have some magnificent photos of her.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Love your choice in accompanying music - so beautiful and peaceful! ✨🙏🏻🇬🇧

@themindfulnarrowboat

27 күн бұрын

I am so pleased that you enjoyed the music. Thank you for your lovely comment. Take care 🦋🌻

Absolute Bliss....Had My Cuppa Ready this Time. The Walk & Bird Song Was Divine 🌳💚🪶 "Thank You So Much Vanessa" 💐

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Did you have some biscuits with that tea, Sally?Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

@sallylunamoth5542

Ай бұрын

@@themindfulnarrowboat Yes I did indeed have some biscuits & A Blueberry Muffin Lol Have a Lovely Week End Too 🐕💖🦋

Thank you for your lovely vlog xx

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you. You are very welcome. Take care🦋🌻

beautiful drawings and a beautiful video very relaxing to watch

@themindfulnarrowboat

20 күн бұрын

That is so kind of you. Thank you so much 😊 Take care🦋🌻

So pleased to have discovered your channel ♥thoroughly enjoyed the natural beauty, very calming, and a great way to relax. Thank you!

@themindfulnarrowboat

7 күн бұрын

I am so pleased that you discovered my videos too.Thank you so much for watching. Take care 🦋🌻

Looks peaceful, no noisy neighbours.

@themindfulnarrowboat

21 күн бұрын

Sometimes it can be noisy but then we just move on. Thank you for your lovely comment. Have a super week. Take care 🦋🌻

Possibly your best video yet, kudos! I'm going to buy you a coffee, use it to by Ms. Zephyr a new ball, she's a great dog and reminds me so much of my own dog.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you- thank you so much! Zephyr has a new ball now and she is very happy about that. Pass on a belly rub to your dog from me. Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

My dear wife Christine of 47yrs passed away suddenly 8 mths ago she always watched your channel she loved your drawings, This is the first time ive been able to watch you its been a terrible 8 mths and it still is, But I'll try and catch you again sometime❤

@deborahrussell5534

Ай бұрын

Hang in there. I know how hard it is to lose a loved one. If you are a believer,then you know that she is in a great place and one day you will see her again. God Bless You 🙏❤️

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Oh Tony, I am so devastated for you. Life is so, so cruel sometimes; Christine was far too young to go. It doesn't make any sense does it? I hope you have loved ones close by. Please email me, if you think it will make you feel any better: themindfulnarrowboat@gmail.com. I am honoured that Christine enjoyed my channel. Thank you so much for leaving this comment. Time will pass and you will feel stronger again. Hold onto those precious memories and try and spend time in nature. There are many signs there. Take care 🌻🦋🕊️

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am sad to hear that you have lost a loved one too, Deborah. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to Tony. That is very kind and thoughtful of you. Take care 🌻🦋🕊️

@scratchnbell

24 күн бұрын

I'm a few months in front on you. I know It doesn't seem like it now but it does get easier. I still struggle daily but it is different. I guess this is the price i/we pay for sharing our lives with wonderful ladies. Good luck to you sir. I wish you the best as a member of the same crappy club.

I've lived on a 30ft boat cruising about rivers and seas, great if you are prepared (and young enough) for squalls and gales. I've lived in a 28 ft caravan and it was a wonderful experience, as long as I had a permanent parking spot on a relative's land to go back to. I looked into narrowboats but maneuvering the more confining canals when busy and no permanent mooring was an issue, for me. Still sometimes tugs at me, but I get a good fix from your vlogs. Keep up the good work!

