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The Denny Party: Final Miles to Portland
After four months and nearly 2,000 miles on the Oregon Trail, the Denny Party reached
August 26, 2026
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After four months and nearly 2,000 miles on the Oregon Trail, the Denny Party reached
Twenty-one years ago, in August 2005, my family gathered to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding
Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
I mentioned in a post a few years back that I saw the Mary Poppins
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For someone who is a good planner, I’m finding this week a little overwhelming. As I was
I had a boss once who always knew what percent of the year had already
National Siblings Day was a few days ago on April 10. I looked for a
The theme of this blog is “One writer’s journey through life and time.” Well, then,
I deliberately try to keep this blog apolitical. Yet, the theme of this blog is
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My father recently made a huge road trip through the Western United States. One of
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My husband and I were fortunate to spend a recent weekend in San Diego, California.
I told one story recently that I couldn’t tell until after my parents were gone.
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During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This
I recently loaded the OneDrive app on my Android phone so that I could have
Long before the lemon juice incident or the orange juice incident came the grape juice
This week’s haunting book is the story of a family in turmoil. The protagonist is