Leftwing Idiot and I visited a special needs school recently and while we were there we were introduced to the school dog. He was very friendly and quiet and I know that if I’d been a pupil there I’d have loved him.…

My Trekinetic wheelchair is wonderful. It’s made a big difference at work and it enables me to do loads of the ‘outdoorsy’ activities I really missed before I got it. But there are some things about it that worry me a bit, and I don’t mean just the risk of tipping it over again and fracturing another body part.…

As I mentioned the other day, my ‘ticcing fits’ are a lot less frequent than they’ve ever been. But even so they’re still happening about once a day most days and I can still go from being fine one moment to being in real danger the next.…

Since the start of this year I’ve had help getting washed. Ana, my regular morning carer, and I have developed a pretty efficient and well-practiced routine.

As well as the basics of washing my face, my hair and my body, we’ve introduced some unique customs into the process.…

I’ve had a flurry of Pig Days recently – days when I haven’t had a single ‘ticcing fit’ for 24 hours. They’re called Pig Days because tradition dictates that I receive a highly decorated rubber (dog toy) pig to mark each one.…

A few days ago I wrote a post about noticing details at the tops of buildings. I ended with a caution about not walking into lamp-posts. Regular readers of this blog will know I have a bit of a thing about lamp-posts and this throwaway remark was a nod to that.…

When Leftwing Idiot and I arrived back from work earlier we met one of my neighbours on the doorstep and said hello.

We went in inside and a moment later I let out a series of shrieks so ear-piercing Leftwing Idiot had to pop his head out the door and reassure my neighbour I was alright.…

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve begun work in earnest on Backstage In Biscuit Land (BIBL) and I’m really enjoying getting stuck into this new creative challenge. As part of our research and development I’ve been looking through bits and pieces from my childhood and I’ve found all sorts of interesting things – drawings, school reports, letters, behaviour charts and so on.…

It’s a beautiful day, the first properly hot day this year, and I’ve spent the morning enjoying it in the castle’s garden. A few years ago I wrote with sadness about being stuck indoors on a similar day because I was unable to get down the stairs from my old lair on my own.…

Since the start of my daily ‘ticcing fits’ in October 2011 I’ve spent very little time by myself. I spend some carefully-planned and precious periods alone at the castle, but I haven’t been outdoors on my own for well over two and a half years.…