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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
Maybe this is one of those “when I was young, we had it tough” stories.
February 17 is National Random Acts of Kindness Day. This day originated in New Zealand,
This Saturday, March 4, 2017, marks the 40th anniversary of the first date my husband
I read the newspaper differently now because I write historical fiction. Articles that I once would
I’ve written before about the Great Migration of 1843—the first large wagon train along the
My mother collected silver souvenir spoons from foreign countries. Some showed national symbols and some
Writers of historical fiction look for first-hand accounts of the time to give their stories
I had to deal with a financial problem the other day, right in the middle
The second of the haunting books in my October series is The Sandcastle Girls, by
Sometimes you just have to whine. Or rant. I’m doing some of both today. For
I’ve spent most of my Thanksgivings since 1979 with my in-laws, and most of those
Smithsonian.com published an article on December 9, 2015, entitled “The History of the Christmas Card,”
Here is a scene from Chapter 44 of my novel Now I’m Found, describing a
The world is a crazy place in this era of the pandemic. “Social distancing” remains
Once Oregon City was a thriving town at the end of the Oregon Trail, the
Today, October 4, is my husband’s birthday. I searched through my post archives and found
As autumn approaches each year, I think about soup. I will eat soup any time
I don’t want March to get away from me before I write about two milestones