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Adapting to a New Normal
As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
February 11, 2026
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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
Several weeks ago, my older granddaughter announced to me, with grammatical precision if not ideal
Since I moved to Seattle, I’ve been reading about the city’s early history, when the
Last Sunday morning I saw six deer on the fairway behind our house. They were
For those of you who want an update on my writing about the Oregon Trail,
Now that my husband and I are functional in our new apartment (though not entirely
In the last four months I have replaced two computers and an e-reader. All with
I mentioned in a post several years ago that my mother had potty-trained my son
After my rant last week about having to cook, which I admit is a trifling
My current work-in-progress takes place mostly in the Oregon City area, beginning in October 1850.
I launched my blog “Story & History: One writer’s journey through life and time” in
I’ve probably been to drive-in movies less than ten times in my entire life. But
Today is our wedding anniversary, so I am remembering all the anniversaries that have come
In my January 3 post, I mentioned the possibility that life would throw more roadblocks
Many years ago, my work group and I took the Gallup StrengthFinders survey. The theory
I have set up a Google Alert for references to “Oregon Trail.” Every week in
Last week I attended my first Historical Novel Society conference. I’ve been to other writing
In my novels, starting with Now I’m Found, which was set in 1848-50, I show
I mentioned last week that I failed to gather many photographs and a few albums
My latest published novel, Safe Thus Far, was a finalist for the 2022 Thorpe Menn
My family is an eclectic mix of Catholics, Protestants, agnostics, and skeptics. Most of the