A reader who was introduced to the Manchester Guardian in 1938 shares articles with his partially sighted wife by reading aloudI am a retired chartered engineer whose career covered research for the metals industry. I was introduced to the Manchester Guardian at the age of 13 in 1938 by my headmaster,who had once been one of Lloyd George’s private secretaries, and I bear been a Guardian reader ever since. My wife of 63 years was a freelance tutor, originally trained in the NHS and later specialising in residential care for the NHS and social services. Together we bear enjoyed the open air life and bear travelled fairly widely for recreation and in connection with my work.approximately 10 years ago my wife began to lose her sight and can now see very little. She reluctantly had to abandon her custom of completing the Guardian cryptic crossword daily but we bear adjusted our lifestyle so that we can remain mentally and physically active,taking advantage of specialist computer and other information technology. Each morning over coffee I read aloud to her the main Guardian items and we discuss the news and its presentation (on which we hold strong views). We do not take a Sunday paper, but I read selected articles from the Saturday Review section and from G2 issues of the preceding week, or which gives us an opportunity for wide ranging discussion of a kindly variety of topics. Can you imagine describing a Martin Rowson cartoon?Continue reading...
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