blue is my favourite colour

I like to use the last day of the month to post about my hot-by-forty quest. Still on the quest but my scale is broken so no boring [but so exciting for me!] figures to broadcast.

April 2nd was World Autism Awareness Day and different landmarks around the world were illuminated blue to heighten awareness.


A friend on fb designated the whole of April to awareness and has posted a clip, funny picture or just something blue everyday this month.

I can't watch this clip without crying.


And this quote makes me tear up a little too:

Doctors used to recommend institutions for people with Autism...now we're aiming for University.Early intensive behavioural intervention can help families achieve the best outcome for their child. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7t3daKTQMg

It is Autism Awareness Day everyday in our home. We experience joy, frustration, despair, impatience and love - like any other family.


Y Cate




Images
blue topaz ring

blossoms and sky

blue shoes

Blue Sydney Opera House

A little Turkish romance....

A thousand years ago [feels like it] a boy liked a girl - a dewy faced, idealistic girl of twenty five [me]. In an attempt to seduce her with his coolness he drove her 1000km to his home town which abounded in many multicultural delights to which she was unaccustomed. They dined in a Turkish restaurant and sipped Salep - an enchanting sweet milky concoction made from powdered mountain orchid and cinnamon. He succeeded: she was in love.


So I did marry that very cool guy sometime after that and thirteen years later I'm still in love: with him and with all things Turkish!

I have just finished knitting a necklace-scarf using a gorgeous pink Turkish yarn. It is a soft wool with brilliant jewel colours throughout. I edged it in a crocheted picot trim of kitchen string.

I finished my little Turkish scarf off with an oval shaped polished ruby and some kitchen string scallops. I do like the contrast of the luxurious wool and ruby and the simple, almost raw, material of the string. Some Turkish love to keep my heart cosy.

Y Cate