
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
When the pioneers reached Oregon, they found abundant old-growth forests with timber that had never

In my birth family, Santa Claus brought presents to children through their high school years,
It just so happened that last Wednesday, I read two articles about when and why
Sometime during my sophomore or junior year of high school, I was required to take
It’s been forty years since I graduated from Middlebury College. Just about forty years to
My son says that when he lived in New York several years ago I told
This week, March 16-22, is Brain Awareness Week, a program launched by the Dana Alliance

Today is my sister’s birthday. Regular readers of this blog can figure out which one,
I didn’t set out to write a series of novels about the Oregon Trail and
I have researched how and where the emigrants traveled along the Oregon Trail for ten

The United States just celebrated its 245th birthday on Sunday, July 4, 2021. In recognition
The news reports recently have contained stories about the 2020 U.S. Census not reaching everyone.
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in October away from home visiting relatives. The
Please forgive me for posting another Christmas snapshot, even though we are now in a
I don’t use much scented lotion. I’m allergic to many floral scents, particularly roses and
My mother and her friends exchanged recipes when I was growing up. From Dorothy Walker
My husband was recently out of town for about ten days, leaving me home alone.

I’ve written before about how much I love the beach. Usually, my visits to the