Guide Dogs need sorting
Even being totally blind for over 20 years, the prospect of a guide dog was never persuasive. A warm, cuddly companion who could give me new freedom to roam was very attractive. I could bear the costs if the hound…
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Summer Harvest 2.
Bottling is the order of the day: tomatoes, damsons and even green beans! Tomatoes are easy: wash, remove stalks, cut in half, pack tightly into a preserving jar with a couple of teaspoons each sea salt, thyme leaves, a teaspoon…
Come and meet me at the Eye Contact Exhibition 2022.
OpenSight Hampshire are hosting their Eye Contact Exhibition 2022. When: Wednesday 28th September 2022 Time: 1000 to 1600. Where: St. Mary’s Stadium, Britannia Road, Southampton, SO14 5FP The Eye Contact Exhibition is described as Hampshire’s biggest, free exhibition bringing together…
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
If you are blind and already have a guide dog (or want one), you might be interested in this group, ‘Owners take the lead’, who are seeking to ensure that more blind people have a voice in the running of…
Tax credits customers to receive Cost of Living Payments letter
From HMRC: Tax credits customers to receive Cost of Living Payments letter HMRC has just sent letters to tax credits customers with information on the first Cost of Living Payment. It is important to note that receiving a letter doesn’t…
Summer harvests.
Our home-grown cucumbers and tomatoes are coming thick and fast to feature in the latest cooking demonstration of classic Mediterranean recipes: ratatouille and a chilled fresh gazpacho soup . This version of ratatouille, rich with tomatoes, courgettes and aubergines, was…
Death of inaugural Holman prize winner, Ojok Simon
I am very staggered to learn this morning that Ojok died on 25 July. I have been in contact with him just recently about beekeeping as we also have bees here in Hampshire, UK. We have been looking for ways…
Great summer read.
I spent three very happy years in Naples, Italy, as the newest Women’s Royal naval Service Officer (WRNS) around the time of the 1980 earthquake. Michael Dibden’s super detective story, “Cosi Fan Tutti” captures the vibrancy and vigour of the…
Work For Yourself: more working disabled people are self employed than non-disabled people!
It was lovely to receive this message from someone who attended our Work For Yourself programme; Hi Penny, You probably won’t remember me, but I attended one of your Work For Yourself courses at Bolsover Council back in the…
Two blind celebrities.
I met Erik Weihenmayer whilst in San Francisco and he has posted this lovely Facebook post about me; “I met my friend Penny Melville-Brown presenting at LightHouse for the Blind in San Francisco in 2018. Penny was receiving the Holman…