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2024: I Hope You Beat the Heat

It’s hot outside! Not a news break, I know, but beating the heat in Oklahoma seems to be a fulltime job these days. I don’t handle the heat the way I used to. When I was young with young children, … Continue reading

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2024: Hidden Gems in Enid

My hometown, Enid, Oklahoma, has been on a campaign of public art in the last few years. This particular piece is on the City Offices. We have a Mainstreet Enid group that helps keep the downtown area looking good and … Continue reading

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2024: Of Washing Machines and Interviews

If you follow me on Facebook you know I got a new washing machine this week. I may have squealed loudly. I take pleasure in the small things, like clean clothes. We’ve been limping along a 10-year-old washing machine with … Continue reading

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2024: William Kent Kreuger

I’ve been cleaning out books. If I don’t we have to build on to the house. Or I thought about crafting cards, organizing the books by the Dewey Decimal System, and checking them out to the public. But our town … Continue reading

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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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