I’ve written before about emigrants crossing the Missouri River at Kanesville, Iowa (now Council Bluffs).
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this
Emigrants preparing for the move to Oregon had plan carefully what they would take. They
Last summer when I cleaned out a cupboard, I found some treasures. One treasure was
In response to my last email newsletter, one reader wrote me about how her family
Forsythia have always signaled spring to me. Yellow is not my favorite color, but the
As I noted in a 2015 post, I started using an accountant to prepare our
I’ve written before about the change in perspective I’ve developed now that my children are
I hope your holiday celebrations have been filled with magic moments – moments you want
Last Thursday I had a guest post over on A Writer of History, which is
Traditionally, in October, National Book Month, I have posted about “haunting books”—books that have stayed
I never knew my great-grandmother Cecelia Ryan Strachan, my maternal grandmother’s mother. In fact, Cecelia
One of my favorite dogs ever has died—my daughter’s dog Langley. Langley has been a
I do not like to exercise. I recognize the necessity, but I just don’t enjoy
My husband was recently hospitalized for complications related to his Parkinson’s disease. I took him
Six years ago in late April, my husband and I drove from Washington State to
As the first anniversary of my father’s death approaches (he died on January 5, 2015),
My writing goal for the summer was to finish an edit of my second Oregon
One of the downsides of listing our house for sale has been the need to