
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born

Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born

I learned recently that the first Wednesday of November (which is today, November 5, 2025)

During the earlier years of this blog, in a nod to Halloween celebrations, my October
I’ve mentioned that I found some treasures during a couple of cleaning projects I undertook
In past years, each October I have used this blog to review books that I’ve
Henry Vizetelly, an English publisher who was in San Francisco at the time of the

I saw a post recently titled “The Timeless Writing Struggle: Ego vs. Humility” by Karen
As I wrote last month, the early California gold miners began with placer mining, simply picking
In 1864, after three bloody years of frequent battles and stalemates, the Civil War slowly

I am in the thick of writing my current work-in-progress, approaching the halfway mark. I
I’ve always been fascinated by seashells. I think it goes along with my love of
As I continue to research and edit my work-in-progress about the early years of the
My youngest sibling was in kindergarten the year I started college. When I came home
I have mentioned before that my mother has Alzheimer’s. The last few years have been
A lot goes on in our family in May. Our daughter’s birthday. Mother’s Day. And,
We have all had times when life changed in an instant—an accident, illness, natural disaster,
Ever since this blog’s inception, I have posted that I was writing a historical novel
I started a monthly newsletter a year ago, sending out my first email on June
As Black History Month (February) winds to an end, I decided to post a bit
Last week I represented Middlebury College at the Kansas City Private High School’s College Fair.