[Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes

Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1972 at gmail.com
Sat Apr 12 07:21:48 UTC 2014 

oh wow what a cute story.

i love it. 
Cheers 
Maria  

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On 11 Apr 2014, at 12:47 am, Dixie <cobaltblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, hahahaha,  I have to tell a "she'll never see it" story.
> 
> Last spring for our 30th anniversary, my husband went to the cake shop to
> get me a cake.  he asked the clerk to put Happy 30th anniversary on it.  She
> put happy 30th birthday.  When he saw it and mentioned the mistake the woman
> said she would correct it.  He said, not to bother , just leave it.  She is
> blind she will never see it.  The woman laughed, and went to fix it.  He
> said, no, I am serious.  She won't notice. .  The girl at the cash register,
> Olivia,  was one of my former girl scouts.  My husband looked at Olivia and
> said to her "tell the woman , my wife is blind."  When Olivia confirmed to
> her co-worker the truth of it,  that woman was appalled that he was joking
> about my blindness.  He told her not to worry, he and I would have a good
> laugh about it.  Hahaha, and now I will always remember my 30th anniversary
> birthday cake!
> 
> 
> 
> Dixie
> @-> ~ <-@
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of jill
> Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:17 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes
> 
> Joyce,
> I love that story.  I have a friend who I have been friends with since the
> second grade, but she is not a crafter.  I keep telling her that I will
> teach her.
> Jill
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 8:39 PM
> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] finding good crafting eyes
> 
> Going back it was a trip to Keepsake Quilting and I had 2 friends along  
> with me.  Lorraine who is great for helping with colors and stuff and  
> actually it was another Girl Scout Leader.  Well I wanted to pick out
> flannel for 
> a quilt throw and both of them are trying to describe what the  fabric 
> looked like.  Lorraine finally said, "Pick out anything, she can't  see it/"
> and 
> they told me there was a lady standing near us and the lady  was horrified 
> that Lorraine said that.  The lady gave them a dirty look and  walked away.
> 
> Actually, I realized how my questions were sounding and when  Lorraine said 
> that to me, I started laughing and the three of us had a good  laugh.  I 
> also need to tell you that they threatened to leave me in New  Hampshire if
> I 
> didn't hurry up and pick out what I wanted.  I need to say  Lorraine and I 
> have been friends since the 7th grade and that is a long  friendship to be 
> there for each other.
> 
> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
> Blindhands at AOL.com   
> 
> 
> In a message dated 4/8/2014 9:16:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> gary.brewer at comcast.net writes:
> 
> Oh, try  asking a few friends for help with color. then you are not only 
> confused but  very likely to hurt all but one of them when you make your 
> decision.  lol
> 
> Last summer i decided to assessorize the main bathroom with new  colors. My 
> x sister in law suggested teel. We bought two rugs in teel an a few  
> towels. the rugs curled up and surely can't be in Dan's bathroomWent out to
> find 
> more rugs and shower curtain. Nothing that was near the towels. Oh, well,  
> you can always use hand towels. 
> 
> Well, was out with my daughter, Janet  and she found a navy shower curtain 
> that would work well on dan's special  shower. No rugs that were the same 
> navy. all the navy we find has a green tint  this year. Well, up against the
> 
> shower curtain anyhow. 
> 
> so, my friend,  Joyce took me out and she decided a light blue looked good 
> with the navy. we  got one rug forgetting the one right outside of the 
> shower which is most  important. Got a few more towels and went home.
> Several 
> times friends have  taken me out to find a shower mat to match that light
> blue. 
> Actually,  cornflower blue. Nothing!!! Plus Janet was here tonight and 
> wondered what made  Joyce think that blue even matched. lol I figured out
> that 
> Joyce suggested tan  and I turned my blind nose up to that. Tan is boring!!!
> 
> 
> Well, Janet  took the towels, at least I didn't use these and the rug back 
> and I am sure  she will come home with tan.
> 
> Now, I see a few friends thinking, "why  should I bother taking her out if 
> she just uses something else?". and I still  have the problem with my 
> dissapointment with plain boring tan. I never thought  the day would come
> that I 
> would hate color. 
> Henrietta
> On Apr 8, 2014,  at 4:08 PM, Cathy wrote:
> 
>> Joyce,
>> Yes, some sighted folks  have the knack of identifying colors and some do 
> not. some folks know
>> easily if two colors go together while others are clueless. I used to 
> ask my  daughter to identify
>> what colors things were for me till I realized  the hopelessness of doing 
> so. Here is a typical
>> conversation  smile.
>> Me: what color is this?
>> Her: blue.
>> Me: what  shade?
>> Her: medium I guess.
>> Me: is it a plain blue or perhaps  blue/green or blue/violet?
>> Her: <large sigh> I don't know mom,  it is blue ok?
>> 
>> Why it is most frustrating is that I was good  at seeing the subtleties 
> of color before losing my
>> sight, despite the  fact that I had very little sight. so it is difficult 
> for me to understand  how
>> someone can't do this. The closest I can get to it is that I can't  taste 
> individual spices in food.
>> Food is either spicy or plain. Just  plain red or blue! <smile>
>> 
>> Even more perplexing is that  my daughter can match colors and know what 
> goes together and what does
>> not look right. Maybe she just doesn't have the words, or maybe just 
> doesn't  have the patience.
>> Cathy F
>> 
>> 
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