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  1. The musical accompaniment to the swallows was soul touchingly beautiful they fit each other perfectly Every vlog I repeat myself & say WONDERFUL Thank you & Zepher 🐾🐾🐕💕
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  2. Your art work coming to life on the page as I watch is a joy Thank you ❤
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  3. The Kestrel brooding presence on the wire is captured perfectly in your drawings What a busy eventful journey & to end it all a fire opal sunset PERFECTION 💕🫂
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  4. I don’t watch you every week ( don’t know why ) then I get to binge watch few at a time oh such JOY repeating myself every vlog your poetry & art work are just so fabulous NATURE at her best Vanessa a GREAT TALENT 🥰
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  5. Thank you Vanessa giving me a train trip on a steam train 🚂 oh so lovely & of course your fabulous art work & this time very fast rendition of your poetry ❤
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  6. Vanessa what perfect musical accompaniment you gave us this week LOVED IT The art work as usual stunning you captured the barn owl perfectly I’m waiting for 2024 book not long to wait 👍 Well done with the difficult navigation 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  7. What a cliff hanger vlog oh Vanessa I’m so very relieved to hear you will continue narrow boating not only what you & Mr M will loose but what we will miss your filming poetry & fantastic art work Thank you both & Zeph for giving pleasure ❤❤❤
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  8. You make those fish & bird come alive on your pages so beautiful I love the Camaraderie of boating community you share Happy summer adventures❤
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  9. That wonderful blackbird drawing in your journal you can almost hear the singing Wonderful prose of the cloud & vlog as you walk with Zeph Happy Easter to you & the family Thank you 💕💙💜
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  10. Vanessa I hope you are all safe & warm with storm Bert & heavy rain causing havoc I hope you found a sheltered mooring been thinking of you Big virtual hugs 🥰🥰🥰
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  11. Leamington Spa looks very nice not having visited thank you for taking me round & how wonderful to see the Bird Man nice to know there are good kind people doing what they do quietly enjoying nature in our far too busy world your art depicted it so beautifully ❤
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  12. How wonderfully atmospheric with the scenery icy blast music & wild life the winter sun catching amazing colours Thank you Vanessa another stunning vlog Keep warm & safe 🫂
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  13. Howarth looked so magical with the rain reflecting on the cobbles I loved the steam train trip stalwart visitors no matter the weather I hope storm Eowyn doesn’t affect you too much keep warm dry & safe ❤
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  14. My word Vanessa what a wet watery vlog this week hope you are coping ok ? Shows the wonderful camaraderie with boating folk & you are so right when even with such weather it is stunningly beautiful to see what a magical island we live on Keep safe 🫂💕
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  15. Well done Vanessa I felt your apprehension on solo sail but look at you Great congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 oh & Zeph The Autumn tints were magnificent such splendour Another great masterpiece of the magpie ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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  16. The musical accompaniment was so atmospheric PERFECT Autumn tints relay the seasons of mists & mellow fruitfulness. Vanessa another triumphant vlog of magic 💕
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  17. I am so pleased you got to see little owl I felt your excitement the filming skills are so good thank you both I pick up my 2024 book like last years open a page & enjoy the prose & art not every day so when I do do it it feels special The dedication brings a lump to my throat & today 28th February is 20yrs since my son passed I feel him in cloud formations ( favourite pastime on dog walks ) when I stand stare sigh & smile I cannot believe it’s 20 yrs marked by the growing of my beautiful granddaughter who this year has given us ( his brothers & I ) his granddaughter my great granddaughter Annie Audrey who is the happiest smiling baby due to the beautiful nature of my Grace Alice 🥰🥰🥰
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  18. Your butterflies look like they could fly off at any moment . You really are a talented artist bringing all the wonderful wild life into my iPad allowing me to see them THANK YOU how sad to miss seeing the tidal bore but hey ho you were safe 👍 see you next time ❤
