Time to check? Each one either makes life easier or means more money. Are you registered with sight loss or severe sight loaa? Blue card? Disabled Bus Pass (with carer)? Blind persons tax allowance? Assistance Allowance? Disabled persons Railcard? (Chargeable) 50% off TV Licence Local News spoken via CD or USB stick fortnightly For the…
Spring has sprung or has it? The only hard frost was in early January, since then it has been wet and warm, indeed very wet- even as I write this. Will there be another frost by the end of April? Outdoors the onions and garlics are doing well. The PSB are rubbish this year,…
Seed SOWING Diary/ Rolling Calendar For the first time ever I decided to keep a document on my computer which would control what to buy (when) what to sow (when) an (where). This a copy of the document today, 23 Mar 2024. Some of these are just for fun and many are trials and U am…
Speaker System Controls On Friday I had set up the system for a Youtube presentation. When it was finished, embarrassingly I couldn’t get back to direct CDs. So I needed to formalise how to change music mode easily. Four experimental sessions (and a trip to the suppliers to reset my hearing aids) later: MM1(music Mode)…
The Eye Opener 2024 Update The key change in the last few years has been the extraordinary developments in using smartphones. These comments all relate to Android systems as used on the Google PIXL. Similar features are available on Iphones. The most important is “Select to speak” which reads the text to you,…
VIOLINISTS and their Violins According to my AI Assistant, Gemini: “Determining the “finest” violins can be quite subjective, as various factors contribute to their excellence, including historical prestige, sound quality, playability, and personal preference. However, some violinists are known for wielding instruments considered at the absolute pinnacle of craftsmanship and value. Here are a few:…
I over stretched myself – again It all started so easily: The Jazzxy potatoes arrived early and went on to start chitting Next there was an offer on some potato bags, which I’d never used before When they arrived I planted the Jazzy To protect them from frost I put them in the polytunnel severely…
More White Sticks than I’ve seen in years At Shoreham Centre on 27 Feb 2024 A very popular event for the blind and partially sighted. We were talking to “The Supermarkets” but the most exciting speaker was from Proctor and Gamble. They have two life-changing innovations: Adding a surface pattern, vertical lines on shampoo bottles…
So I asked my AI Assistant, Gemini What would you include under “Classical music FUN” That’s a great question! The answer really depends on what you find “fun” in music. To help guide you, here are a few different approaches to finding fun in classical music: Upbeat and Energetic Pieces: Fast tempos and playful melodies:…
Eight years since I updated this. I suppose it was due to learning how to cope with sight loss and then there was Covid, but we are still here, nearly twenty years on! Recently we started a U3a Group called “Grow your own, for flavour” So the objective is flavour. The easy way is minimising…
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