Duchess & Sadie's Domain

Bayfield, Colorado - Well! I wokeup this morning and trampled out into about 4 inches of fine, powdery snow this Monday morning. Boy Howdy! Did the winds blow hard last night! I made NW Okie snap this shot of a little pine tree with the snow on it.

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James Hiram Mondy (1897-1917)

Alva, Oklahoma - Bill Castle sent us a couple of images that he found of James Hiram Mondy. Bill says, "I really do not have any more information than you already seem to have concerning Hiram's origination and subsequent demise at the runup to the battle of Vimy in 1917. I am forwarding to you some information I received today from Sidney J. Clark, in Wales, UK.

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Oklahoma Trivia & Tidbits

Enid, Oklahoma - Homer in Oklahoma sent us the following URL, Oklahoma Trivia & Tidbits. Have you ever driven through Enid, Oklahoma and noticed a house built with all sorts, kinds of rocks?

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Home Comfort Cookbook (1934) - Candy & My Cookbook

America - T'is the season for sweets and giving something of yourself to those special around you.

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This Day In History - November 22

Dallas, Texas - 1963 -- 47 years ago, president John F Kennedy was assassinated in downtown Dallas Texas. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible.

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Colorado Trivia & Tidbits

Colorado - Ten pioneering women pilots from Colorado were among a group receiving the Congressional Gold Medal for their service during World War II as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, at a March ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. About 1,100 women flew military aircraft during the war; fewer than 300 of the original "fly girls" are alive today.

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NW Okie's R & R

Bayfield, Colorado - This weekend, Sunday, brought a winter snow storm and strong winds to the San Juan mountains of Southwest Colorado. I am going to estimate approximately 4 to 5 inches, but maybe less where we are. Sounds like Aspen, Silverton and Wolf Creek might be getting the heavy, blizzard conditions.

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Gunpowder Gertie - Pirate Queen of the Kootenays

Kootenay Lake, - It was in the late 1800's where few roads ran to the Kootenays. The rivers and railways were the main routes of travel. Most used shallow bottomed sternwheelers to ply the often treacherous waterways. That is how they supplied the towns and carried passengers. They also ged the mining boom and transported the valuable metals for smelting.

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