Surviving Winter on a Narrowboat: How We Keep Warm and Cosy

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As the temperature drops below zero, it's been a chilly week on board our Narrowboat home. Fortunately, our wood stove has kept us toasty with its warm glow and cooking up tasty food.
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⏱ CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Making the Most of Winter Sun
01:20 - A Slow Winter Moring
04:30 - Our Stove Troubles
07:30 - Lighting the Fire
10:04 - Cooking a Warming Stew
12:48 - Tilly's Dilemma
14:14 - Mobile Making
18:34 - The Result

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@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

We're curious, what's your favourite cold weather meal? The one food you turn to that instantly warms you up? For Jack, it's a pie... For Gabby it's a hearty mushroom soup! How about you? Thank you for watching this week! It's been a chilly few days on board but the fire is keeping us toasty. If you enjoyed this video and would like to buy us a coffee, that would be so kind! You can do so here: ko-fi.com/thistinylife See you next week, Jack + Gabby xx

@tiffanyyoung3865 6 ай бұрын

Chilli an cornbread ❤❤❤

@thornbird6768 6 ай бұрын

Stew and dumplings ❤

@anniemac3075 6 ай бұрын

Chunky veg soup with herby dumplings.

@dudemonkfish4471 6 ай бұрын

Sausage, Mash, Onion and Mushroom gravy. mmmmmmmm

@wendee2022 6 ай бұрын

Any type of soup that I can add Ginger and Garlic too 😊

@christinaward161 6 ай бұрын

You guys are awesome, and doing a brilliant job as parents. Id just say, forget the clock, just do meals whenever, feed bubs whenever, do chores whenever......life is so short, so enjoy the moment you re in. xxxx

@jackyalexander4810 6 ай бұрын

Totally agree x

@FirstSuiGeneris 6 ай бұрын

As a grandfather of nine, I love how you two have made a handcrafted mobile for the baby! I have just become a subscriber to your channel after watching your channel a bit! I appreciate your channel from America, with your odyssey within the narrow boat community in England.

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for subscribing and saying hi! That's a lot of birthdays to remember 😅

@FirstSuiGeneris 6 ай бұрын

@@thistinylife not really that why I have daughter-in-laws to remind me! : )

@Judith-eq9pd 6 ай бұрын

Sleep when baby sleeps if you can at least in these early days, your doing a great job, take care of each other 🤗

@Rachellovescheese 6 ай бұрын

Bert’s mobile looks so lovely. Well done guys. Gabby, try & rest when you can. Feeding a newborn is so draining, you deserve self care too. The stew looked delicious

@minimalmomgreece 5 ай бұрын

The baby is so lucky! Wonderful parents !

@michaellewis3067 Ай бұрын

Love the mobile. Tilly seems thrilled 😁

@clairereid6974 5 ай бұрын

Honestly that is so good! That will be a precious heirloom in years to come! ♥️🐚

@glennclarke9787 5 ай бұрын

Great to see you guys, 🎉what a lovely family you are, thank you for letting us be with you ❤xx

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching :)

@aimee8151 6 ай бұрын

The bit at the end with Tilly and the baby mobile! 😍

@usenye0dikut 5 ай бұрын

I love the mobile! Using a map to make hot air balloons was an amazing idea :) I would have loved to have seen some origami cranes to give Jobert a bit of variety seeing as how, from his perspective, the hot air balloons might look a bit odd and shapeless.

@sugarpuff2978 6 ай бұрын

"It rained and it rained and it rained". Well this is England 😂😂

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

True 😅😅

@lauralowery9303 2 ай бұрын

😮 Wow that's awesome! Very clever! I'm sure little Jo will love it. Stay warm guys! 💕

@beverleybutler7685 6 ай бұрын

Joubert has grown so much bless him. Love the mobile, can't beat handmade! 🤩

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Hasn't he! Thank you ✨

@ddenice963 6 ай бұрын

The pup under the mobile is the best 😂😂😂😂

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Ha we don't think we're going to top that shot this year 😅

@lizzieludbrook9512 5 ай бұрын

Ah guys your videos are so wholesome 🫶🏼 My dream is to live onboard a narrow boat and watching this gives me even more itchy feet!!! 🩷

@jenhanlon3840 5 ай бұрын

The mobile is so cool and you can add and change it so easily. Clever Also that’s my absolute favourite kinda weather too. 😊❄️☀️

@uponreflection 5 ай бұрын

Great job on the mobile making. Looks fab. The ending with Tilly enjoying it really made me chuckle 😂😊

@ead9726 6 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness❤️your son is certainly growing fast.

