Day in our life: Running a Narrowboat Cafe
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- We're running our narrowboat cafe and having a good time.
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For those of you just joining us, welcome! We're Vic and Jo and for the last few years we have been travelling the UK on our 54ft narrowboat Zero and working in our floating cafe narrowboat, Holly. After two years of trading and travelling (and having a baby!) we moved onto land and are now planning big things for the cafe boat business! Join us as we work out how we're going to navigate this next chapter of our lives!
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It’s great to see such positivity in everything you both do… in this mad world with so much hurt I always feel better after watching your videos, thank you 😊
I think your new direction is brilliant! You both seem more relaxed and content. Best of everything. Wishing you better sleep 😴
You're such lovely people. I love to watch your escapades. Keep the lovely vids coming, I look forward to them on Fridays! Congratulations on your teatowels. They look great! Matt
I think living in the village and doing your baking there then selling from Holly seems to be the best of both worlds for you. William is growing like a weed. Loved the clearness in his voice when he said, "chocolate cake". Thank you for sharing and have a Blessed day.
I absolutely love William… he’s such a sweet little boy… he’s a credit to your parenting Vic… My son is now over 40 so the toddler I knew has gone. I miss little children as they are so funny and it’s great to be part of “their world and their language”. Christmas mornings when my son was a toddler were the best days of my life… make the most of every minute with him Vic because one day you’ll turn around and he’ll be gone… 😊
Funny you say the 'toddler' your knew has gone, I thought the same. My 37yo didn't like me telling him he was being fixated and not listening to what his sister and I were saying, so he stormed off and (he uses one of the lounge rooms as his tv/computer room) tried to slam is door but it is just an upright freezer box made into a room divider. I feel the toddler is still well and truly still there. Then again I can only put the blame on ancestry as my dad said he would would never grow up (kept saying it till he passed at 70) and I say it all the time too. I never want to grow up, we all need to be a bit childish every now and then.
Good to see some silk weaving. My grandmother worked in a Cheshire silk mill. Thank you.
Oh I love the tea towel, how about a calendar? William is such a character ❤❤
I thought it was a calendar that Jo was going to see too🎉!
Think I'll go for a tea towel for a kitchen present 🎉❤
I've been following your videos for a while, but this one was a bit special for me as I lived in Macclesfield for over 40 years and recognise a lot of the street views. I also know Ron Smart and am delighted that you got him to print your tea towels. I used to work as a volunteer at the Silk Museum restoring and operating weaving looms and other machinery - you must make a visit there (mention my name but it won't get you anything). I look forward to seeing your cafe boat one day - but now we live in France and it's a long way to go - even for your lemon drizzle cake. Maybe one day.
William saying chocolate cake, was so clear, I loved it. Love watching u both xx
Love the tea towel design gorgeous and colourful. That was a lovely vlog. Thanks.
Lovely cakes 😃 we will come sometime when we know when you open and where you are 😅
Chicken flavoured crisps in a sandwich with a smidge of salad scream is the best snack alive so as you can tell I am fully behind the sandwich crisps movement 😄 the tea towels look amazing and the fact you are having them done so local to you makes them so much more special ❤
Oi! Vic, what on earth were those tea bags. If you must drink tea then at least make it Yorkshire tea……tut 😂
As long as you're productive, making money, saving money, William's happy, then you're winning. That was a long day it's amazing how much you get done on no sleep. It's slso amazing you still have the energy and inspiration to make new things for Holly, I'm guessing you might do oven gloves and aprons if you can afford it. Keep going, you're crushing it. Colombian coffee is the BEST.
