Notes on life, Multiple Sclerosis, travel, books, music and the occasional escape.
I have been keeping this blog for over a decade. It started as a food blog, hence the title. Life has moved on and here I try to keep up with it.
A Word About Me
I’m Steve. I started this blog as a place to share thoughts, experiences, travels and observations. Living with Multiple Sclerosis has shaped part of that journey, but you’ll also find stories about places, books, music and everyday life.
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Living With Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis is different for all who have it. Here is my experience.
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Ways of Escape
Not everything in life is MS. Cycling, cooking, painting. I have a lot of pastimes and am discovering more. Will try to cover them here!
Roam
I just enjoy writing. Sometimes it will be posts about just going for a walk or a song. Nice little snippets, written quickly.
- What Goes Up, (Must?) Come Down: Back to the Clinic
Mont Ventoux was such a high, literally and emotionally. Now it is time to come down, back to the clinic and something new: Neuropsychology. - Mont Ventoux: Marking the Way
Mont Ventoux is somewhere that has always pointed me in new directions. In 2016 it was resistance. In 2026 it marks keeping my world open. Mont Ventoux: Marking the Way - Nothing to ProveChange of Heart Writing this on a train between Rotterdam and Mechelen where I will enjoy an evening with friends, one of whom I am flying to Marseilles with. Not normally one to write anything on a train but tomorrow is actually a fairly significant day. The tenth anniversary of that first climb of Mont… Read more: Nothing to Prove