Feb 25, 2013

"The Whimsical Gardener"

Here is “The Whimsical Gardner,” my latest essay for Robious Corridor Magazine. http://robiouscorridor.com/libbymcnamee.html If I can grow a garden, anyone can – really! LibbY...
Feb 24, 2013

Memory Lane Goes Digital

Sure, I’ve considered myself digitally “upgraded” for years now.  Heck, I’m on at least my third digital camera, downloading the pics minutes after taking them, and all the co...
Feb 18, 2013

Legos Are Best at LegoFest

King Tut’s tomb has nothing on this Lego one at Richmond’s LegoFest. Shakespeare is so very passe these days.  All the world is not a stage — it’s one big Lego creation filled...
Feb 16, 2013

All Strepped Out on Valentine’s Day

On Valentine’s Day, Sam and I were both all strepped out with, you know, that legendary strep affliction.  The name alone packs a lot of punch, kinda like “Cher” and “Charo.&#...
Feb 12, 2013

First Sleepover Party!

Ah, it’s time to check off this rite of passage!  Sam has been to his first sleepover party and has lived to tell all about it.  (Well, I’m using “tell” loosely since it does...
Feb 8, 2013

Downton Abbey v. Dallas

We’re equally hooked on “Downton Abbey” and “Dallas,” quite a strange combo.  But is it really?   Once Daddy Mac and I started thinking about it, we realized there sure...
Feb 7, 2013

"It’s a Water Wonderland at the Homestead"

At the Homestead, it’s water, water everywhere!   Below is the link to my article in Richmond Parents Monthly‘s February issue on the Homestead’s new two-acre water complex, Allegh...
Feb 5, 2013

Keep Movin’

Today was one of those days that handed me a lot of lemons. Yes, I should try to make lemonade out of said lemons.  Right now, though, I just want to squeeze them as hard as I can and then pelt them ...
Feb 1, 2013

A Big Hello to Taekwondo!

HOO! HA! Neither soccer nor baseball have been a big hit with Sam — or he with them for that matter.  Never in a million years, though, would I have thought that Sam would be so into taekwondo....