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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
Fifteen years ago, in July 1998, our family took a hiking vacation in Switzerland. We
My mother and her friends exchanged recipes when I was growing up. From Dorothy Walker
The Kansas City Star has a column called “Snarky in the Suburbs” by Sherry Kuehl,
Last Wednesday morning, I made pumpkin and pecan pies. Wednesday night, my husband made apple
My grandmother’s red-lacquered nails clicked lightly on the keys as she played the piano. She
Last Friday, September 20, 2013, NBC Nightly News aired a piece narrated by Brian Williams
The third haunting book I’ve read in recent months is Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand. Unbroken
One blessing from the current coronavirus stay-at-home order is that I have realized how little
Over the Christmas break, I went to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City
My current work-in-progress begins in 1872, and I recently researched what was said about Thanksgiving
On the fourth Wednesday of the month, I usually write a post with a historical
I’ve mentioned before that I attended a diversity program called “Women Supporting Women” in late
Throughout 1848, fortune-seekers streamed into California, even though the U.S. government had not yet acknowledged
This past week, while I’ve been caring for my daughter with a broken leg, I’ve
This is another post about lakes. Throughout my life I have vacationed on many lakes,
I’ve mentioned that I found some treasures during a couple of cleaning projects I undertook
I’ve written many times about Pacific Grove and Carmel, California, and other venues on the
Much like the current pandemic, the California Gold Rush started at a specific epicenter and