Dune buggies

Our last dune buggy

Little Sahara
Does sand get in your eyes?
Yes! And every other crevice you have!

Climbing a dune

Our second buggy

Big VW motor, not stock anymore
My hubby builds every bit of it

Our first dune buggy

New paddle tires, uncut

I sewed the little cover on top!
That was my contribution.

Me and dune buggy
These were the days before children. We spent every week-end we could
going to Little Sahara, camping out. We belonged to SBOT (Sand Buggies
of Tulsa) and had lots of fun. Late 70's, early 80's.
The most beautiful and fun part of the dunes is when
you go out at midnight with a full moon and little twinkle
lights on top of your antenna and no head lights. There
are a trail of twinkle lights going to the top of the dunes
and over and all you can see is twinkle lights disappearing.
The thrill of going over the top of a dune with no backside
and flying off into the air! Such a rush! I would have dreams
about it for several nights later and could just close my eyes
and envision it all over.

Popeye the Sailor Man

Popeye
Our road trip many years ago took us through Arkansas and Missouri,
I believe this Popeye was located in Sprngdale, Arkansas.
We drove our converted van and camped out everywhere.
My husband is very talented. He put paneling and carpet
in the van and made a bed in the back. I sewed curtains
and made cushions for it out of fur. We had a little
moon roof that he installed. Oh, the talent! The
side of the van had an eagle on both sides made
out of racing stripe tape (made by hubby). If you enlarge
picture perhaps you can see it. It was irridescent. Also,
as you can see I didn't wear enough clothing, remember please
this was the middle 70's and I was not as bright as I am now!

Fun Monday

This week's Fun Monday is being hosted by Willowtree, he wants to see some clothing art. That's tee shirts, baseball caps, hoodies, sports uniforms or any bit of clothing that you or your kids own that has interesting, funny or artistic graphics.


This is my husband's shirt. Everyone gives
him shirts. And he wears them!

This is my sweatshirt. Doesn't everyone
in the world have one of these?

This is my son's shirt. StrongBad stuff.

Cat on a ball

The first time we put her on the ball, she stayed on quite a while enjoying it.
When I went to get the camera of course she wanted off.
You can see my son and me in the reflection.

Road Trip to Wichita

Disclaimer: No one was hurt during this mock terrorist attack in Wichita!
See the camera man on top of the building?

This training demonstration or enactment must have been a big deal in Wichita. My husband goes to this location quite often because of his job and we just happened to see this training going on. We were told they blew up the building and women were screaming on top of the roof waiting to be rescued by helicoptors and firemen.

Thank goodness it was just practice training.
Oklahoma already experienced a real one.

Welcome to Oklahoma! Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain!

Tank farm-black gold, Texas tea
There were hundreds of these.

I wonder if the brown one is chocolate milk?

Refinery-where would we be without them? Certainly not driving gasoline and diesel vehicles.

Stacks and stacks of steam

And just who is responsible for this?

Six mile stretch of long, unwinding road

Silo imploded?

Water tower

Very old house

Old antique store

1902 Bank Building before statehood



I have so many great pictures of this bridge!

Arkansas River

Farm tractor

Arkansas River Bridge

Rural Road Trip to visit daughter

Old school house
Former chicken house factory

World's only main street well

War memorial

Bigheart Oklahoma

Woolaroc

Original 66

Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower

Frank Phillip's home

Beautiful weeping willow. You should have seen this shining and blowing in the wind!

Beautiful house my son wanted to buy! (someday?)

High School

College daughter attends (last year!! woohoo!!)

Playing Possum

Sorry the pictures are so grainy, I had to hurry and flash through a window. This little cat food bandit ate all the cat food and walked over to the water bowl for a drink. Leisurely. He has become a regular visitor. I wondered where my cat's food was going so fast. We no longer have a dog to run possums off. The cats won't do it, they will just sit by and watch them eat. I hate to say it but isn't that the ugliest creature? Looks like it's ear has been chewed on too.

Haiku Friday

Kitty is asleep
So innocently she lies
Such a deception

Pretty Kitty

Is this a cheshire cat or what?

10 Things I Discovered past Fifty

10. I was asleep one morning and woke up abruptly to the sound of snoring. I discovered that I was the only one in the house.
9. Examining my legs one day I noticed several hairs not shaved, I discovered I couldn't see that far anymore.
8. Examining my armpits closely with a magnifying mirror, I discovered missed hairs, yes, I can't see that close anymore also.
7. I bought a nosehair trimmer upon noticing those fellows too.
6. I discovered two hairs growing quite prolificly upon my chin which I have to constantly keep a tweezer on.
5. I discovered it is not always as easy to fall asleep and stay asleep when you want to.
4. Jars and jars of wrinkle remover and age refining cream don't actually work, they're just expensive.
3. Sneezing, laughing too hard, and jumping on trampolines can cause accidents!
2. Some days it seems that my stomach sticks out in the front as far as my butt does in the back!
1. The Number 1 thing I discovered is if you put a hair clippy on your cat's tail, you could end up with a fat lip if it flies off!

P.S. I almost forgot, (which makes this even funnier) walking back to another room to remember what you forgot is at least good exercise!!

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