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NATIVE OKLAHOMA PERSIMMONS 101 Persimmons are beautiful simply served on a dish by themselves. Photo by Rylee Roberts (Originally published Fall, 2010) While sitting at the breakfast table as a young girl, I could look out the window this time of year and watch the squirrels scamper like mad up and down the trees just across the fence line along our garden. They were scrambling to see who could harvest and store the highest FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. SOMETIMES I SHARE SECRETS: STEAK & ALE HAWAIIAN CHICKEN Preheat oven to 275°F. In a heavy ovenproof kettle large enough to hold veal shanks in one layer heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté onion and celery until beginning to turn golden. Pat shanks dry between paper towels and season with salt and pepper. MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasal ALWAYS THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ANSWER WHO ASKS THE MORE Always the More Beautiful Answer Who Asks the More Beautiful Question. There is a gentleman in this world who some say is a shaman. Some people say he uses coyote tricks for his own purposes in our culture that he picked up in other lands. Some say he’s the son of a Baptist preacher, therefore his perspective of faith is understandable. MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! WHAT MAKES A REAL DAD? by Michael Mitchell. I’ve written a lot on one of my other blogs on the many qualities I think of when I think about what makes a man a REAL man. Qualities like generosity, courage, simplicity, contentment, strength, and many others. And in many ways, CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS At a time when it was extremely rare to see African American women highlighted on T.V., Mahalia Jackson’s 1961 performance of “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” is indeed music to my ears. LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
NATIVE OKLAHOMA PERSIMMONS 101 Persimmons are beautiful simply served on a dish by themselves. Photo by Rylee Roberts (Originally published Fall, 2010) While sitting at the breakfast table as a young girl, I could look out the window this time of year and watch the squirrels scamper like mad up and down the trees just across the fence line along our garden. They were scrambling to see who could harvest and store the highest FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. SOMETIMES I SHARE SECRETS: STEAK & ALE HAWAIIAN CHICKEN Preheat oven to 275°F. In a heavy ovenproof kettle large enough to hold veal shanks in one layer heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté onion and celery until beginning to turn golden. Pat shanks dry between paper towels and season with salt and pepper. MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasal ALWAYS THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ANSWER WHO ASKS THE MORE Always the More Beautiful Answer Who Asks the More Beautiful Question. There is a gentleman in this world who some say is a shaman. Some people say he uses coyote tricks for his own purposes in our culture that he picked up in other lands. Some say he’s the son of a Baptist preacher, therefore his perspective of faith is understandable. MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! WHAT MAKES A REAL DAD? by Michael Mitchell. I’ve written a lot on one of my other blogs on the many qualities I think of when I think about what makes a man a REAL man. Qualities like generosity, courage, simplicity, contentment, strength, and many others. And in many ways, CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS At a time when it was extremely rare to see African American women highlighted on T.V., Mahalia Jackson’s 1961 performance of “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” is indeed music to my ears.RED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the powerEPOTM: CRINER, OK
For more information on the Criner Superfund site, go here. Here’s a photo of a Criner bridge published in the Daily Oklahoman in the 70s. Here is a Lexington, OK newspaper printed in 1915 with a story of a man living in Criner who was ordered to get his mules dipped.. For photos of Kaye, her chickens and her historical porch, scroll below. ALWAYS THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ANSWER WHO ASKS THE MORE Always the More Beautiful Answer Who Asks the More Beautiful Question. There is a gentleman in this world who some say is a shaman. Some people say he uses coyote tricks for his own purposes in our culture that he picked up in other lands. Some say he’s the son of a Baptist preacher, therefore his perspective of faith is understandable. MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. TEN BIG TRUTHS FOR EVERY COMMITTED COUPLE Big Truth #3: The only individually oriented goal your spouse or partner can fulfill for you is “the one where you have a person who loves you, sticks by your side, protects you, adores you, and is your lifetime teammate.” Your spouse or partner cannot, nor will ever be able to, satisfy any deep-seated abyss you need filled by having the exact job you want them to have, or styling their WHAT MAKES A REAL DAD? by Michael Mitchell. I’ve written a lot on one of my other blogs on the many qualities I think of when I think about what makes a man a REAL man. Qualities like generosity, courage, simplicity, contentment, strength, and many others. And in many ways, THE GIFT OF A NARRATOR: FAULK’S CHRISTMAS STORY; TIMELESS The gifted storyteller and former radio broadcaster John Henry Faulk recorded his Christmas story in 1974 for the program Voices in the Wind. Faulk was born to Methodist parents on August 21, 1913. The fourth of five children, he attended the University of Texas. IS “FALLING OUT OF LOVE” THE DEATHBLOW TO YOUR MARRIAGE hi i write before about my situation you can see the comments i did before sacrified 4 years to help my husband going back to school and support him ,and my youngest daughter i live in different state and he lives in different stated also well short long storie like i say after 17 years of merrier and been very supported more then never in the last 4 years he came after he was done with schoolRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. HOW TO MAKE REDBUD JELLY Approx. 2 cups boiling water. 2-3 Tablespoons lemon juice. 3 Tablespoons Sure-Jel powder. 2 cups sugar; 1-2 tsp. butter. 1. Gather 3 cups of fresh, new redbud blooms. Be careful while gathering. Honeybees like to visit the trees so you’ll have to share with them. Make sure you are gathering from a tree that hasn’t received anyoverspray
