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Random Thoughts on December in Seattle
This December thus far has brought us a lot of Seattle gray. A lot of
December 10, 2025
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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’ve mentioned before that I wasn’t fond of the Harry Potter books. But I read
My husband and I now live in a retirement community. Our apartment has a full
As I research my historical novels, I often refer to Hubert Howe Bancroft’s History of
Over the Christmas break, I went to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City
February is Library Lovers Month. I come from a family of library lovers, and I
Books by local authors make great holiday gifts. Many of these books will be unknown
My husband has always been a student of military and naval history. He spouts off
My father liked to cook, but my mother did not. Cooking was required of a
I’ve written many times about Pacific Grove and Carmel, California, and other venues on the
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed, is the
My husband and I hadn’t spent a night outside Kansas City since our trip to
Great pictures on Adventure Dates of Ash Hollow, Windlass Hill, and Courthouse and Jail Rocks
I’ve made a tradition of writing about “haunting books” on this blog each October, though
September 21 is World Gratitude Day, a day celebrated since 1966 when an international group
The Middlebury College Admissions Office uses interviews by alumni volunteers to supplement the online application
When I was a very young, my father made a bookcase. It’s made of a
One of my challenges in writing about the 19th century has been trying to determine
My father died five years ago yesterday, on January 5, 2015. His death was sudden—I’d