SISTER RAIN SEDONA WEEK 4/5 The last time I was in Sedona was a month before going blind in late 2012. Returning last May was a milestone for me which I documented in the post, “Red Rock, Paper, Scissors, Past, Future.” Here, however, I want to share with you my…
Category: Travel
For The Best Business Name EVER, The Rainy Goes To . . .
SISTER RAIN SEDONA WEEK 3/5 Sedonuts in Sedona, Arizona! I mean, COME ON!!! In all my travels I have not found any other company moniker that comes close. If I had a gold statue to present to them, I would deliver it personally, not because I would find donuts and…
An Iced Vanilla Latte With An Unexpected Shot Of Kindness
SISTER RAIN SEDONA WEEK 2/5 On our last full day in Arizona before flying home, we spent a leisurely morning on the deck of our rental house, enjoying our coffee and the magnificent view. I also had my traditional vacation morning mimosa. We finally headed out a few hours…
Red Rock, Paper, Scissors, Past, Future
SISTER RAIN SEDONA WEEK 1/5 A little more than a month before I woke up blind, my husband and I returned to Sedona, Arizona for a week. I have been fortunate to have traveled often, and I would say Sedona is at the top of my list. Ever since my…
A Shady Question
I have never understood how it is that a plane can fly. At the height of my air travel for work, when I flew several times a month, I read books about it. I felt that if I was spending so much time at 40,000 feet I should educate myself…
Sometimes You Want To Go Where Everybody Knows Your Team
Born and raised outside of Philadelphia, my husband became a Seattle Seahawks fan when they joined the NFL in 1976. At the time, their quarterback was left-handed Jim Zorn. Southpaw Mister Rain, age 9, had his team. His fate was sealed; fourteen years later when we met, so was mine….
Departing Is Such Sweet Sorrow
I have had the great fortune to have visited some beautiful places the last few years, lodging in rental homes with spectacular views. As I sit on the couch looking out the floor to ceiling wall of windows of the current temporary property, the waters of Rich Pass in Port…
Mount Rainier
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…
Lighthouse Espresso
Do you remember Fotomat, the drive-thru photo development kiosks in the early 80’s? The shopping center near my home where one once stood is still in operation, although the stores have changed 20 times since then. There is no trace of the little building, no chalk-drawing outline of a company…
Such A Fine Sight To See – Part 1
I love to fly. It never ceases to amaze me that you can traverse the country in five or six hours. I always find myself thinking about the wooden puzzle I had as a kid, where all the pieces had a little nubbin handle that you used to place the…
