Before I went away on holiday I had to go to Cambridge for my medical assessment as part of my renewal claim for ESA (Employment & Support Allowance). When I got home from Wales there was a letter waiting for me from the DWP (Department of Work and Pensions) dated the 3rd May, it told […]
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The end of the break
May 15, 2012 
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Friday was the last day of my time in Wales and a sunny day it turned out to be. We visited one church which was high up in the mountain, so high in fact it felt like we were on top of the world. All that was there was the church on one side of […]
Continue reading Good use of a bad day
May 13, 2012 0 Comments
I had done a lot of research on Dads side of the family before we came away so I was glad he had a U-turn and decided to try and find out more while we were there. Thursday was the second and last bad weather day so that gave us the perfect opportunity for a […]
Continue reading Wet weather and swimming
May 13, 2012 0 Comments
Although I kept my fingers crossed our luck with the weather didn’t hold and Wednesday was the first bad weather day. The low cloud covered the tops of the Mountains, it was drizzling and looked set in for the day. Thinking it may not turn to really heavy rain we decided to travel along the […]
Continue reading A stunning resting place
May 8, 2012 2 Comments
Today was a semi productive day really. The weather was OK so we headed straight for the Rhondda Heritage Park close to where an ancestor lived and worked. We really wanted to go on the colliery tour but it was cancelled as the earlier tour was running late. We had a quick look round at […]
Continue reading A better day
May 7, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday was tough and I have to admit I had a blip in the afternoon. We had been out for a drive over the Black Mountains, which were stunning, but the weather was not great for photography. We went by some reservoirs looking for places to stop and get some photos and the more we […]
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May 6, 2012 0 Comments
Yesterday was pretty epic as I travelled to Wales for a few days R&R, sightseeing and photography. It all started Friday evening when we took Cody to the kennels. He is staying with the people we bought him from and where he will see his Mum, Brother and friends. He seemed quite happy and I […]
Continue reading The best physio session ever!
May 3, 2012 6 Comments
Before I tell you about yesterday’s physio session let me quickly bring you up to date with the prosthetic leg situation since last Wednesday. Thursday bruised and couldn’t wear it, Friday was the same as Thursday, Saturday at Twickenham for the Rugby so didn’t wear it, Sunday I couldn’t get in it (nearly launched it […]
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The Amputee 