Robert and I took a long drive through the winding, red back roads of Logan County last night. I would really like to buy a place in the country! This patch of Oklahoma earth is near Ambriz Road. I love the lone tree in the field. It reminded me of this quote from Forrest Gump: “You died on...
On Sunday afternoon, we drove out to Red Rock Canyon, a state park near Hinton, Oklahoma. It’s about a five-mile drive off Interstate 40. It was a beautiful day! We stopped by the Cherokee Trading Post on the way out and the Indian Trading Post on the way back home. We enjoyed a couple of...
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Oklahoma City Swap Meet On Saturday morning, I took my kids to the local swap meet. They are up early every day, which really wears on my husband Robert. He rarely gets a chance to sleep in, so this was a good way to get everyone out of the house for a while and let him rest. He burns the candle...
The first time I went to Nhan’s Tailor Shop was in 1999. I was working as Director of Public Relations for the Oklahoma Arts Council at the time and I was killing time during my lunch hour. I was looking for a cheongsam for Juliette. I’d bought one at Dillard’s and I wanted her...
The Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce sponsored a children’s festival yesterday. It took place on SW 25th Street, an area of town I fondly refer to as Little Mexico. They shut the street down between Walker and Western Avenues. There was a really impressive display of...
“Of the Marines on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue” — Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz I had a meeting in a small town in rural Oklahoma yesterday. While driving down Main Street, I spotted two men installing a billboard ad for the U.S. Marines. I pulled over to take...
In 1898, Bethel came into the world in Indian Territory. She was born in a covered wagon near what would become Sapulpa, Oklahoma. When she was about 16-years-old she gave birth to a baby boy. It was scandalous at the time, but this did not make her love him any less. When that boy was about...
Every year, we try to go to the St. Patrick’s Day parade here in Oklahoma City. Last year, they changed the parade route from Automobile Alley to Sheridan. This year they pushed it another block south to Reno. I wish they’d move it back to Automobile Alley. The old brick buildings made...
This post features photos from Oklahoma City’s MLK Day Parade, 2014, as well as some pictures of a Black History Month celebration. Back in February, I attended a banquet at the Oklahoma History Center in honor of Black History Month. I was happy to capture so many wonderful faces in...
By 2 p.m. on Thursday, roads in Oklahoma City were pretty hazardous. Yesterday, they called a snow day. Yea! I spent two hours going to five stores looking for waterproof gloves for my kids. Let me just say, I’ve never been happier to be a Jeep People than I was yesterday because this thing...
My heart is a pomegranate full of sweet fancies, To crimson with sunshine and swell with the dew. Warmed by your smile and besprent by your glances See, it has opened for you! –Lesbia Harford Happy Thanksgiving! I was driving through the historic neighborhood of Linwood Place on Sunday and...
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