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Moving the narrowboat in the busy times becomes easier the more that you do it, but that is one of the reasons that I like to head for the rivers in the summer as there is much more room. More marinas are popping up, so getting a permanent mooring might not be so bad now. You could try again?Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Good evening Vanessa ~ another brilliant Friday night in store for me as your vlog/video is ready to watch ~ I couldn’t comment earlier as I was with the head physio and the nurse discussing medication And I didn’t see the notification flash up ~ I hope you have a lovely weekend - sending you loads of love and loads of hugs as always ~ Xxx Xxx

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I hope that you have had a good week? I wish you a calm and pain-free weekend. Take care, Louise. 🦋🌻

oh that was lovely thank you, what a wonderful little walk through woodland you did, with the music and birdsong it was just right! Poor Zephyr loosing her ball! I have a small black Lab and she is exactly the same, really panics if she loses her ball and will run franticly around the house and garden looking for it, biscuits do work and normally we find it. thank you also, for talking about the cost and having a Narrow boat. We were looking into it a few years ago, but couldn't go ahead with it due to family illness. I am quite suprised at how much they have gone up since then! so we bought a camper van instead which has been good. hope you are all well and thank you for you lovely drawing and poems. x

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Hi Katie, Labradors and their ball obsessions eh! 🐾🐾😂 I bet you have some wonderful adventures in your camper van? Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

A great vlog the expense of the boat ,well worth it we dont realise the beauty of our countryside and the wildlife ,your poetry very good with your drawings

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Hi Keith, thank you so much for your kind comment. Have a super rest of the week. Take care 🌻🦋

Such a lovely blog Vanessa and I wish my route to the post box was as magical as your woodland walk! How stunning Kinder Scout is well done on your walk ! Very interesting and informative as always thanks very much x

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you enjoyed it Tracy. Thank you so much for such a lovely comment. Have a super rest of the week. Take care 🌻🦋

I also keep a nature journal like you - here in Australia, I also love to draw birds and insects with coloured pencils. Laying down all the different tones of dry pigment from a coloured pencil, is so soothing - and suddenly you have made something from nothing! A blank page suddenly springs to life! Your sketches have real charm - and when I read this quote from Beatrix Potter, I thought of you and your exquisite talent with pencils - Beatrix wrote in her diary - 'Thank God, I have the seeing eye.'

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Hi Polly, I am so pleased that you keep a nature journal too. It is such a wonderful hobby to have isn't it? Every season, there is something wonderful to sketch and think about. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I am a real fan of Beatrix Potter by the way! Take care 🌻🦋

Beautiful discovery 🌿😍

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Take care 🦋🌻

The Pipit has found a habitat with the best views. my Brother used to go rambling in the Pennines when he was younger and a bit of Potholing too as a sport I'd guess. That was a magical path that led to the letter box Vanessa , I'm sorry Zephyr lost her Ball but I imagine the chews made up for it. I watch those Narrowboat sales ads and Boat sales on the tube so I can see how much second hand ones cost. I see the English weather last week was as changeable as it always was. Look forwards to your next Vlog , like your subscribers say they are the highlight of our week.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

The English weather is never dull is it? 🤭 I bet you don't miss that? 😂 Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super week. Take care 🦋🌻

Synchronicity! I watched Bill Bailey and Alan Davies yesterday rambling in the same area, and they talked about the 1932 mass trespass too (possibly even using the same image). An inspirational story. There's so much to enjoy in your vids, Vanessa. From your nature observations (that Green Tiger beetle is a stunner) to gorgeous Zeph, the beautiful countryside and your sense of humour. I yearn for a Summer's day in England, maybe we should swap our sailboat here in sweaty Southeast Asia for a narrowboat back home... Grass is always greener, eh? Liz ⚓🐾

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I will have to watch that episode! Your sailboat sounds dreamy. We have had one of the wettest and darkest winters and early springs ever, Liz so maybe swapping to have a summer's day and then going back again might be better. 😂 Thank you so much for such a kind and lovely comment. Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

🌱 i so enjoyed those walks ...thank you ✨

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care 🦋🌻

Well done sweetheart! Handling a big boat like that really takes e skill and dedication! You are a true Angel of the waterways, and spirt of the land! Be free be beautiful and always true to yourself and your sole will shine like a beacon forever! Stay safe and stay happy!

