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UK Heatwave

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An 8bit naive cartoon depiction of the Super Mario game on the SNES console from the 1990s. There is a desert scene in beige and lavender colours. A small Mario figure to the right of the screen by the sand dunes. An angry sun in the sky. The text reads That level on Super Mario where the sun tries to kill you. That's today
PD An 8bit naive cartoon depiction of the Super Mario game on the SNES console from the 1990s. There is a desert scene in beige and lavender colours. A small Mario figure to the right of the screen by the sand dunes. An angry sun in the sky. The text reads That level on Super Mario where the sun tries to kill you. That’s today

A graphic I made a few years ago.

That level on Super Mario when the sun tries to kill you.

That’s today.

Posted in How I'm Adapting, Useful Information

The Lost Plant (Part 2)

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For those of you that read my missing plant post from earlier on in this year.

You’ll maybe be glad to hear I found it.

Or rather it’s grown vivid green leaves so I can see it better.

Now to go read my own post about it as I can’t remember for the life in me what it is!

UPDATE: it’s a Dahlia Moonflower. I’ve posted a picture of what it will look like in full bloom eventually. Picture 2.

Since all the plants were taken out after my new fence was fitted. I can plan my own garden plants and where to pop them.

I’m making an accessible low vision friendly garden if you will.

A low maintenance, vision friendly space, where I’m planning and planting large plants with contrasting foliage and flowers, so I can see them better than usual if they are all similar flowers.

The large spaces are covered in bark as I cannot tell weeds (although I don’t believe in weeds to be fair. Every plant to me looks beautiful in its own way) from flowers so this will help me garden happily knowing I’ve not destroyed a bunch of newly planted flowers.
Big bold flower heads and large buds so I can try make them out.

It’s been a long time in the making but it’s nearly finished now.

I’ve got umpteen screenshots of some lovely plants which may fit the bill to be planted into my garden.

Some I’ve got to source, but I’m going to take my time as I want to get it right as I now have free rein.

I’ve this one (Still named The Lost Plant) A baby blue Hydrangea which is flowering now, a Buddleia, which will be a vibrant purple and orange flower eventually and a gorgeous olive tree.

The only thing left after the fence was put in, was my beautiful Juniper tree which I keep in a nice cute shape and hang solar light of it with other hanging bits of the branches. It’s definitely the pride and joy of the garden.

The link below is for Part 1 of The Lost Plant story if you wish to read it.

The Lost Plant (Part 1)

A vivid small green leafed plant, sits in the brown bark. In the background is a concrete and wooden fence.
PD 1 A vivid green leafed plant sits among brown bark. In the  is a concrete and wooden fence.
A dark brown leafed plant with large flower heads. These are orange in the middle and the petals are yellow.
PD 2 A brown leafed plant with vibrant yellow and orange large round flower heads.
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Special Assistance in Airports

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So. Special Assistance at the airport.

From the view of a visually impaired couple. One using a white cane.

We took this last year so we were able to not be so worried having to check ourselves in, trying to deal with small print and the added pressure of people behind us, whilst we find reading difficult and not wanting to hold people up. It’s very nerve-wracking trying to do that when there’s a queue and you can’t rush. So Special Assistance sorts all this for you.

This is how we arranged special Assistance for both countries. Manchester Airport and Rhodes Airport for our holiday to Tilos in Greece.

When you book your flights either online or by phone, you can can request Special Assistance.

They will ask you some brief general questions about what assistance you’ll require. If you need to change or add to Special Assistance after you’ve booked, if you Google the company you’re flying with for the Special Assistance contact details, you can then add or change.

The information asked maybe do you need a wheelchair or a guide. Do you need help through security and checking luggage. Which was the main reason why we wanted assistance.

Do you need help to get onto the plane? Do you need help for the steps to the plane?

So then you’ve given the information to them and they will tell you how long to arrive before your flight. They will also tell you to go to the Special Assistance area in the airport, which is well signposted when you get there or there will be someone around to ask.

When you get to that at the day of your flight. You’ll need to confirm your booking with the reception desk. They will confirm your needs in more detail. Then you wait there until someone comes to assist you through the airport, through security, to your gate number and to the plane door.

Once you’re on the plane, the stewards and stewardesses will take over and probably offer to show you the safety procedure and let you examine the seatbelts and life jackets so you know what to do. They were very good with us offering to explain one to one and showing us all the apparatus prior to the flight.

When you initially get to Special Assistance, just explain that you will need same in your holiday destination airport as well.

VD scenes in Manchester Airport of the Special Assistance area. Luggage and coffee cups. At the bottom of Easy Jet plane. View out of the window. Being guided at Rhodes Airport. Food on the plane and video of plane up in the air.

VD Scenes in Manchester Airport of the Special Assistance area. Luggage and coffee cups. At the bottom of Easy Jet plane. View out of the window. Being guided at Rhodes Airport. Food on the plane and video of plane up in the air