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Category: reflection

  • kudos Keri Bowers, Art of Autism

    In Bulgaria, the idiom “Friendship is friendship, but cheese costs money,” is one I came across and puzzled over for a meaning. From what I have come to understand it means not to take advantage of a friend’s generosity. Even if a person prefers isolation as their natural state of being, the symbiotic nature of…

  • Is Communicating Effectively Even Possible?

    Is Communicating Effectively Even Possible?

    As someone who has been in more than one “autistic space” on social media, it is interesting to observe how time and again, ideas, convictions and opinions become convoluted misunderstandings in an always surprisingly short amount of time. I would add the disclaimer: In general, being on the spectrum means communicating is not a strong suit.…

  • The Use of Art and also Trivia

    The Use of Art and also Trivia

      I like the discovery of unusual word meanings, amassing trivia. And art. Both have uses. Cathartic in using art in creative ways and amassing facts fills the WHY I continually ask of everything around me. Observing details, I’m often prompted to dig deeper. Take these windows for example.  These windows under the gables, rotated…

  • The Trump Sham and Why so many Folks (even the educated) Bought It

    This is a statue located in Berlin, entitled “Politicians Discussing Global Warming.” “The most predictable aspect of Trump is unpredictability. I think it’s dangerous, very dangerous,” -Noam Chomsky. Erich Fromm who wrote “The Art of Being,” among other insightful and important works, really understood the dynamics of humans.  I wasn’t going to write a political…

  • I Can’t Even

    I Can’t Even

    If you’ve been following my blog, you know that from hornworms and weight loss to metamorphosis paintings personally, to our U.S. as a whole it’s plain to see- this is a year of change in many many ways. Several years ago my youngest (teenage) child kept saying “I can’t even.” Having older children builds a…

  • The Lowdown on Change

    Whatever way the election goes, this is certain: Change is afoot! From an Ann Holt book I read recently called:  What Never Happens-  “There’s no point in discussing anything anymore. Certainly not in the papers. People are more interested in making extreme statements and elegantly crucifying their opponent to make themselves look good, rather than…

  • On Gratitude and Having a Voice Again

    On Gratitude and Having a Voice Again

    This is my 200th post. My very first one was about my thumb… This is what Al has been up to: Al has been making salsa all day and will be canning many jars of it. I was walking through the grocery store yesterday as we shopped for the week and chose produce for the…

  • Kimberly Gerry-Tucker’s journey – poetry, art, aspergers

      SEPT/29/2013 This article originally appeared at Art of Autism. I have rewritten it a little and share it here. By Kimberly Gerry-Tucker “Is anyone in  there?  Yoo-hoo!”  The kids at school would wave their hands in front of my face and who could blame them. I didn’t talk much in school. Even today at…

  • Stop and smell the rocks

    Fluid flexible cats pour their physical selves into small spaces. Like my Po: Malleable mice effortlessly squeeze through crevices. Surprisingly wily squirrels can chew snake skins into paste, embed it into their fur and throw predators off their scent. Traits, adaptations, survival mechanisms are built into all living things. For all action, a reaction, a…

  • Purposeful Imagery

    The Art of Autism is celebrating peace this month. I wrote something for them; as did many of my very talented comrades (they requested a poetry format) on that theme. Poems will be posted on their site with links from their FB page sometime this month.  What is the most peaceful thing you can think of? …

  • Picturesque Boston Trip

    Picturesque Boston Trip

    The reason for the trip was a concert. From the restaurant where we ate, Al and I could see the venue (pavillion) where the concert took place. This is the restaurant where we ate supper before the concert. Here’s one of the many nautical themed wall hangings in the NoName Restaurant. Inside the restaurant I…

  • Coddiwompling through the Phontistery or TAKE A WALK AND LEARN SOMETHING

    Coddiwompling through the Phontistery or TAKE A WALK AND LEARN SOMETHING

    I believe in quoting a source accurately and this meme is I think- incorrectly attributed to “Laozi”— so having said that— the message is appropriate for my upcoming three day ‘holiday.’

  • Sightings, Findings, Silly Musings

    Sightings, Findings, Silly Musings

    “I have an idea,” he said, and suggested we go outside to the back porch where the light was bright. He then instructed me to hold it over the top part of my face. Before I could make a ……..

  • Challenged but Loved

    Challenged but Loved

    I believe we have challenges for reasons. I believe that the most difficult relationships/people in our lives are our greatest teachers. I believe sometimes little things make a big difference. Like certain crows, I enjoy finding treasure in the parking lot. Or bracelets in parks. My grandson found a stretchy green bracelet (green, his favorite…

  • I Learned This from Gelsey

    I Learned This from Gelsey

    The man came to the edge of a cliff, and the tiger was almost upon him. Having no choice, he held on to a vine with both hands and climbed down.

