Sitting at my dining room table working on some things, I heard the birds outside, my bird inside crunching on his pellets, the occasional car passing by and the ever-present Weather Channel on low in the living room. Although I am home a good part of the time, I keep…
Month: May 2017
Black & White Lining (I Can’t See Silver)
When you’re so hurt by someone that you can’t even look at them, this visually challenged situation really comes in handy.
This Trumps It All
Appointed: Auntie Term of Office: 2005 – Forever Location of Office: Behind Backstop, My America Thank you to all who have served. For without you, My America looks very different. HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!
Toilet Piper
Trying to find the end to,start the roll of toilet paper can be a difficult task when you can see properly. Add in a vision problem and you’ve got yourself a real misadventure. Luckily, I have a secret weapon:
To Ask For Help Are Not, That Is The Question
“Are there scarier things than asking for help? There are. Are there dumber things than NOT asking for help? There are NOT.” — Sister Rain
If Friendship Was A Candle, It Would Smell Like Christmas Morn
My friends are so very important to me as I have written about many times on this blog. And although we are in constant contact via text, there is nothing better than getting caught up on each other’s lives in person. Every get-together has a holiday feel to it, beginning when we…
Home Is Where The Work Is
My mom was a stay-at-home mom, although in those days she was branded a “housewife”. Whatever the title du jour, I loved her being there after school and her chaperoning field trips. I, however, wanted a career and for twenty-five years worked in corporate America. Since the loss of my…
Power Steering
Reporters keep commenting that President Obama looks so happy when he’s driving a golf cart, speculating it’s due to,the fact that he hasn’t driven anything in eight years. I know how he feels. I think driving is the thing I miss the most since my sight became compromised. Imagine not being…
Birdtual Assistant
A webinar for me . . . . . . means R&R for Piper. As I listened to the webinar host list all the participants’ states and countries, I wondered how many others had a parrot cuddling up against their necks? In 90º temperatures, I might add! I hope the…
Doodling’s Still Dandy
When I was a part of the workforce, conference and client calls as well as webinars were a daily occurrence. Like my maternal grandmother, I have always been a doodler, and these meetings were when I practiced my craft. Yesterday, while participating in a webinar about growing your online audience,…