Do you remember in 2009 when I gave up buying plants for Lent? This Lent, I decided to give up desserts instead. It's a much more …
Wednesday: quiet home day
Today was a quiet home day as are most Wednesdays. I stay away from the computer and just do those things which keeps the RDR …
Record breaking snowfall hits Oklahoma
Yesterday, at least twelve and a half inches of white stuff fell on central and north central Oklahoma. Tulsa got even more snow, …
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Let the feasting begin
Christmas is nearly upon us. Do you have your shopping done? I hope so because the malls will be even bigger nightmares tomorrow. …
Dreaming of sugar plums and channeling Martha
Sometimes, Martha Stewart gets a bad rap. People snidely remark that they aren't Martha (as if that were a "good thing"), and we …
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Butterflies, yes or no? A conversation.
"Do you like butterflies," asks Bear as we drive to see Entangled at the matinee. I could wonder why she was thinking of …
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Sometimes, things just go awry
If you are squeamish about animals and their wicked ways, don't read any further. When you own chickens out in the country, you …
Up and down
Up and down, the weather forecast for many of a day of late. Yesterday, it was frosty out on the pumpkin. Today, pretty warm. This …
Bulb story
Once upon a time, there was a very earnest young gardener who imagined a field of tulips, 'Red Emperor' of course. She bought a …
Three things for Thursday: the demise of ‘New Dawn’ and a glove review
You know I've been fighting rose rosette in my garden. Last weekend, I begged, cajoled and exhorted my husband to help me remove …
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Sunflowers are awesome
When your mom is in the hospital again, what do you send her? Instead of indoor plant she will later pass off to you or let die, …
Three for Thursday: our new pup
Today, HH and I traveled through Sac and Fox country and then the Osage Nation all the way to Skiatook, Oklahoma. Here's …