Every year when Fall is approaching I get really excited and start thinking about what Horror book I am going to read for Fall to give me enough time to read and finish before or on Halloween…depending on time and my reading mood. My first thought this year in preparation was to go to my [...]
Tag: America
My Thoughts on Censorship in America Today and a Look Back on My Thoughts on Censorship in America From 2012
Before this website I started a blog : Made the Flowers Myself. In 2012 I wrote a post about my thoughts on having just read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury in juxtaposition with my husband, Jason, having just bought our first e-reader. I am going to repost what I wrote in 2012 down below, at [...]
What I Teach My Children – A Mother’s Thoughts During the Riots Against America 2020
I am a mother of two children living in Oklahoma. My children do not see people based on the color of their skin. My children judge someone by the grin or scowl on their face when they meet them. My children judge people by the inflection and pitch of their voices when we talk with [...]
The Silver Needle Trip May 2020
We, Americans, are in different places of reopening all over the 50 states. I live in Oklahoma, we are in the 2nd phase of reopening our state. I believe we are the 3rd freest states in the country behind South Dakota and Wyoming. With this being said, my family and I went on our first [...]
Sewing Face Masks For Your Local Hospital and Various Medical and Public Personnel – Free Information
Today I am sharing a picture of women who volunteered to gather and sew masks for the Red Cross 1917 to 1918 timeframe. Amazingly, we are in a position in the United States where we, who can sew, need to rally and sew masks for our Healthcare workers again. I have been in [...]