“It came away in my hand, Chief.” How well I remember that standard Royal Navy response to anything that got broken. You may recall smug tales of filling 5 litre bags of home-made grape juice last summer. They have worked…
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Valentine’s treat
Clearing out kitchen cupboards sounds hardly romantic but is highly therapeutic: all that new clean space to fill again. I had no problems throwing out the gravy granules: two packs, each Best Before 2006. But I did resent having…
Hobnobbing with Honey
Hampshire’s Open Sight charity celebrated 100 years of support for visually impaired people across the county this week with a Covid-safe on-line drinks party. While I’m keen, booze at 1130 seemed a bit excessive so a hot drink (not toddy)…
Marmalade Master Class.
January is fast running out and now is the best and, perhaps, the only time to get hold of Seville oranges for marmalade. If you buy lots, they freeze well if you have enough room. I’ve been developing this…
National Disability Strategy
Judge finds National Disability Strategy unlawful: the people it was supposed to help didn’t get the chance to have their say. He agreed with campaigners that the Government’s consultation with disabled people hadn’t been good enough. I completely agree that…
Joyeux Noël
One of our Christmas packages caused all sorts of questions. The trouble and cost of sending several thousand little parcels to ex-military blind people was truly kind. Although the card wasn’t accessible, I’m told it used an image of First…
Winging it Blind by
Simon Mahoney
The truth about sight loss and how to survive it. Simon Mahoney uses his personal story to reveal the problems and solutions through his transition to total blindness. His book www.wingingitblind.com, is full of practical ideas and answers for anyone…
Deck the halls …
Still a bit early but it’s not too soon to practice some Christmas treats. These mince pies must be nearly calorie-free being so very tiny and encased in just a wisp of pastry. How could anyone refuse I’ve been experimenting…
Two for one
Even in these times of restrictions, life can be hectic so one cooking session that provides at least two different meals can be a boon. Here it has been rather a mad house of activity. Enough mix for sixteen Christmas…
Bullies’ Charter
Set aside the politics: I am in despair that our Prime Minister has just given carte blanche to every bully in the land to abuse work colleagues with impunity. Now it seems that “it wasn’t intentional” and “no-one told me”…