When my husband and I made the decision to go to California in the spring, we knew that Yosemite would be a priority stop. Although we began to look into lodging in the park at the end of last year, we discovered that people book their rooms there a year…
It is difficult to find a souvenir for a small parrot when you travel, but my husband and I, after almost 30 years of parronthood, have finally figured out the perfect gift for Piper. #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #piper #birdmom #conure #parrot #bird #conuresofinstagram #parrotsofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #parrotlife #instaparrot #adoptdontshop #ahelpingwingparrotrescue #latimes…
I first visited Pacific Grove, California 30 years ago, passing through the town after leaving Monterey on my way to the 17-Mile Drive and Pebble Beach. At the time, when there was no GPS, I assumed that I was still in Monterey. Driving along the coast, the Pacific Ocean on…
There was a joke with my in-laws when they were still with us that my husband not be allowed to have any power tools for fear of doing harm to himself while using them. Ok, maybe it wasn’t a joke. Mister Rain has accrued quite a few tools over the…
I just tore the kitchen apart looking for the lid to my coffee mug. Found it. #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #visionloss #blindness #blindnessisaspectrum #legallyblind #sightloss #vision #opticneuropathy #visionlosscanbedraining
Driving in pitch blackness from our hotel to Tunnel View in Yosemite, 5 am was unexpectedly beautiful. The surrounding barely visible ancient massive rock formations seemed to cradle us as we moved through the valley thousands of feet underneath them. When my husband and I pulled into the parking lot…
Piper loves a plastic bag so a 310″ long , 7″ wide strip of plastic packing material sends him into a frenzy. I wrap it all around his play area (aka most of the living room) so that he can push and pull it until it falls to the floor….
Capitola, California is a small seaside town located 40 miles north of Monterey. In the 2024 census its population was 9,456. Capitola’s Venetian Court consists of two rows of 24 multicolored pastel townhouses sitting beachside. Built in 1924 the complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in…
I try to keep up with things the kids are dong and saying. I didn’t think I was the only one. The other day my husband was poo-pooing something I had done and I replied with an expression I thought was part of the general lexicon, “Don’t yuck my yum!”…
I wash and cut the fruit in our house every week during the summer months. My husband often cooks dinner, he is no stranger to the kitchen, but somehow I ended up with this job regardless of my visual impairment. The irony is we never really bought much fresh fruit…
