Ft Gibson OK, Bread Baking Day

Historic Site in OK

Fort Gibson was made the headquarters of the Seventh Infantry in 1831. Cavalry troops were added to the garrison with the arrival of the Mounted Rangers in 1832. In its new role the post, renamed Fort Gibson in 1832, served as a staging area for several military expeditions sent to explore the western region to seek peace between the Plains Indians and the resettled tribes. The Rangers were replaced by the Regiment of Dragoons in 1833, and in 1834 Fort Gibson was designated Headquarters of the Southwestern Frontier.

buffalo and 7th calvery, go figure?

centennial art - sayre, OK

garden insects

comfrey and butterfly

onions are coming out of the ground

peppers are makin

tomatoes are bloomin

and bees are buzzin

Arkansas Spring walk

take a walk in the woods
moths taking flight
pines shining bright
spring rain coming down
look at the mushrooms
all around
Arkansas the natural state
take a walk in the woods
it's GREAT

onions daffodils

Onions in the ground
rain is rollin round
daffodils in bloom
sunshine taking away the gloom
spring is almost here
18 days to jeer
snow will come again
my friend
it's still winter here

november

Veterans day is here
visiting the soon to be great-great nephew today
centennial for OK is soon to be, kick off started this week
trying to find a historical costume for the 17th
gotta get that sewing machine out

Give me a HOO HA! Salsa time

Salsa is made,
tomatoes finally ripened up
Put the grill to onions & jalepenos
garlic, red onions and tomatoes chopped and stewed
first batch of garden salsa is done
HOO ha - itz HOT!

summer harvest

harvested onions and peppers today
one tomatillo was ready, hurray
tomatoes are still green as can be
hopefully by the 4th , ready they will be (Yoda speak)

Cherokee Purple

Had our first ripe tomato this weekend,Cherokee purple is making well
Jalepenos too are growing fine, in pots,as well as the garden
Usually dont get that first tomato 'til July,
this is a garden first at our house

salad garden

yes the onions and cabbage did survive,
rain came,to relieve the drought :}

pepper cole'slaw

2 jalapenos chopped fine
cabbage chopped, 3 cups
green onions X 6 chopped fine
2 tbsp mayonnaise
one whole lime- squeezed fully for juice
jalapeno juice (pickled jalapeno's) 1 tbsp
kosher salt to taste

chop the onions,jalapenos very fine
chop the cabbage, too
mix with lime juice and jalapeno juice, add salt
add the mayonnaise last & fold in well
put in the frig for at least 2 hrs, to marinate

hot damn, itz good

Bignonia honors Jean Paul Bignon, librarian to King Louis XV of France

Planted some Oklahoma plants,
Crossvine Bignonia & Elderbery

Crossvine 'Tangerine Beauty'(Bignonia capreolata)For bold spring color to accent a trellis, arbor or fence, few plants can rival 'Tangerine Beauty' crossvine. The evergreen vine is covered with 2" cone shaped blooms in spring in a shade of orange-red outside and yellow inside.

Seems the rain keeps coming, are we out of the drought for now?

Buddy's art

how to pill a cat!

nico had dental work this past week
meds a must!
tools needed to PILL A CAT:
leather gloves, extra long
velcro vest

the vest works good, cats stick to it - lol
the gloves a must, can't have any scratches with summer shirts ya know

Gently, hold the kitta's head (hard to do with the gloves-practice-practice)
opening the tiny mouth and put the dropper in to dispense the meds
squeeze quickly and walk away FAST

baseball season is here

Baseball Count

Four (4) baseballs in a row

I pitched one and away it did go

Three (3) baseballs all in a row

I hit one to the foul line, oh NO!

Two (2) baseballs in a row

I pitched one and it was real slow

One (1) baseball, left to throw

The batter hit it high, it was a fly

No baseballs left, the inning is over

Youth Services Guidelines team

Youth Services Guidelines

drought - will onions and cabbage survive?

onions are up
cabbage is rising
garlic is goin'
peppers and tomatoes in the ground
HOPE we get some rain soon
need it all around

Khorovod

Folkdance workshop with Tom Masterson
- need to practice this sun worship ritual.

Khorovod - Elijah Walked

Elijah walked to Vasilsdoc
there in a field,before his eyes
to him revealed, to his surprise
Through this vast field
there moves a plow
behind the plow, almighty God
And the virgin Mary
food to him did carry
from God desiring
Lord God and master
grant us a good crop
and bountiful harvest.

Springbreak Snow

snow

Onions are covered with snow today
springbreak is here
with March weather -hurray
cabbage is coming up slow today
precip is needed
there's snow, you say
flowers are blooming
quite a sight
covered in snow
from last night

Everyday

My mother is with me everyday
As I use the voice she gave me-
storytelling and yelling
As I wear the clothes she gave me-
picked just for me, in her own special way
As I corral the dog she gave me-
he reminds me
that
My mother is here everyday