Marathon Monday: Harvey’s Story, part 2
Several days ago I posted the first in a series of three posts honoring my father in law and his work as a first responder to the OKC Murrah Building Bombing in April, 1995. I want to thank all of you…
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Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
Lazy W Marie
Carpeing all the diems in semi-rural Oklahoma...xoxo
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Could You Pass a Citizenship Test?
This question has bothered me about myself for a while. Although I have always felt somewhat patriotic and have believed myself a reasonably knowledgeable person, I have fallen embarrassingly short in civic smarts more often than I would like to…
Harvey’s Story, part 1
The 19th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Murrah Building bombing is fast approaching. Handsome’s parents Harvey and Judy Wreath were both first responders to this tragedy, and over these past several days Harvey has been gracious to sit and discuss…
Friday 5 at the Farm: Accidental Collecting
You guys. I have some pretty serious posts in draft, being edited by my ten-four-good-buddy M and polished by Love because it is sensitive material. But today is also Friday. Handsome and I have worked ourselves down to the marrow…
Red Bud Season
There’s a paved road near our farm where the red bud trees stand tall on both sides, intermingling with live oaks, maples, sand plums, and cedars. They are all so old and strong that they interlace their branches over the…