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The Scilly Old Boatman

  • Scillyoldboatman Publications
    • The Terriers' Scilly Holiday
    • The Terriers' Dartmoor Adventure
    • The Terriers' Adventure to the North Pole
  • The Scilly old boatman
    • The Terriers' Adventure on the Black Bucket
    • Contents
    • 1 - The Beginning
    • 2 - The Early Years
    • 3 - Family Traditions
    • 4 - The Learning Curve
    • 5. Ooh! Such Fun
    • 6. New Beginnings
    • 7. Life in the Fast Lane!
    • 8. Rough Stuff
    • 9. Time & Tide
    • 10. Life On The Ocean Wave
    • 11. What? Another New Beginning?
    • 12. Illiswilgig
    • 13. Busy, Busy, Busy!
    • 14. Story Time!
    • 15. Aggravations
    • 16. Memories
    • Photograph Album
    • Testimonials
    • Contact
  • Santa Claus
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Scilly Old Boatman Publications

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1.  The Terriers' Scilly Holiday
2.  The Terriers' Dartmoor Adventure
3.  The Terriers Adventure on the Black Bucket

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The Terriers Adventure to the North Pole
The Scilly Old Boatman's Tales of Yore!
1955 - 1997

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Adrienne Robson
2 months ago

Hello John.
Hope you’re well.
I’d love to see your old photos
Adrienne

Reg
3 months ago

Have ordered 2 books, one for Sharon and i and the other for my great Grand kids in Canada. Looking forward getting them. Wish you a ton of success with the sales John, all the best from Texas R&S

Tony Nightingale
4 months ago

Excellent reading, can’t wait for more.

Helen Elsworth
5 months ago

Brilliant! Let us know when we can order please John.

Felicity Tredinnick
7 months ago

Just came across your Scillyold boatman strip while doing a bit of sorting in the bureau. What a wonderful surprise this has been! I hope all is well and that life is treating you well. I was so pleased to find out that some friends of yours are keeping the business running. I'm the woman with the American accent whose dad grew up on the Lizard.
With warm regards and thanks for these lovely memories of yours!

beryl Langsworthy
8 months ago

Hi John
I have only just come across your memoirs! I am goin to enjoy reading them, as will Lulie and Jinda! 😃❤️❤️❤️
Its 50 years since we first set foot on Scilly, where has that time gone?! X

Vivien Prideaux
a year ago

What hoJohn!
Our Mum was billeted with my parents during the war in Truro. Prideaux and Phyllis Prideaux.
We all used to go to Scilly and stay with Ena Roseay(sp)
Your dad taught me how to make a Victoria sponge cake at Longstone Tec when I was about 11!
Just love the islands and trips out in Swordfish.
My dad named our boat swordfish !
Lovely to read your stories.
Sadly Scilly is beyond my budget to visit these days but so many happy fun memories of your family.
And Jane? Where is she these days?
Sending best wishes Vivien

michael williams
a year ago

\Hi John
Marie told me to look at you stories

Lucy Wilkins
a year ago

John Bourdeaux gave us a piece of his pottery as a wedding present, it has caused a lot of amusement over the years as to whether it was a shag or a cormorant. We obviously voted for shag. Having read your specifications I do think it actually is a shag apart from the problem of the white bit and the colouring of the beak ...... I think some artistic licence has been used, so I'm still voting shag. We have had so much fun over the years of debating where is the best place to have a (pottery) shag in the house, at present it is in the conservatory.

Helen Elsworth
a year ago

Brilliant as always John 👏👏

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