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The Coffee Isn’t Half & Half Bad Either

Posted on April 9, 2018 By Sister Rain

I decided to start my week by going to a local coffee house so I would have dedicated time to write and not be distracted by never-ending household chores. Fueled by a cappuccino and a warm blueberry muffin I jumped right into my work, subconsciously enjoying the unique sound of…

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Either Way It’s A Circus

Posted on April 6, 2018April 9, 2018 By Sister Rain

 “My blog is a dot-net yet its content is my life without one.” — Sister Rain  

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The Legally Blind Cleaning The Blinds

Posted on April 4, 2018 By Sister Rain

Even though it snowed on Monday, I have started my spring cleaning, beginning with our window blinds. We have a total of four in the house and that is four too many. I use a cleaning rag and soapy water and wipe each slat, feeling my way from one end to…

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Piper’s Horny

Posted on April 2, 2018 By Sister Rain

Shame on you! This is a FAMILY blog!  

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Hope Floats. I Do Not.

Posted on March 30, 2018March 31, 2018 By Sister Rain

“Hope came in and my world shifted on its axis. I cannot allow her to seduce me. And yet I begged her to stay.” — Sister Rain  

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Snow Fall

Posted on March 28, 2018 By Sister Rain

I fell Monday night. I got up. This morning I’m pretty sure I shouldn’t have. Everything hurts and my knee is more colorful than the most beautiful rainbow I can no longer see. Which is how I fell. There wasn’t actually a rainbow but a small pile of snow. Which…

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Holding A Stranger’s Heart Makes Them A Stranger No More

Posted on March 26, 2018March 28, 2018 By Sister Rain

I was given this heart by my therapist. A number of them had been left in her waiting room and knowing I couldn’t see them there, she had chosen this one for me. The organization responsible for these hearts is The Peyton Heart Project, The name on mine is Sean Michael…

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There’s No Trust Without Us

Posted on March 23, 2018 By Sister Rain

Trust. We have less of it these days and with good reason. Dangers have increased and we are much more aware of them then ever before. It’s necessary to be cautious but it’s incredibly sad that it has come to this. I remember an innocent time when we played with…

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Four Storms And Four Ordeals Ago

Posted on March 21, 2018March 22, 2018 By Sister Rain

We are in the throes of our fourth nor’easter and I had this thought: just because you’ve weathered one storm doesn’t make the next one any easier. Yesterday I received the results of a skin biopsy I had done last Thursday. The four days between the test and the outcome…

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Piper Mondays . . .

Posted on March 19, 2018 By Sister Rain

. . . are for hiding under the covers. (Look closely and you’ll see bird feet and a beak!)   For Piper Fridays, click here.  

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I am a writer.
I am a wife, bird mom and friend.
I am a curious and passionate traveler.
I am an advocate for the visually impaired.
I am legally blind.

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