J.L. Oakley
Award-Winning Indie AuthorNovels set in WWII Norway
Novels set in the Pacific Northwest
Hilo Bay Mysteries with a bit of history
About Janet
So glad you came by. I love history and stories, gardening and just being outdoors. (I’ve been tent camping since I was a baby!)
I’ve lived in the Northwest for over 35 years. When I’m not writing, I enjoy delving into local history, looking for little surprises that tell a larger story of my area and the nation’s past, fodder far more novels or non-fiction pieces. I can be found in my garden conversing with chickadees or teaching history hands-on to local grade school students. I churn excellent butter (don’t forget to wash it!) and can spin up a storm.
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Veterans Day 2012
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipt for the Million 1857? In which she repeats herself, but well worth repeating for our troops today. 309. Water-proof Boots.--I have had three pairs of boots for the last six years (no shoes) and I think I shall not require any more for the...
Finding Family History on a Battlefield
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million 1857? 378. To prevent Wounds from mortifying. – Sprinkle sugar on them. The Turks wash fresh wounds with wine, and sprinkle sugar on them. Obstinate ulcers may be cured with sugar dissolved in a strong decoction of walnut...
Food’s On: The Mess Hall & the CCC’s
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipt for the Millions 1857? 1178. To smoke Hams and Fish on a small scale. -- Drive the ends out of an old hogshead or barrel; place this over a heap of sawdust of green hard wood, in which a bar of r ed -hot iron is buried; or take...