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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: 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: 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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2023: Christmas!

Merry Christmas! It is Christmas Eve, and it feels a little strange at this house. We had thunderstorms last night and it’s been warm, but this is Oklahoma so that could change quickly. My few presents are wrapped and under … Continue reading →

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2023: One Hundred-Year-Old Treasure

When I was young, when I got tired of a room, I’d run to the hardware store, buy a bucket of paint, change the color of the room, and move the furniture around. I’d peruse the Sears or Penney’s catalogue … Continue reading →

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2023: Visting Canton Lake

My husband has a new truck and it needed some highway miles, or maybe we did. Yesterday we made a trip to Canton Lake in northwest Oklahoma. It is an area still near and dear to my heart. I grew … Continue reading →

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2022: James L. Osburn – Happy Father’s Day

It’s Father’s Day and since I wrote about my husband’s days as a father last year, this year I’ll talk about my dad.             My father was born on a farm deep in the Arkansas Ozarks during the Great Depression. … Continue reading →

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2022: Easter!

Happy Easter! Easter is time of renewal for spring and a holiday for Christians. Other religions also celebrate near the same time. My Easter Lilies are up about three inches and will not bloom until summer. They don’t have a … Continue reading →

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2021: Expect the Unexpected – Christmas Around the Tree

Merry Christmas!  I hope yours was great—mine was.  It was smaller than usual, but the food and company were wonderful.  We had Christmas dinner at my son’s again.  He’s a great cook, with a big enough house to hold the … Continue reading →

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2021: Expect the Unexpected – Black River Memories

It’s Thanksgiving this week, a time to think of family. My aunt passed away in the last year and due to Covid her children were unable to bury immediately. It took a year, but they finally were able to have … Continue reading →

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