Hands sliding over a new toaster to check out the placement of the slots and controls. This post Your Wonderful Hands is a re-post from the early months of this blog: August 2014. It’s to remind all of us who live with sight loss how vital and skillful our hands are. It accompanies the […]
Read more "Your Wonderful Hands Re-Post from June 2014"Your fingers and hands have so many jobs to do now that your sight is not so good, or gone altogether. Maybe you’ve never realized how many other parts and functions besides pointing and grasping your wonderful hands have. Landing gear: Your pinkie pointing out and down as you start to land your glass on […]
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There is an extra layer of consideration these days before you give a festive food gift. In the past, did you share your famous minty choco-chip cookies? Your remarkable banana-nut bread? Your yummy curried yogurt dip for veggies? However can we do that during these days of limited physical contact? How ‘bout we rustle up […]
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Or maybe it’s your fingers that will get the most satisfaction! All the plants here can be grown successfully in tubs, pots or window-boxes. They are also sturdy and can be cared for without seeing them. Pleasing your fingers Your hands and fingers will be doing a lot of the work with not much […]
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A friend whose vision is in slow decline wondered why doing things for yourself is so important. “Why not accept help from people who can see well? Surely you would feel safer (or be quicker) with someone sighted along?” There’s nothing wrong with getting help. Everyone needs help and almost everyone offers it. It gets […]
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My last birthday was biggish and my generous younger daughter offered me my choice of a new smartphone. My remaining vision depends on color so I loved the large screens and brighter colors. I did think, but not very hard, about the extra stretch to reach the buttons, which are also tougher to press, combined […]
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Hi everyone, I am a “domestic goddess who loves to cook. I have been legally blind since I was 10 years old. I started cooking when I was young. I am not so much in to gourmet dishes as I am in to quick, easy, creative, and tasty meals. I hope to share ideas with […]
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No one wants to clean in hot weather, so why am I posting this in July ? Because I mostly don’t wear shoes indoors in summer. Maybe you don’t either, and feet are wonderful dirt and dropped item finders. (Unless you have diabetes. Then you have to stick to wearing shoes because of the risks […]
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