Here’s my husband Mike with a terrific guest post about how my Seeing Eye dogs look from his point of view. by Mike Knezovich Beth’s on her fourth Seeing Eye dog—and, in a very real way, so am I. Everyone easily grasps the difference a guide dog can make in its partner’s life. What they […]

My husband Mike was at the Greenbuild convention in Philadelphia last week. Left with so much time on my own, I started reading The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt’s new 771-page novel. I had a hard time putting it down, and I wasn’t the only one. In a New York Times book review, Michiko Kakutani says Donna […]

I was tickled to discover my What’s it Like to go Blind segment up on The Good Stuff channel this week. Funny thing, though. I can’t see the video! I can hear the show on YouTube, though, and, really, all you have to do is listen to know how much fun my Seeing Eye Dog […]

I’m meeting a Major League Baseball scout for batting practice at White Sox park this afternoon. Okay, okay, enough with the jokes. Sure, the White Sox are having a bad year, but no, they are not so desperate they want me to play for them. The guy I’m meeting on the field really and truly is […]

I spent hours each morning alone with my friend Sheelagh Livingston during our trip to Northern Ireland last month. We talked about our partners, the Mournes (her favorite mountains to climb), her nephews, our plans for the afternoon. Sheelagh didn’t avoid talking about her health, but she didn’t want to dwell on it, either, so […]