The VIOLA… delicately heart-shaped and beautifully colored in yellows, whites, blues, lavenders, creams and glorious bi-colors, the Viola is more…
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May 26, 2011
My “baby girl” and her company of boys…
Barry and I surprised Audrey very early Monday morning, on her birthday, with a luscious little white cake… decorated with…
May 25, 2011
Waiting to set the wedding date…
Wedding planning has begun! Kind of! I mean, we don’t have a date yet (though we’ve narrowed it down to…
The LOBELIA enirus… with its masses of lovely, delicate fan-shaped flowers, it is almost impossible to believe that the Lobelia…
I can’t believe I’m going to admit this, but yes… I yes, I have been known to use technology at…
May 24, 2011
Back in the saddle again… well, almost.
These are my swimsuits, hanging to dry on little white hooks in my bathtub… Wait a minute. I haven’t worn…
The DIANTHUS… the name derived from the Greek word for Jupiter Flower, or Flower of the Gods, the Dianthus is…
May 23, 2011
33 Years Ago, Today!
When I woke up 33 years ago today, I knew that I was going to have a baby that day.…
The STRAWBERRY BLOSSOM… each Strawberry comes from a lovely Strawberry Blossom, and the process from bloom-to-berry is like a tiny…
May 23, 2011
Today is my 33rd Birthday…
Today’s my birthday! 33 years old. God, I love my birthday! I’m just one of those people, even at the…
The BLUEBERRY BLOSSOM… before the Blueberry becomes a berry, it first is a Blueberry Blossom. Delicately bell-shaped, the Blueberry Blossom…
May 22, 2011
Day 3 – Twizzlers in D.C.
We wanted to do another day on the National Matt yesterday, so we changed our plans (was supposed to do…
YARROW… lovely, wispy and fern-like, the Yarrow has quite an interesting origin. Achillea is the Yarrow’s botanical name, coming from…
May 21, 2011
Washington D.C. with Twizzlers – Day 2
When I say we were up at 7AM and not back to the hotel till 9:30PM… I’m not kidding. We…
May 20, 2011
Twizzlers and Memories…
Watching Audrey & Matt and their 4 boys pile into the bright red Twizzlers Landmark Summer van, ready to head…
The PETUNIA… the lovely, colorful trumpet-shaped Petunia has a rather interesting origin, being botanically related to the family Solanaceae of tobacco,…
May 20, 2011
Twizzlers Road Trip – Day 1
We made it to Washington D.C.! We saw Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C. and…
I always get nervous around this time of year because I know that summertime brings big-time diaper rash for my…
May 19, 2011
Generation Fitness on a Field of Dreams!
Barry and I love to read to and with our 9 grandchildren. We love to make up stories and listen…
The Rhododendron… with its profusion of large, glorious flowers, the Rhododendron has found its way into cultivated landscapes as bushes,…

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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.





















