You have to open up and let people in. Otherwise, you are the empty house with beautiful rooms filled with interesting things. — Sister Rain Sister Rain’s Note: The photos that accompany this story were taken by my friend (and mother-in-law’s cousin), Cindy. She both interior designed and decorated…
Why, in 2026, when the ability to purchase anything and everything is at your fingertips, is it easier to find a large item that meets your criteria – such as a refrigerator or furniture – than it is to find new underwear and socks? #SisterRain #ALittleSightALotOfHeart #LegallyBlindWriter #HumanInterest #Life…
One of the things my husband and I do together just about every day is share social media posts that the other will enjoy. We both follow hundreds of accounts. Mister Rain is on Twitter, but he doesn’t post, he uses it for news and sports information. I am on…
Although my husband and I are together much of he time, both of us are usually quite busy. It is extremely rare that either of us witnesses the other in a private moment. During a trip in the Seattle area, I came out from the bedroom of our rental home…
Our bed moves. Not in a ghostly way, it’s not levitating several feet off the ground. Nor are my husband and I engaging in romantic gymnastics, those days are over before they began. Our bed simply slides on the wood floor and before we know it, it has moved inch…
It had been two months since Santa was here There were no more gifts yet to buy So imagine the shock my husband felt Did he let out a curse or a sigh? For when he’d left home a few hours before The porch held only trash that was canned…
“If every diner I go to cannot make bacon crispy when I order EXTRA crispy, how are we ever going to right all the wrongs?” —— Sister Rain #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #humaninterest #life #lifeisgood #lifestories #storytelling
Leaving Josephine’s Mercantile in Port Orchard, Washington, my husband stopped to show me a box of Scrabble tiles, all available for $.25, so that you may take home the “R” or the “X” you are missing to complete your set. It was an ingenious idea, one built on the most…
You know how they say couples who are together for a long period of time start to look alike? We can also rub off on each other in other ways. My husband has become more organized and the tiniest bit more forceful. I have calmed down a little and have…
Let me preface this story by assuring you that I have never nor will I ever use AI to write my stories. EVER. I started this website in 2011, long before most of us could have imagined such a thing as Artificial Intelligence. I write because I love to, and…
