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GLOME’S VALLEY ON SALE FOR $.99!

    IT’S AN AFTER CHRISTMAS SALE and you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your home to get it!  My book, Glome’s Valley, is available on Kindle for the next seven days for only $.99 (usually $4.99). … Continue reading →

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 48

    Christmas is almost upon us.  Is your shopping done?  Have you finished your baking?  Have you told your friends and family that you love them?  Have you remembered the true meaning of Christmas? My daughter agreed to host … Continue reading →

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 47

    Several years ago I got rid of half of the Christmas decorations I had in the attic.  Seriously there were six plastic tubs of things I kept for years.  I gave three of the tubs to my daughter … Continue reading →

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Weatherization of Your Home for Winter

    Weatherization of your home can you help you save on your energy bills winter and summer.  Wrap your hot water heater with an insulated blanket made for that purpose to help keep the warm water warm.  Extra insulation … Continue reading →

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 46

Our Thanksgiving was smaller than normal this year due to the flu.  It took out half the family in advance of our little get together.  But I still managed to eat enough.  We had six for a quick throw together … Continue reading →

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 45

    Cornucopias represent bounty and my life is full of bounty this week. I’m back to having more time on my hands again just in time for the holidays.  Being semi-retired can be confusing.  This week after finishing a … Continue reading →

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myOGEpower and SmartHours

   Jack Frost is on the way, a time of afghans, hot cocoa and fireplaces.  You can’t avoid winter but you can avoid giant energy bills.  Have online access to your energy usage with #myOGEpower and watch when you use … Continue reading →

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 44

   Every year before Thanksgiving, Enid hosts The Mennonite Relief Sale http://reliefsales.mcc.org/sales/oklahoma-mennonite-relief-sale.  They are held all over the country but we are lucky enough to have one in our community. I always find wonderful crafts, books, food and the pies … Continue reading →

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LUCKY THIRTEEN – FIFTY-TWO NEW THINGS TO DO IN 2013: NO. 43

    Two weekends ago the family and I went to the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulfur, Oklahoma (http://www.chickasawculturalcenter.com/?gclid=CMDI_PbuyLoCFUhk7Aod33cAuA).  It was such a wonderful center full of artifacts, art (by great Oklahoma artists like Mike Larsen),    (http://www.larsenstudio.com/) and more information … Continue reading →

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OG&E’s FanPower Program

     Power derived from the use of wind turbines has been around for centuries.  In Persia (now known as Iran) windmills were used as early as 200 B.C. to run machines that ground grain or drew water from wells.    … Continue reading →

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