
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born

Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born

I learned recently that the first Wednesday of November (which is today, November 5, 2025)

During the earlier years of this blog, in a nod to Halloween celebrations, my October
My sister is now eligible for AARP membership and is an accomplished professional, but I

It’s the middle of tax preparation season, a time of year I hate. I am
I had no good ideas for a post today, so as I sometimes do, I
I learned recently that August 15 is National Relaxation Day—a day is set aside to
Once the emigrants to Oregon survived the plains and the Rockies, they still had to
My father liked to cook, but my mother did not. Cooking was required of a
I’ve written before about the odd things that can trigger memory. I had another such experience
January has been Creativity Month, but I haven’t been very creative. With all the family issues
One of the story lines in the novel I am working on now involves a
My husband recently bought a boat. It’s a very functional patrol boat that he plans
My husband and I are fans of live Christmas trees. Actually, I’d be tempted to

A few nights ago I was awake in the middle of the night, one of
One of the “treasures” I found last year when I was cleaning out a cupboard
My husband and I were fortunate to spend a recent weekend in San Diego, California.
My OneDrive memories feed sends me pictures I’ve taken in prior years on that date.

Many readers have picked up on the theme behind the titles of my historical novel
When autumn came to 1848, San Francisco was already a boom town and coping with
My last review of a haunting book for 2016 is of The Summer Before the War,