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2024: The Best Father’s Day Ever

It’s Father’s Day! Time to celebrate fathers near and far. My family celebrated by going to a steakhouse last night and it was wonderful. We waited on a table for an hour and had that time to enjoy each other’s … Continue reading

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2024: Book Signings and Old Friends

Yesterday was another milestone. I had a book signing with a fellow classmate from Enid High School. I won’t tell you the year we graduated. I don’t want you fainting. But we’re both still active and not in the obituaries … Continue reading

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2024: Sandhill Island – Again!

If you follow this blog, you might have realized I didn’t post anything yesterday. I normally post on Sunday morning and it’s Monday evening. I’ve been on vacation. But I wanted you to know I’ve been working diligently to write … Continue reading

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2024: Memorial Day

It’s Memorial Day weekend—the unofficial beginning of summer—and a day of remembrance. Originally the day was set aside to remember veterans and their sacrifices during war. It has become more of a time to remember people who have passed on. … Continue reading

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2024: Craft Shows and Novels

Yesterday I had a book signing downtown at a craft show. Sometimes books sell at craft shows, and sometimes people are looking for other things. I was set up at a table with my sister who makes the most adorable … Continue reading

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2024: Happy Mother’s Day!

It’s Mother’s Day! A day to celebrate mothers across the world and all that they have accomplished. My grandmother had 8 children during the Great Depression in Arkansas and grew a huge vegetable garden along with chickens, orchards, and a … Continue reading

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2024: Col. Eileen Collins – NASA Space Shuttle Commander

I spent 15 years as the admin for the simulator section at Vance AFB and made some life-long friends there. I still have breakfast with the employees who are now retired but had long and exciting careers. I kept the … Continue reading

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2024: The Saga of the Daylily

It’s gardening season, the eternal struggle between garden and gardener. And the older I get the more of a struggle it becomes. I wonder if God looks down his nose at me when I pull some of his creations out … Continue reading

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2024: Author Events and High School Reunions

It was an eventful and busy weekend. I participated in the annual Enid Author Fest with 40 of Oklahoma’s finest authors. We hobnobbed, read our work to the public, and sold a few books. It is always great to see … Continue reading

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2024: Of Flowerbeds and Winding Roads

Spring blossoms are beginning to pop up their pretty heads and it is planting time. My tired achy body doesn’t do as much of that as I used to. But it is time for a trip to the greenhouse. I … Continue reading

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