Wet Wedding
That disastrous hotel venture was only just over a week ago. It was all part of celebrating a niece’s wedding in the fabulous setting of Mount Edgecumbe, just across the river Tamar from Plymouth. It had never crossed my mind…
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Premier Inn on the skids?
Last week, stayed with this hotel chain in Plymouth. The state of the entrance hall throughout our four day stay should have been enough warning of what was to come. Having booked an “accessible” room six months earlier, the reality…
Baking Blind
If, like me, you get books from RNIB, they’ve added an audio version of my first one to their list: “A cook’s tour: Baking Blind goes global”. It’s the tale of my prize-winning trip around the world, cooking in professional…
Bubbling over.
At last: the great handmade table fountain in action. This is the ceramic piece I made months ago thanks to BVUK and a local potter. Glazing inside the bowl stops the water permeating into the body which is roughly based…
Disability: a great money-spinner for some.
Forgive me if I’m being jaundiced but this recent report suggests that disabled people are at the heart of job-creation success for private PIP contractors and even some DWP staff. Disabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments …
Art at your fingertips.
Yes, it’s true: renowned Sussex artist Heather Bowring enables those of us with little or no sight to understand her art through highly skilful use of texture. She’s already been exhibited by the Tate Gallery, has several pieces at Moorfields…
Two books worth a read.
Not really nostalgic when the people and their problems are still so recognisable – exceptional stories by masters of their art. “A gun for sale” by Graham Greene. My first reading of this pacy thriller. Set post-war (not sure which)…
Update from HMRC: Winter Fuel payments
Dear ANWG members, We are writing to provide you with a reminder about how the changes introduced for Winter Fuel Payments, or Pension Age Winter Heating Payments in Scotland, will impact pensioners moving forward. You can share this information…
Back-to-Work succeeds when hearts and minds support
Interesting report and data about combining psychological treatment with employment support. After decades running programmes helping disabled people back to work, it was clear that many needed help with the psychological consequences of acquiring a disability, of (potential) job loss…
Multi-tasking.
Life runs from one extreme to another. Over just three days: co-chairing an external consultation group for a major HMRC project; making 90-odd mini-pork pies for housekeeper Karen’s forthcoming big birthday; flower arranging with dramatic lilies; designing a possible new…