Have you ever seen a bird hold a shoelace in his beak, while balancing on a sneaker, and rubbing his own neck with his foot? #sisterrain #birdmom #adoptdontshop #parrotsofinstagram #conure #ahelpingwingparrotrescue #piper #neverhaveiever #neverhaveieverpiperedition
An Old Piling Light Navigates Me To A New Friend
If you think about it, your path crosses with so many people in the course of a lifetime, fleeting interactions that leave no trace of the individuals who held a door for you, waited on you at a restaurant, sat next to you on a plane. But sometimes what should…
Fa-La-La-La-Lancaster
A few weeks ago, my husband and I, along with our friend, Linda, made our annual pre-Christmas trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We have been doing this for several years, it has become a treasured tradition each December. Mister Rain and I go out there a few other times each year,…
Let Me Make It Up To You
I am not nor ever have been a girlie girl. But there was a time early in my career when I wore dresses, heels and pantyhose to work everyday. The thing I find most ironic is that in those days, in my 20s, I plastered my face with liquid foundation…
A Zygodactyl-Me-Down
*Zygodactyl is the definition of a bird’s feet having two toes pointing forward and two backward. When I cleaned out the basket I kept for when our nephew visited, long after he had outgrown its contents, I donated the bat and wiffle ball, the children’s books in good condition…
Sheer Class
“If only, on the ground, just a thin curtain separated us from more leg room, larger seats and free drinks.” —- Sister Rain #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindtraveler #travel #sheerclass
Bin To Your Happy Place Lately?
Where is your happy place? The beach? The mountains? Somewhere in between? Maybe it’s your home or a particular football stadium in Seattle. Mine is a little location called The Container Store. My belief is that it is what heaven will be, that the smell of hard plastic bins will…
All Dolled Up
When Mister Rain was a boy, he had a GI Joe. Some forty plus years later, he still plays with dolls. And I have the pictures to prove it. My husband is the Chief Photographer here at Sister Rain LLC. In “From Hubby To Business”, I share the challenges he…