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is such a kind comment- thank you so much! Take care 🦋🌻

Simply phenomenal content, thank you so much.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you! Thank you so much. Take care 🌻🦋

I've tried so many products on the bottom of our boats and they all say they prevent the build up of vegetation on the hull, but none ever do. Swans and ducks are the best way to remove it. We paid £10,000 for our 60 yr old Rugby boat, but have spent about £30,000 getting it fitted out. Keep up the great videos. We were due to go up the Maccelsfield and Peak Forest this month but life has got in the way.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

It is always so sweet to hear the ducks and swans nibbling at the weed on the hull. I bet your boat looks beautiful now! I hope life gets back to normal for you so that you can explore these two stunning canals. Thank you for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

Thank you for another calming and relaxing vlog, i feel so calm now x

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I’m so pleased, Sharon. Thank you so much 😊 Take care🌻🦋

Beautiful vlogs. The videography and info on the animals, plants, architecture and history is very fine, and your art and poetry is first class. Pat to Zeph, Go well ok

@themindfulnarrowboat

25 күн бұрын

That is so kind of you, Rob! Thank you so much. Zeph enjoyed her pat too. Take care 🦋🌻

This was a delight to watch! Thank you!

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Have a super week. Take care 🦋🌻

Beautiful video🙌👌 Love the rich colours & your wonderful adventures, also your incredible artwork.

@themindfulnarrowboat

19 күн бұрын

That is so kind of you, Mick. Take care 🦋🌻

Loved the video and love your journal at the end, you are very talented. We love nature as much as you do. It must be lovely to travel down the canal with such peace and tranquillity. I love your dog too 🐕

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you love nature too. It is such a wonderful thing to have in your life. Thank you so much for your kind comment. Take care 🌻🦋

@lynnb_and_ky_springer_spaniel

Ай бұрын

@themindfulnarrowboat you too, enjoy the weekend. We have been watching some others. I love your journal and sketches. You inspired me to get out my paints 🎨 I'm no good though 😊

Thanks for a lovely vlog.Your love of all nature is great for you to share.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

It is a pleasure. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care🦋🌻

As ever, so many well-deserved accolades posted for last week's vlog. Vanessa, you are indeed a brilliant photographer/storyteller. Around every corner is a wonderfully creative new surprise. A joyful presentation. A true gift for all to embrace. I have said this before... I shall say it again... many, many thanks! ❤️

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Lynn. It means such a lot to me to read a comment like this. Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻🤗

Hey! I just started watching your videos and I enjoy every single video you post and learning all about living on a narrowboat as well as all the wildlife. Thank you for all you do from Canada!

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you are enjoying the vlogs! Thank you so much. Take care 🦋🌻

❤Namaste from India - your scenic river cruises are so refreshing on old eyes -bless you for taking us along on your journey - love and light from a 70 year old Granma - for bringing joy to her mostly sedentary life 🙏🦋💙just discoverd your vlog today🍀

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you have found my vlog. I love your country so much that I named my daughter after it! Thank you so much for your kind comment. Have a super weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

@jita14

Ай бұрын

@@themindfulnarrowboat my heartfelt blessings to your daughter💝 I too loved your Queen because of her sense of duty - a virtue much upheld in India . I’ve been to London several times,Scotland and parts of England ie Bath,Stonehenge ,Oxford& Cambridge & Windsor Castle ie the usual tourist trails but my best friend who I was in boarding school with for 10 years as children up in the Himalayas ,lives in London ! I was last there 12 years ago and she says it’s changed a lot the last few years but I’m glad the canals are still beautiful and serene

everytime your video is up... i must put it full screen, not because i cant see... i want to enjoy every scene that you brought in this video... very lovely... and poor doggy, lost his toy

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you- thank you so much 😊 Have a super week. Take care🦋🌻

Glad you walked up Kinder, beautiful up there. Thanks for all the boat information. Have a good weekend.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

It is such a wonderful walk with breathtaking views! Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Vanessa, 👱‍♀Thanks for sharing ! I knew Zephyr 🐶 would lost her ball. My dogs would have lost the ball also. I love labs,💖 Zephyr is beautiful. I also love your art work. Cheers 🍪🍪☕☕

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

The amount of balls we have lost and the amount of different ones that we have found is like stars in the sky!Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Stuck for words lass.... (Other than beautiful!) 😎👌❤

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

You are so kind, Marty!Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Great video. The nuthatch was my favorite! Very relaxing watch. Thanks

