Toby needs constant order and routine to make his world manageable. Yesterday his orderly row of balls which he neatly aligned in the middle of the lawn and graded according to size said it all.
Sadly today will see no play in the garden, it's pouring with rain here – good old bank holiday weather!
little cotton rabbits 
Would Toby like some Bank Holiday activity and come and do something with my cake tin cupboard?
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I’m feeling the need for order in my life too. Every time I turn around something else has been broken or messed up and it’s driving me slowly MAD! Wish I could climb up high and survey a row of balls …
Soggy here too – and I think that has a lot to do with my mood. Humph.
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That’s little row is so satisfying to look at. Like Trash I could do with Toby’s help – in my bead bag. Here’s to a slightly drier day tomorrow
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Bless him but you know what I like order in my life too! I think Toby and I would get along just fine. 🙂
Vivienne x
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Oh Ok can I borrow Toby for a week. my place is in turmoil at the minute because we are decorating. I am a bit of a
Monica from friendsand all this disarray is driving me to distraction.LikeLike
Bless him! We have typical rainy weather too, so we’re spring cleaning!:0)
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My son does this too. he lines every thing up domino style.
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Toby, that is a fabulous line up.
(I used to take photos of some of my son’s lines-of-stuff – I think it’s pretty cool.)
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Toby is not allowed to come to my house. It would drive him wild. And I would begin to see it through his eyes, then I would be wild, too, which I already am. Dear me. But he really is allowed to come to my house, and you can too. It would hardly take you any time to get here. But why come? From rain to rain.
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its been raining here too!!
xx
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giggles They are funny!! My son used to line up different sized boxes, then cars then, circular things, but he also has to be organised.
He is 17 now and still has to have things in order inluding his day, although he can tolerate a change he doesnt like it much lol.
Great job Toby!
And the rain has stopped here finally. I thought I would be needing a canoe today XX
Have a great Bank Holiday xx
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Good to see Toby having a swinging good time, there! Shame about the weather this weekend. It wasn’t too bad in my neck of the woods earlier today – a bit grey but dry, at least. It’s hailstoning now, though! I love our mad weather.
Hope tomorrow is a bit brighter for you.
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I have been looking at and reading your blog and buying your patterns for a few years now. I think you do a wonderful job at everything you do. You are so involved in your children’s lives, planting, chickens, the new kitchen and of course your knitting. I so admire you and how well you spend your time. You have such a positive attitude. Something I just wanted to let you know.
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That’s some mighty fine order Toby’s got happening there. I need some of that in my life! I could take a leaf from the world according to Toby! Hope your rain waters your plants and passes with enough time to get outside!
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J still lines his things up, especially in his bedroom. I love your new dutch bunnies in your previous post they are gorgeous xx
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My son was also diagnosed with Autism at the age of two. I can relate to everything you are going through. He is twelve now.
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I like my ducks all in a row too…Onya Toby…Good to see he has still got his clothes on too.
All the best over there, it’s raining, cold, wet and windy here in Mebourne,
Australia.
Faye (Australia)
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I share your twin concerns – autism and knitting. I have an 11 year old daughter who had severe/classic autism. We have all the usual autistic accessories in our house- trampoline, balls scattered over the garden (and over the hedge), scribbled on walls, multiple computers on full volume, general chaos! My daughter likes unravelling balls of wool, so I have to keep them out of sight. Our hero is Granny Slippers on the Brum DVD, also a fellow knitter.
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Julie I often find Bailey’s orderly life a blessing. In the morning he has such a stingent routine that he is in the kitchen a full ten minutes before his brother who often eats his breakfast on the run to the bus stop. That little silver lining. I hope the sun comes out soon.
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