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Irish Adventures

Last weekend we made a trip to see friends in Ireland. We flew from Luton airport to Belfast International. There were 4 of us traveling, myself, Will, and 2 of our friends. Now this sounds like a pretty average trip doesn’t it? Well, now... read more »

October Speaking

I have been a bit quiet on the speaking engagements lately, so thought I’d share the goings on of the last 2 or so months. In October, I was asked to go back to my former Upper school, Sandy Upper, to make a short... read more »

The Wedding!

If I’m describing my wedding I need to start with the night before when the flowers arrived. My bouquet was heavy and it consisted of roses, carnations, lilies and a lot more lovely smelling blooms! All the flowers smelt! even the corsages! My bouquet... read more »

House Hunting

house hunting for blind people is a little more tactile than Wedding planning. this is, of course, after you get past the process of searching the internet for a suitable property. I remember looking online at houses that sounded perfect! right town, right number... read more »

Preparing for Marriage

Since this blog has begun, it has mainly been about my work for Through The Roof, but I thought I'd have a change. I'd like to share with you some of the things that are happening in my life. Maybe this will give a... read more »

belated june blog post

Since I last wrote, I have been busy. I have attended the first regional network meeting in Bath. it was a privilege to see so many people with different skills and interest in disabilities. I also attended the national churches trust conference in Birmingham.... read more »

March Update

On 12th February I went to ST John's Guild Croydon to give the hour long presentation i spoke about in January's blog. it went really well, and the slide show worked really really well! nobody was upside down or had missing limbs :-) the group... read more »