Will we see you next Wednesday, December 6th at the Oysterville Schoolhouse? I surely hope so. It's going to be all about oysters and clams -- history, stories, maybe even a recipe or two for your holiday enjoyment! If you've been attending our...
During the years that I've been writing this blog, I've had many wonderful responses from people who have visited Oysterville, who sometimes have questions about Oysterville, or even from a few who have ancestors who once lived here. I love those...
There are bad things and good things about an aging mind. The bad part is you can't remember squat. The good thing is you can't remember squat, either. It all becomes more noticeable on these long dark evenings when I snuggle up by the fire with...
I guess it's just my week to be cranky. But actually, the first page article in the Observer has me far beyond cranky. "Feds target 400K barred owls to save spotted owl." Jeezusly-old-blue-shitwine! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, no...
...of my glasses, I slipped it back in the frame ever-so-carefully and called my eye doctor to see if the optician was in. She was, so I gathered my coat and purse and, also, my wits and drove ever-so-gingerly to have it replaced properly. It...
... but then I don't think I've ever had much occasion for screaming. Thank goodness! The other day, though, I startled myself with my unexpected reaction -- twice! -- to seeing a squirrel (maybe) run across my pantry and then, again, across the...
Cheryl, my third cousin twice removed (and if that sounds familiar to those of you who "know" Ralph-my-favorite-researcher, it's because Cheryl is Ralph's sister) and her husband, Virg, came visiting for a couple of days. They don't live all that...
Today, in one of my continuing "cleaning out and tidying up" binges, I ran across a copy of The Seattle Times -- the "Night Final" edition for Monday, July 21, 1969, 50 pages, Price 10¢. U.S. Astronauts Open New Era said the headline and the...
Yesterday marked the 107th House Concert hosted in this old house in Oysterville! That's "quite a many" as my mother would say! In some ways, that's hard to believe. Each one has been unique. Each one memorable. And each has added to the...
...or even if you didn't, pour yourself a cup of coffee, fire up your computer and go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcCjIOEeXDg. Michael Lemeshko's video (all in one piece this time and complete with visual aids!) is up and running. And,...
I woke up a few minutes past three this morning. The wind was huffing and puffing; the house creaking and groaning. I wondered if we'd lose power. I thought about all the storms this old village has withstood and I thought of my Aunt Medora's...
Our third History Forum was a great success, if I do say so myself! Each of the previous sessions have been fabulous, but more on the "lecture" side of things rather than like a true Forum. So, today before I introduced our Guest Historians, I...