Virginia Hamilton, children’s book author, was born March 12, 1934 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. The youngest of five children, her grandfather came to Ohio by underground railroad as a baby in the late 18...

When I went to the doctor last Thursday expecting to be told my allergies were acting up, I really should not have been surprised about what the test told me. After a year of avoiding COVID-19, I was ...

By jing! By jing! You all, the snow is melting! Happy days are here again. The skies above are clearer again. So let’s sing a song of cheer again. Happy days are here again! Soon, Madame Spring will c...

(Part 1 of 2) “We should get it because it is good, and it is God,” says Chandler, 8. Children see things through uncomplicated eyes. What else do we need What else do we need to know? Living water is...

Bisquick is a premade baking mix. It contains flour, fat, leavening and salt, all of the dry ingredients you would normally have to add individually to your cooking. It’s a convenience, a way to short...

The first major deadline for the Oklahoma legislature arrived last week with the conclusion of committee meetings for the “house of origin” of bills. This means, the bills filed in the Oklahoma House ...

Recently, I was reminded of “wash day” in the good old days. Oh no, there was not always automatic washers and dryers. My first remembrance of helping mother with the wash was when I was seven years o...

Casserole, by definition, refers to the pan your food it is cooked in and then used to serve said food, from oven to table with one dish. Most often though, casserole is what we refer to as the food i...

“Numb.” That was the one-word answer I submitted to a group call on an online meeting platform last week. The question, “How are each of you feeling?” was likely asked in a kind gesture with the expec...

You all, I was glad about moving here to the retirement village. However, it wasn’t the easiest move I have made. I survived and now I am really glad to be here. I continue to say how blessed our comm...

Being stuck in the house this week meant I was pulling stuff from the pantry and making do with what we had. I was not heading to the store for an ingredient I might have been missing. I did pick up a...

Familiar with it? The phrase, “Hey, I know a guy who can…,” usually said to you about the time you have thrown a plumbing wrench clear across the kitchen. Referring to a man you can trust to fix the j...

Children’s author, Jim Aylesworth was born Feb. 21, 1943 in Jacksonville, Fla. As a child, his family lived in several states, finally settling in Hinsdale, Ill. where in 1961 he graduated from high s...

This cold snap is raising awareness of homelessness in Oklahoma - especially in northeast Oklahoma where a man froze to death overnight last week. Officials and volunteers have been working around the...

Not a lot going on here at the retirement village these days. The most excitement we have had recently in our building, was when the fire alarm started blaring at five o’clock in the morning! Talk abo...

The entire second week in February is celebrated as the Great American Pizza Bake, not to be confused with National Pizza Week in January. National Pizza Day is February 9 and is encompassed in this w...

Can you believe it? Snow in the forecast again! And, really it has not been that long And, really it has not been that long ago, when we got that big one. Well, actually it wasn’t all that big, but We...

World Nutella Day is February 5! Nutella, for those who may not know, is a chocolate hazelnut spread. It was originally created by Pietro Ferrero in 1944 in the back room of his bakery in Alba. It was...

American illustrator and children books author, David Wiesner was born Feb. 5, 1956 at Bridgewater Township, New Jersey. Wiesner is best known for his picture books. As a child, the wallpaper in his r...

Folks, some days of late, I just want to sit there in that old blue chair and stare out the big window. Then, I was reminded of the words of Oliver Wendell Holmes. He said, “We must sail sometimes wit...