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I’ve been going to the Lake District quite abit recently with my sister, due to taking someone we know up there as they are ill.

So I haven’t been doing much blogging. I also haven’t had any appointments either. So still waiting on things to happen.

This is the view from the top of Latrigg, which is just about at the bottom of their garden. No filters. It just looked like that when I got to the top.

This is one of the fells Wainwright writes about.

Hopefully next time I go, I will get up there again.

This time with a nice flask of coffee, and more prepared than I was last time. I walked up there in ballet pumps. But that just shows my determination with most things in my life.

At one point I did look like a shopper that had got lost, but now I’ve got the gear and more of an idea, it’s amazing how beautiful it is up there.

Well it looks like we will be wearing face masks for the foreseeable in the UK.

If you are partially sighted and are having difficulty with wearing face masks. Your can buy a lanyard and card from the hidden disabilities website.

I have written about the Sunflower Lanyard hidden disabilities Scheme before. You can wear a lanyard or badge so people are aware of your hidden disability.

Please click here to read my past post on the Sunflower Lanyard hidden disabilities Scheme

The UK government website also has stuff to download for free for exemption from the masks.

I know that losing your central vision, and needing to use more of your peripheral vision, the masks do block out some of the view we need to get around safely.

Especially now the sunglasses are on and they steam up all the time. This maybe helpful for some of us.

I will still be wearing my mask until it becomes too difficult.

But at least if you are finding difficulties there is a way to go about your day without worrying and making life more difficult for yourself.

These aren’t just for people with sight loss either.

Please click here to go to the Hidden Disabilities Webpage

Guide dogs for the Blind has a new companion dog service which offers friendship and emotional support to adults with sight loss and their families. These well-behaved and well-trained dogs can help build your confidence and improve your wellbeing by giving you a reason to get out more. You’ll enjoy the health benefits of a more active lifestyle as well as the unconditional love of one of these wonderful dogs. At present, this service is only available for adults with a vision impairment who have sighted support within the household.

The dogs are owned by Guide Dogs throughout their service. These dogs are usually dogs that have been trained in the Guide Dogs scheme at some point, but had to leave because they weren’t suitable. Due to either being too friendly, needing medication or just didn’t suit the scheme.

These are NOT guide dogs and shouldn’t be used as one. You cannot enter shops with a companion dog like you can with a guide dog.

For more information, please click on the link below.

Link to Guide Dogs website page about companion dogs for adults