This morning the news is of the tornadoes that roared through North Texas last night. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families who have lost loved ones and whose homes have been destroyed. Those of us who have never been in the midst of such destruction can’t imagine the horror and pain that […]
May 15, 2013
The Outdoor Refrigerator
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Yesterday summer took a tentative step into Northwest Arkansas. It was a warm day! I brewed up a pitcher of iced tea, the staple drink of the South during hot weather. It was easy to get ice cubes from the freezer and I thought about how people used to cool down a long time ago […]
May 14, 2013
High Points
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I find myself looking forward to certain times of the day. Do you do that? That first cup of coffee to jump-start the morning, visits with friends, a trip to Crystal Bridges. Of course, the happiest times are when my family comes through the door and I hear their voices. That brightens my heart like the […]
May 12, 2013
Mom
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A house is built of logs and stone, Of tiles and posts and piers, A home is built of loving deeds That stand a thousand years. –Victor Hugo Her name was Susie Latty Day but to […]
May 10, 2013
An Encounter with a Mountain Lion
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The bear found in Tahlequah Wednesday brought to mind an encounter my 3 older brothers had with a wild animal almost 70 years ago. The animal was not a bear. It was a mountain lion. My brothers, Stan, Thurman and Tracy, teenagers at the time, had ridden their horses one night to a get-together with […]
May 2, 2013
Winds of Change
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For a time, I wrote feature stories for The Tahlequah Daily Press. On May 5, 1985, The Press published an article I wrote about the tornado that destroyed Peggs, Oklahoma May 2, 1920. The story below is the one that appeared in The Press. It is a long one so I’m going to post only […]