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  19. Oh my that long horn cow drawing is brilliant & your verse is so apt What a great vlog 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💕
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  20. You explained about Mr M in a vlog or zoom ( can’t remember ) I respect his reasons of professionalism & people should not make random comments yes I agree IGNORE the ignorant
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  21. Vanessa Mr T & Zephyr Thank you for 2024 montage of vlogs some I remember some are a pleasure to revisit especially the art & verse You have been a joy to watch & become part of my vlogging watching week Keep safe warm & Healthy Happy New year s Look forward to seeing you in 2025 🥳🥳🥳🥳
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  22. Well Vanessa you gave all your watchers a big lesson in patience calmness & perseverance in this vlog You battled on lock to lock on little water with Zephyr by your side 🦮👏🏻 she deserved to be the star by the redwoods of your art work Thank you lovely lass for great vlog ❤
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  23. Another beautifully filmed vlog Thank you ❤️💙💜
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  24. A calendar of your art work would be great May I request as well as wide type calendar a slim line calendar I only have wall space for slimline that I use & see all the time & your art. Would be so nice 👍 Thanks for taking us to Beeston castle 💕
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  25. Noticeable that all those millions that use the stations are wearing face masks WELL DONE Japan 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  26. Running out of superlatives Vanessa for your amazing art I am astounded every week watching it develop on your pages so wonderful & your Wordsworth like poetry that viewer was spot on when he said that on the zoom Thank You for another GREAT VLOG ❤
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  27. A new name for me Sylvia Plaths (not being into poetry ) but found you laying her favourite flower in remembrance very touching Thank you ❤
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  28.  @themindfulnarrowboat  I am not a bird watcher I rely on your vlogs to see the beauty I have my eyes to flowers fauna trees & clouds( Norfolks big skies ) as a rule I hear the birds & appreciate the songs my favourite birds are Robins Bluetits & while visiting Iceland loved the Puffins 💙 I expect there are swallows on my walks but a tunefull bird is just a bird to me 😄😁😃😀
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  29. Oh how frustrating not to have renewed the canal rescue “Murphy’s Law “ Hopefully you will get sorted soon 👍 I’ve had a week when a new hand held Gtech wouldn’t charge battery😤 my hairdryer button wouldn’t switch off 😤& to top it off I have developed a stinking head cold last 2 days been horrid ( I suffer Bronchiectasis ( bronchial cough ) & can’t remember suffering a cold virus first day was storm Ciaran tucked up warm & dry was not a issue 🤣😂 today glorious autumn & not well enough to venture out 🤞 hope the 3 day to get 3 day you have 3 day to recover is true👍
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  30. The choice of music showing the butterflies & grasses on the tow path was so fitting I was willing you to give Zeph a Boneo & so was she 👍 high five 🐾 I treasure every vlog it bring me calm in a troubled time Thank You 🥰
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  31. Well done Mr M to the rescue 👏🏻👏🏻 shows life is not all it seems on a narrow boat but look at all the advantages ❤💙
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  32. Loved that walk & climb the views were spectacular A question I thought to ask on zoom but forgot was when you are on the river do you sail left or right ( maybe silly question but hey ho 😂💕
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  33. Vanessa Thank You another triumphant vlog from start to finish you are certainly an end of week joy to look forward to 💕👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  34. Vanessa & Zephyr this vlog was AWESOME a montage of the year I joined you on Alice Grace my heartwarming vlog THANK YOU for a wonderful 2023 waterway journey of Nature through your filming & art work ❤🐾🐾🫂
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  35. Wow the sunset is like fire opals so beautiful Loving the botanical flower art work 💕
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  36. What a good vlog different speed of life but still found that bird worm treading how wonderful to see 👍 Zeph how posh with your bright red lead 🐾🐾💕 See you soon Ps A dandelion seed floated into my car parked up where I was dog walking & danced about for short while think your friend came to seek me out 💜 my son sends me feathers when he knows I need consoling he’s been gone 19 yrs ( feels like last week) I’ve had testing August so far health issue & had few feathers in various locations
