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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
August 12, 2026
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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
Back in November 2022, I wrote about ending each journal entry by listing five (more
When I wrote last about my cataract surgery, I described how strange it was to
Once again, during the holidays I noticed that my children are now adults, no longer
The Willamette Valley is wet. That’s what I remember most about the winters when we
Today is a first Wednesday, which means that at 11:00am, sirens will blare. At least
Although I prefer the ocean, I enjoy being in the mountains, too. Mountains show us
A year ago, I showed readers the cover of Lead Me Home, the first book
I’ve mentioned before that I spent two of my birthdays at Cannon Beach, Oregon—my 12th
One of the fun things about digitizing many (most?) of our photographs last year was
I wrote at the beginning of the month that I hadn’t read many haunting books
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I don’t usually write about science, because I don’t know much about it. I haven’t
I keep finding new topics that I need to research as I write my historical
Although James Marshall found gold on the north fork of the American River in late
In our house, we use EVERYTHING. Including chicken and turkey carcasses. When we get a
I often try to post about family members when their birthdays come around. Well, today
One of the many websites for writers to which I subscribe is the Insecure Writers
In the pre-pandemic days, I had planned a Viking River Cruise with my siblings and
I’ve been thinking a lot about walking recently, because of my daughter’s broken leg. Her
I posted a couple of weeks ago about the error the U.S. Postal Service made