An eight-day trip to California, where my husband and I would fly to San Francisco, tour the city, head to Yosemite, then back to the coast, driving south to Los Angeles, would require a plan. Carefully selecting the cities that most interested us, we opted not to restrict ourselves to…
The last few years I have made a photo calendar to hang in our kitchen. Although I am unable to see it (I use the iOS calendar for everything), it is the resource my husband uses to see what we are up to. The picture for each month is carefully…
Having had an artificial tree for most of my entire adult life (click here for Oh, Christmas Tree, Oh, Mister Rain), live Christmas trees are not on my radar. The few years that I did have a real tree when I first moved out of my parents’ house, I purchased…
I once again have led my long-suffering husband to new treasures along the highways and byways of this great country. I never tell the poor man where we are going, I navigate us to the address, telling him to be on the lookout for anything “unusual.” Mister Rain is not…
Driving around a residential area of downtown Washington, DC, my husband noticed a business called Dog Daze Social Club. Within its fenced in space was a dog park with plenty of room for pups to run around and play. Adirondack chairs lined the one side of the dog garden, while…
Fred Rogers lived and worked in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for most of his career, where he produced his beloved show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, at the local public television station, WQED. Born in nearby Latrobe, he attended the University of Pittsburgh, and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister at the Pittsburgh Theological…
I have had the same set of luggage for a very long time. My in-laws gave it to me for my birthday in 2011, the year before my vision loss. I was traveling constantly then for work, but its new wheels had just started turning when I lost my sight….
After eight days and 1,300 miles driven, it was time for my husband and me to fly back to Pennsylvania. As is usually the case, I was not ready. Other than missing Piper and anxious to see him, I was quite content to stay for awhile longer. But I remind…
I once again have led my long-suffering husband to new treasures along the highways and byways of this great country. I never tell the poor man where we are going, I navigate us to the address, telling him to be on the lookout for anything “unusual.” Mister Rain is not…
As we traveled the length of the state of California by car, we were fortunate to see an abundance of stunning, interesting places and things, most of which were on the itinerary I had painstakingly prepared before our departure from home. However, there are always surprises when you travel, which,…
