A Different Way of Seeing. Helping You Make Sense of the Overwhelm
I love living in Cape Town. But I have to admit this isn’t my favourite time of year – yes, the summer weather is warm and everything… but it’s also the time that we are plagued with heavy winds. For many people, the heavy wind is something of an inconvenience. But for those of us …
When I was young someone told me that if a dog was sitting half way between two bowls of dog food they would starve because they wouldn’t be able to decide which bowl to go to first. I’ve always had problems with that story – I simply couldn’t believe that a dog wouldn’t just go …
Looking back over my recent posts I realized I’ve neglected to let you know that my book, “A Different Way of Seeing – A Blind Woman’s Journey of Living an ‘Ordinary’ Life in an Extraordinary Way” is now available. But here’s the catch – you can only get it direct from me… or through Amazon.com. …
Have you ever thought about how much of your life is spent looking at things? That may sound like a silly question, but just take a moment to think about how often you get photographs on WhatsApp or on Facebook, how much print material you encounter whether on paper or on a digital device… and …
Tomorrow I’ll be trying something new as a facilitator. In fact, I’ll be trying several new things in a training session for Toastmasters leaders in Cape Town. Not only will I be co-presenting a session for the first time, but I’ll also be incorporating video into the session… and trying to transition between the three …
I met my guide dog, Fiji, just less than 11 months ago. You know, I can hardly believe it – in some ways it seems like such a brief span of time … And in some ways it feels like she has been an integral part of my life forever! Here’s a few of the …
In my book, “A Different Way of Seeing”, I mention that one of the hardest parts of losing my sight was losing the ability to drive a car. It really hit me hard that I couldn’t just climb into my fire-red City Golf – named the Jean Genie after a David Bowie song – and …
A few months ago I submitted an article to the Blind New World website, based in Massachusetts in the USA. Basically, I wrote the article, sent it to them and forgot about it. So you can imagine my surprise when I learned that the article had been published. Not only was I delighted that my …
The first time it happened I was waiting to cross a road. A car pulled over to the side of the road and the window was lowered. A lady leaned across from the driver’s seat and asked how long I’d been training guide dogs. Last weekend it happened again. In conversation with my husband, Craig, …
I have very clear memories of being dragged round museums as a child… with dragged being the operative word. It’s not that I wasn’t interested in history; it’s just that what I love about history is the stories of people and their actions, and I found it hard to see the stories in the dry, …