Remembering last week’s Thanksgiving celebration brings a smile to my face. I think the memories
Today is our wedding anniversary, so I am remembering all the anniversaries that have come
I started blogging in January 2012, and other than a few brief hiatuses, I haven’t
I wrote recently about setting up my new laptop. One of the first things I
I love going to the movies, but I don’t do it much these days. I
Every year on Halloween night, I remember Halloween night in 1963, when I was seven
A high-school friend of mine had only one older sister and didn’t understand the pains
My husband and I are creatures of habit when it comes to breakfast. I usually
I used to debate with myself whether I would rather be a recluse or a
One of the things I found as I went through my parents’ memorabilia recently was
I am starting the New Year with a new resolve to finish my novel. I
I could have titled this post “Tidying Up, Part 2.” But I decided on “Treasures
In February 2018, when I began writing my current novel, I speculated about what historical
One of the biggest reasons my husband and I chose to move to Seattle was
I’ve written on this topic several times in the past, but in recent months I’ve
As I continue to research and edit my work-in-progress about the early years of the
After 45 years in Missouri, I left many friends behind when my husband and I
A few weeks ago I did something I’ve been wanting to do since March—I went
In our house, we use EVERYTHING. Including chicken and turkey carcasses. When we get a
Last Thursday I had a guest post over on A Writer of History, which is
To my surprise, this is my 400th post, which seems worthy of mention. I last