The situation is very unequal. You hear footsteps coming – steps like all other steps. A voice says “Hi Bill!” Is it a friendly neighbor or someone you went to school with? Is it the boss or the receptionist? There isn’t a perfect solution for this, and asking who you are talking to can be […]
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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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Holiday visits and winter getaways are coming soon, but will you enjoy yourself? At present my husband Neil and I are in Queenstown, New Zealand. We are on a long-wished-for visit to my sister and her family as well as old friends in Australia. So far we have used every means of transport except bicycles, […]
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