Yesterday, descendants of Ben Willis and Levi Latty flocked to Tahlequah to honor our ancestors and get better acquainted with each other. Today is Father’s Day, a good time to remember the values, the strength of character, and the love of family these men left us. Many fathers were in the room; men who worked hard for […]
Jun 7, 2015
What a Dream!
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Okay, all you dream analyzers, have I got a doozy for you! I’m not quite sure how it all started but danger was involved and I was in the middle of some sort of war. I think it was the War Between the States. Anyway, I had to keep my head down and hide a […]
Jun 4, 2015
Fran’s Luncheon
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The guests were too many to go around Fran’s long table so they spilled over into the living room yesterday. An array of salads, Fran’s famous minestrone soup and a dessert table awaited the women gathered there. Flowers and plants flourished in their container homes in the front and back yards. Reds, blues, purples, yellows, […]
Jun 1, 2015
Argumentative
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When people reach a certain age, my age, for example, we have definite opinions. Children usually express the opinions of their parents but as children grow into adults, they are bombarded with propaganda. They discover new facts, develop new insights, and form their own opinions. At least, that’s the healthy thing to do–form one’s own opinions and not […]
May 26, 2015
Mysterious Morning
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If a writer of mysteries (me) ever needed a mysterious atmosphere in which to write a mystery, that dark, dangerous, scary time is now! In fact, after a night of lightning and storm warnings, it’s still dark and foreboding this morning. My heart goes out to the people in Texas and Oklahoma and also here […]
May 21, 2015
Which Winter Is This?
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Okay, we’ve had blackberry winter, whippoorwill winter and now is this ‘possum winter? It is 45 degrees this morning. Sweatshirt weather again. The water fountain in the container garden reminds me of a creek bubbling through the woods, a kind of cold-looking robin is out checking the ground for early-bird worms and the leaves on […]
