#21 Whilst I’m Working On My Narrowboat...

[@overstandlifeonline]

I have only recently found your channel. I am gradually watching each of your videos and loving each one, in particular this one. It has brought back so many memories - we lived on top of the hill, above Spade Oak, the place where you stopped and bought Zephyr an ice-cream. We loved to walk on Sunday mornings in this area, sometimes along the river bank, other times crossing walking into Marlow or as far as Henley. Your footage of the red kites is stunning. We loved to watch them wheeling above us. They are gradually making their way into Norfolk but rarely venture to the coast - the gulls mob them and the buzzards too. We moved away from Bucks nearly 16 years ago, after packing up work - too young to retire so we were what we termed as 'drop-outs'! Our walks are now inland, up footpaths, through woods and traversing field edges, as well as along the beach. Your videos are so interesting and inspiring too, one day I will catch up and have watched them all. Finally, sorry this has been a bit long winded!

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

What beautiful memories. It sounds like you really enjoyed your time by the Thames. Take care 🦋🌻

[@marionjohansson4235]

With a side hatch like that who needs a TV! Those bobbing swan heads crack me up

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

The duck hatch is full of wonders sometimes! Take care🦋🌻

[@rhonaevans7431]

Really enjoy watching you vlogs. Seeing many parts of England I will never see, wonderful. Loved the visitors, that kept popping their heads up at the window while you were working on your laptop. What a delightful distraction to work. Thank you for sharing.

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

It is wonderful to have warm enough weather that you can sit with the duck hatch open and wait for the feathery neighbours to arrive.😍Thank you for your lovely comment. Have a super weekend. Take care🌻🦋

[@annhay4572]

Great birds! And what a gorgeous view from the top of that climb. And yet, I bet you were happy to get home to your narrowboat back down on the canal, whew! Your knowledge of trees, and other plants, and birds, is amazing. Thank you for sharing. I'm learning a lot. Yes, during my 28 years of boating here in the Pacific Northwest of the USA (Puget Sound), I learned early on that it is always best to head "up" into the current when mooring, you have more control of the boat. I'll keep watching your vlogs, will catch up one of these days. 🙂

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Your boating adventures sound like they were really exciting, Ann! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super week. Take care🦋🌻

[@algernon9324]

Love the dog ice cream shots and the sunset cruise. I hope you enjoyed your well deserved P and P!

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Thank you, Algernon. P and P comes highly recommended from me! 🦋🌻👍

[@borderreiver3288]

The views from up the hill were amazing...got quite a shock when you suddenly appeared with face mask on and a light behind you...thought it was Halloween for a moment.....

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

I’m glad you enjoyed the views. As for the mask, what mask? That is just my normal face in the evenings!🤣

[@RDavis-g3s]

I've been watching all your videos cool and educational

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

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

[@colettemccoy2921]

When I see swan’s swimming with other fowl I think of frigates keeping the convoy in order 😊 like since the first ep it feels like we had tea or a gabb lol zephyr has some bird dog in her 😆

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Swan's are definitely in charge! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Have a super week. Take care 🦋🌻

[@thecanucklehead7351]

Beautiful shots of the kites.

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Aren’t they wonderful birds? There are quite a few around this stretch of the Thames which is good to see. Thank you for your comments.🙏

[@kristinburton4953]

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[@lorrainerichardson3280]

My asthma wouldn't allow me to climb the path these days but so worth the effort, I love watching raptors soaring, so mighty and beautiful. My Friday night routine used to be Baileys, bath and book, lol now I don't drink and no bath. I do enjoy me time though. Take care as always. =-)

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Ah the 'Three B's!" I can do the Baileys (vegan) and book, but no bath on our boat! 😂 I hope your asthma is ok, Lorraine? Thank you so much for watching and take care.🌻🦋

[@stephenrowell9373]

I bet climbing that hill tested your asthma inhalers effectiveness a fair bit Vanessa !.@@themindfulnarrowboat

[@gailalicea1622]

🧡💛 Hi Vanessa , I was trying to watch your videos all in a row as I just found you a couple weeks ago 😂 yay. But now Im just all over the place. Its like I cant say where do I begin cuz Im a let me see where this one takes me kinda girl and I have to watch what pops up. Im not doing in order cuz Im too anxious to see whats next. 🙆🏻‍♀️ I do want to say I love your top. That color is so lovely on you. ❤🩷 And of course the view you get to enjoy from the inside of The Mindful Narrowboat is splendid. I am so appreciative of all you show us. Your drawings and poems towards the ending are so wonderful as I get to see the pictures twice. Once in nature and again in your recreation on paper. So beautiful in all its splendor. Many thanks to you , your husband n zephe for it all 💚🩵

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

That is so kind of you to be watching some of the old ones. The editing, filming and drawing was all in need of a great deal of practice then. 🤭 Thank you for your lovely comment. Take care🦋🌻

[@gailalicea1622]

Oh no I absolutely love it They are so sweet. All of them have been perfect. I will eventually have watched them all. But I'll watch a few of them in order and the next time I turn the TV on KZbin It'll pop up a newer video. And then I'll watch that but eventually I go back and I'm trying to do them in order. I do not know how to do any of that fancy stuff with my phone. I do not do a computer. My son bought me this phone. I know how to text an order from amazon 😅🤣😂 But I surely don't know how to do anything else. I'm always messing my phone up and have to have one of my grandkids fix it for me. But anyway, thank you so much.I love all the videos. And I really truly love the older ones too. To me they are ALL BRAND NEW 😉

[@OoOoINDIoOoO]

The footage of the kites are amazing! Had to rewatch the clips of Zephyr eating ice cream as she's just too cute xx

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Thank you so much! Yes Zephyr absolutely loved that ice cream, but sadly is expecting one everyday now!

