Wanderlost
This month I find myself searching for direction. Complacency was easy for so long. I endeavor to reject complacency and the struggle to maintain focus ensues. Like a heatwave over hot asphalt, the vision appears to waver and shift and vanish. What did I see just down...
Interview with a Caterpillar
"Who are you?" said the Caterpillar. The larger-than-life hookah-smoking caterpillar interrogated the bewildered Alice who had stumbled into the most curious of gardens. Often, in my own wild garden, I am the inquisitor, peering more deeply into the green foliage...
Freshly Minted
If an unruly patch of mint has you regretting the day you planted it- take a deep minty breath and read on for the many ways it can brighten your summer palate. Mint Watermelon Sorbet is one of our favorites.
Falling Forward
Prairie Bison "Hello, my name is Renee and I am an online-learning junkie." I guess my addiction dates back before YouTube and Vimeo to a time when casette tapes ruled the airwaves. Casette tapes gave way to DVDs, Today I hoard lists of web addresses and their...
Season of the Lizard
The rains have slowed and the number of sunny days here in Tulsa is on the rise. This is the honeymoon period here- the days when all is well in the outdoor world and the day's woes can be alleviated with a step out the back door. The temperatures fluctuate between 90...
Gate Keeper
If you are of my generation, you grew up loving Great Danes- whether you knew it or not. Astro from the Jetsons, Marmaduke, and the most famous of all... Scooby Doo. Loyal, goofy, and downright lovable- and when they showed up, so did the weekend! Remember the days of...
Cocktail Reflections
Photograph by Renee Griffin. Don Draper's got nothing on COVID19! Madmen may have inspired me to buy a few mixology books while dreaming of effortless cocktails and stylish heels, but COVID19 has spurred me to dust off the cocktail shaker read up on the distinction...
Arrival
Spring arrived. They arrived with the spring winds, whirling, spinning, descending, like a horde of over-ambitious Mary Poppins. As soon as they alighted delicately on the ground, the wind swept them across the pavement, draped them over cars, sprinkled them...
Siren’s Song
A delicate Tulip tree blossom turns its face up to the sun. Photograph by Renee Griffin. As I roll into my fourth week of "staying home" I feel slightly guilty about the state of my home. It should be well on its way to squeaky clean. After all- there is no time quite...
Beginnings
The sun shines through Bradford Pear trees in Tulsa. The day has arrived! The day I open my digital window and begin my song- the clatter of keys, the soft scratch of the pen nib against paper, the muffled splash of paint brushes stirring color clouds in water. I knew...
