Wednesday’s blind wisdoms!

Good morning blind wisdom seekers! The first entry for today isn’t hard – BRRRRRRR! Today I am feeling the cold! It’s definitely winter in this part of the world but nearly 134 years ago when it was summertime in America a little girl was born and they named her...

Wednesday’s blind wisdoms!

Good morning blind wisdom seekers Today I am packing up my suitcase for a Cooking Without Looking workshop tomorrow in Wanaka! Somehow I seem to have lost three baking containers with ‘icing sugar’, ‘cocoa’ and ‘coconut’ written on them in braille! How could they...

Wednesday’s blind snow wisdoms!

Good morning Blind wisdom seekers! Did you know that snow is silent? I was reminded of that on Monday morning when we awoke to a wintery blast that saw the city shut down temporarily. One of the first signs for me is there is no traffic noise. Our bedroom faces the...

Wednesday’s blind wisdoms!

Good morning Blind Wisdom seekers! When I was a little girl my Nan taught me to knit. I would go to her place and she would patiently show me how to cast on and off and make things that I can’t even remember now what they were. She used to sit in a lazy boy chair that...

Wednesday’s blind rice wisdoms!

Have I told you about my sensory travel diary? Every day I am overseas, I write a diary containing one thing I smell, hear, taste and touch. Yes, I think I pasted you the Indian adventure via the sensory diary. Today I have to give a talk at the Dunedin Travel Club...