Recent Reactions to my book.
One local business owner said, “What I think has most changed in my thoughts, is the realisation, that employing a differently abled person is not
23/07/2025
Blog & Articles of Interest
Apricot season.
Here’s how I spent the weekend: bottling apricots (courtesy of friends Pete and Steph’s magnificent garden) plus apple puree (fruit from roger) with blackberries (also
21/07/2025
Summer fruitfulness.
This week I’ve been recording more recipes for the national Talking News Federation. They offer all the local Talking News organisations a recipe a month,
16/07/2025
Mystery clinks.
I’ve been hearing it all weekend. In a distant room, the sounds of small objects dropping on to a table top. Not just one or
14/07/2025
Listen up.
Something for your ears. This is the link to the audio podcast I did with Dave (who is also blind) last week. To get rid
07/07/2025
Death from heat exhaustion?
One of my precious apple trees hit the dust (literally) this week. The Worcester Pearmain was laden with fruit waiting to grow and ripen but
02/07/2025
It could be You …
At last, here are some straightforward, practical and proven answers to our broken welfare system. This is what I’ve learned from nearly 30 years working
30/06/2025
We know that having a disability isn’t a “life-style Choice”!
Common-sense says that benefit bullying hasn’t produced miraculous recoveries in the past. Rebuilding lives and still saving money will need better, broader changes that haven’t
25/06/2025
Beekeeping
You can’t imagine all the bits of kit that beekeepers “need”. There are sheds of the stuff and it creeps into the house, the kitchen,
23/06/2025