One at a Time

A woman took her mother on a long drive into the hills. They saw a hand-lettered sign that read: Daffodil Garden. They got out of the car and walked down a path. The older woman gasped as they came around a bend in the path. Before them lay a glorious sight. It looked as if rivers of gold flowed down the hill. Thou-sands of daffodils in every variety swirled like great ribbons in every hue of yellow, gold, salmon and white. “Who has done this?” the mother asked. “Just one woman,” her daughter explained. “She lives nearby. This is her property, but she invites every-one to come enjoy the beauty.” Nearby was a sign that answered the questions eve-ryone had upon seeing the breathtaking beauty. The first answer: 50,000 bulbs The second: One at a time, by one woman The third answer: Began in 1968 The woman’s efforts had become known as The Daffodil Principle. By planting bulbs year after year, she had changed the world in which she lived. For over 50 years, she had worked to create something magnifi-cent, beautiful and inspiring. Her field of daffodils reminds us that anyone can make a difference. A small effort, done faithfully, can change the world.

My Calendar

Saturday, April 4, 2020 Founders’ Place, Muskogee, OK Instead of leading a caravan tour along the Jeffer-son Highway, I will be taking a stroll through my neighborhood of Founders’ Place, just listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Saturday, April 11, 2020 Redbud Cottage, Muskogee, OK Instead of selling and signing books at Barnes & Noble in Tulsa, I will be writing Chapter 23 of my latest novel The Cross Timbers. Will Corrie and Edmund finally get married? Will George Corntassel have his conviction of murder over-turned?

Sunday, April 12, 2020 Happy Resurrection Day! After much discussion of our options, Mom and I have decided to spend the holiday in the living room (rather than the dining room) at Pecan Grove Manor virtually worshiping with Pastors Hogue. This will be followed by a lovely lunch of Spam casserole and then a long nap.

Monday, April 20, 2020 Redbud Cottage, Muskogee, OK Instead of speaking at the Bartlesville Public Li-brary about the centennial of women’s suffrage and the election of Alice Robertson, I’ll be binge watching season 3 of The Waltons. If Olivia can survive seven years of Depression with seven kids, I believe I can survive seven weeks of quarantine!

Sunday’s on the Way

Sometimes life can seem rather bleak and lonely. Then we are tempted to get dis-couraged or even depressed.

When this happens to me, I try to remem-ber that no matter how dark things may seem on our “Black Friday,” there is a “Resurrection Sunday” coming.

Even the worst of times will be overcome with faith, forgiveness, freedom and hope. So look around and you’ll see that it may be Friday now, but, praise God, Sunday’s on the way!

Paid in Full!

In the early days of Muskogee, a restaurant owner overheard a plot to move the Creek Agen-cy 12 miles south on the Katy rail line.

The Muskogee restauranteur ordered a barrel of salt at the Paterson Mercantile. At dusk that evening, he loaded his salt barrel onto the ca-boose of a train heading south.

The next day when the Creek agent inspected a well at the site, he found the water too briny for consumption. The plan to move the Creek Agen-cy away from Muskogee had been defeated by a resourceful businessman with a barrel of salt.

Later the owner of the eatery received a bill for the salt. He took it to Mr. Patterson and ex-plained the circumstances and what had been the result of its use. Mr. Patterson marked the bill, “Paid in Full.”

And so Muskogee had been preserved with a barrel of salt.

Read the full account at okieheritage.com/blog.

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Cherry Nut Bread

1 c. softened butter 1 1/2 c. sugar 2 eggs, separated 1/2 tsp. vanilla 2 1/2 c. flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 c. buttermilk 1 jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped 1/2 c. chopped pecans In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolks and vanilla, mixing well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk just until blended. In a small bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into the batter, then fold in the cherries and pecans.

Fill two greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool before removing from the pans. From Sawokla: Recipes Inspired by Alice Robertson