Duchess & Sadie's Spring Domain

Alva, Oklahoma - We hope all the mothers and grandmothers out there had a great "Mother's Day" this Sunday.

NW Okie received Mother Day roses from an rose bushes via the internet and all the way from northwest Oklahoma. The pink rose bush on the left is an old bush planted by NW Okie's Grandmother Constance Estella (Warwick) McGill sometime back in the late 1940's. It has been blooming, growing ever since! The photo on the right is a closeup of one of those pink roses.

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Cleaning Old Iron Toys

Waynoka, Oklahoma - Sandie suggests, "Linda, what a fantastic find! The old toys look really good [more]... View/Write Comments (count 0)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

Live Hummingbird Cam

California - We found this Live Cam of a Hummingbird on her nest waiting for her eggs to hatch. The Hummingbird's name is Phoebe, a Channel Island Allen hummingbird. Phoebe is known to lay 4 to 5 clutches each year. Her first egg was laid 4/23/2010, 7:45am; The second egg was laid 4/25/2010, 7:00am PST.

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Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (Lyrics & Chords)

I love the old songs that came from World War II. Especially the artists known as The Andrews Sisters and their song, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. I was not even a glimmer in my parents eye yet! but my older sister would have been a toddler back then.

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Alva Gets NEW Historical Mural

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Old Iron Toy Repros

Perry, Oklahoma - Roy says, "Many years ago (when I was a teenager) I bought some cast iron molds for toy soldiers at a rummage sale and was excited about making some lead toys to play with so I went to a local plumbing shop and bought a couple of lead bars and an iron ladle [more]... View/Write Comments (count 1)   |   Receive updates (0 subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

1937 May 6th - The Hindenburg Explodes (Lakehurst, New Jersey)

Lake Hurst, New Jersey - It was May 1936 that the giant airship Hindenburg made its first transatlantic flight. This 804-feet long, hydrogen-filled behemoth moved through the air powered by four 1050hp engines with a top speed of 82mph and a range in excess of 8000 miles.

Seventy passengers were surrounded luxury amenities that included a dining room, cocktail lounge, library and sitting room equipped with a grand piano. During a 60 hour flight from Frankfurt am Main, Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey, passengers entertained themselves with long walks along promenades bordered by large windows.

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Ardmore Army Air Field Memorial Site & Blog

Gene Autry, Oklahoma - Gary S. googled and found an old Cape Girardeau newspaper article with this picture of Lt. Crites, "It is not a good one it but sure beats nothing. He was on the same aircraft as Lt. Boyer and Sgt. Petersen so I am including a similar narrative for it." "The 11-member crew of B-17G (42-102786) from Ardmore Army Air Field died, April 24, 1944, at approximately 3:40PM. Lt. Loren Crites, 25, who previously served with the Royal Canadian Air Force, was the assigned co-pilot for the aircraft. He was from Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

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Fascinating Memories of Trains & Yesteryear

Perry, Oklahoma - Roy of Perry, Oklahoma shares fascinating memories of his yesteryears from Missouri to Oklahoma, "I only lived in Newburg, Missouri for a couple of years in the 1950's (after I was discharged from the Airforce) because the town was too small and poor to support a full-time movie theatre plus the fact that the railroad had just recently closed-and-removed the 'roundhouse' which had been there for generations. It had been used to turn the steam engines around for return trips to St. Louis or to Springfield, Missouri as Newburg was the midpoint on the Frisco line between those two cities, and in the early 1950's the trains had all been converted to diesel because the more powerful engines could pull longer trains, faster and with less effort, thus make more money for the companies.

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1941 - Hollywood Goes to War (WW II)

Hollywood, California - In 1941, Bob Hope gave his first USO show at California's March Field. We found this on YouTube.com video done by GoldenEraDame that states, "The USO was founded in 1941 in response to a request from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide morale and recreation services to U.S. uniformed military personnel. Roosevelt was elected as its honorary chairman. This request brought together six civilian organizations: the Salvation Army, Young Mens Christian Association (YMCA), Young Womens Christian Association (YWCA), National Catholic Community Service, National Travelers Aid Association and the National Jewish Welfare Board. They were brought together under one umbrella to support U.S. troops.

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