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  37. Thank you for the lovely spring vlog Spring is my favourite time of the year ( albeit my Asthma/ Bronchiectasis is triggered by tree pollen 😤I am always uplifted when I see cheery yellow emerge from brown cold earth aconites celandine Daffodils Catkin full of pollen when I think spring I see yellow Hope you keep warm cosy & dry this coming week 🫂 I love the Robins & Blue Tits Bull Finches ❤❤❤
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  38. So pleased you were not affected too much with the storm forecasted Good to see India & her boyfriend stopping by few days I’m not keen on mini beasts but you make them look interesting 😂 thank you for my GIFT 💝
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  39. Vanessa such a beautiful vlog with the gorgeous zephyr The art work is magical as always just love it ❤
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  40. Congratulations India follow your dream like you Vanessa & Mr M on the waterways albeit a shallow challenge this week My word you worked hard & the drawing of Roe Buck is super special along with the fly Agaric This vlog was just the ticket ( later than usual ) for me resting after 9 days of radiotherapy your choice of music soothes the soul Thank you ❤❤ Martha 🐾🐾was a treasure double treat with Zephyr 🦮
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  41. What an end to Alice Grace 2023 with the jewel colours of the Kingfisher & fabulous scenery I love lichen & you gave me a wonderful treat of lichen as far as the eye could see on magical trees on Cannock Chase Merry Christmas Healthy New year to you Vanessa Mr M & Zephyr looking forward to 2024 with you all & the printing of 2023 journal it’s on my wish list 💕🎄
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  42.  @juneduffy4502  Vanessa’s husband who chooses not to be in her vlogs but he is with her filming
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  43. Your wood mouse drawing is incredible what a wonderful vlog thank you ❤ Ps good to see the puppy side of Zeph 😂
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  44. Awe inspiring seed head visit enthralling Thank you for the gift of the most poignant personal moment ❤
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  45. Stunning cheeky parakeet 👍
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  46. Well done facing the challenges of a North west winter week snow ice wind rain & still keep smiling shows strength of your character Of course the verse & art work brings it all back down to meaningful 👍💕 Thank You
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  47. Freckles the Blackbird is so cute & loved the Robin dropping in for food I used to go in my younger days to Halifax Piece Hall great market where my Mum would sell her pieces of cotton ( not wool ) from her weaving week of setting up the loom brought back beautiful memories Thank you 🥰
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  48. What a vlog of frosty shimmer hazy golden grasses silky waterways & beautiful art in verse & sketch Yes like a hug in marshmallows ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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  49. Informative breakdown on cost of narrow boating How delightful to take that beautiful walk with you & zephyr the autumn 🍂 tints at their best I have same issues Bronchiectasis/ Asthma in spring leaf pollen Autumn leaf mould trigger is damp & cold but hey it’s life & could be worse We live on a beautiful island called Great Britain wouldn’t change it for anywhere else so allergies are endured Thank you ❤
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  50. Well done on your mammoth task to Essex zephyr 🐾🐾 you deserve all your treats So good to see your beautiful art work & verse narration gives feel good factor 💛💜💙❤️🥰
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  51. Watched the snail with bated breath to snail version of a belly flop ( no Tom Daley ) another great vlog
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  52. Vanessa I could feel your excitement to the boat lift as well as see your joy Fantastic fungi finds I have yet to find a fly agaric growing but in the last few years developed an allergy to tree leaf mould that gives me horrendous Bronchiectasis ( non cystic fibrosis) coughing & mucus put paid to me walking in woodland under trees that I love Bad enough with spores in open spaces ( sometime with face mask ) if I can tolerate the breathing I doubly enjoyed your search The painting of Zephyr is beautiful very lifelike like the zephyr we love 💗
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  53. What a beautiful eulogy for Jenny a lovingly written verse & Ladybird ( Bishy Barnabee) in Norfolk Not physically with you but always in your HEART❤ time to Stand Stare Sigh & remember 🫂
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  54. Wow Vanessa well done the boat is only as good as it’s Captain you managed that in adverse stormy winds IMPRESSIVE 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Oh we are in for a treat on this new waterway so looking forward to joining you ❤❤❤❤❤