ALWAYS THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ANSWER WHO ASKS THE MORE Always the More Beautiful Answer Who Asks the More Beautiful Question. There is a gentleman in this world who some say is a shaman. Some people say he uses coyote tricks for his own purposes in our culture that he picked up in other lands. Some say he’s the son of a Baptist preacher, therefore his perspective of faith is understandable. DOE DOE PARK POOL IN LAWTON History note – June 11, 1966 – Police arrest 22 of about 200 protesters picketing Doe Doe Recreation Park, a private, segregated amusement park with a swimming pool in Lawton. One of the most wonderful places I went to as a boy was Doe Doe Park. The swimming pool was huge. It had swings, and a tower and multiple diving boards. MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! SOMETIMES I SHARE SECRETS: STEAK & ALE HAWAIIAN CHICKEN Preheat oven to 275°F. In a heavy ovenproof kettle large enough to hold veal shanks in one layer heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté onion and celery until beginning to turn golden. Pat shanks dry between paper towels and season with salt and pepper. WELL, FOR PETE’S SAKE! ~ SW OK, NAVAJO AND NAVAJOE William P. “Uncle Pete” Askew, farmer and the proprietor of the Navajoe general store came to Oklahoma around December of 1897 from Mississippi, via Texas. Shortly after arriving, he staked a claim on 160 acres of land near the Navajoe community. Uncle Pete is Jacquie’s father, and my great-grandmother’s brother. MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasalRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. HOW TO MAKE REDBUD JELLY Approx. 2 cups boiling water. 2-3 Tablespoons lemon juice. 3 Tablespoons Sure-Jel powder. 2 cups sugar; 1-2 tsp. butter. 1. Gather 3 cups of fresh, new redbud blooms. Be careful while gathering. Honeybees like to visit the trees so you’ll have to share with them. Make sure you are gathering from a tree that hasn’t received anyoverspray
ALWAYS THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ANSWER WHO ASKS THE MORE Always the More Beautiful Answer Who Asks the More Beautiful Question. There is a gentleman in this world who some say is a shaman. Some people say he uses coyote tricks for his own purposes in our culture that he picked up in other lands. Some say he’s the son of a Baptist preacher, therefore his perspective of faith is understandable. DOE DOE PARK POOL IN LAWTON History note – June 11, 1966 – Police arrest 22 of about 200 protesters picketing Doe Doe Recreation Park, a private, segregated amusement park with a swimming pool in Lawton. One of the most wonderful places I went to as a boy was Doe Doe Park. The swimming pool was huge. It had swings, and a tower and multiple diving boards. MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! SOMETIMES I SHARE SECRETS: STEAK & ALE HAWAIIAN CHICKEN Preheat oven to 275°F. In a heavy ovenproof kettle large enough to hold veal shanks in one layer heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté onion and celery until beginning to turn golden. Pat shanks dry between paper towels and season with salt and pepper. WELL, FOR PETE’S SAKE! ~ SW OK, NAVAJO AND NAVAJOE William P. “Uncle Pete” Askew, farmer and the proprietor of the Navajoe general store came to Oklahoma around December of 1897 from Mississippi, via Texas. Shortly after arriving, he staked a claim on 160 acres of land near the Navajoe community. Uncle Pete is Jacquie’s father, and my great-grandmother’s brother. MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasalRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
SOMETIMES I SHARE SECRETS: STEAK & ALE HAWAIIAN CHICKEN Preheat oven to 275°F. In a heavy ovenproof kettle large enough to hold veal shanks in one layer heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté onion and celery until beginning to turn golden. Pat shanks dry between paper towels and season with salt and pepper. KENSINGTON CLUB MARINADE RECIPE Swear? Okay. Then here it is. Enjoy. 1 1/6 c. unsweetened pineapple juice; 1/4 c. granulated sugar; just under 1/2 c. cooking sherry or wine; 1/3 c. soy sauce; 1/6 c. red wine vinegar; 1/3 t. granulated garlic. (1/6 c. = 2 2/3 T.) That’s it. Allow fresh meat to marinate at least 3-6 hours. We put ours in a Ziploc bag. Please enjoy – Iknow
FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. WHAT MAKES A REAL DAD? A real dad imparts wisdom to his children. 10. A real dad is interested in the lives of his children. 11. A real dad seeks to know his children by asking lots of open ended questions without making them feel like they are being interrogated. 12. A realEPOTM: CRINER, OK
Here’s a photo of a Criner bridge published in the Daily Oklahoman in the 70s. Here is a Lexington, OK newspaper printed in 1915 with a story of a man living in Criner who was ordered to get his mules dipped. For photos of Kaye, her chickens and her historical porch, scroll below. Also below are two photos of the Superfund site justdown the
IN SEARCH OF A NAME FOR THE “MAN-BUN” In Search of a Name for the “Man-Bun”. Yep, there it is in all its glory. My "Man-Bun" in need of a decent descriptor. There really aren’t too many of us these days: long-haired freaky looking guys. Especially those of us who aren’t that freaky. We grow up, get respectable jobs or just loose our follicles. Society eventually moldsus to
