Londoners Afloat

Published: March 21, 2006, midnight

With housing prices sky-high in London, many people find house boats to be a creative and worthwhile lifestyle solution. Tricia Parrott, a widow and an artist, and Dan Broom, a freelance video producer, are part of a growing community of people who live on Britain'ss inland waterways. Parrott has lived for years in London'ss Little Venice while Broom is a newcomer to the Poplar Dock Marina, next to London'ss financial district.