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Treasured Time with Family Visitors
This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are
June 17, 2026
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This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are
Last week, I had cataract surgery on my right eye. The left eye is scheduled
My father used to tell me, “It never rains in the Pacific Northwest.” That was
March is National Reading Awareness Month. I’ve written before about how important reading has been in
Because of the pandemic, over the past many months my husband and I have been
I mentioned last year that I found many “treasures” when I cleaned out some cupboards.
A few months ago, I installed several Amazon Alexa devices to make our home “smart”.
On January 1, I read a piece by Lauren Jackson in the New York Times’s
December 21 is Short Girl Appreciation Day. I am a short girl—5’1” in my stocking
In December 2017, a writer friend of mine asked me what my 2018 goals were.
I wrote back in October 2015 about the Oregon land laws in the 1840s, and
Later this year my husband and I will celebrate our 35th anniversary. We started dating,
On that trip that my mother made to our home in late November or early
I’ve started decorating for Christmas, which is the only season for which I do much
To my surprise, this is my 400th post, which seems worthy of mention. I last
On a recent trip to Seattle, I took some time to go to the Amazon
One of my goals for 2020 is to research Oregon history for my next historical
My youngest brother is eleven and one-half years younger than I am. Given where our
As I look back on my childrearing years, one of the things I’m glad I
I keep finding new topics that I need to research as I write my historical
I’ve written before about the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City. It is a wonderful museum,