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Favorite Childhood Toys Part 3 – Vintage 1930s Toys

Posted on November 29, 2017 by lynnkelleyauthor

Welcome to Part 3 of Favorite Childhood Toys. If you’d like to catch up, you can go here for Part 1 (Rebel on a Pink Scooter) and here for Part 2, Chatty Kathy, Millennium Falcon, and Derringer Belt Buckle. As I … Continue reading →

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Favorite Childhood Toys Part 1 – Rebel on a Pink Scooter

Posted on November 27, 2017 by lynnkelleyauthor

Do you remember what your favorite childhood toy was? For Christmas 2009, I made an altered art book for my mom and dad, and inside one of the pockets is a list of our family members’ favorite childhood toys. I … Continue reading →

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More Altered Art Photo Boxes – Homemade Gifts

Posted on May 2, 2012 by lynnkelleyauthor

In December I shared an altered art photo box that makes a nice homemade gift. If you missed it, you can read about it here. Today I’d like to feature two more boxes, which can also be used to store … Continue reading →

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Altered Art Photo Box – Homemade Gifts

Posted on December 9, 2011 by lynnkelleyauthor

My last post featured an altered art book I made for my parents for Christmas 2009. If you missed it, you can check it out here. Below is an easier altered art project: For a quicker, simpler altered art craft, … Continue reading →

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Ambidextrous Tennis Player Celebrates 85th Birthday

Posted on February 6, 2018 by lynnkelleyauthor

Help me celebrate my dad turning 85 years old. Dad plays tennis for two hours at a time two to three days a week. He learned to play tennis when he was 40. Being ambidextrous has helped his game. This three-minute … Continue reading →

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How to Press Flowers – Small Roses

Posted on February 1, 2018 by lynnkelleyauthor

Do you like pressed flowers? It’s easy to press them. In this video tutorial, I cut fresh flowers from my garden, put them on a sheet of wax paper, fold it over, then put them between the pages of a … Continue reading →

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Dodger Fans – Ready to Cheer and Scream For the Team on Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2017 by lynnkelleyauthor

Dodger fans are all pumped up. Have you been watching the World Series games, Dodgers vs. Astros? What an exciting series. It would be cool to brag that we were lucky Dodger dogs and got to go to a World … Continue reading →

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My Dad in Plaid

Posted on June 16, 2013 by lynnkelleyauthor

My dad is a thin man, not very tall, with bony white bow legs which are offset by his clean-shaven face, sharp, handsome features, and hair dark as charcoal. What stands out from the many childhood memories I have of … Continue reading →

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Who Is BBH McChiller?

Posted on March 15, 2013 by lynnkelleyauthor

BBH McChiller writes the spooky, fun Monster Moon mystery series for kids ages 8 to 12. The unusual name is actually the pseudonym for three authors living in Southern California: Lynn Kelley, Kathryn Sant, and Maria Cisneros Toth. The mystery series began one Halloween during … Continue reading →

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Bad Dreams – Parenting Plights & Delights

Posted on May 7, 2012 by lynnkelleyauthor

Dreams are hard for young children to understand. Experts tell us that children under five years old can’t tell the difference between reality and dreams or nightmares. Years ago my Aunt Clare shared a humorous dream that my cousin Nikki … Continue reading →

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