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:A Novel of Love, Forgiveness and the Great Depression
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million, 1857? 1136. We believe it is generally admitted that transplanted trees succeed best when their early growth has been in soil similar to that for which they are destined to be placed permanently. If raised in such a...
A System of Nails
What's in Mrs. Hale Receipt for the Million, 1857? 646. Towels -- Towels are made of diaper or huckabuck, of a quality adapted to the uses to which they are applicable. They should be one yard long and about ten or twelve nails wide. The best are bought single and...
Some Things Never Change
What's in Mrs. Hales Receipts for the Million 1857? 4143 & 4144. There is such a rush of all other kinds of words in our days ... There are vain words, and idle words, and hasty words, and spiteful words, and silly words, and empty words, and profane words, and...