
New Lenses: Seeing the World Differently
I wrote after my first cataract surgery about that experience. Later in June, I had

I wrote after my first cataract surgery about that experience. Later in June, I had

By June 1851, the Denny Party had already traveled more than a thousand miles from

This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are

One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this

On Father’s Day, of course, I think of my father. And in the summertime, I
When my brother and I visited our grandparents in Pacific Grove, California, they always took
Earlier this month I attended the Kansas Authors Club, District 2, retreat at Lake Doniphan
This year’s Christmas tree is up and decorated. As I’ve mentioned before, my husband and

I mentioned in an earlier post that my next novel will deal with the development
February is Library Lovers Month. I come from a family of library lovers, and I
I’ve written before about my youngest brother learning his alphabet—how we sent him on reconnoitering
My daughter was born the day before Mother’s Day. Some years her birthday has been
After every natural disaster, as people pick through the remains of their homes, we hear

Today, July 31, is Mutts Day. I saw this reference on one of the many
This page contains all the posts from my WordPress.com blog, Story & History: One writer’s
One of the things I found in going through my father’s papers was some genealogies
My husband and I recently began having cell phone problems. My phone was almost three

I’ve been through a first round of sorting most of my old photographs now, and
I’ve written before about my dentophobia. Unfortunately, I’ve had more dental problems recently. My upper
The Kansas City metropolitan area spans the state line between Kansas and Missouri. Kansas City,
The new issue of Smithsonian magazine has a report entitled, 101 Objects That Made America.