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Adapting to a New Normal
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
On my recent trip to Florida, in addition to viewing wildlife and water activities, I went
Under traditional English and American property law, married women had no rights to own property—real
My paternal grandmother’s chocolate fudge and divinity were part of many of my childhood Christmases,
I wrote last summer about my son’s first overnight camp experience, at the YMCA’s Camp
I was perhaps programmed from early childhood to work for Hallmark Cards, which I did
In my family growing up, the tradition was to take down the Christmas tree before
As the oldest child, I didn’t have to wear many hand-me-downs. Occasionally, I wore clothes
I’ve learned most of my history through historical fiction. Not all, but most of it.
My husband-to-be and I started dating about a month before my twenty-first birthday. We were
Once Oregon City was a thriving town at the end of the Oregon Trail, the
One scent that brings my childhood to mind is that of Vicks VapoRub. When I
My husband and I recently began having cell phone problems. My phone was almost three
Tomorrow, July 4, 2024, marks the tenth anniversary of my mother’s death. As I wrote
I’ve been thinking a lot about walking recently, because of my daughter’s broken leg. Her
I’ve written other posts this year about jewelry I received from my maternal grandmother—earrings she
I attended a picnic last week. It was a gorgeous day, spent with good food
I’m in the final steps of preparing my novel, My Hope Secured, for publication. I
When I went away to college at age seventeen, I took my mother’s college trunk