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
This December thus far has brought us a lot of Seattle gray. A lot of
Today, April 25, 2018, would have been my father’s 85th birthday. (He was 52 days
As I write this, I am visiting family in Washington State, not too far from
I wrote last week that I am not an outdoorsy person. Perhaps that’s because some
It’s been several years since I posted about how I sometimes procrastinate when I should
The Lake House was another book I read this past year that played with my
Each October I’ve devoted one or more posts to the “haunting books” I’ve read during
A few days ago the topic of September 11 came up during a conversation with
I had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Arrow Rock, Missouri, earlier this month
Word of the Sutter’s Fort gold discovery reached Oregon in the summer of 1848. Oregon
I only recall one summer driving trip in my childhood to California. We made a
In my critique group, I’m known as the point of view Nazi. I am usually
Yesterday my son married his long-time girlfriend in a small and lovely ceremony in New
One of my goals for 2020 is to research Oregon history for my next historical
The Willamette Valley is wet. That’s what I remember most about the winters when we
For someone who is a good planner, I’m finding this week a little overwhelming. As I was
I met with my real estate agent for three hours one afternoon last week. She’s
When I visited my father in August, I decided to make a peach cobbler and