Each year the Tulsa State Fair has a song in their commercials that promotes the awesome event.  A few years ago it was “Flying High at Tulsa State Fair!” and now it is “Get Carried Away!”.  Last week my wife and I embraced this theme by trying every scrumptious treat we could find and had a heck [...]

  Last night I convinced my lovely wife to go to the Bluegrass & Chili Festival with me so I could catch the sounds of bands like IIIrd Tyme Out and the Sam Bush Band.  Under one condition she kindly obliged, “We have to hit up Hammett House first!”.  I completely agreed, so we went [...]

Today we partook in a tradition which has graced the Main St. of Broken Arrow for 80 years.  The festival reminded me of a mini-version of the Tulsa Fair and for me that means down home country fried fair food and games. As we entered the fair we were greeted by the scent of Chan’s [...]

This weekend the weather was beyond beautiful and the perfect time to enjoy a trip to the Cherry Street Farmers’ Market.   The market is open on Saturday mornings from 7am – 11am April 9th - October 22nd.   Pooches are welcome but they must abide by the rules! Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme! (and so much more)  Think of [...]

Recently, Christine and I took a much needed vacation to the town in which we got married – Eureka Springs.  This small town is filled with independently owned shops, boutiques, diversity, and most importantly, outstanding cuisine.  My reflex as soon as we get to Eureka Springs is to run to a little hut of a funnel cake stand.  I am [...]

My family and I took a road trip to Tahlequah this past weekend to do some genealogical research at the Cherokee Heritage Center, and afterwards had to decide on which wonderful Tahlequah dive to go to. I had lived there when I went to college and really had my heart set on Grand China, but [...]

As much as we adore Tulsa, once in a while we like to venture out to try out the wonderful food that other places have to offer.  So here it is… our first Tasty Tulsa ‘Outing’! On Halloween, my family went to Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, and while many would probably associate the colonial [...]