I love to visit where history has occurred, to be in the room where it happened. But what if you were able to actually bear witness to the moments that birthed this nation, to be present when the United States received a proverbial smack on its bottom and let out…
Age-Defying Piper
Piper loves jars and bottles, with far greater interest in the outside than what’s inside. That makes him the perfect spokesparrot for skincare, an industry all about exteriors. #sisterrain #birdmom #adoptdontshop #parrotsofinstagram #conure #ahelpingwingparrotrescue #agedefyingpiper #nobodylikeswrinklyfeathers
Thank You, Alaska Airlines
I had never flown Alaska Airlines until a few years ago. Our 14-year-old nephew was with us on a flight to Seattle and he realized his wallet was missing when we arrived at our hotel. He was convinced it was stolen in the men’s room at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. My…
Me And My Shadow
In the past 11 years, I have not been able to see my own face in detail nor anyone else’s features. It’s a very peculiar way to go about life, for the obvious reasons and some not so apparent. A stranger smiles or nods at you in a store or…
The Kennedy Compound
While we waited for our ferry to Nantucket, we drove around Hyannis Port, parking our car when we could go no further then walking down to the Kennedy compound. No one was around, the driveways were all uninhabited by cars. “The Big House” looked the same as when seen on…
Piper Doodle Dandy
While mom battled the enemy on the bed, pairing clean socks, executing search and rescue missions for AWOL deserters, Piper Doodle Dandy bravely kept watch . . . until he fell asleep. Being a patriot is exhausting! #sisterrain #birdmom #adoptdontshop #parrotsofinstagram #conure #ahelpingwingparrotrescue #piperdoodledandy
Puttering Around Our Nation’s Capital
We have been to Washington, DC many times and were heading there again for Mister Rain’s beloved Seahawks coming east to take on the Commanders. What could we do while there that wasn’t PAR for the COURSE? A golf cart tour! …
COVID Interruptus
It would be remiss of me not to address the pandemic in the room in one of my first posts back. It was an unexpected, everything comes to a full stop, oh my god people are DYING, there’s a monster outside the house horror we’d only seen in the movies….
Sister Rain Is All Thumbs
I haven’t operated a desktop or laptop computer since I lost my sight, something I used to be rather adept at. Now I do everything on my iPhone and iPad, both of which I have the larger sized models. Vision accessibility features are turned on, set to both bold and…