Tomatoes are finally makin'

Picked two red tomatoes this week, considering all the rain over 37 inches this year in Tulsa; my tomatoes are makin'

Spirit of Oklahoma storytelling festival

storytelling on the rise
June 6 - Oklahoma storytellers arrive
Seminole OK
join us for a surprize..

NEXT years date is set for June, the first weekend in 2009
Sky Shivers is ONE of the headliners...

Oklahoma storytelling

Snow is falling, limbs are too

Our limbs were picked up, hurray
the wind is still blowing and limbs are falling in the neighborhood here and there
snow is falling today
my onions will have to wait awhile
the garden a muddy mess, to wet to plant just yet

Tulsa green scape gone ! aka LIMB city

Brush piles and tree bundles everywhere
on the sides of streets and in the parks
Birds roosting, hiding and hovering in brush piles on the lawns
bird count this month - go to the curb to make your count
the birds wont be in the trees,
the trees are gone
piled up at 71st street by the river
or still stacked in your yards
Cronley's "Limb city" notes
chain saws are buzzing everywhere this weekend

Icy Mess in Oklahoma

The ice is gone, the electricity is ON
Four layers of clothes and a runny nose!
Trees are destroyed, our greenscape is severely damaged
Folks still without power, even at this late hour
December Ice storm

cloud tags - de lic ious

delicious has your bookmarks online for access anywhere
pretty cool for true - check it out!

Spirit of Oklahoma June 2008

•Oklahoma's state storytelling guild-Territory Tellers, will be hosting the second annual Oklahoma storytelling festival in Seminole, OK the first weekend in June on the campus of Seminole State College.
•This event, sponsored by the Seminole Chamber of Commerce, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and Territory Tellers in conjunction with Seminole State College, will be held on and around the college campus.

•The Spirit of Oklahoma storytelling festival will kick off, Friday, June 6th with workshop intensives, a computer class, an evening performance at the Enoch Kelly Haney Center and ending the night with ghost stories at the historic Mekusukey Mission grounds located south of Seminole. Both tellers and fanciers of word-of-mouth stories will be featured along with regional storytellers Tim Tingle, Elizabeth Ellis and Barbara McBride-Smith.
•Saturday sessions will include story swaps and workshops in mini-sessions for college credit, ending the evening with a performance of featured tellers.

OK Expo storytelling

Told OK animal tales this fall in Guthrie, working with NPS.

Oklahoma storytelling festival

June 2008 - Seminole OK
Territory Tellers will host "the spirit of OKlahoma" storytelling festival.
This two day event will take place on the grounds of the Mekusukey Mission Friday night with ghost stories. Tim Tingle will be one of our featured tellers at the 2008 Spirit of Oklahoma Storytelling Festival.

hummers, butterflies and woodpeckers - OH MY

Saw the first of the Monarchs fly in this week in Tulsa! The hummingbirds have multiplied by many, early in the AM they are buzzing by the feeders in a frenzy. After their burst of color the downy woodpeckers swoop in to take some nectar from the feeder, as well. Quite a "zen bird" experience the mornings bring. There were two Monarchs in the garden today looking for food on their journey south.

woody @ the hummingbird feeder

Downy woodpecker feeding in the backyard

blackberries, peppers, onions -summer salsa

the amounts vary depending on your taste
picked up some blackberries in AR - used 1 small handful
with 2 roasted peppers, poblano and anaheim
2 fresh jalepenos
garden onions and tomatoes
1 garlic clove and 1/3 cp vinegar
spices of your choice -
red pepper flakes, Ms. dash seasons, garlic blend roasted peppercorns, garlic pepper & sea salt
fresh cilantro-small bunch

blend in food processor in stages

1- peppers, onions, garlic& cilantro and remove
2-blend tomatoes and blackberries and remove
3-cast iron skillet, heat spices to pop - small amount of time
4- in large cast iron sauce pan/ w lid add the above three ingredients and vinegar
5-on high heat bring to boil
6-cover with lid and turn off heat
7-let sit for 10 mins
8-put in jars to store

serve with blue corn chips - sweet blackberry salsa has a tangy bite for true

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!