I could have titled this post “Tidying Up, Part 2.” But I decided on “Treasures
The Catholic Lenten obligations prohibit eating meat on Ash Wednesday and on Fridays during Lent
As readers of this blog know, I am a proud alumna of Middlebury College, Class
I decided to write about the Oregon Trail in part because the concept of leaving
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I was aware from a very young age of
In the summer of 2001, a few months before September 11, my daughter and I
I don’t use much scented lotion. I’m allergic to many floral scents, particularly roses and
As I’ve written before, I am not a fan of green peppers. In fact, I
I’m writing another book about the emigrants to Oregon in 1847 who traveled in the
I’ve always been uncomfortable in hair salons—or “beauty parlors,” as we called them when I