Family
The Singer Sewing Machine
Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
August 12, 2026
2 Comments
Menu
Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
Back in November 2022, I wrote about ending each journal entry by listing five (more
When I wrote last about my cataract surgery, I described how strange it was to
Two years ago in late September, my daughter and I took a trip to Maui—a
Like many writers, I have a love/hate relationship with social media. Marketing gurus tell writers
M.K. Tod offered me another opportunity last week to have a guest post on her
I’ve been stuck a few times while writing my historical novels. My characters got into
On Sunday, November 8, I hit 30,000 words! The NaNoWriMo pace for that period is
As I wrote recently, reading has always been very important to me. I didn’t know when
When the pioneers reached Oregon, they found abundant old-growth forests with timber that had never
I mentioned last year that I found many “treasures” when I cleaned out some cupboards.
We are ahead of pace on snowfall for the season, and the average low temperature
I wrote in my last post about forgetting my laptop when I went to visit
In an earlier post, I mentioned situations where I was confronted by the fact that
My daughter chastises me for not documenting her childhood completely in her baby book. She
Many of the posts on this blog are about my memories. My theme, after all,
When we moved into our new home in July 2019, I waged a campaign to
Most of us who have studied American history are aware of the Forty-Niners—those intrepid souls
Sunday morning the electricity went out in our house. It seems to happen more and more frequently.
My next novel will include scenes with Winema Riddle, a Native American woman who lived
Happy New Year! A year ago, on January 2, 2019, I posted my performance review