Indian Pow Wow wows in Tulsa
August 12, 2008 Soon after crossing the Red River from Texas into Oklahoma, you notice a preponderance of Native American imagery on signs, license plates, and billboards. Turnpikes are named for tribes, and official signs along the highways announce when you’ve entered an Indian nation—for instance, the Creek Nation or ...
Dee-lightful visit to Dee Nash’s Oklahoma garden
August 11, 2008 While in Tulsa last week, my mother and I drove an hour and a half west to the town of Guthrie to visit Dee Nash of Red Dirt Ramblings. We got lost on several dusty, red roads but finally arrived to find her waving at us from ...
Mom's hollyhocks
June 03, 2006 I’ve been away for a week in Tulsa, Oklahoma, visiting my mom. We spent several pleasant (mosquito-free!) afternoons in her cottage garden brimming with hollyhocks. Crowded around her purple garden shed, towering more than 6 feet tall, with flowers as broad as salad plates, Mom’s hollyhocks bloom ...