In past Octobers, I’ve written about haunting books—which I define as stories that linger after
In the last couple of months, I’ve had two mini-reunions with people who were important
I’ve been to Volunteer Park several times since we moved to Seattle, but usually I’ve
When I researched the 1840s for my Oregon Trail novels, I started with the big
In August, my husband and I were fortunate enough to take a couple of days
I have mentioned before that my mother has Alzheimer’s. The last few years have been
As I continue to research and edit my work-in-progress about the early years of the
I’ve written before about the decadent Nadine Spanner chocolate cake. But when my husband and
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed, is the
My 50th high school reunion was last weekend. I wasn’t able to attend, but I
A friend and I recently exchanged emails about cooking. Neither of us is the cook
I was looking for a historical topic for today’s post and came across a reference
Forty years ago today, September 4, 1979, I started working for Hallmark Cards. It was
If you’re looking for a small Mother’s Day present, try my book “Family Recipe: Sweet
I was surprised to get a notice from WordPress.com recently congratulating me on my 9th
I often try to post about family members when their birthdays come around. Well, today
My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in
September 7, 1973, was my brother’s sixteenth birthday, so yesterday he turned sixty-four. I left
I’ve made a tradition of writing about “haunting books” on this blog each October, though
I’ve written many times about photographs taken from my childhood or from my children’s childhood.