Doggie-paddle-tastic

Hello! Is me .. Lexie! Ow fings? Well pals, as you might know, I dus like to swim heehee. I fink I may of mentioned it a few times ;).

Anywoof, mum and dad luvs to see me enjoyin ma Skamper Ramp. I dussnt be scared of the pool any more and can get in an out easily wiv ma ramp. See ma uvva post for a better look at da ramp ere.

Coz they dus be scoobin divers they got all their gear at da pool for practisin so they decided wod be fun to filum me from under the wata coz they fink ma legs is so funny happarently!! Pftttt cheek! I am like a glidin swan I says ;).

So there you go, doggie paddle from under the water courtesy of the dad! Oh, ignore mum showin her amazin underwater skils (NOT) for the camera. She is a right silly moo ;).

Fanx ma pals ... paddles off ... paddle paddle paddle

Home sweet home - part 35

Hello pals. Well we have moved again! Atlantis is now moored it what we hope will be her home for the next year at least. The funny fing about it is it is where we started off in 2010! 

Here we are heading off up the river to our new home, under our own steam I might add! This is view from the port side (the left). If you wants to remember that port is left, we use a little phrase - no port left (as in the drink). 

Here's the view from the starboard side. Not much in it I guess!

Here's our little tender following along behind.

 

Here's some pals helping us more up in our new exciting surrounds. The view is not great, but at least we know we can do all the noisy messy work and no-one will complain. We also are able to get on and off when we like and don't need the tender any more. Bet we can get a few quid for that!

Dad moves her into her new spot, nice and slow. You can't see it but mum is waiting wiv fenders (in this case some classy large tyres) to fend off from the wall.

A neighbour in the dock over the way. A Loyal Class Fleet Tender having some work done.

A view from astern.

Our new gangway across to land. I'm summoning up the courage to go first.

Nope! Decided to send mum over first so I could make sure it would hold me weight ;). Seems ok.

Here she is safely moored up in her new home. We have shut up shop for the winter and waiting for Spring. Dad will then finish off the wheelhouse inside and out (think I've said that before) and there is talk of a new galley and bathroom for 2013.

Well it's been slow progress for the last few years as you can tell but 2013 looks to be fun. Not least of all because dad has another slave helper in the form of his son!

Thi has been Lexie, signing off for now.

I know wot you dun last summer - part 34

Hello ma pals! I fort I give you a summin up of 2012 and get you in da mood for 2013 when we'll be doin more work on Atlantis again! Yes, I know is 2013 already but we gots to wait for Spring before commencin wiv any of dat!

We didn't get as much done on our lady as we ad oped, mainly because of her still bein stuck in the middle of the river! Well, all that has changed now and we has a new moorin up-river where we can get on and off wifout too much trubble now.

Mum an dad decided not much to be done so we spent most time on board gettin the engine in tip top shape for the move and sprucin her up a bit wif some paint!  Here's a pic of the starboard main deck wiv a nice coat of erm ... well .. battleship grey! 

Bein on the uvva side of the river wif no real piles to moor up again (ooh err obviously) so sometimes we was avin a bit of an angle goin on! As you can see dad demonstratin very well ere:

Hmm more lovely paintin by the mum .. on the port side this time. Err sooooo ... more battleship grey then! 

Oooo ere's mum undercoating ... wif .. yes you guess it, battleship grey, wiv a top coat of battleship grey!! Heehee, maybe she tryin to match her hair colour *runs under table*.

Course there's nuffink like a sunbathe on the deck. Even I managed to get involved wiv the paintin! Yep, you guessed it! Battleship Grey is the new look for Borders! heehee.

It is me or is it hot our there! I fink I'll just close my eyes and fink about how much I love battleship grey paint! Av you seen the mess in ere mum!!? Do you like my dog flap?

Looks like someone found the white and blue paint then! Makes a nice change ;).

Because it's a challenge to get on and off Atlantis, we were spending weekends on board. This mum's little stock cupboard (coz we ain't got no galley - aka kitchen - yet) but that is on da list for 2013! Mum very excited about that! Ahhh bless, look at her little cupboard heehee.