THE GIFT OF A NARRATOR: FAULK’S CHRISTMAS STORY; TIMELESS The gifted storyteller and former radio broadcaster John Henry Faulk recorded his Christmas story in 1974 for the program Voices in the Wind. Faulk was born to Methodist parents on August 21, 1913. The fourth of five children, he attended the University of Texas. CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS At a time when it was extremely rare to see African American women highlighted on T.V., Mahalia Jackson’s 1961 performance of “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” is indeed music to my ears. EPTOM: CEDAR VALLEY, OK (“DUFFY IS CEDAR VALLEY”) Duffy tied a bow on the moment, looking at each of us with pure delight, sitting back in his chair for a moment of pause. Cedar Valley is one of the rare late-incorporated towns in Oklahoma. It was officially “put on the map” in 1982, and by a sentimental act of an Oklahoma legislator, Duffy Martin was declared “mayor” of CedarValley
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A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. DOE DOE PARK POOL IN LAWTON History note – June 11, 1966 – Police arrest 22 of about 200 protesters picketing Doe Doe Recreation Park, a private, segregated amusement park with a swimming pool in Lawton. One of the most wonderful places I went to as a boy was Doe Doe Park. The swimming pool was huge. It had swings, and a tower and multiple diving boards. ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
HOW TO MAKE REDBUD JELLY Approx. 2 cups boiling water. 2-3 Tablespoons lemon juice. 3 Tablespoons Sure-Jel powder. 2 cups sugar; 1-2 tsp. butter. 1. Gather 3 cups of fresh, new redbud blooms. Be careful while gathering. Honeybees like to visit the trees so you’ll have to share with them. Make sure you are gathering from a tree that hasn’t received anyoverspray
MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasal FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS When my mind drifts to Christmas music, I’ll frequently hear Bing Crosby crooning, Nat King Cole smoothly balladeering, or perhaps Mark Lowrey’s “Mary Did You Know.” But whe IS “FALLING OUT OF LOVE” THE DEATHBLOW TO YOUR MARRIAGE hi i write before about my situation you can see the comments i did before sacrified 4 years to help my husband going back to school and support him ,and my youngest daughter i live in different state and he lives in different stated also well short long storie like i say after 17 years of merrier and been very supported more then never in the last 4 years he came after he was done with schoolRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. DOE DOE PARK POOL IN LAWTON History note – June 11, 1966 – Police arrest 22 of about 200 protesters picketing Doe Doe Recreation Park, a private, segregated amusement park with a swimming pool in Lawton. One of the most wonderful places I went to as a boy was Doe Doe Park. The swimming pool was huge. It had swings, and a tower and multiple diving boards. ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasal FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS When my mind drifts to Christmas music, I’ll frequently hear Bing Crosby crooning, Nat King Cole smoothly balladeering, or perhaps Mark Lowrey’s “Mary Did You Know.” But whe IS “FALLING OUT OF LOVE” THE DEATHBLOW TO YOUR MARRIAGE hi i write before about my situation you can see the comments i did before sacrified 4 years to help my husband going back to school and support him ,and my youngest daughter i live in different state and he lives in different stated also well short long storie like i say after 17 years of merrier and been very supported more then never in the last 4 years he came after he was done with schoolRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power FEBRUARY | 2021 | RED DIRT CHRONICLES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power WELL, FOR PETE’S SAKE! ~ SW OK, NAVAJO AND NAVAJOE William P. “Uncle Pete” Askew, farmer and the proprietor of the Navajoe general store came to Oklahoma around December of 1897 from Mississippi, via Texas. Shortly after arriving, he staked a claim on 160 acres of land near the Navajoe community. Uncle Pete is Jacquie’s father, and my great-grandmother’s brother. NATIVE OKLAHOMA PERSIMMONS 101 Persimmons are beautiful simply served on a dish by themselves. Photo by Rylee Roberts (Originally published Fall, 2010) While sitting at the breakfast table as a young girl, I could look out the window this time of year and watch the squirrels scamper like mad up and down the trees just across the fence line along our garden. They were scrambling to see who could harvest and store the highest SOMETIMES I SHARE SECRETS: STEAK & ALE HAWAIIAN CHICKEN Preheat oven to 275°F. In a heavy ovenproof kettle large enough to hold veal shanks in one layer heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté onion and celery until beginning to turn golden. Pat shanks dry between paper towels and season with salt and pepper. WHAT MAKES A REAL DAD? by Michael Mitchell. I’ve written a lot on one of my other blogs on the many qualities I think of when I think about what makes a man a REAL man. Qualities like generosity, courage, simplicity, contentment, strength, and many others. And in many ways, IN SEARCH OF A NAME FOR THE “MAN-BUN” In Search of a Name for the “Man-Bun”. Yep, there it is in all its glory. My "Man-Bun" in need of a decent descriptor. There really aren’t too many of us these days: long-haired freaky looking guys. Especially those of us who aren’t that freaky. We grow up, get respectable jobs or just loose our follicles. Society eventually moldsus to