@marietjejansen 6 ай бұрын

Such a lovely family!

@obiblooze5902 6 ай бұрын

Aaah, Tilly under the mobile, brilliant 💖

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Hahaha, we couldn't resist!

@anniemac3075 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant mobile, glad Gabby took over cutting out the shapes or you'd still be sitting on the floor snipping away Jack! Gaffer tape is wonderful stuff but hopefully you won't need it on the chimney. Keep warm, keep being your lovely selves & see the 4 of you soon Xx

@tereasia 5 ай бұрын

They make foil tape for chimneys, that would be good

@dudemonkfish4471 6 ай бұрын

Making memories.... No coffee arrrggghhhh. Well done folks. Soon be spring and hopefully a little warmer.

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

No coffee is a nightmare! We have since stocked up haha

@margoz7251 6 ай бұрын

Little babies like Jo prefer to look at faces, or simple black and white images. Swirl shapes attract a lot of gaze time. Remember to have any image or interesting parts face baby, as the mobile is for him, not onlookers!

@wesandchelle 5 ай бұрын

I love the little robins along the toe path. The craft project is adorable. So funny seeing Tilly lying under the mobile.

@maryparton5131 5 ай бұрын

What a lovely mobile Joubert will love it! I bet he will like the reflections of the water on the ceiling as well with the moving patterns. You guys are doing an amazing job. 😊

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Yes when he can start seeing more colours and further away hopefully he'll find the reflections as mesmerising as us!

@Nothingtoseehere271 6 ай бұрын

You all are so adorable! It’s such a pleasure to have a little sneak peek into your lovely family life every week 😊 And the mobile is fantastic ❤❤

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Oh thanks so much that's so lovely to say!

@jmitch5161 6 ай бұрын

A joy to watch as always 🙏

@lexheath8276 5 ай бұрын

Jack & Gabby, little Joubert too. We love y'all. I'm jealous of your life, and mines pretty damn good at 64.

@theresamnsota3925 5 ай бұрын

Babies everywhere in the small living/van life worlds. You two, Travel Beans, and Eamon and Bec. Love seeing how you’re incorporating your little tater tot into boat life.

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

It is baby season isn't it!! Thank you ✨✨

@LookMaintenance 5 ай бұрын

I'm staying on Piano Raft in West Yorkshire. I just reached 23.6C and 34%humidity in the living room. Mixture of actions. Stones around fireplace. Now below 0 I had to top up fireplace with diesel heater 1kW. No insulation yet. I'm on scaffolding boards 5 inches above the canal. Lost few barrels.

@chrisknowles7443 5 ай бұрын

Well done terrific mobile! Jo is looking bigger & alert! Obviously feeling right at home bless ‘im! It’s darn cold here too, it’s been -8 deg - too cold to snow!!! This is still the warmest place in Canada! Global cooling going on now!!! Love n’Hugs xxx

@markrant1460 6 ай бұрын

Dear Jack, Gabby and baby, I can't express how much I appreciate your determination for making a go of narrowboat life and with a baby in tow. Having lived in a rural part of British Columbia, relying on wood heat exclusively, the secret to keeping warm is to keep the wood stove going, haha I know. Seriously wood heat will dry the air out in the cabin faster than anything and by getting rid of the damp one feels warmer. Damp air always feels colder than dry air. Keep up the GREAT work with the videos. Mark Alberta, Canada (just had a spell of -30 and -40)

