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 3, 2011
52 Weeks of Giving: Week 16
Each week throughout 2011 I will share how I am giving back somehow, whether it’s by offering my resources, my…
March 13, 2011
Fun In the Sunshine State – Day 1
Brian and I arrived in Florida today for 12 days of fun and sun. I brought my laptop, of course,…
February 14, 2011
A lovely Valentine’s Day
Two years ago today I tagged along on my parents’ Valentine’s Day date. I was very newly single and didn’t…
November 25, 2010
How to Dress for Thanksgiving
How to Dress for Thanksgiving… oh, yes… there’s a technique (at least for me). I spend Thanksgiving every year at…
October 25, 2010
ALL ABOARD!
I haven’t been feeling all that well lately. Blame it on Mr. Bronchitis and all the little friends he brings……
October 4, 2010
DELICIOUS Apple Crisp Recipe!
DELICIOUS Apple Crisp Recipe I’m not one to brag about my skills in the kitchen. Quite the contrary, as a…
August 26, 2010
Carnival Cruise Video Montage
All last week were we cruising around the Eastern Caribbean. It was an amazing trip. Carnival Cruise sure knows how…
August 18, 2010
Starry Night…
Tonight the sky is beautiful… it’s starry, it’s cloudy and it goes on and on forever. I have to say,…
February 20, 2010
Suave Party
When I was a little girl, Suave was what my mother would be for our household all the time. It’s…
February 14, 2010
Valentine’s Day FASHION
Happy Valentine’s Day! There’s only ONE fashion rule today that you need to live by (this is an easy rule,…
February 6, 2010
Where does one put a hearing aid?
My Mom is home from her extended health vacation. She is happy to be home, but with being home comes…
January 26, 2010
Portuguese Rice Pudding
Portuguese Rice Pudding is one recipe that will live in our family forever and ever. My mother-in-law’s greatest gifts were…
April 13, 2009
Strawberry Shortcake
Today is my mom’s birthday. She is 84 years young! I picked her up at around noon and Jane and…
November 26, 2008
Crappy fingernails…
This is a Thanksgiving post. Can’t you tell from its title? It is. And I write it with great love…
November 20, 2008
Am I Ready for Thankgiving?
“Mimi,” my very favorite boomer-blogging friend, asked in a recent post… “Are You Ready for Thanksgiving?” After a kind-of startled…
August 8, 2008
Florence Dorothy Couto… my wonderful mother-in-law
Florence Dorothy Couto. My wonderful mother-in-law. Flo passed away this afternoon, and I already cannot imagine life without this marvel…
July 18, 2008
Chelo’s Restaurant – Banana Berry Pie
By the time it hits mid-July, I can sometimes get into that mid-summer funk. That’s right. I do. I’m not…

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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.
















