Small Talk:

It's been cold and I talk about several things related to the cold

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Eyes, the third part: 

We talk about Age Related Macular Degeneration (Wet and Dry) and Diabetic Retinopathy (Non-proliferative and proliferative), and briefly mention the other top 5 cause of blindness:  corneal opacities

Knitting:

Two podcasts with a sense of place that I think you will like:

Here's to Ewe

Crafternoon Tea with Granny G

Economist "Doing Business In..."

Quote is an African Proverb I saw when checking out my cousin's new blog:

He who forgives ends the quarrel

I am not sure I totally agree, but if it was food for thought for me, I figure it may be for you as well.

Thanks to StLukesEye.com for the awesome picture of the parts of the eye we are talking about today.