I think it is a great milestone in your life when you know yourself. Its arrival time varies among us, prompted often by life’s events instead of age. I think I am at a good place with me, in so far as I know my flaws and my potholes. As…
Menu Memory
There are many physical things that we do all day long that are memory-based. One that happens all the time to me is that when I am handed a menu in a restaurant, I accept it, usually opening it as if I can still see it, which I can’t. I…
Meet Me At The Eagle
From the time that I was a young girl until my thirties, my mom and I would frequently take the train from the suburbs into downtown Philadelphia for shopping. She was born and raised in the city, living there until my father’s company built a new facility “in the country”…
Two Pipers In A Pod
They say that after awhile couples often look like each other. Piper and his girlfriend, the Dirt Devil hand vacuum, (“Love Is Love”) have been together for twelve years. They are practically twins! #sisterrain #birdmom #adoptdontshop #parrotsofinstagram #conure #ahelpingwingparrotrescue #piper #dirtdevil #twopipersinapod
Been There, Grateful For That
It has become less important, but I always imagined that I would visit all 50 states before I die. You would think as the clock continues to tick this desire would become stronger, but for me, it has diminished. It would still be a great accomplishment but as I continue…
Phone A Friend
I am a Tammy Texter. I stand in my truth. Texting is my method of communication with the people in my life. I don’t keep the ringer on on my phone, no one is calling me and vice versa. If I am expecting an voice call it is usually of…
Wiper Lids
Everyone says they can’t tell that I am legally blind. I am able to track your eyes fairly well if we’re speaking. There is, however, something that several close friends have noticed that is different about me from before I lost my sight: I blink more frequently. I never realized…
A Little Sight, A Lot Of Heart And A Bunch Of T-Shirts
One package remained under the Christmas tree. My husband handed it to me, I removed the wrapping paper, adding to the pile scattered between us on the floor. Two pieces of tape held the previously cut flaps closed, I easily pulled them open. Immediately I saw the only color that…
Hi, Hola, Bonjour, Squawk
Have you ever hosted a foreign exchange student in your home? Or, perhaps you’ve been one yourself, spending a semester in another country, fully immersed in the culture and the language. Your answer is probably no. However . . . do you share your life with a bird, cat or…
