Dear Spark We moved house last December, and as a consequence, the free 018 directory assistance so kindly offered to me by your business on the grounds of being unable to read print was no longer available on my new land line. After making enquiries by phone...

I decided that since I couldn’t read books to my own children then I would make it my goal to be able to read to my future grandchildren. Although I didn’t go blind until my boys were three and one years old, I had partial sight that prevented me from reading aloud to...

Dear OPSM, Thank you for your text alerting me to my eye appointment tomorrow at 2 pm. As I indicated to your receptionist when she called twice using a wrong number on Friday, my need for your services is much reduced. There was a time, a long time ago, when I would...

I’m always telling people now is a great time to be blind but they don’t always believe me! If you’re one of those…… Read on….. Louis Braille in 1841 said “Access to information, is access to knowledge” which is why he had gone on to invent his literacy code for the...

Good morning blind wisdom seekers! I’ve been thinking about our blind ancestors a lot lately. The history and contribution that has gone before us, to get us to this point today. We are here because of what people in the past have done, good or bad. Preparing for...

Greeting blind wisdom seekers! At the weekend my husband Ron and I went for a Sunday drive. He suggested, after we left our apartment, taking a stroll along the beach. “In these shoes, with my back!” I exclaimed cheekily, so we made a compromise with a track that ran...

Earlier this week I was thinking how we weren’t allowed to complain as children when an email came in from a coaching friend Robyn Vintner. She asked the question – “Have you been brought up to believe that it is OK to complain & grizzle?” OMG! Robyn! My mother...

When I travelled to South America in 2014 to achieve my dream of visiting the 7 wonders of the world, I also stood under Iguazu Falls in Argentina. At that precise moment, as I stood feeling the powerful force of the water upon me, I realised, there were more...

There I was, out minding my own business on 24 May, walking the streets of Dunedin at 6 am with guide Jo and husband Ron when “bang” out of the blue, I get clipped by the side of a bus, go up in the air, come back down again on the side of the road, all bloodied and...

Good evening Blind wisdom seekers! Wouldn’t it be a miracle if this email arrives safe and dry to you all! Wow wee – what a day to move! Incredible! It will always be remembered for “remember wwe moved from Highgate the day Dunedin flooded!” We’ve had 2 months of rain...