
Cascades Rapids on the Columbia River: Then and Now
My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in

My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in

Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures

Last week I wrote about marching forth, and today I’m writing about springing forward. Daylight
A friend of mine in Washington State recently posted a picture of huckleberries she had
My first exposure to the term “suffragette” was in the song “Sister Suffragette” in the
Twice in one day last week, I encountered references to people’s reduced ability to focus
I’ve just begun to realize what a gift my father gave me in having our
One morning last week as I wrote in my journal, I grumbled about the Midwestern

Spring is supposed to be the season when the weather turns milder—when the frigid temperatures
As I wrote recently, spring came earlier to Washington State this year than to Missouri.

Birthday celebrations figure in several of my novels, including my current work-in-progress. But I’ve never
I wrote last week that I am not an outdoorsy person. Perhaps that’s because some
I have researched how and where the emigrants traveled along the Oregon Trail for ten
My mother had a collection of Storybook dolls when she was a girl. Several of
I’m trying to find business interests for one of my characters in my next Oregon

As I noted in a 2015 post, I started using an accountant to prepare our
It’s been several years since I posted about how I sometimes procrastinate when I should
My youngest sibling is eleven-and-a-half years younger than me, and he was not yet six

Last November, I set a goal to work on my novel every day until the

My new work-in-progress takes place in 1851. It is another story of emigrants traveling from

As I look back on my childrearing years, one of the things I’m glad I