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
The 95th celebration of Children’s Book Week begins May 12, 2014. Children’s Book Week is
During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This
Each year, my kids were in Christmas programs at their school. The programs were held
I wrote an earlier post listing many of the things I included in my daughter’s
On Sunday, November 8, I hit 30,000 words! The NaNoWriMo pace for that period is
My current work-in-progress takes place mostly in the Oregon City area, beginning in October 1850.
This picture of me and my brother was one of my mother’s favorites. It was
As I continue to research and edit my work-in-progress about the early years of the
When the pioneers reached Oregon, they found abundant old-growth forests with timber that had never
When autumn came to 1848, San Francisco was already a boom town and coping with
I was thinking recently about my great-grandmothers. It dawned on me that they all probably
My husband and I have been invited to a Halloween party requiring costumes, and we
Every so often I look at what WordPress.com tells me about searches that have led
I envied my children as they were growing up—they were close with two of their
My mother’s death brought to mind many memories for all her family members. My son
I mentioned my pint-sized rocking chair in a recent post. I received the rocker for
Last week I wrote about an emergency sewing project (putting my daughter’s name on her
After the Cannon Beach portion of my recent trip west, my husband and I spent