Here comes the cat who can tell the time! A picture of Pete

Now that I can no longer see pictures it means that I need to depend on others to tell me what things and persons look like.  And this was the case when my friend Debra sent me a picture of her beloved cat, Pete.

I guess that I had developed my own image of Pete but it was surely a different matter when Mom described him to me.

Somehow, I thought that Pete was grey but he is not.  However, I got his size right.  It does not matter; Pete is a lovable, loyal, and always surprising cat with an exciting personality.

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Gone much too soon! Remembering BD

This is what my dear friend Debra called her husband Don and I just followed suit.  I did not know him very well but what I knew was enough for me to say that he was a good, kind, and humourous man.

When I met him so many years ago I had enough vision to see what he looked like and I certainly approved!  His voice was always filled with good cheer and pleasantness! I am just so very sorry that he had to pass on in such a tragic way!

As they often say, the good they sure die young! Rest in peace, BD!

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A surprising discovery: Doves with pink legs?

Just imagine my surprise when Mom informed me about this!  We were standing outside the exit of the airport when she suddenly exclaimed, "These doves are so very pretty! They have pink legs!"  This was my surprise as I echoed back, "Pink legs?"  She said yes.

I guess that I probably never had enough vision to see what doves really looked like but when she told me that they had pink legs then I had to stop and think and then to create a new picture in my mind.

Doves with pink legs!  How very new to me and just another picture for me to keep in my already cluttered and over-loaded memory bank.

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I shall never forget: Sweet St. Lucia forever

I don't think that I shall ever tire of singing the praises of this sweet little jewel in the Caribbean!  An island with spirit, personality, warmth, and a perpetual welcoming smile on its face.  From airport to hotel and from supermarket to mall, it has always been the same for me!

Such lovely beaches, ocean, and blue skies with birds making them their playground!  Such wonderful food and music!  And the best: the wonderful St. Lucians!

I consider myself to be so very lucky because I have had the good fortune to be visiting since 2010 and I truly hope that I'll have many more years of visiting and enjoying!

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Fond childhood memories: Remembering sports day

I have to admit that I was never a very good athlete when I was growing up but somehow I have managed to become a decent one in my adulthood.  Yet, for all of this I do carry some fond memories of sports day with me.

I guess what I remember was that whenever I ran a flat race I had to make sure that I ran straight, following the sound of the bell as it rang from the top of the hill. Then there were the sack races, the egg and spoon races, and finally the obstacle races.

I probably did best in the obstacle races, finishing first on two specific occasions and then coming in third in my final race before going off to high school.  There was one year when I did not do too badly, placing in five races with a first place finish in the obstacle race.

I will say that most of the time I was always a bit embarrassed to participate with my family looking on.  They were so good!  Never criticizing my poor performances; just cheering me on.

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Fondest memories forever: Remembering Tragarete Rd

Ah yes!  The smells and sounds of the street on which I grew up!  I'll never forget you, my beloved Tragarete Rd!  With all of your interesting happenings at night, traffic during the day, and horns blaring, kids walking and laughing, and dogs barking and chasing each other.

I shall always remember Craig pontificating every night from his soap box and me listening to him before falling asleep.  The smells of the bakery as it baked all kinds of cakes and breads.  Kids laughing and shouting as they walked home from school, and oh yes!  The dogs barking and chasing each other and the overly happy folks who had a bit too much to drink at night.

Believe it or not, Tragarete Rd was once a very quiet street but today it has blossomed into a main thoroughfare.  All kinds of traffic rumble down its landscape on a daily basis and at night Tragarete Rd does not sleep, unlike the good old days when everything halted between 11 pm and 5 am.

Then there was Christmas time!  Tragarete Rd was filled with the sounds of firecrackers going off!  Kids walking and singing!  The fragrant scent of baking goods, and so very much more!

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Always a pleasure: Getting ready for my annual vacation

I can honestly tell you that this is probably one of my most enjoyable events.  It happens every year whenever I visit Mom at her home.  We get ready for our annual vacation to St. Lucia.

We have been doing this since 2008; our annual getaway to sweet St. Lucia. So, here we go. It starts with me taking down our suitcases from the cupboard in Mom's room and then it moves along as we gather our clothes and other things for packing. Then it culminates with us packing and making sure that we have packed everything that we are going to need for our beloved trip.