ALWAYS THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ANSWER WHO ASKS THE MORE Always the More Beautiful Answer Who Asks the More Beautiful Question. There is a gentleman in this world who some say is a shaman. Some people say he uses coyote tricks for his own purposes in our culture that he picked up in other lands. Some say he’s the son of a Baptist preacher, therefore his perspective of faith is understandable. THE GIFT OF A NARRATOR: FAULK’S CHRISTMAS STORY; TIMELESS The gifted storyteller and former radio broadcaster John Henry Faulk recorded his Christmas story in 1974 for the program Voices in the Wind. Faulk was born to Methodist parents on August 21, 1913. The fourth of five children, he attended the University of Texas.RED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. DOE DOE PARK POOL IN LAWTON History note – June 11, 1966 – Police arrest 22 of about 200 protesters picketing Doe Doe Recreation Park, a private, segregated amusement park with a swimming pool in Lawton. One of the most wonderful places I went to as a boy was Doe Doe Park. The swimming pool was huge. It had swings, and a tower and multiple diving boards. ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasal FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS When my mind drifts to Christmas music, I’ll frequently hear Bing Crosby crooning, Nat King Cole smoothly balladeering, or perhaps Mark Lowrey’s “Mary Did You Know.” But whe IS “FALLING OUT OF LOVE” THE DEATHBLOW TO YOUR MARRIAGE hi i write before about my situation you can see the comments i did before sacrified 4 years to help my husband going back to school and support him ,and my youngest daughter i live in different state and he lives in different stated also well short long storie like i say after 17 years of merrier and been very supported more then never in the last 4 years he came after he was done with schoolRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. DOE DOE PARK POOL IN LAWTON History note – June 11, 1966 – Police arrest 22 of about 200 protesters picketing Doe Doe Recreation Park, a private, segregated amusement park with a swimming pool in Lawton. One of the most wonderful places I went to as a boy was Doe Doe Park. The swimming pool was huge. It had swings, and a tower and multiple diving boards. ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasal FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS When my mind drifts to Christmas music, I’ll frequently hear Bing Crosby crooning, Nat King Cole smoothly balladeering, or perhaps Mark Lowrey’s “Mary Did You Know.” But whe IS “FALLING OUT OF LOVE” THE DEATHBLOW TO YOUR MARRIAGE hi i write before about my situation you can see the comments i did before sacrified 4 years to help my husband going back to school and support him ,and my youngest daughter i live in different state and he lives in different stated also well short long storie like i say after 17 years of merrier and been very supported more then never in the last 4 years he came after he was done with schoolRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power FEBRUARY | 2021 | RED DIRT CHRONICLES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power KENSINGTON CLUB MARINADE RECIPE Swear? Okay. Then here it is. Enjoy. 1 1/6 c. unsweetened pineapple juice; 1/4 c. granulated sugar; just under 1/2 c. cooking sherry or wine; 1/3 c. soy sauce; 1/6 c. red wine vinegar; 1/3 t. granulated garlic. (1/6 c. = 2 2/3 T.) That’s it. Allow fresh meat to marinate at least 3-6 hours. We put ours in a Ziploc bag. Please enjoy – Iknow
NATIVE OKLAHOMA PERSIMMONS 101 Persimmons are beautiful simply served on a dish by themselves. Photo by Rylee Roberts (Originally published Fall, 2010) While sitting at the breakfast table as a young girl, I could look out the window this time of year and watch the squirrels scamper like mad up and down the trees just across the fence line along our garden. They were scrambling to see who could harvest and store the highest SOMETIMES I SHARE SECRETS: STEAK & ALE HAWAIIAN CHICKEN Preheat oven to 275°F. In a heavy ovenproof kettle large enough to hold veal shanks in one layer heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté onion and celery until beginning to turn golden. Pat shanks dry between paper towels and season with salt and pepper. WHAT MAKES A REAL DAD? by Michael Mitchell. I’ve written a lot on one of my other blogs on the many qualities I think of when I think about what makes a man a REAL man. Qualities like generosity, courage, simplicity, contentment, strength, and many others. And in many ways, ALWAYS THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ANSWER WHO ASKS THE MORE Always the More Beautiful Answer Who Asks the More Beautiful Question. There is a gentleman in this world who some say is a shaman. Some people say he uses coyote tricks for his own purposes in our culture that he picked up in other lands. Some say he’s the son of a Baptist preacher, therefore his perspective of faith is understandable. IN SEARCH OF A NAME FOR THE “MAN-BUN” In Search of a Name for the “Man-Bun”. Yep, there it is in all its glory. My "Man-Bun" in need of a decent descriptor. There really aren’t too many of us these days: long-haired freaky looking guys. Especially those of us who aren’t that freaky. We grow up, get respectable jobs or just loose our follicles. Society eventually moldsus to
THE GIFT OF A NARRATOR: FAULK’S CHRISTMAS STORY; TIMELESS The gifted storyteller and former radio broadcaster John Henry Faulk recorded his Christmas story in 1974 for the program Voices in the Wind. Faulk was born to Methodist parents on August 21, 1913. The fourth of five children, he attended the University of Texas.RED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. DOE DOE PARK POOL IN LAWTON History note – June 11, 1966 – Police arrest 22 of about 200 protesters picketing Doe Doe Recreation Park, a private, segregated amusement park with a swimming pool in Lawton. One of the most wonderful places I went to as a boy was Doe Doe Park. The swimming pool was huge. It had swings, and a tower and multiple diving boards. ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasal FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS When my mind drifts to Christmas music, I’ll frequently hear Bing Crosby crooning, Nat King Cole smoothly balladeering, or perhaps Mark Lowrey’s “Mary Did You Know.” But whe IS “FALLING OUT OF LOVE” THE DEATHBLOW TO YOUR MARRIAGE hi i write before about my situation you can see the comments i did before sacrified 4 years to help my husband going back to school and support him ,and my youngest daughter i live in different state and he lives in different stated also well short long storie like i say after 17 years of merrier and been very supported more then never in the last 4 years he came after he was done with schoolRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. DOE DOE PARK POOL IN LAWTON History note – June 11, 1966 – Police arrest 22 of about 200 protesters picketing Doe Doe Recreation Park, a private, segregated amusement park with a swimming pool in Lawton. One of the most wonderful places I went to as a boy was Doe Doe Park. The swimming pool was huge. It had swings, and a tower and multiple diving boards. ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasal FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS When my mind drifts to Christmas music, I’ll frequently hear Bing Crosby crooning, Nat King Cole smoothly balladeering, or perhaps Mark Lowrey’s “Mary Did You Know.” But whe IS “FALLING OUT OF LOVE” THE DEATHBLOW TO YOUR MARRIAGE hi i write before about my situation you can see the comments i did before sacrified 4 years to help my husband going back to school and support him ,and my youngest daughter i live in different state and he lives in different stated also well short long storie like i say after 17 years of merrier and been very supported more then never in the last 4 years he came after he was done with schoolRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power FEBRUARY | 2021 | RED DIRT CHRONICLES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power KENSINGTON CLUB MARINADE RECIPE Swear? Okay. Then here it is. Enjoy. 1 1/6 c. unsweetened pineapple juice; 1/4 c. granulated sugar; just under 1/2 c. cooking sherry or wine; 1/3 c. soy sauce; 1/6 c. red wine vinegar; 1/3 t. granulated garlic. (1/6 c. = 2 2/3 T.) That’s it. Allow fresh meat to marinate at least 3-6 hours. We put ours in a Ziploc bag. Please enjoy – Iknow
NATIVE OKLAHOMA PERSIMMONS 101 Persimmons are beautiful simply served on a dish by themselves. Photo by Rylee Roberts (Originally published Fall, 2010) While sitting at the breakfast table as a young girl, I could look out the window this time of year and watch the squirrels scamper like mad up and down the trees just across the fence line along our garden. They were scrambling to see who could harvest and store the highest SOMETIMES I SHARE SECRETS: STEAK & ALE HAWAIIAN CHICKEN Preheat oven to 275°F. In a heavy ovenproof kettle large enough to hold veal shanks in one layer heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté onion and celery until beginning to turn golden. Pat shanks dry between paper towels and season with salt and pepper. WHAT MAKES A REAL DAD? by Michael Mitchell. I’ve written a lot on one of my other blogs on the many qualities I think of when I think about what makes a man a REAL man. Qualities like generosity, courage, simplicity, contentment, strength, and many others. And in many ways, ALWAYS THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ANSWER WHO ASKS THE MORE Always the More Beautiful Answer Who Asks the More Beautiful Question. There is a gentleman in this world who some say is a shaman. Some people say he uses coyote tricks for his own purposes in our culture that he picked up in other lands. Some say he’s the son of a Baptist preacher, therefore his perspective of faith is understandable. IN SEARCH OF A NAME FOR THE “MAN-BUN” In Search of a Name for the “Man-Bun”. Yep, there it is in all its glory. My "Man-Bun" in need of a decent descriptor. There really aren’t too many of us these days: long-haired freaky looking guys. Especially those of us who aren’t that freaky. We grow up, get respectable jobs or just loose our follicles. Society eventually moldsus to
THE GIFT OF A NARRATOR: FAULK’S CHRISTMAS STORY; TIMELESS The gifted storyteller and former radio broadcaster John Henry Faulk recorded his Christmas story in 1974 for the program Voices in the Wind. Faulk was born to Methodist parents on August 21, 1913. The fourth of five children, he attended the University of Texas.RED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. DOE DOE PARK POOL IN LAWTON History note – June 11, 1966 – Police arrest 22 of about 200 protesters picketing Doe Doe Recreation Park, a private, segregated amusement park with a swimming pool in Lawton. One of the most wonderful places I went to as a boy was Doe Doe Park. The swimming pool was huge. It had swings, and a tower and multiple diving boards. ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasal FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS When my mind drifts to Christmas music, I’ll frequently hear Bing Crosby crooning, Nat King Cole smoothly balladeering, or perhaps Mark Lowrey’s “Mary Did You Know.” But whe IS “FALLING OUT OF LOVE” THE DEATHBLOW TO YOUR MARRIAGE hi i write before about my situation you can see the comments i did before sacrified 4 years to help my husband going back to school and support him ,and my youngest daughter i live in different state and he lives in different stated also well short long storie like i say after 17 years of merrier and been very supported more then never in the last 4 years he came after he was done with schoolRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power LESSONS FROM THE WHIPPOORWILL The primary purpose of the call on this recording is the invitation for companionship. The instinct and need that living creatures have to wish for another, and the capacity to work on filling that need until the task is complete is, in itself, an amazing mystery. The call of the whippoorwill, although repetitious, is never wearying. DOE DOE PARK POOL IN LAWTON History note – June 11, 1966 – Police arrest 22 of about 200 protesters picketing Doe Doe Recreation Park, a private, segregated amusement park with a swimming pool in Lawton. One of the most wonderful places I went to as a boy was Doe Doe Park. The swimming pool was huge. It had swings, and a tower and multiple diving boards. ALPHABET RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT A, H AND M SHAPES MEAN Their relationship with one another can develop and strengthen over time because they support each other in ways that don’t rob the “self” of either individual. This dynamic is very powerful and is a worthy goal of couples who might find themselves in a different part of the alphabet. Dependence, Independence or Interdependence. A, H orM.
