A trip to enjoy Oklahoma. In fact I'm interested in the Historical ~ The Miller Brothers 101 Ranch which was a cattle ranch in the...

There’s something about a long-simmered pot of pinto beans that warms your soul. I was always taught that when cooking with dry beans,...

"The past week may not have turned out as planned... I have been productive in spurts. But hey today is Sunday so no work. I'll start...

Several days ago I happened upon this old Springfield park at 1401 N. Grant Ave. I usually don't come to this part of town but I was...

Motorcycling invokes a lot of senses that are almost never engaged during other forms of transportation.  So when you ask, "What does it...

With the days ticking away till summer has me thinking about the loathe of mowing... Good News is with mowing after all the rain and then...

Hear ye! Hear ye! Today is Shakespeare's birthday *and* World Book Day. Let's celebrate all the fantasies, worlds, and destinations...

It’s lonely at the top... I took this photo in the last couple of years of the Polk County Courthouse in downtown Bolivar, Missouri. I’ve...

As I was out on the road one day and I ran across this driveway gate. I had noticed it several times before but I finally stopped to get...

"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn." "The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created spring." "Easter...

What is the most ordered food when people generally step-in to restaurants or stop by any eatery? The answer in unison would undoubtedly...

"Good Friday has been, for centuries now, the heart of the Christian message because it is through the death of Jesus Christ that we...

In honor of "Mom" Deviled eggs have always been a favorite with my family. Mom made the best simple "Deviled Eggs!" Here's how she taught...

You wake up, without the prompting of an alarm, and survey the vast expanse of the weekend laid out before you. “Saturdays are the best...

Tax Time! There I was computing my taxes this year and found that I owed... $3407. (Not really but just for an example) I packaged up my...

When I was a little girl, I was a swimming fool. The city pool was a block from our house. First of all, I think they had to drain it...

Today is a special post... My dear daughter... 42 years have passed from the day I first held you in my arms. It’s been an exhilarating...

I think about my adventures a few years ago. I took a walk through a cemetery with my family.  I noticed there were headstones dating...

What does a car have four of but a motorcycle only two? Sure, tires! However, the similarities end pretty much there. If one of your...

An interesting tidbit for today... Records show that in 1626 Thomas Johnson established an apothecary business in central London and it...