Life on a boat

Elizabeth Earle 33 first bought her narrowboat the Leviathan for 5200 in 2019 and has since spent an extra 16500 on renovations and decor over the past two years The author and illustrator from Nuneaton Warwickshire swapped her onebed attic flat for her 32foot canal boat to live the life of travel and adventure shersquod only ever read about in booksHer frugal living means she saves over 14000 a year on bills She said ldquoI grew up reading Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia and grew up in a village so I always had a fascination for that fantastical liferdquo ldquoIrsquod always loved the idea of living on a boat since I was a child travelling to different places meeting new people and taking your home with you It felt like utter freedom Not tied to paying rent or working for an ungrateful bossrdquo says EarleldquoMy bills are extremely minimal Irsquove gone from paying 1642 a month with rent gas and electric to just 347 a month on the boatrdquo ldquoThe rent for my marina spot at Mancetter is 164 a month but it allows me to use the facilities so thatrsquos been quite nice during the winter as Irsquove been able to get hot showersmdashas Irsquove not managed to get the gas and hot water sorted yetrdquoShe says that she pays 131 a month for her boating license boat insurance is 10 a month and the Canal and River Trust tax is 136 She cooks off a camp stove and relies on her log burner to keep her warm ldquoYou definitely have to make big compromises but itrsquos all worth it when you wake up in the morning to the beautiful countrysiderdquo Her family is supportive although they wish shersquod do something a bit more ldquonormalrdquo and settle down1400Savings in a year on billsWrong ethnicityWoman puts up baby for adoption after sperm donor lies about identityA Japanese woman is suing the biological father of her second child for 330 million yen 286 million after learning that hersquod lied about his identity The Tokyo resident who is in her 30s thought shersquod found a successful Japanese man with a Kyoto University education and had sex with him 10 times in an effort to get pregnant according to Japanese media The woman had previously had one child with her current husband but decided to conceive with a donor when she learned her husband carried a hereditary disorder that could be passed to his offspring She sought the help of social media to find the perfect candidate But soon after getting pregnant by the donor the woman who remains unidentified learned that the biological father of her unborn child is in fact a married Chinese man who did not attend the prestigious research universityMom recieves threats for babyrsquos nameA mom has been demonised by the Internet for giving her offspring one of 2022rsquos trendiest yet most inflammatory baby namesmdashLucifer Josie Barnes 27 of Devon England says she has been receiving nonstop hate and even death threats from trolls since impulsively announcing the birth of her controversially named boy on the UKrsquos popular ldquoJeremy Kyle Showrdquo Even though the sevenmonthold is the most adorable namesake there could be that hasnrsquot stopped social media from grabbing its proverbial pitchforks and torches sparing no mercy for the infant or his motherrsquos wellbeingFemale dolphins experience sexual pleasure as wellMassachusetts scientists have discovered that these marine mammals have large and welldeveloped clitorises which apparently provide as much pleasure as a humanrsquos ldquoThe dolphin clitoris has many features to suggest that it functions to provide pleasure to femalesrdquo said Patricia Brennan an assistant biology professor at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts80 ostriches escape farm dash to the streetsA group of ostriches escaped from a farm and then made the most of their freedom charging down deserted streets in Chongzuo city in south Chinarsquos Guangxi province More than 80 of the birds escaped Ostriches are famous for being able to run at speeds of up to 60 mphRare snowy owls make an appearanceA snowy owl touring iconic buildings of the USrsquos capital is captivating birdwatchers who managed to get a glimpse of the rare resplendent visitor from the Arctic Far from its summer breeding grounds in Canada the snowy owl was first seen on January 3 the day a winter storm dumped eight inches of snow on the city Since then itrsquos been spotted in the evenings flying around Washington DCThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever