
Random Thoughts on December in Seattle
This December thus far has brought us a lot of Seattle gray. A lot of

This December thus far has brought us a lot of Seattle gray. A lot of

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 wrote last time about Marshall, Missouri. Marshall does have one claim to fame—it was
I wrote last year about attending the writing conference at Johnson County Library. I was

My current work-in-progress takes place mostly in the Oregon City area, beginning in October 1850.
November is National Family Stories Month. So we should tell our stories to family and
This summer my husband and I visited two Clear Lakes – one in Iowa, and
I’ve posted about other haunting books set during wartime (see here and here). The Book

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Klondike Gold Rush National
I wanted to write about Thanksgiving in Oregon in the 1840s, but didn’t find anything
I had a boss once who always knew what percent of the year had already
My youngest brother is eleven and one-half years younger than I am. Given where our
Kansas City is a driving town. Except for a few corridors, it is difficult to
When I was a small child, I had an imaginary friend named Ky-Bee-Chee-Bee. To me
My mother had a collection of Storybook dolls when she was a girl. Several of
I wrote in my last post about my son’s first experience at summer camp. When
There is nothing connecting the two topics of this post—Pi Day and deliberately bad acting—except
I wrote last year about attending the virtual conference sponsored by the Historical Novel Society

I’ve written before about how my brother and I got to see Santa Claus when
I just spent nearly three weeks caring for my daughter who broke her leg skiing. She