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.
- Results, Pyramids and a Pause for Thought
Third draft of this post. Chucked out the first two, surprisingly hard work. Should’ve been simple: just the results of some neuropsychological tests. Turns out nothing about MS is ever quite that simple. Wrote about what the results actually mean day to day, and some thoughts on where things go from here. - 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