
1840s Guides for Travel on the Oregon Trail
Starting with the Great Migration of 1843, thousands of emigrants set out on the 2000-mile
Starting with the Great Migration of 1843, thousands of emigrants set out on the 2000-mile
It’s mid-October, and for the last couple of weeks I’ve been noticing leaves. Washington State
For over fifteen years, I’ve been following the Write on the Sound (WOTS) conference sponsored
My husband and I have done very little traveling since the pandemic hit. Health issues
My grandmother’s red-lacquered nails clicked lightly on the keys as she played the piano. She
When I was in high school, my father had this huge Oldsmobile 98. It was
When I was cleaning out my parents’ house last spring, I found an old doll.
I’ve just begun to realize what a gift my father gave me in having our
I had my second first piano lesson last week. My first first piano lesson was
My father’s mother gave me a pearl necklace many years ago. I think the occasion
As I look back on my childrearing years, one of the things I’m glad I
I’ve mentioned spending summers with my grandparents in Pacific Grove, California. It seemed like I
Ten years ago, in the summer of 2007, my daughter and I went to Copenhagen
Bean soup isn’t really a summer dish, but a few weeks ago I needed something
When I was born, my parents owned a dog named Punky. I’ve seen pictures of
In all the years we’ve been married, my husband and I have never spent Christmas
This year one of the many things I am grateful for is the readers of
I have written several times about my grandfather’s clock. I have had it in my
I’ve mentioned before that I attended a diversity program called “Women Supporting Women” in late
I’ve probably been to drive-in movies less than ten times in my entire life. But
Thirty-five years ago, in the summer of 1979, my husband and I moved to Kansas