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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Puns of Life II
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million 1857? 4088. Answer. -- At first two wives cross the river, then one returns and takes over the remaining wife; after which she recrosses, and stays with her husband, and the two husbands cross over. Then a husband and...
Puns of Life
What's in Mrs.Hale's Receipts for the Million 1857? 4082. Wanted to know,---how the six persons can transport themselves over the river in pairs, so that no woman shall be left in company with any of the men unless her husband is present. Party Mood Today is my...
Pruning for Better Shape
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipt for the Million 1857? 2353. Haggling off limbs and branches and leaving stumps on the trees, which rot off and let the water into the trunk, soon destroys the tree; therefore, always cut or saw off smooth, when the wound will heal and the...