Home sweet home !

have had so many requests from people wanting to know about where I live. Lise ( alias, IT Guru ), and I have spent the past hour working out how to upload picture - she working on a Mac, and myself on an iPad !!! Quite frustrating, but gotta give her 100% for her sheer determination, and utmost patients with my slow IT " skills " - Love you Lise !!!!

I had made up my mind in Alcatraz that when I finally got release I would have an open wardrobe !! Such a small luxury as choosing what to wear fast dissipates into oblivion, and those awfully becoming hospital ' back-to-front ' gowns become a way of life !. Daytime attire depends on what is dry, and as I had a policy of buy-to-toss, many a trip into Watford for cheap trackies andT-shirts that could be tossed out, meant as little washing as possible - although I gotta hand it to Mark-Adam, Armondo and Chrissies for their sneak washes on numerous occasions whilst on night duty, in the spinal utility room. My bed is such a passion thriller !!!!!, typically hospital standard, trying to be disguised as a normal run of the mill bed - all the mod-cons of lifting, tilting etc etc, Please God, don't let this be forever !

And here is the kitchen , completely adapted for a wheelchair user ( manual ), so although I am, in most parts not able to fit my chair undercounted, it is still very user friendly. The general rule now is that I position myself in the middle and direct one of the Jeeve's through all the cooking instructions -

A very spread out lounge area to enable easy access for me. So unlike any of my previous homes, all furniture pushed to the sides to accomodate the 4x4 ! The far end showing the doors to a small but adequate balcony. Most of my time at home spent halfway through the door getting as much of the fresh air as possible.

These are my hanging, fresh herbs that are a must for cooking purposes. Both the Jeeve's think that I am mad to be cutting fresh condiments for the everyday cooking. They maintain that it is far easier to use the dried bottle herbs ! I disagree ....

Lastly, and certainly one of the best purchases ever made was my soothing lava lamp, which by all accounts is never turned off. I have taken solice in watching the oil and wax transforming into their own magical dance on many occasions ! Giving