“It came away in my hand, Chief.” How well I remember that standard Royal Navy response to anything that got broken. You may recall smug
17/02/2022
Blog & Articles of Interest
Valentine’s treat
Clearing out kitchen cupboards sounds hardly romantic but is highly therapeutic: all that new clean space to fill again. I had no problems throwing
16/02/2022
Hobnobbing with Honey
Hampshire’s Open Sight charity celebrated 100 years of support for visually impaired people across the county this week with a Covid-safe on-line drinks party. While
11/02/2022
Marmalade Master Class.
January is fast running out and now is the best and, perhaps, the only time to get hold of Seville oranges for marmalade. If
29/01/2022
National Disability Strategy
Judge finds National Disability Strategy unlawful: the people it was supposed to help didn’t get the chance to have their say. He agreed with campaigners
26/01/2022
Joyeux Noël
One of our Christmas packages caused all sorts of questions. The trouble and cost of sending several thousand little parcels to ex-military blind people was
30/12/2021
Christmas Gift
For you and anyone you know: a seasonal recipe booklet with links to demos: https://www.pennymelvillebrown.com/free-christmas-cookbook/ Check out unseen videos on my new website: www.pennymelvillebrown.com It
16/12/2021
Winging it Blind by
Simon Mahoney
The truth about sight loss and how to survive it. Simon Mahoney uses his personal story to reveal the problems and solutions through his transition
08/12/2021
Exclusive: World Baking Day live online bake-in for blind people
17 May at 1030 (London time). Free cook-along as we celebrate World Baking Day on 17 May. We will be making the simplest and
08/05/2021