We have all heard of muscle memory, most of us have experienced it, most likely without even knowing it. One of my examples is writing, by which I mean holding a pen and putting it to actual paper. I cannot see what I am writing, I can only get a…
Category: Life
Stinky Rain
My husband is known as “Mister Rain” on this website and he loves it. Whenever he tells someone new about Sister Rain, I am thankful that he is spreading the word, that he is proud of me. But then he immediately tells the person of his online moniker. My gratitude…
WWDD? (What Would Dorothy Do?)
I love you, Weather App. But after “Tornado Watch”, is the “& 1 More” really necessary? #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #auntiem #wwdd #whatwoulddorothydo
What Is Her Name?
Books and interviews by Anderson Cooper, as well as his podcast, “All There Is,” have taught me to ask someone who has told me a loved one has passed away what the deceased person’s name is. When I first heard this, I committed to the inquiry from that point forward….
Retiring Minds Please Don’t Go
I started seeing a therapist a few months into my vision loss, when no one knew if my full sight would be restored. I had made a visit to my primary care physician a few weeks after my sudden blindness, and she gently made the suggestion that I might want…
Unhidden Figures
I am relatively fearless which has served me well. I am, however, scared of mannequins. Now I am not talking about the bald, faceless fiberglass and plastic models you would find in department stores (remember them?) wearing clothes and accessories perfectly. I am specifically referring to the life-sized figures found…
The Peaches Of My Eye
For over 30 years of my life, summer meant one thing: the beach. That all came to an end when my mom died in 2012 of stage 4 gall bladder cancer. F CANCER. Sure, I could have continued to go without her, but then I lost my sight five months…
From Broom To Boat
Despite loving to visit many different places, I have doubted that I could move from the area that I have called home my entire life. Others do it and I admire them for it. While on a whale watch in Maine, as we passed one of many islands, the narrator…
Well Suited
A few years ago, my husband purchased a new suit in preparation for the upcoming wedding of a dear friend’s daughter. He is not a man who has had to wear a suit often, these days, who is? He has only ever had one at a time. Last week as…
