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The Singer Sewing Machine
Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
August 12, 2026
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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
Back in November 2022, I wrote about ending each journal entry by listing five (more
When I wrote last about my cataract surgery, I described how strange it was to
In February 1847, while the Donner party struggled to survive in the snows of the
October is National Family History Month—a month for those with an interest in genealogy to
Those of you who have read my story “Competitive Yoga” in Chicken Soup for the
I wrote in January 2019 about my hesitation over my husband’s Christmas gift to me
I wasn’t able to go to the Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc. (OWFI) writing conference earlier
One of the joys of writing is getting feedback from readers. Of course, the feedback
I’ve always wanted to be a renaissance woman—to be like the educated class of the
Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures
My maternal grandmother gave me an amethyst pin many years ago. I don’t remember exactly
As soon as I heard about it, I wanted to see the Plains Indians special
I was looking for a historical topic for today’s post and came across a reference
I never knew my great-grandmother Cecelia Ryan Strachan, my maternal grandmother’s mother. In fact, Cecelia
I wanted to write about Thanksgiving in Oregon in the 1840s, but didn’t find anything
I have usually devoted at least one October post to “haunting books,” because October is
The main plot and some of the sub-plots of my work-in-progress revolve around relationships between
Sometimes I wish I could remember the story behind a picture. As I was searching
Smithsonian.com published an article on December 9, 2015, entitled “The History of the Christmas Card,”
Each year, my kids were in Christmas programs at their school. The programs were held