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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 the two times I broke my left foot (see here and
My husband and I recently returned from a week-long trip to Florida. I worked some
Last Friday was our first Independence Day in Seattle. The staff at our retirement community
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
As I’ve delved deeper into closets and drawers and boxes, I’ve found all sorts of
Shortly after I married my husband, his mother wrote out her recipe for steak soup
My brother and children seem to think they get treated unfairly in this blog, so
Not long ago, my husband and I decided we needed a break in our routine,
Last Sunday morning I saw six deer on the fairway behind our house. They were
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869, linking California to the Eastern United States. But
Despite an early exposure to ironing (Santa left me an ironing board when I was
I’ve had a really hard time making progress on the first draft of my current
At Mass last Sunday, the second reading was from 1 John, and included 1 John
Last week, I visited The Rabbit HOle, a museum in North Kansas City dedicated to
My son came to visit recently, and while he was here, an old family debate
I’ve written about Dr. John McLaughlin in an earlier post. Although British by birth, he
I wanted to write about Thanksgiving in Oregon in the 1840s, but didn’t find anything
I’ve reached an exciting point in writing my current work-in-progress—I’m about to send the manuscript