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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 22 Sep 24

The temperature today was about thirty degrees cooler than yesterday. We were in Oklahoma. Highs the last few days have been around and above 100 F. Woke up to 72. We came home after church and it is about 58 degrees. F. This...

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Family time

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 21 May 23

After church this morning we headed south to Oklahoma. Tomorrow we will have a memorial for my sister who passed away in January. We were preparing the church and cleaning. I arranged the flowers in some pretty vases. For some...

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Odd Assumptions

Amber @AmbiePam (120829) • United States 6 May 23

I remember when I was in sixth grade, my best friend came back from visiting her family in Arizona, and she told me about her cousins asking her how far apart her neighbors lived from her (we reside in Oklahoma). They were under...

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Oh, it's that time again!

Amber @AmbiePam (120829) • United States 20 Apr 23

Yes, it's tornado season! Although to be fair, a tornado can happen any time of the year. We had one hit this past December. Yes, December! I remember thinking as the sirens went off that it just wasn't humid enough to warrant...

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I do not own a fourth cat

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 14 Nov 21

Saturday morning Bob woke up and told me if I would just say the word we could cancel the trip to Oklahoma and he could keep Midnight. I reminded him of how he felt when Princess got lost while we were moving and that he did not...

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A Cat Tale

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 11 Nov 21

Recently there was a post on a Facebook page for our little community. A woman from Iowa was posting about a kitty. Her son was driving from Iowa to the most southern part of Oklahoma, with a cat. He was taking it to his...

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Did You Know This About Him?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 23 Sep 21

James Garner passed away in his Brentwood, CA home of a massive heart attack back in 2014 at the age of 86. I have enjoyed his work from his Maverick days and Rockford to him playing the husband in The Ya-Ya Sisterhood. He is an...

james garner

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korean war

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State Capital Oklahoma

Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (52905) • Mojave, California 7 Nov 19

My old boss loves the place even though I do think he has ever been. I have another drive by. Funny how everything looks so peaceful when drive by. Its also funny how you in in middle of now where and can see big city. Cali is...

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rest easy my friends

city and the red city

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Last Minute Decisions

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 16 Jun 19

It is Father's Day. I have commitments to be at church here. Afterwards, we shall head to Oklahoma for the evening. We will come back tomorrow. I will not even take my laptop. I am going to visit. I am feeling stressed because...

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Chalkboards from 1917

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 24 Mar 19

Well, this is old news but it's still news I'll pass along. In 2015 a school was getting an upgrade of white boards (Dry erase) and came across these chalk drawings from 1917. It's unclear how they uncovered the chalkboards. Were...

preserving chalkboards

1917 chalkboard

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Yes, one vote does count!

Amber @AmbiePam (120829) • United States 12 Feb 19

I signed up to do absentee voting shortly after the 2016 Presidential election because the line at my polling place (a church) was so long. I'm thrilled I did as I would have missed the election held today in my city. I only knew...

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Making a Day Trip

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 28 Sep 18

We are going to Oklahoma, but just for a long day tomorrow. Due to hubby being in some difficult health circumstances we have not been to see my dad in two months and that bothers me. I am taking off work next Monday to take my...

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Mr. Good News

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 15 Jul 18

@dapizzaguy George Bernard Vieto often has discussions about good news. I love it. I read and responded to this discussion yesterday....

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Don't Get To See Her Very Often

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 9 May 17

My BFF moved to Oklahoma to be with the rest of her family back in the late 70's. Then I didn't see her until 1986 when she came for a visit of just a few months. Then in 2015 she came to visit with some of her family. Her ex...

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More Random Facts About U.S. States

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 8 Apr 17

I have a few more facts for you. So far, I have mentioned various facts from 10 different states. (WV, WY, WA, VT, UT, TX, SC, RI, PA, and OR) I hope to give at least one fact from each state, so stay tuned. If I haven’t...

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What did Alabama do in 1836 - any guesses?

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 7 Dec 16

This just a little quizz to find out who many of you know the answer. I assume those of you from Alabama know, but what about the rest of you? In 1836 Alabama was the first state to do what? Think about it...it has something...

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The Talk of the Evening

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169479) • United States 6 Nov 16

Well Kansas is feeling Oklahoma's earthquakes again. I do not feel them at my house but our postmaster did in another part of town. My friends in McPherson did. Guthrie, Oklahoma felt it, where my brother is. @marsha32 felt it...

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Have You Ever Seen A Broadway Show?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 12 Oct 16

I have never seen a Broadway show in New York City. However, I did see a show that was once on Broadway, in a Chicago theater years ago. The company I worked for gave a FREE trip to Chicago to the Top Ten recruiters and I...

radio city music hall

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Mother divorced her son so she can marry her daughter

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 16 Sep 16

There is this Mother in Oklahoma who realized her marriage with her very own Biological son is not working so she decided to pursue her daughter romantically instead. After divorcing her son, She now decided to...

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Earthquake south of Tulsa

FreebieJunkieWV @mawhite (242) • United States 3 Sep 16

We just had an earthquake here right before 7AM. It was actually the first I've ever been though, and it was pretty interesting. At first I thought it was the cats chasing each other. For such tiny animals, they do make a rumble....

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