
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 wrote five years ago about my first day of work for Hallmark Cards on
I’ve mentioned before that I was one of several valedictorians of my high-school class. The
I’ve written before about the Great Migration of 1843—the first large wagon train along the
I mentioned last week that I left home for college about the time my sister
My mother and her mother both became grandmothers at age forty-eight. My father’s mother was
Some events stand out in the mind firmly enough that we remember where we were
The sequel to Lead Me Home takes place during the California Gold Rush and the
It just so happened that last Wednesday, I read two articles about when and why

My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in
I’ve written about Dr. John McLaughlin in an earlier post. Although British by birth, he
Many of the posts on this blog are about my memories. My theme, after all,
I wrote last week about using Albany, Oregon, as a setting in my current work-in-progress.
I’ve mentioned before that I wasn’t fond of the Harry Potter books. But I read

Because of a personal commitment that will consume my time for the next few weeks,
On a spur-of-the-moment Fourth of July visit, my son appointed himself my assignments editor for
In just a few days, my granddaughter will be eighteen months old. I won’t be
In an earlier post, I mentioned situations where I was confronted by the fact that
I wrote two years ago about going to see Santa Claus at Lloyd Center in