Last week, I thought about rolling my bicycle out of my shed. I thought about registering for some kind of…
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This Grandma not only knows NASTY. This Grandma loves NASTY. There. I said it. I can’t remember a time in…
May 31, 2011
Grandchildren and a Small Town Parade
My husband Barry and I live in a big City and a small Town. How can this be? Well, we…
The LUPINE… both an ornamental garden plant and wild one too, the Lupine has an interesting name origin. Lupine derives…
The IRIS… in Greek mythology, Iris is the goddess who acts as a messenger of the Gods, appearing to mortals…
A Today Show segment caught my eye a couple of days ago. It was about Boomer grandmothers who are rejecting…
The MARIGOLD… with reference to Mary, the Virgin Mother, the English derivative of Marigold is a combination of Mary +…
The GERANIUM… derived from the Greek word geranós, meaning crane, the Geranium’s fruit capsule is thought to resemble a crane’s…
Two days ago, I wrote a post about wanting to get into some physical activity… but not actually doing anything…
The VIOLA… delicately heart-shaped and beautifully colored in yellows, whites, blues, lavenders, creams and glorious bi-colors, the Viola is more…
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…
The LOBELIA enirus… with its masses of lovely, delicate fan-shaped flowers, it is almost impossible to believe that the Lobelia…
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…
The BLUEBERRY BLOSSOM… before the Blueberry becomes a berry, it first is a Blueberry Blossom. Delicately bell-shaped, the Blueberry Blossom…
YARROW… lovely, wispy and fern-like, the Yarrow has quite an interesting origin. Achillea is the Yarrow’s botanical name, coming from…
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,…
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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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