Little known fact: I am a lover of wine. About three years ago I started exploring different wines and learning everything I could. I love wine so much that I even said “I do” to my prince charming at an Oklahoma winery. The ceremony took place in ...
Read More →Things are changing in the heart of Murray County. Sulphur, Okla. is now the home to a new luxurious hotel rising from the beautiful Chickasaw Country landscape. Although this might be a new building, I think the most fascinating part is that the hotel brings an interesting backstory and ...
Read More →At last, the event I have been looking forward to all summer – the Stratford Peach Festival – has arrived, and it did not disappoint! Last Saturday, I had one goal and one goal only – to eat peaches in as many ways possible. As I made my way to ...
Read More →Saturday mornings are made for shopping – after a good cup of coffee, that is! And boy, do I have a place for you? It’s the coolest small-town shop I have come across, and it's three stories tall. Located in the heart of downtown Marlow, ...
Read More →Mom, if you are reading this I need you to stop right now! Seriously, do not read any further. Everyone else reading, please continue. Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Have you found the perfect gift yet? I struggle each year around this time, wondering what in ...
Read More →Ada, Oklahoma, is filled with some of the best things in south-central Oklahoma. For starters, who doesn’t love a town that greets you with a sign boasting “Hometown of Blake Shelton?” No one, that’s who. On occasion, a town’s reputation can shine ...
Read More →The Chisholm Trail Heritage Center is dedicated to celebrating the history, art and culture of the Chisholm Trail, the American cowboy and the American West. Like a lot of Oklahomans, I was raised on a red dirt road, miles from town and learned to care for our livestock before myself. ...
Read More →In fifth grade, my parents moved my two siblings and me from central Indiana to Oklahoma. As part of my going-away present, each member of the class wrote a report about various aspects of Oklahoma. Most reports ended with a fascination of the old west: cowboys and Indians, tumbleweeds and ...
Read More →Oklahoma does a lot of things right: football, country music, NBA basketball and barbecue. For you, rural folk, I would like to channel my inner FFA member for a second. I’d place this class of Oklahoma novelties, 4-1-3-2. In this top pair, I placed barbecue over ...
Read More →While entertaining a small group of friends last night, we discussed holidays and more specifically holiday traditions. The group confirmed the Chickasha Festival of Light is a top 10 Holiday tradition that ranks with heavyweights like watching TNT’s A Christmas Story marathon, eggnog and building a snowman. Granted, we&...
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