MY LITTLE VICTORY GARDEN: SECRETS TO MAKING CRABAPPLE JAM Remember the test – – reduce it until it’s clear, pure, beautifuland test it on a cold plate. The timing should be: already cold plate, add one drop of hot jelly out of your pan, put in freezer for 60 seconds only, take out. If it wrinkles when you push it with your fingernail, it’s ready! MACGYVER WAS A REAL MAN And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what made MacGyver a real man. Sure his anti-violence approach was laudable. But hey, I know a lot of dudes who aren’t violent who also aren’t very manly. Now MacGyver on the other hand give that guy a pine tree air freshener, a tube sock, a paper clip, a ballpoint pen, a rubber band, tweezers, nasal FRUIT AND NUT TREES NATIVE TO OKLAHOMA List of Fruit and Nut Trees Native to Oklahoma. Persimmon 60 ft. Paw Paw 10 – 30 ft. Red Mulberry 50 ft. Prairie Crab Apple 20 ft. Plums (American, Hortulan, Mexican, wildgoose) all 20 ft. Black Cherry 50 – 70 ft. Choke Cherry 15 ft. Pecan 70 ft. CHRISTMAS PIPES: MY PICK OF THE TOP FEMALE CHRISTMAS When my mind drifts to Christmas music, I’ll frequently hear Bing Crosby crooning, Nat King Cole smoothly balladeering, or perhaps Mark Lowrey’s “Mary Did You Know.” But whe IS “FALLING OUT OF LOVE” THE DEATHBLOW TO YOUR MARRIAGE hi i write before about my situation you can see the comments i did before sacrified 4 years to help my husband going back to school and support him ,and my youngest daughter i live in different state and he lives in different stated also well short long storie like i say after 17 years of merrier and been very supported more then never in the last 4 years he came after he was done with schoolRED DIRT CHRONICLES
A quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.” Six years later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be awarded the rank of “Admiral ofthe Navy.”
THE SMALLEST OF THINGS: TELOMERES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power FEBRUARY | 2021 | RED DIRT CHRONICLES Audio version of The Smallest of Things: Telomeres. If you’ve ever read, seen, or observed your children watch “Horton Hears a Who,” then you’ve experienced some level of empathy with the “tiniest of the smallest” doing their best to be noticed.Horton’s stressful and heroic search for a single, flowery puff upon which rested all of Whoville is the perfect metaphor for the power KENSINGTON CLUB MARINADE RECIPE Swear? Okay. Then here it is. Enjoy. 1 1/6 c. unsweetened pineapple juice; 1/4 c. granulated sugar; just under 1/2 c. cooking sherry or wine; 1/3 c. soy sauce; 1/6 c. red wine vinegar; 1/3 t. granulated garlic. (1/6 c. = 2 2/3 T.) That’s it. Allow fresh meat to marinate at least 3-6 hours. We put ours in a Ziploc bag. Please enjoy – Iknow
NATIVE OKLAHOMA PERSIMMONS 101 Persimmons are beautiful simply served on a dish by themselves. Photo by Rylee Roberts (Originally published Fall, 2010) While sitting at the breakfast table as a young girl, I could look out the window this time of year and watch the squirrels scamper like mad up and down the trees just across the fence line along our garden. They were scrambling to see who could harvest and store the highest SOMETIMES I SHARE SECRETS: STEAK & ALE HAWAIIAN CHICKEN Preheat oven to 275°F. In a heavy ovenproof kettle large enough to hold veal shanks in one layer heat 1 tablespoon each of oil and butter over moderately high heat until foam begins to subside and sauté onion and celery until beginning to turn golden. Pat shanks dry between paper towels and season with salt and pepper. WHAT MAKES A REAL DAD? by Michael Mitchell. I’ve written a lot on one of my other blogs on the many qualities I think of when I think about what makes a man a REAL man. Qualities like generosity, courage, simplicity, contentment, strength, and many others. And in many ways, ALWAYS THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ANSWER WHO ASKS THE MORE Always the More Beautiful Answer Who Asks the More Beautiful Question. There is a gentleman in this world who some say is a shaman. Some people say he uses coyote tricks for his own purposes in our culture that he picked up in other lands. Some say he’s the son of a Baptist preacher, therefore his perspective of faith is understandable. IN SEARCH OF A NAME FOR THE “MAN-BUN” In Search of a Name for the “Man-Bun”. Yep, there it is in all its glory. My "Man-Bun" in need of a decent descriptor. There really aren’t too many of us these days: long-haired freaky looking guys. Especially those of us who aren’t that freaky. We grow up, get respectable jobs or just loose our follicles. Society eventually moldsus to
THE GIFT OF A NARRATOR: FAULK’S CHRISTMAS STORY; TIMELESS The gifted storyteller and former radio broadcaster John Henry Faulk recorded his Christmas story in 1974 for the program Voices in the Wind. Faulk was born to Methodist parents on August 21, 1913. The fourth of five children, he attended the University of Texas.RED DIRT CHRONICLES
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PRAYING WITHOUT WORDS: SACRED MUSIC, CIRCA 2002August 3, 2019
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I had made arrangements to record a CD of sacred music for my family at Wesley United Methodist Church because I loved the acoustics in their auditorium. Unfortunately, the tuning on their piano wasn’t quiet ready for a recording session so we completed the project at my own place of worship, Cherokee Hills Christian Church on 63rd andMacArthur.
