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Estate Sales and Auctions
One of my mother’s great passions was collecting antiques. Growing up poor in the Great Depression fueled her enjoyment and appreciation of the things the rich people had, which is not to say she was...
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Sixteen years ago today…my new life..
Sixteen years ago today, I became a different person. I went from mother to grandmother in one second that exploded into years that fill my heart and life. Sixteen years ago today, my first...
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The Me Doll
As a mother, I kept a lot of the kids’ things…pictures, notes, cards. Things that are precious to me. My mother kept a paper carnation I made in preschool or kindergarten, made out of kleenex or...
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My high school reunion history…
I graduated from high school 50 years ago. 50 YEARS AGO!!! That’s hard to say, hard to imagine. Really? Where did all that time go? How did it pass so quickly? I was in a great class, a class of about...
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Reunions, Spouses, Reality
It’s all about the reunion this week. I wrote about the fun and history of my reunions, but I feel obligated to add a short piece dedicated to another group – the spouses. I was lucky that my husband...
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Speaking as a Daddy’s Girl…
It’s stupid to make generalizations about Daddys or Mommys because there are so many kinds. Since it’s Father’s Day, I’m thinking of the fathers I’ve known and lost…grandfather, father, father-in-law,...
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Dressing Up
Casual is my style and always has been. My mother took great pains when I was growing up to make me look like a sweet little girl and a lovely young lady, but I was always for kicking off those dresses...
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Two Little Clouds
My fascination with clouds goes all the way back to my childhood when my grandmother and my mother sang this song to me… Two little clouds one summer’s day Went flying through the sky. They went so...
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Where the Wind Comes Sweepin’ O’er the Plains
Living in Oklahoma is not for sissies. True to the song, that wind does come sweepin’ and sometimes it’s a little strong. The beautiful plains probably handle it better than the cities. In Tulsa, we...
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Magic Moments – Gardner Mansion
A friend once told me to watch for the “Magic Moments” when I traveled, meaning the treasures you stumble onto while you’re winding along your planned route. Here’s a little one I had near Broken Bow,...
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The Perils of Childhood
It’s been a long time since Aunt Polly said to Tom Sawyer, “Well, go ‘long and play; but mind you get back some time in a week, or I’ll tan you.” I was thinking of the changes in the freedom children...
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When you’re smiling…
I was standing in a grocery line today and noticed a man about my age in the next lane. My goodness, he looked grumpy. I realized it was merely something that seems to happen as you get older. I think...
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Goin’ to Graceland
You gotta go to Graceland…right? Twice before I’ve been at the famous gates after it closed. This time, I had to go inside. By pure chance, I promise, it was the end of Elvis week in Memphis, the 36th...
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My River Kinfolk
Knowing where your relatives came from is intriguing, at the very least. Maybe it will explain something, anything about us. All those questions… The family member I know the most about is my father. I...
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Travel Souvenirs from the South
OK – I can’t be the only person who brings home a carload of souvenirs from a road trip…can I? It’s not like I can’t remember the place or person, but I do tend to forget after a time and the things I...
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Down in the Swamps…with gators and other critters
It all started while talking to new friends about their life in Georgia on the Ogeechee River, which runs in their back yard, so to speak. She told me about fishing with a 16 foot gator coming up...
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Return to Mah Jongg…
My family always played games…card games like Gin Rummy, Battle, I Doubt It, Go Fish, and a bunch of others along with any kind of solitaire we could find. We played board games when I was growing...
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Retirement…Year One!
I’ve officially been retired for one year and here are five things I can tell you… 1. There is not enough time to do all you want to do. It’s true that you will wonder how you ever found time to work...
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Oregon, oh Oregon!
I took a blogging break, not because I couldn’t get online or didn’t have things to show and tell, but because I was busy adventuring. There’s actually too much, but I have to treat you to the wonders...
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Okie Girls
Last week, I went to the cabin of a friend along with two other friends, all of us Oklahoma born. While driving an hour out of town, we started talking about how beautiful the state is, one friend...
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