It’s been a long, cold and white winter here in Edinburgh. That has meant many keen golfers have been under their wives’ (or husbands’) feet for many weeks. Many golf courses are still under snow, believe it or not, and it has been a frustrating time for lots of golfers and their other halves!

Uncle H has had a back problem for many years, it has affected his whole life, but he refuses to let it be a major problem. The golf course being closed for so long has been a BIG problem though. Read more »

You might imagine that Tortoises can be slow on the uptake.  You would be wrong.  All the latest gadgets and technologies are eagerly tried and tested.  Some make us whistle in admiration and others just infuriate us!

Lately we have discovered the brilliance of Facebook. For nearly 4 years people have been catching up with friends, finding lost loves, promoting charity work, recalling school days, sharing photographs, news and so much more – all from the comfort of their own computer using Facebook which is a social networking website.
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Imagine trying to do normal everyday things with just one hand…go on try.  Its really, really tricky.  Of course it is  – all the things we take for granted and do without thinking are the little things that become enourmous tasks when you are hindered in anyway.

It’s the simple solutions that can be life changing for someone with limited mobility, after a stroke for example.  Read more »

Grumpy Bear’s back was sore – he was always complaining about it. It ached in the morning when he got out of bed, it ached in the evening when he got home and it was especially sore after he had driven all the way home with the honey. That was until he got a BackFriend for Christmas from Mrs Bear. How his life has changed! Backache is no longer a pain in the neck in the Three Bear’s house.

They went to the Whistling Tortoise and were delighted to learn that they could take as many supports, cushions and wedges as they wanted to their own car to try out. Read more »

There is Sunshine on Leith today and surely a hint of spring in the air. High time to get out the walking boots and head up Arthur’s Seat.

A lovely lady visited our shop last week, fed up with the weather and despite limited mobility, desperate to get out and about. She told us a lovely story about walking through Holyrood Park under Salisbury Crags when she was a girl, long before the first lot of trams were taken away (that’s one for another day!). She described the scent of the spring air perfectly, and we could almost have been there with her. The smell of the Read more »