For the Love of Northeast Oklahoma πŸ’š

Although I am a native of Southeast Kansas, part of my family’s history is deeply rooted thirty miles south and across the state line into Northeast Oklahoma. My dad’s paternal grandparents owned a family farm and ranch in Oklahoma’s Washington County, (thirty miles northeast of the larger Osage County), from the early 1900s through theContinue reading “For the Love of Northeast Oklahoma πŸ’š”

Guess Whose Parents Remind Me of My Own πŸ§‘

Have you ever sat down and watched Spencer Tracy’s final speech at the end of β€œGuess Who’s Coming to Dinner”? You should. As late to the party as it sounds, everyone should see this movie. Combine Tracy’s eloquence and thought-provoking dialogue with knowledge that the actor was ill through the entire making of the filmContinue reading “Guess Whose Parents Remind Me of My Own πŸ§‘”

Worth Every Trip β€οΈ

By Gail Moore Woltkamp In my very early childhood, my grandmother and I would walk a few residential blocks from my house, pass by several store fronts, including my dad’s barbershop, to the Woolworth’s store in downtown Independence, Kansas. Once reaching our destination, our shopping experience was never disappointing. Sweeper bags, hula hoops, aspirin orContinue reading “Worth Every Trip β€οΈ”