Red campion. And some nettles…
May 20, 2021
When Zim and I are stuck in our cabins back home, Mr Mark takes pictures (like this one, above) on his travels for us.
Author: Helen Fowler
Living with multiple sclerosis and disabled. Trying to improve my walking by swallowing bravely, then getting myself and my trusty old Zimmer frame (known to me and all who love him as Zim) out of the house for short walks. The blog also covers the trees and nature that I enjoy looking at whenever I go on these walks. One of the few - very few - good things about being disabled is not having any choice about going slowly and pausing often, it’s the only way I can walk even a few metres, so I’m trying to make the best I can of the illness. My type of MS should - fingers crossed - mean that some further, though still modest recovery is possible. I’m hoping so, anyway.
Falling for someone else
May 16, 2021
They’re all so sleek and clean and shiny, these new feller-me-lads in my life, and they’re using it to lure me in, seduce me, make me fall for them and their glossy good looks. Even just joking about falls feels wrong, the dratted MS has already had me crash-landing inelegantly onto quite enough stony pavements, … More Falling for someone else
About the great railings cull…
May 9, 2021
Is it just me, or is birdsong more jubilant post lockdown?Maybe it’s because I haven’t been outdoors much, any birdsong at all feels jubilant, almost triumphant, after surviving the winter. … More About the great railings cull…
Me and Mr Zimm
May 2, 2021
How can you make friends with a piece of dirty old metal, covered with grubby fabric and webbing? … More Me and Mr Zimm
Nightwalking
April 25, 2021
I’m limping and staggering even before reaching the front gate, scared of falling and breaking something – again. So try to cheer myself up with thoughts of how the trees are getting ready for summer. Glad rags There’s blossom already decorating their limbs; it makes me think of putting on mascara to meet my husband … More Nightwalking
Day two
April 14, 2021
Actually, this should really have been Day Three. Except I overdid things yesterday and spent the day drinking tea and eating slices of bread and jam. Watery Scottish sunshine Today dawned afresh. Lots of birdsong and watery Scottish sunshine. Thoughts of The Proclaimers but in the wrong part of the city. The odd car surprising … More Day two
To next door and beyond?
April 13, 2021
“How about you aim to get out the house once a day,” said Husband. “To get a little bit of exercise? You don’t have to go far.” “That’s a good idea,” I said, struggling to remember the last time I’d been out the front door. Five months ago? Maybe six? These days a ‘big’ trip … More To next door and beyond?
Helen Fowler Writer 