Barry and I love to read to and with our 9 grandchildren. We love to make up stories and listen…
Sharon
The Rhododendron… with its profusion of large, glorious flowers, the Rhododendron has found its way into cultivated landscapes as bushes,…
The WISTERIA, also spelled Wistaria… named for American anatomist Caspar Wistar (1761 -1818). Wisteria is a luxuriant climber, known for…
The PHLOX… Greek for flame, the Phlox, with its flaming clusters of flowers, give great character and color to gardens.…
May 16, 2011
When someone says you’re “too old”…
Hmmmmmm. I guess I’d be considered kinda “old” by a 5-year old little guy. After all, I’m 58… a whole…
The BUTTERCUP… its butter-yellow cup-shaped flower beckons kids of all ages as it brightens both meadows and marshes and even…
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.…
The DOGWOOD BLOSSOM… The Dogwood Blossom is said to symbolize durability because of the strength of the Dogwood Tree itself. …
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…
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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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