This past weekend, I finally finished Draft 2 of my work-in-progress. Because of our cross-country
Now that my husband and I are functional in our new apartment (though not entirely
This blog was on hiatus for a little longer than I expected. Followers of my
Today is a first Wednesday, which means that at 11:00am, sirens will blare. At least
My son came to visit recently, and while he was here, an old family debate
We don’t know what will suddenly bring a dormant memory to consciousness. For Proust, it
I have a love-hate relationship with dictating. I think best with a pen in my
I’ve written before about the two times I broke my left foot (see here and
I’m not sure this is something to be proud of, but I believe our family
I wrote recently (see here and here) about sorting my old photographs and taking them
I spent many weeks (and even months) in Klamath Falls, Oregon, during my early childhood,
One of the fun experiences I had during my years at Middlebury College was making
I’m not good at remembering summer birthdays. Maybe it’s because there’s too much else to
After I whined in a recent post about skiing, I now must report that I
Readers liked my gooseberry pie post, so here’s another tale about a summer pie –
I’ve blogged about some boring topics related to my research for my Oregon Trail and
I’ve joined the 21st century. Our house is totally cable-free. My husband never wanted to
My son, my first child, turns forty in a few days. It certainly does not
My husband and I are creatures of habit when it comes to breakfast. I usually
Earlier this month I attended the Kansas Authors Club, District 2, retreat at Lake Doniphan
In our decluttering plan, I assigned my husband to clean the basement. Most of the