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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
As I am finishing my current novel, it dawned on me that I have not
On a spur-of-the-moment Fourth of July visit, my son appointed himself my assignments editor for
I’ve described before some of the problems I’ve faced because my parents decided to call
Most of my historical posts this year have been about the Oregon Trail, because I’m
I received an early holiday present this year. In mid-November, I learned that my novel
I mentioned last year that I found many “treasures” when I cleaned out some cupboards.
I wrote last week about using Albany, Oregon, as a setting in my current work-in-progress.
The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in California was first reported on March 15,
Last weekend was Easter, and I reminisced about past Easter vacations. We took many vacations
I’ve written before about my love/hate relationship with technology. That post recently showed up on
So much has changed in the twelve years since September 11, 2001. The security lines
In my gratitude list, I mentioned the support of colleagues and mentors as something I
It is peach season in Missouri. If it is peach season, it is time for
Equipment is supposed to work perfectly, isn’t it? It doesn’t matter what kind of equipment—computers,
Henry Vizetelly, an English publisher who was in San Francisco at the time of the
Our Christmas today will differ from how my husband and I have celebrated in years
Both my mother and my father grew up in families consisting of two siblings—an older
My father died five years ago yesterday, on January 5, 2015. His death was sudden—I’d