[Nfb-krafters-korner] Fridays Question

Fri Jan 29 00:15:02 UTC 2010

I call it my anti-radar when I come so close to finding something  but never
actually find it.  

When my daughter was about 2 I dropped something on the kitchen floor and
could not find it.  I asked her if she saw it on the floor and she said yes.
I asked her if she could tell me where it was and she responded, "in the
square".  Our kitchen floor was made to looked liked tile with grout lines
around each.  So not knowing which square she was referring to, I took her
out of her booster and asked her to pick it up for me.  

I do not consider it to be lazy to ask someone sighted to look for something
I've dropped.  I'm all about saving time, and it is a whole lot faster to
have a sighted person to find a dropped item then it is for me to continue
looking for it myself.  Of course there are plenty of times when there is
not someone sighted around and I have no choice but to spend my time looking
for the item.

Annette

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of qubit
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 6:20 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fridays Question

One thing I find amusing is how people seem to think a person can't do most
crafting without seeing it.  I still shake my head when my mother has to
turn on the light to see to do simple tasks -- but then I can't complain as
I have called her in many times to help locate some little thing that has
fallen on the floor that I haven't been able to locate.  That's one thing I
am bad at -- finding mislaid or dropped items.  My family teases me I have
radar hands as I go around it and never seem to put my hand directly on it. 
Sometimes I am luck and can hear and feel a vibration that directs me where
to start searching.  I have gone directly to what I'm looking for in that
case, but I'm afraid most the time, the "radar" leads me away from it.

So what to you all do for dropped items?
How helpful are guide dogs?
How long do you search before asking for a sightling to help out?
--le

----- Original Message -----
From: "Becky Frankeberger" <b.butterfly at comcast.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fridays Question

I love smaller projects, just because I love to do something while I wait.
Last night at a transit meeting I started a crocheted scarf.  The lady
taking notes mostly watched me, lol.  She kept saying to speakers, will you
repeat that again.  Someone next to me said she can't take her eyes off you,
lol. My project is down on my lap.  So maybe she liked my beautiful smile,
giggle.

Becky and dog guide Jake

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Diane
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 9:08 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fridays Question

Do you craft in public? (CIP).

I sure do! Whenever I think I might be sitting somewhere and waiting, I am
sure I have a dishcloth in my backpack.  I haven't taken anything to work on
between classes, but I did see someone knitting in the student lounge, so
when I don't have any homework, I might just be taking knitting it along to
school too.
Of course when I lived in Boston, I did knitting on the train  or subway,
and when I am a passenger in a car, I take along the knitting too!!
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