Dear Barbara, Thank you so much for speaking up. Especially as a lurker. The more people who don't have perfect vision, who have arthritis in their hands, whose hands don't work as well as some others' speak up, the better the chance is that those who have newly acquired this situation will see that things can often be done so one can still enjoy the pleasures of life. Especially now that there is so much technology can do.
Lyn in Lancaster > >I have to jump in here....I made lace etc, for 30 + years...still do, on a >small scale . Like my father and one son, I have never had two working eyes. >I have driven a motor home all over this country. I know that I have no depth >perception....but one does adjust, sometimes a lot!!! > >Doris Southard used to tell me about a blind lacemaker in Pittsburgh . As the >lady used to knit, also, Doris (who was a braillewriter for the Iowa >university system) would Braille knitting instructions for her. > >So yes, impaired eyesight does not need to be a problem......depends on the >sight in the ' good eye'. >At half past 85, I need to use a pillow that I can tuck up to my >tummy.......so it works for all my needs. Actually it is really easier to tat >and bead....but hard not to lace a little.........just a little so I can still >remember enough to help beginners > >I have lurked on this list since 'round about '98.......always reading with >love and thanks for all the sharing. > >Hi, bye and hugs to all who remember me :-)))) >BarbE >(Barbara Engle, now in Texas) >> "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