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

They are beautiful birds aren’t they? Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care🦋🌻

A beautiful video. That walk to the post box through the enchanted forest was so magical.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I felt like I was on a wild adventure getting to that postbox!Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Thanks Vanessa for this beautiful adventure and great information on the start to narrowboating life. I hope that you have a spare ball for Zephyr. Have a lovely weekend. Take care and all the best. Stevie

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Hi Stevie, I have got Zephyr a new ball so she is a very happy dog again. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

So look forward to your weekly videos looks so peaceful 😊

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Sue. Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Today was a beautiful day I also spent some time ball hunting with Margo 🙂 and the best part of the day had to be a milky coffee, a handful of malted milks…and then another cracking episode. V you are a star 🙂

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I hope, Margo was more successful at finding her ball? Yum, malted milks! Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Just came across the vlog what an exciting day you have just love it, it's like being free as a bird, loved it 🎉

@themindfulnarrowboat

28 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching, Joan. It is a good life even when the engine breaks and things go wrong! Have a super week. Take care 🦋🌻

You truly are an artist.Great footage and drawings.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is such a kind comment.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Really look forward to your videos. I’m still busy watching all your older ones as well. Loved seeing the one when you were on the Ashby canal through the villages and town I live .

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

The Ashby is a super canal and I loved my time there.Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Beautiful and magical as ever....thank you 🙏

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is so kind of you- thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

Great video, enjoyed watching this and seeing your way of life, what a great way to enjoy life's journey

@themindfulnarrowboat

16 күн бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it. Thank you so much 😊 Have a super weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

Oh, Thanks. The girls and I enjoy you sharing!!!

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you are enjoying the vlogs. Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Another gorgeous video Vanessa. Thank you. I loved the trek through the undergrowth to the post box!...and the climb to Kinder Scout. I particularly like the way you effortlessly move from the broad ancient archaeological view down to the nearby insect and bird life while giving us some social history of the ramblers at the same time. It takes time and effort to put all that together so well. Thanks again.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

That is such a kind comment, Neil! Thank you so much. I am really pleased that you enjoyed the vlog. Have a super weekend. Take care 🌻🦋

Thanks for identifying species that are “ new” to me….birds, insects and plants. Great video !!

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

It is my pleasure! Thank you so much for your kind comment. Take care 🦋🌻

Great video, Take care. x🎉

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Stephen. Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻

Another informative relaxing ride on Alice Grace with Kinder Scout & some lush woodland walking with Zeph thrown in, lovely end to my Friday. Thank you Vanessa, have a great weekend.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you found it relaxing, Annie. Thank you so much! Take care 🦋🌻

I love your vlogs and you ended your vlog in a very much loved location of ours in higher poynton which my husband and i have a caravan right next to the canal. We love taking our dogs down the canal and on the lovely walks such a lovely area. take care and can't wait for your next adventure xx

@themindfulnarrowboat

28 күн бұрын

It is such a beautiful place to be isn't it? Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care 🦋🌻

Love the peaceful life. Great video and love the boat

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind comment. Have a super rest of the week. Take care 🌻🦋

Fox..2hoots…heron standing behind him..GENIUS! You have an eye for such beauty in nature. Thank u for a fab video 🇨🇦 ❤

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Yvonne! Have a super week. Take care🦋🌻

Well that vlog brought back a memory I was last up Kinder Scout way back in 66 when I was 17, Very interesting on boat prices I always remember somebody mentioned that Warble boats were charging about £1100 per foot for a narrowboat back in 99 seems cheap now.lol, The biscuit challenge come on Vanessa "Four"" I lost ,great vlog have a good week take care.😊

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

You'll have to revisit Kinder Scout then. It is so beautiful isn't it? Those biscuits don't have any chocolate on them so four is really like 2 chocolate digestives...well that's what I told myself anyway! 🤭 Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend. Take care 🦋🌻

it is like floating there , drinking tea, and watching the english lands pass. good stuff.

@themindfulnarrowboat

Ай бұрын

I am so pleased that you enjoyed it!Thank you so much for your lovely comment.Have a super weekend.Take care 🦋🌻