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Oh wowwww hope you're keeping nice and toasty out there, pretty impressive temperatures ❄️❄️❄️❄️

@jewelrussell8288 6 ай бұрын

Love the mobile

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@marianneeckertjensen4723 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful winter days! And quite a neat little mobile.. :D

@yvonnebailey9973 6 ай бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed your video, thank you for sharing a day in your life. The mobile looks really good. Take care and stay safe. X

@mikeboone4425 6 ай бұрын

Yep keep that munchkins brain working every second of his waking moments it is a must the more color the better be good to him some day he will be pushing you around in your chair. Believe me I'm almost there now and my son passed away in 2012. so when the time comes it's a motor on our chaires . Take care stay safe and enjoy every minute you have with him. Happy Trails

@sheilajoseph9953 6 ай бұрын

Another lovely vlog. Lovely mobile for Joubert, who appears to be growing fast, he's such a beauty.🥰💚

@dakopyc 5 ай бұрын

So beautifully filmed, you guyz! Love the closeups and short/long focus shots and ambiance. Felt like I was right there like one of the canal sparrows... enjoying that beautiful "sunny but cold" winter morning with you! 🐦 ☀️ ❄️ 😹 Thank you for sharing... cheers from the coast of Oregon! 🐟 🌊 🌲

@toadstooltarot 6 ай бұрын

Great mobile! Maybe add several spots of color on different panels, so when they spin, the baby is more stimulated?

@pattysommers3566 6 ай бұрын

Great job. You two are so handy.

@AndrewBroadbent-dr8wb 6 ай бұрын

Forgot the pleasure in having a real fire, enjoyed the vlog. Thank you.

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

It's the heart of the boat!! Thank you ✨

@aniabrandt7 5 ай бұрын

Baby Bert is so beautiful

@christineprice5463 5 ай бұрын

Good job! Mobile is great! Thanks for the video 😊

@annjarvis9300 6 ай бұрын

You are both getting on with it and doing grand with the baby love the mobile well done both love to you all from your oldies tc keep warm n well 🤗🤗🤗🤗

@elizabethramsay2564 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely fab mobile. Oh you are clever!😊

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Pretty chuffed with it!! Thank you ✨

@andreaPat70 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video love the mobile x

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Oh thank you so much this is really kind and appreciated ✨

@mrben.4064 5 ай бұрын

Yet another very well crafted Vlog…from a lovely family living a wonderful on the cut!🤗…Joubert is a beaut, changing so fast…🥰…keep warm guys! ❤

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊 he's got so much bigger, surprises us all the time 😅

@vickyf164 6 ай бұрын

Hey Guys, you are just the loveliest family. Absolutely loved the mobile. Have a blessed week 🙏

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Oh thank you 🥰🥰 you too!

@raydebbiemcdonald3208 6 ай бұрын

I just love the mobile.

@maureenlowther7621 5 ай бұрын

Love the vlog and the mobile is awesome.❤️❤️❤️

@tonysimons2860 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much :) xx

@becksherrick5668 5 ай бұрын

How awesome loving the mobile Keep up the good work xx

@jeannesauvage117 6 ай бұрын

Awww, I just love the mobile! Well done!!

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏

@julietfaraj1608 6 ай бұрын

Another delightful video! When my babies were newborns, I always felt it took time for them to adjust to not being connected to the 24/7 umbilical chord! That and just the rapid growth needs so much nourishment! Hang in there Gabby, it's tiring but so worth it for long term health for Jo! You might be interested in two other channels that both have youngsters and a similar mindset to yourselves, Free Range Homestead and Mossy Bottom. Not narrowboaters but worth a look ... I think you'd like them. Take care lovely people!

@lindapearson7268 6 ай бұрын

😁Awe you two make my heart warm .precious times .

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Aw that's so sweet, thank you 🥰

@islamacneil 6 ай бұрын

I just recently discovered you channel and have binge watched all of your videos! Love your energy & wholesome vibes. What a lovely way of living 🥰

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! Really lovely to have you on board :) xx

@moonchild1518 6 ай бұрын

I love your mobile. Thank you.

