Yes, and not only in the tasting room at a winery — Don’t get me wrong, a professional wine taster would be an excellent career, in my opinion. But there are many possible career paths that an individual living with vision loss can take. For example: Counselor, therapist, life coach, psychologist, psychiatrist In all of these professions, sight is not a requirement. Along with hearing the words, we…

They made the day a success, they were also amusing… — Two sets of parents, mom & stepdad with stepmom & dad, passed the torch to a beautiful, bright young lady. The four of them raised a good man and he’s now in the capable hands of his new wife. These are the people who made their day a success. I’m…

She wouldn’t survive out there, it’s the reason she got herself adopted… — Zoey, our little black cat, is obsessed with getting out the door, but once she’s out she has no idea what to do. She’ll sneak out under Cooper, the dog, who’s also black and provides good camouflage. One morning after making a break for it, she climbed the spruce tree…

Other than stealing food in restaurants, why wouldn’t a dog make it to graduation? — At Cooper’s graduation ceremony The speaker said he was voted class clown! She was still not surprised that he made it, being the congenial boy that he is. After two years in training, Cooper graduated as a registered guide dog for the blind, and he’s been my loyal sidekick for four years. …

A fantastical tale of death and what might happen next — Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune Released September 2021 Are the quirky characters who run the tea shop at Charon’s Crossing, alive or not? The way station is your first stop once The Reaper has come for you Being a guest in the tea room could be delightful, frightening…

I think they signed up to hang out with the dog… — June 9th prompt: Someone is amazed! “Wow, how did you do that?!” What did you do? A drawing project It was at the top of my ‘vision’ bucket list. I’ve always loved to draw but I had never done anything serious or given myself a goal. So, when I was 59, I created…

If so, what do you do? — Yes, sometimes Cooper gets it wrong. For example, at a train station one morning, I said, ‘Cooper, let’s find the door,’ and he walked us straight to the window. In his defense, the window looked like a door minus the handle. A lady standing inside saw us and motioned to…

Plus it’s my favorite color… — My response to Midform’s Daily Write challenge prompt: What’s your favorite color? Why, and how is it represented in your life? The color blue is always around me My home office is a darkish gray-blue, like the sky before rain. Blue flowers are uniquely beautiful, and the most comfortable items in my closet are my blue jeans…

Some books you just don’t want to end… — A Man Called Ove By Fredrik Backman and published July 2014 I had seen great reviews about A Man Called Ove and when I got it, I wondered why I’d waited so long. Ove is a grumpy 59-year-old Swede, who sees no reason to walk around grinning. …