Archive For The “Collaboration” Category
D and T are now 15 and nearly 17 years old respectively, one of the aspects that made me wonder “could it be autism” was their speech – or lack of it – in their early years. Both had stilted speech, used echolalia and were not able to express themselves verbally when overwhelmed. This is […]
Have I ever mentioned how much I love going to Windsor? We’re about half an hour away by train and, as the little two carriage shuttle train from Slough pulls in (runs every ten minutes) I always have a little surge of excitement as I see Windsor Castle come into view from the windows, there’s […]
Yep, we’re in October and we can’t ignore it, Christmas is coming! If your local shops arent be-decked out with decorations yet, they will be! I must admit, I do love seeing all-things Christmas arrive in John Lewis, I always take D to see their Christmas department and always love how they sort their display […]
When I was a teen, London was the place to be. I’d already decided that I was going to be a backing singer and marry my favourite pop star and we’d live in Kensington, we can dream, can’t we? I’d get the coach to London every Saturday with my friend, I realise now that that […]
We’ve been in summer holiday mode a week now, with D finishing school last Tuesday and T’s end of term being the Friday before. As is the norm with our children, they both much prefer being in the house or garden, individually they rely so much on the school routine that, the changes greatly affect […]
I’m currently a non-driver, by (kind of) choice. Nerves got the better of me during two driving tests and I was all set to put in for another test but “life” and the autism diagnosis process for our children took precedence, then the matter of schooling, then life events, then 3 feet operations since October […]
I tended to think we were pretty good at recycling in our house. We have a de-clutter a couple of times a year with piles made, labelling them as: “keep” (but only if the items are actually going to be worn/used), “sell” (for anything that could either be auctioned online or head off to a […]
Hubby and I have been married for 16 years now, together for 18, we married on the second anniversary of our first date, which – thinking about it now – is quite handy because we only have the one date to remember! We do joke that we’d “have got less time for crime/must be due […]
Finding your first home, away from your parents/carers, is always exciting, isn’t it. Whether it be a room in a shared house, a flat share or taking that first step on the property ladder, it’s an exciting time, a chance to exert your personality onto a blank canvas. When I first left the family home, […]
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