
Two Reunions: Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
In the last couple of months, I’ve had two mini-reunions with people who were important

In the last couple of months, I’ve had two mini-reunions with people who were important

I’ve been to Volunteer Park several times since we moved to Seattle, but usually I’ve

I wrote a few weeks ago about how AI saved me money by helping me
I’ve written before about my dentophobia. Unfortunately, I’ve had more dental problems recently. My upper
I wrote in January 2013 about having to replace two computers and an e-reader within a
Every so often I look at what WordPress.com tells me about searches that have led
Last week was Pie Week, I learned on National Public Radio. Why Pie Week in
When my brother and I visited our grandparents in Pacific Grove, California, they always took
This blog is about story and history — my story, the stories in my historical

A few months ago, I installed several Amazon Alexa devices to make our home “smart”.
I wanted to write about Thanksgiving in Oregon in the 1840s, but didn’t find anything
In December 2017, a writer friend of mine asked me what my 2018 goals were.

As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
My mother died on July 4 last year, so I am completing a year of
The Great Migration of 1843 was the first significant group of emigrants to head west.
My current work-in-progress begins in 1872, and I recently researched what was said about Thanksgiving
I’ve mentioned before that my father was usually the photographer in our family. That means
As I enter my third year of blogging (my first post was on January 17,
I have always read avidly, as much as my time permitted. Libraries are invaluable, because
The emigrants who traveled the Oregon Trail arrived in the Willamette Valley in late fall,
I wrote a couple of months ago about how the Manhattan Project preserved the natural