Good morning Blind Wisdom seekers! Who would have thought ‘it’ had a smell. And what is it? Acorrding to Helen Keller, who writes extensively on exactly this subject says, “FOR some inexplicable reason the sense of smell does not hold the high position it deserves...

Good afternoon blind wisdom seekers! If you ever wondered what the sound of a silent mind was truly like then maybe I can tell you! At the weekend I went on a Now space meditation retreat with 7 others from around Otago. I’ve always wanted to learn to meditate but the...

Good morning blind wisdom seekers If you are anything like me, you would think that knitting was the domain of the sighted. Wrong! I thought the same until I decided to pick my needles up a few months ago and was very surprised to discover that it was like learning to...

Good morning blind wisdom seekers! Have you ever had a dream to climb something? I Never really have. Rock or mountain climbing is always something other people have done; until I went to the top of the Tiger’s nest in Bhutan last year with Ron. 3300 metres above sea...

Good morning blind wisdom seekers Imagine my surprise, when something I wrote over a year ago, turns up on a postcard, advertising my Dunedin city! And it’s all about blindfulness! The silence of snow is something I often talk about. It’s the peace that sits over the...

Good afternoon blind wisdom seekers Helen Keller’s always talked about her thrhee trusty guides, smell, taste and touch and I always thought it was phinominal that she could focus on those three that she had and not the two that she didn’t! Well Helen, I don’t mean to...

Good morning my blind wisdom seekers! On Friday night I decided to celebrate Helen Keller’s birthday with an exhibition of braille art entitled “Blooming braille” The exhibition was designed to incorporate my love of braille, with Helen Keller’s love of nature and of...

Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday dear Helen! Happy birthday to you Happy Birthday Helen Keller! It’s going to be such an exciting day! Make sure you all tune in to Otago Access Radio at 9 am today (yes that’s you too Helen) to hear the...

Good morning blind wisdom seekers And in advance for Friday – Happy Birthday Helen Keller! Ron and I will be hosting the Oarsome morning show on Otago Access Radio this Friday at 9 am. We will be dedicating the show to Helen Keller so make sure you tune in to here...

Ha –gotcha! Bet that made you open it! Good morning Blind Wisdom seekers! Wow – what a week – with my third refereeing gig for the nude touch rugby. Someone wrote on a facebook post “only in Dunedin” and I guess they are right. Where else would 14 guys strip off their...