
Jumping Off with the Denny Party in 1851
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been researching the Denny party, who traveled from Illinois to

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been researching the Denny party, who traveled from Illinois to

I wrote last week that I had planned a post about taxes. It would have

Nothing is certain but death and taxes. I was going to write about taxes for
The last time I saw my mother was in mid-June 2014—just over two years ago.
As of the end of May, we’ve spent 209 months in the 21st Century (I started
Today’s post is a simple thank you to readers and followers of this blog and
Now that I no longer have children in school—not even college!—I don’t mark the passing
I’ve written before about the times I built Barbie houses with my father-in-law. The second house
In the last four months I have replaced two computers and an e-reader. All with
I am so pleased to announce that my latest historical novel, My Hope Secured: Love
As I’ve written before, we didn’t spend many holidays at home when my kids were
My husband took up rowing after our daughter joined the crew team at Georgetown University.
This coming Sunday, September 13, is Grandparents Day. I was searching for a topic involving
I have mentioned before that my mother has Alzheimer’s. The last few years have been
If you’re looking for a small Mother’s Day present, try my book “Family Recipe: Sweet
I had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Arrow Rock, Missouri, earlier this month
I’m trying to find business interests for one of my characters in my next Oregon

I have a love-hate relationship with dictating. I think best with a pen in my
After every natural disaster, as people pick through the remains of their homes, we hear
On one of the spring vacations my family took, we were in a gift shop
In my novels, starting with Now I’m Found, which was set in 1848-50, I show