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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Washing in the New Year
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million 1857? 212. To take Spots off Cloths, Stuffs, Silk, Cotton, and Linen --Take two quarts of spring water, put in it a little fine white potash, about the quantity of a walnut, and a lemon cut in slices; mix these well...
Drawing Tea and Research Plans III
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 2078. Why will a black teapot make a better tea than a bright metal one, if it is set on the hob to "draw"? 2079 Because the black teapot will absorb heat plentifully from the fire and keep the water hot; whereas a...
Drawing Tea and Research Plans II
What’s in Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million 1857? 2076. Do not pensioners, and aged cottagers, generally prefer the black earthen teapot to the bright metal one? 2077. Yes, because they set it on the hob to "draw;" in which , the little black teapot will make the...