My husband was recently hospitalized for complications related to his Parkinson’s disease. I took him
I recently learned that my two most recent novels, When Heart Shall Fail and A
On January 1, I read a piece by Lauren Jackson in the New York Times’s
Today, July 31, is Mutts Day. I saw this reference on one of the many
Most of us who have studied American history are aware of the Forty-Niners—those intrepid souls
I keep two fortune cookie messages on my desk. They were in cookies I got
Last summer I had the opportunity to chat with Gar LaSalle, who, like me, writes
I’ve written before about our family’s competitiveness in playing games (see here and here). One
I’m hard at work editing my next historical novel, titled Forever Mine: Love Along the
On my recent trip to Florida, in addition to viewing wildlife and water activities, I went
I’ve been asked where the emigrants in wagon trains slept as they traveled the Oregon
I have always read avidly, as much as my time permitted. Libraries are invaluable, because
Last week my critique group lost a member, Norman Ledgin. Ninety-year-old Norm had been ailing
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in October away from home visiting relatives. The
Join the nation in a moment of silence at 3:00pm on Memorial Day to remember
As I noted in a 2015 post, I started using an accountant to prepare our
So much has changed in the twelve years since September 11, 2001. The security lines
I first visited Missouri in early June 1977, before my now-husband and I were married.
Yesterday I got my car washed. Mind you, many people in Seattle never get their
As I wrote last week, my husband and I are dealing with his broken kneecap.
Today my son turns thirty-seven. As I’ve been going through boxes, trying to declutter, I