This is a Shock To My Narrowboating  

Dear Ms Mindful and Zephyr. Thank you for making Fridays special once again. You make canal life look so relaxing and beautiful. You are definitely “top of the line” among canal boat vlogs.

I have had a horrible week, so I purposefully didn’t watch this on Friday, but saved it so I could sit down on a Saturday night, red wine in hand and just chill and enjoy. Thank you for providing a little piece of chill in an otherwise manic life. It is much appreciated. Please never stop. All the best.

That stunning Flower Beetle with it's shimmering green covering, sitting on a Buttercup, what a beautiful contrast! God... the greatest artist of them all...his signature is on everything at every level and in detail that is just mind-boggling. Such a rich palette of colors, textures and an amazing variety of shapes. And it's all just sitting out there, like it's nothing special. I'm SO glad you take the time to notice and record these things on video! Not only is it something to marvel at, but as an artist it must be quite inspirational too. Loved the buildings and the market. Your videos have always been good, but they just keep getting better and better!

thanks Vanessa for another stroll through beauty....I think you allow us all to become 'unfrazzled', as at the end of your lovely poem. The Beetle and the buttercups drawing is uplifting. I loved the Moor Hen chick and the Marsh Orchid too. And each week I enjoy the sound of water flowing into your teapot! Warm wishes for the week ahead. W xxx

The colours on that green beetle are amazing. Mother Nature keeps astounding me, the smallest of creatures are so beautiful. Take care and have a great week. =-)

Thank you for your wonderful content. Watching your channel makes me feel good.

Imagine how many little creatures would have been in that amazing field of buttercups. So relaxing. Thank you .

Thank you ❤ I appreciate the time and effort that you put into your vlogs. They are very much appreciated. I just hope people are inspired to look more for the finer details of nature as you do. There is something very comforting and warming about all of your films but more so the making of the tea and wondering how many biscuits are there this week 🤣 Love you and what you do. Thank you 🥰xx

My favourite part is the Nature Journal! The Macclesfield Canal sounds like it should have a poem all of its own.

New adventures now and the farmers market looked amazing. How lovely you could re acquaint yourself with Earl Grey tea! Just so wonderful to be able to immerse yourself in nature as part of Nature Journalling week. Must be so easy to lose yourself just watching the insects. That green beetle was stunning. Thank you so much :)

Wow! So heartfelt. Thank you for sharing your vulnerable self along with all of your knowledge and artistic talents. You are such a real and complete human being♥️♥️♥️

Wow what a fabulous field of buttercups - they certainly bring a ray of sunshine don't they? Have to smile at the thick-thighed flower beetle though 😀- your Friday afternoon tongue twister 😂😂 Enjoy the Trent and Mersey it's just as beautiful 🙏🐾🦋

Es ist sehr schön Dich ein Stück Deines Weges begleiten zu dürfen. Deine Videos sind eine Zauberwelt. ❤

Oh Vanessa the joy this video bought to me is immeasurable...Everything was just So Perfect, So Relaxing 🤗 Today I took a photo of an insect on a Oxeye Daisy on my phone I got home zoomed in & it was A petrol green thick legged beetle, 'So Pretty' I loved that you found one too. Thank You & Zephyr, Sending Love & A Big Hug through the skies 💐💗🐕

Oh DEFINITELY prefer "a shining of buttercups!" Thanks for providing the full-page view of your journal. I love that nature journaling book too -- don't always have time, but living on a farm provides abundant subjects. Rather like living on the canal, I suspect!

A lovely vlog as usual, I’m always struck by the music you use, it adds so much to the video. The artisan market was really nice, love to see people passionate about their wares. Great poem at the end.

You and Zeph are so delightful and charming. Love your vlog!

Just lovely ❤Thankyou.

