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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
August 12, 2026
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Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
Back in November 2022, I wrote about ending each journal entry by listing five (more
When I wrote last about my cataract surgery, I described how strange it was to
I am pleased to report that I finished the third draft of my work-in-progress this
During the earlier years of this blog, in a nod to Halloween celebrations, my October
On the fourth Wednesday of the month, I usually write a post with a historical
My husband and I didn’t take too many summer vacations at my parents’ home when
I did not plan to write this week about losing my parents—that’s a subject I’ve
I wanted to write about Thanksgiving in Oregon in the 1840s, but didn’t find anything
One morning earlier this month I read Emily Parnell’s column in The Kansas City Star,
I’ve mentioned that I found some treasures during a couple of cleaning projects I undertook
My first exposure to the term “suffragette” was in the song “Sister Suffragette” in the
If you want to have an impact on people, you need to tell them a
I’ve mentioned before that I spent two of my birthdays at Cannon Beach, Oregon—my 12th
As I browsed through my digital photographs looking for something to write about, I came
My daughter has always been a focused individual. I’ve described before her intense effort at
As Christmas approaches every year, I worry about all the things to do — send
My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in
Birthday celebrations figure in several of my novels, including my current work-in-progress. But I’ve never
By mid-May, the emigrants to Oregon in the 1840s had settled into a routine. They
As the oldest child, I didn’t have to wear many hand-me-downs. Occasionally, I wore clothes