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July 1851: A Month That Changed the Denny Party’s Future
By late July 1851, the Denny Party had been on the Oregon Trail for more
July 22, 2026
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By late July 1851, the Denny Party had been on the Oregon Trail for more
It’s been a couple of months since I wrote about my work-in-progress. The good news
Last Saturday was our nation’s 250th birthday. Along with many other people, I’ve been thinking
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July 24 is Amelia Earhart Day. The news recently has been full of speculation about
I’ve written several posts about childhood trips to visit my grandparents in Pacific Grove, California.
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Today’s post is a simple thank you to readers and followers of this blog and
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It’s been over a year since I posted on this topic. In this time of
In addition to putting the finishing touches on Forever Mine this month, I have also
In past years, each October I have used this blog to review books that I’ve
This past weekend, I finally finished Draft 2 of my work-in-progress. Because of our cross-country
In junior high and high school, my favorite poem was “Renascence,” by Edna St. Vincent
As I wrote recently, I’ve had weddings on my mind. Here’s another post on the
I mentioned in an earlier post that I wrestled with whether to set my Oregon
I’ve been thinking a lot about walking recently, because of my daughter’s broken leg. Her