Welcome and thanks for stopping by. I hope you find some interesting bits here. The picture is Megan my youngest daughter on top of a mountain in Virginia. You’ll find stuff about our family, about animals and other naturally occurring things. I hope you come back often and share your feelings about the world.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Gardening and Disability
Let’s be honest. Gardening and disability aren’t always the most compatible things in nature. Tilling, hoeing, and all the various activities involved with bring life from the earth can be a big hassle when you’re in a wheelchair. But my Virgo roots have this insatiable need to plant stuff and
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
UD in the built environment
Much has been written and said about the concept of Universal Design and most of it is confusing and often counter intuitive. The reason that the gross weight of what has been published is centered in the single family home environment is that the concept lacks or rather the publishers miss the
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Family
That’s my granddad and grandma. They came over from Italy. They are the first family I remember except for my mother. Family is important and fleeting and becoming more distant.
I am a father and a husband. Beyond that it is much less clear. I had polio in 1952. Walked with braces and
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Abby the service Dog
That’s Abby my service dog. Were growing old together. Abby joined my life about eight years ago when I had some surgery to my neck. Megan (the mountain girl) gave her to me for Father’s day. Marvin Mason trained her. I was doing some consulting for some Vets at the time who wanted to start a
