June 21st was the summer solstice—the official first day of summer. That’s when the North Pole tilts toward the sun and sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere hangs so … [Read more...]
Be careful what you carry into homes where you’re a guest.
My last blog discussed garbagemen or more euphemistically sanitation removal specialists or recycling engineers. Here’s my true story of what not to do when being … [Read more...]
Dreamworthy Semantics and Euphemisms – Our thoughts determine our words
Besides writing, I’ve taught university in classrooms and/or online for years and love it. Sometimes my sons or grandchildren have attended my classes. I love what … [Read more...]
Thanks, Ben Franklin, for the Lending Library and so much more!
Thank you, Benjamin Franklin for inventing half-moon glasses, Franklin stoves, lightning rods, lending libraries, and so much more. This puckish man didn’t do … [Read more...]
Bizarre and Wonderful Libraries
I appreciate a dear friend sending this fascinating article, “6 of the World’s Most Unusual Libraries” because with a manuscript deadline of May 29th to finish Books … [Read more...]
What happened AFTER the Japanese sub entered the Columbia River in WWII?
What happened AFTER the I-25 Japanese submarine entered the Columbia River in June 1942? That’s the subject I cover in Strong Currents that will release November 29, … [Read more...]
Absorbing Wilderness Lore–Write What You Know
From 1949-1952, boxes of Nabisco Shredded Wheat cereal containedStraight Arrow wilderness survival cards. Some were still around when I grew up. Straight Arrow was … [Read more...]
Praise for Wilderness Wife – What others are saying
Read Meez Carrie (Carrie Schmidt’s) very positive review of Wilderness Wife on her Reading is my Super Power blog yesterday, 2/27/22. Here are several … [Read more...]
Wilderness Wife–the creation of a Heroine
I loved growing up in the shadow of Fort Vancouver in my home town of Vancouver, Washington. We all knew of Dr. John McLoughlin’s exploits. I felt inspired to … [Read more...]
Update Plus Interesting Facts from Inspiring Heroine, Marguerite McLoughlin’s Early Life
The above view from Fort Vancouver on the banks of the Columbia River looking east to Mt. Hood is what I saw through much of my childhood. No wonder I became … [Read more...]
