Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Life got considerably darker last month. Unfortunately, after 12 months of fighting I have lost the sight in my left eye.
Old Blue Eye
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes DYK eye trauma can cause your iris colour to change? In an eventful summer health-wise, one of my blue eyes is now green.
Bonnie Scotland
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes I’ve submitted this little vignette of me painting watercolours in the Scottish Highlands for the latest Lego Ideas challenge.
TIE Bungalow
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes There’s no UCS TIE Bomber yet, so please say hello to my Fabuland ‘TIE Bungalow’.
Briques Magazine
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Chuffed to be included in Briques Magazine’s wonderful Fabuland feature (issue 22).
Baby F-wing
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute Say hello to my latest Fabuland × Star Wars MOC, the ‘Baby F-wing’ Starfighter!
Baby FAB-AT-AT
Estimated reading time: < 1 minute Free building instructions for my ‘Baby FAB-AT-AT’ are now available to download at Rebrickable dot com.
A Patient’s Guide to Eye Surgery
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Practical, honest and positive advice for attending a surgical hospital appointment. Written by a sight loss patient with type-1 diabetes (T1D).
Face Down, But Looking Up
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes It’s been a challenging winter health-wise, with multiple eye surgeries and extremely poor vision. But family, friends and NHS professionals have helped me find enough fortitude to reach the other side.
Happy St Andrew’s Day!
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes In just six weeks my ‘Hello, Toilet Dolly!’ fundraiser has reached its goal of £1,000 for the sight loss charity Sight Scotland!