Dialects and accents

5 As you may know, I am interested in dialects and accents. Particularly fascinating to me is what happens in the transition areas. Is there a sudden change from one place to another? Do some people in the same town or village speak one way and others another? Do people in these frontier places mix …

July 2017

4 Three weeks in July . This means something to people who follow the Tour de France . I have watched large amounts of this year's , and it has been good to see the sport and France . My overheating problem has been terrible , and I was inside next to the fan for …

Pause

4 Software updates often lead to small problems , which are soon fixed . I am sure that you can spot the issue . The speech therapist asked the nurse what I was still eating . Breakfast - Weetabix and prunes . The speech therapist heard prawns , and said that they are good if …

Learning German

4 Passion for German. Advocacy for learning a foreign language. Thanks for writing this, John Le Carre. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jul/02/why-we-should-learn-german-john-le-carre?CMP=share_btn_tw

Lyke Wake Walk – Done!

5 4 The best people to tell the story of the walk in aid of our family are those who did it. Thank you ! https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Walktothemax Tim.... It was 35 years ago I trod the same path but Ravenscar to Osmotherley with a group of hardened Dalesmen from Skeeby, Richmond.  I remembered very little of …

£5.49

4 Wheelchair, eye gaze, fan, van, NIV, A/C, leg separator, hand splints, water bottle. Alot of equipment, alot to learn. Explaining every detail, repeatedly, can be exhausting. So, I was delighted when Steve and Wil brought two simple and effective pieces of equipment. Cost - £5.49. The first is a USB fan, which is attached …

Awareness

The MND patient, sufferer Living with MND sounds better? Positive spin culture! Last thing I want to live with. Awareness Month, Posters everywhere Imagine if you only had your eyes Likes, tweets, thank fuck it's not me! I am grateful for the campaign and do my bit! I'm in the Class of 2015 Your few …

Vodafone and your people – thanks

3 4 I heard some familiar voices out the window. I went outside to meet them. Ten colleagues spent four hours digging, planting, watering, drinking water, Capri-Sun and Diet Coke and producing something enjoyable for me, the other residents and the staff of the care home. Vodafone has a scheme where staff can volunteer for …

Back to Borehamwood

4 Manuela said that we were on a book tour. This, as we sat with ten books in the lounge of my previous care home. It was nice to see so many familiar faces. Forest Care Village has many younger people. It's quite good being amongst others in the same boat. I will try and …

The New Spring

5 6Sebastian, Jane, me and Claudio. Just us and a grand piano in the school theatre. 'The New Spring', composed and played by Mr Di Meo, our school music teacher. Spring, a time for renewal and hope, we need it. He composed the piece for me. Please see the photo in this blog. Sometimes it …