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Broken Up But Still Together

Posted on October 17, 2017October 19, 2017 By Sister Rain

Yesterday while packing up some bird toys that Piper will never use to be sent to the rescue where he once lived, my iPad fell off the kitchen counter and landed a perfect belly-flop on the tiled floor. I am so used to dropping my phone with no disastrous results I was…

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Porta Bull

Posted on October 16, 2017October 19, 2017 By Sister Rain

While at an outdoor event I had to go to the bathroom and the only option was a porta potty. My husband and I stepped up to a set of four, standing alone and empty. My marital fully functioning eyes opened the door for me as I removed my folding…

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Piper Can’t Come To The Blog Right Now . . .

Posted on October 13, 2017 By Sister Rain

. . . he’s on the phone.

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Breaking It Down

Posted on October 12, 2017October 13, 2017 By Sister Rain

After a spring spent focusing on my new career: researching, studying, creating, I find myself in a new spot. No, not my new business. And not longing for my past work life as I was for a long time after my vision loss. Instead, I find myself the last few…

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Know. Do. Whoa.

Posted on October 11, 2017October 12, 2017 By Sister Rain

” I knew what I was doing until I actually did it.” — Sister Rain  

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Home Sweet Ecru? Eggplant? Eggshell?

Posted on October 10, 2017October 11, 2017 By Sister Rain

Why is it you can look at a place one time and know without a doubt it is your new home but you can live somewhere for years and not be able to choose a paint color for a room?  

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My DNA Breakdown: 3% Tastykake

Posted on October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 By Sister Rain

Depending on where you’re from, you may not have heard of Tastykake, a line of snack foods founded in 1914 in Philadelphia. Click here for their website. I grew up on these products and one of the last things my mom wanted before she died was a box of their Powdered Sugar…

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Red Wine Is Good For The Heart . . .

Posted on October 6, 2017October 9, 2017 By Sister Rain

. . . But this green bird is even better.

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For Our Aching, Broken Hearts

Posted on October 5, 2017October 6, 2017 By Sister Rain

Today while out for my walk I listened to Howard Stern interview Miley Cyrus. I danced to her father’s Achy Breaky Heart at my wedding so I am not exactly her demographic. But I have changed my opinion of many celebrities as a result of Stern’s discussion with them. And I…

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A Declaration Of Love

Posted on October 4, 2017October 5, 2017 By Sister Rain

I recently visited the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. I am a huge lover of American history and was excited when the museum opened a few months ago and couldn’t wait to visit. Although you can easily discover the contents of its collection online, I believe that my going into…

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I am a wife, bird mom and friend.
I am a curious and passionate traveler.
I am an advocate for the visually impaired.
I am legally blind.

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