A small town, Oklahoma boy sees what’s possible. I married a dreamer…A visionaryAn adventurer.•Roger saw the possibilities of the Emerald Lake project.•This lake will provide water for our cattle, a habitat for ducks and geese and recreation for those who visit Callison Ranch.•Matt, our dozer operator, surveyed where the water level will eventually be located….
The Legacy of a Wonderful Grandmother This is my daughter, Kye, showing at a county fair 4-H show. But I want to call your attention to the elderly woman sitting just behind the rail of the arena. She’s perched in a old style aluminum folding chair with a plastic woven seat that she brought with…
It’s no secret… I really like this guy.I love and appreciate Roger more with each passing year. I am so glad he’s my partner on the ranch and in life. I am always grateful for his wisdom, patience, hard work and sense of humor. He loves his family and he loves his cattle. He takes…
Are you a strong woman? Strong, kind women…my family is full of them.Including Sara (pictured here) who is married to my brother Cord. I affectionately call her my Sister in Love. She has five sisters and she is a real hand with a horse. I stopped by to see them and my niece, Tulsa, this…
When I married Roger, I learned there is a whole new time of day I had rarely experienced: Daylight. He’s all about getting up early. My family, on the other hand, is all about staying up late. I grew up in a family of night owls. They are the noon to midnight crowd. We have all competed…
This morning I took the road less traveled… And Robert Frost was right. It made all the difference! I ran through puddles, jumped over logs and climbed to higher levels. My heartbeat, joy and mood climbing with every step. My two buddies joined me…
The butterflies were out in full force today! They were so beautiful opening their delicate wings as they dart in and around the Lantana. (I don’t always have success planting something; but when I do, you can bet I will plant it again next year!) I couldn’t help but think of my nephew, Wilson….
I am trying desperately to do some major cleanup around the ranch this summer. It helps that I have two capable teenage daughters who need a job. So the three of us have stripped stalls, cleaned the hay barn, organized the tack room, swept the shop building, sorted out closets, weeded flower beds, and any…
Between volleyball tournament games last Friday, Roger and I took our girls out for lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant. Before we sat at the table I made my way to the ladies restroom. I did my, shall we say, “ladies restroom business” and proceeded to wash my hands. In this little one-person bathroom, I…
SUNDAY: 50th Wedding Anniversary Last September, Roger and I were privileged to celebrate with his parents on their 50th wedding anniversary. I respect and love them both very much. This week started with a wonderful 50th wedding anniversary celebration for my parents. 50 years ago they got married in some friends’ Stillwater, OK living room…
When I was eight years old, my mom sent me to my Grandma Tucker’s house for a week. The objective: Learn to cook. My Grandma Tucker, my mother’s mother, cooked a big noon meal every day for my Grandpa and all the hired hands on their Kiamichi country ranch. She was a beautiful redhead and a…
My oldest daughter, Kye, is a high school senior. Wow! What happened to my little girl? She is grown! We are waiting for the weather to warm up before taking her senior portraits. But a few days ago; the weather was mild, the light was just right and I had seen a field of golden…