My husband was recently hospitalized for complications related to his Parkinson’s disease. I took him
I recently learned that my two most recent novels, When Heart Shall Fail and A
On January 1, I read a piece by Lauren Jackson in the New York Times’s
The novel I’m writing now takes place in 1864 Oregon. The Civil War was the
In the last four months I have replaced two computers and an e-reader. All with
My mother and her friends exchanged recipes when I was growing up. From Dorothy Walker
J.G. Burdette, who blogs at Map of Time: A Trip into the Past, tagged me
The trees at our new house were planted just days before we moved in, late
Earlier this month I had a day by myself in Topeka, which is just over
Because the emigrants in my first Oregon Trail novel traveled between April and October, I
Here in the Midwest, we are experiencing serious flooding this spring. St. Joseph, Missouri, one
Many of the scenes in my current work-in-progress take place in a Methodist parsonage in
Because of a personal commitment that will consume my time for the next few weeks,
A few months ago, I installed several Amazon Alexa devices to make our home “smart”.
A few weeks ago I had to write a synopsis of my current work-in-progress to
During the earlier years of this blog, in a nod to Halloween celebrations, my October
I’ve mentioned before that my son and I are almost complete opposites on the Myers-Briggs
According to the Days of the Year website, July 13 is “Embrace Your Geekness Day.”
I wrote last time about Marshall, Missouri. Marshall does have one claim to fame—it was
As I’ve delved deeper into closets and drawers and boxes, I’ve found all sorts of
Kansas City is home to the National World War I Museum and Memorial, which is,