There is no controversy. Crisps on sandwich every time ! ❤😂
As a patreon I had already watched this one but I usualy watch the YT version at least the first 30 seconds and give the thumbs up to help the old algorythm along, needles to say I enjoyed it all the way to the end a second time, night night x
Really loved this weeks Blog you all look so happy and relaxed. Thanks for sharing your lives with us. Trevor & Linda 🥰
Gosh you looked tired at the end! Hope you all enjoyed a nice uninterrupted sleep! X
Chrisp sambos are very popular here in Ireland made with fresh bread real butter and cheese and onion chrisps. Reg in Dublin Ireland
The videos are such a lovely window into the basic goodness of everyday life. I find it immensely cheering, and I thank you for sharing your lives with us this way.
Always have a big smile on my face when watching you three, thank you.
And that's why I Really enjoy watching you three. Even if you're not full time on the 'cut.' And I've enjoyed your cook book too!
I always feel rejuvenated and at peace with the world having watched your vlog. Well done. Will definitely visit you one day- in the van. x
Beautiful family ❤ William he's grown way too fast what a polite little boy he is, big ❤❤❤ too you all i wish you all the best X
Love the tea towel, great colours and design 😍. I cannot wait to move and then I can get my cake tins out and try some recipes from your book! 😊❤
Keeping it real! Living, not just surviving. Thanks for sharing ...
Nothing makes me want to live in England as much as watching you 3 on CZcams. A gush of positivity, determination and love. I look forward to Sunday afternoons when I can sneak a peek into your youthful busy parenting working lives. Thank you for being so clever at what you both do. ♥️👋🏻
My Nana used to make me marmite and crisp sandwhiches when I was a child. You couldnt beat them for school lunches.☺☺☺
You didn’t lose us! It was a lovely video! Thanks!
I’ve watched the three of you for quite awhile now. I truly believe that you three are the most family oriented and fun thrilling Vlog I’ve watched in years. Please don’t change a thing. I’m quite sorry cause I would be a daily customer. But I know HOLLY can come to Maddensville PA.. Thank for a fantastic ride..
You both look so much happier. 💖
Perfect. 'Welcome to the big time'. 😊. Glad the café's back on its legs. Lyle's treacle is a beauty shot. We're having a pro-Colombia week here too.
Wow I love those tea towels, that's some Christmas gifts sorted!! Any idea when they will be available to buy? You both seem rejuvenated and its great to see and William is just adorable! I can empathise with the sleep depravation though! My eldest slept very little and he is still the same aged 21!😴
Excellent episode guys...an editing masterclass.....
great to see you've got your mojo back 🤟👊
This is a fabulous video …. “that’s incredible that we are out of coffee”, quote the William 😄 … chips in a sandwich is a must - it’s the crunch! …. great visit to the printer/weaver …. can’t wait to buy the tea towels… Be Well
Wow😁 lovely idea for the tea towels. It's so heart warming that you use local industries. 😊. We have small business and always thankful 😊 for every customer who come to us rather than rush off to mega corporates 🙁
Love crisp sandwiches 🤗👍 Beautiful Teatowel
congratulations 💐 great video hope you get some decent nights 🌙 sleep ☕🍰☕🍰
Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
I have been to London and parts of England 8 times. I love the decorative tea towels from the shops around there they remind me of all the fun things we’ve done there. I bring them back home to California with me and hang them on my garage walls. I love your tea towel it is so bright and colorful and I sure enjoyed seeing how they are made. I have 8 different tea towels hanging on my garage wall so I can see them daily when I drive my car inside. My garage walls are finished and painted so they look wonderful on the walls. I hope you are going to sell the tea towels so I can purchase one and hang it on my wall so it will reminds me of one of my favorite Utube channels.❤
The tea towels framed would look good also. It is good to have the mind working.
Your vids are so real,can't imagine how much work is involved. Thanks guys.keep going.😊
Wish veggies were really that quick and easy to chop. Fun edit! You three are just 100% lovely. Thank you for the few minutes of escape from the world as it is.
So cool seeing you all get into your rhythm, you both seem so chill and happy in the new house😊 looove the tea towel and that it was made so close to the canal.
Ps, always crisps on a sandwich 🥪
Crisps Butty yum! I love the minature loaf type cakes they are so perfect to have.The T-Towel Fab next a half or full apron.
Your little confession near the end made me realize you are my people. We are cut from the same cloth. Cheers from the frozen wastes of Canada. ~ulrich
As if we didn't already think that you three are the bees-knees, you also add crisps to your sandwiches!
One day we'll come up and visit Holly and have that cake and coffee XXx
Back on top! I was a little worried post house move but the editing and boat content is still compelling. Meant constructively and honestly, please take it as such xx
So glad you can freeze your cakes ahead, although you still have great enthusiasm. Unfortunately, when I was on my boat, like you I thought it was the fish talking the baby ducks. But one morning I was just about to bite into my toast, and I looked across the cut and saw a heron on the bank. Mum duck came along with her baby ducklings, always one less every day, yes I count them! The heron swooped and took a duckling. But you could see then the lump in the top of its neck, and it very slowly and gradually slid it down its very long neck. Uurgh.
I LOVE that the decisions you have made are all working out so well.... when can I order a tea towel?????? or more???
I LOVE the fact that you are perhaps near to where you were born... and in the industrial regions where resurgence of trade and mechanisation is bringing new life to modern lifestyles. HOW amazing to be using " the only silk printer " in UK.... is that a correct fact. Maybe I misheard.
William is such a treasure...noticing observing using language and battling to sleep when it is necessary to do so... the mind needs to rest and re set... gets harder as we age....
Save what you can and grow the LOVE you give to Holly and all who eat cakes from her......... I wish I could be visiting!
I love the tea-towel. I'd love to buy one,or even two. This summer of 2023 I made several trips up north and passed through Macclesfield on the train and it loked so interesting i wanted to get off and explore the place so if I get a chance next summer I will visit that town and - I hope buy a coffee and cake at your Holly cafe boat depending where you are of course. DONT do any decorating. Your instinct is right. The house is comfy,warm and it makes sense to be there but it's not YOUR PLACE. You're both too young,you haven't got to that place yet. Enjoy the life of adventure while you can. And you probably know that adventure is inward as well as outward. Once you've painted,wallpapered,bought furniture,designed your "look" you're committed! That'll be great for you in maybe 10 years time,but not yet.
Hi There Vic jo and William , Hope you are all well , Wow what a Great video , such a busy time you are having ,you must travel around the speed of light , The main thing is you all look Super Happy and you are very entertaining , loved it All , so keep up the Great work and your cakes look super tasty , so Thank you for sharing, Take care All.🌟👍
Thanks for all your hard work in producing these videos, super entertainment and full of interesting facts. xx
You should have a sales site for merchandise. Recipes, tea towels, hats, t shirts etc. baking stuff. All mail order. More profit streams
Love ♥️ Love ♥️ Love The Tea Towel the colors and Art design is perfection!
That was a a good bit of life in 17 minutes! A Hoover and an ironing board in the scene? 😱 How absolutely real of you! Even with several generations between us, I can still relate to that.
Another lovely video. We really enjoy watching them each week. One day we will come and enjoy coffee and cake with you xx
❤beautiful catch-up your life looks exhausting for a 73 retired woman. But I remember the days, thought they would never end😅😊 you make the world a happy place for many, what an achievement 👏 ❤
If I wasn’t down in Devon I’d be up there eating your cake and drinking your coffee 🤣 but soon I’m heading north again, so I may be able to visit Holly one day…
That ironing board and vacuum cleaner could be considered as installation art 😂 Lovely 17 minutes of relaxation watching you guys... And that blueberry loaf 💓😺🤤
Love a crisp sandwich…egg mayo with cheese and onion crisps would be my fave. Sadly I don’t have access to cheese & onion crisps where I am living in France so I can only reminisce about that guilty pleasure 🇫🇷
Hope William had a great birthday . And love the new tea towels. Look awesome. 👍🏻
That design would look so good as a new apron style too!
love the teatowels, love the video. comfort viewing, thanks guys x
Wonderful. Great job to you 3,thank you so much for sharing 🙏✝️🙏🇨🇦
Baking a lemon drizzle loaf from your beautiful cookbook on this rainy Pennsylvania afternoon. The house smells delicious!❤
Your channel is, I believe, the most pleasant one of the many which I watch. Part of what makes it so pleasant is Jo, who is definitely the loveliest of the many ladies who I meet on CZcams. The other part is your family tenure or dynamic (I’m not sure how best to express it).
