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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
My husband and I spent Christmas by ourselves this year. Most of our 46 Christmases
The other evening my husband pulled an old throw out of the closet and settled
A couple of weeks ago a friend told me about her family’s experience setting up
Even before I met my mother-in-law-to-be, I wrote her. It was shortly before Mother’s Day
The spiders are back already. After a mild winter and a hot spring and start
My husband and I have thankfully escaped getting COVID-19 so far (knock on wood), though
If you’re looking for a small Mother’s Day present, try my book “Family Recipe: Sweet
Most of us who have studied American history are aware of the Forty-Niners—those intrepid souls
Christmas 1978 was the first Christmas I spent away from my parents’ home. My husband
“Alas for those that never sing, But die with all their music in them!” ―from
I do not like to exercise. I recognize the necessity, but I just don’t enjoy
Each October I’ve devoted one or more posts to the “haunting books” I’ve read during
I recently started using Scrivener, a software program designed for writers. I’ve used WriteWay Pro off
In February 1847, while the Donner party struggled to survive in the snows of the
When I was first born, my parents brought me home to a tiny pre-fabricated house
A writing and blogging friend, Linda Joyce, has nominated this blog for the “One Lovely Blog
In addition to our 35th wedding anniversary, I have another 35th this year – thirty-five
My maternal grandmother gave me an amethyst pin many years ago. I don’t remember exactly