What an incredibly talented artist you are, thank you for sharing on RU-vid, quite a treat to watch. ❤

Buttercup field is so beautiful 🥰🥰🥰

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again The best boater channel on you Tube by far Smack on with every aspect 👍🏼👍🏼✅

The shrimps in the water you took for your water -paints reminded me of when I was a small boy early 1950s ! We often played in a spring-fed stream in our local park which had lots of these little shrimps ,but during Summer it would be completely dust dry ! Come the Autumn rain the shrimps would be back again all along it! It was always one of our wonderful childhood mysteries ! I learned later their eggs lay viable in the dry stream bed ,but when the water returned the shrimps were there fully grown! Thank you for another lovely video report!

Thanks, amazing. ✌🏻👊🏼

What a superb channel, nothing better than being in nature, on the water, wonderful art, beautiful poetry, and a wagging Zeph tail 💚🌱

Embracing new adventures is always exciting! You've got this! Change is the only constant. Wishing you an amazing journey ahead! Stepping out of your comfort zone is the first step to growth. Enjoy the ride! New waters bring new opportunities. Can't wait to see where this summer takes you.

Lovely gentle nature filled vlog. Thank you.

What a peaceful and calming video. Thank you.

Stay safe and well Vanessa and Zephyr. Blaze and I love your vlog xxx

Thank you for your beautiful vlogs each week. They never fail to soothe my soul.

Zeph looks so relaxed,she couldn't care less.lol

Thank you! A beautiful poem 💜😊

Gods creations, everywhere. Just awesome.🙏👍🇦🇺

Dziękuję Wanesso że zabrałaś mnie kolejny raz na tę cudowną wodno lądową wycieczkę. Pozdrawiam Cię z Polski.

Love that. you are a genius with your poetry your amazing love the canals all the canal system is beautiful so peaceful it's like your away from world in some places🦋🌻👍👍❤

Where ever you are you make it beautiful xx

Keep Smiling!💝

The Buttercup field was amazing . Thanks

Absolutely loved the bridges. Everything is so beautiful and green, and especially loved the shot of Zeph standing in the yellow field. Thoroughly enjoyed todays video 💜💜

Your is such a lovely, soothing channel., and your wild life films and drawings are so beautiful and inspire me to look more closely at nature in my garden and on my walks. Thank you!

Absolutely love your boat so homely, and zeph , also relaxed loving boat life, 😀

Hi Vanessa, it was very different and very beautiful. Thank you so much 😍🙏

Another delightful vlog giving all an insight to your passion for nature and the recording of such through poetry and coloured pencil in your diary. I think I would have given up in that downpour!

Enjoyed that , thanks. We not too far from the Somerset levels and get to see Hobbys every summer . They are like super agile slim Peregrines picking off the Dragonflys , always exciting to see ...All the best .

Another wonderful vlog such brilliant filming ,i took screenshots of the buttercup field and the Orchid such beautiful vibrant colours , we used to have Aquilegia growing directly out of a stone wall of an old pig pen on the end of our cottage such fragile gentle flowers ,once again thank you it really does start my weekend with a warm happy feeling .

You rock. Great vid and I loved the poem. Hope your days are lovely!

I love the Bees on them flowers. Bees are fascinating,especially the Bumble bee.

We call that flower “Granny’s Bonnet “

perfect way to begin my day 😊

I loved the Farmers Market and the nature walk. I love hearing of the history of the area as well. Zephyr and her ball is always entertaining! ❤

There were certainly many beautiful bridges. So nice cruising with you. The columbines were lovely and so was the orchid. My favorite part of your vlog is the poem you read and your drawings. Thanks.

Your illustrations are beautiful please keep sharing.

Your work is exquisite. I am travelling in central Queensland, Australia at present and seeing beautiful country thanks to lots of rain but in the end it is just a variation of grey green so to speak. The colours in your videos are so vivid. I also love how Zephyr features in your vlogs. I daresay though you can carpet your boat with her fur!

