
The Singer Sewing Machine
Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American

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

My son, my first child, turns forty in a few days. It certainly does not
I’m hard at work editing my next historical novel, titled Forever Mine: Love Along the
A friend recently returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon. “The ranger told us

In 2023, I had two primary writing goals—to publish When Heart Shall Fail (preferably in

In addition to putting the finishing touches on Forever Mine this month, I have also
“The only way to start is just to start – take the plunge.” With these
My posts last October about the “haunting books” I had read are among some of
I feel like a curmudgeon this year because our house is one of only two

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Klondike Gold Rush National
A few weeks ago my husband and I went to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

As readers of this blog know, I am a proud alumna of Middlebury College, Class
I had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Arrow Rock, Missouri, earlier this month
One of the disadvantages I’ve found in getting older is not sleeping as well as
I’m rushing this post a bit, because we didn’t move into our new home until
On my recent trip to Seattle, I went to the Museum of History and Industry

I’ve written before about the journal I have kept for the past twenty years. About
My siblings and I spent much of our holiday vacations playing games. No one in
I have discovered one drawback to having my office in the basement of our new