Looks like mum is tryin to sneak off downstairs probably for a lay down! I'm watchin er!

When the tide goes out, it really goes! Then we is on board for da night. Even if we wanted to get off we cuddnt. So best not run out of ma dog food or there be trububble!

Hmmmm our lovely cosy (half finished) bedroom. Nice place to relax. It's below decks too so nice and cool in the summer. Room for all free of us heehee.

Relaxin as night falls over the river. I'm cosy on my sofa thank you! We as a little radio wot we can play for entertainment and dad has rigged up batteries so we as some power to run the lights. 

Well, that's a little update on our Summer last year. More about our trip to Scotland and a few pics in our new moorin next time. Bye!

I's only bin here five minutes!

Cor blimey, would you Adam and Eve it! I only bin here for a teesyweensy tiny bit of time and two wonderful pals wot I know has given ma blog da Honest Scrap award. As instructed, I am followin da instructions wot I as to do to repay dis great compliment to some ova pals wot I luvs.  Fing is not all of dems  as blogs but i dussnt care bout dat dey is still da best! First of all, here is a pictcha of da award:

Second to come I fank ma two friends @cokiethecat and my great new friend wot is called @mrsfiddlesticks! Dat is great name init? Ok so, accordings to da rooles I now has to do dis fing where I tells you 10 fings bout me which you was hunaware of and den I tell you ten over pals wot I fink you shud get dat award too. Off we toddle then:

1. I live on a boat (heehee i know you probly know dat one!) oh i guess dat is no right to use dat one how bout 1a) i as psychic powers to will ma mum to open da fridge door to give me da cheese or ham wot i dus LUV!
2. I is bery frighten of big black bin bags.
3. I am a holympic swimmer and da most wot i swum is 1.5 miles wivout stoppin from Hoo to Upnor.
4. I has ad all me gubbinses removed for da healf and safety of ma womb and dat so i dussnt never as had no baby Lexies but if I did they would be ---- GORJUS!
5. I once took part in a doggie downathon and met Peter Purvis at da event (well he walked past me anway - that still counts right?).
6. I luvs mud - oh yes I sure do. I loves to roll in it. I also lubs rolling in fox poo, rabbit poo, horsey poo mmmmm smelllyyyyyy.
7. I luvs to DJ at pawpawties. If you wants a toon anytime, you let me know. I as a DJ page at www.blip.fm/dogstoyevsky.
8. Mum call me Dogstoyevsky coz she lub to read dem Russian books by Dostoevsky!
9. I once did ate a whole packet of extra strong mints.
10. I has got a pet passport so I can go travellin wiv ma mum and dad.

So now ma dear friends wot it readin dis bloggie, I is gonna tell ya bout some great pals wot I am awardin dis ... erm ... award to! Yes, here we go:

• @marleyterrier - ma bestest border terier pal in da whole world, very funny and always give me is last rolo.
• @pasikas - my wonderful scottish friend. She never fails to make melarf and I luvs to see her pop up on Twitta.
• @henryandfriends - he is da most wonderful bear wot I knows
• @tweetypie54 - makes me feel all warm and loved inside
• @frugaldougal - that doggie has da biggest heart and does wonderful fings for anipals
• @mattiedog - the cutest shih tzu i ever saw and he luvs a bit of bling.
• @oatiedog - she is gorgeous, kind and just makes you wanna cuddle her right up.
• @sydpie - very funny, very girly but most of all aint afraid to nick a sausage or two.
• @diamondbertie - he is exacly that! A diamond geezer!
• @OllyTed - i luvs goin to #keepfits wiv ma lickle bear pal! he sure knows how to do dem stretches.

Is very hard to say bout only 10 because I can fink of 100s and 100s! I av so many wonderful pals on twitta and I am so appy to have found you all.

So long, farewell, auf wiedersen, adieu .. dis dus be da Lexie signin off.