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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
Most of my historical posts this year have been about the Oregon Trail, because I’m
As I wrote in my last post about the Oregon Trail, the emigrants wanted to
I wrote a few months ago that I started taking piano lessons again, after a
I’ve always been uncomfortable in hair salons—or “beauty parlors,” as we called them when I
I’ve started decorating for Christmas, which is the only season for which I do much
I’ve written before about rail development in Oregon and the fierce competition between the East
I’ve mentioned the grueling Barlow Road around the south slope of Mt. Hood before. Barlow
Late last winter, another couple asked my husband and me if we wanted to “go
The short answer to why usually I ask questions at the end of my posts
I’ve mentioned before that I attended a diversity program called “Women Supporting Women” in late
M.K. Tod offered me another opportunity last week to have a guest post on her
For those of you who want an update on my writing about the Oregon Trail,
This set of random photos came from an envelope my father labeled “Cannon Beach.” Most
Last week I shoveled our driveway and walks three times in one week. Kansas City’s
Forsythia have always signaled spring to me. Yellow is not my favorite color, but the
Today is my sister’s birthday. Regular readers of this blog can figure out which one,
Note to readers: Today I’m sharing a guest post by Beth Lyon Barnett, which she
On December 30, 2020, I posted my primary writing goals for 2021: 1. Edit and