Comments on: A dim view – England, my England http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/ Coffee breaks in Cyberspace For when you want something short and sweet, but light on saccharin [translation = Aspartame] Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: liv http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/comment-page-1/#comment-1967 liv Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:37:19 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/#comment-1967 I love it. I love every bit of this post--you, the kids, England, anything English....love it!! I love it. I love every bit of this post–you, the kids, England, anything English….love it!!

]]> By: kristina http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/comment-page-1/#comment-1943 kristina Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:41:59 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/#comment-1943 I've yet to visit England and want to very much (with my boys, of course). Short hair has huge advantages as I am recalling, now that my own is getting to the I always need to carry a comb phase-----there's more shades of gray than any one might think. I’ve yet to visit England and want to very much (with my boys, of course). Short hair has huge advantages as I am recalling, now that my own is getting to the I always need to carry a comb phase—–there’s more shades of gray than any one might think.

]]> By: Holly http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/comment-page-1/#comment-1939 Holly Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:10:59 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/#comment-1939 104 degrees today. Why is it the grass is always greener (in your case, greyer)? Ah rain. It rained once this year. Twice last. Hopefully, it will let up for your vacation. Thankfully, your son's feet were only dirty from the floor and not from sock dye. 104 degrees today. Why is it the grass is always greener (in your case, greyer)? Ah rain. It rained once this year. Twice last.

Hopefully, it will let up for your vacation. Thankfully, your son’s feet were only dirty from the floor and not from sock dye.

]]> By: Suburban Oblivion http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Suburban Oblivion Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:52:43 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/#comment-1937 Love your description!! My MIL is from England(hubby was born there but raised in Miami) and we hope to go over in a couple years to visit family. Love your description!! My MIL is from England(hubby was born there but raised in Miami) and we hope to go over in a couple years to visit family.

]]> By: Melissa http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/comment-page-1/#comment-1936 Melissa Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:49:33 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/#comment-1936 Sounds... um... depressing! I love the rain, but I think I'd go crazy if we ever had never ending drizzle... Sounds… um… depressing! I love the rain, but I think I’d go crazy if we ever had never ending drizzle…

]]> By: Tena Russ http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/comment-page-1/#comment-1934 Tena Russ Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:03:57 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2007/08/a-dim-view-england-my-england/#comment-1934 Hello from the U.S., the baseball hat capitol of the world. I dove down some rabbit hole the other day and found your blog. We have at least one Asbergian in the family; maybe two. My German shepherd dog, Cami, is a therapy dog. We volunteer at several venues, but my favorite is a school for young autistic children. We work one-on-one these kids about about twice a month, for an hour at a time. Your stories about your daily life with your children are eye-opening, heartbreaking, and often very funny. I loved your post about the rain. It brought back memories of being on vacation in Sorrento, Italy for three sodden days. The "rainproof" jackets we bought in this tiny town were a joke. A search for dry socks was Mission Impossible. You cannot by sports socks in Sorrento. You can, however, buy thin cotton socks with embroidery... At night we'd put our dripping clothes on the radiator to dry but in the morning everything was still damp, if not downright wet. Even our shoes were squishy with rain. Eventually, we found the town's only laundromat (unmanned) down an unmarked side street and eventually figured out that we had to buy tokens for the machines elsewhere. I will never forget sitting barefoot in that cold laundromat, watching my shoes tumble in the dryer. I'll be back for more of your stories. Love your photos, too. Best, Tena Hello from the U.S., the baseball hat capitol of the world.

I dove down some rabbit hole the other day and found your blog. We have at least one Asbergian in the family; maybe two. My German shepherd dog, Cami, is a therapy dog. We volunteer at several venues, but my favorite is a school for young autistic children. We work one-on-one these kids about about twice a month, for an hour at a time. Your stories about your daily life with your children are eye-opening, heartbreaking, and often very funny.

I loved your post about the rain. It brought back memories of being on vacation in Sorrento, Italy for three sodden days. The “rainproof” jackets we bought in this tiny town were a joke. A search for dry socks was Mission Impossible. You cannot by sports socks in Sorrento. You can, however, buy thin cotton socks with embroidery… At night we’d put our dripping clothes on the radiator to dry but in the morning everything was still damp, if not downright wet. Even our shoes were squishy with rain. Eventually, we found the town’s only laundromat (unmanned) down an unmarked side street and eventually figured out that we had to buy tokens for the machines elsewhere. I will never forget sitting barefoot in that cold laundromat, watching my shoes tumble in the dryer.

I’ll be back for more of your stories. Love your photos, too.

Best,
Tena

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