Really lovely to be in a great place with your, Vanessa. And also sharing your home with us, bet you could manage the 2 slice of 'millionaire shortbread 'with your tea. This week?😊 Stay safe xxx

Hi really enjoyed your video they just get better and better and very relaxing really like when you get your book out and do your lovely drawing really looking forward to seeing your next video keep safe 😊👍🏻

It must have been Zephyr's answer just looking down at the water, and thinking what kind of question is that, you know its beautiful.

Suddenly it's Monday late afternoon. The lads who came to trim the apple trees have gone, taking their noisy wood chipper with them. I suddenly felt lazy and decided a wee dram of Glenmorangie single malt and a relaxing video were called for. So I took the time to catch up with Vanessa and Zephyr - perfect. Love the term 'unfrazzled' to describe the mood you created. Thank you.

Very well put together Vanessa, thank you. Have a lovely week…

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you Vanessa, good work 👍😁.

I adore your pictures and poems! I put the video on half speed to take them in as you skip through ❤🌻

Love your life inspiration to us all that life is good keep posting your videos luv them

Beautifully done, as always!

I really enjoy your videos , so relaxing .

I smiled when you mentioned you found the mushroom people again. I know the feeling. I am off to a Farmers Market in BC Canada tomorrow, lots here as well, and I just love unexpected finds … 😊 ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

Hi Vanessa & Zephyr Another nice quiet vlog from you. Zephyr meets many friends at the market.

Absolutely love your your zest for life, and nature, fantastic artist, I walk along the macc canal, Bollington, so beautiful and chilling, I have also learnt from you names of the bridges , I also follow vice and Jo Holly the cafe boat, 😀

so calming....Thank you

Well my hobby for the last year is watching the adventures of mindful narrowboating…lol.

It’s Friday, time for the hound and me to settle down with a glass of milk and some cookies… V your artwork is fantastic as is your channel… 🙂 have a fab weekend.

Thanks Vanessa. A cruise of dodging the showers by the look of it. Lots of lovely flowers, including an orchid! A great Farmers market too. Looked as if Zephyr had her eye on something on one of the stalls. Was that a doggy treat?

Bealtiful, bealtiful,bealtiful!!!! Thanks!!!! Direto do Rio, Brasil.

What a beautiful video. The beauty of the natural world and your appreciation of it moved me to tears. Wishing you many happy journeys 😊

Thank you Vanessa for another wonderfully varied vlog. I really enjoyed watching.

When the stall holder mentioned Wirral tea I thought I’d like some of that! That’s were I live x

Thank you for my weekly fix Getting better week by week outstanding editing watch out mr Attenborough 😅❤

Yes very interesting, I must get some more history on the local canal, take care on your journey 🍄💐🐝

Only 10 mins in and just know that you are going to do just fine. You are the canal Queen 👸 Fantastic as always 👍

You did very well indeed with your purchases !!

Off to a new adventure on a new canal. So excited to see your journey. What an opportunity to see all the crafty works at the square. Thank you for sharing. Everyone stay safe, warm, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia

Smasks of adventure Luv. U really do need a Bells Whiskey...and just forget the landlubbers and enjoy. 😊😅😂...

Loved every bit of this beautifully created video Vanessa, your life is so interesting; seeing such beauty in this amazing countryside that we live in. I would have bought all the things you bought at the market and your new mugs were a bargain 🥰 they're gorgeous and perfect for your travels (I love tea as much as you do) 🙂 Aren't the buttercup fields amazing this year, must have been all the rain we've had. Zeph is a super star and I love seeing her with you, what a calm pupster she is and she's loving her ball 🥎 As always your journal becomes more and more beautiful. I just wish I could draw like you. Thank you for sharing your journey and new adventures to pastures new 🥰

Beautiful. Such great photography, especially so if it's just using your phone! Thank you.

Ah, so nice... your journeys so well-realised. The market was lovely. Thanks for pointing out the insects. Aren't the wild orchids differently shaped to potted ones. A great day out, even Zephyr has a few words to share

Another wonderful vlog full of nature and restful Ed’s thank you tc now the oldies🤗🤗

Beautiful film. You are very talented!

