The random musings of an autistic bridgetender with entirely too much time on her hands.

BUT WAIT, THERE’s MORE!
  • Concert Therapy

    I went to an Indigo Girls concert the other night and left feeling euphoric. While I love their music, I can’t say I have been…

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  • True Style

    The best thing about growing up in the 70s is that once you’ve worn hip hugging light green polyester bell bottoms with little lavender flowers,…

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  • Will You Marry Me?

    Marriage and I have a fragile relationship at best. At 19 I was told by someone I was in love with that I was “not…

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  • A Work in Progress

    Whether it’s childbirth, terrible twos, adolescence and puberty, going off to college, marriage, midlife crisis, divorce, job change, relocation, illness, death or some twisted combination…

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About Me

Hi there! I’m Barb, the creator and author of this blog. Nice to meet you!

I have been working on drawbridges since 2001. It’s a wonderful job, mostly relaxing, with a light sprinkling of white-knuckled terror to keep things interesting. Bridgetending gives me a lot of time to think about and observe the world. This blog is my opportunity to share those thoughts and observations with you.

My post topics can be rather eclectic; anything from fascinating things I’ve only just learned, to places I’ve been and experiences I’ve had, to crazy things I’ve witnessed, to forgotten history. I also throw in the occasional rant for good measure, and it’s usually political in nature.

I discovered that I was on the autism spectrum just 2 weeks before my 58th birthday. Suddenly a lot of things about my life made sense. Since then it has been quite a roller coaster ride of self-discovery. Post diagnosis, I’ve blogged a quite a bit about that subject, too.

I hope you enjoy what you find here, Dear Reader, and that you’ll add your insights and/or ask questions in the comments below each post. I look forward to hearing from you, and will do my best to respond. In the meantime…

Some readers have expressed an interest in starting their Drawbridge Nation journey with my very first post from December 1, 2012, so here it is: