Author Archives: Lorraine Marcella

My childhood is full memories involving la línea (the line) the Tijuana border crossing. Here are just a few. From our front porch you could look across the vacant field we used to play in, past Freeway 5, and across … Continue reading →

Today is exactly one year since I took control of my health and started eating healthy, cutting out all processed foods and replacing them with nutrient dense foods. I began with the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) Diet which is like the … Continue reading →

It’s Basil Day At Marcella House! This morning I took the potted basil out of my windowsill herb garden and set it on the coffee table. I decided it’s time to educate myself on herbs so the plan is to learn … Continue reading →

Today I begin following the Paleo AIP Diet. To keep myself from hopeless thinking like, “On no! I can never eat normal food again!” I am only committing to 21 days of it. That’s how long it take to form … Continue reading →

The delivery of baskets has arrived to help feed my creativity about how to fill them with gifts from Maysville. It is now obvious my next step is to order fancy paper to help nestle these gifts into the baskets … Continue reading →

I can just see it now… me, sitting on my back porch and right in front of me passes the world’s largest, most luxurious river cruise ship ever built! That’s right, the Steamboat American Queen will be churning up the … Continue reading →

Normally I share my thoughts here but today I want to share a wonderful opportunity for my artist friends… “Great Smoky Mountains National Park Artist-in-Residence program offers a remarkable opportunity for artists to pursue their artistic endeavors while being surrounded by … Continue reading →

I’m trying not to be upset over the fact that I had to send in my main camera lens for repair. It refused to focus properly, especially when zoomed into infinity. I don’t mind, so much, that I am without … Continue reading →

This morning I was out on the back porch overlooking the river at 6:00am waiting to celebrate the sunrise with the birds on this first day of summer. It will be the longest day of the year! Right as the sun breaks the horizon … Continue reading →

River Sweep is sponsored by the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) with funding though the Foundation for Ohio River Education (FORE) and is an annual riverbank cleanup for the Ohio River and it’s tributaries. Throughout the years this … Continue reading →