
Treasured Time with Family Visitors
This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are

This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are

Last week, I had cataract surgery on my right eye. The left eye is scheduled

My father used to tell me, “It never rains in the Pacific Northwest.” That was

When I think of my childhood Christmases, I think of going to my grandparents’ home
Great pictures on Adventure Dates of Ash Hollow, Windlass Hill, and Courthouse and Jail Rocks
I wrote last week about the recent vacation my husband and I took to the

Every once in a while I come across a book that intimidates me. Sometimes, it’s
I was perhaps programmed from early childhood to work for Hallmark Cards, which I did
This might be the last time I post on the topic of grown children because
I mentioned in a recent post that I’m a part of Read Local Kansas City.
I reported earlier in the month that my husband gave me an Instant Pot for

My current work-in-progress is set during the Civil War in Oregon. The Civil War was
I’ve posted about other haunting books set during wartime (see here and here). The Book

A friend of mine recently emailed me an article from the Mayo Clinic on “popcorn

Over the past many months, one thing I have not written about was my soon-to-be

My son came to visit recently, and while he was here, an old family debate
I’ve been posting regularly (at least weekly) on this blog for a year now, and
Most years about this time I get frantic over Christmas preparations. This year is particularly
August 1979, thirty-five years ago this month, was the first time I felt I was
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I was aware from a very young age of

Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born