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Blog Facelift

On 5 May, 2012 By Liz
I’m in the process of changing the look of this blog to both match my website and to be easier to navigate. Expect more improvements in the next few days. For those of you interested in the tech-geek aspects: My blog is hosted on my web site, and uses the WordPress engine.  I’m using a theme [...]
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The Gateway Project

On 29 April, 2012 By Liz
If you are on the autism spectrum, and want to help researchers understand the spectrum better, you may want to join the Gateway Project. To quote from the home page: This Gateway Project is a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ursinus College, and the Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE), which is itself [...]
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Instructions for Aspergers Emergency Card

On 20 April, 2012 By Liz
Here is a page of detailed instructions on how to set up your Aspergers Emergency Card. The process isn’t hard, but if you are having trouble, use this page to help. The instructions  assume you are making a card for yourself. If you have questions, ask them in the Comments below. 1. Gather Your Information [...]
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Aspergers Emergency Card

On 19 April, 2012 By Liz
A couple of days ago, several of my online friends and I were discussing how our kids are at or near the age where they would be driving. The teens are making college plans, and will be moving away from us and into the adult world. This is true of all teenagers, but this group [...]
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Power and Control Wheel for Divorce

On 14 March, 2012 By Liz
Some of my readers know that for the last two years, my marriage was falling apart and I am currently in a very messy divorce. I won’t go into details except to say that the situation has all the messy factors except for physical violence (and that almost happened, too). Life is better now. If [...]
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Free Knitting Magazines

On 24 January, 2012 By Liz
I love Freecycle. I’ve mentioned Freecycle before, the world-wide network of e-mail lists intended to cut waste by letting people give away still useful things. I’ve been the owner of my town’s Freecycle group for … wow! 8 years this June. I was at Arisia (science fiction con) over MLK weekend, and while combing my [...]
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Knitting Consultant

On 20 January, 2012 By Liz
After a discussion with a friend where she told me I should be teaching knitting, I began to think about what I could do. While I can teach, and have done so, I can help people with a lot more. I can: rewrite knitting patterns to be easier to understand re-design patterns for fit, or [...]
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How I Get My Designs

On 8 January, 2012 By Liz
Lots of people ask me where I get my ideas. With this image, I can tell you exactly where the idea came from. My friend Shelly posted on Facebook: I want to design a T-shirt that says, “My needle addiction led me to hooking” with knitting needles and a crochet hook on it. My 17 [...]
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Today’s New Lens: Asperger’s Adults

On 31 December, 2011 By Liz
Today’s lens is a reference page for adults with Aspergers, and those who live with or work with them. I start with some basic info for those who know very little about AS, then have some books in three categories: general AS books, books about adults with Aspergers, and books specifically dealing with romantic relationships [...]
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Time for a New Hobby? Try Chainmail

On 26 December, 2011 By Liz
Little-known fact about Liz: In a few weeks, I’ll be doing my third year of teaching chain mail making classes at Arisia, a local science fiction con. The classes will include a basic class for people wanting to make armor or jewelry, a jewelry class, and an open session. I started  making mail when we [...]
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