It was not proactive โStop the Spread,โ but it was pro Human Rights. Choosing what battles to fight, deciding what to stand up for can vary and cause conflicts. However, I felt it was important to participate and document the marches for George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter movement in Oklahoma City on Sunday, May 31, 2020.
Continue reading “May 31, 2020 OKC George Floyd/BLM Protests”Movie Night + Landscaping/Gardening Update
It is not traveling around the world, but it has been a journey! I bought my house 10 years ago and never really did as much to the inside or outside as I would have liked — you know, adding particular areas and designs that make it “ours.” Quarantine has really given me the bug (and I know many others, too) to garden, and design personal living spaces.
Continue reading “Movie Night + Landscaping/Gardening Update”Garden Update (Video)๐ฟ
To see what I have done so far, visit my original progressive post of updates: Adventures of Quarantine Gardening and Quarantine Gardening Adventures Continue.
Continue reading “Garden Update (Video)๐ฟ”Quarantine Gardening Adventures Continue
So, just to get you caught up — I have never gardened successfully or even kept a plant alive longer than a couple of months. I am putting in the effort, talking to experts, and getting my butt in the yard to get dirty and grow things!
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End of Day Update: May 7, 2020
Remember that fence gate door thing I took down to use as a raised bed? I’m going to use it now! Well, it is in place to be used. Maybe…tomatoes and potatoes? Tomatos and potatos? Endless possibilities — endless possibilities within Zone 7, that is. I also put some Pinberries (white strawberry) roots in smaller planters.
Continue reading “Adventures of Quarantine Gardening”Cheap trip: How to not get broke in Europe
I have recently returned from a one-week trip to Europe with my husband. We stayed for four days in Nuremberg, Germany and for three days in Prague, Czech Republic.ย In total, we spent 400 euro during all these days on food, museums, and souvenirs.
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Wake Boarding: Summer Fun and Some Sweet Action Shots
So far, a couple times this June I took my daughter and a couple of her friends up to Wake Zone in Oklahoma City. It is a pretty neat place, and both days we went the weather was perfect. Continue reading “Wake Boarding: Summer Fun and Some Sweet Action Shots”
Two Passions Meet
In college, I took a Digital Photography class and fell in love. For class assignments, we checked out an EOS Rebel T6 EF-S 18-55 with EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III – as soon as class was over I purchased an EOS Rebel T6 EF-S 18-55 with EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Refurbished model with a carrying case and all. This was one of the most valuable purchases of my life, to date.
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Tahlequah, OK Float Trip
This past weekend I went on a float trip down the Illinois River with my USA Stars Jiu-jitsu family and some friends. Continue reading “Tahlequah, OK Float Trip”


