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 past weekend we buried my father-in-law. He was the first grandparent my children and
I’ve mentioned spending summers with my grandparents in Pacific Grove, California. It seemed like I
I’ve lived at both ends of the Oregon Trail. I grew up in eastern Washington
I’ve always been uncomfortable in hair salons—or “beauty parlors,” as we called them when I
I recently returned from another visit to see family on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s a
During the Christmas season, we scurry to find our loved ones unique gifts, suited to
The last time I saw my mother was in mid-June 2014—just over two years ago.
There’s an old nursery rhyme that attributes character traits (or fortunes—the interpretation varies) to children
On a recent trip to Seattle, I took some time to go to the Amazon
Last Saturday evening, four of us went to the Whiskey Warehouse in Alma, Missouri, to
I love going to the movies, but I don’t do it much these days. I
I went out of town last week with great plans for what I would accomplish.
As I wrote last week, my husband and I are dealing with his broken kneecap.
Tomorrow, March 8, is International Women’s Day. I was with a group of women fiction
Yesterday I got my car washed. Mind you, many people in Seattle never get their
Now that autumn is officially here, it’s time for apple recipes. I’m very particular about
As I mentioned in my last post, my granddaughter just passed her first birthday. My
In 1864, after three bloody years of frequent battles and stalemates, the Civil War slowly