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Tag Archives: art
Eccentric Viewing
When I first heard the term ‘eccentric viewing’ in the context of WMD, I thought it was a slightly un-PC reference to my new way of seeing things. My first experience of my sight changes took place in Sydney Art … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Birmingham, Communication, Education, low vision, Reviews
Tagged art, Audiobooks, books, low vision, Reviews
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2015 in Review
In terms of my VI, 2015 was a steady year of learning new things and adapting to my situation. I have covered most of these in previous blog posts and thought I would like to summarise them here at the start … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Audio books, books, Communication, Literature, low vision, Music, Reviews, technology, Transport, Travel
Tagged art, Audiobooks, books, Gadgets, Home, Kindle, low vision, Reviews, technology, transport, Travel, WMD
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Review catch-up
I seem to have a lot of reviews to catch up with, so the AOB from the past few weeks gets a post all to itself. Listened to Shadow of The Silk Road, Colin Thubron, read by Jonathan Keeble. This … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Audio books, books, Literature, Reviews
Tagged art, Audiobooks, books, Reviews
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Amazon-free Christmas 2014
Family emails, texts and phone calls were exchanged early this month. Some members are spending the Christmas holiday in Australia and the time they are away also involves two birthdays. Presents must be bought, wrapped and given by the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Audio books, Birmingham, books, Family, low vision, Reviews, technology
Tagged art, Audiobooks, Birmingham, low vision, Reviews, technology
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World War I, 100 Years On 1914-2014
Transcribed below (all spelling and punctuation is as written) is one of three mudstained letters in my possession, written on small sheets of cheap paper in fading pencil. Billy Brown was my grandmother Lizzie’s brother, my great uncle. Willie, referred … Continue reading
A Visit to the Barber
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts was donated to the University of Birmingham by Lady Barber in the 1930s in memory of her husband, Sir William Henry Barber. The original Trust Deed specifies that the purpose of the Institute was … Continue reading
Theatre Access / audio description
What a revelation! On Saturday another friend with VI and I went to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre to see a production of Moliere’s Tartuffe. I had more or less given up on going to the theatre and this was my … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Birmingham, low vision, Theatre
Tagged art, Birmingham, low vision, Theatre
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20th Century Art in Yorkshire
What a revelation! I have been to Yorkshire before, even to Leeds and loved it but this trip was another experiment in finding out what art is still accessible to me. I chose it because I knew it would cover … Continue reading