The Traveling Wheelchair

295 Kelley Boulevard North Attleboro, MA 02760 Phone: 508-695-2048 http://briggsgarden.com/ Yesterday, my mom, Ric, Amanda and I traveled to Briggs Nursery Garden and Home Center in North Attleboro to get some flowers and vegetable plants for my pots on my deck. I usually get my flowers and vegetables before Memorial Day weekend but wasn’t able [...]

Tufted Titmouse Nest, Eggs & Babies You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8I0KG6oCaw Bird watching is a very accessible hobby I enjoy and especially enjoyed it this week while recuperating at home from my recent surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. I have a trail of 4 Bluebird houses in my yard and all are Accessible for they [...]

2 Mendon Street Mendon, MA Phone: 800-258-9182 Website: http://www.southwickszoo.com/ Last week my mom, friends and I went to Southwick Zoo located in Mendon, MA and were somewhat disappointed with the wheelchair accessibility of this zoo because of the difficulty of navigating this zoo in a wheelchair. Southwick Zoo, a privately owned zoo is set on [...]

1 Franklin Park Rd Dorchester, MA 02121-3255 Phone: 617-541-5466 Website: http://www.franklinparkzoo.org/ You Tube:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO0_CKebd4s Jowanna, Kevin and I headed to Franklin Park Zoo and had a fantastic time. Overall I find Franklin Park Zoo is a very accessible place to enjoy a day. All the pathways are fully wheelchair accessible and its a joy to [...]

Hummingbirds Informative Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_Hummingbird My Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdX-8uxN6lo While I was relaxing on my deck with my mom and friends today we saw two beautiful Hummingbirds land on on my Hummingbird feeder.  I was delighted to see these amazing little birds are back for the summer! If you enlarge this picture by clicking on it you will see the little [...]

Theracycle 31 Hayward St. Franklin, MA 02038 Phone: 800-367-6712 Email: richb@exercycle.com Website: http://www.theracycle.com/ First trying Bike: You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7XNsH6UFG4 Using Bike for 3 weeks: You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN2mxfTYR_8 Exercise is essential to our good health and well being! I found getting the daily exercise I need was difficult UNTIL I got my new Theracycle 100 Leg [...]

1644 Bay Street Taunton, MA Phone – Seasonal:508-884-8280 http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/wpsp.htm With the good weather finally here, my Aunt Nancy, Jowanna, Tony and I headed to Watson State Pond to go fishing. The park hasn’t officially open for the season so there was no charge. The Seasonal facility is officially open: Late May – Early September; the [...]

64 Weir Street Taunton, MA 02780 Phone: 508-824-2200 http://www.bahasandbargrill.com/ After seeing my friend Tony’s new home, my mom took Jowanna, Tony and I to lunch at The BaHa Brothers Sandbar Grill in Taunton. Sandbar Grill is a very wheelchair friendly and accessible restaurant/bar which you might not know is here in Taunton because it’s kind [...]

Accessible Bluebirds and Songbirds Middleboro, MA Spring of 2010 has arrived and bluebirds and other beautiful songbirds are returning to nest in my yard. I LOVE watching beautiful bluebirds and other songbirds which is a very accessible hobby for me and all other bird lovers. I especially love watching bluebirds fly; it’s the most breathtaking [...]

138 Bedford Street ( Rte. 18) Lakeville, MA 02347 Hallamore Clydesdale Horses: http://www.thebige.com/agriculture/page2327.html Hallamore Corporation: http://hallamore.com/ You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSueWto1J8s I love visiting all the friendly and accessible Clydesdale Horses who live at Barry’s in Lakeville. Barry’s has 20 Clydesdale Horses living on 40 acres of beautiful property. Dennis Barry, owner of Barry’s kindly allows the [...]