Did it!

  Thirteen years ago, i applied for an autism waiver for Max.  i was told he would have it in

Red Velvet Cake as a Metaphor for Appropriate

  i love red velvet cake.  For years i'd only had my aunt's version of it, her special, carefully hoarded recipe, only made at Christmas.
  Eventually she shared it, but without the Special Frosting Recipe. Somehow it wasn't the same.
  Finally, when she knew that what she didn't share now would never be shared, she passed on the frosting recipe too.  And i finally had the chance to bake Aunt ______'s Famous Red Velvet Cake.  And i learned

Wordless Wednesday: Tennessee Weekend

My sister, niece, & i went to NE TN this past weekend for a ladies' conference.

The photos got mixed up in uploading, but these are just some of the 100+ views of the gorgeous mountains that i shot.

This is a Positive Post, Really

 

though i'm not feeling it.

Homework: Living Independently on the Autism Spectrum

  i found a new book a couple of weeks ago.  Max seems as excited as i, though it's written above his level.

Wordless Wednesday: My Aunt and Uncle's Antique

The Edison Tabletop Phonograph at my aunt's estate sale.  i knew i couldn't afford to purchase it, so i took this photo.  But i should've also asked to go in the back room & photograph the collection of cylinders that it plays.

Construction

  With detailed directions and supervision, Max likes to build.

Valentines Day Thoughts

Wordless Wednesday: By Lake Mummel

Lake Mummel, Bavaria

Yesterday i shared a photo  from this area, using it as a symbol.  Here's a couple of others

Symbolic Photo

  When this picture was taken, we weren't lost.  Yet. 

Getting the Name Right

It's the game of the moment.

More Mustard Please

Not that anybody asked, but it's gravity.  Gravity and patience, that's all.

Plate Tally, and the Benefits of Corelle

  MyGuy and i were married in the Era of EarthTones.  The Color People had declared  that Everybody Likes Earth Tones, so we had to furnish our home in harvest golds, earth brown, avocado green, harvest orange, copper, and chartreuse, even though i preferred was blues and emeralds.*
   Max breaks plates to communicate frustration.

Words on Wednesday: Witchy Stuff

Two "Empty" Mustard Bottles

   i can get lots of 

food from empty containers..

  Is it magic, or a miracle, or. . .

Musings from A Pull Through Parking Place: Vacations Past, and Why Max Isn't Ready to Drive

  It wasn't a pull-through parking place when i took it.