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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
August 12, 2026
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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
I’ve written about panning for gold and rockers and Long Toms. Inevitably, as the search
Much like the current pandemic, the California Gold Rush started at a specific epicenter and
When I was in second grade or so, my class sang the old song, “My
To my surprise, this is my 400th post, which seems worthy of mention. I last
I recently learned that my two most recent novels, When Heart Shall Fail and A
My maternal grandfather’s mother, Ada Jane Lewis Hooker, died when my grandfather was still a
My husband is of the belief that I like gadgets. Some gadgets I do like.
One of the things I found in going through my father’s papers was some genealogies
After 45 years in Missouri, I left many friends behind when my husband and I
I have set up a Google Alert for references to “Oregon Trail.” Every week in
I’ve been thinking a lot about walking recently, because of my daughter’s broken leg. Her
My granddaughter just turned two. Her parents and my husband and I planned a pizza
Although James Marshall found gold on the north fork of the American River in late
I had to deal with a financial problem the other day, right in the middle
I’ve written before about my first experience skiing. I hated it, though I later learned
I am in the thick of writing my current work-in-progress, approaching the halfway mark. I
My father recently made a huge road trip through the Western United States. One of
During the Christmas season, we scurry to find our loved ones unique gifts, suited to