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The Denny Party: Final Miles to Portland
After four months and nearly 2,000 miles on the Oregon Trail, the Denny Party reached
August 26, 2026
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After four months and nearly 2,000 miles on the Oregon Trail, the Denny Party reached
Twenty-one years ago, in August 2005, my family gathered to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding
Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
Traditionally, in October, National Book Month, I have posted about “haunting books”—books that have stayed
I’ve been asked to participate in an Author’s Blog Chain this week, which gives me
My current work-in-progress takes place mostly in the Oregon City area, beginning in October 1850.
As I wrote last week, my husband and I are dealing with his broken kneecap.
I mentioned several months ago that I had resurrected a short story I wrote in college
When my brother and I visited our grandparents in Pacific Grove, California, they always took
Once the emigrants to Oregon survived the plains and the Rockies, they still had to
In our house, we use EVERYTHING. Including chicken and turkey carcasses. When we get a
I went out of town last week with great plans for what I would accomplish.
In recent weeks, my Microsoft OneDrive memory feed has reminded me of our move into
The third haunting book I’ve read in recent months is Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken
On Sunday, November 8, I hit 30,000 words! The NaNoWriMo pace for that period is
Most of my photos are now packed away in boxes and would be difficult to
On Mother’s Day, when he was eleven or twelve, my son gave me a pair
There is a tradition that says that when one wants to sell a house, one
In November 1978, my husband and I spent Monday through Wednesday of Thanksgiving week interviewing
I have researched how and where the emigrants traveled along the Oregon Trail for ten