
Two Reunions: Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone
In the last couple of months, I’ve had two mini-reunions with people who were important

In the last couple of months, I’ve had two mini-reunions with people who were important

I’ve been to Volunteer Park several times since we moved to Seattle, but usually I’ve

I wrote a few weeks ago about how AI saved me money by helping me
By mid-August the emigrants traveling the Oregon Trail in the 1840s had passed Fort Hall.
My husband and I didn’t take too many summer vacations at my parents’ home when
Here’s another list of instances when I have been struck by how independent and mature (well,
The reason most settlers went to Oregon was because they could claim free land. In my

I was able to travel to meet my new granddaughter a couple of weeks ago.
In this crazy year, I feel guilty for the things I’m doing and also for
Great pictures on Adventure Dates of Ash Hollow, Windlass Hill, and Courthouse and Jail Rocks
Recently, a relative sent my husband a picture of his high school graduation day. I’d
When I was first born, my parents brought me home to a tiny pre-fabricated house

Remembering last week’s Thanksgiving celebration brings a smile to my face. I think the memories
My husband and I recently were fortunate to have visits from our two adult children.
My daughter was born the day before Mother’s Day. Some years her birthday has been
I started kindergarten in Corvallis, Oregon, in September 1961, when I was five-and-a-half. I was
As the first anniversary of my father’s death approaches (he died on January 5, 2015),

It’s all over but the fireworks. The presents are opened. The menorah is put away.

When I was cleaning out my parents’ house after my father’s death in January 2015,
I’ve been thinking a lot about walking recently, because of my daughter’s broken leg. Her
It’s hard not to be haunted by any book about the Nazi death camps. Lilac