Prepping For Winter Bike Commuting (Part 2 of 3)

If you are already riding your bike in the winter, then you probably already know most of what I’m about to write. But in the off chance that someone is moving to or visiting a snowy location for the first time and wants to know what to expect, here is part two of a three-part…

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Prepping For Winter Bike Commuting (Part 1 of 3)

For once, I am going to write about seasonal riding before the season really gets into full swing as opposed to procrastinating until after the season is over and my writing becoming useless unless you live in the southern hemisphere. So let me get this right Serge, you are blind? Yes. And ride a bike?…

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Starting A Whisk(e)y Journey

A friend recently asked me how he could best start to explore whiskies. My first answer was to just try a few and see what you like. But after giving it some thought, realised that there is a lot of information out there and it can be a bit intimidating to jump into. There are…

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Simplify Your Clothes Part 4: Shopping List

Simplifying the clothes you have and buy allows you to reach into your closet, grab any items, and know they will match without thought or effort. Very handy for people who are blind, busy, or just want to simplify their life a little more. This basically means having all your leather goods in black, your…

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Simplify Your Clothes Part 2: Adding Colour

So after part 1, your clothes should be nice and simple. All your leather goods are black, and all your clothes are black, grey, white or navy. If you are happy with those colours, you can skip this blog entry. However, i’m assuming that most people, blind and visually impaired included, want a little extra…

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Simplify Your Clothes Part 1: The Foundation

This is the first of a 5-part series on living more easily by simplifying your closet and your clothes. Part 1 provides a few basic principles to help simplify your wardrobe. Part 2 will focus on the inclusion of colour. Part 3 will focus on professional or work clothes, part 4 puts all this information…

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Using Film for Simpler Photography

This post was inspired by two questions. You are blind, why do you take photos? And why do you use a film camera? Well, I take photos because I enjoy it. It’s a lot harder now, but I still see stuff, just not nearly as well as I used to. Explaining why I often use…

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Improving Blog Accessibility

I have a lot to learn about blogging and website design. Learning to do so when visually impaired has been very interesting, posing an interesting set of challenges. However, there are a few things that i’d like to do with my blog, and increasing accessibility is one of those goals. I learned very quickly that…

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