Although I try to live my life with a positive attitude, there are times when being negative is exactly what you want. Like when your mammogram and Cologuard test results come in. #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #humaninterest #life #lifeisgood #lifestories #positivelynegative
National Parks Access Pass
Did you know that if you are a US citizen and have a permanent disability you can apply for a free National Parks Access Pass? The process is quite simple: upload your ID and documentation of permanent disability and pay a $10 processing fee. My pass arrived not long after,…
Smaller Than A Bread Bag
Every Saturday after grocery shopping for the week, my husband and Piper sit on the floor by the open refrigerator, cleaning it out and reorganizing before new groceries are put away. On one particular weekend, Mister Rain placed a loaf of stale bread on the step stool next to the…
Diligent Fire Co. No. 3
Driving through the town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, I was able to make out an interesting building at 330 Center Avenue. I asked my husband to go around the block so that I could get a picture of it, to be able to enlarge it to better see it. As…
All The Single Ladies
While we sat in the waiting room at a doctor’s office, my husband filled out the forms they had given me. All of a sudden, I felt him shaking with quiet laughter next to me. “What?,” I asked. “I just checked “Single” instead of “Married,” he said. Too bad the…
Live From Sister Rain
During the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live show, at one point they showed different performers in a montage. I sit close to the TV to help me see the screen a little better, but it is still difficult for me to tell who people are. Trying to use all…
Garage Land
Our house was built in 1906 along with ten other identical dwellings spread across our block. We have a detached garage in the back, with an alley running behind it. Of the ten homes, ours is the only one with the original garage. Needing to replace the garage floor, we…
Dinosaurs, Gorillas And Oz. Oh, My!
Country Junction in Lehighton, Pennsylvania calls itself “The World’s Largest General Store” and after experiencing it for myself, I cannot dispute the claim. Selling items ranging from flowers to jewelry to furniture to pet supplies to fudge to prepared food to hardware equipment to building materials, well, oh, my indeed….
