The BUTTERCUP… its butter-yellow cup-shaped flower beckons kids of all ages as it brightens both meadows and marshes and even…
Sharon Couto
Sharon taught high school English/Reading for 30 years, and now celebrates each day writing, running, biking, swimming and enjoying her family. Mom Generation experience? How about 4 children and 10 grandchildren with another on the way (due 2/9/14). Sharon is a marathoner and triathlete and at 61 years old is now competing in races, triathlons and sporting events with her children and grandchildren... her dream come true!
The AZALEA… the hardy plant with gloriously colorful and profuse blossoms, its name derived from the Greek azaleos, meaning dry. …
The LILY OF THE VALLEY… the most delicate white bell-shaped flowers swathed within the warmth and safety of bountiful green…
The VIOLET… the sweet-smelling purplish-blue, mauve, pale yellow or white bloom that heralds the approach of summer. The Violet is…
Very early this morning, I was editing a little piece I was working on about the Foxglove… a lovely flowering…
The *FOXGLOVE… a whimsical, colorful, long stalk of bell-shaped flowers whose name derives from the Old English foxes glofa, meaning…
The BLUE PERIWINKLE BLOSSOM… one of the first little blossoms to peek up each spring, the Blue Periwinkle symbolizes early…
May 10, 2011
My 1st Marathon…
When I pressed the key to register for my first marathon, my heart both soared and skipped a beat, simultaneously.…
May 10, 2011
4all for the LONG RUN…
I am a total, unequivocal comfort kind of woman in the clothing department. Don’t get me wrong, though. I love…
The PANSY… derives from the French pensee or pansee in the sense of thought. The Pansy has come to symbolize…
The LILAC… derives its name from the Spanish lilac, Arabic lilak, Persian lilak, a variant of nilak meaning “bluish,” and…
The DAY LILY… The Day Lily gets it name from the Greek word Hemerocallis, meaning day (hemera) and beautiful (kalos).…
The HYACINTH… a bulbous Mediterranean plant characterized by narrow leaves and a funnel-shaped perianth, which is the outer envelope of…
The PEAR BLOSSOM… a lovely, white 5-pedaled flower that blooms in early spring, but lasts for a short period of…
The CHERRY BLOSSOM… so lovely, so transient, so glorious as it blooms en masse and then passes, welcoming us into…
The DANDELION: the dandelion got its name from the toothed outline of its leaves… dent de lion, meaning lion’s tooth.…
The TULIP… Once known as the tulipa, tulippa, tulipant or Turkes Cap, the tulip was introduced from Turkey into Western…
Literacy comes with knowing words… having seen them, read them, talked about them, felt them. Literacy comes with having frames…
Let’s end our April Showers Word Powers with an intriguing downpour! The following 8-letter words end with the same 4…
Today’s word: aitch HHHHmmmm. How would you pronounce this word? What the heck!? How ’bout H, as in the letter…
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Audrey McClelland has been a digital influencer since 2005. She’s a mom of 5 and shares tips on her three favorite things: parenting, fashion and beauty. She’s also a Contemporary Romance Author.
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