And here I find myself in downtown Oklahoma City for a five day tour of the gardening world in Sooner Country. Red clay, humidity, hail, heat and floods…all here and undaunted…..and so are we.
About 500 garden writers have descended upon this fair city for our annual convention. Not as weird as the Wally Byum’s and with virtually none of the notoriety of the Shriner’s, 500 garden writers in one place at one time should strike some kind of consternation in someone’s heart. The Daily Oklahoman did a couple of big articles about our gathering. I am truly looking forward to visiting Deep Fork Tree Farm and the dinner we are having there on Sunday. Oklahoma folks are putting on the party for us. Read all about it here. I just love going somewhere I have never been and bein’ treated like I am sum-buddy.
Oh, and if you find yourself at the OKC airport, check out the great statue of Will Rogers on horseback, with a lariat, in a beautifully landscaped area on the way to the parking garage. Absolutely great public art + gardens. Well done.
As for the notariety part, I guess there’s a mean Karoake party the last night. No sir. I don’t do the karoake.
5 responses so far ↓
1 Dee Nash // Oct 1, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Thanks for the nice post on the state. Loved meeting you and the rest of the gang. Now I want me a blog too!!!
On to Portland next year . . . See you then.
2 debra // Oct 3, 2007 at 7:46 am
dearest MA, oh what an adventure we had. promise you’ll NEVER, EVER again get into a PT Cruiser Taxi Cab with a guy named James who wields a “ball-bat.” We barely escaped with our lives! If that was what we had to go through in order to visit Aaron and Michael’s perfect patch of OKC, then I guess it was worth it. Much love, Debra
3 Whole Body is a Weapon // Oct 3, 2007 at 2:54 pm
That taxi drivin’ doofus weren’t gonna lay a hand on even a hair of the either of ya’ll what wifout needin’ him a baggie fo his teefs. I had yer back the wholoe time, gals. Ball bat got no chance against a flip-flop smackdown. Word!
4 Kathy // Oct 4, 2007 at 4:22 am
Gosh, I sure missed some excitement!
5 debra // Oct 4, 2007 at 7:22 pm
okay, Chuck Norris. I feel safe whenever you’re near.
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