If someone had told me 6 months ago that I would be sat outside my 20+ year-old camper van at 8 o’clock on a rainy Sunday morning in early Spring looking out at the Brecon Beacons. I’d have laughed in their face. But, here I am, pen in hand, legs wrapped in a blanket and …
Continue reading Van life: Can this blind petrol head really be happy in the slow lane?
This week was an exciting one in the ongoing kitchen renovations as it came with the installation of one of the key components – bifold windows. The importance of this is twofold. Firstly, it demonstrates how big and bright the space will be and, secondly, it creates that direct link between the inside and outside …
Continue reading Letting the (brick) dust settle – Part 3: Opening up to nature
It’s a bittersweet time as I sit at the dining table of our holiday rental in a secluded area of the South Wales coastline, not far from the city of St. David’s. It’s Easter Sunday and we’ve just got back from a very wet and windy walk around the headland. The reason we’ve come to …
Continue reading The bitterest pill – How one blind bloke is coming to accept his limitations
The last of the old articles and a huge milestone for me. Things are continuing to change which is an ongoing adjustment with using new accessibility tools and finding ways to adapt to different environments. First posted: 6 January 2022 Once more, I’m sat with pen in hand on a train, this time waiting at …
Continue reading The latest member of the Severely Sight Impaired Club
Originally posted in early December only a few weeks before discovering I was Severely Sight Impaired, this article discussed the various stages of grief that we go through after a traumatic event such as discovering you are losing your vision. Quick update - As my vision continues to deteriorate I am constantly readjusting and resetting …
Continue reading From denial to acceptance: Coming to terms with disability
Originally written during a summer holiday, this is one of my favourite pieces talking about the impact of being told I no longer had the vision to be able to drive First published: 23 August 2021 It’s a sunny Sunday evening in mid-summer and I’m sat with my brother-in-law outside the village pub just down …
Continue reading Cracked leather and straight sixes, a boyhood dream
Originally published in August 2021, this post talks more about my condition, the impact on me and my family and the charity fundraiser my sister and I undertook for The Macular Society. First published: 11 August 2021 It’s just coming up to 10 in the evening, and as I’m sat waiting for the train to …
Sometimes it’s important to step back, take stock and realign your priorities. This is exactly what I’ve been doing over the past few months. What has become profoundly clear is that there were too many spinning plates and something was likely to spin off if things were left as they were. It is apparent since …
Blind Man with a Backpack 