the houseboat idea is fab, very nice to live a slightly alternative lifestyle, love it! and more freedom than a stuffy mortgage too!
it must be lovely to suddenly have a bit of spare cash, and well done on the bargains, go you!
yes we have missed you, but its important to keep up with real life friends too, and that is easier if you have a little cash to spare. it far too easy in the winter to curl up on the sofa and internet rather than put your coat on and go out, i hate going out on dark winter nights!