We often hear of people being called ‘Old Souls’, wise beyond their years, the kind of people you reach out to when you think you are out of options or running into the proverbial brick wall. In my life I have ‘had’ a number of dogs, all of them easily
Life Recycling
Necessity IS The Mother of Invention
It probably comes as no surprise that I have a bad back, Sciatica mostly, a direct result, no doubt, of doing less than brilliant things that should be done by two people; in the name of expediency and sometimes when more than a little P-O’d at my surroundings and/or co-workers.
Day To Day Life
The Seasons are a’Changing… I think…
Flame red broccoliagainst cerulean skytells me Winter soon… My favourite Oak tree is starting to turn to Autumn, a sure sign that soon we will be hauling out the Sorels and snow shovels. Ugh, I am NOT a Winter person, not one to wait with bated breath to wax down
Art
There is a Madness to Art
Give me a mouse, a decent sized monitor and I can work magic moving pixels around the screen. Give me a sketchpad, a pencil and an hour and immediately I start to sweat. A good sweat, mind you, knowing that I am pushing my envelope, just a little, maybe even
Life
Neurotribes Explained
Autism is a complex ‘syndrome’, not a disability in the common, observable sense, though some on the spectrum exhibit definitely observable traits. Is it a disability or an evolution, a reflection on the inability to learn in a ‘sociably acceptable’ manner or on our inability to teach in a neuro-diverse
Poetry
A Patch of Red
There is a tree on my street,a sentinel standing readyto warn the twirls of a twister,first to shed its’ winter greysfor verdant foliage. This morning I roseearly coffee in handa quiet August vaca daywatching the day beginthrough the curl of Dr. Phil. I saw my tree standingwith one small patch