Since that time I’ve given away all my CDs pressed from the original recording. In order to keep the memory of that music, I’ve posted ithere.
If you appreciate solo piano of the sacred genre, then feel free to download these free music files. I don’t even have the titles of the numbers anymore. But through these files, I have the memory of an attempt to give my family and friends a gift of how I pray withoutwords.
Today as we mourn the deaths from a mass shooting in El Paso, some might need to pray without words. I know I do. And, I’m praying forsolutions as well.
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CAPTURING OKLAHOMA’S BIG SKY: HOW AUDREY DODGEN SEES HOMESeptember 19, 2016
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like ‘Vivian Leigh plays Laurie in Oklahoma!'” I told Dodgen during a Twitter conversation ~ Photo by Audrey Dodgen (low-density rendering; see website within article for full resolution prints forsale)
“Clean lines, compelling color palettes, refined sense of balance, and the greatest subject matter on earth.” Thoughts like these run through my mind as I work my way through Audrey Dodgen’s portfolio.
An editorial and commercial photographer who calls Oklahoma her home, Dodgen describes a gravitational pull that seems to draw her back to our state, regardless of where she goes walkabout for a period oftime.
> “I was born and raised here, and while I’ve lived other places, > I keep coming back here. It’s not perfect, but it’s my home, and > I love it like no other place,” she wrote during a social media> discussion.
A sense of place, the air of familiarity, the peace that recaptures your soul when return home…emotions paralleling these phrases are interlaced within Dodgen’s images. Perhaps most especially a collection entitled “HOME” she has been recently compiling. If you’ve ever longed to stop your vehicle, breach a barbed wire boundary, and walk among sweet, freshly cut hay bales, her shots have captured that experience for you. If you’ve ever driven I-40 across downtown Oklahoma City and wished you had time, or the right equipment, to photograph the Scissortail ofSkydance Bridge ,
no need. She’s done that for you with a degree of perfection I could certainly not reach. And, if you, like Dodgen, ever leave Oklahoma and need a piece of “home” to take with you, her website can most likely fix you rightup.
Nice work, Audrey Dodgen. Thanks for standing under our big sky andtaking it all in.
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PEOPLE ARE JUST SO. SWEET. ~ EPTOM: CAMARGO, OKAugust 5, 2016
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Perhaps the “memorable” encounters we have with people in each Oklahoma town are recalled by jokes, jarring narrative, or discovering something unique about our participants. However, encounters we have with people like postal employee Mary Luman are not as cognitively memorable as they are emotionally comfortable. Mary, who mentioned the degree of kindness in the citizens of Camargo, was herself SO. NICE. Care was taken with the words she chose when responding to our questions. Small gestures like a candy dish for those who visited the post office, or herbs growing in the sunlit reception area spoke to Mary’s character. And although her husband had recently retired from the Air Force and taken a clergy job in the area, she exuded almost childlike wonder and appreciation for how “amazing” the U.S. Postal Service was for Americans. If you’re ever traveling through Camargo and need a soft peppermint, you know where to go. And, if you lost a batch a greeting cards, Mary may still be holding them for you.Mary
Luman listening to our team — photo by Rachel J Apple.April
Kirby, EPOTM videographer, and Mary Luman at the Camargo, OK Post Office — Photo by Rachel J Apple NOTE FROM THE EDITOR As the editor of the Red Dirt Chronicles and Director of our project, Every Point on the Map, I intentionally remove my personal presence from a good deal of our work. For example, I try to let our videos focus on the person we are highlighting, and not the person askingquestions (me).
