Day 22 of the 2026 A to Z Challenge Blog for the Letter V

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Good morning. Another day of sunshine is upon us. Not much in the way of heat, but I’ll take it. Eyes continue to improve, although I’m thinking the arms won’t get any longer, so I will probably need dollar store reading glasses in the end.

Today’s letter is the letter V. I contemplated what I would do for this letter. There were many choices, everything from vision quests, to vendettas and vindictive people, but I chose to make fun of vision tests.

I’ve had eye problems essentially from birth, diagnosed at the age of three with a lazy eye, so lazy in fact that it preferred to stay in the corner of my eye. With bottle-coke bottom thick glasses, exercises, and patching, they fixed that aspect, but they never fixed the ability to focus–not until now. So. suddenly at age 75, I can see out of both eyes, and as soon as the brain fully comprehends that, it will be a marvellous thing. One eye has a lens for distance, the lazy eye for up close. When I close my good eye as I always called it, I used to see just a blur, now I actually see things. For example, I’m typing this sentence with my good eye closed. Only made one typo–which I fixed. Let’s hear it for othomologists and optometrists who help us see the beauty and wonder around us.

Published by Susanne Matthews

Hi! I live in Eastern Ontario. I'm married with three adult children and five wonderful grandchildren. I prefer warm weather, and sunshine but winter gives me time to write. If I’m listening to music, it will be something from the 1960s or 1970s. I enjoy action movies, romantic comedies, but I draw the line at slasher flicks and horror. I love science fiction and fantasy as well. I love to read; I immerse myself in the text and, as my husband says, the house could fall down around me, and I’d never notice. My preferences are as varied as there are genres, but nothing really beats a good romance, especially one that is filled with suspense. I love historical romance too, and have read quite a few of those. If I’m watching television, you can count on it being a suspense — I’m not a fan of reality TV, sit-coms, or game shows. Writing gives me the most pleasure. I love creating characters that become real and undergo all kinds of adventures. It never ceases to amaze me how each character can take on its own unique personality; sometimes, they grow very different from the way I pictured them! Inspiration comes from all around me; imagination has no bounds. If I can think it, imagine it, I can write it!

3 thoughts on “Day 22 of the 2026 A to Z Challenge Blog for the Letter V”

  1. I love that cartoon about cheating on the eye exam. As if we have to score 100%!!!! And yet I know we often guess in the hope we get it right. I was very shortsighted and had lasik surgery so became long sighted. I had a friend who had one eye close up and one distance. She seemed happy with the result. I haven’t had cataracts done yet. They are not too bad.

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  2. I love that cartoon about cheating on the eye exam. As if we have to score 100%!!!! And yet I know we often guess in the hope we get it right. I was very shortsighted and had lasik surgery so became long sighted. I had a friend who had one eye close up and one distance. She seemed happy with the result. I haven’t had cataracts done yet. They are not too bad.

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