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As I explain on my website, (see Blindfolded Secretary, page 5), I can only write my blogs once a week in my brother’s office, so here I am now, until 3 o/clock, and I am not very fast at typing!



Two weeks ago, spring arrived and my outdoor blindsimming season started, at last. I had received a text on my personal-personal mobile from my bird-watching guide (only he and brother Chris use it) offering to meet me on the usual day at the usual time. See my web-site (page 10) before going any further. It was a lovely sunny day, such a sudden change after all the rain and floods. I left early to maximise the time I was going to spend blind and all went according to plan. Once blind I can’t consult my watch even if I had it on – which I didn’t, there isa quick dial -123- on my mobile so I can easily keep track of the time that way, so I knew that I was half an hour early at the bus stop.
Despite the warm sun, there was quite a cool breeze, being only a few miles from the sea, but I was now wearing my raincoat as I do as a matter of course at this juncture. I was now also wearing my second pair of dark glasses, so completely blind and had my white stick extended ready for action. In my bag I had a dark blue head-scarf with white polka-dot pattern which I tied on, knotting it under my chin.

Makes a change from being knotted at the back of the head as it is on Friday mornings to my blindfolded piano pupil.

I tapped my way around the bus shelter and asked about the bus, pretending that I didn’t know that I was early for it and even so people treated me naturally and were very helpful and chatty while I waited.

All carried on going to plan, but Chris is hovering, scarf in hand and wanting his cup of tea, so more next week!

winter paralympics

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I really admire these blind competitors at the winter Paralympics, together with the blind performers at the Closing Ceremony.

I try to understand their degrees of blindness. Being totally blind is unusual, I gather, NLP (no light perception) which is how I like my blindsimming. This makes me feel ashamed and insulting to those unfortunate people who have to struggle daily to deal with their various degrees of blindness with such skill and cheerfulness. This clumsy attempt to acknowledge my feelings is totally inadequate May they forgive me, please. I would dread the possibility of being permanently partially-visioned myself and I would never be able to cope as they do.

But, brother Chris says, after all these years I must accept my odd obsession and carry on as before. I help my piano-student, I entertain my bird-watching companion and I provide Chris himself with an enjoyable diversion. Enough said, I think.

Back to my usual blogs next week

Re last (and only) comment from others.


Thank you 'eyes.patched' - you sound like one of us.


As you suggest then :-


http://youtu.be/h28nV5oHvFc

Paste this in and zoom through to about 3 minutes of the video clip where the treat starts.

Let me know how you get on and what you think of it,


Jane

My website - at last

My website address, now published is


meblindfolded.wix.com/blindsimming-lady


I've managed to get my hyphens correct at last. Please visit and let me know what you think, my e-mail is


me_blindfolded@yahoo.co.uk


Jane