Other times, I do my best to write “about” places we go, or the people we meet, as opposed to use a first person narrative. But today, I’m choosing to speak to you with my own voice. I’ve been out of town for a few days taking care of some research obligations. Soon, I’ll be leaving my position as an assistant professor at the University of North Texas and begin working as the “Family Initiatives Advisor” for the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma. I know transitions take energy. I know that one way or another, I’ll have to postpone an Every Point article because we’re moving. However, if there are delays in content being delivered, please know that the silence is temporary. The voice of those with whom we are documenting our meaningful conversations will return very soon. And, my own voice, that I try to temper or pull into the background, will move forward once again. Peace to you all. I hope your summer provided memory-making moments, love, safety, and gratitude for the goodness we observe every day. Love, Kelly Roberts, aka “Red Dirt Kelly”COMMENTS
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Every Point on the Map TRADITIONAL FREEDOMS: EPTOM ~ SEILING, OKJuly 22, 2016
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quick retrieval of information from Wikipedia provides this about the setting for our recent stories: > Dewey County was founded in 1892 as “County D.”> Six years
> later, the official county name was changed to “Dewey” in honor > of Admiral George Dewey, the only person in U.S. history ever to be > awarded the rank of “Admiral of the Navy.”> His
> Congressional appointment further specified that this position was > equal to “Admiral of the Fleet” in the British Royal Navy. What you won’t find on your Wiki screen, however, are the large and small pieces of history — some oral, some recounted from texts — that locals shared in almost every conversation we had over the course of our two and one-half days in that area. Stories of people who disappeared and were never found. The tale of two cowboys so highly conflicted that when they finally killed each other in a gun fight, the locals buried them together as payback for the havoc wreaked upon their community. Skeletons found on the wild tundras. Tough times on massive cattle ranches. Outlaws. Historical robberies and shootouts with the culprit finally found by tracking his blood drops across the snow-covered spaces. The people of Dewey county imbue rugged resilience, friendliness to strangers, and gifts of time for those who choose to trek into their territorial turf. It’s as if the auras of those who lived in their niche during the turn of the century continued to transfer to the next generation, and the next. So if the Putnam or Taloga or Vici or Leedey or Camargo or Fay or Seiling humanity had updated historically…the personas — somehow — had not so much.Chism
Sander of Seiling, OK — photo by Rachel J Apple. Chism Sander was one of these folks who graciously offered his time…time enough to allow us to take in his articulate vernacular. Time enough to share familial anecdotes about his family’s fireworks business. Time enough to actually talk about guns and gun ownership, a topic that others in our project have avoided rigorously. On a personal note, it is this gift of time Chism extended to us in July of last year that made me want to return that gift to him. A little over a month ago, the Sanders lost a family member. During that same time, I was ready to publish this work. But I just couldn’t. I felt that even though our team had only spent 45 minutes in the hot summer sun with Chism, it was appropriate that we somehow wait; somehow honor their family’s loss. We strangers who were given this moment in the Sander fireworks stand paid our respects fromafar.
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fireworks stand, Seiling, OK — photo by Rachel J Apple. I will never be able to quantify what it means to intersect with the life of a stranger. Of being given permission to sit with them and to touch the edge of their life’s boundary and those included in their stories. But one way I would approach attempting to quantify the encounter we had with Chism is this: when I have thought of Seiling, Oklahoma during this past year, I didn’t associate any of those thoughts with Gary England. Rather, I associated what I had learned about the autumn foliage as viewed from a creek bed during hunting season. As fish being pulled from the local ponds and cooked in fryers or pans at night. And, I associate Seiling with Chism Sander, a man who seems to be as comfortable selling fireworks to his town-folk as he does waxing poetic about the sense of community knitting him, and them, together.COMMENTS
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Every Point on the Map LEE OF ALL TRADES ~ EPOTM: LEEDEY, OKJuly 16, 2016
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The blades on Lee Blackketter’s road grader scrape, groom and maintain sixty miles of dirt and gravel across eastern Roger Mills County. We traveled along ten or twelve of those miles just to find him, following his wife who was driving their truck across the sage-covered tundra of mid-north central Oklahoma.April
talks with Lee about setting up our equipment on his equipment. – all photos by Rachel J Apple I resort to hyphenated approximates when describing our whereabouts because, truly, that’s the best I can do. If it weren’t for our guide to lead us there, and then lead us out, our team might still be driving in circles on Lee’s smoothly finished roads. Donita Blackketter, a childhood classmate of mine, had cooked us breakfast early that morning after we had spent the night in a converted nursing home-turned-hotel. A master of her
home kitchen, we sat around the island and watched her work at hyper-speed, juggling orange juice smoothies and eggs like an acrobat. Our team agreed that her home-prepared breakfast was equal to or better than anything we’d had on the road since we began theproject.
The ambassadorship of Western Oklahomans is immense, just like the vistas of sky, farmland and red-tinged gravel roads within the sparsely populated areas of Roger Mills and Dewey Counties. Donita didn’t have to lead us along the rural byway twists and turns to her husband’s location, but she did. And talking with him made me realize one theme I’ve heard over and over: farmers — men like Lee Blackketter, and women like Donita — are people of multiple trades. They’re also full of meek unobtrusiveness. Lee shared one story the “old timers” had shared with him, that stuck with him, and that stuck with me. He said that the Oklahomans who left that area for California during the Great Depression “left in the middle of the night because they were ashamed to show their faces.” “Because they owed, you know, it probably wasn’t five-hundred dollars, a lot of ’em, but they were ashamed to show their face, and they’d leave in the middle of the night.” Our 2016 world is so different. Lee has welded his way through approximately 20 workshops or buildings and miles of iron fence rows, a trade he kept fresh from his high school ag classes years ago. He purchased a tire machine to fix flats produced by the hazards of their context. He farms. He is trained in vegetation management, an additional component of his county road maintenance position. He’s a father and a husband. He does what he needs to “to get by.” And for sixty years, the geographical niche wherein we found he and his road equipment, is where he has called home.COMMENTS
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