I’ve written before about emigrants crossing the Missouri River at Kanesville, Iowa (now Council Bluffs).
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this
By WordPress’s calculations, this is my 500th post. I’ve been blogging on this site for
Here we are—another year begins. I start 2025 with both hope and trepidation. Hope, because
Before I married in November 1977, my mother gave me six dish towels. “Here,” she
After every natural disaster, as people pick through the remains of their homes, we hear
I was thinking recently about my great-grandmothers. It dawned on me that they all probably
Sometimes when I’m stuck on my historical novels about Oregon Territory, I go out to
Yesterday my son married his long-time girlfriend in a small and lovely ceremony in New
I’ve spent most of my Thanksgivings since 1979 with my in-laws, and most of those
My husband and I spent Christmas by ourselves this year. Most of our 46 Christmases
A friend recently returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon. “The ranger told us
As I announced on June 1 to readers of my monthly newsletter (fill out the
I didn’t set out to write a series of novels about the Oregon Trail and
Recently, a relative sent my husband a picture of his high school graduation day. I’d
As I mentioned in a recent post, the river cruise my husband and I were
A few weeks ago, my husband and I were driving through Saline County in the
In Lead Me Home, and again in my about-to-be-published novel Forever Mine, I make frequent
Last Saturday evening I took a walk after dinner. I had intended to stay on