For Christmas last year, I gave my husband a Bird Buddy, a smart bird feeder with a built-in camera that captures photos and videos of visiting birds. It connects to an app on your phone to send you notifications and identify bird species. It provides a rare opportunity to get…
Fred Rogers lived and worked in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for most of his career, where he produced his beloved show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, at the local public television station, WQED. Born in nearby Latrobe, he attended the University of Pittsburgh, and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister at the Pittsburgh Theological…
As we left home to drive to Washington, DC for a few days away, we stopped at Starbucks for drinks to sustain us until we stopped for an early dinner, as we approached the nation’s capital. Discussing what we were each going to get – people who have been together…
Prior to the Seahawks – Commanders game at Northwest Stadium in Washington, DC (technically Landover, Maryland), I found Major Tuddy*, the Commanders’ mascot, standing in front of me, holding a sign. My husband and I were the only Seahawks fans in our row right along the field, and between Mister…
Built in 1775, this meeting house on High Street in Mount Holly, New Jersey played a significant role in the Revolutionary War, being used by the State Legislature when the British captured Trenton. In addition to weekly Quaker meetings, the building continues to serve its community with programs, plays, art…
Did you know that Piper’s middle name is “Phoenix?” Six years old when he adopted my husband and me, Piper already had his first name, but we had the opportunity to give him a middle name, one that would sit between his history (Piper) and his future (our last name),…
I have had the same set of luggage for a very long time. My in-laws gave it to me for my birthday in 2011, the year before my vision loss. I was traveling constantly then for work, but its new wheels had just started turning when I lost my sight….
Attending a Keith Urban concert a few weeks ago (click here for Better Life), my husband and I sat through three opening acts before Keith took the stage at 9 pm. Before the first notes of Keith’s guitar, with each other performer and every song, I became more and more…
I am unable to see that a stranger is smiling at me, which is a shame. I am also unable to see if I am giving the wrong person a dirty look, which is an oops. #sisterrain #alittlesightalotofheart #legallyblindwriter #writer #writersofinstagram #blind #lowvision #visuallyimpaired #visionloss #blindness #blindnessisaspectrum #legallybiind #sightloss…
Whenever you drive around a city full of historical landmarks, almost every other building that you pass begins to look as though it has been around for a very long time and surely has a story to tell. Such was the case when my husband and I were in Burlington,…