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@tamirose8562 5 ай бұрын

Hi guys,it's snowing here in Paris Tennessee 👍

@joannahart1604 6 ай бұрын

❤ you guys so lovely xx

@christinehammell6365 6 ай бұрын

Well done, the mobile is great x

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you ✨✨

@suemobsby7155 6 ай бұрын

You guys are amazing love your escapades

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Oh thank you!!

@Anita-rq9ev 6 ай бұрын

What a lovely vlog. I like your positive attitude and how you manage so well with life on your boat 👍. The mobile for Joubert is beautiful, you did a great job. Take care

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 🥰🥰

@jonathanphillips3257 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video, thanks for sharing with us. Catch you next time ⏲️ 😊

@fionaodwyer9371 5 ай бұрын

That is the nicest baby mobile I've ever seen it's beautiful well done to ye.❤

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Aw thank you 🥰

@lisaroot4798 6 ай бұрын

Joubert is getting so big. I love the mobile that you both made for him and Tilly enjoyed it too. Another great vlog guys thank you ❤

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Isn't he just!! Thank you 🥰

@theoddjobcentre6686 6 ай бұрын

@@thistinylifeit's freezing outside I'm watching you infront of a coal fire at the min, who grooms tilly she always looks so smart and stay warm definitely

@efortunywhitton 5 ай бұрын

LOVE the mobile you both made!! ❤ I know what you mean: cold, crisp sunny days, are the absolute best! xo

@Happydays43 5 ай бұрын

Just a bit of advice take it or leave it but while little man is asleep lay him down. I had my 3rd son in my arms so much that he was like a piece of velcro until he went to school. Its cute but at the age of 54 my back is suffering and living on a boat now isnt great fir me when it come to changing the gas bottles and other heavy jobs. You really are a lovely little family and doing a great job.

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Good advice thank you!! We do try and pop him down for at least a few hours during the day but he doesn't always last that long before a little winge for a cuddle!

@pandrew3146 5 ай бұрын

You guys are just so loveable, love your videos 😊

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@sallyscanlan7269 6 ай бұрын

This has been one of my favourite vlogs, I love watching the both of you. Stay warm, sometimes it’s ok to use things like coal. 💛 love from Australia The mobile is fantastic 🤩

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

That's so lovely to hear thank you, we slowed it down a bit this week 🥰

@mazingmumma1 5 ай бұрын

I think you two have got a beautiful life balance ..... the mobile is awesome !

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thank you ✨

@renamika3617 6 ай бұрын

Ευχαριστούμε!

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!! XX

@5581debdo1 6 ай бұрын

Re leak. Watching you tighten the band. Could turning a it round so that the join is at the highest point may help. I thought the water may be running down to the join. Just an idea. Love your vlogs. X

@patriciadavison1486 5 ай бұрын

You probably know this already..but having had four stoves (one being a relatively new , good German maker and 18 months old) the chimney area had a tiny leak (found by Heatas engineer when it was too late..after the annual chimney cleaning -and before fire was lit for season- so leak was missed ‘cos leak was next to impossible to find) Get a carbon monoxide alarm installed. Husband and I ended up a week in hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning (which we thought was ‘flu!!! The stove was condemned by fire dept., We were told to get alarms fit but we lived to tell the tale…and rest of village folk got alarms installed immediatly. Just a friendly reminder. Love to you all. Fabulous video and vlog, as always. XXXX

@cindygutha8124 6 ай бұрын

My favorite cold day meal is either homemade chicken soup or beef stew with homemade buns.Awesome job on the mobile.Stay safe and warm.

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you ✨

@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501 5 ай бұрын

Awesome vlog and awwww so talented too. Loved the mobile. Great vlog indeed. Every best wish. ❤

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😁

@rebeccafagan2927 5 ай бұрын

I use night briquettes and they burn all night, also good for chucking on if you are popping out for the day

@shinylittlepeople 5 ай бұрын

Instant coffee and instant creamer are survival foods.... hallelujah!...If you got the good stuff... Amazing!!... but if not! Roll out the backup! Enjoy! I had three coffee makers that died within a few months of each other... instant coffee got me through a month before I had the time to get a new one.

