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Puffer The Magic Jacket

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Posted on May 28, 2025 By Sister Rain

When I was a kid I checked out a book from the public library about how to do magic. I remember that interest and curiosity waning quickly when no rabbit appeared out of my hat and my parents wouldn’t allow me to have a saw to cut my stuffed animals…

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I See You Even Though I Can’t

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Posted on May 27, 2025January 4, 2026 By Sister Rain

“The fact that I am unable to see your face enables me to quickly see your heart.” —- Sister Rain   #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #visionloss #blindness #blindnessisaspectrum #legallyblind #sightloss #vision #opticneuropathy #iseeyoueventhoughicant

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Old Money

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Posted on May 26, 2025 By Sister Rain

A new business is being constructed in the area where I live; rumor has it that it is going to be either a Chick-fil-A or a bank. If your town is anything like mine, and I am willing to bet that it is, you know without me saying it that…

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One Of Those Days

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Posted on May 23, 2025 By Sister Rain

Some days you just want to hide from the world.   #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #piper #birdmom  #conure #parrot #bird #conuresofinstagram #parrotsofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #parrotlife #instaparrot #adoptdontshop #ahelpingwingparrotrescue #oneofthosedays

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To Cube, Or Not To Cube, That Is The Question

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Posted on May 22, 2025 By Sister Rain

A few years ago, I finally got on the packing cube train, admittedly in the caboose in coming to this travel tool. I have used the cubes on a handful of trips since their purchase, yet I continued to be unsure of their effectiveness. In conjunction with the burrito method,…

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Losing Our Footing

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Posted on May 21, 2025 By Sister Rain

“I’m missing a black sock,” my husband said As we folded and put laundry away I realized then that I too was one short How could we both have lost socks in one day? Weeks later the two have yet to show up They have become part of our history…

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This Concealer Works Great

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Posted on May 20, 2025January 4, 2026 By Sister Rain

Living with a visual impairment causes you to use your memory a lot more than you normally would. I have to remember that one particular shirt in my closet is green, another black. If I set something down, my iPhone for example, I have to remember where it is as…

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Death Of The Fox Inn

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Posted on May 19, 2025 By Sister Rain

The Death Of The Fox Inn was built in 1727 in Clarksboro, New Jersey. Its name came from what it did: provide drink and sustenance to members of the Gloucester Fox Hunting Club after their hunts. Founded in 1766 by a group of Philadelphia gentlemen as a coffeehouse, it was…

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A Green Clean Preening Machine

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Posted on May 16, 2025 By Sister Rain

Piper is a rock star when it comes to keeping his feathers in good condition. Sure, we give him a shower each week, “Wet Wednesdays” (not that kind of website, people), but Piper spends a good part of his day preening the feathers all over his body. He is so…

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Adventures Can Be Built In A Day

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Posted on May 15, 2025 By Sister Rain

You know how it’s often the little things, the small moments, that mean the most? As my husband and I waited for winter to end and our spring vacation to arrive, we began to take day trips from home, exploring places up to two hours away that we have never…

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I am a writer.
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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