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
WordPress keeps excellent statistics for bloggers, and so I realized recently that today’s post would
Two years ago in late September, my daughter and I took a trip to Maui—a
For most of the 1979-1980 school year, my parents lived apart. My father had started
A staple recipe in our household is Old-Fashioned Green Beans. They’re easy to make, and
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.
I have always read avidly, as much as my time permitted. Libraries are invaluable, because
I hadn’t seen this picture of my mother until I found it in an old
Those of you who follow me on Facebook might know that on June 20 I
During the Christmas season, we scurry to find our loved ones unique gifts, suited to
I wrote five years ago about my first day of work for Hallmark Cards on
One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this
In past years, each October I have used this blog to review books that I’ve
For over fifteen years, I’ve been following the Write on the Sound (WOTS) conference sponsored
Lawyers are supposed to tell a story when they are trying a case. Professors taught
Long before the lemon juice incident or the orange juice incident came the grape juice
My son and I were reminiscing about his childhood recently, and we got on the
As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was