Autism Linky

Hey Washington Residents at long last the Able Accounts for Washington State have launched - Check out your options

Dear School; Stop Calling Me to Pick Up My Kid

Grocery Worker lets Autistic Teen Help Stock Shelves

Coding and Autism

This Optical Illusion Could Help Scientists Detect Autistic Traits

Senators: Do More To Help Disable Americans Be Employed- more on Able accounts and letting more people able to have these accounts

Calendula's lots of Calendula's

I decided to order some different varieties of Calendula's from Floret Flower Seeds.  I already grow the orange variety of Calendula's thanks to Nonna for sharing her seeds.  I tried "Pink Surprise". I didn't realize it was variety that is just tinged with a pink color.

I also tried "Bronze Beauty". So far this is one of my favorites.  This is also pretty prolific as well.

Lastly I tired " Ivory Princess"

What I Read August

I am linking up to Modern Mrs Darcy's Quick Lit.  Check out what everyone else is reading.

Yes, it is a Danielle Steel book - Fall From Grace.  Sometimes I need predictable and this one had a decent story line about a return to work widow trying to get back into the fashion industry.  When my life gets stressful I just want to read something easy and doesn't require to much work on my part.  Anyone else like that?  I guess I am an escapist. IS THIS A LITERARY SIN?

The Book of Essie has had a lot of buzz.  Essie, the main character,  is part of reality show based on her religious family.  But is the show really reality especially when Essie becomes pregnant out of wedlock.  Will she expose her family secrets?  I admit I kinda enjoy watching Counting On and Bringing Up Bates and there is some food for thought in there about these kinds of shows as well. I thought it was an interesting read.

The Last Suppers by Mandy Mikulencuk
This was an impulse pick up at the library. It is about the cook,Ginny Polk, who serves the last suppers for the inmates on Louisiana Death Row in the 1950s. This is a work of total fiction.  There is a lot about complicated relationships with her mother, father who had been a prison guard and the current warden. I thought it was a quick interesting read.  It had some surprising twists. 

Wordy Wednesday

Here was my latest letter board message