Sunset Behind the Sunflowers

Autumn is beginning to reveal herself in Oklahoma,  and the farm is transforming in gentle, powerful ways.  What once looked like weeds is now a small grove  of brilliant wild sunflowers.  What was just a few weeks ago a hot,…

The Imperfectionists (book review)

   This book had a lot going for it way before I cracked open the library’s laminated cover protector.   First, it was recommended to me by my lil’ sis Gen and her West coast Derby buddy Julia.  They are both fabulously…

In Praise of Gimmicks

   I am an admitted sucker for neatly packaged, pre-organized, easily translatable remnants of knowledge that some people might call gimmicks.  Especially if they rhyme.  Not that full bodies of information or complete works of literature are lost on me;…