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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
February 11, 2026
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As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
Several weeks ago, my older granddaughter announced to me, with grammatical precision if not ideal
Since I moved to Seattle, I’ve been reading about the city’s early history, when the
Only my father-in-law and I were at my in-laws’ house late on Christmas Eve 1984.
I only recall one true surprise party that anyone threw for me. My spouse has
I recently received a notification from somewhere in my social media memories that I launched
One of the pitfalls of skipping kindergarten was that I couldn’t get my driver’s license
By the middle of July, the Oregon emigrants in the 1840s hoped to have crossed
I wrote earlier this year (see here and here) about the problems that the United
The silver lining in the pandemic crisis is that I have been writing diligently on
For those of you who want an update on my writing about the Oregon Trail,
In this crazy year, I feel guilty for the things I’m doing and also for
Although James Marshall found gold on the north fork of the American River in late
Using social media takes a lot of time. Some of it is wasted time, some
In this post I reveal my curmudgeonly nature. Today, August 26, is Dog Day. I
One of the topics I’ve had to research for my work-in-progress is the mining laws
I’ve written before about the two times I broke my left foot (see here and
Last week I had the opportunity to attend an artist’s talk by painter Patricia Streeper
My husband took up rowing after our daughter joined the crew team at Georgetown University.
By mid-May, the emigrants to Oregon in the 1840s had settled into a routine. They
My kids were born several years before the chickenpox vaccine was available. The measles/mumps/rubella vaccine