#permanent rose

[haredjarris]

you can only have a true understanding of the casson family series once you realise and accept that they’re all autistic. yes, even bill. especially bill.

[thebeesareback]

OK if anyone would like to talk to me about The Casson Family please do so because I love that series

[practicallydashy]

Hi if anyone likes the casson family series PLEASE reply omg I need to talk to someone about it!!!!

Personally, I must say though, I never picked up on the rose x Tom side of things, I personally liked Indigo x Tom more. Idk, it just seemed to me that they were such great boyfriends. But I also liked Indigo and Sarah together as a couple.

Thoughts by anyone?

Also DO NOT get me started on Bill Casson!!!!1!1!!

[aprill-99]

Can I get some people to read the book “Saffy’s Angel” and the Casson Family series by Hillary McKay this year? Purely because I would like to talk to some people about it sometimes and my family are the only ones I know who have read it. Some bullet points to entice you in:

1. It’s an amazing family story, both found and biological. The kids all drag in their friends to be part of the household and never look back. Not unlike the vibe in the Bridgerton books in that regard which is apparently what I look for in fictional families

2. The whole family of children is named after paint colors and each book changes to focus on the POV of a different sibling

3. The writing is lovely and funny and comforting

4. The audiobooks are lovely too!

A Quote from each book in order:

1. Saffy’s Angel

“It will be so sad."

"You have to be sad sometimes," said Caddy. "Whatever Dad says. He may be right. Granddad probably had totally lost his marbles, but I am still sad and I'm still going to the funeral. I shall be as unhappy as I like and I shall where black.”

&

“You’ve all been walking past me for years and years.”

“Is that why you ran me over with your wheelchair?”

“Not saying a word.”

“Is that why?”

“Without even looking at me.”

“I didn’t think it was an accident.”

2. Indigo’s Star

“If you were a Casson family member, for example, and Eve drifted in from the shed asking, "Food? Any ideas? Or shall we not bother?" then you either joined in the search of the kitchen cupboards or counted the money in the housekeeping jam jar and calculated how many pizzas you could afford. Also, if you were a family member you took care of Rose, helped with homework (Saffron and Sarah were very strict about homework), unloaded the washing machine, learned to fold up Sarah's wheelchair, hunted for car keys, and kept up the hopeful theory that in the event of a crisis Bill Casson would disengage himself from his artistic life in London and rush home to help.”

3. Permanent Rose

“It had not seemed to matter that Rose was only eight years old.

"More than eight," said Rose. "Nearly nine."

"Darling Rose, even almost nearly nine-year-old's don't fall in love," said forgetful Caddy.

"Who said anything about falling in love?" growled Rose crossly. "Falling! Falling is by accident! I didn't fall in anything!"

4. Caddy Ever After

“This is how I do special.”

&

“How can I give you nothing? Do you seriously expect me to buy nothing, wrap up nothing, stick a gift tag on nothing, send a card saying I really hope you like your nothing and lie awake worrying that the nothing I got you was the right color nothing you always anted? Have a heart!”

5. Forever Rose

“‘Rose,' he said. 'I suddenly feel old. I did not realize how the years had gone by. Do not try to look sympathetic because you cannot possibly understand.'

Yes, I can. I have just spent a week with Class 1 and they are like people from another plane, but really they are just me, five years ago. Indigo and Saffy and Sarah and Caddy have changed too. They are turning into the sort of people I used to call Grown Up and I cannot stop them, although I would if I could. I would slow them down, anyway. Sometimes I want to shout, 'Wait for me! Wait for me!'

Like I did when I was little and they walked too fast.

They always slowed down back then, however much of a hurry they were in, but I do not think they can turn back now.

So I do understand.”

&

“School is no longer a peaceful place where you can catch up on your daydreaming, forget your family ( or what is left of your family) and talk about things like Dr. Who and how to stop GLobal Warming (we all know how but we don't stop it) and if it is okay for boys to wear pink and all those other things we talk about.”

6. Caddy’s World - (Prequel)

“The genie was at work again, and soon Caddy’s world would be set spinning once again.”

[permanentrose]

October 13th - Many of us have stories we’ve created in connection with certain songs we’ve heard. For this day, try depicting even just a scene of that story and what song inspired it!

This is less of a story but more a feeling and memories that I get when I listen to the song, The Call by Regina Spektor. I absolutely love re-reading books (and re-watching movies and tv shows). There’s something so special about knowing that your favorite characters and stories will always be there for you to experience again and again. 

These lyrics just really evoke a lovely feeling of nostalgia, especially one you get when you revisit things that you have always loved so dearly.

“I'll come back When you call me No need to say goodbye

--

You'll come back when it's over No need to say goodbye”

So I drew the characters from my absolute favorite books, The Casson Family Series by Hilary McKay. These books are where I got my url, permanentrose. They are about a family in which the parents are artists and their four children are named after paint colors. From left to right, there’s Saffron (Saffy), Indigo, and Cadmium Gold (Caddy) holding baby Permanent Rose (Rose). I often draw these characters at older ages (the books technically span over about the course of about 11 years), so I decided to really capture that nostalgic feeling of drawing them while they were so young. 

Tagging @leiasolo77 and @lunarblue21

[cassonchaos]

I’ve been re-reading the Casson Family Series this summer and remembered that I had created this url years ago with the intent to start a place to collect all things Casson but then forgot about it, so I’ve decided to start it now! I hope I can find other fans still lurking around here on tumblr who love these books as much as I do!

[asdcats]

Indigo and Rose Casson from the Casson Family book series are autistic. Indigo has a special interest in artic exploration. Rose stims by eating paint and can be very blunt.

Also Caddy has ADHD inattentive subtype.

[permanentrose]

I’ve been rereading the Casson Family Series this summer and I just finished Caddy Ever After, so I had a sudden burst of inspiration to doodle Rose in her gold bridesmaid dress and sneakers that she wore to Caddy’s disastrous wedding. 

This fandom needs some love these days so I am going to revive it :)

I’ll dedicate this drawing to @lunarblue21 - I’ll have to do something Tom/Rose related next!