I love crisps in a sandwich!! Yummy!! X
Gee, I wish you lived close to me in Canada❤ Yummmm. Those towels are beautiful!!❤ Poor little William has a cold. 🤧
A TEA TOWEL!!!!!!!!👍❣
Cream cheese frosting is the best thing ever invented. The tea towels are gorgeous and it's lovely they match the cookbook cover and that could be expanded to other textile items.
i think its the best thing to have chrisps on any egg type of sandwich as you will never know if you are eating any shell . loving your new format.
Solved one of my OCDs!
Two very important human traits; vision & smell. I've purchased your cookbook too, watching your videos, I know how WONDERFUL the recipes are! Nonetheless I wished videos had 'original sent available, that would be just lovely!
I loved having a nosey at the background to your teatowels. The factory is amazing. It's so good to know places like this are still existing. Go Make It British!
You three are the cutest!
I so wish I lived closer 😅 (Vancouver Island, BC Canada)
Love your chopping technique!!! Now if my husband could just master that.
Fun times with the wee one. You all look very settled in your family home now.
Lovely video.
You've managed to mix the cut with land in a kind of interesting manner.
Thank you!
Recently tried salt and vinegar crisps on a tuna salad sandwich, and later an egg salad sandwich, and can’t believe how much I loved both! Thanks for sharing this.
So cool.... you can hear Willam’s accent from across the pond❤
Wake him up from his afternoon nap. You gotta get sleep!
Love your videos. You are the sunshine of my day when I see you have posted. Thanx
I love seeing the cafe boat in operation. Wish I could be there to partake. Thanks.
I always watch to the very end! I have friends that have relatives in England I'm trying to find one of them to go take a selfie with you for me!
Another great video full of good things & lovely people. It's a good thing you mentioned you were tired in the sign off Vic ... I was thinking that I'd never seen you drunk before!
YES to crisps in sarny, Jo. I worked at Early's of Witney (blanket mill) in the 70s where we had a tea trolley lady, Anna, who sold grated cheese sandwiches and crisps. We had one almost every fay, yummy!!
Will be ordering one of those beautiful T-towels, well done all!
Williamm speaks so.well.
Tea towels look fab,
You were great with them teenagers would make a fab youth worker with your nature.
A lovely coffee cup. And your new friends Colombian coffee would make a.nice hamper gift for Christmas etc.
I am excited about the tea towels the cookbook looks great lying on my bakers rack enjoyed seeing the factory
William is such a lovely little boy and he loves to be around you both especially when making cakes.❤️❤️
I love watching and hearing from you both, that tea towel is a must have ! Fiona
Always make it to the end, such a delight to watch.
Another enjoyable vlog. Love seeing what you’re up too.
Love your enthusiasm and positivity …and the tea towel is great Jo! Impressed with your vegetable chopping skills Vic ( noticed them in a previous video) and William’s vocabulary is incredible! 😃
Don't forget to put your clock back, nice update, keep doing what ya doing!
Another great video - glad you seem more chilled with your new “home” - good luck with everything 👍😀🍰🍰
Yet again another fab video thankyou 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
Great video and great to meet you today - the ginger cake was amazing!
❤tea towel❤ wonderful 🎉
well done and all the very best x
Great video. Nice to see how everything working out and isn't William doing well with his speech!. Have a super weekend trading. We're still upset because you are so far away. Maybe one day.....