
Treasured Time with Family Visitors
This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are

This past weekend, my son and his wife visited from Brooklyn, New York. They are

Last week, I had cataract surgery on my right eye. The left eye is scheduled

My father used to tell me, “It never rains in the Pacific Northwest.” That was
One of the challenges in writing this blog is finding pictures to suit each post.
I’ve written before about the Great Migration of 1843—the first large wagon train along the
I received Plume, a book of poems by Kathleen Flenniken, from my daughter, who bought
Last year I wrote about the banana cream pie I made for my father one
For someone who is a good planner, I’m finding this week a little overwhelming. As I was

I have a love-hate relationship with dictating. I think best with a pen in my
Building a new house has taught me all sorts of esoteric terms. Our online construction
In May 2017, I attended the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. conference in Oklahoma City. I’ve
Earlier this month I had a day by myself in Topeka, which is just over
For the past ten years, I have worked as an election worker in my precinct,
In my critique group, I’m known as the point of view Nazi. I am usually
I first visited Missouri in early June 1977, before my now-husband and I were married.
During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This

Last week I wrote about marching forth, and today I’m writing about springing forward. Daylight
The reason most settlers went to Oregon was because they could claim free land. In my

I’ve always been amazed by this photograph of the gifts I received on my first
I mentioned in an earlier post that the employee cafeteria at Hallmark Cards where I

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this weekend. I’ve written before about the importance of