I now live in Cricklade on the back of a nature reserve and apparently it’s the largest reserve in the whole south of England that has the largest amount of snakehead fertilles but this year they haven’t grown as the Thames flooded the land for to long 😔😔😔which is such a shame but now it’s drying out and it’s so pretty walking though there that I ended up taking loads of pics the other day and filmed all the caterpillars busying away 🥰🥰.

Here’s Hoping for a Mild Summer & a lot of Canal Adventures along the way.

What an amazing Farmer’s market and so great that the family allows people to come into their property. The hospital of the U. K and the friendliness of the people you encounter weekly is such a breath of fresh air. I wish I could sketch like you do. I have colored pencils but I noticed yours in your videos and was wondering if the brand you have you like for a certain reason? I’m happy Zeph got to see other dogs like her at the market. It was so funny when you told her you got her some things. She immediately started licking her lips lol. Oh how do you stand the cuteness? I would be cuddling and petting her all day long. The mugs you got are beautiful. I like them. I love tea but I have to be careful because I can’t have a lot of herbs because of having organ transplants. There are a lot of herbs out there that could counteract the anti-rejection meds so I have to be careful. Those dried flowers are lovely too. What was in the tin you purchased? I noticed it looked like you put it in the bathroom. Such an elegant lunch or dinner. I don’t like mushrooms though :(. Even though they looked amazing from last week when you bought them. Holy shrimp. There was a lot of them in that little scoop. My goodness. Don’t forget too that when you feel like things are overwhelming , we are all here wishing you happy and safe journey and wishing we were spending the time with you. You are doing something with your life that you can literally say “I had an amazing life. I did so much”. I hope to be able to say that some day. I think Narrowboating was the best choice for your life now because you look like you have so much fun doing it. Keep having that fun. :)

Zeph is adorable ❤

The content Queen of narrowboat vlogs😊another Banger 😃Amazing 🙂⭐️👍

That was lovely to watch. There are so many flowers, birds and insects that we have never seen before. It's lovely that you take time to show them and draw them xx

I'm not a poem/poetry guy (at all), but I find your drawing and poem at the end of your video fantastic, you're a talented Gal!

I so enjoy your videos. I especially love all the birds and the flowers. I recently retired or I surely would be a patron. I wish I could send money so you could buy all the tea you wanted to try! Keep sailing free. From central New York. No where near the city. It looks like your travels around here. Rural.

The field of buttercups reminded me of when I was a child, the fields between our house & the church were full of (child size!) thigh high grasses of many types mixed with endless flowers of all colours awash with grasshoppers, blood suckers as we called them, Daddy Longlegs & countless other insects. It was truly heaven on Earth & so sad it's not like that any more. We really must care better for our planet & everything growing on her. Thank you so much for your lovely videos. ❤

Thanks for all the great vlogs

Thank you. It's lovely to hear the pleasure you take in sitting for twenty minutes observing amongst the wild flowers. A small midge crawled across my phone screen as i watched you painting at the end!

Your vlogs always go by quickly as I listen to your life in a narrowboat and I truly enjoy every minute, so thank you. Give Zephyr a hug from me too.

I have just come back after a month in rural Burgundy . I managed to get two of your vlogs out there and I’m catching up on the other two, they are so relaxing. One thing I have noticed, it still feels like winter here, but as you say the weather conditions make for a great variety in nature. 😊

Thank you for bringing us a bit of joy!

I had such an idyllic vision built up in my mind, of what narrow boating life was, that besides the travails you document on occasion, I had managed to gloss over the actual realities of your day to day life. When I heard you describe the congestion of boats on the canals, my mind immediately went to leaving Los Angeles on a Friday night on the 405, yikes 🫣😬. I wish you safe travels wherever your journey takes you.🙏🏻

Loved your "concentration face" when flower arranging. Made me laugh. You have such a wonderful life. Thanks for sharing it.