Who is Farmboy?
My name is Steve. English, living in the Netherlands, writing under a nickname from my past.
What is this blog?
Started as a food blog. Life had other ideas. This is where I write about that.
What will you find here?
Multiple Sclerosis. Music, food, books, cycling and the creative things I am learning. And Roam which is just whatever that turns out to be.
Why bother reading it?
No agenda. No positivity for the sake of it. Just honest writing about what I get up to and what sometimes I need to deal with.
Want to know more?
Take a look at the posts! Sometimes funny, sometimes not. Always me, my voice. Start here, and learn more about this blog.
Recent Posts
- A Boringly, Reassuringly, Normal Sunday
The danger with keeping a blog, or any form of diary, be it private or public, is the tendency to only write about extreme events. Good or bad. It can make things seem that life is just a set of achievements or setbacks. In the middle of lots of tidal waves comes a boring Sunday. Reassuringly… Read more: A Boringly, Reassuringly, Normal Sunday - Alone With My (Fragmented) Mind
I wrote this yesterday, in hospital for a day for a routine infusion, on my iPhone. It is actually getting easier to type with my thumbs only, sometimes. Still alert then, went downhill after that as Ocrevus (or Ocrelizumab) took effect. Alert and home today so reread. I like it. The honesty of a fragmented mind.… Read more: Alone With My (Fragmented) Mind