My daughter got me a large bottle – about one litre, or about two pints in old money. It has a tight lid, which is a great help. My hand and my eye don’t always play the game, and a lot of the time my cup will take a dive. I have a lid on my coffee cup, and this helps. As I said, the bottle has a cap and a catch that opens to allow you to drink, which is excellent. The other thing that is good about the design is that there is a straw that goes from the top of the bottle where you drink, right to the bottom. No more having to try and raise the thing to drink! 

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“My hand and my eye don’t always play the game, and a lot of the time my cup will take a dive. I have a lid on my coffee cup, and this helps. My daughter got me a large bottle, about one litre or about two pints in old money. It has a tight lid, which is a great help. As I said, the bottle has a cap and a catch that opens to allow you to drink, which is excellent. The other thing that is good about the design is that there is a straw that goes from the top of the bottle where you drink, right to the bottom. No more having to try and raise the thing to drink!”

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I hardly cook at all, I buy healthy ready-meals and salads.

I use a microwave-combi oven.

I choose wide, deep cups and mugs with big handles. That means that even half a cup is a decent drink.