The case for Âûgust for Autistic Pride

As June comes to a close, I thought I’d write about the problem I have with Autistic Pride Day being in June, and make a case for August for Autistic Pride Month, and specifically August 8th for Autistic Pride Day. Autistic Pride Day was first established by a group called Aspies for Freedom. They had

Stevi-yuck

I bought a can of one of my favourite fizzy drinks, San Pellegrino Aranciata Rossa (or Blood Orange in English) without paying much attention to the writing in the top until I got home. Where I proceeded to read those dreaded words : “New Recipe”. As an experiment, I decided not to read the ingredients

Roses

Roses are my favourite flowers. They look beautiful, smell amazing and taste good too as a syrup or cordial. So I thought I’d share a few photos of the roses in our garden. Not all of them are in bloom right now but here’s a few pics I took just now for a start.

A blog post a day keeps the doctor away?

I’ve been wanting to make it a habit to write a blog post every single day. I have attempted this before, mainly in the form of various “challenges”. But as can be seen with the Anxiety Challenge and the EDS Awareness Month Challenge, I find this…well…challenging. Downright stressful, to be honest. The pressure of keeping

Thank You to my fellow Bloggers

I no longer use Twitter. I only use Facebook to promote this blog, and hardly even do that. I had thought that I don’t use social media at all, until I realised that social media includes blogging and the “Blogosphere”. Unlike keeping a journal, blogging isn’t a solo sport. It’s not a solitary event. (Unless