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No Matter Where, 12s Are There

Posted on January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 By Sister Rain

My husband and I had the great fortune to have attended three Seahawks games this season. In September, we traveled to Pittsburgh where it was so hot I thought I would burst into flames. Early November had us in Washington, DC (the stadium is actually in Landover, Maryland) where I…

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Tag, You’re It

Posted on September 16, 2025January 4, 2026 By Sister Rain

Since my vision loss I have occasionally put a shirt on backwards or inside out, especially if I am trying to get dressed in the dark. I have reduced my odds, though, due to a trick I learned. I am about to blow your mind. Did you know that if…

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. After

Posted on August 26, 2025January 4, 2026 By Sister Rain

“If you think the biggest, most difficult thing that has happened in your life is the biggest, most difficult thing you will go through, you are wrong. That distinction belongs to the period after.” — Sister Rain   #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #visionloss #blindness #blindnessisaspectrum #legallyblind…

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Feeding Piper’s Right To Choose

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Posted on August 22, 2025 By Sister Rain

This is the Piper story of the week so you may be wondering, Where is Piper? We needed a new bird feeder for our backyard, the existing one has been in use for many, many years. I am tempted to say we got it right after we were married but…

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Thigh Master

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Posted on August 8, 2025 By Sister Rain

It is true that Piper can be playful and rambunctious but it is also a fact that he likes to sit with me on my shoulder or hand for long periods of time. On this particular day he climbed down my body from my left shoulder, stopping on my upper…

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Whitewater Marriage

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Posted on March 19, 2025 By Sister Rain

Recently driving through Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, my husband and I reminisced about the last time we were there, over 25 years ago. We had gone whitewater rafting with a bunch of my co-workers who had turned into friends, the 12 of us filling two rafts. After changing into our green…

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What Did She Say?

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Posted on November 7, 2024November 19, 2024 By Sister Rain

On our last night in Port Orchard, Washington, we ended our wonderful week-long stay by going to Carter And Company for ice cream. It was a lovely night, so we took our cones outside. Two young men approached, one carrying flowers and a sign. They discussed a plan of some…

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Mount Rainier - Seattle, WA

Mount Rainier

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Posted on May 9, 2024 By Sister Rain

Mount Rainier You are 14,411 feet in elevation. You are the highest mountain in Washington. You are elusive, visible only 60% of the time. You show yourself best in summer. In the 30 total days we’ve spent in the Seattle area, all during football season, you have revealed yourself 10…

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Introducing . . .

Posted on February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 By Sister Rain

After four years away, six months of brand discussions,web design and development, Sister Rain is back! New logo. New look. New content. Monday we begin again!   #SisterRain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter  

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Dashing Through The Commercials

Posted on December 2, 2019February 15, 2024 By Sister Rain

  Who is more over it? We who have already been subjected to them for weeks or the actors who had to make them in July? We. The actors got paid.    

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I am a curious and passionate traveler.
I am an advocate for the visually impaired.
I am legally blind.

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