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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!