A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
A few months ago I started writing for an e-newsletter called The Blind Perspective. What’s so great about this newsletter is that it’s written by visually impaired people for a visually impaired audience. My articles focus on why I love traveling to different places, and how I do so. What’s interesting for me as a …
As mom and I go about our work people often comment about how well behaved I am and that their dogs could never do what I do. I know I’m a guide dog and I need to behave with a degree of decorum when I’m working and I’m okay with that. But sometimes I like …
Should someone who’s driving me around use a disabled parking bay? That’s a question I ask myself every time a driver asks if he/she can make use of such a bay when I’m in the car with them. And it sends me into a spin trying to figure out how to answer – here’s why: …
I know I don’t usually post on a Wednesday, but I’m sure you’ll forgive me when you hear my reason for doing so – today is my and my amazing beautiful clever guide dog Fiji’s second anniversary! “Wow,” I hear you say, “Two years?” And I know exactly what you mean. In some ways it …
Don’t ask me why but for some reason I neglected to post the link to the presentation I gave at the accidentalmuslims.com conference that took place in Cape Town on 30 August last year. Wasn’t that something of an oversight, I hear you say? Well yes, but better late than never! So, here’s a link …
A few weeks ago Fiji and I were walking to the Lakeside station when a Rottweiler got out of her yard and made as if to attack us. In hindsight I can see that she had every opportunity to attack and didn’t do so. But at the time I was terrified for Fiji’s safety and …
At first I was thrilled when my bank, First National Bank, released an iPhone app. For years I had been using telephone banking but increasingly it wasn’t serving my needs. The thought of being able to use technology to do all my banking appealed to me. So I downloaded the FNB app and started to …
Despite the ominous storm clouds that had dogged our way from Athens, the sun was shining down benignly when we arrived at the ancient Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion. It may sound odd, but I believe the nearby storm clouds made our appreciation of the magnificent ruin perched precariously on the top of a …
Mornings are one of my two busiest times of the day – breakfast arrives in the morning, there’s a chance to run around like crazy in the garden to greet the new day, and a chance to spend some quality time with mom. I actually think mom is pretty well trained for her morning routine …
I’ve always loved word games. Back when I was still sighted one of the best things about working part-time at a local book shop was that I had first access to any new word search magazines that appeared on the shelves. Since losing my sight I’ve occasionally found myself thinking back to those word searches …