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Audio Book Reviews February 2018
This blog was originally aimed primarily at people with VI but I am delighted to have received a positive response from sighted people who enjoy audio books. One of the advantages of audio, is that you can listen while doing other … Continue reading
Posted in Audio books, Australian fiction, books, Communication, Gothic, Japan, Literature, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Audiobooks, books, Reviews
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Audio Favourites 2016
(All books downloaded on subscription from Audible UK.) According to Audible UK I have listened to 32,787 minutes of books in 2016, bought 64 downloads, listened to 44 of them, my favourite category is fiction and my favourite day for … Continue reading
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Pear Chutney
Pear Chutney Autumn 2016 More than one hundred years ago, when the houses in my neighbourhood were built, I understand that each garden was planted with a fruit tree. Mostly the tree would be apple or pear. If the trees were … Continue reading
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Facebook Novice
After a lot of thought and advice I finally decided to join Facebook. To be honest, it was when my cousin in Australia joined and we realised we could post family photographs. Initially the friend who helps me with this … Continue reading
Posted in Audio books, Birmingham, Education, Family, Food, Ludlow, Reviews, technology, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged books, Family, Gadgets, Reviews, technology, Travel
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Review catch up May 2016
Weeks have passed, visits made, eye zapped, cataract operation, sprained ankle and many books listened to but no blog produced. As a result I am making this a review catch up. Books on audio (in no particular order) Elizabeth and … Continue reading
Posted in Audio books, Cheltenham, Family, Literature, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Audiobooks, books, Family, Reviews
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Swan Song
Swan Song John Galsworthy Just as I was about to give up on this marathon read of the Forsyte Saga, John Galsworthy comes up trumps with Swan Song. As the Forsyte family seem to drift off into their own middle … Continue reading
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Travelling solo
Eurostar In familiar surroundings and with help finding platform and seat numbers I can travel easily around the UK. Oh, and there is still the matter of swallowing my guilt about extensive taxi use. The main problem is the written … Continue reading
Household Gadgets
Do washing machines and printers count as gadgets? I’m not sure but, for me, they certainly fall into the category of things that should make daily life easier. There is one big proviso for the person with low vision and … Continue reading