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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Catching up
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Millions 1857? 3712. Prevention of Baldness --Eau de Cologne two ounces, tincture of cantharides two dachms, oil of rosemary, oil of nutmeg and oil of lavender, each ten drops. To be rubbed on the bald part of the head every...
Miss Lydia’s Academy
What's in Mrs. Hale's Receipt for the Million 1857? Ink—To make five gallons of good ink, costing but twelve-and-a half cents, take half a pound of extract of logwood, and dissolve it in five gallons of hot water, and add half an ounce of bichromate potash. Strain and...
Lighting the Way
What's in Mrs. Hales Receipts for the Million 1857? Things to Know 2024: Why do candles and lamps "spirit" when rain is at hand? 2025: Because the air is filled with vapor and the humidity penetrates the wick, where (being formed into steam) it expands suddenly and...