
Adapting to a New Normal
As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was

As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was

Several weeks ago, my older granddaughter announced to me, with grammatical precision if not ideal

Since I moved to Seattle, I’ve been reading about the city’s early history, when the
Most of us who have studied American history are aware of the Forty-Niners—those intrepid souls
Six years ago in late April, my husband and I drove from Washington State to
The great-grandmother I know the least about is my father’s maternal grandmother, Della Phillips Jones.
We live on a golf course, across from the women’s tee for the 11th hole.
My husband was the fifth generation in his family born in Saline County, Missouri. After

My husband and I just returned from a Viking cruise on the Viking Orion through
My first post on this blog went live in January 2012, but I didn’t start
My husband and I hadn’t spent a night outside Kansas City since our trip to
In May 2010, my husband, his mother, and I took a road trip to New Orleans,
Last Friday and Saturday, November 2-3, 2018, I attended the Johnson County Library’s writing conference.
I hope your holiday celebrations have been filled with magic moments – moments you want
I recently returned from another visit to see family on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s a
I am so pleased to announce that my latest historical novel, My Hope Secured: Love
I follow This Day in History, watching for events that relate to my historical novels.
On my last trip to visit my parents, my father and I were sorting through
My husband and I recently were fortunate to have visits from our two adult children.
As I mentioned in my August 15 post last year, by mid-August the wagon trains