Jo-Anne's Thoughts About Everthing

I’m wrapping up my posts about eyes with a little about how braille works. Braille can be written using slates & styluses, mechanical braillewriters, electronic braille keyboards, braille notetakers, refreshable braille displays, and braille embossers. Here is a bit about each method. Slate and Stylus This is a simple, portable tool used to punch braille dots into paper, works like “paper and…

This week I am writing about another spider this time we are looking at the giant huntsman spider this is a very large species of huntsman spider. It’s famous because it has the largest leg span of any known spider, reaching about 25–30 cm — roughly the size of a dinner plate. Its body is much smaller, around 4.6 cm long. This spider can be found mainly in Laos, especially in caves and…

I had a good night sleep around 9hrs, and I was up at 4.30am, at that time it was 10c or 50f. I went for a walk at 6.45am it was a longer walk as I got home at 7.30am. By 9am it is 12c or 53.6f, around 10.30am I had to turn the heater on for a bit as the cold room was giving me a headache. Steps: 8,137 = 4k’s or 2.5miles I had a decent night sleep was awake and up at 4.30am, it is 11c or 52f…

Hello everyone, he is Australia it is the 4th of July and that it is Independence Day in the USA. So, todays post is some random facts about the date. The independence vote happened on the 2July, not the 4th. The Continental Congress voted for independence on 2 July 1776, but the Declaration of Independence was formally adopted on 4 July, which became the famous date. John Adams thought…

This morning I was visiting Melinda who had a post about July awareness she can be found here:https://lookingforthelight.blog/2026/07/02/july-2026-awareness-months-you-need-to-know/ So, I decided to do a similar post, so in Australia the big thing is Dry July which is A national campaign encouraging Australians to give up alcohol for the month to support adults living with cancer. We also have…

My post with links to other posts and a few photos as…

There is a quiet kind of happiness found in time spent with family. It lives in the familiar voices around the table, the shared laughter over small memories, and the comfort of being with people who know your story. Family time does not always need to be grand or carefully planned; often, its greatest joy comes from simple moments—cooking together, walking side by side, watching a favourite…