“Books are the terra firma of oral storytelling. They are the rooted trunks of letters, journals, diaries, and keepsake boxes. They are the depositories of history and legend. They are keepers of the records.” c e hollis Libraries closed during the Covid epidemic. It was a hardship for book lovers. Yet, while living on a... Continue Reading →
When winter comes to this Oklahoma farm and ranch land, we harvest our pecans, and tend our small herd of cows, feeding them on hay we cut and baled in the summer. We pasture them on winter grasses and alfalfa hay. Fence building and mending and pasture work goes on here all year long. The... Continue Reading →
Pecan Dreams I know for certain that dreams of pecans can keep you awake at night. Dreams of unshelled nuts in bushel baskets, cracked pecans in buckets, the smell of cinnamon rolls baking in the oven. In my dreams I can see the crispy sugary nut halves settled in the surface of a pie, taste... Continue Reading →
