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Belligerent sheep, bold squirrels, the signal dance, boots and muddy jeans – Guest Post by, Ian Hutson…

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Messing about in boats, eh? Summer sunshine, a bottle of vintage Rothschilled ’53 from the sunny side of the vineyard and the damp side of the cellar, a gentle breeze and the distant growl of a Spitfire aeroplane patrolling the azure-blue sky. Well, yes indeed, sometimes – but rarely so from October to March! The pleasures of living on England’s canals in winter differ significantly from the pleasures of summer – and you won’t find many of them listed in the glossy brochures.

In summer I am generally to be found flaked out in the shade under a wet flannel with my feet cooling in a bucket of gin & tonic. I am not one of Mr Nature’s natural sun-bathers.

In winter any Police raid is more likely to catch me in front of the stove, swaddled in my faux-fur “Siberian Wolf” throw, sipping a litre-mug of hot cocoa and…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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