by Mandy Swift | Nov 5, 2020 | Kates blog
Yesterday something happened that shocked and pleased me at the same time. I was on my way to meet my partner for our last visit to a pub before England’s second national lock down. I was approaching a rather complicated junction and as I do not do this route every...
by Mandy Swift | Oct 27, 2020 | Kates blog
This morning I did something out of the ordinary, well I don’t usually facetime my mother at approximately 06:55 while on my way to get the bus to work. Unusually for me my alarm hadn’t gone off this morning so I was rushing around more than normal, I can only put...
by Mandy Swift | Oct 24, 2020 | Kates blog
Last weekend I returned to sailing with Blind Sailing UK. You might be wondering how in these times of confusion and ever-changing guidance how this was possible. Blind Sailing UK’s work before the weekend and the policies that have been implemented to reduce the...
by Mandy Swift | Sep 23, 2020 | Kates blog
Sighted issues with face masks can happen to blind people too! Before you laugh out loud at this blog, I’d like to point out that even us (Blindies) have issues with wearing a face mask. As I type this, I can almost hear the audible sigh from you readers but don’t...
by Mandy Swift | Mar 11, 2020 | Kates blog
This week must be the time of trying new things because not only have I travelled on the Scottish sleeper for the first time on my own I also went to my first kick boxing and karate classes last night. After a conversation with Lucy Hodges, the Commodore of Blind...
by Mandy Swift | Mar 10, 2020 | Kates blog
Regular readers will know by now that I travel a lot on trains and I have used sleeper trains before with friends and my partner but this time, I went solo. After a very long journey to Fort William on Saturday and a chilled-out day on Sunday, I began my journey...
