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Random Thoughts on December in Seattle
This December thus far has brought us a lot of Seattle gray. A lot of
December 10, 2025
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This December thus far has brought us a lot of Seattle gray. A lot of
Remembering last week’s Thanksgiving celebration brings a smile to my face. I think the memories
Today is our wedding anniversary, so I am remembering all the anniversaries that have come
I recently received a notice about my fortieth high school reunion this fall. Fortieth!!! How
My father liked to cook, but my mother did not. Cooking was required of a
One of the issues I have dealt with in my novel about the California Gold
Starting with the Great Migration of 1843, thousands of emigrants set out on the 2000-mile
Bean soup isn’t really a summer dish, but a few weeks ago I needed something
I’ve written many times about Pacific Grove and Carmel, California, and other venues on the
The past two days we have had rain in Kansas City. Monday felt almost autumn-like
I’ve written before about rail development in Oregon and the fierce competition between the East
The History Channel recently reported the anniversary of Jesse James’s birth in Clay County, Missouri,
I’ve always been amazed by this photograph of the gifts I received on my first
After the Cannon Beach portion of my recent trip west, my husband and I spent
By the beginning of June 1848 there were around 2,000 miners in the Sierra Nevada
One of the joys of blogging is finding other writers who touch your heart and
I am surprised that in five years of writing this blog I have never written
When I visited my father in August, I decided to make a peach cobbler and
One of the problems I’ve had to deal with in my soon-to-be-published novel, Now I’m
We don’t know what will suddenly bring a dormant memory to consciousness. For Proust, it
March is National Reading Awareness Month. I’ve written before about how important reading has been in