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Starting with the Great Migration of 1843, thousands of emigrants set out on the 2000-mile
October 22, 2025
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Starting with the Great Migration of 1843, thousands of emigrants set out on the 2000-mile
It’s mid-October, and for the last couple of weeks I’ve been noticing leaves. Washington State
For over fifteen years, I’ve been following the Write on the Sound (WOTS) conference sponsored
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I had a humorous post lined up for today, but I learned Monday night that
I am writing this post just a few hours after I dropped my daughter and
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Today is Wednesday, March 18. As of last Wednesday, March 11, my children and their
In recognition of Women’s History Month, this post is about the beginning of the women’s
The Great Migration of 1843 was the first significant group of emigrants to head west.
My daughter chastises me for not documenting her childhood completely in her baby book. She
Shortly before my mother’s death, my father and I reviewed the draft obituaries my parents
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April 10 is National Siblings Day. Although I have written many posts about siblings—my siblings,