March 2020 – traveling up and down the blind highway

March 31 X marks the spotThis week, while I was shopping, I ran into some more changes in my local market. I was greeted at the door with an offering of an alcohol wipe to use to wipe the shopping cart. As I traveled down each isle, I was told there were signs limiting many items. Paper products, liquid soap, soups and canned meat were limited to two to four items per customer. There was no fresh meat displayed but fresh fish was available. Most of the customers were located in the dairy and fresh vegetable areas. There were few choices of bread products.Of course, Since I am blind, I had to be told about the changes.There were small X’s on the floor to mark a safe distance while waiting in lines. The store that I had shopped in for years was a mine field of new hazards and rules.As I stood on my designated X, I realized I was at a crossroad in my response to this life change. I could go along with each change without complaint or do a positive act to make my small part of the world better.I decided to smile and nod or greet people when I am outside. and for my writing, I will celebrate National Poetry Month in April by writing poems that inspire , entertain and bring a smile to readers.Each of us are at that crossroad. What direction will you take ?

March 26 Shelter In Place

Shelter in place Regulations tighten to trips to the pharmacy, grocery store and medical care. Walks and bike riding are permitted if social distance is kept. My husband and I went out for a tandem ride yesterday. The park was full of families biking, walking and roller blading. Most waved or smiled at our greeting.Continue reading “March 26 Shelter In Place”

March 24th Distant Socializing

Distant SocializingOn Saturday, I was listening to people from New York and San Francisco about how they were coping with sheltering in place. I heard a father use a term that resonated with me. “Distant Socializing “ or to be precise, Reaching out by the virtual methods of communication that we have . Go throughContinue reading “March 24th Distant Socializing”

March 19th 2020 Alphabet Soup

alphabet Soup In these changing times I look for comfort food from my childhood. Alphabet soup was a favorite with my family. Mother used the soup as a spelling challenge. We were to fish macaroni letters on our spoon to spell our name or another word to express how we were feeling. We could allContinue reading “March 19th 2020 Alphabet Soup”

March 16, 2020 Social Distancing

Social DistancingI hear this phrase and it brings others to mind.”Marginalizing “ No Physical hugging, kissing or hand shakes. Eye contact communication only.This brings an interesting dilemma to mind. Blind, hearing impaired, physically challenged and mentally challenged can’t follow the rules. As a blind individual, I locate a speaker by touching them. Now, I mustContinue reading “March 16, 2020 Social Distancing”

March 12, 2020

Happy early Pi Day. I wrote this Pi poem for my daughter, who is a statistician . Thank you Ruth for helping me set this blog. StatisticsScrollDown the lap topscreen.Fingers dance over keys,producing large and colorful graphsshowingall the variables,In the standard mean.highlightedin iridescentcolors green, red , yellow and blue.beautiful to behold,colors obscured the meaningbut theyContinue reading “March 12, 2020”

A Spicy Kind of Dessert

When I was first married I found that my new husband loved pie. I didn’t have much experience with pie making but I figured I could follow a recipe I got out the old Betty Crocker cook book and looked up desserts. I found a recipe for apple pie. I carefully measured the ingredients for theContinue reading “A Spicy Kind of Dessert”

Blind on the Lite Side

Up and down the blind highway of life