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  55. Vanessa what a wonderful vlog The Danny The Elephant caterpillar the Willow herb seed head & the fantastic tree colours & river trip so lucky to have found your channel a privilege to be a patreon of so much joy THANK YOU 💜💙🐕
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  56. Wow fabulous painting of Zephyr what lovely prose to go with it You have such beautiful talent 👏🏻👏🏻🤩
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  57. Just found your channel look forward to spending some time with you Your art work is delightful 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  59. Bit late in watching this episode oh but so beautiful loving the geese story & wow that beautiful beach Thank you another joyful vlog ❤
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  60. Well done Barry winner Great name Quidanbob This is a great vlog looking forward to a calendar
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  61.  @themindfulnarrowboat  hope you were not too troubled by storm Babett
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  62. Well that reflected image of the duck is so beautiful Glad you got through the lock to be closed & now on your 2024 journey I’m happy to see new vistas & views with you both Keep warm keep safe & virtual hug 🫂🫂
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  63. Belated birthday wishes. To you Vanessa & thank you for another great vlog & superb hare you can nearly see the whiskers twitch so good is the art work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I am saddened to hear thoughtless people commented on your ( disrespectfulness)if they knew you they would know not a disrespectful bone in your body that is more about them my lovely & not you as you say life is too short Have good week see you Friday 💕
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  64. Full book of fabulousness 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 this is the book I’m waiting for you to print the year I joined you on this great adventure you take me on every week words fail me on how I enjoy every moment THANK YOU ❤
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  65. That murmuration with musical accompaniment was soul searchingly magical it took my breath away to top it off the roe deer 💕 Liquorice so delicious a favourite of mine that sadly I can’t eat now ( palpitations) I spent a lifetime eating when I could yum yum
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  66. As ever beautiful ❤
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  67. Another lovely vlog thank you so restful & interesting
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  68. What an adventure for you all at anchor it looked amazing hope the bridge crunch didn’t do too much damage we could see it was not going to fit under 🤔 but still held my breath 😃😆😄😁 Another page of gorgeous art work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  69. Vanessa you are near my birth home though I live in Norfolk now Lancashire is my heritage I am so happy that are enjoying the beautiful scenery you have certainly given a beautiful stunning vlog with wonderful musical accompaniment THANK YOU keep warm & safe & big hug for Zeph ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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  70. I was in Lancashire ( Trough of Bowland ) 30th Dec 2024 & know exactly the power of the wind & rain on that Monday while giving my little JR terrier a brief walk getting blown about I thought of you & hoped you were safe & to an extent dry 💧💦💨 not knowing you were fitting into short spaces Vanessa your boat management skills are superb I love that you take it in your stride calmly & still manage to give us beautiful birds to see & draw That campion flower such a treat to start your journal for 2025 stunning artwork 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you ❤
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  71. Firstly wow that pheasant you captured the colours perfectly had Zephyr liked the bull dog would you have drawn him 😳😂🤣 Glad you are on the move hopefully will little hiccups & no big problems Congratulations keeping Westminster on their toes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  72. End of summer routine & back to term time though summer heatwave is still lurking been glorious 24deg today in Norfolk a little breeze perfect dog walking some wooded paths some open ground & some foraged blackberries to nibble on my walk I picked two Chinese takeaway containers last week lush juicy & frozen them & have to say India’s tart looked delicious So lovely to see India on board you are so alike ❤❤ Awe the teasel art work 💕 See you next time
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  73. Well I felt the chill from the ice & wind of the storms from this vlog 🥶 hope you found the chimney hat ? My goodness you caught the wren so beautifully on paper stunning art work as I keep repeating myself I am mesmerised when you put pencil to paper watching it come alive I can’t wait for my journal book to arrive ❤
