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
Here’s another list of instances when I have been struck by how independent and mature (well,
I had to make some hard decisions when we moved last fall. I had several
I’ve known since I began writing this blog that there were stories I couldn’t (or
One of the “treasures” I found last year when I was cleaning out a cupboard
I’ve written before about the change in perspective I’ve developed now that my children are
One of the pitfalls of skipping kindergarten was that I couldn’t get my driver’s license
I love going to the movies, but I don’t do it much these days. I
My husband was recently out of town for about ten days, leaving me home alone.
I started kindergarten in Corvallis, Oregon, in September 1961, when I was five-and-a-half. I was
I never knew my great-grandmother Cecelia Ryan Strachan, my maternal grandmother’s mother. In fact, Cecelia
I’ve written before about my youngest brother learning his alphabet—how we sent him on reconnoitering
One of the prime selling points of the Baltic Sea cruise for me was the
In 1817, the North West Company established Fort Nez Perce where the Walla Walla River
I didn’t know my grandfathers as well as my grandmothers. Maybe it’s natural for a
I was surprised to get a notice from WordPress.com recently congratulating me on my 9th
As I’ve written before, we didn’t spend many holidays at home when my kids were
Today, December 6, is St. Nicholas Day, a feast day honoring St. Nicholas, a 4th-century