It has been ages since I blogged. I have missed it!

I have missed blogging.  I've been very busy and every day I think of something I would like to blog.  I make a quick note of it but somehow the time flies past and I haven't blogged those ideas.  But I will.  Find below the promo text for my upcoming performance of my one woman show.  It is such an interesting entity.  I keep changing it a little here and there.  Somehow it grows and changes each time I get it ready for another show.  And somehow each time it seems a little more integrated.  HOpe you can come and also spread the word about it.  I plan to be a much more regular blogger.

A guide dog is snoring at my feet as I write this.

I must say, that is a very comforting sound indeed.

Hello friends.

I am delighted to remind you that my full evening one woman show "Flying in the dark" will be taking place at the Gladstone Theatre in Ottawa on thursday August  15 at 7:30 PM.

This show has been performed 4 times now and each time it grows and evolves.

I am excited about some new bits in its second half and am thrilled to be performing it again.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the Gladstone Theatre box office during the last week before the show.  In the mean time, I have the tickets myself if you care to buy one or several.

Have you heard it before?  Come again?

Can't come?  Tell your friends and relatives to come?

Want to hear it but can't make the night?

Ask me for a house concert or other performance space and I will be happy to oblige.

This is a very unique show.

See description below.

Hope you can come.

Kim

She was born a) blind, b) fiercely independent and c) filled with a love of words and language, curious about her world, experiencing it with all of its sounds, scents, textures, words and characters. You might think being blind is the most difficult part of Kim's life, but it is mostly the attitudes of others and barriers placed in her path by them that pose her greatest challenges. Come and find out what it is like to live and thrive as a woman who weaves words with skill and humour. Come flying in the dark. You won't regret it!

 

All about the dog.

Yesterday, we went to run errands.  It is very hot and humid here.  Although my black lab girl loves lying in the sun more than almost anything else besides her food, I left her home in the cool house.  At the mall, I entered a bathroom with my white cane and started saying, "Tulia forward find the sink."  Whoever was in there must have thought I was very odd.  We got to one store and someone said they hoped my dog wasn't sick.  Then we got somewhere else and someone asked where my beautiful dog was.  When we got home, she bounded to the door to meet us.  So thrilled that we were back and gave us a very warm welcome indeed.

The whole rest of the afternoon, she slept right on my feet.

The dog with the gentle soul, loving heart, intelligent brain, and sense of fun!

Last week, I was honoured to be asked to be guest speaker at an annual general meeting for an organization that supports children with disabilities. As I was preparing to enter the building, a little boy approached us. I was just about to put Tulia's harness on. The boy came up to us and asked very nicely if he could pat my dog. I said yes as she was not wearing her working harness. He patted her and then turned to go inside with his mom. She came up to us and told me that he is afraid of dogs and never ever before has asked to pat any dog. Tulia must have given off a special vibe. She is a special dog but then I am biased. So lucky to be the one she shares her life with every day.

Started a work blog.

I have started a blog to put up all work information. It is at Kim's work blog.

Thanks so much to the kind person who helped me out the other day.

The other day, I was waiting to cross a street near me that I cross almost every day. This street has a regular traffic light. When you are blind, you listen for traffic patterns. When the cars travel in the same direction you wish to travel, you go forward. Or at least in my case, then I tell my guide dog to go forward. The other day, I could not hear a pattern in the traffic. I stood there for a while listening. Then, a man crossed the street and told me that the lights were on flashing cycle. They were not working. Thanks to him for helping me solve the puzzle in a kindly and straight forward way. He also asked if he could help and how best he could do that. Great that he talked to me like a competent adult and did not try to pet my working dog! Thank you so much whoever you are! Made my day!

Radio Show news.

I've meant to blog about this on both of my blogs for quite some time now. I'm one of 3 co-hosts of a radio show by and for and about people with disabilities. All disabilities. Any disabilities. I am loving this volunteer opportunity and learning a great deal. Thanks to CKCU FM radio in Ottawa Canada 93.1 FM. Our show is called "Welcome to my world" and airs each Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 10 AM. You can find the link below where you can listen on demand. We have an e-mail address and twitter feed too. e-mail is ckcudisabilities@gmail.com and our twitter feed is @ckcuwtmw ,In the next few days, I plan to write more about how important radio has been and continues to be for me. Stay tuned for that. Here is the link for the radio station. From there, search for "welcome to my world" or tuesday at 9:30 AM. CKCU FM Radio

Have I walked through your photo opps?

This morning, my guide dog and I were moving along a sidewalk. Up ahead, there was commotion. Lots of talking. Walkie talkies and things like that. A man offered to help get me around the chaos. I asked if it was construction. This is construction season after all. But no, they were making a movie. I asked if they would like a very cute and well behaved dog in their movie. He laughed but said no. Poor Tulia! She could have been famous. after moving on, I got to thinking. How many times have I obliviously barged through people's photo opps, wedding pictures, video highlights, etc? If I have inadvertently done this, I am truly sorry. Maybe I should brush Tulia, dress myself up and go back and see if we can be in a movie? But, I've got workto do here and Tulia is sleeping in the sun. So, no movies for us.