[@eltrym]

Haha.. I loved the facepack shot, very entertaining. It's interesting to me to see how much your journal entries have changed over the years. Not massively, in my opinion, but I can see a definite improvement. My point being, that is what happens isn't it? The more hours we put into practicing something, the more we learn and the better we get. I did finish drawing my cup the other day. I didn't want to though because I'd never drawn a cup before and it looked hard. But I've learnt over the years to ignore that Doubting Thomas voice in my head and push on regardless. It turned out well and I'm pleased I tried it. Now when that Doubting Thomas pipes up again I'll be able to quickly put him in his place! It's the same with poetry. It's something that I've wanted to do, but thought I couldn't. Then the other day it dawned on me that the reason I couldn't write poetry was because I hadn't learnt how to do it yet. I'd put no effort whatsoever into trying it. I reminded myself that poet's weren't born poet's, it's a skill they'd learnt through work and practice. X

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Very wise words; it's all about having a go and then keeping up the trying; it is a great exercise in mindfulness as long as you aren't hard on yourself.Thank you so much for your lovely comment. Take care🦋🌻

[@richardterry9788]

Lovely ode to the Oak. Touched my essence xx

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Thank you, Richard😊 Have a great rest of the week, take care🌻🦋

[@nancinowlen3043]

Nice cruise as always. Thank you April 13, 2022

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

You are very welcome, Nanci! Thank you😊🦋🌻

[@simon-nb-Betsyray]

Another peaceful vlog with lovely scenery and beautiful kites. ☺, l love❤ the words of poetry at the end of ur vlogs 👍

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Thank you, Simon. I am so pleased you found the vlog peaceful. That has always been my intention to create some moments of mindfulness. It is my hobby and I wasn’t sure others would enjoy it, so when I get comments like yours, it is so lovely. Have a wonderful week👍🦋🌻

[@hideawaysailing9078]

At first I thought that was slices of eggplant on your eyes only because I had sliced eggplant on my pizza yesterday then I realized it was cucumber 😂 give Zephyr a big hug ❤

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

I'm glad that you weren't watching whilst you were eating the pizza then as it would have turned you right off your food!🤭 Thank you so much for watching. Take care🌻🦋

[@michaelpilling9659]

Hello Vanessa - greetings from Poland. That's the first 15 vlogs watched. I loved every one of them. This video was superb, especially the walk up that hill. Great views from the top. The cruise was so relaxing made even better by the very suitable music you played. Thank you again

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

I ought to award you some sort of prize for completing the first 15 videos: Ta da, your NB Mindful Cup= 🏆 Thank you so much for your support with the channel, Michael. Take care🦋🌻

[@annwebb2942]

Lots to love about this video Thank you A well deserved pap I've gone for the ice-cream Like Zephyr

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

I hope you haven’t gone for the dog ice-cream! Thank you for your wonderful comments!🌻🦋👍

[@nancinowlen3043]

4/13/22 oh I loved the secret Life of Trees.

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

I agree, Nanci; it is a great book! Thank you for watching and commenting. Take care🌻🦋🌳

[@chrisstewart1863]

Do you have a playlist! I very much enjoy your music.

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

I haven't, but I might put one together now. Thank you for your comment.Take care🦋🌻

[@jennyc1846]

Hi Vanessa if I may say at the start of tis, I know its one of your early vids and maybe things have improved, but if not...its really hard to hear you when you sit at your table even when my volume is at 100%, then when you are out and about or the music comes on it comes up really loud....anyhoo....your pics of the kites are magnificent and I loved the swans bobbing up and down at your window in the current...have you thought about getting walking poles for your steep walks, especially if you have asthma? Or even a walking stick? Oh I see Im up to vid #21..only 2 more years worth to go yoo hoo..cheers from west Oz...btw our 2 Griffons loved yoghurt have you tried Zeph with that Im sure she would love it and less sugar....

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Hi Jenny, I am so sorry about the poor audio quality of the earlier vlogs. I have since then, invested in a microphone and I turn the volume of music much lower. Hopefully, you will notice the difference as you watch the recent vlogs. I started at #6 as 1-5 are set as Private videos whilst I tried to practice filming and editing. Thank you for your patience. Take care🦋🌻

[@jennyc1846]

@@themindfulnarrowboat thank you Vanessa the very fact you give your time at all is much appreciated. I hope you didnt think I was complaining, just wasnt sure if you knew about the sound...its a shame you tell lovely stories and we cant hear what you are saying. I cant believe nobody else has said anything but sorry but Im that sort of person who will tell you you have a smudge on your face rather than leave you to go merrily through your day ha ha

[@chrisdyer4089]

a little hard to concentrate from work your office window 🥰

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

It is! 😃 Thank you for watching. Take care 🌻🦋

[@enjoyingthejourneycanceras2355]

lol distractions for sure

[@themindfulnarrowboat]

Nice ones though.🤩 Thank you for watching!🦋🌻