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November in the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
My friends and I spent the last day of November enjoying the majestic bison and beautiful fall colors of the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve just outside of Pawhuska and Bartlesville. Here are some highlights from our visit. Visit my Bartlesville blog for more information on and pictures of the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve.
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My Curiouser and Curiouser List
As I sit here in the quiet of the morning, before I start cleaning and cooking for Thanksgiving this afternoon, and feeling very grateful for my loved ones, I’m thinking about the year ahead and beyond, and noting all of the things I’d like to do in a list. It was just under 100 items so I spent the morning thinking about it and added a few more to make it an even 100. It’s heavy on learning and exploring, so I’m calling it “My Curiouser and Curiouser List.” I’ve always loved the Alice in Wonderland phrase “curiouser and curiouser,” and often use it as an exclamation to describe something…
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Woodland Wonders Blanket Progress
Woodland Wonders, October, design by Coastal Crochet
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Summer in the Pacific Northwest
August brought some good times with family in Oregon this summer, from city to mountains to coast. Here are some of the highlights. Fantastic birthday celebration at a haunted themed restaurant in Portland, Oregon called Raven’s Manor Trip to Three Sisters Mountains in Oregon, with stops along Santiam River and Suttle Lake A walk of Saint Helens, Oregon Little Swimming Hole at the Washougal River Adventures at Seaside, OR
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Hey (Cat) Ladies!
From a mom and cat lady to all the childless cat ladies out there: we all just out here living our best life! So grateful I chose to bring these angels into mine 😇
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Seahorse
Oil Pastel
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Fish
Oil Pastel
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Weekly Roundup: Writing, Writing, Writing
For several years, off and on, I have been writing a novel, and I am very happy to say that I have finally completed it! I started it one year when I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), which was an excellent writing source for me. They have an annual November challenge to write 50,000 words in a month, which is roughly the length of a novel. It’s kind of a crazy goal to write like mad for a month, but honestly, it gave me the jump start I needed to dive into the novel writing process, because they have forums, local events, and reward badges to…
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‘Edith Head: Hollywood’s Costume Designer’ Exhibit at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Last week I had the pleasure of seeing the Edith Head exhibit at the OKC Museum of Art. The week before I went, I watched a few of her award winning movies, some for the first time and some re-watched, including A Place in the Sun, Roman Holiday, and Samson and Delilah. Fortunately I got to see costumes from these movies and many, many more. While perusing Head’s extensive list of movies, I discovered how much she accomplished in her life, and also realized there are so many classic movies I have not seen yet! One thing my friend and I noticed was how small the dresses were. Not only…
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Weekly Roundup: Woodland Wonders Crochet Along and Lotion Bars
Last weekend I went out of town for a show, and was a bit busy during the week, so I didn’t get to do a weekly roundup. As a result, this weekend I really needed some at-home time – I always do when I feel like I’ve been out too much. My daughter was on vacation this weekend, too, so we didn’t get to have our usual Sunday outing. So I spent the entire weekend at home cleaning, cooking, relaxing with my cats, and making things. This included testing out different recipes for homemade lotions bars, and in the process I learned that although it is really soft and moisturizing,…
