Archive for the ‘Blindness’ Category

 

Carolyn on Jan 25th, 2013Demand to See

Master Painter Milford Zornes was a friend of my family for more than fifty years, but my own adult friendship with him didn’t happen until he and his wife Pat moved back to Claremont, CA. in 2001. We started working on a book together, so I was with him at workshops, seminars, gallery openings, and [...]

Carolyn on Dec 19th, 2011Covering A Gift of Puppies

I had a shot in mind—arms of a puppy caretaker holding a rainbow of tiny, sleepy, snuggly, adorable, very young puppies. I wanted Labs of each color and a golden retriever—the breeds most often used for service dogs. I thought it would make a delightful cover for my new book, A Gift of Puppies. It [...]

Carolyn on Dec 3rd, 2011Fall into Winter Update

Quite a bit has changed in the past few months. An update is in order. 1. Hedy’s scratching I used medicated shampoo that the vet at Guide Dogs for the Blind gave me. That helped. Her furious scratching seems to be connected to temperature and moisture in the air as well. Also, because Hedy turns [...]

Carolyn on May 12th, 2011Update on my Eyes (Good News)

I promised to let you know if there was any improvement in my eyes, and if the recovery time was quicker than last time I “burned’ them. I’m happy to say that the sensitivity to glare has been reduced. I noticed on Saturday morning when I was working on revisions for a book, I was [...]

Carolyn on May 2nd, 2011Update on My Eyes (Stupidity Included)

I’m on my third bottle of the RP eye formula. My eyes have not changed (a good thing in RP) except for something that had nothing to do with the drops. It had to do with stubbornness and stupidity. I was trying to do an audio book of Steady Hedy, reading it myself off my [...]