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  74. So pleased you captured the glorious buttercup in your drawings they are so cheery I left Lancashire when I was 10yr Dads job & when returned to visit my beloved Aunty asked did I like living in Bedfordshire ? My reply was NO there aren’t any Buttercups & Dry Stone Walls 🤣😂 even at 10yr I could appreciate them & in my 70s I still love Buttercups & Dry Stone Walls of my birth county ❤
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  75. I love watching your pencils come to life on your page & hear your verses MAGICAL 🐾🥰
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  76. Nice summer scenery this week poor grebe chic & ailing red admiral butterfly nature can be fickle & cruel survival of the fittest I wonder what inner instinct Mother Grebe uses ? See you next time 💕
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  77. You have been in/out of my thoughts everyday I’m up in Lancashire till 12/1/25 & adverse weather even in stone & mortar it has been challenging keeping warm Keep safe 💕
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  78. You will find great enjoyment with Vanessa & Zepher & British countryside & accompanying wild life Good choice to Subscribe 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  79. Let’s hope the pub business picks up the guy needs some support after his bad luck Vanessa another artistic triumph those beautiful Siskin’s ❤
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  80. What a beautiful vlog stunning Thank you
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  81. Vanessa Mr M & Zephyr have a lovely break with your family see you on your return Thank you for brilliant filming always a joy to watch 🐕💜💙
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  82. Well Vanessa the choice of music this vlog was mesmerising it kept me gripped to the end Art work so fabulous I worry about your beautiful long hair & the lock mechanism oh my goodness take care 💕
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  83. I’m running out of comments Beautiful stunning great etc etc but your vlogs are all the superlatives I can muster 💜💙❤️ It’s a dull chilly grey cloudy day here in Norfolk Tuesday 30th May so in my craft room knitting & enjoying your WONDERFUL VLOGS THANK YOU 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  84.  @themindfulnarrowboat  my Granddaughter is Grace Alice she is 22 next month & love the narrow boat name Alice Grace
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  85. Great look back at your favourites thank you So pleased you got to see your otter 👍 I loved the last caption of the Kingfisher stunning
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  86. How beautiful so many blue tits like sparkling jewels catching the light 👏🏻👏🏻
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  87. Every tea break I love seeing the mug plate & deliciousness knowing served up with it is fabulous artistry 💕
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  88. Vanessa Thank you for a beautiful short cruise to slim bridge bird reserve & then drawing us all to see your art & poetry I get a happy buzz when I see your vlogs pop up 🥰
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  89. Well Vanessa your gut instinct was right thank goodness you were safe warm & dry & Zephyr’s ball collection grew I love Hazel catkins a miracle in winter’s nature so intricate crumpets & tea very BRITISH 🤣😂💕 Ps got my journal 👍 relive 2024 while enjoying 2025
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  90. What a magical walk a kingfisher with vibrant colours Herb Robert delicate & beautiful Fungi selection on trees & museum of transport a cafe & Zephyr bright eyes of delight at her latte What more enjoyment than that Thank you ❤ Good luck with engine in good hands of Phil 👍
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  91. Wow those Autumn tints & reflections what a beautiful vlog you have given us ❤ If & when you get on the Liverpool to Leeds canal you will be nearing my home county Lancashire ( Colne ) look out for Pendle Hill ( largest hill in the Pennines ) famous for witches 🧙🏻 steeped in history A little lyric Pendle old Pendle thou standest alone Twixt Burnley & Clitheroe Whaley & Colne Where Hodder& Ribble fair waters do meet With Barley & Downham content at thy feet
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  92. Pity the cuckoo bird is so plain & horrid to other birds with such a fabulous sound synonymous with spring that is magical Your art work is so beautiful 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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  93. How not to narrow boat is such the wrong headline for me that was perfect narrow boating Starting with swans upended to finishing with mischief mice & zephyr’s licking lips at her treat Oh yes GREAT VLOG Thank You see you next week
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