
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
I wish I knew more about plotting a novel. It’s one of the reasons I

As I browsed through my digital photographs looking for something to write about, I came
I deliberately keep this blog apolitical, and this post is not meant to be political.
One of my challenges in writing about the 19th century has been trying to determine
Last week was Pie Week, I learned on National Public Radio. Why Pie Week in
Not everyone will be haunted by The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin, but I was. I
Late last winter, another couple asked my husband and me if we wanted to “go
As my children were growing up, I told them frequently, “You have to make choices
I’ve written before about all my technological devices needing to be upgraded at the same

In November 1978, my husband and I spent Monday through Wednesday of Thanksgiving week interviewing

I have written several times about my grandfather’s clock. I have had it in my

I’m in the final steps of preparing my novel, My Hope Secured, for publication. I
In my family growing up, the tradition was to take down the Christmas tree before
In June 1992, the same month that my kids spent at camp in North Carolina,
I was surprised to get a notice from WordPress.com recently congratulating me on my 9th
As of the end of May, we’ve spent 209 months in the 21st Century (I started
A few years after we moved to Kansas City, my husband bought a sailing canoe.

Last weekend was Easter, and I reminisced about past Easter vacations. We took many vacations