  • Striking a Balance Between Despair and Hope

    Striking a Balance Between Despair and Hope

    My interest lies in part with fascination for hidden worlds, and mysterious and different creatures.) New octopus related things having been purchased, walls painted, I decided to put up some mini blinds in the newly painted bathroom. There is a narrow working space what with the disability rail and toilet. I rested my foot on…

  • Mannequin and Doll Musing

    Mannequin and Doll Musing

    It’s the startlingly lifelike mannequin that has been standing at the shop’s window for the past 85 years. According to local legends, the mannequin is in fact the preserved, mummified corpse……

  • (closed) #Kingpet Mister Po Moving up in the Polls

    Click my link, share me- vote for my 15 year old feline fantasticness? The link is at the bottom of the post.  I used to have a close friend. Let’s call her Jen.  I escaped there when caring for my terminally ill husband became consuming. With his blessing I’d walk to the corner with the…

  • When The Hairy Panic Sets In

    When The Hairy Panic Sets In

    So… this is Hairy Panic Tumbleweed: “It’s physically draining and mentally more draining,” exclaimed resident Pam Twitchett, who is one of many citizens trying frantically to clean it up. It’s presently overtaking an Australian town. As soon as they clean it up, more blows right on in! When I saw this news item, I had…

  • Disconnecting Through Connection

    Disconnecting Through Connection

    In a book I read a few weeks ago (author Jim Sterba’s ‘Frankie’s Place’), Jim refers to reading material that one brings into the bathroom to read as “toi lit.” This term stayed with me-I found it way too amusing. It can be seen as a reflection of times that have changed. Think about it. I’ve…

  • Back Off Pigweed OR: Just Enough On The Plate

    Back Off Pigweed OR: Just Enough On The Plate

    Deserted houses, forgotten outbuildings, abandoned vehicles, long vacant parking lots, and sunken ships. They’ve all got something in common. Nature gobbles them up. Underground roots (rhizomes) undermine the integrity of foundations. Ivy creeps stealthily into cracks. Temperature extremes, dampness, insects and various wild animals- all play a role in reclaiming structures. In the sea, artificial reefs…

  • Having A Walmart Brain

    Having A Walmart Brain

    Above: This is an example of a 25 hundred dollar mirror with superb “psyche” tilt. That’s an actual term. Below: a French Budoir mirror (Etsy). And Below: WalMart mirror. Functional simplicity.  There are some grand sounding words associated with mirrors. For instance:  gadrooning (leaves, flowers, birds, etc. carved on the frame),  psyche (the mechanism that…

  • The Mustard Seed Story and also my latest Shenanigans

    The Mustard Seed Story and also my latest Shenanigans

      I found this in one of my little drawers: (not my grandson’s fingers; I mean I found this trinket) It’s a mustard seed. I’m a border/hoarder… My mother; she was a full out hoarder (not that there’s anything wrong with that) but I’m just borderline hoarder (thus the term border/hoarder.) As such, I often…

  • Untangling a Humdingerdoozer of a Holiday

    Untangling a Humdingerdoozer of a Holiday

    (Yeah that’s me. I love my photoshop.) This is my father, seen below- in his prime. (he’s 83 now) My aunt used to think he looked like Robert Mitchum, and in some pictures he really does.  My father was a great mechanic. (Still is. He owns a race car now and takes great pleasure sitting…

  • Distorted Reality

    My first reading material was my set of World Book Encyclopedias. I would buy paperbacks at tag sales. Books like The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Universe, Elvis’s Autobiography and Chariots of The Gods. I read voraciously. I liked comics too… Richie Rich, Casper, Little Lotta and the scary ones were my favorites- the ones where…

  • The Importance of Stories (open ended dates)

    The Importance of Stories (open ended dates)

    I was a small child then, but I heard the stories. When she was in her 40s, my aunt (now passed) drove a cab and smoked cigars. She was always one of my favorite people.  “If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well it were done quickly.” – Macbeth Get the nasty bits…

  • The Importance of Signatures and Other Legacies

    The Importance of Signatures and Other Legacies

    The Importance of Signatures and Other Legacies “Once I swallow this chemical concoction of mystery foods, my body’s going to be playing 20 questions. More chemicals here than a chemistry lab!” “I NEVER listen to my voice mails. If they want to get in touch with me, they can text me.”