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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Tree Soldier & the CCC
What's in Mrs. Hale Receipts for the Million 1857? 1135. To cure Wounds in Trees--wounds in trees are best cured by covering them with a coat of common lead paint without turpentine (for turpentine is poison to vegetation) in the sun, on a fine dry day. Healing the...
Laughing Your Way Through WWII
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for Million 1857? 2555. Every one of these suggestions may be regarded as the centre of many others, which the earnest mind can not fail to discover. Laughter the Best Civil Defense? Having gone through the orange warning system and duck...
Hydroponic Marriages
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million 1857? 2685. No union should be undertaken until both of the contacting parties are fully acquainted with each other's disposition. Funny about doing research for one subject, you often stumble on something unknown. I knew...