@MsRachaelRoberts 6 ай бұрын

Little man is growing up so bonny ❤

@highlandjournalart654 6 ай бұрын

Love your videos. My man says try heatproof silicone on that seal. (He used to build narrowboats.)

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@highlandjournalart654 5 ай бұрын

@@thistinylife any other problems he’s happy to help x

@susannahwhitaker994 6 ай бұрын

I just love your humour and casual way with everything life throws at you. I was wondering, are you on a permanent mooring ,as you have a few things stored on the towpath. It must be nice if you have somewhere more permanent 🤗

@kennethmcclure6388 5 ай бұрын

re the coal, have you tried Lektofuel Night Briquettes? I hated using coal too, and although we don't need to keep a stove going all night anymore, we've used these briquettes a couple of nights to keep the chill off for the kids and the stove is still warm to the touch in the morning. Just thought it worth mentioning. On another note, totally love your boat and aesthetic choices, absolutely dreamy!

@jacksg1809 6 ай бұрын

Tomato 🍅 soup and crusty wholemeal rolls for a cold Baltic day . Joubert is growing and changing so fast ...have u swept ur chimney recently ...just done mine surprising how bunged up they get . Stay warm and dry 😊

@thistinylife 6 ай бұрын

Yes we did ours not too long ago!! Isn't he just, thanks for saying hi ✨

@kend7671 6 ай бұрын

We love watching your videos

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much ✨ it's Finisterre, thank you!

@tamirose8562 5 ай бұрын

Beef stew or chili,warms the body

@Dore60 5 ай бұрын

👍

@tiffanyyoung3865 6 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤

@annesavage1211 6 ай бұрын

Love you three. One teenie tiny bit of advice, even though it's in banter, please don't criticise your man's work or for him being left handed, etc. ❤

@dean1563 5 ай бұрын

Niceeee

@Deb_Downes 5 ай бұрын

Run out of coffee 🙀- at least you had a Plan B 😊

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Disastrous start to the day 🙈

@artfulcodger 6 ай бұрын

Love the little stove for your kettle.. what is it?

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

It's an ethanol burner! We bought it in the summer to take with us on outdoors adventures and now use it to bring a hot kettle from on top of the stove to the boil ✨

@ElaineGarrett-cd6lr 6 ай бұрын

Great mobile!!! ( I’d love to get you a better pair if scissors)

@clydebaker1857 5 ай бұрын

I was thinking your mobile looked very nice. It crossed my mind that you could make one with Oragommie figures.

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

Origami?! Great idea

@tamirose8562 5 ай бұрын

Or homemade chicken noodle soup 👍

@wendee2022 6 ай бұрын

How adorabel your Joubert is and I am sure he will love your expertly crafted mobile. Re his night sleeping, I notice you hold him when he is sleeping during the day, he would be soothed by your heartbeat, your body warmth and firm hold so at night mimic that in his cot. Swaddle him firmly before you put him down, you can buy a device that has a heartbeat sound that would do the trick, also babies love whitenoise, it mimics the sound in utero search white noise for babies online, another trick is to fill a large glove with wheat, sago or whatever you have, fill it just enough so that it is floppy then fix it firmly at the opening and lay it on him, this mimics your firm hold when carrying him. I have worked with wee ones for many years and found tricks that would help them sleep. ❤ When he is having a growth spurt he will want to feed more often. This usually occurs 1 to 3 weeks, 6 to 8 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months. Happy parenting and enjoying you little darling.

@thistinylife 5 ай бұрын

We're in the 6 to 8 weeks time so growth spurt explains it!! We have found the heartbeat womb sounds to be really helpful during the night to get him back to sleep. The glove trick sounds very interesting!!! Thank you ✨✨

@wendee2022 5 ай бұрын

😁 babies are clever, he is building up your milk supply.