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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
In an earlier post, I mentioned situations where I was confronted by the fact that
My granddaughter paid me a visit this past weekend (with her parents), so I haven’t
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Most people are familiar with the “buy local” movement. There’s also a trend now toward
The big city newspaper when I grew up was The Oregonian, a Portland newspaper. My
Here’s a link to my January 1, 2018, newsletter. I send this out monthly with
I don’t use much scented lotion. I’m allergic to many floral scents, particularly roses and
My husband took up rowing after our daughter joined the crew team at Georgetown University.
In my last post, I mentioned that I developed some friends during my second grade
Here is a scene from Chapter 44 of my novel Now I’m Found, describing a
In December 2017, a writer friend of mine asked me what my 2018 goals were.
I’ve written before about my youngest brother learning his alphabet—how we sent him on reconnoitering
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With everything else going on, I haven’t had as much time as I’d like to
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Last week I attended my first Historical Novel Society conference. I’ve been to other writing
As the saying goes, nothing is certain but death and taxes. My father-in-law died this
Sometimes when I’m stuck on my historical novels about Oregon Territory, I go out to