When my talented web designer, Justin, created a new logo for Sister Rain, I knew as soon as I saw it in its completed form that one day I would have it tattooed on the inside of one of my wrists. I spent a decade trying to determine what my…
Where In The World Is Piper?
As I wrote about in “Spoiled Water” (click here), my husband occasionally takes Piper on a car ride when he goes to our favorite farm stand or a location where he doesn’t have to leave the car and Piper alone. At a McDonald’s drive-through to get coffee for him and…
Shore Hotel, Santa Monica
As my husband and I arrived in Santa Monica on our drive south on the Pacific Coast Highway, we were two days away from flying back home after a tremendous week in California. As had been our practice the entire trip, once we had an idea of which town we…
Portrait Of A Marriage
Needing a headshot for a few freelance articles I was writing, I looked for a place in our house with a blank wall that could be used as a backdrop. My husband was helping me, moving different height chairs and stools into our home office to position me properly against…
Tag, You’re It
Since my vision loss I have occasionally put a shirt on backwards or inside out, especially if I am trying to get dressed in the dark. I have reduced my odds, though, due to a trick I learned. I am about to blow your mind. Did you know that if…
That’s A Slot Of Mail
Our house was built in 1907 and much of it, I am happy and proud to say, has remained unchanged. Of course additions have been made in order to align with the times. One of those updates is a large mailbox affixed to the brick wall on our porch. The…
Better Than Piper
I have been told by a veterinarian that when Piper sidles up close to one of his toys, lifts one of his legs to rub his neck and head with that foot, it is a form of self-soothing. When we first brought Piper home from A Helping Wing Parrot Rescue…
Point Dume, Malibu
I had driven through Malibu, California over a decade ago. It looked just like I had seen on TV, with the base of a mountain on one side of the road, right at the edge, while across the two-lane Pacific Coast Highway were homes, also very close to the road….
The Friendship To Remain Silent
“You know you are with a great friend when you never run out of things to say. And yet you sit silently anyway.” —- Sister Rain #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #humaninterest #life #lifeisgood #lifestories #friendship #thefriendshiptoremainsilent
Luxur-To-Me
I sometimes wish I could have a scheduled amount of time where I have my full sight. For example, five minutes every week. Or an hour every month. When you have an aspiration such as this it is usually not developed, it is ethereal, its only absolute characteristic being that…