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 Helen...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Good morning Blind Wisdom seekers! I’m reminded today of how much we smell, taste, hear and touch, is dependent not just on our senses, but also our surroundings! Today I received a blindfulness list from my list buddy Liz who is currently in Italy having a wonderful...

Good Wednesday blind wisdom seekers! Ever since that saveloy moment at Papatowai I find myself describing moments of stillness as either “saveloy moments” or I say “the world stopped.” I was telling a friend a story last night of when we were in Sri Lanka in November,...

Good morning Blind Wisdom seekers! As Easter passes through, I am reminded fondly of the excitement of the chocolate egg displays that appeared in our local department stores so many years ago when I was just a girl. I would wonder at their brightly coloured foil...

Good afternoon Blind Wisdom Seekers! I was sitting at a café at 1 pm today and while I was waiting for my friend, I had time for my mind to wander! Wednesday’s blind wisdoms I thought! Crikey! I had them all ready to go but forgot to push the send button! Then I was...

Good morning blind wisdom seekers! Does creation have a smell to you? As I ponder over today’s list I noted twice that certain smells mean creation to me. Perhaps it’s because when I smell this smell, I am creating something or going to create something. Is Helen...