Before packing my stuff, I make sure that I know what clothes I would like to take with me.  Then, very meticulously, I ask Mom to tell me if things match, if they are clean, and if they look okay.  Mom inspects my stuff and after she gives her stamp of approval, I do the finishing touches to my packing.

I am in charge of ensuring that all of our documents are in order.  I will have printed them off before I get to her home and she looks them over to satisfy herself that everything is in order.  We are now ready for our getaway.

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A refreshing way to communicate: Communicating from the top

This is a technique that Mom and I have perfected at her house.  You see, whenever I visit Mom at her home there are these 17 stairs that I need to interact with.

These are steep steps and I need to ensure that whenever we go out I let Mom descend the steps first, give her enough time to get to the bottom, and then I descend knowing that I am not going to knock her over.

So, how does this all work?  When she gets to the bottom she shouts, "Okay," but while on her way down, as she descends, she uses her ring to knock on the railing of the steps as she goes.  This helps to give me a fair idea as to where she is.  This technique sure works for us both.

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A new experience: Mom and her painted doors

It was a very interesting experience for me when I visited Mom in the summer of 2018.  You see, she was having the doors to her laundry room, bathrooms, and bedrooms painted and I needed to be super careful when I went near them as they dried out.

In this instance the smell of paint did not help me all the way as the doors dried long before the smell went away.  So, I had to walk gingerly by the doors.  I needed to depend on Mom to tell me exactly where the doors were located so as not to bump into them.

Most of the doors were left three quarters of the way opened while some were left fully opened.  I needed to use my navigation skills to help me avoid wet paint.

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My yellow friend forever: My iPhone and me

She is yellow; but alas!  I cannot see her colour.  She is small and nifty and fits neatly into my purse.  She is an iPhone 5c and she does everything ask of her.

I am not a constant user of my iPhone. I use it to read my news, check into Facebook, and keep up to date with what my hockey team, the Montreal Canadiens, is doing.

I back up my data to iCloud regularly and send off text messages.  In short, I use my iPhone as needed but she is a good little friend.  I have placed a screen protector on her screen and this is a shield that contains dots to help me navigate my screen.

I know that some day, very soon, I'll be trading her in for a more powerful iPhone.  I have had her now for two years and I'll never complain about her.

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A continuous challenge: Checking on my digital clock

I can only tell you that checking on my digital clock is probably one of the most difficult challenges for me.

You see, in former times whenever I had a clock that was either not a talking one or one that I could not see, I used to remove the front cover and voila!  I could feel the hands and the hours and minutes by ascertaining the position of the hands. What I discovered was that there were dots to represent hours and minutes when I removed the front cover and boy did that make me so happy.

Since the entry of the digital clock, this is no longer an option for me. No more cover for me to remove.  So now what do I do?  Not much choice but to ask for sighted assistance.

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A great feeling: Auntie's recovery

She is strong and determined and each time I visit her I am so reminded of this.  Her recovery is slow but sure.

Now that I can no longer see her, I find other ways to remind myself of what she looks like.  I listen to her voice and I sit next to her.  I reach for her hand and put mine in hers.  I answer her questions and I ask her how she is doing.

I am just so happy that I got to see what she looked like before I lost my vision.

Auntie has a lot of good lessons to pass on to me.  She never complains and takes everything in stride.  In short, she is a good old trooper!

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Good memories: The family reunion

Coming from a small family on my mom's side, I find that it is very important for us to be able to keep in touch. Now that I can no longer see what each person looks like, it is even more vital for me.

I sure remember each voice and this helps me to interact smoothly and nicely.  The good thing is that my family does not appear to realize that I cannot see them.

They have always been a bunch who never seemed to be concerned that I am blind.  However, I remember when I had my first cornea transplant and they all came by for me to see what they looked like.  What a crazy bunch!

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Mom and I at work: Picturing the blouses

Now that I do not have enough vision to see what things look like, this is what I do each time that Mom is around to describe them to me.

In the case of blouses, I ask her to describe and she is just so great at describing.  She tells me the colour, the style, and what it looks like. Then she goes one step further to tell me what colour jeans or pants will match said blouse.  Finally, she tells me whether or not the blouse is dressy or casual.

This is how I deal with identifying blouses and it sure works.  No problem here.  Just another way to beat the odds, as they say.

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