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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
I’ve written before about my first date with my husband. Today, March 4, is the
My siblings and I spent much of our holiday vacations playing games. No one in
For the Fourth of July when I was seven, someone gave my brother (who was
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this weekend. I’ve written before about the importance of
Many memories are triggered by milestone anniversaries—things that happened five or ten or twenty-five years
I’ve written before (see here and here) about Jesse Applegate, who was part of the
Last week I shoveled our driveway and walks three times in one week. Kansas City’s
My husband and I need to replace our furnace. If possible, we also want to
My husband and I closed on the sale of our house in Kansas City recently.
I’ve written before how much I love the ocean and how I count a year
The trees at our new house were planted just days before we moved in, late
I’ve just begun to realize what a gift my father gave me in having our
Each October I’ve devoted one or more posts to the “haunting books” I’ve read during
On the first day of every month, I send out a newsletter to subscribers. Like
On June 25, 1975, for my parents’ twentieth anniversary, I gave them a photographer’s sitting
The short answer to why usually I ask questions at the end of my posts
I’m always curious about the reasons other historical fiction writers are drawn to the genre.
A couple of weeks ago a friend told me about her family’s experience setting up