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
Occasionally on this blog, I have posted some of my favorite recipes. Readers will intuit
If you’re looking for a small Mother’s Day present, try my book “Family Recipe: Sweet
Now that I’m a grandmother, I find myself thinking of my mother more frequently. Though
A few days ago the topic of September 11 came up during a conversation with
As the oldest child, I didn’t have to wear many hand-me-downs. Occasionally, I wore clothes
By mid-August the emigrants traveling the Oregon Trail in the 1840s had passed Fort Hall.
My parents never paid money for good grades, but they did pay books. At the
As I reported to readers of my newsletter last week, I completed the rough draft
One of our family’s go-to recipes is what we call “the squash dish.” I don’t
I’ve written before about my youngest brother learning his alphabet—how we sent him on reconnoitering
I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include
My husband is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. More than forty years after
One of the things I found as I went through my parents’ memorabilia recently was
Sometime during my sophomore or junior year of high school, I was required to take
I wrote a few weeks ago about problems some readers and I have experienced with
I usually post about Oregon history during the last week of the month, but this
Babies and dogs are good listeners. Even when they aren’t paying attention, it is really
In going through the mementos my parents kept, I’ve discovered another way in which my