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Mary Poppins
When I was a little girl, I read all the time. I read stacks of books from the library…fairy tales, mythology, mysteries, the OZ books (yes, there is an entire series). If you’re old enough to...
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The Dust Bowl
My guess is that my first acknowledgement of the Dust Bowl was seeing the painting, Mother Earth Laid Bare, by Alexandre Hogue at Philbrook when I was very young. It moved me. It has always been my...
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The Golden Rule
Watching the world on a 24/7 news cycle, reality shows and documentaries and the internet sprinkled into the mix, we have a unique view of the behavior of people around the world. You begin to search...
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Lincoln
I watched the movie, “Lincoln,” for the second time last night. I’m not much of a movie reviewer, but I’ll recommend this one as a must see for thinking people or fans who appreciate good film making....
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1946 Household Hints
One of the books I got from my mother was her 1946 book of household information. My mother threw herself into being a housewife when she got married in 1945. When I open this book, I like to think...
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Women Beside the Men
These quiet winter months have given me a chance to read more and I’ve met some interesting people between the pages – including electronic as well as paper pages. I’ve been reading biographies the...
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Travel Souvenirs from the South
OK – I can’t be the only person who brings home a carload of souvenirs from a road trip…can I? It’s not like I can’t remember the place or person, but I do tend to forget after a time and the things I...
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Perspective on Remembering
What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.” ― Gabriel García Márquez I saw this quote yesterday and it echoes the thoughts I have often now that...
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At home with Twain and Wilder
Mark Twain and Laura Ingalls Wilder lived in Missouri. He was born there, she died there. They both wrote fiction based on their childhood. Last week I visited both of their homes and came home with...
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For the love of Pete
There are people I run across while reading or traveling or meet in person who fascinate me to the point that I start learning all about them to see if they are truly as wonderful as I’ve been led to...
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Return to the Library
I had some time to kill at Oklahoma State University yesterday and there was a subject I wanted to research, one that OSU has in their archives. I’d walked past the library earlier in the day, always a...
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Cinderella – Awesome Girl!
As a little girl, I devoured books of all kinds, but I had a love affair with fairy tales and magic, advancing into the OZ books as I grew older. I can remember checking out anthologies of fairy tales...
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The Impact of Anne Frank
At an age when I met my first Jewish friends and was beginning to learn a little about their religion, I first read Anne Frank – The Diary of a Young Girl. I was Anne’s age, going through the same kind...
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A Matter of Respect
Great teachers never stop teaching. Last month, I traveled to Kansas City with one of my main purposes to see my high school Latin teacher, who turned 95 that week. Bea Notley was not only one of the...
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Election Nightmares
I find myself paralyzed these days as I watch the horror of the current elections with both amazement and genuine terror. When you get to my age, you hope you’ve seen everything stupid that can happen...
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