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Blue Camassias in the foreground, and in the distance you can see a hint of the bluebell wood. There is lots of lush green growth and it all looks very vibrant.

Garden visit: Aberglasney Gardens

7 May 2023

Aberglasney Gardens is a good example of a the value of second chances. We visited Aberglasney, in the Tywi Valley, Carmarthenshire (Wales), more than 15 years ago, and all I recall is it felt dim and uninviting. It was towards …

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Categories Accessibility, Accessible Gardens, Garden visit, Spring, Uncategorized, Wales
A section of the back garden that has been completed by the landscapers. You can see the layout with two raised beds and one lower ornamental bed, paving, and rusted steel arch. This backs on to the back of the house.

Growing through phases: phase 1 complete

5 March 202310 February 2023

The first phase of the landscaping was finished last week! It looks bare now, but it is ready for planting. To remind you what it looked like previously: And now: The empty paved area will be for the chairs, table …

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Categories Accessibility, Back garden Penarth, Gardening with ME, MECFS, Uncategorized
A section of the back garden. There is decking with lots of potted plants on it, then the grass area and some more plants in pots. The sun is shining across the plants on the decking area.

Growing through phases (phase 1)

23 January 202323 January 2023

The last few months I’ve been thinking a lot about how to design my new back garden. With the past couple of gardens, I confess, my plans were based on hope. I mean, all garden plans are, but mine were …

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Categories #MyalgicE, Accessibility, Gardening with ME, MECFS, Uncategorized
Early August. An overview of one of the lakes with the camera looking into the sun. There are reeds and grasses, with the light catching the tips of the grass flowers which look kind of red and glowing. The sky is blue interspersed with clouds.

Postcards from Penarth: Cosmeston Lakes, August – December 2022

8 April 202324 December 2022

This, is one of the reasons we chose to live in this part of Penarth. Cosmeston Lakes, the path to which is about 5 minutes from our new home. As you can see, there are plenty of paths I can …

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Categories Accessibility, Chronic illness, Cosmeston, Disability, Penarth, Uncategorized, Wales Tags Accessibility, Chronic Illness, Disability, Penarth, South Wales, Wales

Including disabled people in politics

18 February 20227 February 2022

Updated 18th February 2022 Disabled people are often told we are needed in politics and should be more active, but the people saying this never consider what kind of accommodations might be needed to make it possible for us to …

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Categories #MyalgicE, #pwME, Abelism, Accessibility, Chronic illness, Disability, MECFS

Update 1: Using a heart rate monitor to better manage MECFS (including HRV)

1 February 20231 August 2021

In mid June, I talked about using a heart rate monitor to better manage MECFS. I thought it might be useful to post an update and let you know how it’s going. And I’m adding information about another useful measurement, …

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Categories #MyalgicE, #pwME, Accessibility, Chronic illness, Disability, Gardening with ME, Heart Rate Monitor, MECFS, Uncategorized

Using a heart rate monitor to better manage MECFS

1 August 202115 June 2021

A couple of months ago I was asking questions on Mastodon and Twitter for help with finding a heart rate monitor to help me better manage pacing and my MECFS symptoms. The reason for this was that I’d read a …

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Categories #MyalgicE, #pwME, Accessibility, Disability, Gardening with ME, Heart Rate Monitor, MECFS

Stroll/roll: along Lightwood (Sheffield)

6 June 20212 June 2021

Stroll/roll: my partner strolls, I roll, on my mobility scooter The lovely summer weather, combined with a little bit of energy, led to us deciding to take a fairly local stroll/roll today. We ventured over to Lightwood, which is about …

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Categories Accessibility, Derbyshire, MECFS, Sheffield, Stroll/roll

Postcards from our holiday: Cotswolds June 2019

10 September 202031 July 2019

June saw my BFF from Melbourne, Kerri, over in the UK with her sister Sharon. They hired a cottage in Broadway, the Cotswolds for three weeks, and we joined them for part of that time. In between ME resting, and …

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Categories Accessibility, Cotswolds, England, Holidays, Other Musings, Photo Essay, Postcards

Cars are mobility aids too

10 August 20202 September 2018

People can be incredibly judgemental about people who use mobility aids. They think you are cheating if you suddenly get out of your wheelchair, scooter etc, that you are faking it (often the thought extends to thinking you are lying …

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Categories Abelism, Accessibility, Cars, Disability, Mobility Aids, Other Musings, Transport
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