Welcome to White Cane Connections.

My name is Sue Boman. Yes, that’s me in the picture posted here. I have called this blog White Cane Connections because I am one of the many people who use a white cane. I began this blog because I wanted to write about a project I undertook in 2012. The plan was to complete a series of walks using my white cane. Between March and September, I walked in 82 different locations across Canada. So, the blog begins by telling of my experiences and the many people I met along the way.

While this particular journey has now been completed, I find that I still have much to write about. I am continuing to make new white cane connections, and so for the time being I will continue to add regular posts to this blog. I am hoping that you will be a partner in the journey.

Sue


Monday, 19 March 2018

March 19 - Grandchildren

Lyle and I love our grandchildren! They are such a blessing in our lives. As well as being very special little people and are so close to our hearts, they have given us the opportunity to be with other children of more or less the same age and to participate in programs and activities that have been designed especially for children. We have been so fortunate.

This past weekend Lyle and I were in Winnipeg where our grandson lives. He is not quite two and is a going concern. He runs and climbs everywhere and keeps his parents watchful as to what he might try to do next. He is tall and great at opening doors. He is also very cute and cuddly. I love it when he consents to stop moving around and will sit on my lap.

While we were in Winnipeg, we all went to the Manitoba Children’s Museum at the Forks. I hadn’t known of its existence until then. What a great place for children. It’s located in the old railway maintenance shed and has multiple hands on activities for kids. Most of these are on the main floor level although the train engine and carriage are reached by either steps or a ramp. If you watch Big Bang Theory, you know that Sheldon would really like this place. I liked it because the floor was flat and even and I didn’t have to worry about coming across unexpected steps.

Possibly Benji’s favourite station was a tractor with moveable handles that operated a lift and bucket. These latter were encased in a glass cage. The picture below is of Benji sitting on the tractor seat with Lyle. I am hovering in the background.

We had a great weekend in Winnipeg and of course, our grandson made the day for us. If you don’t have children or grandchildren of your own, perhaps you could look into borrowing someone else’s for a day or two. If you live in Winnipeg, the Manitoba Children’s Museum is a great place to take them.

Sue, Lyle, and Benji


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